(AN: This takes place when Ron is in his seventh year. Any questions?)
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I only own this plot.
Chapter 1
!!!.!!! - Ron's POV [.] - Ron's thoughts
@@@.@@@ - Percy's POV {.} - Percy's thoughts
!!!I pulled my robe on over my head and glanced at myself in the mirror. Harry would have had a friendly word to say but since he was in North Africa with Sirius Black-whoes name had only recently been cleared-and Professor Lupin I was alone. Hagrid was still in the mountains recruiting the giants and any other animals that would listen. I really missed him. I missed everyone.
Fred and George were always busy, either with their joke shop or as auror's. Bill and Charlie were still away, though the ministry had recruited Bill to become a spell caster. His years at the bank had taught him many useful spells and he had become quite an asset to the ministry.
Charlie still worked with Dragons, but it was a lot more secure these days. The ministry had gotten wind, through one of the spies, that Voldemort was planing to use dragons to attack the light magic. Charlie was so busy he barley even wrote to mum. Not to worry, though; she wrote to him.
Dad had been busy latly because he'd gotten 'promoted'. Obviously the ministry felt that keeping the muggle world from finding out about us wizards was the least of their problems and everyone in dad's department had gotten moved to leading raids or other dark arts prevention stuff. Mum was always fretting about him and I swear she glanced at our house clock every four seconds. Hogwarts was also under heightened security, even more than when we thought Sirius Black was a murder.
I let out a sigh and made my way down the steps. I was a few minutes early, but when you're on patrol with Percy a few seconds could mean the difference between being yelled out and a friendly smile. I honestly wasn't in the mood for a tongue-lashing from Percy, so I'd decided to show up a bit early. Percy, as usual, was already there and waiting. I rubbed the back of my neck and sat down next to him, glancing at the book he was reading.
[Muggle magic?] I mused. [Why does he care? Percy is usually so busy in the magicing world that he never even worries about muggles. Actually, that book sounds like something dad would read.]
"Hello, Percy." I said after a minute. Percy nearly jumped out of his skin.
"Ron!" He exclaimed, trying to hide his book in the folds of his robe. "I.I didn't see you there!"
"That's alright." I sighed. "I'm a bit early. You want to go on duty early tonight? Neville and Ginny, now that they're dating, aren't the most reliable lookouts. I really can't understand why no one can ever manage to get them on separate patrols."
"Because Ginny flirts with the wizard who organizes them, I should suppose." Percy sighed, stretching.
"So let a girl organize them!" I groaned.
"I've heard that Neville can be quite winning when he chooses to be." Percy shrugged. "But you're right. We should relieve them now."
Percy stood and slipped his book on to a table next to the couch. We went to the portrait and pushed it open, hopping to the ground below. It wasn't a far drop but it always seemed longer when you jumped down. We wandered the halls, checking every broom closet and windowsills 'til we found them on the astronomy tower.
"Dear God!" I groaned using on of the many muggle expressions I had picked up from my trips around London with Hermione. She insisted that I should learn muggle ways so that I wouldn't stick out like a soar thumb, another muggle expression, when I was in a crowd of them. I continually told her that I never planned on going to a muggle area, so I didn't need to bother. She didn't listen.
"Why can't you two ever get a room?" I asked, shielding my eyes and using yet another muggle expression. I had to admit that I was using them a lot more. They just seemed to come in handy.
"Sorry." Ginny blushed.
"It's alright." Percy sighed, smiling at Ginny. I groaned. He always had had a soft spot in his heart for her, being the baby, but I never understood why he could care less-another muggle expression-about me! "Ron and I will take over for the rest of your shift. Just, please, do that somewhere out of sight!"
We waited for them to leave before we started wandering the halls. I sighed and looked around at the pictures. A few waved, but most were asleep because of the late hour.
"So." Percy said after a minute. "We haven't had a chance to talk lately. How's Hermione?"
"She's fine." I told him. "She's decided that after our graduation, she's going to a wizard's college."
"Oh really?" Percy nodded. "What in?"
"Well, she plans to get a major in defending against dark arts and a minor in medicine. She plans to be an auror."
"I see. She'll make a great one." Percy sighed. "What about you, though? What do you plan to do?"
"Me? Oh, I don't know really. Get a job in the ministry perhaps. But I might go to school with Hermione and become an auror as well."
