chaos ~ fred weasley

12. unbelievable

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The first thing I see when I come to is Remus Lupin peering over me with a bar of chocolate clutched in his hand.

My eyelids hurt when they crack open, and my whole body feels like it's been dragged over a bed of knives. Wincing, my hand goes to my head, where my fingers gently probe my temples. My entire being is on fire, and it hurts. Despite all of this, I manage to sit up and look around.

I'm lying on a bed in the infirmary, and it's still dark. Glancing at the clock on the wall opposite me, I realize I've been unconscious for around two and a half hours. As the events of earlier on tonight come back to me, I grow more and more anxious. Ignoring the headache that pounds every time I move, I look frantically around for Allie. "W-where is she?" I say raspily to Lupin, who sits beside my bed. I can't see Julian either, and Madam Pomfrey is gone too.

Lupin gestures over me, and I follow his finger to see Allie. She is fast asleep, and she looks peaceful. This doesn't calm my nerves. Seeing this, Lupin puts his hand on my arm. "She's okay. I don't know what happened, but you healed her. After you passed out, you let go of her hand and she stopped glowing. We used that device Madam Pomfrey had to figure out that she had a brain bleed, and it's gone. Whatever you did to heal her made her really tired so she's sleeping it off now. And before you ask, Julian is with Professor McGonagall explaining why the infirmary started glowing, and why the floor shook and the windows shattered. Hopefully he can think of a good explanation. We used a memory charm on Madam Pomfrey, so not to worry about that."

I say nothing. I just nod and turn my head to look at Allie. I don't want to think about what happened- I just want to be happy that Allie is okay. Lupin places a square of chocolate on top of the sheets, and then he stands and walks away.

**

I don't know what Julian told Professor McGonagall, but whatever he said worked, because she didn't bother us for the rest of the night- she just put two guards outside the door to the infirmary and left us alone. When Julian comes back and sees me awake, he crushes me in a hug. I hug him back, wincing as another jolt of pain shoots through my body. "I'm so glad you're okay," he says.

"I'm glad she's okay," I murmur, looking back at Allie. Wordlessly, we both pull up chairs and sit beside her. Julian takes her hand, and I hesitate before taking the other. I feel no course of energy, and Allie doesn't start to glow, so I relax. Watching Julian with Allie is an interesting experience. When she's awake, it's a whole other story, but when she's unaware, his expression is unguarded. His thumb rubs small circles on the back of her hand, and he looks sheepish when I notice him. "I won't say anything."

"Won't say anything about what?" Allie mumbles, her eyes cracking open sleepily.

I grin widely, and Julian mirrors my expression. "Don't worry about that. How do you feel?"

Allie pauses, wiggling her toes and moving her head around cautiously. "I feel... bloody brilliant."

I laugh, sighing with relief. "You do?"

"Better than I have in ages. I have no idea what kind of voodoo shit you did to me, Vee, but it feels amazing."

"I have no idea what I did either," I tell her honestly.

"I know what you did," Julian interjects, his face serious and full of awe. "You channeled all the energy from around you and put it into Allie. That's what healed her."