Harry took a deep breath and got out of the car making sure he locked it and headed for the hospital reception desk. he waited for the woman to look at him.
''Can I help you sir''
''Yes, I had a call from my mother telling me that my niece is in hospital she was brought in this morning she's six
''Ok I'll just check the system, what's her name please,''
''Lyra Rose Granger''
The woman at the computer typed in the details and looked at him sadly ''She's in the children's cancer ward on floor eight ward B''
Harry felt like he was hit in the stomach he felt winded but nodded he automatically began walking and had paled he made it to the lifts and waited in silence.
Severus was concerned ''Harry?''
Harry looked at him ''I'm ok, honest''
Harry stepped Into the lift and waited to reach the floor when he did he headed towards the ward she was in and took deep breaths he opened it and saw both parents and rushed over to them ''Mum, dad is she ok when they told me she was up here i..''
''Harry'' Helen grabbed Harry for a tight hug ''s..she's having a CT scan at the moment, they think her cancer may or may not have spread.''
Harry held back his tears ''But she's ok other than that yeah'' he looked at her with hope in his eyes
''I don't know love you may have to get Hermione'' Just then she noticed someone standing with Harry ''Who's your friend''
''Oh this is Severus Snape he was mine and Mione's Potions Professor at Hogwarts. He lives with us at the moment, as you know we told everyone, and when dad rang me I brought him because he may be able to whip up something to help her''
Jean remembered Hermione talking about him before and smiled ''It's nice of you to come Mr Snape we have heard a lot about you from Hermione and Harry'''
Severus smirked he could only guess but shook her hand ''Please call me Severus, and it's no problem at all Hermione is in her exam so she can't brew''
Helen smiled just then she saw the doctor approach her ''Doctor is everything ok?''
''I have to ask you to come into the family room, Are these with you?''
Helen nodded ''This is our son Harry as I said my daughter is doing exams at this moment in time. and this is a family friend very close to my daughter and son, he's allowed in''
Harry interrupted ''Can i ask, is this serious enough that I should get my sister their mother down here or will it be ok to tell her later''
''Let us talk for know and we'll see'' the man lead them into a room with chairs.
Harry walked in like he was being sentenced to the kiss as he sat on the end of Helen and Richard while Severus was next to him. He knew that its' usualy something serious if they call you into what they call the family room.
''Ok, as you are aware her heart is weak and she suffers with irregular heart beats, and with the cancer she has it has effected her heart further''
When he saw them nod he continued ''We did a full body scan and we have discovered the treatment she is having is weakening her immune system, the cancer is attacking her immune cells causing her to be more vulnerable to illnesses, now I know you are all aware that there isn't much of a chance of the cancer ever leaving now that it is so big and dominant''
Harry nodded and waited he felt sick and waited for more information.
''I am aware that your daughter, and sister has considered stopping treatment if it causes her more problems and if it's making her worse than better''
Harry nodded ''Yes she was telling me the other day we discussed it, if the treatment isn't going to extend her life only make her weaker faster we would stop treatment and let it run it's course''
''Yes, well I understand you have an appointment after christmas to see Doctor Vaughn is that right''
''Yes''
''Well, I would suggest talking to him about what can be done if we stop treatment, personally...''
''So you think it is making her worse and isn't' doing anything to help her and that she would be better and possibly live that bit longer without it'' Helen asked the man sitting in front of her
The doctor nodded ''Unfortunately this seems to be the case, she has been receiving treatment for close to four years now and it hasn't' done anything to help but make her tired and weak on occasion''
Harry nodded ''I'll speak to my sister after her exams, will Lyra be able to come home''
''Yes you may take her home, but we would advise you to wait until later in the afternoon just so we can monitor her, she was sedated when she had the exam''
Helen and Richard nodded when Harry asked ''I know you say you can't but can you tell us ho...how long you suspect her to have with...without the treatment and with her heart condition. And would she have more chance of living if she could get a heart''
''You mean which is causing more problems and which is taking her life quicker''
Harry nodded ''Yes''
''Well i would say with a heart that it could improve her chances and extend it a bit more, however there is a chance it would fail due to the cancer, and now that it has attacked her immunity cells it's made her more vulnerable and thereby the heart is at risk as well...''
''So how long'' Harry interrupted him
''We can't say'' The doctor told him softly
Harry was angry ''LIAR, YOUR A DOCTOR you got to know how long she has left before she di...dies we need to know, no more walking around it, what are we looking at here, your lucky my sister isn't' here because believe me you wouldn't want to have her asking you she wouldn't take this whole I can't say business she would tell you to shove the I can't say where the sun don't shine''
He then continued in a broken desperate tone that was almost a whisper ''Please I'm sorry, but you must know, you got to, your supposed to'' Harry was standing up clenching and unclenching his fists when he felt Helen pull on his arm
''Harry, love calm down, come on sit down'' Helen said softly pulling him down she knew he was upset
''I really am sorry, i understand your problem and need to know but I generally cannot put a time on her life''
''Humour me then a rough guide anything please'' Harry hated the thought of begging anyone for anything.
''It's impossible you could be looking at anything from Three months to three, five or six years at a stretch and push there really is no way to tell sadly it's a waiting game when it comes closer to the time, then we should be able to tell but until then I really am sorry''
Harry closed his eyes and stood up and walked out of the room leaving his parents and Severus alone.
