But Healer Cochlain had noticed that Lily's head had drooped.

"Miss Potter, are you okay/" asked Healer Cochlain kindly.

"No, she isn't, "answered James at once, "Lily won't be okay until Hugo is. And there's no way to explain it to you. Only someone who has seen Lily's and Hugo's relationship up close can really understand what they mean to each other."

Lily nodded.

"There is hope," said Healer Cochlain, "But you've got to hear me out here. Mr. Weasley can be cured but it will be a VERY painful process for him. The procedure to cure Sapavetius is more painful than the Cruciatus Curse, Kidney Stones, and Sapavetius itself combined multiplied by 100. Now, considering what we know about Sapavetius, simply doing nothing would result in the likelihood of Mr. Weasley losing his will to live. Mr. Weasley has two options here. He can choose to be put down and end his suffering now. Or he can choose to undergo the procedure to be cured. Mr. Weasley, you should be aware that if you wish to be cured, you will have to endure MUCH worse pain than you feel now before you get better."

"So, the question I have to ask myself is this; is it worth going through all that pain to have my life saved?" pondered Hugo.

"Hugo," encouraged James, "Please fight, please be brave. Find that last drop of courage within yourself that you didn't realize you had. And think about Lily. Think about how devastated Lily will be if you die. Think what it would mean to Lily to lose you. If you don't want to fight for yourself, then fight for Lily and think about what you mean to her."

Somehow, James had said exactly what Hugo needed to hear to get his fighting spirit going.

Hugo looked Lily in the eyes and said, "To my closest cousin and BFF, I will never leave you. I will persevere and I will persevere for you. If it was just about saving my life for myself and nothing more, I might have chosen to be put down. But I can't make that choice. It would be way too selfish of me to just give up and leave you behind with a broken heart and more grief than you could imagine. I must do this for you. But what must happen for me to be cured?"

"The cure to Sapavetius requires no spellwork and no pills or potions. But it does require a wand. A very specific type of wand. The antidote to Sapavetius is yew."

For a moment, James, Lily, Ainsley, Samantha, Stephanie, and especially Devon sat stunned.

Then Devon suddenly blurted out "I'VE GOT A YEW WAND!"

"That is most fortunate, Mr. Dursley, "said a relived looking Healer Cochlain. "Yew wands are relatively rare. But it looks like you and your yew wand will have to be the ones to save Mr. Weasley."

Devon was shaking and broke down crying.

"All t-this t-time I've been s-so worried that m-my y-yew wand would c-cause me to go b-bad because I knew that Lord Voldemort h-had a y-yew wand. And now…"trailed off Devon.

"Didn't we tell you that powerful wands could be used for good too," said Ainsley gently.

"And that Voldemort had given yew a bad name," added Lily "But that-

"Hang on!", said Devon suddenly, "Hugo has predicted a few times that my yew wand would one day save the life of a family member or friend of mine. And now he's the friend whose life will be saved by my yew wand."

"Fate works in funny ways," said Albus, "Maybe Hugo was meant to get Sapavetius so that Devon could learn to appreciate the truth about his yew wand."

"Well then, "said Healer Cochlain, "You all know of course that the wand chooses the wizard."

Everyone nodded.

"Then you'll understand that it will have to be Mr. Dursley himself that performs the procedure, "explained Healer Cochlain, "The way it will have to work is this; Mr. Dursley, you will have to press your wand hard into each area of Mr. Weasley's person that is in pain. You will have to hold each press for ten seconds. Upon each press, Mr. Weasley's pain will multiply substantially as I previously explained. But once the yew has done its job the pain in that particular area will go away completely."

Everyone had some tears in his or her eyes at realizing just how pain Hugo was going to endure.

"If I could, "said Lily sadly, "I would transfer all of the pain that Hugo is enduring now and will have to endure to get better onto myself instead. I can't stand seeing my best friend there in so much pain. AND HUGO NEVER DID ANYTHING TO DESREVE THIS!" vented Lily.

"But at least some good will come out of it," said Ainsley reasonably, "Devon will now get to have peace about his yew wand."

"That is something worth having happen," admitted Lily, "But I wish, I wish this would have happened to me instead of poor Hugo."

At this, Lily broke down completely and seemed incapable of talking any more.

"Healer Cochlain?" asked Hugo, "Would it be possible for me to get a night of bed rest before Devon performs the procedure?"

"It would be better if you did," said Healer Cochlain, "It will be best if you are in a calm state when Mr. Dursley performs this procedure. Let's get you a Dreamless Sleep Potion."

