La Pietra

17

The next morning, Harry was the first to wake up. His eyes were slightly puffy and his limbs were stiff. His neck hurt from a position that he moved himself into that night while sleeping. Maybe a trip to the hospital wing before breakfast would do him good. After quietly getting out of bed and preparing for the day, Harry made his way out of the common room and up the stairs from the dungeons.

His mind was rather blank that morning. He got lost quite a few times before he got to the infirmary, not thinking about even the directions. He quietly opened the door and slipped in the room, looking for Madame Pompfrey. She was in the far back, looking at a shelf that was full of potions.

"Good morning Madame Pompfrey." He spoke quietly, but his voice carried in the silent hospital room.
"Hello dear, what can I do for you?" She asked him turning around, then gasped when she saw him.
"Harry, dear, what happened to you?" She asked as she hurried over to him.
"I had a rough evening with the Ravenclaws. And then when I woke up this morning my neck hurt. I was wondering if you had anything that I could take to help me?" Harry asked
"Yes I do dear, take a seat somewhere and I'll get the potions to you right away"

Harry sat on the hospital bed closest to the doors and watched the nurse rush back over to the shelf and then walking back to him with two potions in her hands.

"Here is a Pepper-Up potion and a Pain Relieving potion. Bottoms up dear" she said

Harry smiled slightly before tipping the first potion down his throat, then the second. He barely noticed the taste and handed her the empty vials.

"Thank you, ma'am. I must be getting to breakfast. Have a good day!" Harry told the woman before going to the door.
"You too dear, thank you." She said before the door closed.

Then Harry headed off to breakfast, though he wasn't even hungry.