Ron and Rose sat in silence. They were confused about why Hermione stormed out of the room. Viktor gave her a look before he disapparated and Hermione just... ran. Ron hated that bastard for what he was doing to his love. He turned to Rose.
"Would you like to go play in your room and I go see what's wrong with mummy?" Rose nodded and then dashed upstairs. Ron waited a few minutes and then walked up the creaky stairs slowly. He stopped in front of the bedroom door and knocked.
"Hermione?" he said quietly as he entered. "Are you alright?" he saw her sitting on the king-sized bed. She looked deep in thought. Ron immediately kicked off his shoes and sat next to her. Hermione turned her head to face him. Ron put his hand on top of hers. He was suprised at how cold her hand was and shrugged off his robes and wrapped them around her shoulders and body.
"Thanks," she mumbled. Ron pulled her close to him.
"Are you alright?" he whispered in her ear.
"I'm OK," she replied. They were silent for a few minutes.
"What was that all about downstairs?" Ron asked cautiously. Hermione shook her head. "Herm-"
"Look, just leave it, OK?" Hermione snapped, staring at the mirror in front of her. They had two wardrobes which both had mirrors on and one of them was in front of them. She stared at her and Ron through the mirror and couldn't help but think that they looked good together. Ron caught her stare through the mirror and they held it there. He squeezed her now warm hand. Still holding the gaze, she squeezed back.
"Do you still have those bruises on your legs?" Ron whispered. Hermione nodded. "I'll go buy you more potion if you like,"
"No, it's alright," she said. Ron wanted to protest, but he didn't want Hermione to get angry. They stayed in silence for a while. After what felt like forever, Rose entered the bedroom.
"Hello," she smiled and climbed onto the bed. Ron grabbed her and put her in his lap, stroking her curly and bushy hair. Hermione took Rose's hand and held it. After a few minutes of silence, Ron said,
"How about we all go out for dinner tonight as a family?" Ron said, wishing they were a family. Hermione frowned.
"I don't know, Ron... a lot of people know Viktor ever since he moved to England," Ron sighed.
"So that's cancelled then," Hermione gave him an apologetic look. "How about a take-away?"
"Yeah," Rose said. "Fish and chips!" Ron and Hermione glanced at each other, remembering the park incident.
"That's not really a take-away, Rosie. How about... Indian?" Hermione suggested and Ron nodded. Rose nodded as well. "I will go call them now. Shall I invite Harry and Ginny?"
"Yeah. I haven't seen those two in ages, and tell them to bring James an Al!"
"Have you even met them?" Hermione asked.
"I've met James, but Harry went to Auror training with me and he told me Ginny was due with her second child, found out it was a boy and decided to call him Albus Severus," Hermione nodded and then went downstairs. Ron turned to Rose and started to tickle her tummy.
"Stop-please-daddy-stop!" she laughed. He gave her one last tickle and then stopped. Rose sat up and hugged him. "Love you, daddy." she said against his chest. Ron lifted her up and kissed her lips in a family way.
"I love you too, sweetheart." they hugged each other for a while, until Hermione's lovingly sigh came from the doorway. They broke apart and smiled at Hermione who smiled back.
"Dinner will be here in an hour and Harry, Ginny, James and Al will be here in ten minutes!" Hermione said happily. Ron and Rose groaned.
"Does it take that long for a take-away?" they asked together. Hermione laughed and then Ron asked,
"How do you know what we like?"
"Remember, Ron, we had it a couple of times before you left for you're training and Rose had it once and she loved it." and without another word, she set off downstairs with Ron and Rose following behind. They entered the living room and sat around the coffee table with Rose in Ron's lap.
"I'll be missing this place when I move in with Viktor to Bulgaria." Hermione sniffed.
"This place won't be the same without y- wait, what do you mean when you move with Viktor to Bulgaria? Won't you come back and what about Rose?" Ron looked at Hermione, shock written on his face.
"Well... Viktor said Rose can come and visit for Christmas and Easter..." she trailed off uncomfortably.
