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Chapter 12:- Hospital

The emergency department of St Mungo's had hoped for, even expected, a quiet night after the gruelling work of the previous day. For the most they were right, their had been hardly any patients to deal with. The most exciting had been a family of three that had been found in the ruins of their house after the Giants attack, but the next arrivals would change all of that.

They were used to all manner of people arriving but the group that Portkeyed into the entrance was not the normal. Aurors were a rare sight in the hospital on anything but business but this group was lead by one and one who look like she need attention. The others with her looked well normal. Most people would just glance at them and forget them, in fact most of the staff did at first and many of them, especially the women, regretted it once they found who was there.

Healer Arnold crossed the room with two of his assistance, he was tired after the previous nights work, but he hated paperwork and took absolutely any opportunity to get involved with cases as they arrived to try and escape it. He studied the group as he walked, their was a total of six in the group, but it hard from a distance to see their conditions but as he got closer his medical knowledge started to notice the problems.

"Good evening, I'm Healer Arnold what the problem?" he asked the lady at the front who seemed to be swaying slightly.

"Three of us need checking over quickly, we also need to be treated in a secure room and you need to start right now." Commanded the woman at the front of the group.

He was not use to being ordered about especially in his own hospital. In his 15 years of working he had experienced many different patient attitudes but this was one of the few times that he had actually been order around. As he studied the different members of the group as realised that his quiet night was over.

The three redheads in the group all looked to be of the same family they were not standing together but there was some resemblance. His mind did not recognise any of them but something about the man did jog something. The younger redhead was supporting a young girl. He had seen more girls than normal people, due to his work, but there was something about this girl that tugged at him. She had dirt on her face and clothes but somehow it seemed to make her look better not worse. Whoever she was she was one of the prettiest people he had ever seen, he had to check himself from moving straight towards her and helping.

It was the last two standing at the back that made him realise that everything was going to be different with this case. He was almost at the point where he was going to give the whole case to one of the junior healer but he stopped himself. In the months to come he would spend many nights thinking about this very decision, but for now that was in the future, now he moved forwards.

In the final steps approaching the group he got his best look, so far, at the last two people. They were at the back of the group it was though they were being shielded from him. It did not look deliberate but they were arrange just so. At the back were two teenagers, the girl looked to be leaning heavily on a boy who was in turn being slightly supported by the redhead boy standing in front of him. The girls clothing looked to be torn in many places and covered in what he hopped was only mud, the boy looked calm and proud but his face held something more.

It was at that instant that he recognised the face, he had seen it before the papers looking almost the same. His eyes did what virtually everyone else had done when they first met him they travelled up. He could just see the scar below the fringe he was looking right into the face of one Harry Potter supposed to be the Chosen One. His face turned to look at the girl, his medical mind was already cataloguing the various injuries and ailments but as he looked at her his mind brought up the name unbidden. He was looking at Susan Bones, he had spent too much time at the Ministry on various panels not to know Amelia Bones and if you knew her you soon got to know her niece.

The young Auror at the front of the group had been right he would need a secure room and quickly as soon as the press found out about this they would be all over the hospital.

Turning to his assistance he started to rattle off a set of orders.

"Mark please help me take these people up to the Ministry Suite. Joan you had better tell both security and the press section who's here, also contact Head Healer Brandon and tell him that we have..."

"Healer Arnold we really don't want or need the attention." broke in Tonks seeing the situation beginning to fall out of control.

"I know but I have to report this." Arnold paused and thought for a moment "I know Joan tell Brandon that we have had to open the Ministry Suite for a new case as it's the only one available at the moment." Turning back to Tonks he continued. "At this time of night I suspect that he won't bother to come in and we are not stretching the truth that much. Ok then everybody move!"

With that everyone turned and dashed off on their respective tasks.

