"Ah—"
No one knew how much time had passed. In Hogwarts' Hospital Wing, Harry suddenly cried out and sat straight up. Without even looking at his surroundings, he widened his eyes and shouted:
"Voldemort!"
"You!"
"Don't come any closer!!"
He instinctively reached out, as though searching for and trying to grab something around him.
"??"
However, he soon got a clear look at his surroundings. He found himself sitting on a clean, soft single bed. There were flowers on the windowsill, and blue skies and white clouds outside, so it was clearly daytime. Then he looked at Ron, who was lying on the other bed nearby with a terrified expression, apparently frightened by Harry's words and actions just now. Only then did he gradually calm down.
"It's all right now, Harry!"
"Really!"
At the other end of the ward, Hermione had been sitting on a sofa, apparently whispering something to Annie. She hurriedly stood and went to Harry's bedside, comforting him repeatedly:
"You're safe now!"
"This is the school's Hospital Wing. Dumbledore found you last night and brought you here."
"You didn't know?"
"When I was taking Ron out, I happened to run into the headmaster, who was hurrying back. After I explained the situation to him, he told us to come to the Hospital Wing first, then went to look for you."
"Really!"
"Here, have some hot chocolate first?"
As she spoke, she quickly poured a cup of rich hot chocolate from a thermos on the table and handed it to Harry, who was still somewhat shaken. After watching him take two large sips, she smiled, took the cup back, and placed it on the table.
"Harry..."
Ron suddenly spoke timidly from the bed beside him.
"You just said the name no one is allowed to mention..."
"He's..."
"He's