Lavender and Hermione were walking down the corridor to the hospital wing following dinner. Hermione didn't have much of an appetite but Lavender had practically force fed her, telling her best friend warmly: "Hermione you need to keep your strength up to look after Y/N."

The pair arrived at the infirmary entrance and were greeted by the two Unspeakables who look forward blankly.

Lavender stared at the pair, slightly confused, slightly unsettled, by their identical appearances and emotionless blank stares. Hermione tried to stifle her giggle at Lavender's reaction as she spoke clearly:

"Hermione Granger and Lavender Brown here to see Y/N L/N."

The Unspeakables continued to stare straight ahead before finally the one on the left replied, saying only:

"Negative"

The two girls looked at each other puzzled, Hermione quizzing the Unspeakables, asking:

"Negative?"

"Negative" the one on the right repeated.

"We are both on the list to see him though?" Lavender asked confused.

"Affirmative" lefty replied.

The four stood there in an awkward silence before Lavender asked leadingly:

"And we cant see Y/N because....?"

She raised her eyebrows and rolled her wrists, almost begging the Unspeakables to provide a straight answer.

"Only two authorised visitors may visit the Prophesied One at one time".

Another awkward silence.

"So someone's already in there?"

Lefty answered:

"The Prophesied One already has a visitor. Only one more can visit".

"Who?" Hermione asked. She thought she saw all of their friends at dinner.

"All information relating to the Prophesied One is classified" Righty answered.

Good god this is frustrating! Hermione thought to herself as she squeezed the bridge of her nose. She noticed Lavender's face was going red and rubbed her best friend's shoulder before turning back to the Unspeakables:

"So one of us can visit him?" Hermione asked, trying to speak as calmly as possible.

"Correct" say lefty.

"Why didn't you just tell us that?" Lavender asked abruptly, clearly running out of patience.

"All information relating to the...."

"Yeah yeah we get it we get it" Lavender snapped. She appeared to be contemplating knocking the pair of Unspeakables over the head with a bedpan.

"Why do you even call Y/N that?" She asked in fury.

"The Prophesied One is the Prophesied One so we call him the Prophesied One" lefty replied.

"That information is classified" righty said with a tinge of anger, reprimanding lefty.

Lavender squeezed the bridge of her nose with her thumb and forefinger, stomping her foot in annoyance. Hermione stared in bewilderment. She turned to Lavender:

"Just go in there Lav"

Lavender looked over to Hermione in shock:

"No way Hermione, he's your... you should go."

"It's ok Lav. I'm spending the night here, go see him. I promise it's ok. I'll come in when the other person leaves."

"Ok. Thanks" Lavender smiled, hugging her best friend tightly. She turned to the Unspeakables, who still hadn't moved from staring ahead blankly. Lavender cleared her throat. Lefty asked:

"Name and reason for visit"

"OH FOR FU... Lavender Brown. Here to visit the Prophesied One" Lavender snapped loudly before attempting to breathe deeply and calm herself, speaking through gritted teeth.

Hermione bit the inside of her cheek, trying her hardest not to laugh at the interaction in front of her. The doors swung open briefly, before promptly closing as soon as Lavender entered. Hermione looked up to righty, who was directly in front of her.

"So do you two know Jacob?"

Righty looked ahead blankly before answering:

"All information relating to the Prophesied One is classified".

Hermione didn't answer. She turned and with a roll of her eyes entered the waiting room across from the infirmary and took a seat. She smiled to herself, whispering:

"I'll be in soon love."

-~-

Lavender walked through the hospital wing, she was anxious to see Y/N, but also concerned. Hermione had warned her to prepare herself. She looked over and saw Madam Pomfrey through her office window. She smiled and waved at her, Madam Pomfrey reciprocating.

Lavender walked passed a number of empty hospital beds before she reached a cubicle with the curtains drawn. She stopped to breathe deeply before she heard a voice. She decided to listen.

-~-

Katie sat in the cubicle, smiling as she stroked Y/N's abdomen with her fingernail, her other hand interlocked with his much larger one. She smiled at him as he laid on his bed, comatose.

"Don't worry my sweet boy. You'll be awake soon. That silly girl may have broken your heart but I'll take care of you. I'll do things for you that you can't even imagine."

Lavender had heard enough. She stormed into the cubicle. Her anger intensified as Katie turned to her smiling. Lavender looked down, Katie had one hand holding Y/N's, while with the other she was drawing circles with her nail and fingertip on Y/N's abs. Lavender exploded.

"What the hell do you think you're doing!?!" Lavender roared, glaring at Katie. Katie looked back at her with a smile.

