Severus was no stranger to fear. He had spent most of his life afraid of something. As a child, he had been terrified of his father. As an adult, he had sworn his allegiance to an insane murderer. None of that compared to watching his son's chest slowly rise and fall. Harry had been asleep for two days after his little stunt. Severus was going to give him a long lecture, once he woke up.
"You know Harry, your mother used to threaten to beat the stuffing out of my father. He was a terrible husband and a worse parent. Once I turned seventeen, I left and never looked back. My mother had died a couple of years beforehand, so I didn't feel guilty leaving. Even though Lily and I had a falling out our sixth year, it turns out she kept her promise. Sirius told me she marched up to my old house and dragged my good for nothing father outside before beating the shit out of him. I can almost picture it. I have a lot of regrets in life but the biggest one was never apologizing to Lily. I was so angry at everything and the Dark Lord promised that I would get the recognition I deserved. I was such an idiot but I was young. I would do it all again though. All of the pain and suffering would be worth it because I got the best son in the world. So please wake up, Harry. This old man doesn't know what he would do without you." Harry hadn't made any movement through his speech. Madame Pomfrey said talking to Harry would help him wake up. Severus had demanded they get a second opinion. She sounded like she was getting into Trelawney's cooking sherry.
"Hi father." A voice whispered in front of him and he looked down to find Harry staring at him. All of his thoughts of reprimanding him flew out the window as he scooped the boy up.
"Harry! We've been so worried! How do you feel? Does anything hurt?" He turned his head and shouted "Poppy! Get out here. Harry is awake!" The nurse bustled out of her office and started waving her wand around him.
"Severus, you need to let go of Mr. Potter so I can scan him properly." She said dryly and he reluctantly set him down.
"It seems he has made a full recovery from his magical exhaustion. I suggest he take it easy for the next couple of days." He nodded seriously. He would make sure Harry followed her orders.
"Father, how long have I been asleep?" He yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"Son, you've been unconscious. It's been two days since the second task!" Harry squinted at him and he handed him his glasses.
"Is Draco okay?" He asked suddenly and looked around wildly. Severus rolled his eyes. Those two boys were ridiculous. Draco had been worried sick over Harry and the first thing Harry does when he wakes up is ask about Draco!
"Draco is fine. Mummy had to knock him out so he would sleep because he refused to leave your side." Harry seemed to be a little dazy so he just nodded.
"I'm glad he's okay. When I saw him floating in the water, he-" Harry shivered and wrapped his blanket around himself. Severus knew what he was going to say. His sweet son had almost burned his magic out for Draco and he couldn't imagine how terrified he must have been.
"If you want to talk about it, I would be happy to listen." He said softly and Harry shook his head.
"Maybe you could just give me a hug?" He said hesitantly. Severus held him and let him cry into his shoulder.
"It will be okay. Father, Papa, Daddy and Mummy are here for you. You don't have to do everything alone. We will always support and love you." He just kept murmuring reassurances until Harry fell asleep again.~~~~~~
Hermione was in a hurry. She did not have time to wait for the staircases so she ran and jumped off the one she was currently on. She managed to grab the next set and pulled herself up.
"Merlin's saggy pants! Granger, what are you doing?" An older Ravenclaw asked and she spared him a glance.
"Harry is awake!" She sprinted down the corridor and slid to a stop as Ron slammed into her. She caught him before he could fall.
"Thanks Herm! Let's go." They finally made it to the hospital wing where Harry was still staying. They found him surrounded by adults as Draco held him tightly to his chest. She scanned him over and was relieved to see some color in his cheeks.
"Hi Herm! Hi Ron!" Harry waved at them and she handed Ron her handkerchief as he started bawling.
"Harry, it was awful! You were so pale and I didn't know what to think." Ron climbed into bed with the other boys and Harry patted his back.
"I'm sorry for scaring you guys." She squeezed onto the bed and pinched his cheek.
"It's okay, Harry. I'm sorry for not explaining the clue properly." He flushed and hunched his shoulders.
"It's not your fault. I should have told you I wasn't good at riddles." The doors slammed open and the rest of the HFC plus Viktor filed in.
"Harry!" They all cried out and gave him hugs. She could see Professor Snape watching them like a hawk to make sure they didn't upset Harry. They talked for a little while before Harry started yawning. Mr. Black started fluffing Harry's pillow while giving Draco the stink eye.
"Alright children, Harry is still recovering so you will have to go." The potions Professor said and they all waved goodbye before leaving.
"You know what this means?" Fred asked and they all looked at him.
"We need to throw Harry a get well party!" George announced and they all grinned happily. What a wonderful idea! She had the other members go get four people from each House and bring them to the club room. As they all were dragged in, she stood on the desk.
"As you've all heard, Harry has woken up! He's still rather exhausted so I thought we could do something nice for him. We've decided to throw him a get well party! We will be taking up collections so if you could all spread the word throughout your House that would be great. Any questions?" One of the Gryffindor prefects raised her hand.
"Um, why do we care?" Hermione casually got down before holding her wand against the girl's throat.
"Because we love Harry." She hissed and watched the other girl swallow hard.
"Makes sense! We'll be happy to help!" She agreed quickly and Hermione stepped back.
"Wonderful!"
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