🐍Basilisk Venom💧

VIII ~ Finally

~~~Harry's POV~~~

Harry cried out in pain from the force of the hug, and he felt the man quickly let go. Harry reached out his left hand, and threw the breathing mask on his face aside. Harry took a few deep breaths, and shifted his head to look at him. 

The man was sitting on a hard wooden chair to Harry's right. He looked tired and wary, but happy at the same time. Harry felt somebody squeeze his hand, and realised that he was also holding his hand. 

"S-severus?" Harry asked. His voice was croaky and quiet from months of not speaking. 

Severus nodded. There were tears in his dark eyes. 

Harry suddenly felt weak and dizzy, so he relaxed and closed his eyes for a moment. 

"How're you feeling, Harry?" Severus asked in a gentle but worried voice. Harry didn't say anything. He thought that he might throw up if he did.  After a pause, Severus kept speaking. "Madam Pomfrey is getting Dumbledore and your friends." 

Abruptly, there was a loud bang. Harry startled, and opened his eyes. He turned his head to see Madam Pomfrey, Dumbledore, Ron and Hermione rush through the open doors of the hospital wing towards him. Harry felt even more nauseas, but he pushed the feeling away and tried to focus on the people coming towards him. 

Harry shifted into a more comfortable position, and soon he felt too pairs of hands hugging him. He managed not to cry out in pain this time, though. Severus must've seen the pain on Harry's face, for he ushered Ron and Hermione to back off a little. Everyone then gathered around Harry's bed.

Ron and Hermione were standing on either side of Harry. They were looking at him as if he was about to break any second. Dumbledore stood by Harry's feet. Again, he had that knowing twinkle in his eyes. 

"How are you, Harry?" Madam Pomfrey asked as she began to adjust some of the tubes in Harry's arms again. He winced slightly as she jabbed several new ones in. "Are you feeling alright?" She spoke softly. 

"I'm good." Harry spoke in his croaky voice. "Just feeling a little tired."

Madam Pomfrey seemed genuinely surprised at this. "Harry, I'm going to do a few tests on you." She retrieved her wand from her pocket, and murmured a quick spell, before running the wand up and down Harry's body. 

Harry was confused as to why Madam Pomfrey was acting so shocked. But he pushed it to the back of his head when Ron and Hermione started talking to him. 

"I'm so glad you're finally awake, Harry." Hermione said. A couple of tears were rolling down her cheeks, but she wiped them away quickly. 

"Yeah, mate. It's been so long." Ron added. Harry thought that Ron seemed taller and more mature than the last time he saw him. So did Hermione. 

"Guys... How long have I been asleep?" Harry asked tentatively. He feared the answer. 

"Ummm... I don't know... Quite a long time.." Hermione said. Harry knew that she was stalling. 

How bad could the answer be...?

"Three months." Severus's sharp voice said. Severus knew it was better just to be straight with the boy. 

Harry couldn't believe it. He was completely bewildered. 

"T-three months??" Harry repeated. He looked at the people around them, and they all nodded slowly. 

"I-I can't believe it..." Harry murmured to nobody in particular. 

There was a loud beeping sound, and Harry looked up. A piece of parchment had just sprung out of Madam Pomfrey's wand. She grabbed it, and scanned through  the parchment with her eyes. She seemed not to believe what was written on there, and reread it again. 

"T-there's nothing wrong... Nothing..." She spoke quietly. 

"Well, that's good. Isn't it?" Ron asked tentatively. 

"Yes, of course!" Madam Pomfrey said quickly. "But, based on how strong basilisk venom is, I thought Harry would have extensive brain damage, and who knows what else?! But it seems as if his magical core has repaired it all..."

Harry's mouth widened in a smile.

(Just to be clear, Madam Pomfrey means that there's nothing wrong with his vital organs and brain. Harry is still a bit sick.)

A/N: I'm sorry. I feel like this chapter was a bit bad. I had a bit of a writer's block, but I wanted to get another chapter out, so here you go. I hope you liked this anyways. I will go back and edit this to make it better some time in the future ^~^