Chapter 3
Ginny stepped out of the fireplace at St. Mungo's and ran to the front desk. "Harry Potter please?" Ginny asked the receptionist.
"Are you a relative?" He inquired
"Yes! Yes! His wife."
" Okay, Harry Potter…Spell Damage, room 356."
"Thanks," Ginny hastily replied as she ran off. She took the stairs two at a time. When she reached the Harry's room she could see a number of people milling around out side, including the head of the Auror department, a number of Aurors, including Ron, and a few healers.
"Ginny your here!" Ron ran over and wrapped her up in a hug, "He is going to be okay sis…he's okay." Ginny let out a breath she did not know she was holding and relaxed in to Ron's hug.
"Thank gosh," she sighed into his chest. Ron gave her tight squeeze and released his embrace, but she took her hand and led her over to the room.
"Can we go in and see him?" Ginny asked quietly
"Yeah, but only immediate family." Replied Ron, who let go of her hand allowing her a moment of privacy with her husband.
Ginny slowly opened the door, unsure of what to expect. She saw Harry lying on the big bed white as ghost and deathly still. It was unnerving to see him in such a state. She walked closer and could see the bandages that covered what she expected to be the gash on his chest. She reached the edge of the bed and sunk to her knees, tears silently running down her cheeks. She grasped his still hand and coursed her fingers though his hair.
"Harry…" she murmured, "why must you worry me so?" She sat there for several minutes, just stroking his hair until there was a light knock at the door.
"Gin? May I come in?" Ron asked tentatively.
"Yeah." she responded, as she wiped tears from her face. Ron crossed the room and put his arm around Ginny.
"You okay?" he asked
"I just…I was so scared when I got your fire call. I did not know what to do it. Its so hard seeing him like this and now I need to tell the kids and Teddy…" Ginny trailed off, starting to feel overwhelmed.
"Don't worry Gin. I just called Neville the kids will be here soon. And I also let Teddy know."
Ginny gasped. "What about mom? She will freak when she hears the news."
"I called her too and she is going to let the rest of the family know what's happened," Ron reassured her.
"Oh Ron thank you!" she exclaimed as she launched herself at him trying to convey just how glad she was to have her big bother there.
Ron helped her to her feet, "The healer's just outside…" Ginny heard the waver in Ron's voice and only then did she think about all the he had been through. He had seen his best friend and brother-in-law injured while on duty and then he subsequently dealt with all of the logistics of telling people the bad news. He reserve was starting to crack under the stress of the situation. Ginny realized that Ron needed her just as much as she needed him. They were supporting each other though this crisis.
"Oh Ron… this must have been really hard for you." she said giving him another large hug. She looked up and saw the tears that Ron had refused to let fall this whole time were now spilling over the edge.
Ginny wiped away the stray tears, "He will be fine Ron. You said so yourself."
"I was so scared Gin…when I saw him get hit, there was nothing I could do to stop it… I was scared that I wouldn't be able to get him out of there and safely to St. Mungo's."
" You did everything you could have in that situation. There is no way you could not have prevented him from getting hit."
"I just…"
"No Ron you did your best and got Harry safely here. I am just so glad you were there to look out for him" her voiced cracked.
"Oh gosh Gin, why did this happen?"
"I don't know. Lets just be glad it's not worse." They both stood there in the privacy of the hospital room letting the tears flow allowing each others presence help relive some of the tension and stress from the afternoon.
After a few moments Ron asked, "You ready to talk to the healer?"
"Yes" Ginny replied. She took Ron's hand, determined to hear anything the healer said. They both wiped their faces and stepped out of the room ready to face the music.