**

With surprising little fuss the small group was shown into a small ward. It had a small number of beds in an open ward as well as a few private rooms. Arnold tried to separate each member of the group onto separate beds but fail miserably. The two younger girls would not be separated it seemed that whenever, Ginny that was her name, was moved away from the youngest girl she seemed to get worse it was as though Ginny was keeping the girl calm.

Separating Harry and Susan wasn't difficult as the girl was almost unconscious but moving them further than one bed away made the girl get hysterical and would fight to move closer to Harry. Harry didn't seem to mind where he sat he just followed instructions yet the other boy, Ron, would not leave Harry's bed, he kept up an almost steady stream of mutterings but refused to move away from the chair beside the bed.

The adults were different but not by much. The Auror Tonks was sitting on the bed next to the door, she was constantly looking round the room and then back to the one door as if trying to keep and eye on everything. The last one, Arthur moved between each group and tried to smooth the waters between the children and the Healers.

Shaking his head slightly he moved forwards into the various groups to see if he could start to heal them. He talked to Susan first and found that indeed her injuries were as serious as he first suspected. As he rattled of instructions to one of his juniors he saw the girl was paying him no attention at all. It was as though he didn't exist all she kept doing was looking at Harry.

"Miss could you tell me what happened?" he questioned.

Yet the girl just shook her head and continued to look directly at Harry. Arnold glanced over and saw that the boy was sitting on the side of the bed looking straight back. His face held no emotion he was just looking, the way he held his arm concerned him a little but the girl in front of him worried him more.

"You're Susan right?" he asked again to try and get a response.

"Yes?" came a very week reply.

Arnold glanced behind as he saw his two assistance return to the ward. Both of them started directly towards him and he knew that they were going to bring him more questions than answers.

"Susan, you've got to tell me what happened so that I can help you?"

"You can't help me, only he can. She said so." Replied Susan still lying on her side facing Harry.

The simple way the girl had replied to him managed not to offend him. Their were few people in this country better than him at this and most of them worked in this same building yet the girl didn't want him she just wanted Harry.

Deciding that he was going to get little else from Susan he waved his wand to start to diagnose the problems. The faint blue glow on the tip of his wand illuminated Susan fully as he slowly drew his wand across the body he recorded the differing shades and pulsings of the light. Once he completed the pass across the body he nodded to Joan, even the inexperienced Heelers saw that Susan was indeed in a very bad way.

The young trainee healer leaned closer to the girl.

"Ok Susan I need to get you undressed, OK?"

But all that Susan did was nod.

"Alright the will just get the screen put round..."

"NO..." said Susan violently shaking her head.

"But I must you..."

"No..." continued Susan.

Joan looked back at Heeler Arnold who nodded across towards Harry. She turned her head and saw the boy who was just sitting there watching them.

"Susan I must insist..."

"No...Harry...Please..." begged Susan each word getting fainter.

"I'm not going anywhere, Susan. I'll be here when they have finished." Said Harry quietly

"Promise?"

"Yes Susan I promise."

Susan virtually collapsed as soon as she heard Harry. Joan took the opportunity and drew the curtains to give the girl some privacy. Within seconds she had the girl stripped and laid out fully. She noticed how cold the girl was as she was working on her.

"Healer Arnold?"

"Yes I know. It should be alright she's not too far gone. The gentle warming potion with a one part per million Salamander heart infusion should do it. Mark you assist Joan I want to check on the others quickly."

Arnold walked round the screen towards Harry. He had still to moved and his friend was still sitting on the chair rambling away. As he approached he saw the Harry's eyes seemed to wash across the whole ward as if he was trying to see everything at once.

"Well let's have a quick look at that shoulder then?" asked Arnold expecting to get the same resistance he had gotten from Susan, but to his surprise Harry just turned and presented his shoulder to him.

**

Arthur walked over to Tonks, who was looking better, yet still looked very anxious.

"Arthur did I do right in bringing them here?" she asked in a whisper.

