Chapter-10: Awake

"Don't you dare, Mister. Or else I have to make you to be silent" Lindsay said calmly and snarled at him showing her canines.

Ron fell down while Hermione ask her "Are you a vampire?"

"Not only vampires have canines, Hermione" said Moony and asked, "Are you…?" However, cut off by Lindsay agreeing that she is a werewolf animorpher and promised to explain it later to who are confused.

After breakfast, they went to sitting room where Sirius, Harry and Ginny were, to see the healer eating food over in corner. Everyone occupied the settees and ground nearby. Jack thanked the healer for preparing 'his dish' for him. She smiled and left the room.

"I recognize the smile somewhere" said Lily.

"Me too, Lils" replied James.

"You knew her?" asked Remus raising his brow.

"We think so. But couldn't place it" replied James thoughtfully.

There is a groan from the patients to which everyone turned over them. The healer ran over to them, muttered some spells, and pointedly focused on the bonded pair and did some complex pattern with bare hands, two giant balls arouse in air above them. The ball above Harry seemed to be vibrant green with golden sparks in them while Ginny's is shining red with golden sparks. They both silently moved to other just at the same time the balls moved and slowly hugged. The healer dropped her hand and the balls disappeared. "They are fine. And will wake any time now" Everyone saw Harry coming back to senses.

Harry's POV:

There is a refreshing feeling all over me. The pain over my chest is still present though. But it felt quite lessened than before. All I remember is Ginny and I doing some magic to repair Hogwarts. I tried to open my eyes but in no avail. I am sore and tired. There is a distant voice but my mind sense something cold as freezing in my hand and the same flowery scent of Ginny. My mind filled with the images of Ginny lying dead pale at the chamber came to my mind. I snap opened my eyes to find her face. I shakily placed my hand on her forehead and chanted, "Don't be dead; Don't be dead; Don't be dead" repeatedly. When I felt coldness again I hugged her tight and sobbed in her shoulder. "She isn't dead, Harry" said a voice I recognized as the one of who fed me some potion before. I turned to see a blur image of someone standing there. "She isn't?" I asked. "Yes, she'll wake soon" she reassured as she handed me my glasses.

"But she's cold"

"It'll fade away soon. You'll see"

I nodded and wiped my tears to see Ginny still sleeping calmly and recognized everyone is staring at me. "Merlin! I forgot I'm having audience sometimes" I thought as I gently laid her back. "You have to touch her continuously, Harry" the woman said. I looked at her confusedly but kept a firm grip on Ginny's hand anyways. I slowly turned around and saw the place and mused, "Is this how Hogwarts was once?"

"No, Prongslette. It's our home"

"Home?" I questioned.

"Don't Sirius and you live here?" he asked me. "Oh no!"

"Umm…We kinda…didn't live"

"Why? Did you both live in some other place?"

"No, I…err…didn't know…"

"What is he saying, Remus?" my mother cut me off.

"I'll explain it later, Lily" replied Remus looking scared. 'Wait, scared?'

