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Change in Life, Change in Love

Chapter 4: Last Light

I need to know that there is trophy and meaning
to all that we lose and all we fight for
to all our loves and our wars
keep breathing
keep living
keep searching
keep pushing on
keep bleeding
keep healing
keep fading
keep shining on
this is for the hearts still beating

Converge - "Last Light"

Dear Hermione,

Some things have come up and I am now living at Grimmauld Place. It is so weird being here without Sirius. I am writing to you for some help. There is a wizard living here with me who lost a leg from a Muggle accident. The wizard was in hiding and was taken to a Muggle hospital. By the time he was found Muggles had already done surgery. I want to help him through this but not sure how. That is why I am writing to you. Right now he is stuck in bed. I am trying to think of simple ways to help him with mobility. I've looked into wizard medical devices, but there doesn't seem to be anything that would work. The other thing is he has been suffering from phantom pain, where he still feels parts of his leg even though it is gone. I know you have been talking about becoming a healer and studying Muggle medicine as well. Any help you can give would be great. I really want to help him through this.

-Harry

P.S. How is your summer so far?

As Harry was sending the letter off with Hedwig, he heard Draco scream. As Harry rushed into Draco's room he found him curled into a ball crying softly and muttering phrases that Harry could relate to.

"Please Father, stop. I'm sorry I will do better to make you proud... Please don't leave me in here all alone. I will do anything."

Harry could relate to that. Feeling scared, helpless and all alone; feeling pain all over again from the memories of abuse. Had Draco been abused too? Harry thought to himself. Harry could also relate to the feelings nightmares. He had many of those. Lately most had been about Sirius' death, but he still had the occasional ones about Voldemort and the Dursley's abuse.

Slowly Harry reached his hand out to calm Draco. Harry was startled when Draco flinched violently at the touch, which caused Draco to fall off the bed. Harry rushed over to Draco and slowly whispered and comforted him, not wanting to startle him again.

"I'm so sorry Draco, I didn't mean to startle you. It's just me, Harry."

"Harry?" Draco asked softly, confusion evident on his face.

"Yes, Harry. Remember you are living at my godfather- I mean my house for now?"

Draco slowly looked up at Harry and nodded. Harry gently helped Draco into the bed and cast a pain relieving spell on his leg. Draco instantly relaxed. As Harry was heading towards the door, he heard Draco call for him.

"Sorry I have been a pain and a bother lately, but will you stay here tonight? I don't feel much like being alone right now." Draco had asked, not making eye contact with Harry.

"Sure," Harry replied with a soft smile.

He settled into the chair next to Draco's bed, and Draco visibly relaxed.

"Thanks," Draco said sleepily. "This probably isn't how you planned to spend your summer..."

Harry thought about how this was turning into a better summer than he could ever have imagined, but before he could respond to Draco, he saw Draco had drifted off into a dreamless sleep.

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Harry was woken up the next day by the sound of tapping on glass. He looked up and saw Hedwig and quickly let her in before she woke up Draco. He took the letter from Hedwig and was happy to see it was a response from Hermione. Harry left Draco's room and went into the kitchen to make some tea as he settled in to read the letter.

Dear Harry,

I have enclosed some information I have found so far, but I plan on doing even more research on this and will update you with what I find. Is this wizard someone we know? Someone from the Order? How could Dumbledore let someone from the Order get treated in a Muggle hospital? I've let Ron know you are at Grimmauld Place. He'll want to come visit you. I also want to visit and help this wizard. I want to try putting what I read into action and study to see how it works but don't wait for me to start helping whoever it is. Read through the articles. Don't just skim through them like you and Ron usually do when it comes to reading materials.

Much of what I have found has dealt with muggle medications but as you know, that is not an option. I did find a few options that might work, however. The first is acupuncture of what remains of the limb. It is said that it helps with the phantom pain, but it is unsure if it will help in the long term with ending the pain. The second option has more of a long term effect. It is called mirror therapy. The mirror tricks the brain into "seeing" the amputated leg, overriding mismatched nerve signals. Here's how it works: The patient sits on a flat surface with his or her remaining leg straight out and then puts a 6-foot mirror lengthwise facing the limb. The patient moves the leg, flexing it, and watches the movement in the mirror. The reflection creates the illusion of two legs moving together. The studies I have read about this say that it has decreased the phantom pain in almost 100% of everyone who has used this method. Some have even said that that over time the phantom pain has ended completely. I think this sounds like the best method and I would love to help with this. The third and last option I have found is more of a sensation therapy. It is basically getting the nerves and brain used to where the leg ends by feeling or sensation. What you can do is gently pour something like sand over the residual limb/stump. This allows the nerves to feel where they actually end, because phantom pain is cause by nerves still thinking they are connected to the rest of the leg and they send that message to the brain which causes the pain. Hope this helps you Harry.