"You're abandoning our daughter for some marriage?" Ron asked outraged.
"I'm not abandoning h-" Hermione's bad mood came back.
"That's what it looks like to me! Who will she be staying with then?" Hermione bit her lip.
"I-I haven't told anyone about this yet, but I was hoping... you could look after her?"
"Me?" Ron gasped. "O-Of course I'll look after her, but what about my job and social life and she'll get hardly see you anymore!"
"Well, you could leave her with mine or your parents and I'm sure you'll be able to squeeze it in," Hermione sighed sadly.
I'm abandoning my daughter because I'm too scared to say no she blinked back her tears. "So is that a yes?" Ron nodded. Hermione hugged him tightly.
"Thank you so much," she whispered in his ear as he returned the hug. "I wouldn't want her to be with anyone else," she wanted to kiss all over his face and body, but she resisted the urge to do so and reluctantly pulled back.
Rose, who was listening to the conversation carefully, said, "So I'll be living with daddy when you and Vicky get married?" Ron snorted when Rose mentioned Vicky, but he turned it into a cough. Hermione was trying so hard not to smile. She secretly found it amusing when Ron called him Vicky.
But that was after what he did to me she thought angrily.
"Rosie, where did you get the name Vicky from?"
"I just shortened it to Viktor," replied the girl. "So I'll be living with daddy then?" Hermione nodded and Rose started to cry.
"Sweetheart, don't cry," Hermione rushed over to her little girl and hugged her. "You'll be in Bulgaria for Christmas and Easter, but I'll be back in London for you're birthdays and when you leave to go to Hogwarts. You'll always be my little girl." she gave Rose a kiss and hugged her. Rose, over her mother's shoulder, smiled at Ron with tear-stained cheeks and he smiled back. Hermione pulled away and heard someone coming out of the fireplace. They turned around to see Harry and Ginny dusting the soot off of them and their children. As soon as they were done James and Al were screaming for Ron.
"Uncle Ron!" They ran and hugged his legs (He stood up to greet Harry and Ginny). He laughed and patted their heads.
"You've met my beautiful daughter, Rose, I presume," they nodded and they hugged her as well. Rose giggled and Hermione smiled and then turned to Harry and Ginny. She saw Harry's hair ruffled and Ginny trying to flatten her hair.
"Did I interupt something?" Hermione asked in a amused voice. Harry and Ginny stuck their tongues out at her. "What an immature pair you two make!"
"Hey! That's you're brother you are talking to," Hermione raised her eyebrows at Harry. "OK, younger brother then." The trio laughed.
"Will somebody help me?!" shouted Ron as he was bombarded with pillows from James, Al and Rose. Ginny rolled her eyes and walked over to help Ron, but she joined in instead. "Ginny!"
"Sorry, big bro, couldn't resist." and ordered the three toddlers to stop it.
"Can me, James and Al go play in my room?" Rose asked. Hermione nodded and they ran up the stairs.
"Don't do anything incestuous!" Ron shouted once they were at the top. Hermione shoved him as Harry and Ginny laughed.
"Ron!"
"Sorry. I better go set the table. You kids relax." and Ron went into the kitchen. "Drinks anyone?" he called.
"Butterbeer," they all called back.
"So," Ginny said in a whisper, "How's the Viktor situation going?" Ron could hear what they were saying.
"Well, Ron hasn't suspected anything and I want to keep it that way," Hermione whispered back. Ron felt his anger boil.
"Well, I think you should tell him," Harry interjected. "If Ron knew then he would put a stop to this!"
"By being violent?" Hermione shot back sarcastically.
You've just read my mind Ron thought evily. He was planning to murder Viktor for what he did to her. He wanted all this to stop and he wanted Hermione to be his as well. He walked into the living room, holding a tray of three frosty mugs of Butterbeer. He set the tray down on the large glass coffee table. "I'll be back with the plates and cultinary!" He dashed off and then came back a moment later. He put down the plates, knives and forks and then sat down and drank the frosty mug of Butterbeer. "Ah!" he breathed out as warmth took over his body.