"You had no choice, Susan didn't look good and if we had gone to Hogwarts we would be in even worst state as I think Madam Pomfrey is away."

"What's Dumbledore going to say?"

"Will find out later, he's should be back any time now. We had to do what was best for them." Said Arthur nodding towards the others.

Tonks looked over at the group, they were beginning to calm down she saw. Most of them had been given potions for sleep and she could see that the Healer was working on Susan again.

"Is she...?"

"It's bad, but they think we got her here in time."

"What's wrong?"

"She has got lots of cuts and most of them are infected, but it's her temperature, she's got hypothermia and it's fairly advanced."

"What about the rest?"

"Gabrielle says she fine and just need some rest but I don't know why she keeps shaking almost uncontrollably and won't let the Healers run tests on her."

"I didn't see that do you know why she won't let them run tests?"

"No, Ginny's says that she scared and a little worried about what they might find."

"Worried about what?"

"I can only imagine its something to do with that connection thingy she spoke about."

"What about Harry."

"As normal he says he's fine. The healers have looked him over but he seems more concerned about Susan and Gabrielle and keeps sending them to deal with those two."

Tonks looked at Harry and saw the Arthur was right he was sitting quietly but his eyes were moving around as much as hers.

"Arthur we need to get some of the Order here. I don't trust these people and I think Harry feels the same."

Arthur looked at his children and then nodded. He knew if he tried to take them back home he was going to be in for an argument.

"Ok I'll see who's around and if Dumbledore is back. Look after them Tonks."

"Don't worry, I'll will."

**

Healer Arnold eventually got everybody into a bed and asleep, well all except the Auror Tonks. She had refused any form of sleeping draught and even most of the pain reliving medicine. The bludgeon hex had caused various bruises and such but she just sat there looking at the door and room refusing to rest.

About half an hour after they had started to sleep the first new arrivals entered the room. Mr and Mrs Bones rushed in and were only slightly surprised to be greeted by the tracking wand of Tonks. As soon as the identified themselves they rushed to the closed off bed which held Susan. They talked in hushed tones to the healer and then took their places either side of the bed to wait.

Tonks heard a gentle muttering outside the door she was lying next to. She recognised the voice instantly and smiled at the thought of who it was. It had obviously taken Arthur longer to find help than she thought but the voice told her the help, and probably the best help, had arrived. Without waiting for this new help to enter she beckoned to one of the assistance. Her head was hurting more and more now and her body was screaming for sleep. Taking the smoking cup out of the assistance's hand she swallowed once and let herself fall back onto the bed. She was asleep before the voice she knew had even walked into the room.

**

Harry heard the voices before he even opened his eyes. He listen to the talking not wanting to open his eyes, he knew that when he did they would stop. They never wanted to include him.

"...and you let them talk you into taking him."

"It was the only way." Retorted Tonks

"The danger was too great ... for him."

"We had to find her, Gabrielle said he could."

"She is a confused girl."

"But she was right."

"At the very least you should have spoken to her sister or have waited for me."

"Dumbledore we didn't know when you'll be back. You keep everything to yourself, we could have really used your help with the Giants attack or even after but you were nowhere to be found."

"I don't have to justify myself to anybody, least of all to you Tonks I was doing what was best... for all of us."

"That I know but don't criticise me to doing what I thought was for the best."

Harry could not believe what he was hearing Tonks was standing up against Dumbledore.

"Alright Tonks but there are greater things out there than one simple girl."

"I don't believe you and even if you are right there should be!"

"Yes Tonks, I'm sorry you are right. Ok then what did Gabrielle actually do?"

"I don't know, she asked us to be leave the pair of them alone, we did and then about ten minutes later they came out and said that they could find her."

"Was it her or him that found her?"

"Harry was the one that was telling use were to go, why all the questions?"

There was a pause as Harry imagined Dumbledore mulling over his next answer.

"Harry has become more....complicated and I don't think Gabrielle is the right answer."

