WILDEST DREAM ➛ʜ.ᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴡɪɴ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ

015

"I thought he was dead for sure."

"But he didn't even break his glasses."

"Shut up you toads"

"That was the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life."

Harry's eyes snapped open. He was lying in the hospital wing. We, the Gryffindor Quidditch team,
spattered with mud from head to foot, was gathered around his bed. Ron and Hermione were also
there.

"Harold!" I said, looking at him in worry. "How're you feeling?"

"Better" Hary said in a sarcasm tone making me sigh.

"What happened?' he said, sitting up.

"You fell off," said Fred. "Must've been – what – fifty feet?"

"We thought you'd died," said Alicia, who was shaking.

"But the match," said Harry. "What happened? Are we having a re play?"

No one said anything. The look on Harry's face looked like stone. 

"We didn't – lose?"

"Diggory got the Snitch," said George. "Just after you fell. He didn't realize what had happened. When he looked back and saw you on the ground, he tried to call it off. Wanted a re- match. But they won fair and square ... even Wood admits it."

"Where is Wood?' said Harry.

"Still in the showers," said Fred. "We think he's trying to drown him self."

Harry put his face to his knees, his hands gripping his hair. Fred grabbed his shoulder and shook it roughly.

"C'mon, Harry, you've never missed the Snitch before."

"There had to be one time you didn't get it," said George.

"It's not over yet," said Fred. "We lost by a hundred points, right? So if Hufflepuff lose to Raven - claw and we beat Ravenclaw and Slytherin ..."

"Hufflepuff'll have to lose by at least two hundred points," said George.

"But if they beat Raven claw ..."

'No way, Ravenclaw are too good. But if Slytherin-"

"Alright guys, that's it" I clapped my hands breaking their conversation and threw a glare at them. I turned to face Harry and sat down on the bed. "It's alright Harry, you don't have to feel so down." 

I said while rubbing his back. He sighed, looking at me. "I know that you feel very bad that you lost a quidditch match, but.. it is what it is now, we can't change it, so don't think too much. "

"Thanks Mads" He smiled, I smiled back. "Oh yea, what about my Nimbus?" 

I took a deep breath, looking at others. "Uh...your broom Harry.."

 "What?' said Harry, looking from me to the other.

"Well ... when you fell off, it got blown away," said Hermione hesitantly.

"And?"

"And it hit – it hit – oh, Harry – it hit the Whomping Willow."

Harry took a shock face, for sure his heart is scattered. 

"And?" he said, dreading the answer.

"Well, you know the Whomping Wil low," said Ron. "It – it doesn't like being hit."

"Professor Flitwick brought it back just before you came round," I said in a small voice. 

Slowly Hermione reached down for a bag at her feet, turned it upside down and tipped a dozen bits of splintered wood and twig on the bed, the only remains was the stick. 

"Ouch" I murmured looking at the condition.

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"Are you alright Professor Lupin?" 

"Why, yes" He smiled kindly passing me a cup of tea. 

I narrowed my eyes at his face. His old robes were hanging more loosely on him and there were dark shadows beneath his eyes and some scars. 

He was back for his work but now he looks very weak. I was sitting with his in his office after my classes. 

"Were you on a war or were you really ill?" I asked. 

He chuckled sitting down on his chair. "I was ill Madeline" 

"You can't lie to me Professor" I said with a straight expression. "You told me everything about my parents and how good friends you were with them, so you can trust me in this if there's something."

He stopped looking at me shocked. He gulped with a sigh. "You are Lilly's daughter" He laid back on the chair and looked at me. "I'm a Werewolf Madeline" 

There was silent for a good 1 to 2 minute. He looked at me I looked at him. He looked at me in hope while I just stared at him in a straight face. 

"So?" I smiled. 

He knitted his eyebrows. 

"So what you're a werewolf, that doesn't make you a bad guy that you are scared to tell" 

"You don't understand Madeline, it's not a easy job" 

"I know how it is and I also know that you feel scared that you'll hurt someone..right?" I asked. 

He nodded without looking at me. 

"Professor you should not be scare of it, it's our natural ...furry thing and it will ha- Why are you laughing?" I frowned. 

"No no it's- It's just that James used to say that..that Furry thing." He smiled. 

I smiled back. 

"You know what..I think i'll tell you how I got this 'Furry thing' " He nodded. I smiled that he trusts me and them he started.