Ellie's P.O.V.
We spent the whole day in the nursery, learning the habits of each dragon. At, about, four, we clocked out and, before we apparated, we sent a spell to pack a few things.
By the time we got there, we both opened our doors to find a couple of backpacks waiting for us. We grabbed them and locked our apartments. "I should send a patronus to tell mum that I'm on my way. I want you coming to be a surprise." He said, smiled and then sent the patronus. Afterwards, he held out his hand. I took it and felt the familiar sensation of being squeezed through a small tube. But, just as it started, it ended, thankfully. I looked around and noticed a, many storied, house that looked very... homey. We walked in the gate and, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a gnome jump out of a hole and run away. We walked in and, as I was curious of the time, I looked at the grandfather clock in the kitchen just in time to see one of the many arms move to a huge section that said "Home."
"That's a curious clock..." I mumbled, under my breath.
"Mum is always worried about us." Charlie chuckled. "Hello? Any Weasley's, Granger's or relatives inside?" As soon as he said, "Hello," I heard footsteps running down the stairs.
"Charlie!" I heard multiple people yell. I stepped back just in time to see a blur of red hair run at him. I chuckled as his family ran at him and started asking him questions. Right as they finished, his mother and father turned to me.
"Hello, dear. What's your name?"
"Hi, I'm Elizabeth Banks. Preferably, Ellie."
"Well, Ellie, dear, welcome to the family! My names Molly Weasley, this is Arthur, but do call me Molly."
"Thank you, Molly." Then she embraced me into a hug.
Charlie laughed and bent down to tell me something in my ear. "Told you." I looked up and he was smiling. I stuck my tongue out at him.
Next, a girl that looked to be about sixteen walked up to me. "Hi, I'm Ginny Weasley."
"Hi, Ginny. Nice to meet you." She smiled then stepped back.
Then two guys that looked nineteen, and exactly the same, stepped forward. "Gred and Forge, at your service. Are you any good at pranks?" They said, at the same time.
I studied them closely. "Well, George," I pointed to the one on the left, "and Fred," I pointed to the one on the right, "I was the best Joker at Hogwarts. I played every prank that man could think of on Filch and Dumbledore, but Dumbledore thought it funny."
They widely smiled and turned to Charlie and only said two words, "We approve!" And stepped back.
Then a guy, about seventeen, walked up, "Ron Weasley. Just your average bloke." then stepped back, with the rest of his family.
Then a girl, who looked the same age as Ron walked up. It was obvious that she wasn't related to any of them. "Hello, my name is Hermione Granger."
"Nice to meet you, Hermione."
"And you, too, Ellie." She smiled.
"Bill and Fleur will be here, later. They're going to help with picking up Harry."
"I'll help, too." I volunteered.
Charlie turned to me. "I don't think so, this time. You're still weak and I don't want you having another encounter with a Death Eater this week." I gave Charlie the look that, so obviously, said, 'I can't believe you're doing this to me...' "But, I will be going. I'm going to help, no matter what."
Molly nodded and turned to Ginny. "Ginny, could you show Charlie and Ellie to their rooms? Just choose two next to each other." Ginny started up the stairs, took us up about two stories and stopped at the end of the hallway.
"Well, here you are. It's nice to meet you, Ellie."
"It was nice to meet you, too! Thank you for showing us to our rooms!" I smiled and she gave me a hug and went downstairs.
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After talking a little bit in his room, we heard a couple people enter the house, then Molly yelling that it was time. Charlie took my hand and we walked down the stairs. Everyone was outside, getting ready. Before we went outside, I looked up at him. "Charlie, be careful, please." Then I kissed him on the cheek. He smiled and nodded, then walked outside, still holding my hand. Fred and George walked over and handed him a broom. He thanked them and they walked off. I looked over to a man that walked with a limp and had scars, everywhere revealed. He was looking at me in an angry way, like he knew me from somewhere where and, in that place, I did something illegal, but got away with it. Yep, that bad. I turned way from him, a little creeped out.
"Time to go! We're going to apparate there, seventh years, apparate with an adult, then when we get there, we'll take our brooms, thestrals, and, in Hagrid's case, flying motorcycle. Everyone ready? Good! On the count of three!" Everyone started waving, then.
"1..."
Charlie let go of my hand.
"2..."
He hugged me, then held me at arms length and smiled.
"3!"
He let go and disapparated, leaving the last thing that I saw of him was his beautiful, blue/green eyes.
Ginny, (the youngest, so she couldn't go) Molly, (to look over Ginny) and I walked back inside. Ginny walked into the living room and sat in front of the fire. Molly walked straight into the kitchen. I followed her and opened the door. " , is there anything I can help with?"
"No, dear, thank you, though!" her voice was quivery. She must clean when she's worried. "You could go comfort Ginny, though. She get's worried when stuff like this happens."
"Sure, anything to help." I nodded and walk into the living room, to see Ginny sitting in front of the fire, tears streaking down her face, like the beginning of a rain shower. I sat down next to her.
"What did Charlie mean when he said that you were still to weak and he didn't want you to be in another death eater attack?" She asked, randomly, after we had both stared into the fire for a while.