While Healer Cochlain went to retrieve the Dreamless Sleep Potion, Lily felt an unbearable weight of guilt bubbling up in her chest. Hugo had told her at the very start of the day that his left shoulder "hurt like hell."

"This is mostly my fault," piped up Lily after a few minutes, "If only I would have made Hugo come here when it was only his left shoulder hurting, I would have saved him from most of the pain Sapavetius has caused him and will cause him. Sometimes being a good friend means forcing a friend to do something that he or she doesn't want to do or would rather wait to do because the importance of a situation calls for it. I didn't do that. I wasn't a very good friend today. I let Hugo down."

But Lily did not cry after saying this. If anything, she looked more peaceful after she had finished saying it.

Hugo opened his mouth to answer, but at that nanosecond, Healer Cochlain returned with a Dreamless Sleep Potion for Hugo.

Hugo drank the entire bottle and feel asleep at once.

To the delight of James, Devon, Fred, Albus, Ainsley, Samantha, Stephanie, Roxanne, Rose, Pamela, and Lily, Hugo would get a great night of peaceful sleep that night.

When Hugo awoke the next morning, while it was obvious his pain had worsened, it was also clear that getting a good night of quality sleep had great improved his spirits.

"Good morning," said Hugo brightly the next morning as he saw everyone gathered around his bed, "It warms my heart to see you all gathered around me in support."

Everyone nodded uncomfortably, knowing what was to come.

Healer Cochlain had arranged for some bacon sandwiches and pumpkin juice to be sent up to the hospital wing so they could eat breakfast there. This setup prevented Devon from eating his usual humungous portions as there only enough food for everyone to eat normal portions.

After they had eaten, Healer Cochlain said, "The hour has arrived. Mr. Dursley, please take out your wand."

Devon took his wand out of his schoolbag and approached Hugo's bed.

"Mr. Weasley, you will need to stand up," ordered Healer Cochlain.

Hugo stood up and Healer Cochlain instructed Devon to begin his task by pressing his yew wand into Hugo's left shoulder.

Hugo screamed in agony as Devon pressed his wand onto the prescribed area.

Lily burst into heavy tears but resolutely continued to watch. This would hold true throughout the procedure.

After ten seconds, Hugo's screaming suddenly stopped.

"Is your left shoulder healed then?" Healer Cochlain asked Hugo.

"It feels great," smiled Hugo, "it worked just like you said it would."

Devon continued the process on Hugo's right shoulder.

Again, Hugo gave that piercing scream when Devon's wand had been pressed onto and again, he fell silent after ten seconds.

"It's going well, "observed Ainsley.

"Yew has powerful magical healing properties," explained Healer Cochlain, "That's why this process is able to work the way it works."

Devon would repeat the process on each of Hugo's body parts with the same consistent result each time as Lily struggled but forced herself to watch.

But when it was all over, Hugo piped up, "I'm good as new!"

"That's wonderful!" said Healer Cochlain.

Looking around at Devon, James. Albus, Fred, Ainsley, Samantha, Stephanie, Roxanne, Rose, Pamela, and Lily, Hugo said sincerely, "I want to thank all of you for your outpouring of support and for all standing by me through this difficult time. I've never felt more loved than I do now."

Everyone got a little misty eyed at this.

"Healer Cochlain, thank you for your work in diagnosing me. James, thank you for encouraging me to pull through and making me see why it was so important that I do so. Devon, thank you for saving me. And Lily…."

Hugo walked up to Lily and gave her the tightest hug any of them had ever seen.

"This is why you had to pull through, Hugo," said James with a smile.

"I'm so happy you made it, Hugo," said Lily emotionally as she let go. "And thanks to Healer Cochlain, James, and Devon for helping Hugo through this."

"I couldn't let you lose Hugo, Lily," said James fiercely, 'I knew what he needed was encouragement."

Lily and Hugo both smiled at James.

Devon, meanwhile, looked down at his yew wand and said "Thanks, yew, for saving Hugo. I guess you were the right wand for me after all."

James, Hugo, Ainsley, Samantha, Stephane and Lily were all very pleased to hear this. 'They were glad to know that Devon now understood that his powerful wand could be a tool of good and that it could and would be a part of his being a good person.

Hugo felt great. The cure had worked perfectly, and he was back to himself.

Lily smiled as she thought about what had transpired that morning. Everything had gone as well at it could; Hugo had his health back and Devon's worst fears had been squashed in the process.

The destruction of Devon's fears regarding having a yew wand was a definite silver lining in it all. When all was said and done, everything turned okay for everyone.

Something settled into Lily's heart at that moment.

And suddenly, Lily knew without knowing how she knew it that something wonderful was going to happen in the days ahead.