Normal POV:

When I awoke, I thought I was dead. As my eyes
opened, shining Sun rays shone in through the big, clear windows. I must
have had tears in my eyes, because the beams of light reflected of the
water, creating sparkles to flutter by, or were those fairies? I was
sleeping on something soft, and was warm. I felt safe for one of the few
times in my life. The only sign that told me that I was still alive was
the heads crowded around me. I gasped and tried to pull the covers over
my head, but the pain in my arm was terrible, too terrible. I started
shaking wildly, that is, until I saw Sev.

"Sev," I whispered and held out my good arm. He grabbed my hand. Trembling, I whispered to him 'Why are the Slytherins here?"

"Don't worry, Rani. They won't hurt you," he told me. I gave them a half-hearted smile.

"RANI?" Many voices shouted and ran in.

"Riv!" Frank exclaimed, shoving Reg out of the way and started to stroke my face gently.

"What
did you do to her!" The unmistakable voice of Tonks screeched at the
Slytherins. Jinxy was holding Narcissa in a choke hold, 'Dromeda had a
firm grip on Bellatrix's robes, Alice was screaming at no one, Remus was
freaking out, and Ted was shaking and glaring at Rabastan. The only
calm one was Lily. She put a hand on Sev's shoulder and asked him, "What
happened?" He took her outside of earshot. Remus had whispered a spell
at the door. I didn't know what it did. Sev's spot next to me was taken
by Reg, who was rubbing his arm and glaring at my brother. I didn't say a
word as the Hospital Wing became a fighting zone. Frank and Regulus
were the only one's who weren't either yelling, kicking, punching,
jinxing, cursing, or hexing. Lils and Sev were still talking. Lils
covered her face with her hands and looked as if she were crying. Sev
hugged her. If I hadn't been so sure Lily would marry James some day, I
would support Sev and Lily.

I didn't speak a word, no matter how
much Frank and Regulus asked questions. The only thing on my mind was
Waiting for Sirius to walk through the doors to see if I was OK. He
never came. After a while, Madam Pomfrey came out of her office and
gasped in horror.

"My!" She shouted. The fighting stopped. All heads turned to her. Tears, for some reason, endlessly rolled down my cheeks.

"Everyone
out! This is unacceptable! Unacceptable indeed! This poor girl was
almost dead! If I were her, I'd go mad seeing this fighting! Especially
after everything she's gone through! Now OUT!" she screamed. Everyone
shuffled out, leaving me alone with Madam Pomfrey, who rubbed her head
between her fingers.

"I'm sorry dear. I need you to drink this. I
will be back soon, I'll bring you some food," she smiled and handed me a
cup. I took it gratefully. She left after I drank it (it was disgusting
by the way). I sat there for a long time, thinking.

Why didn't he come to see me?

He doesn't like you like you thought he did.

Then why did he say he loved me?

Are you kidding? He's Sirius Black.

Why should I care if he come or not?

Because you love him you dumb douche.

Who cares if he loves Marlene and doesn't stand up for me?

You do.

Shut up. I hate you. Stupid brain.

If you hated me, then you wouldn't be talking to me.

I'm not talking to you- shut up.

I mentally glared at myself, but the battle inside me raged on.

I don't love him.

Keep telling yourself that.

I am telling myself that.

Well, yourself doesn't believe you. You obviously love him. If you want something go and get it.

Like that's worked before.

It's because your afraid. But you're a Gryffindor! You can't be afraid. Being afraid of falling just makes you stumble.

I didn't know I was poetic.

Being afraid of falling will make you fall. Trust me.

Why should I trust you?

I am you-

Shut up.

I crossed my arms. Madam Pomfrey came back mere minutes later, carrying a tray of food. She smiled at me and handed me the tray.

"Thank you Madam Pomfrey," I returned her smile.

"No problem dear," she began to walk back to her office.

"Madam Pomfrey?"

"Yes dear?"

"Can I have visitors?" I asked.

"One at a time," she smirked at me. I nodded. "Who do you want first?"

"Lily Evans, then Narcissa Black," I hung my head slightly.

"One Lily Evans, coming right up," she hustled out of the room and came back with my best friend.

"Oh, Rani," She cried and ran to me. She hugged me tightly. I wrapped my one arm around her.

"Sev
told me what happened. I'm so sorry. I should have come after you. I'm
such a terrible friend," she told me, tears all ing her eyes. My eyes
became watery. I pulled away from her.

"No, Lils. You are the best friend I could ever ask for," I smiled at her. She smiled back and wiped away a few tears.

"I
hope you feel better. I'm sorry about Sirius too. He'll get a good
talking to. I mean, a serious talking to," she growled. I laughed, well,
tried to. But the mere mention of his name made me burst into tears.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you upset," she pleaded. I shook me head and attempted to wipe away my tears.

"It's
n-not y-y-you. It's h-him. I ca-can't believe he did-didn't stand up
for m-me. He jus-just let her say al-all those awful thing-things to you
guys. He even-even laugh-laughed!" I sobbed. She hugged me tightly.

"It's OK. It'll be alright. He doesn't know what he's missing, turning you down. Marlene's just wicked-"

"No.
She's not. She knows Sirius doesn't actually love her. She thinks
Sirius hates me, so if she insults me, he'll love her. That's why she's
being so mean," I told Lily, who nodded.

"Well, I gotta go to classes. Madam Pomfrey told me to get...who again?" She stood up.

"Narcissa," I mumbled.

"Are you mad, Rani?" Lils hissed. I shook my head.

"Ok. Ok," she walked away. I kept my head low. I didn't even hear the sound of shoes on the concrete ground.

"Serana?" Narcissa's voice filled my ears as the only sound in existence. I lifted my head.

"I am so sorry, Serana," she said quickly, bursting out in tears. I frowned.

"It's ok, Narcissa," I whispered after a few seconds. She rose her head and sniffled.

"Really?" She asked. I nodded.

"You
helped me. You really did. I'm glad you helped me," I smiled at her
slightly. Wiping away some tears, she smiled back. Slowly, she sat on my
bed.

"I'm sorry for all the years we've hurt you. I'm sorry for
all the things I've said. I'm sorry for everything I did to you. I
guess, when you said 'you don't know what fear's like until you've been
in my shoes' I realized how hard of a life you've had. With us bullying
you, only a mother, those Gryffindor goonies who call themselves the
'Maradurs', and with my cousin, I just...I guess I never really saw how
much pain you go through. I've noticed you've been in the Hospital Wing
more times than I believe anyone every has, especially in one year. I
want you to know I'm really sorry. I'll try everything in my power to
stop Lusious, Dolohov, Avery, and Yaxley to stop tormenting you.
Bellatrix, Rodolphous, and Rabastan feel the same way, just don't tell
anyone," Narcissa admitted very quickly. I looked at her in shock. Then I
did something even my conscience didn't expect; I hugged her. It took a
while for her to respond, but she eventually hugged me back.

"I
really should go. Don't want to be late for DADA," she said, standing up
and picking her stuff from the ground. She laughed slightly as she
wiped away her tears. I giggled and let the tears roll down my cheeks.
As she walked out, I had one thought run through my head.

Are we friends?