Chapter 2

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As I step up to the nurse's station, I can't seem to find Hermione anywhere. Nurse Jackie, a blonde lady that has more white hair than blonde, is the oldest nurse on staff. And she always wants to hook me up with on of her relatives or friends relatives.

She stands behind the nurse station as I walk up. As I play my clipboard down, I rest my elbows on the station and rub my face "Is everything alright, doctor?"

I sigh, before declaring "There's one trait that good nurses and doctors have, you know?" She gives a confused look and I joke "We manage to function on three hours of sleep."

She scoffs, before declaring "I heard you're newly single."

I hum, before declaring "Infidelity will do that to a relationship." She gives a confused look and I shrug "I'm rarely home. Plenty of time to screw a delivery guy."

She nods, before declaring "You know, my niece just got out of a messy relationship."

I furrow my brow and fakely order "Tell me about her."

She thinks for a second, before declaring "She's tall, thin, and blonde. She in uni t-"

"I prefer brunettes." I state, before giving a weak smile "More than one blonde in a relationship leads to a mad coupling."

She furrows her brow "She's a nice girl."

I tap my knuckles on the counter and state "You'd be surprised on what I do during my free time."

She scoffs, before asking "What free time?" I shrug, before she remarks "Half the time, you sleep in your office!"

I hum, before asking "Someone called me about a relative of a John?"

She checks a few papers, before declaring "Yes, Grace moved Misses Granger and her family in-"

"Malfoy?" A familiar voice calls. When I straighten up to face the waiting room, I find Hermione stands in shock.

I give her a weak smile "Granger."

She glance back into the waiting room, before declaring "I don't know if I should hug you, or punch you."

I scoff, before remarking "You broke my nose and gave me a concussion, last time you punched me, so..."

She chuckles, before striding towards me and pulling me towards her. As she hugs me, she asks "Did you write to me?"

I whisper a soft "Yeah." She pulls away and I smile "Congratulations, by the way! You and Ron?"

She nods, before declaring "Rose is in the waiting room, actually. With everyone else."

I nod, before she asks "So, what's happened to Harry?"

I take a deep breath, before asking politely "Why don't we talk in the waiting room?"

Her expressions go grim and I walk her into the waiting room. As the Weasleys look up to me, I find them all shocked, angered, upset, or a mix of two or three.

There's a little boy, and a baby. Besides the Weasleys, nobody else is in the room. Silently, I shut the door and sit on the table.

I quickly look over my notes, before announcing "I want to preface everything by saying I gave him a bit of a boost in his healing process. I do this from time to time, when I think a patient needs it."

They nod and I look over my shoulder to ensure that nobody is coming, before telling them "A millilitre of purified dittany extract will boost his progress, but it won't ensure he wakes up."

They go concerned, and Ginny asks "He's not awake?"

I give a pitiful smile, before looking down at the clipboard "When you see him, you'll find he's got several broken bones, bruises, and lacerations." I nod, before reminding "It might scare you, but I don't you to worry about them, okay?"

They nod and I explain "I preformed a splenectomy, craniectomy, placed a chest tube for a pneumothorax lung, and used the leading pacemaker."

"English, please." Ron orders, before I give a regretful look "What the fuck does that mean?"

I clear my throat and declare "A splenectomy means the removal of a spleen. It was ruptured and causing internal bleeding."

"His heart stopped working." I state, before clarifying "The pacemaker fixes that."

George sighs "What's the lung thing?"

I look over him and state "One of his lungs was completely collapsed. I placed a tube in his chest to help that."

"Crainectomy." I sigh, before explaining "I opened his skull, and the protective layer of cranium tissue, to relieve the pressure on his brain."

I look over my notes, before declaring "At a later date, I'll replace the chunk of skull I took out, and screw it onto the skull with little plates."

They nod, before I place my clipboard beside my and declare "Let's talk about statistics."

They look me over and I explain "With most of these surgeries, comes later risks." I wave it off "Shortness of breath, the need for a new pacemaker, if the heart doesn't repair itself."

I nod, before continuing on, darkly "Dittany extract can't fix any mental disabilities." They look like they all swallowed a brick "And we won't know if he has any, until he wakes up." They nod and I let out a shakey breath "If he wakes up."

Molly looks at me with teary eyes and asks "If?"

I give a morbid look, before clarifying "He's on life support." They look like all the life had been drained out of them.

I clear my throat, before giving them a bit of hope "Good news, his spine is in perfect condition. He shouldn't be paralyzed."

"If he wakes up." Arthur remarks and I give a short nod. He sighs, before asking "When can we see him?"

I pick up my clipboard and tell them "Only two people allowed in an ICU room at a time." I shrug, before declaring "I'd break the rules, if I didn't fear he'd need to head back to surgery."

They're silent for a moment and I stand. As I walk towards the door, I stop and ask "Do you know what he was doing in Wiltshire?"

Ginny furrows her brow and tells me "He was getting paid by an old person." I cock wn eyebrow to her "I think he was screwing 'hem."

I furrow my brow and declare "I thought you two were-" she shakes her head and I hum in enlightenment.

She scoffs "Not after I found out he likes to screw guys."

I scoff, before asking "The Golden Boy is gay?" They nod and I chuckle, softly "No shit?" When they don't reply, I ask "Any you all accept him?"

They look between one another in confusion, before George asks "Why wouldn't we?"

I furrow my brow, understanding hate for muggles wasn't the only hate death eaters share.

I give a short nod, before declaring "I'll take two of you back when you're ready." I clear my throat "Just meet me at the nurse's station."

When I walk out of waiting room, Jackie furrows her brow "How do you know Misses Granger?"

I lean against the counter and scratch my forehead, before declaring "We went to school together."

She gives a weak smile "Did you two used to date?" I scoff, before shaking my head.

"She fucking hates me." I state, as Hermione and Ron step out of the waiting room.

Jackie looks to Hermione and asks "So, do you know what type of girls Draco dated back in school?"

Ron furrows his brow and asks "Didn't you date Pansy Parkinson?"

I scoff, before declaring "She isn't my type." Ron hums and I look at Jackie in annoyance "Jackie wants to wed me to one of her many relatives."

She gives a weak smile and I sigh, before grabbing my clipboard. I look to Ron and Hermione and ask "We seeing Harry?"

They nod and I smile at Jackie "You're a doll!" She smiles, proudly, before I lead Ron and Hermione to the ICU.

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