"The answer to what?"

"Never mind Tonks you had better get some more rest the Ministry is going to want a report soon and you had better be rested because I don't think they'll give you much.."

Harry waited to see if there was more but there was nothing. He opened his eyes slowly to allow them time to adjust to the light. Almost instantly he felt his glasses being placed on his face. He broke into a grin as he recognised the man now looking down at him.

"Hey Professor Lupin."

"Hey yourself Harry, nice to see you again and please call me Remus."

Harry looked around and saw that someone had drawn up the curtains around the bed. The end was open and he could see across to another bed and upon it, he could tell by the snoring, was Ron and beside him was Mr Weasley but there was no sign of Dumbledore or of Tonks.

"Where's um...Tonks and Dumbledore?" he asked trying to confirm what he heard.

"Ah...you heard. I think that Tonks was dismissed back to her bed and Dumbledore. Well I think he's with the Bone's at the moment. Did they wake you by any chance?"

"Um...yes."

Remus looked at the boy in front of him he knew that legally he was now responsible for the boy but somehow that just didn't seem right. Harry had seen and done so much without adult supervision to try and impose it now was just wrong. He had also overheard what Dumbledore had said, but to him Harry was the same.

"Harry about Gabrielle..."

"She did nothing wrong." responded Harry quickly coming to her defence without realising it.

"Hay calm down for a moment, I'm on your side honestly."

Harry felt ashamed and blushed slightly.

"As I was saying about Gabrielle, did you know I met her before you?"

"No?"

"I meet her before she and Ginny visited on Thursday, she's a nice girl there's something special about her."

"You're telling me." Whispered Harry.

"Did you say something?"

"No nothing."

"Well she really is something special, she found you. I don't think you realise how difficult that is. Some of Dumbledore's frustration a minute ago was due to that I think. He has tried over the past two years to hide you more and more. When you are at the Dursley's you almost don't exist in the wizarding world. He has hidden you because of Him. Dumbledore suspects you could be vulnerable when staying there and has made it so that you can't be found unless he wants you to be."

"But she found me."

"Exactly and it worries him. I think it also worried him that she managed to convince you to run off a save another person so easily especially after the last time."

The thought of the rescue at the Ministry was like ice to his system, the realisation that he had done just the same again only a few hours ago made him shudder.

"See Harry when you stop to think, you now know what you did. He cares for you, in his own way."

"But he didn't tell me about Gabrielle, he let me find out the hard way."

"Harry, I believe in your second year you thought the Draco was the Heir of Slytherin."

"Yes, but..."

Remus raised his hand slight forestalling Harry's reply.

"You spent several months trying to prove that you were right, eventually after toiling for so long you had your answer." Remus looked at Harry.

Harry just looked confused.

"You found out what?"

"That he wasn't."

"You had been sure and yet you were wrong."

"I felt so stupid... I was so sure."

"Precisely, now Dumbledore had been working for years, sure in himself about you and your abilities. But now someone has questioned his answers and is showing them to be wrong. It isn't that he doesn't like to be shown he's wrong but it has been far too long since he has ever been wrong, he's is still trying to prove that he is right."

"But it's my life he's playing with!"

"He knows that, and that's the reason why he's doing it. Your life means more to him than anything."

"What should I do then, follow Dumbledore, follow you. What?"

"That's up to you. You have to do what you feel, truly feel inside that you want to do. Me I'm supposed to be your guardian, but I'm not going to tell you. If you want advice, ask. If you want my help, ask. But you and only you have to decide what Harry Potter wants, all that I ask is that you think anything through before you do it."

Listening to Remus like this was very different to when he was a teacher. For the first time Harry could remember he had just been given his freedom to do what he wanted.

"You're my guardian?"

"Yes it was in Sirius's will, but don't worry about that I'll always let you make your own choices."

"So I could leave the Dursley's?"

"Yes if you wanted to."