"How wonderful to see you Lavender. I was just comforting Y/N. My poor, poor boy has had such a terrible day".

Lavender erupted again:

"Take your damn hands off him bitch. He isn't your boyfriend and you have no right to touch him!"

Katie smirked with a malicious glare:

"Oh I'm sorry. Would his girlfriend mind? Oh right, he doesn't have one does he?"

Katie's smirk turned into a grin. The angrier Lavender got the more Katie grinned. Lavender's lip curled:

"Listen bitch. You need to back off him or I'm gonna-"

"What in the name of Merlin is going on in here?"

Lavender turned around to see an extremely angry Madam Pomfrey storm in to the cubicle. She glared at the two girls:

"This boy was moments, moments from death only hours ago. He needs calm and rest and all I can hear is you two screeching at each other."

"Ask her Madam, she's the one molesting him"

Lavender snapped before turning to see Katie, sitting in the chair, hands in her lap. She looked horrified.

"Lavender what a horrible accusation to make. I was just sitting her quietly wishing Y/N a speedy recovery when she came in screaming, Madam Pomfrey. I honestly don't know what came over her" Katie smiled and batted her eyelids at the nurse.

Lavender's eye twitched as her nostrils flared:

"YOU FUC-"

Lavender roared only to be cut off by an extremely aggravated nurse.

"OUT! Both of you!"

Katie gasped.

"But Madam, surely-"

"No Ms.Bell, enough! Y/N needs calm and quiet. Go, before I get the Unspeakables in here!"

Katie stood with a fake smile on her face. She walked out and as she passed Lavender their shoulders collided, sending Lav back several inches. Katie whispered:

"This isn't over bitch" before she smiled again at the matron and waking out of the infirmary.

As she exited she looks at Hermione, who looked back at Katie puzzled from the waiting room.

Katie sauntered passed and waved at Hermione with a look, one of her best, before continuing on.

Lavender stormed out of the infirmary moments later glaring towards Katie's retreating form before walking into the waiting room and engulfing Hermione in a tight hug.

"She was in there? What happened?" Hermione asked, still confused as to what had happened. Lavender forced a smile as they separated.

"Nothing important love, you just go in there and be with Y/N. I'll send someone else down, then I've got to talk to Bea. I'll catch you up later ok?"

"O...K..." Hermione replied with a raised eyebrow. She knew something was up, but at that particular moment all she cared about was getting back in to see Y/N. The two hugged again before Hermione smiled, telling Lavender she would see her at breakfast the following morning. She got passed the two guards at the door and rushed in with a big smile on her face, oblivious to the nurse who was watching her with a chuckle. She sat right next to Y/N, smiling widely, and taking his large hand in hers.

"I'm back Y/N. I didn't want to go but Madam Pomfrey made me. I don't know if you can hear me but if you can, I don't want you to worry. You're just having a nice sleep now and you'll be up and at it again soon. Knowing you, I'll have to nag you to death to keep you from winding up straight back in here".

She finished speaking and turned her head, seeing something out of the corner of her eye. Madam Pomfrey was stood there and hurriedly wiped a tear from her eye.

"Told you he would be ok Ms.Granger. I'm sure that just feeling your presence here would make Y/N feel better."

Hermione smiled at the matron and turned back to Y/N, noticing a bright red stain on his cheek and the side of his lips. She looked at it puzzled:

"Madam Pomfrey, what is that on Y/N's face?"

The nurse stepped up and a scowl crossed her face.

"It's just residue off a potion Ms.Granger, I'll clean it off now."

Lipstick, she thought to herself. That little madam.

-~-

Lavender entered the Gryffindor common room only to be met face to face with an extremely angry Erin Bell, screaming at her.

"How dare... How DARE you bully another student. Especially my sister!"

Lavender's eyes nearly popped out of her head, her mouth dropping wide open in shock, stammering a reply:

"Wh- What are you talking about Erin?"

"Don't play dumb with me. Katie told me everything. She hasn't stopped crying since she got back!"

Erin pointed behind her, Lavender's gaze following her outstretched arm and pointed finger to the couches she normally shared with her friends. She saw Katie sitting there in tears, being comforted by Angelina Johnson and another friend of theirs, Alicia Spinnet.

Lavender looked back at the furious Head Girl.

"I didn't do-"

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" Erin roared, pointing right in Lavender's face.

"I'm disgusted with your behaviour. Detention every night this week. I'll make sure it's with Snape as well. Keep away from my sister or I'll take house points next. Now get out of my sight!"