"Any other plans?" Percy asked, raising his eyebrows.
[What is he on about?] I wondered. [OH! The same thing as mum. I mean, sure, I plan on marring Hermione, but it's really to early! It's not like I'm sleeping with her. Though that has come up a few times. Not that I'd mind but.]
"You're just as bad as mum." I told him after a few minutes of silence.
"I know how you fell. She's really been on to me now that Penelope and I have split up. She's also been on to Bill and Charlie about getting married. I think she just wants a grandchild to spoil."
"We don't have to get married to have kids." I mumbled. Percy glared at me.
"You know full well, that if you got Hermione pregnant, Mum would be forcing you to marry her!"
"Jeez! Don't make me sound so irresponsible. I'd marry her if she got pregnant. We're not having sex though, so no worries, eh?" I shrugged. Percy sighed. "Can't we talk about something else?"
"What else is there to talk about? If it isn't classified, it's depressing! And now with the whole Malfoy thing.oops."
"What happened?" I asked.
"You've got to promise not to mention this to anyone else."
"I promise." I sighed.
"Last night, Dad lead a raid on the Malfoy home. Draco tried to give himself up and Lucius killed him."
"Draco is dead?" I asked.
"Yes. Lucius killed himself and his wife so that they wouldn't be taken."
"Oh." I gasped. [Draco dead?! I never.never thought.]
"See what I mean? Voldemort's rising to power. We've go spies everywhere! Even our own spies are being found out! Ever wonder why you got a new potions teacher?"
"They found out about Snape?" I asked.
"Yea. He's in hiding. Can't tell where though. I don't think anyone but Snape know that."
"Dark." I sighed. Suddenly a crash sounded down the hall. Percy and I both jumped.
"Stay here." Percy told me. "I'm going to go check and make sure it's okay. Stay here and make sure that it's not just a decoy."
"Alright." I nodded and Percy ran off. !!!
@@@I ran down the halls and glanced back once to make sure Ron wasn't following me. I knew he wouldn't, but I had to be sure. I smiled at the lie I had made up. Sure, it was plausible that this was just a decoy, but death eaters were rarely that subtle. They preferred to smash their way in and blast away with hexes at anything that moved.
{Not pretty, but it works!} I shrugged. {Now, where did that sound come from?}
I paused a minute to think and heard and smack coming from one of the rooms on my right. I crept towards the door and listened closely.
"You idiot!" I heard someone mutter. "Why didn't you just send up purple and green sparks to let the world know were here?"
"I'm sorry!" Another voice mumbled.
"You should be!" yet another chimed in. {Three death eaters?!}
I tried to creep away when the opened and slammed into my face. I fell on my back and was suddenly looking at three huge death eaters. I tried to grab my wand but the shortest-who couldn't have been more than a few inches taller than me-kicked it away. I tried to sit up but the other two pointed their wands at me.
"Well, well, well! If it isn't Percy Weasley."
I tired to move my mouth, but nothing would come out. The death water that had kicked my wand seemed to find this very amusing. I glared at him and kicked at his ankles, causing him to topple over.
"Why you!" the death eater cried as he pointed his wand at me. I winced and waited for my sentence.
"Crucio!" He cried. I tried to call out but the bolt of energy was already headed at me. I felt it hit and felt the pain surge through me. I wanted to scream but it hurt too much. I hurt everywhere. My hands, my feet, my mouth, even my lungs hurt. I wanted to die. Then it stopped.
"That's enough." The tallest death eater declared hitting the other death eater's wand away. I gasped for air and tried to pull my self up. My hands still stung and I ended up just lying on my back, trying to fight that pain. "But you have given me an idea. Imperio!"
I felt a little lightheaded at first but the pain was gone from my body and for that I was grateful.
"Stand up." A voice whispered to me. "Stand up.stand up."
{Why?} I asked myself, but my legs were already moving. Before I know what was happening, I was on my feet and facing the death eaters. The shortest one handed my wand back.
"Find the others." The voice sighed. I turned and began to walk down the hall. "When you find them.kill them all. We'll be back in a few minutes."
I tried to stop.
{I have to fight this!} I screamed, but my feet kept moving. I fought until my body was to tired and I gave up. I kept walking 'til around the corner came Ron.@@@
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I only own this plot.