"Excited about marriage, Hermy?" Harry asked sweetly and Hermione gave him a glare.
"Yes, I am," she replied confidently. Her and Harry had a glaring match and Ginny couldn't take anymore of it.
"Are you going to have a hen night?" she asked. Hermione's gaze turned to hers.
"Oh, er... I don't know, Gin..."
"Oh, come on, Hermione! Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee," Ginny said in a whiny voice with a puppy dog face. Hermione sighed.
"Fine! But I'm not going to have my hen night the day before my wedding. I'll have such a hangover," Hermione said firmly.
"When then?" the red-haired girl asked.
"Hmm... how about two nights before the wedding?" Hermione said.
"You mean the day before the actual hen night should be on? It's you're hen night, but what about Rose?"
"That's what I mean and she will be with me of course. Harry," Hermione turned to him, "When is Viktor's stag night?"
"Er... I haven't discussed that with him. I'll do it tomorrow, but I presume he'll have it the night before the wedding," Harry replied. Hermione nodded and turned her head to him.
"You're going to be at Viktor's stag night if he has one,"
"W-Why?" Ron asked weekly.
"Because you're the best man. You've got to go to his stag night!"
"I don't have to do anything!" Ron would have said that, but he didn't want to upset Hermione so he simply said, "S-Sure. I'll find out when he's having it tomorrow," they all took sips of their drinks except Ron because he drank his and the set the mug on the table. They were all in silence until Ron broke it. "So how's Teddy then?" Harry and Ginny smiled.
"He's great. He changes his apperance to the person he touches," Harry laughed.
"You mean he can change into a girl?!" Ron asked, shocked. Harry and Ginny laughed harder.
"Of course, silly! But not his body parts." Ginny's replied. "So, Hermione, what are the plans when you move in with Viktor?" Hermione gave a paniced glance to Ron.
"Well, er, umm..." she started off uneasily. "Well, m-me and Viktor decided t-to leave Rose be...behind," Harry and Ginny looked at her deeply.
"What d'you mean 'leave her behind'?" Harry asked slowly, trying to process what she was saying.
"She's going to be living with Ron," she said quickly. Harry and Ginny's mouths dropped.
"Y-You're leaving Rose with Ron?" Ginny asked, fuming. Hermione, scared by the younger girl, gulped and nodded. Ginny then turned to Ron. "And you're just going to let her do this, are you?"
"Listen, don't start on me because I love having Rose around. Hell, I would fight for custody if Hermione would never let me see her again!" Ron stated. Hermione started to take deep breaths.
"I thought you'd never give her up, Hermione," Ginny said quietly.
"Viktor and I agreed and now let's just leave it at that!" Hermione snapped. Ron, Harry and Ginny were all glancing at each other, but kept quiet. Soon, the doorbell rang and Hermione stood up to get it, but Ron dashed to the door first.
"Oh, it's you," he said at the door to Viktor. "What d'you want?"
"Who is it, Ron?" Hermione asked as she walked to see who it is. She put on a fake smile as she saw who it was. "Oh, hello, Viktor. What brings you here?" she stepped away, but Ron stood firmly on the spot.
"Move," Viktor demanded, but Ron said no. Viktor pushed his way through, banging his shoulder against Ron's. It was the same spot as last time and Ron sucked in a lot of breath.
"Ron, why didn't you just move?" asked Hermione as she touched his shoulder. He glared at her and Rose, James and Al came downstairs.
"Is the food here yet?" asked Al.
"Sorry, kiddo," Ron said weakly, clutching his shoulder. The three kids looked upset and went back upstairs.
"R..." Hermione was about to put a quick spell on his shoulder, but he just walked past and back into the living room, still clutching his shoulder and felt a lot of anger in his body for Viktor being violent to Hermione and hurting his shoulder.
"You alright, ma.." Harry broke off when he saw Viktor. "Oh, hello, Viktor!" Harry felt his anger rise up as well.
