Chapter 24 (End of Second Year)

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Lucy's POV

"Madam Pomfrey should be here soon, just hang in there a little longer. I am sure she has some medicine to make you feel better." Jennie reassured me. The longer I stayed awake the weaker I felt and my limbs were beginning to ache.

"Oh how wonderful, it seems young miss Snape has awoken." Madam Pomfrey spoke as she walked in and spotted me.

"She hasn't really talked, but I can tell she is really weak." Jennie explained while holding my right hand.

"Well I can give her a little something to make her feel less exhausted, but I have already used all necessary potions to cure all of her wounds. For now all that is important is that she slowly begins physiotherapy to get her limbs working properly again." She picked up a potion form the medical cabinet and then looked down at me. "After not moving for several weeks your body will need to get used to doing simple things like walking again."

I sighed, all I wanted to do right now is be able to get up again and live a normal student life. I must have missed about 80% of my courses at this point already, or even more.

With the help of Jennie I downed the potion and instantly felt some more strength. "Severus, where is he?" Is the first thing I said with my new found strength.

"Well first period must have begun already, how about I call him during break to pay you a visit?" Madam Pomfrey suggested and I just nodded.

I really wanted to sit up, but my arms were way to weak to push my body up so I asked Jennie to help me. She put my pillow up against the bed frame and helped me adjust into a comfortable position.

Sadly she had to leave for first period, so I was just sitting in the hospital wing alone with the occasional check in from the nurse.

Some hours passes and I all of a sudden heard Severus voice echoing into the room.

"Why the hell did you not inform me immediately when she woke up." He sounded so much more angry than he did when he spoke to me while I was still in a coma. During the time I was not awake yet and heard his voice it sounded soft and gentle.

His expression looked just as angry as his voice when he entered the room, but immediately fell into a worried look when he spotted me. He hurried over to my bed.

At first neither of us said anything, he just sat at the side of my bed and placed his hand on my leg and gave me a small smile. I returned that smile.

Then he spoke "I really had hoped not to ever see you in a hospital bed again after last time."

"Sorry, I tried to fight him but he was just stronger." I sighed, remembering the events of a few weeks ago.

Severus clenched his jaw "He is gone now, I promise he won't hurt you again."

I nodded slowly. "I'm glad to be back." I smiled.

Before I knew it Severus gently patted my head and showed a genuine smile "Glad to have you back."

"I am sorry Professor, but it appears break time is over and your next class will begin shortly." The nurse interrupted us.

Severus took his hand off from my head and turned around "I do not care, I am staying here for the rest of the day." He spoke coldly.

— - Time Skip - —

"I have a surprise for you!" Jennie called as she and my other friends entered the hospital wing.

"Panther!" I exclaimed and took my cat from Jennie. He curled up into a small ball on my stomach and fell soundly asleep while I pet him.

"Lucy!" Harry, Ron and Hermione all exclaimed in unison.

Severus was also still there. Him and I were talking all day and I told him how grateful I was that he stayed by my side so long while I was out. 

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