"You won't stop me?"

"No... I might even help you to pack if I'm free."

"But...but..."

"That's just it Harry, the buts, you have to think about what you're doing. Is it truly the best?"

"How do I know?"

Remus stood up and held out his hand to Harry. Harry looked confused for a moment before gently grasping it.

"Harry ...welcome to the real world. You're life has just become more complicated than it was ever before. Want some tea?" asked Remus turning and leaving Harry lying on the bed.

Harry just laid their mulling over what Remus had said. He was free to make his own choice, or was he? Everything he wanted to do swum to the front of his mind. He could leave the Durley's forever. He could stay with Ron and the rest of the Weasley's, have fun in the garden, play snap, quidditch everything or could he? All his boyish dreams left him as he continued to think, but would he be safe there. Would his presence bring Voldemort to the Burrows and his friends? What would happen to his Aunt and Uncle? His mind hurt with these thoughts.

**

Dumbledore quietly walked round the partition screen and saw Harry's face of concentration. He had suspected what Remus was going to say to Harry as soon as he found out about the contents of the will. He didn't like it but saw no opportunity to stop it, gently lowering himself into a chair he waited until Harry saw him.

"Ah Harry it is so nice to see you awake, Chocolate?" he asked brandishing a paper bag.

"Um...no thanks."

"I see you are in deep thought perhaps I should go, unless you have a question?"

Harry looked over at the headmaster, he had hundreds of questions he wanted to ask but right now they seemed unimportant. So he asked just one.

"Do I have to stay at the Dursley's for my own safety?"

"Ah...straight to the point. Yet such a simple question has a very complex answer. For me to answer no would be true yet also false. There a many things we do, that we think are truly safe yet they are not if you truly want to protect yourself."

"I think you're avoiding my question."

"Quiet the reverse I'm actually giving you the full answer. Remus probably told you that everything is up to you now."

"Yes." Cautiously replied Harry.

"You remember that I told you you're new teacher would tell you when you could leave and despite what I think about it, that is still the best answer."

"You don't like Gabrielle." Asked Harry automatically

"Harry...it's nothing to do with like or dislike it's always been about you. Whether you chose her to be your teacher or not is up to you but to be safe that person, your teacher, should make the final decision."

"Why, it's my life we are talking about."

"Is it Harry?"

"What about my protection."

"Another good question. Yet once more the answer is difficult, what are we protecting may have been a better question?" prompted Dumbledore

Harry opened his mouth to continue to rant but stopped. Dumbledore was talking in riddles to him but somewhere deep they were making sense, it was like listening to Luna. Luna why was he thinking about her? Closing his eyes he thought about what he had been told and tried to piece together all of the facts.

"I'm dangerous?" He asked without opening his eyes.

"Ah...Harry do I start to see the thinker in you? To answer it is again complex, if your friend Ron or even Hermione were standing here they would scream and shout that you are not, you're just Harry their friend and they would be right. But if it was Lord Voldemort standing here he would most definably say that yes you were."

Harry had kept his eyes closed as Dumbledore spoke but he could picture the small smile spreading across the wizerned face and he was speaking to Harry.

"So the questions I have been asking are incomplete?"

"They could be interpreted as such, yes."

"So any decision that I make could affect others."

"Haven't they already."

It was like a knife in Harry's chest but he still refused to open his grief as now was still not the time. Harry waited for his heart to return to normal before he continued.

"Sir there is many questions that I want to ask yet, what you have answered to the ones that I've asked have given me more to think on."

"Ah...the dilemma of wisdom over knowledge. What is wisdom with no knowledge behind it. But knowledge is useless unless we have the wisdom to use it."

The more he seemed to ask Dumbledore the less of an answer he got. Was Dumbledore just trying to avoid answering the questions or was he truly giving him the answers that he was asking for.

"Harry I will leave you to your thoughts now, but remember that I'm always available to you."

