Title: Brotherly Love
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter
Rating: PG
Summary: Ginny is having nightmares and Ron comes to the rescue.
Authors Note: I am only going by what has happened in the movies because I have not yet read the books. (I promise I am in the process of reading them now, so please don't kill me.) I LOVE FEEDBACK!
She tried to turn away, to run, but she couldn't. She was frozen in place, forced to stare into his eyes. Darkness, anger, pain, evil. That's what she saw. He was coming towards her, a wicked smile on his lips as he knew she couldn't resist the magical hold he had over her. She was terrified, and he was enjoying it.
She whimpered softly. "Please. Leave me alone. Pleaseā¦" She felt two strong hands grab her arms lightly and softly shake her. "No! Let go! Stop!"
"Ginny, wake up!"
Suddenly her eyes shot open and she realized it had been her older brother Ron who had grabbed her and not the monster in her nightmare.
He sat down on the bed next to her and pulled her close to him. He held her tightly with one arm as his other hand stroked her hair to comfort her while she sobbed into his chest.
It had been three weeks since that fateful day when Harry destroyed Tom Riddle's diary, saving Ginny Weasley's life, and almost every night since she had nightmares about it. About the blood, about the basilisk, but mostly about Tom Riddle and his power to control her. Each night she would wake up screaming and crying, and each night it was her brother Ron who was the first one there to hold and comfort her.
Ron hated seeing his baby sister so afraid. He would do anything to take away her fear and pain, but he knew all he could was be there for her and make her feel safe again. He gently rocked her back and forth and whispered soothingly to her. "Shh. It's alright now Gin. You're safe. I won't let him hurt you."
Of all her brothers Ginny had always been closest to Ron, probably because they were so close in age. In his arms she felt protected, like nothing could touch her as long as he was there.
After a while she was able to calm down and pull away from her brother just enough to look up at him.
Ron smiled at her as he pushed a stray hair out of her face. "Better?"
She nodded. "Sorry I woke you up again."
"I told you Gin, I don't mind." He leaned down and put his forehead against hers. "What are big brothers for?" He suddenly jumped back a little when he was hit in the side of the head with a pillow.
Ginny gave him her very best smirk as she held the pillow against her chest. "For beating on."
"Oh now you're in for it." He grabbed her other pillow and wailed it at her. Before she could retaliate he tackled her on the bed and soon the two were rolling around trying to tickle each other as they laughed.
Suddenly the door was thrown open and there stood a very angry looking Mrs. Weasley. "What is going on in here!"
They answered in unison. "Sorry mum."
"To bed, both of you!"
"Yes mum."
She just shook her head at her youngest children and went back to bed.
The two looked at each other and started laughing again.
After a few more minutes of laughing Ron got up off the bed and pulled his sister up with him. "We'd better get back to bed before mum kills us both." He pulled back the covers on her bed and helped her get in, then pulled the covers back up and tucked them tightly around her the way she liked. He leaned down and lightly kissed her forehead. "Goodnight Ginny."
"Goodnight Ron."
He got up and walked over to the door, but stopped when he heard her soft voice once again.
"I love you big brother."
He turned back towards her and smiled. "I love you too little sis." And with that he left to go back to bed.
Ginny closed her eyes once more, no longer afraid of her nightmare, for she knew that her brother would always protect her. Nothing could hurt her as long as she had him.
The End
