My Immortal

Ch. 3

“When you cried I’d wipe away all your tears
When you’d scream I’d fight away all of your fears
And I’ve held your hand through all these years
But you still have all of me”

Severus stepped onto a well know path in the Forbidden Forest. He walked for a short distance until he came onto a clearing, stopping in the middle to gaze up at the sky. It was near sunset on that summer night, you could just see stars winking in existence. ’Another day has passed. How long can I last with out thinking of my Harry? How can I live knowing that I have given up all hope?’ Severus thought. He was so lost in thought that he didn’t hear the cry of pain to the right of him. There on the ground was a pitch black eagle. It was trying to get on it’s claws but with another pain filled screech it passed out. Severus was brought out of his thoughts by the screech and whirled around and saw the eagle. He slowly crept up to the eagle and knelt down beside it. On closer inspection Severus saw that one wing was broken at an odd angle with some his feathers were singed and that he was barely breathing. He carefully touched the eagle to see if he could get a respond to movement. When it didn’t move he carefully picked the eagle up, making sure that he didn’t jostle the broken wing too much. When it didn’t react to the movement he turned and made his way back to the school, going to the Infirmary.
“Madame Pomphrey?” Severus called.
“Severus, what is it?” asked Poppy coming into the infirmary from her office.
“Can you heal this eagle? I found him stranded in the Forest.”
“I think so. Lay him on the bed over there and I’ll do what I can.” Severus walked over to the nearest bed and carefully laid the eagle on the bed. Poppy carefully straightened the broken wing making sure that it was a the right angle for her to fix. As she started to do the incantations for the spell she let out a gasp. She turned to Severus and asked, “Can you go get the Headmaster? I need him to release a curse that it on him, if we don’t then it won’t survive the night.”
Severus turned and ran out of the infirmary. He didn’t know why he was running he just sensed that it needed to be done soon. When he reached the gryphon statue he said the sweet of the week, “Mike and Ikes.” He then ran the rest of the way up the spiral stair way and knocked on the door.
“Come in Severus.” called the Headmaster.
“Albus, Poppy needs you in the infirmary. I found this eagle in the Forest and in has a curse on it that only you can remove. I don’t think that it is just an ordinary animal. Can you come please.” asked Severus. He stood just inside the door panting trying to catch his breath.
“Of course. Lets use the floo and go to Poppy’s office.” With that the Headmaster got up from behind his desk and walked to the fireplace. Severus stepped up behind him and after a bright flash of light they were in the infirmary office.
“Is that you Albus?” called Poppy.
“Yes, how is the eagle?” asked Albus stepping out into the infirmary.
“I need you to hurry. I am losing him.” told Poppy in a hurried voice. The Headmaster stepped up to the eagle and started an incantation. As he was doing this Poppy turned to Severus and asked, “Severus, can you go into my office and get a bottle of the restorative potion that I keep there?”
Severus turned and walked back into the office. He rummaged through Poppy’s personal supply cabinet and found the potion in question. Just as he turned and walked out of the office he was blinded by a flash of light.
“What the heck…” he said only to fade away as his vision returned. There instead of the eagle lay the one and only Harry Potter. Still bruised and battered he lay there alive as ever. He even looked the same as he had five years ago. There was no sign of aging or anything, just more battle scars lining the lithe body. Severus, shocked at seeing his lover lying on the bed, dropped the container he was holding. Albus and Poppy looked up from where they were examining Harry, not even noticing that Severus had walked through the door.
“Severus…” called Albus, but it was already too late. Severus has turned and fled the infirmary, running straight to the dungeon. Albus turned back to Poppy and asked, “How is he?”
“I really don’t know. I didn’t even know that it was Harry until you had finished the spell. I wonder where he has been all these years. I mean Severus has been looking for him all this time…” she trailed off as the young man in the bed stirred.
“Huh…where am I?” mumbled the man on the bed. Bleary emerald eyes blinked, looking around slowly. “Professor Dumbledore? Poppy?”
“Harry, my boy, how are you feeling?” asked Dumbledore.
“Everything hurts, where am I?”
“Hogwarts Infirmary. What was the last thing that you remember?”
“I remember getting in a fight with Severus, then I reached down and grabbed my broom when I was port-keyed into a circle of Deatheaters. I remember starting a battle with Voldemort when everything went white. I think I started to transform myself into my animagus form and then I was waking up here. “
“Harry what was the date that you disappeared?” asked Poppy. All the time Harry and the Headmaster was talking she was doing healing spells and charms on him.
“It was July 17, 1997.” replied Harry. Looking in the direction of Poppy’s voice he asked, “Madame Pomphrey, do you have anything to help with my vision like some glasses that can be adjusted to my eyesight or something?”
“No but I have a potion that can correct your eyesight. Let me go get it while the Headmaster explains what has been happening.” She turned and walked to the supply closet next to her office.
“Professor, what is she talking about?” Harry asked, his voice starting to sound a little panicked.
“Harry, I am going to ask you to stay calm. Now I want you to know that today’s date it June 25th.”
“June 25th…how is that possible?” asked Harry in a high voice. “Wait… What year is it?” starting to panic even more.
“Harry, it’s been five years since you disappeared. Voldemort was destroyed that day but no one has seen you since then.” replied Albus.
Harry started to hyperventilate. Five years, he thought, I’ve been gone five years. Oh my god, Severus. Where is Severus. The world started to spin and he dimly heard Albus call to Poppy to get a calming potion and come quick. He felt a vial at his lips and he forced himself to drink it, then another vial was placed at his lips and he forced that one down too. He felt an odd burning sensation in his eyes and he closed his eyes. When they had stopped burning he slowly opened them, blinking his eyes into focus. He looked around and saw the Headmaster sitting on the edge of the bed and Poppy hovering on the other side of the bed.
“How do you feel now, Harry?” asked Poppy.
“Calmer, and thank you for fixing my eyes. Umm… Do you know where Severus is?”
“I had better fill you in on the last five years… I think that we should keep this quite that you are back. Now where should I begin…” and so Dumbledore filled Harry in on the events on the last five years.

OK… I am sooooo sorry that it has taken me 3 weeks to get this out. I was going to update 3 days after my last update but then my keyboard fried and it’s taken me this long to get a replacement. Sucks huh, well it’s given me time to come up with an added chapter to my One Shot Flash Back, which I am going to post under a different name here in a few days. Now I would like to hear everyone’s opinion on this story and how it is progressing. I like to hear from my readers on the progress and if anyone has any suggestions I am always open for them because this is the first time I have ever written a full length story of any kind so…
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