"But how can I get in contact?" Harry asked remembering what Tonks had said.

"Easy send Hedwig, she'll always find me. I therefore bid you a good day."

Dumbledore turned and left Harry all alone.

**

Harry continued to ponder what Dumbledore and Remus had told him but he thought he knew what he must do, at least for a start. Before he could even tell anybody he noticed movement across the way. Obviously while he had been talking to Dumbledore Ron and woken up for he was now bounding across the gap towards him.

"Hay mate I've spoke to mum and dad and they say you can stay with us."

"Um...Ron."

"That's great isn't it you get away from the Dursley's after only a week. Boy are we going to have a great summer together. Come on let's get out of here so we can start." Ron went to grasp Harry arm with the mind to pull him out of bed.

"No Ron wait." Said Harry pulling away from his best friend.

"What?" replied Ron with a concerned face.

"I won't be leaving the Dursley's just yet."

"But I heard that Dumbledore said that you could leave."

"I know, but I have to stay."

"Stay...stay with those..."

"Ron I need time to ... think"

"Think?"

"Yes there's a lot happening right now and at the Dursley's I'm left alone."

"I don't understand." Said Ron sitting slowly in the chair.

"I have to stay, at least for a little while. If I leave I won't get the time I need. Just look at us, we have had to be placed into a separate ward to keep everybody out. At the Dursley's I'm not famous I'm just me."

"But...but..."

"It's alright Ron I just need the time, you can always write. I don't think he'll stop my mail now."

Ron just looked at Harry and wondered what Dumbledore had said to him. This was the first time that he could remember that Harry had actually wanted to go back.

"Well alright if you say so. I had better tell dad and I bet my Mum going to be upset."

"I'll speak to them in a moment."

Ron got up and walked back to his bed shaking his head. Harry slowly got out of his bed and tested his arm and shoulder. Surprisingly he found that there was no pain, in fact they felt the best they had done for some time. He quickly dressed and turned to leave when a white robe healer entered.

"Ah Mr Potter you're up I see."

"Yes... Healer?"

"Of course Healer Arnold. I was pleased to able to help."

"Thank you I've never felt better."

"Some of that is the potion but you should be fine in an hour or two back to yourself."

"Thank you again but I must really be going."

"I do understand, and Mr Potter?"

"Harry please, just Harry."

"If you need me just contact me."

Harry looked at the Healer and saw something in his eye. Arnold looked round as saw that they were still alone.

"Harry honestly if you need help contact me, no questions, no nothing I'll just help you."

"Why?"

"I was there at the end of the last one and all through two nights ago. I don't want to see it again."

"But I'm not..." started Harry.

"That doesn't matter to me if you are or not, just remember my offer."

"Ok." Solemnly nodded Harry.

Arnold nodded back, shook Harry's hand and left the boy on his own. Harry left his cubical and raised his hand to Ron to stop him from coming over again. He saw that he was the furthest from the door and all the other beds had curtains around them. Knowing that he had to speak to some of those present he set off down the corridor.

The bed next to Ron's was empty but this did not surprise Harry. He knew exactly who and where the occupant would be. The bed beside him he saw contained Susan and her two parents. Gently tapping on the metal rail he waited until one of them beckoned him in.

"Harry Potter I'm so glad to see you. I have got to thank you for what you did for Susan." Gushed the woman on one of the chairs.

"That's alright Mrs Bones...."

"Stop being so modest boy, you have just got to ask and I give you anything, anything" Butted in the man on the other side of the bed.

"No it was nothing Susan would have done the same. I just wanted to see that she was OK before I left. I said that I would."

"You're leaving!" squeaked Susan.

"Um...yes I have got to get back."

"But...but..." stammered Susan he emotions starting to rise again.

"Get well Susan and I'll see you at school." Said Harry turning to leave.

