Who's There
disclaimer: I don't own any of these character
(this takes place four years after the 6th book, because I have an idea that' JK Rowling gonna do a four years later thing so I am)
So four years later.
Harry had destroyed all but one horcrux. The one he was so badly trying to find.
So many people had died already. He had to make it stop, somehow make it stop. Luna, Seamus and Percy. Percy who had never made amends with his family. Tears spilled out of Harry's eyes. Ginny was dead too, not that she didn't put up a really good fight. Or that's what he was told.. He wasn't there, he wasn't there. Harry got enraged. And threw his glass of firewhiskey into the fire.
"I wasn't there"He yelled! Slowing Harry calmed down. All in all he knew something like this would come, He thought he could prevent it by breaking up with Ginny, but all the while he still loved her. Malfoy knew it and had told Voldemort.
There was a knock at the door and Harry didn't even turn from the fireplace "Come in Ron I know it's you", Harry said with a whisper.
"Harry" Ron said walking over to the fireplace ," I don't want to sound like a nag again but your not going to get anywhere if you don't sleep, maybe you should rest" Ron put his hand on Harry's shoulder.
"I want to finish this Ron" Harry said sounding defeated.
"You can't if your dead on your feet." Harry not liking his choice of words, shrugged off Ron's hand and walked out of the room leaving Ron standing next to the fireplace. Which had on top of it an almost empty bottle of firewhiskey. Ron sat down I in the chair. He missed Everyone too, and no one felt Ginny's lose more than he. He was there when it happen, well knocked out , but he could've done something. Maybe Harry blamed him.
Ron drifted back to what Hermione and him had been talking about, that made Hermione cry. He kept hoping Harry wouldn't figure out what Ron thought was the last Horcrux. He didn't want to say something in case he was wrong.
Ron went to the kitchen for a midnight snack, so did Hermione apparently for she was at the table with her tea and her book. Ron smiled to himself , she would never change. Even with the stress written all over her face she would be the same old Hermione.
"What are you reading?", Ron said softly. But still Hermione jumped from her seat and looked in Ron's direction.
"Ron you scared me!" Hermione yelped covering her heart, then going back to his question. "You know me I'm reading about any spell that would help us..and about horcruxes.. trying to find out more info that may help us." then she started to cry. Ron walked over to the chair and engulfed Hermione in his arms. Rubbing her back.
"We don't know if we're right Herms" She let out a big sob "Don't jump to conclusions"
Hermione backed off from Ron's arms, wiping the tears from her cheeks.
"But it's the only logical explanation. We should tell him and you know it." She turned and took her cup to the sink and washed it out. Trying to get her mind away from the subject at hand.
"I don't want to tell because he'll do it Herms he's close to losing it. He's drinking more , more stuff have been broken in the last week then the last three years."
"It's because he thinks he is so close to ending the deaths and the suffering"
"Hermione I don't think you get it, I think he might kill himself. After Ginny died I think Harry is just looking for an excuse to be with her."
"I miss her too, she was like a sister to me, but Harry wouldn't just give up like that, if he is as lost as you think he'll want revenge first."She paused " Ron can you stop encouraging the crying I shouldn't be crying all the time."
Ron nodded but he knew he wouldn't.
"Your not weak you know" He said in her ear as he embraced her again "you figured out who H.A.B is, you helped capture Belletrix and so many other death Eaters, you have been there when me and Harry needed you, you are not weak Hermione."
She looked up "Thanks Ron I needed That" She wiped the tears off her face again "well you obviously came for some food, I'm going to read in the living room I don't feel like I could sleep tonight"Hermione left the room toward the living room.
"Then it's like every night" it wasn't a question it was a fact. They rarely had a good nights sleep, Harry was having nightmares again, they had been getting worse since Ginny died 3 months ago. There had been at least once a week before hand. Harry would try stopping them he said "I need them to remind me everyday all the reasons I'm doing this"
Ron made a sandwich and went to join Hermione in the livingroom. Everything in the house was livable, in the four years 12 Grimmald place had been cleaned from top to bottom. Most of the order used the house as a safe house. Being midnight everyone was sleeping or at least trying.
After a while of comfortable silence, Ron got up to go.
"Ron don't go , I don't want to be alone!" Ron nodded and laid down on the couch laying his head on the pillow to think. After a few minutes he heard Hermione sigh, and saw her put down her book and look at him.
