This is part two of the series. Go to I got you for the first part.

"Oh, for fuck's sake… come on, take it!" Harry balanced on his left crutch, trying to flatten a crumpled-up note with his right hand against the glass front of the vending machine before inserting it again in the slot designed for bank notes. Only to watch the machine spit his note out again.

"Balance: 0." The small screen blinking in front of him seemed to mock him. Harry saw his hot chocolate recede into the distance. Damn it, he could have really used it. It was freezing cold outside and Harry would have made a bet that it had started to snow, again. Great, perfect.

"Keep it for yourself then, bitch," he swore, tucking the bill back into his pocket.

"Can I help you?" a voice to his left asked.

Harry picked up his second crutch which he had placed against the vending machine's front and turned.

"Well, if you have change for-". Harry stopped short midsentence as he perceived the man standing in front of him.

The mouth of the redhead dropped open as he recognized Harry as well. A slight blush flushed his face and he fiddled with the strap of his bag.

"Uh… er…" the other man stammered.

"Hullo," Harry said, frowning, "what are you doing here?"

"I… I… am here to see Professor… Helm?"

Harry nodded, raising his eyebrows.

"I… had an appointment fifteen minutes ago but I couldn't find his office and…" The redhead seemed seriously lost.

Harry sighed. "Follow me, I'll show you to his office."

The other man, Ron, it came to Harry suddenly as he looked into the freckled face, froze.

"Uh… you could just explain the way to me and-," he stuttered before Harry cut him off.

"Would you rather search for the office for the rest of the night? I assure you, you won't find another living soul to ask for help inside these walls except for you and me at this time. And by living soul I mean it. The department of medicine is somewhere in this direction. I bet you don't want to stumble into the anatomy hall by accident, right?"

The frightened look on the other's face nearly made Harry laugh. He turned and started down the corridor without taking care if Ron followed.

A few turns and more deserted corridors later they arrived at a glass door. Harry pushed the switch that opened the automatic doors with his elbow. He slowly climbed the few steps that led to the annex of the building behind the door while Ron waited, trying very hard not to stare. Finally he had dragged his left foot on top of the last step.

"It's at the end of this corridor," Harry told Ron and led the way. "Through here."

They walked past several closed doors until the corridor widened and passed two unoccupied desks. Harry stopped in front of the door at the very end of the corridor and banged one crutch against it.

"POTTER!" A voice bellowed from behind the door, making Ron jump. "Didn't I tell you to go to bed? Does anybody follow my orders?! Hell, this really is a circus!"

"Ray? There's someone here to see you," Harry yelled back from in front of the closed door.

"If it's a student tell him to stop pestering me at this hour and to get himself a life. Actually, he could take you along, while he is on it. You could use one yourself."

Harry rolled his eyes.

"It's Ron…" Harry raised one eyebrow and turned to Ron who looked at him aghast.

"Weasley," he whispered.

"Weasley!" Harry yelled.

A second later they stumbled back as the door was pulled open abruptly. A rather short man with thinning grey hair stormed out, arms wide and a broad grin on his face.

"Finally! Thought your plane had taken the wrong direction!" Professor Ray Helm crushed Ron's right hand between both of his and seemed determined to shake it until it fell off.

"Uh… the plane was late, actually, I apologize-" Ron mumbled, catching Harry's eye who tried to suppress a grin.

Professor Helm pulled an only feebly resisting Ron inside his office. "We have so much to discuss! I have all night! I am so excited." Ron managed to throw Harry a last flabbergasted look before the professor closed the door, giving Harry a wink when he did.