Chapter 25: Waiting and Results

The entire school was amazed when told of what had happened just feet away from the school. Everyone tried to visit the unconscious Harry, but Madam Pomfrey wouldn't allow it. Only certain people were allowed. These included teachers, D.A and Order of the Phoenix Members.

Some people visited more than others. Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Luna, the Blacks, the Lupins, and Dumbledore were some of these people. James and Lily had practically moved into the Hospital Wing. It was a good excuse to not see the press. Their revival had been revealed.

Lily noticed something about Harry after three days of him lying in bed unconscious.

"James." She said brushing Harry's bangs from his face. "Take a look at his scar."

"It seems fainter." James noticed. "And it's not as deep."

"Hey guys." Sirius said entering with Regulus, Spica, and Vega. "Anything?"

"Just that his scar's fading." James stated.

Sirius and Regulus had been talking since Regulus took the curse for Sirius. The ex-death eater explained everything to Sirius. When Spica heard how Regulus refused to kill her husband, she was impressed. Sirius took some extra time, but eventually welcomed Regulus back under the pretense of blood is thicker than water. He also gave Regulus Grimmauld Place. Kreacher was happy until he found out that Regulus switched sides many years ago.

The Golden Group (excluding Harry) informed everyone of what had been going on since last July about Harry's powers, and what they had been doing. McGonagall was shocked to hear how it had been Harry who levitated the staff table during the Start-Of-Term Feast. Flitwick was proud that the boy had perfected the levitating charm enough to lift a table full of people and food, and Sirius and James were proud that Harry had taken up pranking.

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A week had passed and Harry showed no signs of life except a faint pulse and slow breaths. Ginny had moved in with the Potters in the Hospital Wing.

"Ginny?" Lily asked. "What did Harry whisper to you before he went limp?"

Ginny's eyes filled up with tears as she thought about it.

"I don't want to talk about it." She said.

"Well, if you do, we're here." Lily told her.

"Thanks." Ginny said looking at her unconscious crush. The scar was fully gone now.

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Two weeks had passed since the Final Battle and Voldemort Cleanup was well underway. Harry was still unconscious and James was starting to pace.

Each time he passed his son's bed, he gave a small laugh. Madam Pomfrey had decided to do something the healers of Hogwarts have been threatening to do since the founding of Hogwarts.

THIS BED IS PROPERTY OF THE POTTER FAMILY

"Why won't he wake up?" James asked sitting in the wooden chair for about thirty seconds before getting back up.

"He's weak." Lily explained. "that battle took so much energy."

"Madam Pomfrey's talking about transferring him to Mungos." James told her.

"No." Lily said grasping her son's cool hand. "He's safer here."

"I know." James said. "She won't move him without our permission."

"Good." Lily said. "Because I'm not giving it. Mungo healers have a tendency to give up faster. I was one of the few that didn't when I worked there."

"I know." James told her. "I know."

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That night,

James was sitting in his wooden chair with his head on Harry's bed and his hand intertwined with Harry's. Lily was sleeping in the bed next to Harry's and Ginny was on the bed opposite of the unconscious teen. The older wizard was trying to sleep, but couldn't. He couldn't get through to Harry. Not even through the mirror in the Divinations room. If he could figure out the fate of his son, then he could rest.

Suddenly, he felt a hand squeeze his. James sat up and looked at Harry's face. Harry was still pale and unconscious. He let go of Harry's hand to find that the hand was still gripping his. He also noticed that the hand was warm.

"Harry?" James whispered.

Harry opened his eyes.

"Dad?" Harry whispered almost too quiet to hear, but James heard it.

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James, Lily, and Ginny were waiting outside the Hospital Wing when everyone else appeared to visit.

"Why aren't you in there with Harry?" Ron asked.

"Poppy kicked us out." James said with a pout.

Suddenly, the door to the Hospital Wing opened to reveal the school nurse.

"One visitor at a time." Pomfrey told them.

"That's not fair." Sirius complained. "What about the baby?"

"Your lucky I'm allowing visitors at all." The nurse told him as the Potters nodded at each other.

Lily nudged Ginny towards the door with a smile.

"Are you sure?" Ginny asked.

Lily and James nodded.

Ginny walked in as the nurse closed the door. The only Weasley daughter quietly walked over to the Potter bed and found Harry propped up in bed asleep, but taking deeper breaths than he had been.

"Harry?" She quietly asked.

Harry's eyes opened and he looked over in her direction. He smiled when he saw her.

"Ginny?" he asked as he held out a hand.

She grabbed it and pulled up a chair.

"How are you feeling?" she asked.

"I'm going to get sick of that question by the end of the day." Harry laughed weakly, "But, I'm fine. Just tired."

"We had to tell them Harry." Ginny told him. "We had to tell everyone everything."

"I figured we'd have to when I saw the teachers after I transformed into the phoenix." Harry said.

"Yeah. Half the D.A. had registered with the ministry now." Ginny informed him.

"I'm not surprised." Harry said to her.

"Harry?" Ginny asked "Were you serious when you told me that?"

Flashback

"Ginny?" Harry asked weakly as Ginny held his head.

"I'm here." Ginny said to him.

"I…I love you." He said before going limp.

End Flashback.

"I was serious." Harry told her.

"Good." Ginny said. "Because I feel the same way."

Ginny leaned down and the two shared their first kiss.

"Time's…" Pomfrey said as she opened the door to let James in. She stopped when she saw the pair kissing.

"Eh HEM" she said clearing her throat.

The two pulled out with looks of horror on their faces. For a second, the nurse sounded like Umbridge.

"Don't DO that!" Harry told Madam Pomfrey. "Do you WANT to give me a heart attack?"

"Miss. Weasley's time is up." Pomfrey informed the two.

They pouted.

"My invisibility cloak's is under my pillow in the dorm, unless Dad moved it." He whispered.

Ginny left as James entered.

"You gave us quite a scare." James told his son.

"Sorry." Harry said. "That last spell took up a LOT of energy."

"I bet. Considering it took out Voldemort."

"Good. That was the plan."

"Did the plan also include making half the Gryffindors and a few others illegal animagi?"

"Not HALF of them." Harry said. "Just me, Ron, Neville, Ginny, Luna, and Hermione. The others wanted to when they found out about us."

"And when were you planning to tell us?"

"Well," Harry said. "When were YOU planning to tell Grandma and Grandpa?"

"Touché." James said. "But, why didn't you come to us when all this was happening?"

"It's not that I didn't trust you. Far from that." Harry explained sensing where his father was heading. "I trust you with my life. I just felt that the fewer people who knew, the safer it was for you. I only told the people whom I felt that wouldn't go to Dumbledore if something went wrong. The rest of the Golden Group…they knew how I felt about telling Dumbledore stuff. He'd tell Snape, and Snape would probably tell Voldemort so that he could stay in the inner circle so he could keep spying. And if Voldemort knew you were alive…I don't want to THINK of what could have happened."

"It's okay." James said hugging his son. "Everything is going to be okay."

"How's Vega?" Harry asked.

"Fine." James said. "She's gotten big. She's going to be coming in with Spica."

"Next." Pomfrey said opening the door.

"You CAN send in more than one person in you know!" Harry called.

"I'm the nurse." Pomfrey told him. "What I say, goes."

"This is going to take all day." Harry said.

TBC