"Ron, just let me do a quick spell!" Ron and Hermione were fighting over his shoulder.
"No, just go away!" Hermione slipped her wand back in her pockets, huffed and sat back down around the coffee table. Meanwhile, Viktor was grinning.
"What are you so happy about?" Ginny snapped.
"I haff just had a pay vise and I vould like to take Herm-own-ninny out for dinner," Viktor lied, partly telling the truth. He was also happy that he hurt Ron and he and Hermione were arguing. He turned to Hermione and smiled.
"Oh, well, Harry, Ginny and I are having a take-away h-"
"You could mention me as well!" Ron growled and Hermione shot him a glare.
"Here." Hermione finished her sentence.
"That's alvight, I vill join you," Viktor said happily and sat down next to Hermione, kissing her cheek. Ron felt like punching Viktor badly, but he didn't want everyone to get angry at him. He stood up, rubbing his shoulder.
"Where are you going?" Harry asked nervously. He didn't want to be in the same room with Viktor at all. Harry was wrong about him - he is a Bulgarian git just like Ron said back in fourth year.
"Out." Ron stormed out the room and went upstairs to get his jacket, but he had other ideas too...
He quickly grabbed his jacket and then went into Rose's room and saw Rose, James and Al playing with Rose's toys.
"Hey, kids, wanna go out for a bit?" Ron asked.
"Where?" James asked and stopped playing with Ron's daughter's toys.
"How about that toy shop in Diagon Alley and then we can go to a diner and have pizza and chips and ice-cream instead of the take-away because it won't come until ages!" Ron said. Rose, James and Al looked at each other and then nodded. "Go grab you're coat, Rosie," Rose quickly grabbed her coat which was on her bed and put it on. They all went downstairs and Ron started to put James and Al's coats on for them.
"Where are you going with my kids?" Ginny asked. Harry coughed. "Our kids, then."
"I'm just going to go take them out for a bit. They'll get bored if they stayed up in Rose's room for another half hour. Oh, hang on!" Ron quickly dashed upstairs, grabbed his wallet and wand, pocketed them and then went back downstairs. "Come on then!"
"I never said you could take them," Ginny asked, arms crossed.
Ron sighed. "Please may I take James and Al out for a bit?" Hermione was about to ask if he could ask if he could take Rose, but she didn't want Viktor to be suspicious nevertheless.
"Yes, but make sure you're back before the food comes!" Ron nodded and told Rose to hold his hand, Al to hold her hand and James to hold his hand. They did as they were told and he apparated to Diagon Alley.
Four hours later, Ron came through the door with Rose, James and Al with a smile on his face. He shut it and then walked into the living room carrying bags and seeing a fuming Ginny, a worried Harry and a angry Hermione and Viktor still smiling happily.
"You said you'd be back before the food comes!" Hermione hissed.
"And?" Ron asked with a raised eyebrow.
"AND? AND?" Ginny screamed, making everybody in the room jump. "I THOUGHT YOU AND MY KIDS KIDNAPPED," Harry didn't bother to cough this time. "YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR FOUR HOURS. I WAS ABOUT TO GO FIND YOU MYSELF IF IT WASN'T FOR HARRY HOLDING ME AND HERMIONE BACK, TELLING ME YOU'D COME SOON. DO YOU NOT KNOW HOW WORRIED WE'VE ALL BEEN?!"
"Mummy, mummy, calm down!" James said, smiling. "We've had such a brill time. Uncle Ron each brought us toy broomsticks, teddy bears, fake wands, sweets and we went to a diner! Oh, and Uncle Ron got his shoulder sorted because we ordered him to go to St. Mungo's and sort it out." Ginny sighed as Harry rubbed her back.
"Don't you ever go away for that long from my kids ever again, Ronald Weasley!"
"Yes, Ginny. Oh, James and Al picked something out for you and Harry. Go on, give the gift to you're mum and dad," James and Al stepped forward with a mug. James handed Harry a Worlds Best Dad mug and he smiled and gave his son a big hug. Al was giving Ginny a Worlds Best Mum mug and she cried and hugged him back.