-Hermione

Harry sat in his room making a list of things he would need from London. He wanted to get some things to help Draco, such as crutches, and a mirror to try out the mirror therapy. He had already helped Draco try the sensation therapy and it seemed to work well for the time being. Draco had also told Harry about all his stuff still being at the small flat he was renting. So part of the trip to London would be to get Draco his things. Hopefully he would start feeling more at ease if he had familiar items around him.

"Wotcher, Harry!" Harry ran down the step to greet Tonks as she walked through the door.

"How are you Tonks?" Harry asked while giving her a hug in greeting.

"I can't complain. How is my little cousin?"

"Cousin?" Harry asked in surprise.

"Yes, my mum was a Black, remember? I was related to Sirius. Draco's mum is a Black." Tonks smiled as she watched Harry putting two and two together.

"He's doing okay I think, although he is having some trouble. That's why I want to go to London - to get his stuff and some things to help him out with all this. Wait, who is going to stay there with him?" Just as Harry asked that he noticed two people behind Tonks.

"I'm Lucas Cauldwell, one of the newest Order members and this is my sister Lauren."

"Ren," said the girl with hair that could give Tonks a run for her galleons.

"Ren is the one who alerted me to Draco being in the hospital. Figured she could stay with Draco while we accompany you to London. Snape will also be stopping by later on to check on Draco."

Harry showed Ren where Draco was and, after talking with Tonks about the places they needed to go for what he needed, they set off.

Draco sat in his bed writing in a notebook Harry had given him. He was grateful to Harry for offering to get his things, what he wouldn't give for all of his clothes back instead of wearing the same things day after day, but he was also kinda upset that he would be left alone. A few weeks ago Draco would have been happy to be alone, but now it scared him.

Draco looked towards the door at the sound of someone knocking.

"Come in," he said, putting the notebook down. He was expecting it to be Harry saying goodbye but when he looked up he got a welcome surprise.

"Ren!" Draco exclaimed.

"How are you doing, kiddo?" Ren ask, sitting on the bed beside Draco.

"Honestly, doing much better. Being here with Harry has helped so much. He was even able to get some of my phantom pain to go down."

"That's great to hear. You know who Harry kinda looks like?"

"Aidan. I know. I kinda think that's what drew me to Aidan in the first place... How is Aidan?"

"He's good, been worried about you, but I haven't told him about you being a wizard, just that you are doing well and been moved to somewhere that can give you better treatment. He is about to go on a tour with his band I'll tell him you said hi."

"Thanks," Draco said smiling at Ren.

They talked for a while more about nothing and everything all at once. It was a nice break for Draco. It was during this chat that Ren was the very first person who saw Draco for his true self, and not the person he pretended to be to please his father and the other Slytherins. She was the first person that became friends with him for who he was and not because of who his family was. Draco hoped he could form that kind of relationship with Harry. They had become friends, but not close. They weren't at the point where Draco felt he could share his deep secrets.

After an hour of chat and lunch brought in by Kreature (which startled Ren), they heard footsteps walking around. Draco assumed it was Harry putting away all the items he bought, until he saw the red hair in the doorway.

"What the fuck are you doing in here and where the fuck is Harry?" Ron spat at Draco holding his wand at him. Ren had backed towards the corner of the room, unsure what was happening.

"Harry is shopping in London with Tonks," Draco tried to say as calmly as possible.

"And he left you here in Sirius' house? Yea right," Ron continues his raging, "Tell me where he is now!"

"He is with Tonks. Please believe me," Draco was starting to freak out.

"Just shut up and stand up. We are going to Dumbledore."

"I can't stan-" Draco tried to explain but Ron interrupted.

"I SAID SHUT UP," He yelled, sending a Stunning spell at Draco and for the second time in less than a month he heard Ren scream before falling unconscious as he felt the spell hit his chest sending him falling backwards off the bed.

BA/N:/B Hey all sorry for the long delay in the chapter! Been super busy. I promise I will update more frequently. I am on pottermore, so feel free to add me MoonstoneStorm16. Also want to thank my Beta's. I love you guys! As always, reviews and critiques are appreciated!