A/N: I advise that this chapter is not for the weak at heart. It talks about vomiting and swallowing your vomit. Mentions of child abuse as well. Sorry, no MMAD in this chapter.

Later that night, Harry had another nightmare. He screamed at the top of his lungs. Minerva went into the room and tried to wake him up.

"NO! DON'T MAKE ME DO THAT! NO!" screamed Harry.

"Harry, come on son," said Minerva as she tried to wake him up. "Come on son, wake up."

Harry woke up and then he looked at Minerva and then he looked away from her and started vomiting.

"Harry!" said Minerva in horror as she conjured up a bucket and had him throw up in it. "Okay son, that's good."

Harry gave his mother a frightened look.

"Haven't you ever thrown up before Harry?" asked Minerva. "It's nothing to be scared about. We all have to once in awhile." Harry shook his head.

"If I am about to, Uncle Vernon would tell me to swallow it," said Harry as he tried to swallow his own vomit. Minerva told him to spit it out.

"Good Harry," she said as she rubbed circles around his back. "Spit it out, son."

Harry kept vomiting non-stop and Minerva started to worry.

"Oh Harry," she sighed. "I am going to floo Aunt Poppy. Just stay where you are." Minerva ran to her fireplace and flooed Poppy. Poppy came down immediately.

"I am so sorry to call you so late," said Minerva as she and Poppy went into Harry's room, where Harry was vomiting non stop.

"Oh dear!" said Poppy as she started examining Harry. "Aha! I knew it! Constant vomiting. Pretty soon his face will turn green."

Then before anyone could blink, Harry's face turned green.

"Oh no!" said Minerva.

"I believe he has Scrimmor's flu," said Poppy. "The cure is rest, fluids, and more rest."

"No! I have school!" whined Harry.

"Not tomorrow you don't!" said Poppy.

"I do not think I will be in class tomorrow either," said Minerva as she continued rubbing little circles around Harry's back.

"Mummy, my tummy hurts," whined Harry.

"I know baby, I know," said Minerva. "Isn't there some kind of potion?"

"Nope," said Poppy. "He'll just have to wait this one out."

"Come on Harry," said Minerva as she picked him up. "Let's go to the bathroom. I'm going to give you a bath."

"NO BATH! NO!" Harry screamed.

Poppy went into the bathroom and drew up the bath water. She knew that Harry never took baths, but showers. She wondered if the Dursley's made his water scorching hot or too cold.

"No! Please Auntie, no," sobbed Harry.

"Harry, this water will not kill you," said Poppy as she placed Harry into the water. Harry settled down when he realized that he was not burning or freezing right away. Instead, he was comfortable.

"See? We wouldn't burn you," said Poppy as she scrubbed his body. "We have to clean his skin at least once a day so the green will go away."

Minerva looked away and started crying.

"Min, he will be fine," reassured Poppy.

"I know," said Minerva. "I think I will just go lie down. Have him stay in my room tonight." Minerva left the bathroom to lie down in her bed.

"Why is mum crying?" asked Harry. "Was I bad boy for vomiting and waking her up?" "Harry, you know that your mum loves you more than anything in the world, right?" said Poppy. Harry nodded. "She still feels that you are having trust issues because you were hurt very badly when you were living with those people. She wants to help you have a normal childhood and be able to trust people again."

"I want to, but…" he sighed.

"But what?"

"What if she thinks I'm a freak?" asked Harry.

"She won't," said Poppy as she got Harry out of the tub and dried him off. "I promise you, she won't. She loved your mother very much as if your mother was her own child and she loves you very much as if you were her own. She wants to help you and I think you should let her."

Harry nodded and knew that it was okay to let his guard down. He ran to the toilet and threw up for the last time that night.

Poppy got him into his Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pajamas and laid him in the bed next to Minerva, whom she thought was asleep. She conjured up a bucket for Harry to throw up in incase he was still ill and left the chambers.

When Poppy was gone, Minerva let out a small tear.

"Mummy?" said Harry as he nestled up to her. "Mummy, can I talk to you?"

"Yes," said Minerva as she wiped her tears away. "What about?" "The nightmares," said Harry.

Harry and Minerva were up half the night talking about the nightmares Harry had. He told her that some of them were her taking him back to them because he angered her and then they would start beating him up again. The one he had that night was when he was sent home from primary school sick and he started vomiting. Petunia and Vernon told him to swallow it. Petunia would then make him eat up what he spit out.

Minerva's heart started to break. She pulled Harry closer to her and kissed his forehead.

"Son, you know that I would never make you do that," said Minerva.

Harry did not say a word.

"You know I wouldn't, right?" she asked.

"You adopted my real mummy too, right?" asked Harry. Minerva nodded.

"I loved your mummy as if she were my own little girl," said Minerva. "I loved you too as if you were my own grandchild. Now I love you as a son."

Harry looked at Minerva and gave her a big smile.

"I think I know that you will not send me back," he said as he laid down.

After long enough of being alone

Every one must face their shadows of loneliness

In my own time, nobody knew the pain I was going through

Waiting was all my heart could.

Hope was all I had until you came

Maybe you could see how much you mean to me

You were the dawn break in the night

The promise of morning light

Feeling the world the world surrounding me

And when I hold you

Baby! Baby! Feels like maybe things will be all right

Baby! Baby! Your love's made me

Free as a song, singing together

Only yesterday when I was sad and I was lonely.

You showed me the way to leave the past

And all its tears behind me

Tomorrow maybe even brighter than today

Since I threw my sadness away

Only yesterday

By the time Minerva was done singing to Harry, Harry was in a deep sleep. Minerva kissed him lightly on the forehead and went to sleep.

A/N: Incase you all have not caught on, each chapter is dedicated to my favorite songs (except Happy Birthday because that is just a general public song and I knew that I would get in trouble if I did not include that into this fanfic!).