As the months had faded into years, he had remained unconscious, existing in what had reminded Hermione of a Muggle coma. The Healers at St. Mungo’s had never seen anything like it. They had coined the term "semi-Petrification’ solely to describe his condition: a bizarre sort of unconscious immobility. He appeared to have been frozen in time. His body had not aged, his muscles had not weakened. But unlike standard Petrification, the lack of sustenance had not resulted in his death. Yet.