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Chapter 11 – Slow and surprising road to recovery

I awoke to the smell of roses and chocolate, there was a gentle buzz in the background. I opened my eyes to see that I was no longer in the corridor but in the hospital wing. Surrounded by sweets and flowers and get well cards was the cot I lay in. As I was looking around at my presents Madame Pomphrey came bustling in.

"My dear, you're awake!" She came over pulling out her wand.

"Now do you feel any leftover pain, or nauseous or dizzy?" I slowly shook my head as she summoned several glasses of green goo.

"I can't drink that" I croaked trying push away the vile before she poured it down my throat. I spluttered choking on the liquid but it did make me feel better.

"Now you are to remain here for two weeks, and don't give me that look, you have suffered terrible damage to your body, those curses were unforgivable and left you almost dead. You're lucky they didn't leave permanent damage, I was most surprised that the headmaster didn't contact your parents." I sat straight up, my parents couldn't know, especially not mother! I huffed back into my pillows as she left. I grabbed a chocolate frog and began to eat, I didn't want to be here, and I hate hospitals! There was a rustling from the side of my curtains before the Marauders marched in. They hadn't seemed to realize I was awake yet cause James to jump at Sirius when I coughed.

"You're awake!" he yelled coming to sit near my head.

"Since I last looked, yeah," I gave a weak smile at him. "Thanks for saving me last night."

"Last night" Remus frowned "Adele you've been unconscious for a week, we all thought you were.. you were.." but he trailed off. I took his hand and gave it a squeeze, knowing he didn't have to say what he meant.

In a small voice I managed to say "I've missed you marauders."

"Of course you have, you haven't been able to see the gorgeous me" Sirius commented waggling his eyebrows. I snorted "way to ruin the moment Sirius."

"We missed you too Adele" James said playfully ruffling my hair. After sorting out my hair to the amusement of the boys, I asked what I had missed.

"Well me and James beat up Malfoy, Snivilly and Regulus, the girls went hysterical with rumors going round saying you had your soul destroyed and Moony here got enough Gryffindor courage to ask out the lovely Dorcas" Sirius said beaming. I grinned, Dorcas was crazy over Remus they would really suit each other.

"Congrats Remus, that's wonderful" I said patting him on the back. He smiled back,

"We should go, you need rest." Remus got up looking at James.

"I'll tell Lily flower that you're awake."

"Thanks James" They went through the curtains before a tear slowly trickled down my face. I could remember it all so clearly now, the pain of the curses, the empty feeling of dying alone, the way I was rescued.

A soft hand gently brushed away the tears, cupping my face. I turned to see Sirius as the owner of the hand; I met his grey eyes with my own.

"I thought Reg had killed you" he murmured bringing his face closer to my own. I wasn't sure if this was what I wanted, "Sirius I.." then I stopped thinking about our friendship and just felt. So I simply fluttered my eyelids shut and leaned into him. His lips met mine and leaned over pushing me back into my pillows. It was soft and demanding, I pushed back trying to get closer but then out of no where.

"Um…Adele?" we froze slowly breaking apart to see Alice, Lily and Dorcas standing there looking rather taken aback. Sirius grinned at me sheepishly, "I'll see you later Addie" he said before leaving.

"Alright missy spill!" Alice chirped plonking herself down in the chair by my bed. "Hi Alice" I said weakly. The others sat by Alice, Lily smiled,

"So you're awake and obviously feeling better." I grinned back,

"Much better thanks, so Dorcas what is this I here of you and Remus?" She blushed,

"It's nothing, he asked me out to Hogsmead that's all."

And so the routine began. I would sit in my bed doing homework, then visitors, then sleep, I could never wait for Sirius's vistits, he would hang back for a wonderful snogging session. We had decided to go public when I was out of the stupid hospital wing.

Alice would give me regular updates on he gossip like how Dorcas' date went, how James asked Lily out again!

But apart from the visits I was bored stiff but finally Madame Pomphrey let me go. Lily and Alice came to help with my stuff before breakfast.

"Oh it will be nice to have you back in the dorm." Alice squealed as we walked towards the portrait hole.

"Alice its been two weeks," I said laughing.

"Two weeks of hell," Lily grumbled "I've had no one to keep Potter away!" She said with a slight smile.

"Oh the horror Lily" I mocked pressing my hand against my forehead, Alice giggled.

"Oh ha ha ha" Lily said sarcastically before opening up the portrait hole

"Come on!" she called as we stood laughing. As I climbed through the portrait hole I realized the common room was deserted.

"Where is everyone?" I questioned looking around.

"At breakfast douche bag, now get changed and we'll meet you down there." Alice said pulling Lily. I sighed before running to the dorm and changing into new robes.

I hurried down to the hall hungry for some food and not just left overs. As I entered it quietened slightly, I could hear whispers of 'wasn't she dead' and 'that's that marauder girl'. When I past the Slytherin table I saw Malfoy, Black and Snape staring with a look of loathing.

As I got to the marauders and the girls I grinned. There was James next to Remus with Dorcas, Mary, Lily and Alice chatting to Sirius. I quietly slid between them, pecking Sirius. He looked up surprised but grinned and winked at me. Our hands slowly entwined under the table, his hand was warm and soft around my cold stubby fingers. He leant forwards to me, as if to whisper something in my ear, but instead I turned and joined our lips. We finally broke apart smiling and turning back to our food, too half the school gawping at us. James looked as if he would fall of his seat and Mary was slowly bending her fork in half.

I smiled, I was back and I was happy.

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