"Well, yesterday, There was a death eater attack at the shelter that Charlie and I work at. Charlie ran off to calm a dragon that went crazy from seeing the apparation trail of the death eater. The death eater landed in one of the dragons cages and I ran over, thinking that I could handle it. When I was fighting the death eater, he rebounded one of my spells and it hit the dragon. The dragon went crazy and ran around the cage. It's tail came and whacked me, sending the poison from the spikes to flood through my body. After that, thee death eater used the cruciatus curse on me and, finally, after the dragon had walked on my ribs, breaking them, along with my left wrist, the death eater shattered the bones..." I trailed off my sentence.
"Wow." Was all she could manage.
"Yeah, but I'm here now, so that's got to be a good sign." I smiled and laughed lightly. Her face stayed motionless. "Ginny, is everything alright?"
Her expression from the light of the fire told me that she was debating on telling me what was bothering her. Finally, she said, "I just- I'm worried about my family, my friends, Harry. Especially in the state that the wizarding world is in. I can tell that something, bad, is about to happen. It's been twenty minutes since they left. They should've been back, by now-" She was interrupted by the sound of an engine dying. We heard gasp and walked/ran out of the door with Ginny and I trailing close behind.
Two figures walked out of the field surrounding the Weasley's house. Then, as recognized the people, she said, "Harry. Hagrid. What happened? Where are the others?"
Then, who I guessed was Harry Potter, said, "Is no one else back?"
"They were on us, right from the start. We didn't stand a chance." The giant, Hagrid, said.
"Well, thank goodness you two are alright." said, in a shaky voice.
"The death eaters were waitin' for us. It was an ambush." Hagrid said. Ginny and Harry started walking towards each other and I could barely make out their conversation.
"Ron and Tonks should've already been back. Dad and Fred, as well." Ginny said, but was stopped from saying anything further, by a flash of blue light.
A man stepped out of the fields, holding a bloody figure that looked like Harry. "Here! Quick!" Harry ran over. "Into the house."
As we entered the house, looked over. "Oh, my Boy" As the figure of George Weasley was laid on the couch.
While was tending to George, the man threw Harry against the wall. Ginny gasped and asked what he was doing in a rather shaky voice. The man shushed her, then looked to Harry. "What creature sat in the corner the first time Harry Potter visited my office at Hogwarts?"
"Are you mad?" Harry yelled.
"What creature?"
"A... grindylow." Harry answered.
The man looked at him, out of breath, then turned to Molly. "We've been betrayed. Voldemort knew you were being moved, tonight. I had to make sure you weren't an imposter." There was another flash and the man ran outside. "Wait!" He yelled at Harry, and pointed his wand at a robed man that was standing next to Hermione.
"The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the parafes." The robed man said.
"Harry is the best hope we have. Trust." He replied. They lowered their wands.
"What gave you away?" The robed man said.
"Hedwig, I think. She was trying to protect me." There were two flashes of light. I looked over and saw a thestral coming towards us with two people riding on it. Then I looked over and saw two people walking over. Hermione ran towards Ron.
The woman who was with Ron walked up to the man. "Deserves that. Brilliant, he was. I wouldn't be standing here without him. She said as Hermione and Ron hugged each other.
"Really? Hermione asked, looking at the woman.
"Always the tone of surprise." Ron said, as they shared a moment. Harry ran up to them and hugged them, glad that they were there. There was a flash of light, and walked over with Fred.
"Are we the last back?" asked. "Where's George?" He stopped walking as he looked through the open doorway. Fred ran in and knelt down to see George.
"How are you feeling, Georgie?" Fred asked.
"Saint-like." He said, in a small voice.
"Come again?"
"Saint-like." He said, in a louder voice. "I'm holey, Fred." He pointed to his ear. "Get it?"
Fred smiled, his voice relieved. "The whole, wide world of ear related humor and you go for 'I'm holey.' That's pathetic."
"I reckon I'm still better looking than you."
I felt my stomach drop. "Did any of you see Charlie?" I asked. I started to panic, although you wouldn't be able to tell from the outside. Everyone looked back to me with a shocked face, as if they just remembered that I was there. There was a flash of light and Harry and I ran out with everyone else following behind. Charlie was walking over with a limp, his leg bleeding.
Harry raised his wand. Charlie put his hands up "What dragon was relocated from Hogwarts to Romania?" Harry asked in a serious tone.
"A Norwegian Ridge-back." Charlie answered, trying to be calm. Harry smiled (somewhat) and stepped back.
At that moment, I realized that I loved Charlie Weasley. I kept replaying that sentence over and over in my head.
I love Charlie Weasley.
I ran over to him and threw my arms around his neck. I pushed myself up on my toes and kissed him, lovingly with a passion and he kissed me back with the same feelings.
I could've stayed in that moment for the rest of my life, but we parted and walked back in time to hear Bill say, in a dreadful tone, "Mad-eye's dead."
A/N: Okay, I don't know how long this chapter was, but I know it was confusing.
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~ReadingGreek (Aka: Alice)
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