Healing and Heartache

Poppy had thoroughly checked over Harry the day he woke and pronounced him in good shape but he would have to remain under her care while his strength returned. As part of his treatment, she made him exercise in his room to get used to his repaired body as well as build the muscles back to the proper level. As it was, his coordination and balance were slightly off and in the current environment in the school, she didn't feel it would be a wise move for him to move around amongst the other students.

Harry pushed himself and worked hard to get back in shape since he knew he still had the third task facing him. As far as the results from the potions, the super skele-gro had indeed repaired his bone structure and in the process added a few inches to his height.

Poppy expected this and said that over the next few months, it would seem as if he was having a major growth spurt as his body tried to catch up to what would have been his optimum size for his age and then he would grow normally. The musculus potion was already working wonders as his frame was slightly beefed up and his eyesight had improved dramatically. As Poppy adjusted the prescription in his lenses, she told him that it was her hope that his eyesight would improve to the point where he no longer needed glasses.

The highlight of the afternoon was when he removed his hospital gown to change into normal clothes and found that the musculus potion had indeed repaired the damage including the nipple. With all the damage that had been done, he didn't know why the loss of it bothered him so much but he just put it down to his desire to be normal for once in his life and not some freak of nature. A smirk formed on his face and he whooped out in happiness.

Just as he expected, Poppy ran back in the room to see what was wrong only to find Harry laughing at her as he rubbed his finger in a circular motion around it. She shot him a glare before saying "Yes, I was happy to see that it did grow back but I was wrong about you. That move is more Sirius Black than James Potter."

She realized what she had said when his whole demeanor darkened. "I'm sorry baby. I…I never meant…"

Harry stepped over and squeezed her hand. "It's okay Poppy and I see your point. It was something Sirius would probably have done in the middle of the Great Hall. Too bad he had to be such a selfish prick."

"Don't judge him too harshly. Azkaban does things to people and makes them do things they never would."

Harry sat down on his cross legged and nodded for her to take a chair. Once she sat, he said "It's not Azkaban. It's his whole Peter Pan complex. Hell Poppy, I'm more mature than he is and he's over twice my age. Did he come to you for help when he got out? I'm sure there are potions you could give him to restore him to better condition. I mean, look at what you've done for me."

"No Harry, he has not contacted me for help. He was one of my boys too. He knows I would have helped."

"That makes my point for me. If he truly cared about me or was even concerned about me in any way, he never would have made the choices he made. Last year, I was just thrilled to have someone in my life that was mine. It was great having friends but here was someone who had sworn to love and protect me and the more I find out, the more I doubt that was ever the case. I'm sure he loved dad. Who wouldn't love someone who saved them from their own personal hell? But me? No, I think he only did it to make dad happy."

Poppy looked at him with concern in her eyes. "I don't think that's true. I saw him with you as a baby. He was more proud of you than James was."

Harry looked at her and she could see the pain in his eyes. "Then tell me how come every single person listed in the will abandoned me. Tell me how every single family the Potters were allied with failed me in every way. Hell Poppy, you weren't listed but you did what you had to do until you had an opportunity. I've been classes with children of those families for over three years and not a single one of them have ever said anything to me about our families."

"How do you know this?"

"I didn't tell you all that mum left me. I've seen the will."

"Oh dear."

"YOU KNEW?"

"No, but I suspected. The only thing I could ever figure out was that Albus somehow blocked your parents' will so that he could get control over you. The only people who could dispute it would be the witnesses. Who were they?"

"Frank and Alice Longbottom, Lawrence and Elaina Bones, Sirius Black, Minerva McGonagall, Bearclaw, and Albus Dumbledore."

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