Unexpected

Chapter Twenty: Realization

Once Madam Pomfrey was sure that she could find no other solution to James and Lily's problem, she went out of the room giving Harry and Fleur the duty to make them have a good night's sleep. 

"They need a lot of sleep" She said "And please do wake them at 3 am or so and make them drink this, it will loosen their grips" She added, pointing to a greenish looking liquid kept on the table beside Harry. James shuddered and mouthed 'no'. Harry rolled his eyes. Madam Pomfrey then gave Fleur strict instructions to not sleep and told Harry to come and call her only in the time of emergencies. "Everyone needs a good night's sleep, Patient or Doctor" She said, running around the room and closing all the curtains. Lily nodded. Finally after a lot of instructions and suggestions  she checked James and Lily for one last time before going out of the room and closing the door behind her.

"Goodness" James muttered, settling back on his pillow. "You are not going to make me drink that, are you Harry?" He asked nervously, motioning towards the greenish drink Madam Pomfrey had given them.

"Its for your own good" Harry spoke calmly, relaxing back on his chair.

James however looked bewildered. "No! Harry you can't! That's just so...." He trailed off, shrugging. 

"Nobody told you to get your hands stuck James, its your own fault and you have to pay for it" Harry snapped. This time James didn't argue. "I think you should sleep" Fleur spoke suddenly, checking the clock. James looked around too. "Wha-But its only 9!" He exclaimed, pointing towards the clock. Fleur nodded. "You'll wake up at 3 or 3: 30 and you'll already have around 6 and a half hours sleep, I don't reckon you'll fall asleep after that. I-er-don't think the drink would allow that. I've seen students have that and besides Madam Pomfrey said you need a lot of good night's sleep, remember?" Fleur said, looking at James. 

"People have drunk that?" He exclaimed as if unable to believe it. Fleur nodded. "Survived it?" He asked again, looking shocked. "Yes James, survived it. Sometimes things aren't what they look like" She explained, smiling as if enjoying a personal joke. 

Harry agreed.

"Well then I think its not going to be that bad, is it?" James murmured to himself, relaxing a bit on his pillow. "You'll probably like it" Fleur spoke softly, looking around at Harry and winking. His heart leaped and started beating furiously as if it was going to rip his chest apart. Fleur Eliot, the most beautiful girl in the universe just winked at me Harry Potter an average looking boy! His mind screamed that over and over again in his ears.

Six Hours, He thought. Six Hours with Fleur, alone.

"But you must sleep now" She spoke, turning back to James. "Look at Lily, she's already asleep"

Harry turned around for the first time and looked straight at James. And then he saw it. Lily Evans, lying her head on James Potter's chest looking soundly asleep as if no one had been talking around her.

And then he realized how exactly was he born.  

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