''I am sorry about your son Mr and Miss Granger i wish there was more i could say''
''It's fine, he's finding it a little harder than usual. Thank you for you rough guide but I understand that there is no time limit''
''I am sorry, but at her appointment I am sure her mother and doctor can discuss what is best''
Richard interrupted ''Love why don't' you do see Harry a moment''
Helen nodded and left the room
''So we all know that this is more serious than your letting on, and I understand you can't tell us or wont so is there anything that could help her sickness''
The doctor looked at the man ''I am not to sure, she doesn't seem to be in pain which is a good thing, well at according to your wife she isn't in pain ever which is brilliant, as for sickness there isn't' anything we can give her it could interfere with her treatment, if she comes off it, then she could have a normal sickness tablets or medicine but all I can say is give her plenty of fluid and get her to eat as much you can''
Richard looked at the man who deals with Potions he had heard his daughter talk about it that's why he asked ''Thank you Doctor''
''Certainly, you may go and see her now''
''Thank you'' Richard got up and walked out followed by the potions master ''Is there anything that can be made to help her sickness''
Severus nodded ''I could brew her an anti sickness potion and stomach settler it will prevent her being sick and stop her feeling it, Hermione could brew but she is at the Uni now so I would be happy to brew''
''Thank you Severus, Hermione told me it was you who made her realise she wanted to do Potions.''
Severus smiled ''Yes she is very good and worthy of a master like myself'' Severus looked up to see Harry now calmer and talking with Helen
''Love, Severus has said he can make a sickness thing that will stop her being sick''
Helen looked up and smiled ''Thank you Severus, I'm sure Hermione will continue to brew when she knows''
Severus nodded ''I have no problems with brewing it for her, I will brew some later on and have them ready to bring with her to your place after graduation tomorrow, and I have two back at my lab I will have them brought to you Harry is capable of getting them to you''
Harry nodded ''I'll get my elf to bring them later, can we see Ly now''
Richard nodded ''He said we can see her she may be drowsy''
Harry smirked ''Nothing a bit of magic can't fix''
Severus chuckled and followed them into the room as his eyes glanced over he was stunned it was like looking at Hermione all over again except the curly hair wasn't wild like hers had been ''If you lot keep a look out I am Happy to bring her round quicker''
Helen and Richard agreed and pulled the curtain around.
''Ok Harry be there when she opens her eyes''' Severus pulled out his smelling salts and then enervated her he watched as the little girl opened up her chocolate brown eyes so much like her mothers and look around he then handed Harry the pain potion
''Oww, it hurts''
Harry smiled ''Shhh its ok Princess, here take this and you'll be ok''
Lyra looked at it and sniffed it before she took it down in one gulp and her pained look eventually relaxed ''Thank you uncle Harry. Have the doctors said what's wrong with me''
''Hey Princess, and No sweet heart not just yet.''
Severus was amazed at how the girl checked the potion first before drinking it he then called in Hermione's parents in and allowed them to see her.
Lyra looked at her uncle ''Where's Mummy is she hear'' she said beaming
Harry looked sad ''No Princess she hasn't finished her exams yet but she will be here tomorrow we both will be home for Christmas''
''Then why are you hear Uncle Harry wont' people ask questions''
Harry chuckled ''Me and Mummy told everyone about you and Matthew so they know I'm here I had to take Matthew to School before I came here to see you, I brought a friend of mine and your mothers I'm sure you have heard of him ''Lyra this is Severus Snape''
Lyra gasped ''The Potions Master like Mummy wants to become? Mr is it true my mummy turned into a cat''
Severus shook the little girls hand ''Call me Severus, and yes she brewed a very hard potion one that older kids brew and struggle only she used one wrong ingredient and used a cats hair instead of human and turned into a cat, your uncle and both his and your mothers friend Ron turned out ok it was just your Mum''
Lyra giggled ''Wow mum is so clever, I'm going to be as good as her when I go to Hogwarts right Uncle Harry, although I want to become an animal like Mummy''
Harry looked pained and ruffled her hair ''We'll see Princess, we'll see''
''When can I go home I don't like Hospitals their boring''
Severus smiled ''Your mum is the same she never liked hospitals she used to sneak out and get into trouble she and your Uncle Harry''
Lyra smiled ''I love being told I'm like my mum, because my mum is cool'' She smiled ''I told mum that I got new ideas for my wedding Uncle Harry but mummy says that you wont let me marry my prince because you will scare them all away''
Harry scowled ''I may allow you to marry your Prince Charming if he is nice and I like him otherwise I will hex them your my Princess and I don't' like to share''
''You know Uncle Harry I'm not going to be your Little Princess for ever, i am going to get bigger and think about it, you can walk me down isle since I don't' have a Dad''
''Yes then you'll be my Big Princess, you will always be Uncle Harry's little Princess and I don't want to walk you down an aisle i don't want you to get married prince charming or not'' Harry wanted to break down there and then, he would love to be there for her on her wedding day but he knew it wouldn't' happen so he would allow her to have her dreams.
Harry chuckled ''As for leaving the doctor said you can go home this afternoon we have to wait for you to be more alert from being put to sleep''
''Why can't I go You used magic to wake me up so I am fine to go home this is stupid''
Harry chuckled ''Perhaps a little later, but you need to act like your sleepy and stay quiet for a little while so the doctors don't know''