You're Nobody 'till Somebody Loves You - chapter 6

[snapealina]

Title: You're Nobody 'till Somebody Loves You
Author: snapealina 
Rating: T
Pairing: Severus Snape/Ron Weasley (no slash)
Disclaimer: The brilliant J.K. Rowling own the characters. I just play with them... a lot...

Chapter 6

Ron had no idea how long he had been asleep when he suddenly heard people talking. He opened his eyes and saw Madam Pomfrey and Dumbledore standing bent over a person in the bed next to Ron’s.

He couldn’t see who it was, but he could hear Madam Pomfrey and Dumbledore whispering.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in such bad shape before,” Madam Pomfrey whispered to the headmaster. “What have they been doing to him?”

“I don’t know,” said Dumbledore. “It’s more than just the Cruciatus curse this time. He must be really angry to do this to one of his own. Thank Merlin he made it back here in time.”

Ron sharpened his ears as best as he could, but he couldn’t make out more of what they were saying.

“Well the best thing right now would be to let him rest and let the potions do their job,“ said Dumbledore.

Madam Pomfrey nodded in agreement. They shut the curtains around the bed, and walked silently out of the room.

Ron was getting curious. Who was that person in the next bed? And what had happened to him? Something worse than the Cruciatus curse? Ron shrugged just by thinking of it.

He wanted to get up from his bed and peer through the curtains, but he felt dizzy just sitting up, and didn’t dare to leave the bed in this state. He would probably find out tomorrow anyway. He closed his eyes and fell back to sleep at once.

Morning came, and Ron was brutally awakened by Madam Pomfrey opening the curtains and letting the sun in right in Ron’s face.

“Well, good morning, Mr. Weasley,” she smiled at him. “How are we feeling this morning?”

Ron grunted and looked over at the bed next to him. The curtains were still covering the mysterious person. Madam Pomfrey peered through the hangings.

“Good, he is still asleep, Merlin knows he needs it.” She looked at Ron again. “Hungry?”

Ron nodded. He was starving! She smiled at him, and went to get him some breakfast.

Minutes later she came back with a tray of pancakes and toast. Ron dug in at once. He stuffed his face with food as professor Dumbledore walked in.

“How are our two patients doing this morning, Poppy?” He looked at Ron and smiled. “Well, Mr. Weasley seems to be getting better. He has certainly not lost his appetite.”

Madam Pomfrey laughed. Ron flushed and stopped chewing at once.

“And the other one?” asked Dumbledore.

Madam Pomfrey’s expression became more serious and her voice dropped to a whisper.

“He is still asleep; I guess we won’t know for a couple of hours.”

“Let me know when he wakes up, will you?”

“Of course.”

“Well, it’s nice to know that you are getting better Mr. Weasley. We have been worried about you.” The headmaster smiled at Ron.

Ron swallowed the last bit of pancake and cleared his throat. He wanted to ask his headmaster something he had been thinking about a lot the last hours.

“Professor? Is it true that Sna… I mean professor Snape saved me?” Ron looked puzzled.

”Well yes, I believe that is correct, Mr. Weasley.” Dumbledore answered. He drew up a chair and sat down at Ron’s side.

“Do you know what happened?” Ron asked his headmaster.

“I don’t know all the details, but what I know is that you and professor Snape were having a detention by the lake, and that you slipped and hit your head pretty badly, and then fell in the water. Professor Snape got you out of the water and brought you up here. I don’t know anymore of the details I’m sorry.”

Ron nodded.

“Is there anything else I can help you with, Mr. Weasley?” The old man looked at him.

Ron shook his head. “Just say thanks from me will you?” Ron muttered.

“Well I think you should do that yourself, Mr. Weasley, don’t you agree?” Dumbledore winked at him and left the room.

Ron thought about what the old headmaster had said. Thank Snape himself? Ron really didn’t want to do that. He was still mad at him for throwing curses and for following him. But he had saved his life… Ron really didn’t know what to believe.

Then suddenly Ron flinched. Had Dumbledore said detention by the lake? That couldn’t be right. The detention wasn’t by the lake. Whatever gave professor Dumbledore that impression?

Suddenly he heard a moan in the other bed. The person seemed to be in a lot of pain, but Madam Pomfrey was nowhere to be seen. He called out for her, and she came running at once.

“What’s the matter Mr. Weasley,” she asked.

Ron pointed at the curtains, and Madam Pomfrey went over to the patient and disappeared through the hangings.

Comments

[reg-flint.livejournal.com]

WTF curse has been put on Severus? Voldemort deserves all seven splits to die slow, brutish, nasty, elongated, painful, cowardly deaths. Ron doesn't know what to think...that's understandable. But the next chapter is Ron saying glory is Snape's supposedly desired domain? I wanna read more and more and more...

[snapealina.livejournal.com]

Severus? Who says it's Severus??? LOL ;)
It makes me so happy that you want to read more :)