"You don't like you're mug, mummy?" Al asked as Ginny pulled back, sounding hurt.
"No, silly," she laughed. "I love it. These are tears of happiness!"
"Oh, good, because it was Uncle Ron's idea!" Harry and Ginny smiled at Ron.
"Mummy," Rose walked up to her and handed her a box. Hermione glanced at Rose and then Ron and opened the box. She gasped when she saw a gold chain. On the messaging it was done in rubies and it said: I Love You, Mum! Hermione smiled and kissed and hugged Rose.
"Thank you sweetheart," she said as she let go.
"Oh, it's OK. It was all daddy's idea. I wanted to get you something, but I didn't know what and so he picked it out. He said the colours remind him of Gryffindor," Hermione smiled at Ron and then looked back down at Rose. "Let Daddy put the necklace on you!"
"Oh, er..." she looked at Rose's eager face. "Ron, do you mind?" he shook his head and walked over to her. He took the necklace carefully and walked behind Hermione. She lifted her long, bushy, soft hair and Ron quickly chained the necklace around her neck. Hermione was holding a breath and finally let it go when Ron walked away. Viktor's grin disappeared and he was angry. Ron was grinning smugly to himself and saw Harry and Ginny sharing knowing smiles.
"What's wrong, Viktor?" Hermione asked.
"Vhy did Vose call Von 'daddy'?" All the adults face's fell. Rose, James and Al were confused about what's going on.
"Oh, Rose thinks of Ron as a father figure. She likes calling him daddy," Hermione lied hastily.
"I thought he was my dad," Rose inquired, looking confused. Hermione mentally smacked herself, forgetting to remind her daughter not to call Ron daddy around Viktor.
"Do not lie to me, Herm-own-ninny," Viktor said in a deadly voice. "Tell me the truth!" Hermione winced as Viktor's voice raised.
"Okay, Viktor, Ron is Rose's dad, but the only reason I didn't tell you is because you'd get angry," she said in one breath. Viktor's face turned from angry to disgust.
"You've slept with him?" he asked in disgust, like he tasted something horrible and spat it out straight away. Ron felt angry.
"What's wrong with her sleeping with me?" he asked, trying to sound calm. Harry was warning them not to say stuff like that infront of the kids, but nobody was listening. Viktor sneered and didn't say anything else so Ron decided to say something else.
"I bet she'd rather sleep with me than get abused by you!" Harry, Ginny and Hermione gasped.
"V-Vicky hurts mummy?" Rose asked, tears in her eyes. "Mummy, you said you fell!" Ron's eyes turned from her to Hermione.
"So you've lied to our kid then as well?" he asked angrily as tears fell down Hermione's cheeks. Ron didn't know how to control it, but he just lashed out; he punched Viktor and he stumbled back and fell.
"RON!" Harry, Ginny and Hermione shouted, but did nothing to stop him. Rose, James and Al were cheering him on.
"GO UNCLE RON!" "GO, DADDY, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!" Ron grinned and kicked Viktor in the stomach and he groaned.
"You-will-never-touch-her-again!" Ron said between every kick. The adults just stood there, shocked, but soon Harry was cheering in with the kids.
"Harry!" Ginny hissed.
"What? Viktor deserves everything he gets and if Ron can hurt him, why can't I?" Harry tried to walk over, but Ginny held him back.
"RON!" Hermione screamed, but he ignored it. He punched Viktor on his nose, stomach, left eye and lip.
"STOP IT!" Hermione begged, but Viktor kicked Ron and he stumbled back. Ron quickly ran up to him and grabbed Viktor's shirt and threw him across the room and the table landed on Viktor. The plates and glasses that were full of food and firewhisky (They had firewhisky to calm themselves from worrying about Ron, Rose, James and Al and the take-away came and they ate some of it) smashed onto him. Hermione and Ginny screamed and ran to pick the table off Viktor. Viktor immediately stood up and got out his wand.
