Chapter 13

Madge Damson was checking on Gilderoy Lockhart and accepted another signed autograph from the man when her colleague Miriam came over to her.

"Madge deary, there's a few people here to see you. Outside the door," she pointed. Madge walked over and exited the ward. She was still holding the autograph picture and decided to find a trash bin. She saw two men, one holding a baby, and a girl standing in the hallway talking.

Suddenly, the younger man turned bright neon green and his messy black hair turned electric pink. The girl started giggling and turned away before seeing the older man sprout bright blue fun all over. When she turned back she burst out laughing at the mans predicament.

"Excuse me? Are you guys here for some spell damage?" she asked. The girl laughed even harder. The two men looked over at her.

"Erm, no sorry. We were having a little tiff and um…sorry," Sirius said as he waved his wand and the fur disappeared. He glared at Harry who still had no idea he was bright green with pink hair. Harry smirked confidently and turned to the woman.

"Are you Madge Damson?" he asked. Teddy pinched his arm and he jumped slightly before looking down at his Godson. When he did he finally noticed he was green.

"Sirius!" he yelled. Ginny giggled, but then gasped. Harry called him by his real name. The name Sirius Black wasn't officially cleared of all charges yet, though the paperwork was on Kingsley's desk.

"Harry," she said firmly. Sirius who tried to look calm and collected waved his wand over Harry and the colors turned normal. Harry realized what he'd done and quickly corrected himself.

"Can you be serious for one minute, ever?" he asked quickly.

"Ho hum, who just covered me in blue fur? Speak for yourself, kiddo," he said smiling.

"Um, sorry to interrupt but I should be working right now. Yes, my name is Madge Damson, did you need something?" she asked.

Harry looked around before replying with, "The letter told me to tell you that my initials are HJP." She gasped staring at him.

"What?" He repeated himself. "I don't know what I never thought about that before. Harry Potter fits…I-I'm sorry, please come with me." She started to walk down the hallway to an office and they followed her.

She had a fairly spacious office with it's own Floo and two large double bookshelves in the corners with a couch in between them. A large cherry wood desk sat opposite the door with the Floo behind it.

"I've wondered for so long. Who are they? Do you know?" she asked before handing them the pot of Floo Powder.

Harry looked at Sirius. Nothing would come of telling her, she would forget it in a bit anyways.

"My mum and dad, James and Lily Potter," he said. She gasped.

"But they died. That night?" she asked.

"Nope," Harry said shaking his head. "Dumbledore saved them and set up this plan. Could we?" he gestured to the jar in her hands. She realized what he meant and handed it to him.

"The destination is The Hollow. Am I needed to be there?" she asked hopefully. Harry shrugged.

"The letter says you have to take us there, but not stay," he said. "I don't know if that means that you have to go to the house with us or just send us there, but it says 'have her bring you there and then she must leave.' So I guess you first," Harry said as he let her take a scoop of powder. She threw it in the fireplace and said The Hollow and disappeared.

"Harry you were kind of rude just now," said Ginny disapprovingly.

"Really? Well, it's not like she's going to remember it. Besides, I just want to hurry up and get this done," he said as Sirius disappeared. Ginny went next and then Harry with Teddy.

He arrived in a small yellow room. A WWN was playing on a table between the two beds and there was a large window on one wall with a white, gauzy material covering them blowing in the breeze. There was a door leading to a bathroom, and a single, wooden chair between the two beds. Harry looked at everything but the two beds.

Ginny walked over to him and took Teddy into her arms and shared a glance with Harry. He looked into her eyes and smiled sadly.

He saw him mum first. She was in the left bed. A pale, almost white yellow blanket covered her frail looking frame. Her once brilliant red hair looked gangly and unkempt, dull and listless. She was pale and thin, but otherwise healthy looking.

Harry looked at the next bed. James laid there insipid and skinny. His black greasy hair lay flat on his head only sticking up in the back by the pillow. He was also covered by a light blanket but his was a pale, sage green. Next to him on the table were his glasses. A drawer on the front contained their wands and personals.

Sirius was staring at James. A single tear rolled down his cheek.

Madge watched all of this with curiosity. Harry turned to her.

"What all have you been doing for them, the last fifteen years?" he asked choking back his own tears.

"Well, everyday I get here about six am, check them both over for any illnesses before giving them a potion for nourishment. Then I check their vitals, and do an anti-atrophy spell on them. I did a few others, but they're not too important, just the basic spells a Healer uses on long term patients. There's a list I was supposed to follow in the drawer there, but I memorized it after the first year," she said. He nodded staring at his parents. Ginny, seeing that Harry wasn't going to do it, asked Madge if the Floo only went to her office.

"No, it goes to the Leaky Cauldron, the Ministry, and my office," she said. Ginny nodded.

"Do you mind giving us some privacy? Harry is going to wake them up soon. I don't think he wants an audience," Ginny said. Madge nodded, slightly disappointed, and left via the Floo.

Once she arrived in her office, she cried out as her head suddenly felt like it was going to explode. She fell to her knees and clutched her head in agony, before passing out. A moment later she woke up on the floor of her office, not knowing how she got there.

"Weird, last thing I remember was getting another autograph from Gilderoy," she said to herself.

She shook her head. When did I get a headache? I wonder if I caught the flu from Caitlin. I should go home and relieve the babysitter, she thought to herself. She went out to the floors desk and told the receptionist that she was skipping out early she wasn't feeling well.

Madge Damson arrived at home and the next day woke up at five am. She went to the bathroom, showered, and got dressed for the day. She went down to her neat and orderly kitchen, Floo'd to her office at St. Mungo's, and did yoga for a half an hour before starting work a bit early. She did this routine until the day she retired, never remembering the two invalid's she took care of at six am everyday for fifteen years.

Back in the room with Harry and the others, Harry had walked over and sat on the chair between the beds. He didn't know which parent he wanted to look at the most. He stared at each of them for a few minutes each before taking their hands and holding them.

A single tear fell down his face. He was touching his parents for the first time in over seventeen years.

a/n: I had to do math again today, and English...i hate doing English homework (which is surprising to most people that i write...go figure). So, this is my ulimatum, i want lots of reviews, and if i get about 5 reviews before i go to bed (which is usually around 1 am and it's 10:30pm now) I'll post the next chapter before i go to sleep. But only if i get 5 or more reviews! Harry does the spell to wake up his parents right away in the next chapter...temptation...*grins* Please Review!