“I think he’s waking up! James, hurry!” Harry’s eyes fluttered open then quickly closed again against the bright lights.

“Whe-where am I?” his voice sounded so weak. Harry suddenly sat up, “where’s Voldemort! Someone has to help Dumbledore!” He opened his eyes again as he felt someone’s hand holding his. He gaped at his god-father who has been dead for over a year! “Sirius? A-am I dead?”

Sirius looked at him like he’d lost his mind, “it’s ok, Harry! Lilly, James, I think you’d better call the doctor!”

“Doctor? Where am I?” harry was shouting now, he was having trouble taking all the information in at once. “Wait, James and Lilly?! My parents?”

“Yes, they are in the hallway I’ll go get them!” he stood and hurried to the door.

Harry still did not understand what had happened or where he was. He tried to get out of bed but couldn’t move his legs. “What the devil is going on here?” he mumbled to himself. All was forgotten when his mother walked into the room. Harry was near tears as his mother hugged him. “Oh, mum!” she was crying and petting his hair.

“Harry! We thought you would never wake up! After the accident...” she broke off, sobbing.

“what accident? Mum? What do you mean ‘accident’? How long have I been here? Where’s Voldemort?!”

“Harry, who is Voldemort?” James had entered the room with the doctor.

“It is probably someone from one of his dreams. I told you that he was having normal REM cycles even though we could not explain why he was waking up.” the doctor sounded just like Dumbledore!

“Professor?” Harry gasped, wide eyed as he groped for his glasses. “Where are my glasses? I cant see!” he sounded slightly hysterical.

“They’re right here,” Sirius handed them to him, a concerned look on his face, “doctor, is he ok?” harry scowled slightly, the man didn’t look anything like Dumbledore.

“He should be fine, but I would like to give him an examination. So I need everyone out.” the doctor made shooing motions to everyone.

“No, wait! I want mum to stay, I need her to I have spent so much time,” his voice broke as a tear spilt down his cheek.

The doctor gave him a thorough checkup and declared him healthy. “I think once his confusion wears off, he will be fine. He will, however, have to start physical therapy to work on his atrophied muscles.” he left then, to make the appropriate appointments.

They sat in silence for a few moments after James and Sirius re-entered the room. Harry finally broke the silence. “Someone, please, tell me what is going on.” he looked from face to face as they all dropped their eyes to the floor. “What happened?!”

“Well,” it was James who finally spoke, “about six years ago, you, your mother, and I were in a car accident. Your mother was driving and we were sideswiped by a large truck. You have been in a coma ever since.”

Harry couldn’t speak. How could this be possible? What about his school? His friends? Was it all a dream? He closed his eyes for a moment and took several deep breaths and asked them just that. “What about Ron? And Hermione? And,” his voice cracked, “my Ginny? Were they all figments of my imagination?”

“Well, there is no school called ‘Hogwarts’ as far as I know, but Ron, Hermione, and Ginny are all very real. They are in school right now but they usually come by afterwards, so you can see them then.”

Harry thought he could never be happier. He had his whole family back and his friends were real. Things slowly began coming back to him. He remembered where they were going the day of the accident. “Uncle Vernon’s! That’s where we were headed!”

“Yes that’s right, Harry!” Sirius patted him on the shoulder enthusiastically, “it was your ‘aunt’ marge’s birthday. And they were having a big party.” He suddenly turned sad, “we wondered where you all were, we never realized that you were hurt.”

Harry laughed softly, “oh, im sorry Sirius! But that would be why I made them so terrible! You should see how they ‘treated’ me!” he shook his head, trembling with mirth.


To be continued....

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