"Neither are we" Remus growled defiantly. The matron sighed.
"You will have to stay back while I treat him" she informed them.
"As long as we can be in there with him we don't care" Remus declared.
The matron nodded reluctantly and let the four boys pass.
"I'll let you know how he is as soon as possible" James promised Lily as he entered the room. "Thank you" the redhead returned gratefully before making her way to the common room, worrying about the condition of the boy, both mentally and physically.
Bellatrix had heard the refusal for Evans being able to enter and she too made her way to her own common room, intending on visiting Harry later, though she did not understand why she felt the need to.
(BREAK)
It was a few hours later that Harry was bidding farewell to those gathered around him after being informed that he would be spending the night in the hospital wing and they were satisfied that he would make a full recovery.
"I think Lily will be coming to see you soon" James explained. "She tried to come in with us but she wasn't allowed".
Harry just nodded. "We will come back first thing in the morning" Peter promised.
"And you will write to us so we know that you are fine" Dorea added firmly.
Harry just smiled and shook his head.
"Yes Mum" he sighed playfully.
Dorea scowled at the boy and pulled him into a gentle hug before placing a gentle kiss on his cheek and leaving with the others.
Harry let out a deep breath and sunk back into his bed, thinking about the day he had had.
"Is it ok if I come in?" a voice sounded, breaking his reverie.
Harry smiled as he saw a very worried looking Lily poking her head through the door and gestured for her to join him.
"How are you feeling?" She asked timidly. "I'm honestly ok, I've had much worse" he assured the girl.
Lily nodded and sighed.
"How do you feel about having kill?" She questioned further.
Harry shrugged.
"It had to be done, it was the only way and I had to, I didn't have a choice" he pointed out.
"I know" Lily conceded unhappily. "It's just that you shouldn't of had to, you're a good person Harry".
Harry smiled and took her hand gently.
"It's the good people that have to get their hands dirty" he explained. "You know as well as I do what's going on out there and it's up to those that are capable to put a stop to it and look out for those who can't".
Lily nodded her understanding. "It shouldn't be like that though, we have auror's who have that job" she tried.
"But they don't have the power to do what needs to be done right now and won't until it's too late" he replied knowingly.
"From what I know about the Ministry, you're probably right" Lily agreed reluctantly. "But surely there are others doing something about it".
"I imagine so" Harry mused aloud, wondering about the state of the order at this time. "But I think the wizarding world needs all of the help it can get".
"That's the reason you came here isn't it?" Lily inquired, clearly realising something. "Your family is really old and powerful, safer than most others, you didn't have to come home did you?".
Harry sighed and shook his head. "I couldn't just stay where I was and let things play out, I had to do something" he responded truthfully. "Even I could see that things are going to get really bad, really quickly".
Lily let out a deep breath before nodding.
"Just please be careful" She pleaded. "I don't know why, but I worry about you so much, even though I know you are the most able wizard I have ever met, there's just something about you I can't work out" she sighed.
Harry swallowed deeply.
"I will be" he promised.
Lily pulled him into a hug and sighed once more, this time in contentment.
"I was so relieved that you came back" she whispered. "I don't know what I would do without you know".
The pair was interrupted by someone clearing their throat at the door and Harry spotted a tentative Bellatrix staring at the pair with a hint of distaste.
"I hope I'm not intruding" she said half genuinely.
Harry shook his head.
"No, it's ok" he returned and beckoned for her to join them, feeling a little overwhelmed at the sentiment the other girl had been showing.
Not that he didn't appreciate it, it just made him feel nervous that she felt a connection with him in some form and was not ready in any way to even broach the subject with her, yet.
"I think I'm going to go now" Lily whispered, shooting a glare at the other girl.
She did not understand why Bellatrix had come. She knew that Harry had done what he did for her and her family but that should have been it. For some unfathomable reason she did not like the girl being around Harry. It was not that she was jealous, she just didn't like it and found that she did not like Bellatrix by proxy, even though she had never had a conversation with the girl.
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