Spur of the Moment

Chapter 25

"Mr. Manden, pleased to see you have awoken finally," Severus said as he looked up from where he was examining Harry. Caleb Manden was in the bed next to Harry's in the Hospital Wing where both boys had been for two days now.

"Hi, Professor," Caleb said and looked at Harry who was still unconscious on the bed. "What happened? Is he okay?" he asked.

"When he duelled Mr. Fields and Mr. Reed, he used wandless magic to create a shield around you to prevent you from getting hit with any spells. However, wandless magic is draining when not perfected. He had just left my rooms after a training session in which we practiced wandless magic so his magic levels were lower than usual. When he erected the shield, he used more of his magic and it drained his magic levels. He has fallen into a magically induced coma in order to replenish his magic," Severus explained and Caleb nodded.

"So, he'll be okay?" Caleb asked.

"Yes, he should wake up sometime today. However, he may have a headache. He hit his head when he fell." Severus nodded.

"Good," Caleb said.

"Mr. Manden, now that you are awake, perhaps you can shed some light on what happened that night," Severus said, standing beside the boy's bed.

"Fields and Reed were beating me up because I had said that Harry was my friend and that there's nothing wrong with you and Harry being friends. They said I was a traitor and I wasn't a Slytherin and they started hitting me. Harry came down the corridor and told them to leave me alone. They started yelling at each other and then sending spells. He stunned Reed and used the Body-Bind on Fields, but then he collapsed too and I couldn't wake him up," Caleb explained the events.

"Thank you, Mr. Manden. Mr. Fields and Mr. Reed have been given three months detention and will not be allowed to go to Hogsmeade for the rest of the year. They should not bother you, but if they do, I want you to tell me," Severus said and Caleb nodded.

"Yes, sir."

"Very well. Rest for a couple more hours and Madam Pomfrey will examine you. You should be released before dinner," Severus said.

"Yes, sir," Caleb said and settled back down in the bed to try and sleep again.

Severus waited until Caleb was asleep before going back to Harry. When he had heard what had happened, he had been worried and furious. Harry should've known not to use his wandless magic. Severus shook his head. He and Harry were definitely going to have some words when he woke up.

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Harry groaned quietly as he drifted, unwillingly, back into consciousness. He felt exhausted, as if he hadn't slept for days. He didn't want to wake up. He wanted to stay asleep. However, his body was not listening to his wishes and he was soon looking up at the stone ceiling of the Hospital Wing. He groaned again when he realized he was in the infirmary once again.

Everyone was right. He really was accident prone and attracted trouble.

"Good evening, Mr. Potter," a familiar deep voice said and Harry groaned for a third time.

He knew that tone.

He was in trouble.

Great.

Harry turned his head to look to his left and found himself looking into the gleaming black eyes of Severus Snape. He did not look pleased.

"Hi," Harry said weakly.

He wasn't completely sure what had happened to cause him to end up in the Hospital Wing. He remembered coming across a couple kids beating on another student...