My thoughts were distracted by the healer woman placing a tray of soup and juice before me and asked me to drink all of it. "But I ate some before" I protested. "The magic you did took a lot of energy. So you need to eat" she said slowly sliding the tray towards me. I nodded and drank the items still looking over Ginny time to time. She took the plates off from me and handed me some tissues to wipe my mouth. I did not look up at anyone instead I saw Ginny and Sirius time to time to escape the tension. However, it broke when my mum started "Well, can anyone tell me why Harry didn't know Potter's Manor?" Everyone was silent as my mum and dad looked through them. There were some people I saw before and the one who looked familiar but I did not know. I looked at them curiously. Noticing this one of them came forward. "Hello, I'm Jack Archer" he said. I responded by giving him a handshake with "Hi, I'm Harry Potter" He chuckled and said, "I know, Harry" Of course, everyone knows me. I thought and smiled at him. "I'm Nathan Jones" said the second one. "I'm Regulus Black, sir. Sirius's brother" said the familiar looking person. "You are R.A.B" I whispered. "Yes, sir." Then came the girl but before she could speak, I snapped my head little shocked towards Ginny when hand became warmer. There her face is vibrant as usual with those blazing eyes looking at me. I`m drowning into it. "Harry" her lips moved delicately pronouncing my name through my name through it. I felt happiness creep through my veins. "You alright?" I asked her. "I think so" she said back. I was staring at her eyes for so long but I couldn`t help it. "How are you two feeling?" asked Bill. "Great, Bill" we responded not taking eyes off each other. Then someone cleared their throat but we didn't bother. Actually it was like I can`t do anything other than staring at those mesmerizing eyes. I`m down in it. I felt complete when I saw myself in her eyes. I felt something new in me. "Hey, stop it. It`s weird" whined George. "They are just staring each other" said Jack. "Are you bonded?" asked Regulus. Honestly I didn`t even know what it means. Is it a way to ask you are engaged or something? So I asked, "What is bonded?" "You don`t know about bonds?" asked my mum with a clenched teeth. I shook my head. "I`m going to rip his head off" she mumbled. I turned to see her with wide-eyes. Before I can ask who, an elf appeared to say that spirits of former headmasters were waiting in the hall. My mother sprinted towards where I believe the hall is. Everyone followed her to check on why she is shouting or I thought so. I was about to stand up to follow her but stopped because of Ginny. She threw up blood as soon as she stood up. I helped her to sit on the blood and the healer used wandless magic to clean the blood from the floor and asked calmly after checking her. "Did you get poisoned?" Poisoned. I looked at Ginny with wide-eyes she didn`t look back at me. I knew what it means. "Poisoned?" I asked in disbelief. Rage is filling through me. How dare they poison my Ginny? My happiness. My life. I will make sure that everyone pays their cost for it. She nodded at the healer not seeing both of us in eyes. The healer went to prepare some herbal extract for her with a warning to not intake any water or food until the poison left her body system. I stood up to find that people even without a clue of who it is. Ginny tightened the grab on my hand and shook her head. "But they poisoned you?" I almost yelled loud enough that the shouting at the hall became dead silent. "Please" she whispered. I sat beside her still our hands clasped. I took deep breaths to keep myself calm. "Why did you shout, Harry?" asked Ron who had wand out in his hand and was breathing heavy as if he had ran very fast to get here. I saw everyone looking at us. I sighed and saw Ginny. She seems to look at as if to hide it from others. "It's nothing" I said. "Nothing?" asked Hermione. "You shouted like you were going through heat" said Nathan. Heat? I looked at him confused. I saw the girl elbowing him. But he just smiled at her and whispered something in her ear. I saw everyone looking as if questioning at me. I sighed and dropped my head and shook it looking at Ginny. They didn't believe it's nothing but dropped the topic. Suddenly a baby's cry filled the room. I turned to see Andromeda trying to rock a crying baby in her hands. It seemed as if no one can calm him down. Everyone tried but with no avail. Ginny asked them to give him to her. gave him in her hands. How couldn't calm down the baby after all she must have dealt with all her babies. Ginny rocked him back and forth and spoke to him. Can babies understand us? She slowly hummed to him for which he became silent. Singing will help a crying baby. Wow, I didn't know. Again how could I even know about children. But Gin has good voice. She stopped humming and we saw the baby sleeping beautifully. She loves babies. I turned around when I sensed someone standing beside me and saw Professor Dumbledore with golden Professor Snape behind him. "Professor" I caught his attention. However before I could continue I was cut off by my mother again. "So, now are you going to explain why Harry didn't know about bonds?" she asked in dead silent voice. "Bonds?" asked Professor Snape. "Yes, Severus. Why didn't he know?" she proceeded. "But why should he know?" "No one knows about it" she murmured. "What's going on?" I'm frustrated. My dad looked in disbelief at Professor Dumbledore. "What does he knows? What does he not?" he asked. "He didn't know about bonds, James. Because I couldn't tell him about it" "Did you even plan to tell him or not?" my mum asked. Professor Dumbledore sighed. "I think we need to sit down" I helped Ginny up and carried the baby with me who nestled closer to me. I sat beside Ginny and the baby in my arms. I rose my eyebrow at everyone. By the look of them in no one is going to start. I lost my patience. "What is it?" I snapped and the baby shifted. "Harry" Ginny whispered in warning. "Sorry" I mumbled. "Harry, my boy, I need you to be patient while hearing this. Will you?" asked Professor Dumbledore. I nodded at him. He sighed and started...