The emotions in Susan were building fast, Harry was leaving and she did not want it. He had come and rescued her and now he was just leaving. Her Aunt had told her to help him, in any way and he was just going to walk away.

"Harry...can I ..." but she faltered at saying anything more.

"What?"

She did not know what to say, the look her mother was giving her was not one she was comfortable with.

"Can I write...to see if you need...."

"If you want I don't mind." Replied Harry turning once more.

"But where are you staying?" Susan quickly asked.

Harry stopped for a moment thinking. Only a few minutes ago he would have happily told Susan where he was staying but now his mind was telling him that he should be more cautious.

"Do you have your own owl?"

"No." quietly replied Susan looking down.

"But we have a family owl." Replied her mother quickly.

Harry thought a few moments longer.

"I'll ask Hedwig to drop by now and then. If you speak to her she'll carry a message, otherwise it would best to send it to Ron or the Weasley's they should be able to pass it on."

"Are you travelling then?" asked Susan quickly trying to fathom out the reason for the secrecy.

"Possibility I doubt all be at any one place for long." Replied Harry walking out of the cubical. He had just lied to Susan and he felt really bad about it but he knew that he was right to do so. He would have liked to receive a letter from her. In fact a letter from any girl would have been nice but something was reminding him that he was a target and those close or those who knew his location were going to be one as well. Susan had suffered enough and he did not want her to go through anything else just for him.

Susan watched Harry walk around the curtain and out of sight. Her heart was leaping in her chest trying to follow him but she could not. Her body was weak but the Healers and told her that in a few hours she would be able to go home, but for once she did not look forward to going home. She felt that she had to follow through on her Aunts request and help Harry. Her Aunt had saved her and it was the least she could do and she would enjoy it.

Harry looked at the last bed, the one closest to the door and saw both Remus and Mrs Weasley sitting beside Tonks on the bed.

"Wotcher Harry." Called Tonks.

"Hi Tonks you ok?"

"Fine really, I'm just bunking work."

Mrs Weasley snorted at that one and Remus just smiled.

"I was wondering if you could get me back to the Dursley's?"

"You going back then?" questioned Remus before anybody else.

"I have to, at least for a little while."

"Remember what I said Harry you don't have to." Said Remus.

"I know but I think that I do, for a little while anyway."

"But Ron was so looking forward to you staying." Complained Mrs Weasley.

"I know but I have to go back."

"Did Dumbledore tell you?" Asked Mrs Weasley.

"No it's something I've decided."

"Oh..."

"So Tonks is it possible?"

Tonks looked at Remus and saw that he had a tight smile. She wished she could see into his mind but it was clear that he was not objecting, but she couldn't workout why he wanted to return to those people.

"It's possible but you're going to have to wait until...."

"No Tonks I'll take him." Interrupted Remus.

"You sure." She whispered.

"We'll be fine, won't we Harry."

"Thanks Remus I just need to arrange something and speak to Ron and then we can go?"

"Ok then." Replied Remus as Harry turned and walked to the last bed.

**

He stood outside the curtained area for a moment to watch the scene inside. The two girls were sitting quietly talking away to each other. As Harry watched he felt an almost calm wash over him. This picture of the two girls talk was somehow pleasing to see, it just looked so normal, so right. Knocking gently he walked inside the enclosure.

"Harry!" called out both girls beaming grins at him. Harry almost grabbed for support as he looked at the faces now staring at him. The pleasure was clear to see on both their faces and the smiles were having serious effects on him. As he stood there he saw Gabrielle tilt her head slightly to one side, the effect was truly mesmerising, he knew the he was probably grinning in return but just to look at the pair was all that he wanted to do.

"You've come a visiting?" asked Ginny after a long time.

"Um...yes..." faltered Harry. Now faced with two girls he was beginning to behave like any hormonal teenage boy.

"Ginny! You've embarrassed him." Chilled Gabrielle recognises the look and Harry face.

