Into The Light (Golden Trio Era) {2}

Embracing the Heart Broken

Mikayla didn't even attempt to talk to the Professor, she knew once she began to speak that she would become a blubbering mess. She heard footsteps echoing in the corridor, that didn't belong to her or Flitwick, Mikayla looked up from her feet to see Snape and Avery rushing through the corridor towards them. Avery began to run towards Mikayla once she spotted her as she and Flitwick reached the Hospital Wing. Mikayla just froze as she watched Avery get closer, Avery almost tackled the blonde to the ground and Mikayla bursted into tears into the embrace.

Avery just whispered her sympathy, and told Mikayla that she was there for her. Mikayla cling onto Avery for dear life, as she cried. "He's gone Av, I-I could-dn't save him." Mikayla struggled to spit out, "I know honey, I'm so sorry." Avery whispered. Mikayla heard the Hospital Wing door open, she looked up for Avery's shoulder, her cheeks sting, eyes red and puffy and her nose snotty as she look up at Madam Pomfrey. "Come on sweetie, lets you looked at." Mikayla nodded, blowing her nose with a hanky that Pomfrey provided. She let go of Avery's body but took a hold of Avery's hand, "can she stay with me for a while?" Mikayla's voice scratched against her warn out vocal chords. Pomfrey looked conflicted but agreed once she saw how much Mikayla needed her sister there.

Once she entered the room, she was overwhelmed with hugs from Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Neville and Luna. She was barely holding herself together, "now, now, give the girl some space, I need to check up on her." The others returned to their beds, whilst Madam Pomfrey escorted Mikayla to a hospital bed next to Ron, Avery took a seat between the two beds, as Madam Pomfrey grabbed her care supplies. Madam Pomfrey started with Mikayla's knees that she scrapped as she crawled on the ground to retrieve Sirius' wand that was in safely tucked in her blue bag, "Ouch!" Mikayla flinched, as Pomfrey rubs the cuts with alcohol to clean the dirt off it, before rubbing some Carra Curatio (CC) on the open cuts. Madam Pomfrey moved onto Mikayla's hip that was severely bruised from tackling Fergal. "Can you drink a few drops to heal any internal injuries?" Madam Pomfrey questioned Mikayla agreed to try it, the matron mixed five drops in a class of pumpkin juice, which Mikayla chugged until it was all gone. "Perfect dear." Pomfrey smiled before giving Mikayla another potion that would soothe her vocal chords that clearly were strained by screaming and crying. She placed bandages on Mikayla's arm that had been cut but not deep enough that CC was need. She cleaned Mikayla's busted lip, scratched forehead, cut cheek, and sliced eyebrow placing small plasters on them.

"I need you lie down on your stomach, so I can check your back for any injuries." Mikayla nodded slowly flipping over, she heard a gasp coming from Avery, Mikayla felt alcohol sting at the bottom of her head, just where it met her neck. "That really hurts." Mikayla hissed on pain, to let the marron know that she was in a lot of pain whilst she was prodding, "I know dear, can you squeeze your sisters hand as it's going to hurt a whole lot more." Mikayla took a hold of railing of the bed, as much as she wanted her sister's hand of comfort, she didn't want to hurt Avery. Madam Pomfrey didn't lie about it getting worse, Mikayla screams were suffocated by her pillow as the matron tended to her neck. Mikayla could tell her knuckles were white due to her death grip to the bed railing, her eyes were shut so tightly that she could see stars and suddenly all the pain stopped. Mikayla took a deep breath of fresh air before Madam Pomfrey went on with examination of her back, noticing Mikayla's left arm looked a little weird. Madam Pomfrey poked it and Mikayla hissed in pain, "yep definitely broken." She told Mikayla to sit up as she examined to see where the break was, she rubbed something into Mikayla's skin, before telling Mikayla to drink another potion. "What is that for?" Mikayla asked pointing at the potion Pomfrey had just given her, "it's a sleeping solution. You need to rest and with everything that you've been through today, I knew you wouldn't be able to fall asleep on your own." The potion was working fast, Mikayla slowly got under the covers of the bed. Avery kissed her forehead saying goodbye and that she'll see her after breakfast. Mikayla tried to fight consciousness but she was losing miserably, as her eyes closed, breathing slowed and light snores flowed.

Mikayla woke mid-scream, she saw that her friends were all surrounding her, she quickly composed herself, "sorry... nightmare." She smiled sadly looking up at them embarrassed, the Hospital Wing door open, everyone's head shot towards the door as Harry walked in alone. Everyone got up and rushed towards him to give him a hug, Mikayla stayed where she was, knowing all Harry needs right now is some space. She watched as everyone fussed over him, Harry was too polite to say anything so Mikayla spoke up, "guys, give him some space please." Everyone returned to bed once they saw Harry's thankful look towards Mikayla, Harry walked over to the blonde, engulfing her with a hug. Mikayla accepted the hug with a sad chuckle, once Harry broke the hug, Madam Pomfrey re-entered the room.

She looked at Mikayla, which made Mikayla realise that she woke everyone up with her screaming. The Matron eyes then fell upon Harry, "Mr. Potter, get in the bed next to Miss Black, and I'll be right with you." Madam Pomfrey looked as tired as Mikayla felt, she grabbed her check up supplies and headed over to Harry. "I gave you the wrong sleeping solution, Miss Black, I was supposed to give the dreamless kind." She handed Mikayla another drink which Mikayla assumed to be the dreamless sleeping solution but Mikayla put it on her bed side table. "I just need a minute.." she whispers, and for the first time tonight Mikayla scanned the Hospital Wing, taking in the sights of her banged up friends, who all fought like warriors to try and save her dad. Mikayla smiled at each tired face as they began to fall back to sleep. "Miss Weasley, can you come over her and give Mr Potter some comfort as this is going to be a sore experience." Ginny hopped up and took a hold of Harry's hand, Harry looked up at the red head who looked at him, with worry ravelled in her eyes, as she tried to comfort him. Mikayla couldn't help but smile at the sight of her two friends, the chemistry between them was intoxicating, and made Mikayla think about a special someone. Mr Fredrick Hugo Weasley, the boy who broke her heart but also came back to fix it...

Mikayla drank the potion that Madam Pomfrey gave her once she knew Harry was ok, the pair cheers their drinks before racing to see who could down it first. Mikayla won, and Harry made a comment that was frankly sexual about Mikayla having more practice at swallowing, which made the pair howl in laughter, before ever so slowly, slipping into the sub-conscious.

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