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Summary: Madness is not a state of mind. Madness is a place. What happens when Harry stumbles into it and gets trapped there? A Harry Potter version of Alice in Wonderland but a thousand shades darker.
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Harry was excited…if excited was the right word for what he was feeling right now. He had surely died. Call him presumptuous but he was sure he would end up in heaven because he hadn't done anything notably wrong his entire life.
Harry had a mental image of what heaven would look like or what he would see upon opening his eyes. He would be in a meadow. The grass would be soft and green around him. The temperature would be like it was in spring. Not too hot and not too cold, perfectly ambient. The flower-perfumed air would be alive with the song of birds. He would be surrounded by rich colours, iridescent blues and greens, flowers of all kinds. He could hear a gentle tinkle and splash nearby, and when he would investigate the sound he would see that he was near a large stream of perfectly clear water running over a rocky bed. The river would be teaming with plump silver fish. The sky would be the perfect shade of blue, the sun more yellow and bright than it had ever been. A rainbow with all its glorious colours would be arching across that beautiful blue canvas. There would be no night and no darkness. And then on top of everything, he would meet his parents. He wondered if they would recognize him. Wondered how they would react or rather how he would react. He imagined there would be a lot of hugging involved…enough to make up for all those years he had starved for their love for and warmth.
He sighed happily and a very familiar…very concerned voice called his name,
"Harry…"
Was Bella in heaven too? It wouldn't surprise him. She was the nicest person he had ever met. Remus had held that spot once but now Remus was down to second place. His idea of heaven grew even better now that Bella was in there too and he couldn't wait…he just couldn't wait to open his eyes and find himself in that perfect place. Harry felt something soft against his cheeks,
"Harry…wake up."
Yes…Yes…Yes…It was here. That moment was finally here. His heart was bursting with joy as he opened his eyes but when he saw the grey stone ceiling, everything shattered… all his hopes and dreams and they escaped from his lips in the form of a long scream full of agony,
"NOOO!"
He felt Bella smoothing his hair and whispering sweet nothings to him in order to soothe him but that wasn't what he needed. He struggled against her and Bella rested a hand on his shoulder to hold him still,
"No…No…No…"
Bella pressed a kiss to his forehead and Harry felt something warm land on his cheek. He opened his eyes just as Bella was pulling away and saw the tears in her eyes. She must have been worried sick about him and he was only making her worry more. His idea of heaven be damned, he didn't like seeing Bella cry and he wasn't going to lie here and throw a tantrum for something that he couldn't attain.
He tried sitting up straight and nearly cried out in pain. His body felt like it had been beaten to a pulp. Every inch of it felt stiff and ached like hell. He tried raising his hand to wipe away Bella's tears but even that felt impossible. Bella gave him a watery smile,
"You're awake…"
Harry nodded and smiled back,
"I'm awake and, regrettably, still alive."
Bella was hugging him in an instant, her face buried in the crook of his neck, her hands wrapped around his body and her soft curls tickling his face,
"I thought I'd lost you."
Harry would have definitely hugged her back if he wasn't feeling so sore. Heaven definitely couldn't compete with what he had now,
"I thought I was dead."
Bella's hold tightened on his body, as though she believed she could keep his soul from leaving his body if she held onto him tight enough,
"Don't say that. I don't know what I would do without you."
Harry laughed softly,
"If I were dead, you would sleep better."
Bella sat up straight and swatted him on the head lightly,
"Don't joke about this."
Harry stopped laughing and Bella cupped his face. The look in her tear filled, dark eyes was intense,
"I don't think you understand how important you are. You're the only light in this otherwise dark castle. The only untainted goodness among all this evil. Harry, if something were to happen to you…If you died…This castle would go back to being dark and dreary and I don't think I'll be able to live with that again."
Harry attempted to raise his arms again and managed to some extent. His shoulders protested but he ignored them and wiped away Bella's tears,
"Maybe that's why I didn't die. Maybe I'm destined to stay here with you or maybe I am destined to break the curse and free you all."
The sleeves of his shirt had slipped back when he had raised his arms, revealing the fading bruises. Bella kissed them reverently and whispered against his skin,
"I don't know why. I just can't bear to see you hurt."
Bella's kisses did nothing to heal the bruises but Harry felt better…happier…So what if he hadn't died? So, what if he couldn't meet his parents? So, what if he didn't go to heaven? This was better…having Bella by his side…knowing that she cared about him so much was sufficient for him…it was more than sufficient…it was perfect. Harry stared up at the stone ceiling as Bella kissed his arms,
"I thought about you..."
Bella pulled away her lips and looked up with obvious confusion in her eyes. Harry smiled and continued,
"You know they say that people have a flashback of their entire life when they're about to die. I didn't have a flashback…All I could think about in my final moments was you. How good you had been to me. How much you had cared for me and how hurt you would be when you found about my death."
Harry watched as Bella's lower lip quivered and a fresh stream of tears slid down her cheeks,
"You're too good for this world, Harry."
Before he knew it, she had him wrapped up in another embrace and it felt wonderful,
"I love it when you hug me."
Bella laughed weakly and held him tighter,
"You can have all the hugs you want. In fact, you can have anything you want just don't leave me."
Harry turned his head and planted a kiss to her cheek,
"I wouldn't dream of it."
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