"I'm sorry, truly I am. I didn't mean too." Quickly responded Ginny realising that she might have made a big mistake.

"Um...I just wanted to say goodbye." Continued Harry trying to suppress his body's responses to the two girls.

"You're leaving already? I thought you were coming back to the Burrows with the rest of us?" Asked Ginny feeling her stomach drop at he thought of losing Harry's presence again.

"I must, I need time...to think?"

"About what?" demanded Ginny.

"Ginny calm down for a moment." Said Gabrielle

"Thanks... Dumbledore told me something. I need to think, at the Dursley's I'll be left alone."

"But how can you go back there, they put you in the shed!"

"It's not that bad actually. It's like camping out."

"Stop defending them, they are awful people." Said Ginny.

"Yes but they are my family." Quietly responded Harry.

"I'm sorry Harry. All I seem to be doing at the moment is saying the wrong things."

"It's alright Ginny, don't worry about me I'll be fine."

"But I'll will."

"Will what?" questioned Harry

"Worry." Whispered Ginny dropping her face to try but failing to hide her blush.

Harry saw the look of concern on Ginny face and felt his heart respond, Ginny was actually concerned. It was not something made up, that look was pure and genuine.

"What about me?" asked Gabrielle quietly.

Harry looked at the other girl and saw that her face almost matched Ginny's.

"I...I...I would like to know more about..." replied Harry feeling embarrassed but wondering if he should be mentioning this in front of Ginny.

"It's alright Harry Ginny knows. Will need her help later anyway."

"Her help?"

"Yes, once you have some control you will need her help."

"Why? What does she know?"

"It's not what she knows it's what she is."

"What she is?"

"Yes, she's in love with you."

Ginny face turned bright scarlet as soon as she heard Gabrielle mention those words. She wanted the ground to open so that she could fall into it yet felt compelled to sit there.

Harry stood there not know what he was supposed to do now. The talking of love and looking at the two girls were having some very nasty consequences for his body but if he moved would they notice? Ginny had told him that she had gotten over him yet here was Gabrielle as calm as ever say that Ginny loved him and Ginny was not saying anything.

"Harry you will have to learn soon to talk about feeling and love especially. That is going to be the only way you will understand and master your new power."

Harry gently shook his head to try and clear it of the image it had just created involving love, Ginny and Gabrielle.

"Are you still willing to train me?" he asked when he got his voice back.

Gabrielle let the breath she didn't realise she was holding out and smiled a smile of pure joy.

"Of course Harry, it's what I've always wanted to do."

The smile caught Harry of guard again, all the time he was standing there these two people were having some strange affects on him.

"Ok then, if you could make afternoons it would be best?"

"Afternoons are fine."

"I'll see you tomorrow then."

"I can't wait." Replied Gabrielle having to stop herself from pouting.

Harry retreated out of their sight and the two girls looked at each other.

"Did you have to tell him?" asked Ginny.

"Yes, you may be embarrassed now but later it would have caused problems."

"But...but...now he knows."

"Ginny after a few days of training he would have known anyway."

"Oh."

"I just thought you would have like to seen his reaction."

Ginny blushed again as she remembered the reaction she did managed to see. The bulge that had slowly appeared as they were talking could only mean one thing. She had felt the stirring within her own body as they were talking and even now she could still feel the heat passing through various parts of her body.

"Am I like you Gabrielle?"

"In many ways yes." She simply replied trying to ignore her own body's reaction to Harry.

"Will I have to...you know?"

"Later possibility for the time being probably not."

**

Harry returned to Remus and Tonks after spending a little time with Ron. He had managed to control his body again with talk of school and quidditch but he did wonder why his reaction was so strong and why did he have so blatant an image of the two girls running around his head.

"You finished now Harry?" asked Remus.

"Um...yes...I think I'll better go."

Remus looked over at Tonks and gave her a small smile as if to say "See!" before he turned and lead Harry out of the ward and back to the Dursley's