"Cruc-"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Rose ran and pushed Viktor. Viktor fell over and his wand slipped out of his and. Rose catched it and passed it to Ron. He beamed at Rose's bravery.
Everybody panted heavily. Viktor stood up, grumbling. He turned to Hermione.
"Vhat are you going to do about this?" he asked angrily.
"Well what do you want me to do?" she screamed and sobbed. Viktor started to shout now, a blue vien sticking out of his temple.
"I'M THE ONE YOU ARE MARRYING AND INSTEAD YOU SLEEP WITH THAT POOR VEASLEY!" Hermione cringed at his voice.
"If you loved me, then you wouldn't abuse me and this thing with me and Ron happened two years ago," she said calmly.
"So you dated then?"
"No! I-It just happened with me and h-him..." she gave Ron a sincere look. Ron felt his heart drop and wanted to cry, but he composed himself. "I-I'm sorry, Viktor." Ron felt angry. What did she have to be sorry for excactly? Sleeping with him? Not telling him and Rose to Viktor? Viktor sighed.
"Vell, you told me the truth and ve are still going out at eight tomorrow, aren't ve?" Hermione nodded and he grabbed his wand off Ron, but before Viktor disapparated he told Ron that he wasn't allowed at the wedding and Harry is the best man now. Everybody's mouthes dropped. Immediately, Ron rounded on her, not caring about being invited or not.
"What do you have to be sorry for excactly?" he asked angrily. "Sorry for not telling Vicky about me and Rose? He didn't even apologize that he abused you!"
"Er, James, Al, grab you're things and we'll go. Do you want us to take Rose?" Harry said.
"No, let her stay here," Ron said, his eyes fixed on Hermione's. Harry nodded, even though Ron couldn't see it, and disapparated with Ginny and the kids. Rose sat on the sofa, scared.
"Rose, sweetheart, go to you're room," Ron said without looking at her as well.
"Y-You're not going to hurt her like Vicky did, are you?" Ron moved his gaze over the little girl's. She had tears in her big, blue eyes and she was shaking.
"No, sweetheart," he hugged her tightly. "I would never hurt you're mummy." Rose pulled away and sniffed.
"This is all my fault!" she bursted out. "I was the one who said daddy and..."
"Rose, it's not you're fault," Hermione spoke for the first time. "It was mine for not warning you not to call Ron daddy when Viktor's round," she gave her a hug as well and then told her to go upstairs. Rose nodded and then ran upstairs. Ron slammed the door and put a locking and silencing charm on it.
"So you're going to go back to him, are you? After all he's done to you, Hermione! You used to be strong and now look what's happened to you. Viktor's took you're confidence away from you!" He said.
"I-I love him!" Hermione shot back, trying to believe it was true. "And he loves me!"
"If he loves you then he wouldn't hurt you. And what's all this shit about him taking drugs and drinking heavily?" Ron asked, fuming.
"Don't swear! He's a famous pers-"
"So's Harry and me, but do you see us taking drugs? No!"
"It's Harry and I. You and Harry would never take drugs!"
"This isn't the time for correcting me. Besides, neither would you. You're going to be his wife soon, so you'll obviously me a famous person as well. I can see you getting called 'Quidditcher's Wife'. I bet you'll be taking drugs youself soon! My, my, Hermione, Parvati Patil was right back in sixth year: you do like you're Quidditch players!" he spat. Hermione started to turn a deep red and stepped forward.
"Oh, the same sixth year when you dated Lavender Brown? And I would never take drugs; Viktor's wife or not!"
"Why did you even get mad at me for dating her anyway? Shouldn't you have been happy for me finding a girl?
"Not if the girl's an absolute slag! And the only reason I was mad was because you picked the wrong girl and you were mean to me for no entire reason! You still haven't explained that and I want you to tell me why now!"
