When Ron and Hermione got back to the hospital wing, they immediately noticed a little boy following close behind Madam Pomfrey everywhere she went.

She looked up and smiled when she saw them walk in.

"Harry, sweetie, do you want to meet two friends of mine who will be taking care of you for a bit?" She asked the little boy as she looked down at him. She spoke in a soft, gentle tone as if not to frighten him.

Harry looked up at her before looking over at Ron and Hermione. "Yes please." He said with a small nod as he continued to look between them all.

She smiled down at him before waving Ron and Hermione over to her.

"This is Hermione and her boyfriend Ron. They are going to take care of you for a bit while I stay here and help all of these people feel better okay?" She said, her tone still calm and gentle as she pointed to Ron and Hermione.

Harry looked up at Ron and Hermione from behind Madam Pomfrey's shirt.

"I'm Harry Potter, it's very nice to meet you." He said, his voice soft and quiet, almost as if he was scared to speak too loudly.

"It's very nice to meet you too, I'm Ron Weasley but you can call me whatever you'd like," Ron said in a gentle tone as he sat down on the floor cris-cross-apple-sauce style to be more at Harry's eye level.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Harry, my name is Hermione and you can call me whatever you'd like to," Hermione said with a soft smile as she squatted down to be close to eye-level with him as well. 

Harry looked at them both before giving them a small smile making both of them smile back at him.

"Hey Harry, do you know where we're at right now?" Ron asked in a soft but excited tone.

"We're at Hogwarts... I don't really know what that means though." Harry said, knowing that Madam Pomfrey had told him that's where he was but he didn't know where that really was.

"You're correct, we are in Hogwarts, and do you know what Hogwarts is? It's a castle with real-life magic!" He said, his eyes full of the light spark of happiness.

Harry let out a small gasp, "Real-life magic?" He asked with a shocked face making Ron laugh lightly.

"Yeah! Do you want to go see everything?" He asked with a large grin.

"Yes please!" Harry said with a grin of his own.

"Let's go then! Would you like to walk or would you like me or Hermione to carry you?" He asked as he pointed to the floor, then to his chest, and finally to Hermione who smiled at him as he did so.

"I can walk," Harry said, clearly thinking that if he asked to be carried then he would be a bother and he didn't want to be a bother, he liked these people. He doesn't want to make them upset.

"Okay, are you okay if we hold hands then? We don't want you getting lost." Hermione asked as she and Ron stood up.

Harry nodded before he stood in between Ron and Hermione. Each of them held one of his hands before they waved bye to Madam Pomfrey and then made their way outside to show Harry what the castle looked like during the daytime.

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They reached outside rather quickly. They walked out a good distance from the school before turning around to show Harry how large the school was.

"It really is a castle!" Harry said as his eyes widened in awe, trying to take in everything all at once.

"Of course it is, we wouldn't lie to you," Hermione said with a little chuckle as she looked down at Harry.

"Would you like to see some more things outside now?" Ron asked as she too looked down at Harry.

"Yes please," Harry said with a quick nod as he looked up at him with a smile.

So, Ron and Hermione walked him over to the Black Lake and told him all about the creatures living inside of it and how he shouldn't go swimming in there but he can always look at it and enjoy its beauty.

Next, they took him over to see the Whomping Willow but they stayed far enough away from it that it wouldn't hit them.

"That is the Whomping Willow, we need to stay away from that tree, or else it will go bam bam bam and we'll go ouch!" Ron said in a silly tone, moving his hands up and down as he spoke as if imitating the tree.

Harry giggled at his actions. "You have to pinky promise me that you won't go near the tree okay Harry?" Hermione asked as she held her pinky out to Harry.

"Okay," Harry said with a nod as he latched pinkies with Hermione, a more serious tone now, not wanting to make her upset by not agreeing to what she was saying.

"What is a pinky promise?" Ron whispered to Hermione when she and Harry let go of their pinkies.

"It's like an unbreakable vow but without magic because Muggles do it." She explained in the best way she could.

Ron nodded in understanding before squatting down to be Harry's level again. "It's almost dinner time, would you like to see the Dining Hall and eat lots and lots of food?" He asked with a grin.

Harry looked confused. "I don't have to make the food?" He asked confusing Ron and Hermione.

"Of course not, you don't have to make anything while you're here with us," Hermione said with a small frown, wondering why he would think he has to make them food.

"Okay," Harry said with a small confused nod.

The trio walked back into the school and headed towards the Great Hall.

Harry let out a gasp as he looked around "The stairs are moving!" He said as he looked up at them.

"They do that a lot," Hermione said with a smile. "You'll get used to it after a while," Ron added.

Harry nodded even though he thought that he would never be able to get used to something like moving stairs.

Soon they reached the Great Hall though before they went inside, Hermione pulled the boys to the side.
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