Grown-Up Christmas List

By Jasmyne Knight

Disclaimer: Yahdah yahdah yahdah. Do I really need to say that I came up with the plot and crap?

I Own:

Celeste Burdgess

Doctor

Nurse

Hospital

Real estate outfit

and the plot, of course.

J.K. Rowling owns all Harry Potter Characters, and Amy Grant owns "Grown-Up Christmas List."

There.

DONE.

Chapter 4

Problems

Ron walked into the room. His face was stricken with worry. Rose was too young to know what was happening. "'Mione, are you okay?"

"I'm fine Ron. I can't feel anything below my waist, but I'm fine," Ron put Rose into Hermione's outstretched arms. Little Rose cooed and grinned toothily at her mother.

Rose was only 18 months old, and she already had two teeth growing in, and had little tufts of curly brown hair growing in, and she was the apple of her parents eye.

Ron talked with the doctor too see if they could take Hermione 'home'. In reality, they were really going to St. Mungo's to see if they could heal her more efficiently.

After a Confundus Charm, the doctor let them go. Ron pushed her to the car while she held Rose. It wasn't long before they arrived.

When they walked in, she was wheeled to a room in the "Normal-Muggle-Problems" ward. The healers studied her back with their wands, and healed her cracked ribs.

"Mrs. Weasley?" a healer asked after many hours of examining.

"Yes?"

"We cannot heal your paralysis."

"Why?"

"We don't have the right potions, and it would take too long to make them."

"Oh. How long would that be?"

"How old are you right now?"

"Twenty-five."

"You will be about sixty before it will be done."

"Thirty-five years?"

"Yes, and in the meantime, we are going to schedule you regular Physical Therapy classes, and assign a healer to help you around the house."

"Fine. Let my husband know."

December 1st

Christmas day was only a few weeks away, and Hermione was getting along nicely in her wheelchair, and in her Physical Therapy class. Her Healing-Aid was kind, and kept everything around the house in order while Ron was at the Ministry.

Healer Celeste Burdgess walked into Hermione's room with a tray, and some tea. "Mrs. Weasley? I've brought you some tea."

"Thank you, Celeste. Please, call me Hermione."

"Okay… Hermione." She felt awkward calling her patient by her first name. She set the tray on Hermione's lap.

"Mm. This smells really good…" Hermione inhaled deeply.

"Um… Mrs. Weasley?"

"Hermione," She corrected.

"Hermione… I was wondering if I could take the week of Christmas off, considering Mr. Weasley will be home to take care of you, Rose, and the house."

"Of course you can!" Everyone deserves Christmas off!" Hermione smiled. "Don't worry about my classes either. I can do them on my own."

"Okay. Great!" I was planning on going skiing in the Alps with my husband."

"Ooh. Sounds like a ton of fun! Don't get injured." Hermione joked.

"Haha. Yes, well, I'm going to go check up on Rose. Ring your bell when you are done with your tea." Celeste got up and headed toward the door.

"Will do," Hermione smiled. "Thanks Celeste!"

Hermione picked up her book. She looked at the page, and her eyes moved, but she wasn't taking in any information. She was too busy wondering about the potion the Healers at St. Mungo's were making. What was the potion called? What did it do? Why does it take so long to brew? What color was it? What did it taste like? These questions ran through her head like water coming out of a faucet.

Hermione burst into tears. She wanted to be able to get up and walk around. She wanted to have the ability to move around. She probably has used the accio spell more than any other spell in her lifetime, and she was getting sick of it.

Authors Note:

Hello again! Sorry I didn't upload this yesterday. It took me more than expected for the First two chapters. Then I did the third one later because I ran out of time at the library. Anyway. I'm at my moms work now. I think I can get one more done before we have to leave, but that chapter isn't written so bear with me.

~Jasmyne Knight

Reviews:

Anonymous: No, Second year of normal school. Not Hogwarts. Basically Hermione finished High School before she was eleven. She goes to Oxford between the five years of graduating Hogwarts and going to her parent's house in Australia. Does that clear up a bit of confusion?

Mysteryssister: Thanks for your review!

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