Lavender glanced again to see Katie smirking at her when the other girls weren't looking. She let out a cry of frustration before turning and storming out the common room. Harry chased after her.

Lavender stormed off, thinking to herself It's on bitch before Harry caught up to her.

"You ok Lav?" He asked concerned. Lavender stopped and scowled.

"That was all bullshit. C'mon, let's go to the library. Bea and Cedric said they would be there. We'll tell Ced he can see Y/N, then we have to talk to Bea."

"Do we?" Harry asked confused.

"Yeah we do" Lavender replied as she stormed off again.

-~-

The pair arrived at the library and quickly found Beatrice and Cedric. The two Hufflepuffs were sitting together very close, both leaning in to read the same book.

"Comfy?" Harry asked with a smirk. Beatrice and Cedric both looked up in shock, a bright red blush lighting up on both their faces as they moved away from each other quickly. Harry chuckled as Lavender smacked his arm.

"Sorry to interrupt but we need to talk to you Bea. Cedric, if you want to see Y/N now is a good time, Hermione is there by herself" Lavender said with a still aggravated tone.

"Oh right thanks. Is that ok with you Beatrice?" Cedric asked, Lavender smirking with a knowing look at Harry. Beatrice laughed.

"Of course, go, he's one of your best friends. You don't have to ask me permission, Diggory" she answered with a smirk.

Cedric blushed at the use of his last name and then nodded to the two first years and before exiting the library slightly ruffled.

"So you needed to speak to me?" Beatrice asked as she looked at the two first years concerned as they sat down.

She looks flustered Harry thought to himself, before wisely taking Y/N's advice on thinking before speaking, deciding to keep that thought to himself.

Lavender looked at Beatrice with a hard stare as she answered:

"Yeah, we have a big problem. Katie bloody Bell!"

-~-

After a somewhat confusing conversation
Cedric managed to get passed the Unspeakables at the infirmary door and approached Y/N's cubicle apprehensively. He put his head round the curtain and was shocked at what he saw.

He had grown quite close to the boy and considered him one of his closest friends. Initially he approached Y/N feeling an obligation to Dean and Penny, for how much that had looked after Cedric when he first arrived at Hogwarts. It had quickly grown to genuine friendship with though. After that it grew to a close bond, the two making a point to hang out together several times a week, usually in the library in the evenings, where they would study together, joined by their two close lady friends.

This made it hurt even more to see Y/N in this condition. Unconscious, looking like hell with a massive scar across his chest with bright purple bruises covering his torso. Cedric composed himself. He wanted to stay upbeat for Hermione.

"Hey Hermione. How you holding up?" He asked with the bravest smile he could muster.

Hermione looked up and smiled at him, but the strain of the past week, especially today, was showing.

"Hi Cedric, I'm ok. Just keeping Y/N company".

"How is he?"

"As good as can be expected. Madam Pomfrey said it's basically a miracle he survived. He got hit with a glancing blow it seems, any deeper and..."

Hermione paused and composed herself, fighting off tears.

"The bruising has only developed in the last hour or so, he had a number of fractures from his landing that Madam Pomfrey needed to heal".

Hermione composed herself again, wiping her eyes as Cedric rubbed her shoulder with a look of sympathy and compassion. Hermione continued:

"But he's alive, and that's the important thing. He's going to remain in the coma until the residual cursing clears up with the lotion treatment, hopefully the day after tomorrow."

"And the scar, it's permanent then if it's curse based?" Cedric asked warily.

"Yeah, but hopefully he doesn't mind. I like it. Makes him look more devil-may-care"

Cedric chuckled before looking at Hermione with a devilish smirk:

"Do you like it, or who it's attached to?"

Hermione giggled and blushed, saying through her crimson cheeks "Shut up".

Cedric laughed and they sat there in a comfortable silence for a while. It was finally broken by Madam Pomfrey coming into the cubicle.

"You've got five minutes til curfew Mr.Diggory. I suggest you get going. And I suggest you change for bed Ms.Granger. You can use my office if you like."

Hermione answered absentmindedly, without thinking:

"I'll just change here after Cedric goes"

Too late did Hermione realise what she had said, and as Cedric and Pomfrey looked at her surprised she burnt red in embarrassment.

"I-I-I mean Y/N won't see anything while he's a-asleep"

Cedric laughed and Pomfrey rolled her eyes, answering:

"It's fine Ms.Granger" before her eyes narrowed and she continued:

"While he is out of it".

The nurse then chuckled and left.

"Alright I better go too" Cedric smiled. He stood and approached Y/N's upper torso, placing a hand on his comatosed friend's shoulder.