Chapter 1
!!!.!!! - Ron's POV [.] - Ron's thoughts
@@@.@@@ - Percy's POV {.} - Percy's thoughts
!!!I pulled my robe on over my head and glanced at myself in the mirror. Harry would have had a friendly word to say but since he was in North Africa with Sirius Black-whoes name had only recently been cleared-and Professor Lupin I was alone. Hagrid was still in the mountains recruiting the giants and any other animals that would listen. I really missed him. I missed everyone.
Fred and George were always busy, either with their joke shop or as auror's. Bill and Charlie were still away, though the ministry had recruited Bill to become a spell caster. His years at the bank had taught him many useful spells and he had become quite an asset to the ministry.
Charlie still worked with Dragons, but it was a lot more secure these days. The ministry had gotten wind, through one of the spies, that Voldemort was planing to use dragons to attack the light magic. Charlie was so busy he barley even wrote to mum. Not to worry, though; she wrote to him.
Dad had been busy latly because he'd gotten 'promoted'. Obviously the ministry felt that keeping the muggle world from finding out about us wizards was the least of their problems and everyone in dad's department had gotten moved to leading raids or other dark arts prevention stuff. Mum was always fretting about him and I swear she glanced at our house clock every four seconds. Hogwarts was also under heightened security, even more than when we thought Sirius Black was a murder.
I let out a sigh and made my way down the steps. I was a few minutes early, but when you're on patrol with Percy a few seconds could mean the difference between being yelled out and a friendly smile. I honestly wasn't in the mood for a tongue-lashing from Percy, so I'd decided to show up a bit early. Percy, as usual, was already there and waiting. I rubbed the back of my neck and sat down next to him, glancing at the book he was reading.
[Muggle magic?] I mused. [Why does he care? Percy is usually so busy in the magicing world that he never even worries about muggles. Actually, that book sounds like something dad would read.]
"Hello, Percy." I said after a minute. Percy nearly jumped out of his skin.
"Ron!" He exclaimed, trying to hide his book in the folds of his robe. "I.I didn't see you there!"
"That's alright." I sighed. "I'm a bit early. You want to go on duty early tonight? Neville and Ginny, now that they're dating, aren't the most reliable lookouts. I really can't understand why no one can ever manage to get them on separate patrols."
"Because Ginny flirts with the wizard who organizes them, I should suppose." Percy sighed, stretching.
"So let a girl organize them!" I groaned.
"I've heard that Neville can be quite winning when he chooses to be." Percy shrugged. "But you're right. We should relieve them now."
Percy stood and slipped his book on to a table next to the couch. We went to the portrait and pushed it open, hopping to the ground below. It wasn't a far drop but it always seemed longer when you jumped down. We wandered the halls, checking every broom closet and windowsills 'til we found them on the astronomy tower.
"Dear God!" I groaned using on of the many muggle expressions I had picked up from my trips around London with Hermione. She insisted that I should learn muggle ways so that I wouldn't stick out like a soar thumb, another muggle expression, when I was in a crowd of them. I continually told her that I never planned on going to a muggle area, so I didn't need to bother. She didn't listen.
"Why can't you two ever get a room?" I asked, shielding my eyes and using yet another muggle expression. I had to admit that I was using them a lot more. They just seemed to come in handy.
"Sorry." Ginny blushed.
"It's alright." Percy sighed, smiling at Ginny. I groaned. He always had had a soft spot in his heart for her, being the baby, but I never understood why he could care less-another muggle expression-about me! "Ron and I will take over for the rest of your shift. Just, please, do that somewhere out of sight!"
We waited for them to leave before we started wandering the halls. I sighed and looked around at the pictures. A few waved, but most were asleep because of the late hour.
"So." Percy said after a minute. "We haven't had a chance to talk lately. How's Hermione?"
"She's fine." I told him. "She's decided that after our graduation, she's going to a wizard's college."
"Oh really?" Percy nodded. "What in?"
"Well, she plans to get a major in defending against dark arts and a minor in medicine. She plans to be an auror."
"I see. She'll make a great one." Percy sighed. "What about you, though? What do you plan to do?"
"Me? Oh, I don't know really. Get a job in the ministry perhaps. But I might go to school with Hermione and become an auror as well."
