The Heir of Danger

Sick

Harry's POV

I woke up with a pounding headache and pain all over my body. Everything seemed distant. I heard Lupin yell. Suddenly, people swarmed in to the room. I quickly realized that they were all the people I loved. They were being loud and screaming in celebration. At first I was confused, but I soon realized they had saved me so I tried, through all my pain, to smile. I was so happy I was out of that dreaded cell. Even through the happiness, I couldn't ignore the sickening pain. I knew I had to hide it. I didn't want anyone to worry about me anymore than they already were. They all seemed so ecstatic that I was alive and well and I refused to ruin it for them.

"Hey guys... Thanks for saving me," I said, trying to act normal.

"We're glad to have you back, Harry. Are you alright though, Mate? You seem to be in pretty bad shape," Said Ron. 

"Yes I'm fine... I'm just- really tired. I'm really sorry but can everyone just leave for a bit so I can gather together my thoughts and rest?" I pleaded.

"Of course dear," Replied Mrs. Weasley. 

She walked out and beckoned the others to follow her. She softly closed the door making me think I was alone. I sighed in relief. I could finally just let out the pain I was feeling. I screamed in to the pillow on the bed. Then out of no where I felt a sharp pain in my lungs. It was becoming harder and harder to breathe. I started to cough up blood and the world started spinning. My breath became short and slow. What was happening? I saw Remus rush in to the room and then... Everything went black.

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Two Hours Later

I woke up and saw three worried faces.

"Hey..." I said trying to stay causal. 

Mrs. Weasley, Sirius, and Remus looked at me like I was crazy. "Soooo... what's up?" I questioned.

"Harry what happened?" Sirius asked me gently.

 "I'm not sure." I replied.

"Here is a blood replenishing potion. That should make you better," Stated Mrs. Weasley.

 I drank it but didn't feel better at all. I just smiled and thanked her. "Much better!" I said enthusiastically. They all looked relieved. 

"Would you like some dinner?" Asked Mrs. Weasley. I thought about how I was hungry before, but now I wasn't. 

"No thank you." I responded. The adults looked at me curiously. 

"Are you not hungry?" Asked Remus. 

"No not at all." I stated. 

"Can you at least go and sit with us while we eat?" Asked Sirius. 

"Of course." I said. 

"I'll, uh, meet you down there." They nodded and walked out. I stood up and instantly felt dizzy and weak. I slowly walked downstairs and headed towards the kitchen. I sat down at the table and warmly smiled at everyone. Mrs. Weasley fixed me a plate of food, even though I asked her multiple times not to. I started eating so I wouldn't be impolite. As the meal went on, I noticed that my hand started to randomly bleed. I quickly hid it and started eating with my left hand. Hermione and Ron looked at me strangely because they knew I was right handed.  I ignored them and continued eating. As I was close to finishing the meal, I got a horrible feeling in my stomach. I had a strong urge to throw up. I stood up quickly and went to the bathroom as fast as I could. I plopped down by the toilet and my whole meal came up. I could hear the worried gasps of everyone. There goes acting okay. I thought. I stood up and I noticed that now both of my hands were bleeding and so was my chest. I hid my hands behind my back and paced back in to the kitchen. Moody's eye quickly fell to where my hands were hidden.

    "Mr. Potter... Why don't you show everyone your hands," He said. 

"My-my hands? Why?" I stuttered. 

"Because you shouldn't keep secrets." He replied. I slowly pulled out my hands and showed them to everyone. 

"It's uh... Probably just from Voldemort." I said. 

"Nothing's wrong." By this point I knew I was lying to myself about this. Something was wrong. I started to think other people were catching on too.

    I started to walk out of the room, when I burst in to a fit of nonstop coughing. I fell to the ground wheezing. I couldn't breathe and I was becoming very light headed. To make matters worse, a horrible migraine appeared in my head. I curled up in a ball trying to get rid of all the pain. I felt myself be picked up by someone. I heard Sirius mention Madam Pomfrey. I then felt like I was being apparated away. I became dizzy and very confused. I felt myself being carried somewhere and placed on something that seemed like a bed. I heard voices all around me and tasted a terrible potion in my mouth. After that, I don't remember a thing.
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Sirius Black's POV
   I looked, sadly, at my godson on the Hogwarts infirmary bed. He had seemed so happy. He had fooled us all. No one had any idea what was happening. As I watched Madam Pomfrey do tests on Harry, I tried to think of all of the best scenarios. Maybe it was just after effects of curses Voldemort put on Harry. Those could be fixed, right? I looked over at Dumbledore and I saw that he looked worried. That wasn't a good sign...
    I waited impatiently, for what seemed like hours, for the tests to be done. Madam Pomfrey said she was almost finished. She soon grabbed another dreamless sleep potion and gave it to Harry.
    "I've finished the tests but I don't want him to wake up to the horrible news," she said in a sorrowful voice. "What news?" I asked panicked. "Well... Harry has-".
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Yay another cliffhanger! Can anyone guess what's wrong with Harry? (It's pretty obvious if you read the tags to my story). Anyways, I have finally made a story with 1,000 words. I have worked on this story for many hours and more edits to this chapter and previous chapters are to come soon. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. It really makes my day. I really hope you are enjoying it so far! I enjoy all of the support from everyone! I hope you all have a great evening. Goodnight and see you in my next chapter.
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Edit/Comment: I edited this when I was really tired, so hopefully it's okay. Thanks for reading and have a great day!