Harry, Amy, Susan, Hannah, Sirius, Amelia, and Heather all checked into St. Mungo's at 7 A.M. on Monday, November 11th, 1991.
The tension in the group was palpable. Harry spent the first thirty minutes filling out paperwork and then around 7:30 A.M. was taken to his room where he met the healer who would be perfuming surgery on him.
She was a short black woman with curly black hair.
"My name is Olga Operate, " said the healer, "I am first going to sedate you so that you will be unconscious during the surgery. When you wake you will be very weak, sore, and fatigued at first. "
"I understand, " said Harry calmly.
"Then lay down on the operating table, " said Olga clearly.
Harry did as he was told, and Olga performed a Sedation Charm on him to put him into a state of unconsciousness.
Just after 8 A.M. , Healer Operate began Harry's surgery.
Amy, Susan, Hannah, Sirius, Heather, and Amelia watched in horror as Healer Operate performed a nonverbal spell that opened up Harry's head, as she opened his head at lightning bolt scar.
They were all stunned to see a pale green colored mass which was clearly sounding a heartbeat.
They all gasped, all except for Healer Operate, who kept her focus on performing Harry's surgery.
Healer Operate, who was well versed in Dark Magic, knew enough about Horcruxes to know not to try Accio! on the soul fragment.
But, because it was a mass, it was still removable.
Healer Operate opened one of the drawers in the room and retrieved a pair of medium sized silver surgical tongs.
Very slowly and very carefully, Healer Operate carefully and precisely placed the surgical tongs into the part of Harry's head that contained the soul mass.
Putting a slight pull on the soul fragment with the surgical tongs, Healer Operate was able to successfully remove the soul fragment mass.
Carefully placing the soul fragment mass in small box, Healer Operate told Amelia, "Amelia take this to Steven to destroy this nanosecond!"
Amelia Apparated to the Ministry where she gave the soul mass fragment to Steven to destroy at once. As soon as that was done, she Apparated right back to St. Mungo's to be with Harry like everyone else.
Harry woke around noon.
He was clearly dazed and confused at first. He looked around wildly.
After a minute and a nanosecond Harry realized where he was and what had happened. He was every bit as weak, tired, and sore as he had been warned about.
"Amy," said Harry in a voice that was low and weak, not at all his, "Susan, Hannah, Sirius, Heather, Amelia."
"They're all here, " smiled Healer Operate.
"How did it go?" Harry asked Healer Operate urgently.
"It went extremely well, " said a relived sounding Healer Operate, "The odds of success were extremely high, but you always worry. The medical profession is not one to enter lightly. You'd better be emotionally strong if you're going to be a healer. If you're emotionally sensitive, forget this profession."
"Yeah, " said Harry weakly, "You have to deal with seeing death, sickness, and gruesome injuries all the time."
"That's exactly right, " said Healer Operate heavily, "How are you feeling? You sound very weak but that is what we expected at first."
"Weak, tired, and sore, " said Harry matter of factly, "This isn't a fun position to be in, but it's a good sign that what's happening to me is exactly what I was told would happen."
"Indeed, " agreed Healer Operate, "Those closest to you are free to stay with you while you have to stay here."
"Thank you, Healer Operate, " You have no idea how much the company of my three besties and the three adults I'm closest with will help my morale while I'm stuck in here."
"I know perfectly well that that is the case, " smiled Healer Operate, "The support of other people, especially those in your close circle, is a godsend in times like these. You have great friends, Mr. Potter."
"Absolutely, " said Harry, starting to lose his voice, "But I think I should stop talking for awhile."
"Healer Operate?" asked Amy seriously, "Harry is very weak and tired. Could he be given some Dreamless Sleep Potion to put him into a dreamless sleep until breakfast tomorrow?"
Both Healer Operate and Harry smiled at Amy.
"That's exactly what he needs, " said Healer Operate in a businesslike voice.
Healer Operate opened a drawer full of potions and removed a vial of Dreamless Sleep Potion from it. She handed the vial of Dreamless Sleep Potion to Harry, who instantly drank it up and fell into the desired state of dreamless sleep at once.
Amy, Susan, Hannah, Sirius, Heather, Amelia, and Healer Operate just smiled at Harry, glad he was getting some much needed good quality sleep.
When Harry awoke the next morning he said, "Good morning, " in a voice that still wasn't quite his but was far stronger than the day before.
"How are you feeling?" Healer Operate asked Harry.
"Much stronger than yesterday, " said Harry in an upbeat voice, "Plus, my tiredness is totally gone. That Dreamless Sleep Potion did wonders for me."
"How sore are you?" inquired Healer Operate.
"Very," admitted Harry, "I'm noticing how sore I am today much more than I did yesterday. That's really encouraging because it shows that I'm becoming more aware of and alert to myself and my surroundings again."
"Very true, " said Healer Operate, "I won't release you until you are free of soreness. There's no telling the exact timeframe on that. I can confidently say you'll be home in time for Thanksgiving. This isn't fun, is it?"
"No, but it is necessary, " said Harry in understanding, "Besides, my circle will help get through this. I'm the luckiest eleven year old in the world to have Amy, Susan, and Hannah as my three besties and I'm lucky to have three very caring adults such as Sirius, Heather, and Amelia in my life."
"We brought some things you can do without making mess or noise," explained Amy.