"What?" he asked
"Ron, Do you love me?" She asked to casual
"Of course, you're my best friend"
"That's not what I meant Ron, Do you love me as more?"She sighed again "I'm sick of the avoidance of this Ron, do you or do you not?"
Then there was a noise in the foyer.
"What the bloody hell was that?" Ron said, in relief of avoidance again. He got his wand out and headed for the foyer Hermione right behind him with her wand too. Walking into the foyer Hermione fainted.
"Hi Ron, long time no see" Then an instead later Ron fell in place next to Hermione.
Hearing the thuds on his way from the bathroom. Harry went down stairs wand out. He dropped wand.
"Ginny?" It wasn't more than a whisper. She looked beaten and broken but surprisingly calm.
She nodded and Ran up the stairs that separated them and threw herself in his arm. They fell to their knee crying. All of Harry burdens flew out the window and all he could do is look at Ginny.
"Ow Harry that hurts!" Then Harry noticed the bruises on her body
"I'm sorry, are you ok?"
"No"She said bitterly. The sudden anger threw Harry off balance
"what's wrong?" Harry asked confused.
"What's wrong?"Ginny nearly screamed "What's not wrong?" Then she started to sob.
"You left me to die Harry!" Said breaking away from Harry "How could you?"
" I thought you were already dead Ginny, please forgive me!"
"I don't know if I can right now, I'm here not because of you but because some one did help me, and that hurts the most. It was Draco, Harry"
"What! and you don't think it's a trick?" Harry said Out raged
"If that's what it is, I'm glad it is" her faced turned to the verge of crying again "you don't know what I went through, Harry, and every day hoping you would come but never did."
Harry was speechless
:I'm waking up Hermione I need her" She walk over to Hermione and when they hugged and walked by a still Harry Ginny said, "Draco is outside, and you better let him in Harry, if you are still too unsure give him vertisertism.
Harry Walked to the door, walking past Ron still on the floor. Opened the door and walked outside.
"Malfoy.",Harry sneered at Draco, He was standing on the side walk looking confused at where Ginny went.
"Potter", said in the same tone. They stood in silence for what seemed like forever.
"Do you agree to take Vertisertism?"
"Yes," Harry wrote the address on a piece of paper he conjured and gave it to Malfoy
Then Malfoy's eyes lit up. "So this is how you've been hiding?"Harry eyed him suspiciously, but continued inside. They went into the parlor, Harry rummaged through the cabinets till he pulled out a green small bottle , "Open up", Harry said with satisfaction.. He didn't bother to put some of it in a cup and shoved it down Malfoy's mouth.
"You Git!" Malfoy muttered looking shaky
Harry didn't care and started questioning
"Are you Draco Malfoy?" Harry Demanded not in a good mood at all
"yes".
" Was that Ginny Weasley". Harry didn't want to ask the question but had to be sure
"Yes it is", Malfoy said
"Are you still faithful to Voldemort or any of the deatheaters?" Harry pointed his wand at Malfoy's throat waiting for his answer.
"No"
"Why was Ginny captured?", he just had to know everything now.
"For you to come and rescue her" Malfoy winked as in saying "nice job with that one" Harry punched him.
" I come here on my own will, I will not tolerate that Potter now get on with your questions"Draco sneered wiping blood from his lip.
"Why did you save her?" Harry said with sarcasm
"I may think differently than you Potter but I know enough to know when to get out. Voldemort didn't like my performance with Dumbledore, He wanted my farther to suffer. He would of killed me."
"That does sound like you, worry about your own neck" Harry spat
"Yeah? Well it happens I worried about mine and Ginny's"He called her Ginny? Harry thought, when had that progressed. Harry Glared at an Understanding Draco.
"Go on" Harry demanded not wanting to hear it.
"I started sneaking food down to Weasley" he was careful to use the last name. "They were planning on killing her but she would of died of starvation first"
"Why would you care?"
"Aren't you glad I did," the potion was wearing off
"Answer the question!"Harry roared. Ron burst in wand out ready to fight, but Harry couldn't stop himself. "Why did you help Ginny"Harry repeated
"I love her alright!"
"Why you Bastard" Ron yelled "Expelliomous" Ron shouted but Harry blocked it.
"What the bloody hell Harry!"
"Come with me Ron" Harry said grabbing Ron's arm and walking out of the room shouting over his shoulder "Stay here Malfoy!"
After minutes Harry returned "follow me I'll show you to your room."
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