"Any other plans?" Percy asked, raising his eyebrows.
[What is he on about?] I wondered. [OH! The same thing as mum. I mean, sure, I plan on marring Hermione, but it's really to early! It's not like I'm sleeping with her. Though that has come up a few times. Not that I'd mind but.]
"You're just as bad as mum." I told him after a few minutes of silence.
"I know how you fell. She's really been on to me now that Penelope and I have split up. She's also been on to Bill and Charlie about getting married. I think she just wants a grandchild to spoil."
"We don't have to get married to have kids." I mumbled. Percy glared at me.
"You know full well, that if you got Hermione pregnant, Mum would be forcing you to marry her!"
"Jeez! Don't make me sound so irresponsible. I'd marry her if she got pregnant. We're not having sex though, so no worries, eh?" I shrugged. Percy sighed. "Can't we talk about something else?"
"What else is there to talk about? If it isn't classified, it's depressing! And now with the whole Malfoy thing.oops."
"What happened?" I asked.
"You've got to promise not to mention this to anyone else."
"I promise." I sighed.
"Last night, Dad lead a raid on the Malfoy home. Draco tried to give himself up and Lucius killed him."
"Draco is dead?" I asked.
"Yes. Lucius killed himself and his wife so that they wouldn't be taken."
"Oh." I gasped. [Draco dead?! I never.never thought.]
"See what I mean? Voldemort's rising to power. We've go spies everywhere! Even our own spies are being found out! Ever wonder why you got a new potions teacher?"
"They found out about Snape?" I asked.
"Yea. He's in hiding. Can't tell where though. I don't think anyone but Snape know that."
"Dark." I sighed. Suddenly a crash sounded down the hall. Percy and I both jumped.
"Stay here." Percy told me. "I'm going to go check and make sure it's okay. Stay here and make sure that it's not just a decoy."
"Alright." I nodded and Percy ran off. !!!
@@@I ran down the halls and glanced back once to make sure Ron wasn't following me. I knew he wouldn't, but I had to be sure. I smiled at the lie I had made up. Sure, it was plausible that this was just a decoy, but death eaters were rarely that subtle. They preferred to smash their way in and blast away with hexes at anything that moved.
{Not pretty, but it works!} I shrugged. {Now, where did that sound come from?}
I paused a minute to think and heard and smack coming from one of the rooms on my right. I crept towards the door and listened closely.
"You idiot!" I heard someone mutter. "Why didn't you just send up purple and green sparks to let the world know were here?"
"I'm sorry!" Another voice mumbled.
"You should be!" yet another chimed in. {Three death eaters?!}
I tried to creep away when the opened and slammed into my face. I fell on my back and was suddenly looking at three huge death eaters. I tried to grab my wand but the shortest-who couldn't have been more than a few inches taller than me-kicked it away. I tried to sit up but the other two pointed their wands at me.
"Well, well, well! If it isn't Percy Weasley."
I tired to move my mouth, but nothing would come out. The death water that had kicked my wand seemed to find this very amusing. I glared at him and kicked at his ankles, causing him to topple over.
"Why you!" the death eater cried as he pointed his wand at me. I winced and waited for my sentence.
"Crucio!" He cried. I tried to call out but the bolt of energy was already headed at me. I felt it hit and felt the pain surge through me. I wanted to scream but it hurt too much. I hurt everywhere. My hands, my feet, my mouth, even my lungs hurt. I wanted to die. Then it stopped.
"That's enough." The tallest death eater declared hitting the other death eater's wand away. I gasped for air and tried to pull my self up. My hands still stung and I ended up just lying on my back, trying to fight that pain. "But you have given me an idea. Imperio!"
I felt a little lightheaded at first but the pain was gone from my body and for that I was grateful.
"Stand up." A voice whispered to me. "Stand up.stand up."
{Why?} I asked myself, but my legs were already moving. Before I know what was happening, I was on my feet and facing the death eaters. The shortest one handed my wand back.
"Find the others." The voice sighed. I turned and began to walk down the hall. "When you find them.kill them all. We'll be back in a few minutes."
I tried to stop.
{I have to fight this!} I screamed, but my feet kept moving. I fought until my body was to tired and I gave up. I kept walking 'til around the corner came Ron.@@@