The Lioness and the Wolf
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Chapter 4: Repercussions
I don't remember much of what happened at the hospital. My parents took me home at some point. The healers said they wanted to monitor Lorcan's wounds for at least a week maybe two.
I showered, put on my yellow robes and headed downstairs.
I went to the fire, but our pot was empty. What happened to all of the floo?
"It's too soon, give the Scamanders some time on their own."
My father was sitting on the couch reading the Prophet.
"I have to go."
"Give them a day" he said.
"No"
"A few hours at least. You haven't slept in twelve hours and the last two times you slept it was for no more than two hours."
"I am not sleepy. I feel fine" I lied.
"One hour."
"Fine!"
I went up to my room collapsed on the bed and cried myself to sleep.
Lorcan was up when I went to see him. He was grimacing a lot and I could only imagine what kind of pain he was in.
"Hey Lorcan" I muttered as I sat on the edge of the hospital bed. I ran my fingers through his hair.
"Hey Lils how are you?"
"I should be asking you that" I said. Both of us were talking in whispers.
"I'm…not fine, but I might be, one day."
"You will be, soon" I promised him. "The healers told you everything?"
He nodded. "Things will never be the same."
I could feel my eyes water up a bit. Why do I have to be such a girl right now? "Not everything has changed" I took one of his hands into mine. "You're still Lorcan Scamander, one of my best friends. You're still the best in our year. You'll still roll your eyes at my silly jokes. You're still be the only person who pays attention in Binns' class."
Tears rushed down as I remembered our school adventures.
"I'm not going back to school Lily."
"What? Why not? You can't not go to school. It's OWLs year" I said standing up.
"I'm a werewolf now Lily!"
"SO? Just because you're a werewolf doesn't mean you can't go to school. It's been done before" I yelled. I had to moderate my tone. I didn't want to get kicked out. "I'm sure McGonagall will let you continue school. It might be a little hard but I'm sure you can handle it. You'll have me by your side. Me and Lysander."
"I haven't seen Lys since the attack"
"What? But he's here at the hospital. I saw him. He yelled at the healers to let him be near you when we bought you in."
"Well he hasn't been in this room since I opened my eyes."
"I'll see what's up with him. He really should be here."
I started to leave the room.
"Lils" I paused and turned around "I'm scared."
I ran back to the bed and hugged him.
"I'm scared too."
Lysander stood in the tea room he was twitchy, constantly adding more and more sugar to his tea.
I stood behind him for a whole five minutes and he didn't noticed.
"What are you doing?"
"AH" he jumped spilling tea and sugar. "Merlin's pants Lily you scared me."
"What are you doing?"
"I was making tea."
"You were making sugar water you forgot the tea leaves"
"Oh"
"Why are you up here? Lorcan has been up for hours. Why haven't you been to see him?"
"I can't"
"Sure you can, it's easy. Even better I'll come with you."
I looped my arm into his and turned him to face the door.
"No Lily, I don't want to."
"So it's not that you can't it's that you don't want to. Your twin brother is going through a life altering situation and you don't want to be there him. That totally understandable, not!"
"You don't understand it's all my fault. It should've been me."
"You can blame yourself all you want but it's not going to change anything. I'm not saying you should blame yourself. If anyone is to blame it's the wolf that bit him. I have to go back. My parents say I can't stay all day and Lorcan is going to need some kind of support."