Snapshots From Life

Chapter 14 - The Promise

Gwenog Jones ran out into the middle of the pitch. She blew her whistle and yelled as loud as she could, "POTTER!!"

Ginny stopped in the middle of her pass to Ava and looked down to see Gwen waving her down. As Ginny slowly steered her broom down, she saw the concern and fear in Gwen's face. 'Oh no Harry!' was all Ginny could think.

Once Ginny landed Gwen grabbed her by the shoulders, "You need to get to St. Mungo's. Now."

Panic erupted on Ginny's face. She dropped her broom as she turned on the spot and apparated.

Ginny appeared right outside St. Mungo's Hospital still in her quidditch kit. She flung open the front door and ran inside to the reception witch. Panting heavily from her sprint Ginny managed to say, "Mrs. Potter...to see my husband."

The reception witch simply pointed down a hall with a sign that said, 'Emergency Ward.' Ginny took off immediately at a full run. Ginny slid to a halt at yet another reception witch.

With wide eyes, the reception witch stated, "This is a hospital! There is no running!"

Ginny caught her breath. Ignoring the witch's comments, she said, "I'm Mrs. Potter... I'm here to see my husband."

Still annoyed, the reception witch said, "The healers are with him right now. You'll have to wait. You can have seat over there." She pointed to a row of chairs opposite her desk.

Just as Ginny was about to protest, the door to the ward open and a tall man wearing the standard auror uniform came out. In an American accent, he said, "Mrs. Potter? This way."

The reception witch stood up and started to protest. The tall man just glared at the witch as he ushered Ginny through the door. The woman just sat back down.

Walking quickly down the hall Ginny said to the man, "You must be Tom."

The tall, well-built man nodded, "Yes, ma'am."

Tom stood at about 6 foot 4 and looked to be about 225 pounds. His hair was cut close in a military style and he was clean shaven. With what little hair he did have, Ginny noticed he was also a ginger. Tom also looked about 15 years older than her.

Tom stopped at the last door in the hallway and opened it, "Through here ma'am."

Ginny entered the room saw 3 healers rushing around the bed that Harry was lying in. All Ginny could do was gasp. Harry's head was bandaged along with his left hand and arm. Part of his left leg was also bandage. Harry was bruised and battered looking. Parts of his face were a bit swollen. It looked like he was mauled by a werewolf. Tears started to escape Ginny's eyes.

One of the healers saw Ginny and rushed over, "Mrs. Potter, I'm Nora. We're almost done here. He's stable for now, but he's not out of the woods yet. Your husband took the full force of a nasty curse at close range. The next 24 to 36 hours are going to crucial. If he can get past that, it's still not going to be smooth. We don't know what hit him. It's something we've never really seen before. Treatments are going to be tricky, but we're going to do everything we can do."

Ginny wiped her eyes and replied, "Thank you."

Nora smiled, "You can stay if you wish Mrs. Potter." She then turned to Tom, "Auror Warrington, I'm going to have ask you to leave for the time being."

Upon being addressed by the healer, Tom stood straight with his arms at his sides. He shook his head and looking right into the Nora's eyes he said, "No can-do ma'am. Mr. Potter is an extremely high value asset. SOP dictates that an auror is to be posted in his room, two aurors outside his room, and two more aurors at the ward entrance 24/7. The rest of the team will be here shortly. I would be remis if I did not fulfill my duty and obligation."