"Not sure if you can hear me mate, but I'll come back and see you tomorrow. Maybe when you wake up, try not to be so much like... you... for a while. You stress your girlfriend out too much".

Hermione blushed again and Cedric winked at her with a chuckle, adding:

"See you both tomorrow"

-~-

"That bitch!" Beatrice snapped angrily. Lavender had spent the last twenty minutes explaining to Beatrice what she heard, what she saw and what Katie had done. Beatrice was furious.

"And you've got a weeks worth of detentions?"

"Yep. Can't do anything with her sister being Head Girl" Lavender replied with a scowl.

Beatrice inhaled deeply, closing her eyes as she exhaled, trying to compose herself. She looked at Harry and Lavender again:

"Ok we have to be smart about this, think things through. Harry you need to stick to Y/N as much as possible at Quidditch, make sure Katie can't be alone with him. Same with Fred and George, I'll talk to them and Maisy tomorrow morning"

Beatrice spoke as she looked at the bespectacled boy earnestly. He nodded in return:

"No problem. Y/N had been working with the twins and Peeves to prank Filch, maybe suggest to them to keep him busy with another prank?" Harry asked. Lavender rolled her eyes and chuckled, muttering "boys".

"Alright when we speak to them about it we don't say anything about Katie, just that we are worried about someone attacking Y/N and they need to watch his back".

"They're his godbrothers. I don't think that will be a problem" Lavender smiled. Beatrice nodded and smiled, replying:

"Right. The rest of the time we need to work with Ron, Cedric and Maisy to make sure Y/N isn't alone around the school and especially that Hermione isn't. I don't trust Katie around her and if Katie stupidly did something to hurt Hermione..."

"It wouldn't be pretty" Lavender said, finishing Beatrice's sentence after she trailed off. Beatrice nodded and continued:

"We just have to get through the next couple of months and then her bitch of a sister is gone".

"Sounds like a solid plan" Lavender smiled. Harry looked between the two gifts before muttering:

"So what's my job again?"

Beatrice couldn't help but laugh as Lavender hit him over the head with a rolled up parchment.

-~-

Hermione had changed into her pyjamas, even though Y/N was in a coma she couldn't help but blush. She sat next to Y/N again, holding his hand. Pomfrey called out from behind the closed curtains:

"Decent, Ms.Granger?"

"All done" Hermione replied with a smile. The matron entered and smiled seeing Hermione holding Y/N's hand and lovingly stroking his forearm.

"I'm grateful for your friendship Ms.Granger. Y/N is very lucky to have a friend like you"

Hermione pondered why Madam Pomfrey would be grateful for their friendship as the matron cleared her throat.

"Ok Ms.Granger, sleeping arrangements. Normally I wouldn't mind you sleeping next to Y/N, but given the fact that under the bedclothes he is naked-"

"He's naked?" Hermione gasped, blushing profusely, not having intended to cut the nurse off, especially not that loudly. Pomfrey chuckled.

"Yes Ms.Granger"

Hermione thought about it for a moment and blushed even harder. The matron shook her head, still chuckling:

"Feel free to sleep in the next bed over, I'll even move it over for you to be next to Y/N. Just don't tell anyone, ok"

Pomfrey winked and Hermione nodded. It was fortunate that Y/N was the only student in the medical ward tonight.

Madam Pomfrey levitated the chairs out of the way and set the bed right next to Y/N's. The nurse wished them both goodnight with a smile and left the cubicle, turning the lights in the infirmary right down.

Hermione climbed into bed before crawling over to Y/N. She smiled looking at him as he rested peacefully.

Hermione looked at his lips, thinking back to the night in the common room. She pondered it momentarily before shaking her head.

No. It wouldn't be right. She leant forward and kissed him on the cheek. She wished him good night before holding his hand and laying her head down for the night.

-~-

Y/N was sat on a seat, at a platform. He wasn't sure how long he had been there. The place was idyllic- white and pure.

He wasn't sure what was going was going on, but neither was he worried, or panicked. He felt completely at peace. As he sat looking forward he felt someone sit next to him on the bench he was on. He turned his head to see who it was and his eyes widened in shock.

"Dad?"

Thomas smiled and held his arms out- Y/N diving into them for a tight hug. The two sat there happily in the embrace for what seemed like an eternity before Y/N leant back puzzled and asked:

"Dad, am I dead?"

Thomas smiled at his youngest son.

"You're in the veil son. You will wake up, this isn't your time. I've got a lot to show you Y/N. About the past, about the future. About what you were born to do. You will remember nothing when you wake up, but the knowledge I impart on you will return to you, at the right time. Let us begin..."