AN: This is a short one, barely even a chapter, but it serves as a bridge before we go back in time for a while.
Chapter 2 - Interlude
Ramona did not remember much of the following hours. She must have given in to Kingsley's coaxing however, because she found herself on a couch somewhere with a blanket thrown across her shoulders and a warm cup of tea pressed into her hands. At some point, she remembered being almost smothered by Remus, who was beyond relieved to find his little sister alive and unharmed. Thinking back she desperately hoped that she had done, or said, something - anything - to comfort him. Maybe she had, it was mostly a blur though. Dumbledore was there for a while and she thought she had seen Arthur Weasley and Hagrid. Most of the Order members who were still alive passed through so she must have been at the headquarters. They said Voldemort was gone. Some part of her registered that and informed her that she should be happy. She didn't feel it. They told her Harry was alive and her fingers finally managed to bring the (now rather cold) tea to her lips. Someone mentioned Peter's finger, and the tea came rushing back up her throat. Then there was an arm draped around her shoulders. The mess on her robes was vanished - as was the teacup - and she was pulled into something soft and emerald green. A warm, dry hand wiped the cold sweat from her brow and carded gently through her hair again and again, until sleep finally claimed her