"I think you were jealous, and Lavender, a slag?" Ron scoffed, ignoring her demand. "You sure you're not comparing you to her?" Hermione gasped and ran up to him and pounced on him. He fell and she started to punch his chest and Ron was suprised at how strong she was. He was wrong: she is strong.
Shame she can't use her muscles against Vicky! Ron thought angrily. He looked up at Hermione and saw tears filling her eyes as she punched him. Ron would usually comfort her, but he decided that she should let her anger out. Hermione finally stopped punching Ron and stood up. She dropped onto the couch and cried. Ron sat up and clutched his chest, breathing heavily. His chest was in pain and Hermione was staring at his clutched chest with a worried face.
"Oh, God," she kneeled beside him. She got out her wand and pointed it at his chest. She muttered a spell and Ron's breathing went back to normal and his chest didn't hurt anymore. Ron stared at Hermione who was staring at the floor. He lifted her chin up to make her look at him.
"I'm so sorry, 'Mione," Hermione collapsed onto him and embraced him.
"I'm sorry for punching you," she cried on his chest and then she lifted her head up. "I can't believe you're not invited to the wedding anymore," she sniffed.
"Oh well," he said, "I didn't really want to go in the first place!" Hermione frowned.
"Why not?"
"Because of the man you're marrying," Ron said as if it was blatanly obvious.
"You're supposed to be happy or me either way!" she fumed.
"Well how can I be when he's abusing you?!" he screamed. Hermione stepped back and shook her head.
"I hate you," she said in a disgusted tone. "You won't let me deal this in my own way, will you?"
"By taking all the kicks and punches and slaps? What a lovely way of dealing this, isn't it?" he said in a saracastic tone.
"SHUT UP!" Hermione screamed, standing up.
"NO, YOU SHUT UP, HERMIONE. EVERYDAY THERE ARE WITCHES AND MUGGLE WOMEN WHO ARE EITHER ENGAGED OR MARRIED AND ARE GETTING ABUSED. THE SENSIBLE THING TO DO IS TO RUN AWAY OR TO GET THEM LOCKED UP. YOU," he took a deep breath. "You are staying and Viktor's going to dig you into an early grave, is that what you want?" Hermione bit her lip and shook her head as tears came down her cheeks. Ron stood up and wrapped his muscular arms around her, rocking back and forth as she cried. He kissed her head and whispered, "I'll protect you. I'll use everything in my power to get rid of that bastard."
"No. You've done enough damage tonight," she said, muffled against his chest.
"He needed that and yet you still take him back," he said, hurt in his voice. Hermione pulled away and looked at him.
"Why do you sound so hurt?"
"You could hear it in my voice?" she nodded. "W...Well don't you think I have a right to be? My best friend is practically getting murdered!"
"Oh," she sounded disappointed. "P-Please can you unlock the door and do a counter-curse for the silence spell?"
"No." Ron said simply.
"What do you mean 'no'?" Hermione asked, trying to stay calm.
"Because," Ron walked over to the bags that had his shopping in when he bought some things with Rose and his nephews and went over to a green bag. He got out a package and turned around, showing it to Hermione. "I thought you wanted to get rid of the pain and bruises on you're legs." he had a mischevious glint in his eyes, the one Hermione knew so well back in Hogwarts when he tried to make her do his homework, or sneak into Professor Snape's office so he could get some ingredients for no entire reason whatsoever!
"I-I can't let you," Hermione replied unseasily. She wanted him to touch her so badly, and when he put his finger on her clit, she thought it was amazing because she had never felt that kind of touch in two years. She would have made sound, but she swallowed down her moans and she was upset that he didn't rub her long enough to have an orgasm.
"Why not?" Ron asked.
"Because I can do it myself and even you said that best friends don't massage each other," Hermione replied quickly.
"Oh... oh, OK." Ron passed her the package and got out his wand. He performed the counter-curses on the door, grabbed the bags and walked upstairs quickly.
He walked upstairs and saw Rose sitting on the landing. She looked worried and she saw Ron drop the bags and kneel beside her quickly.
"Rose, what's wrong?" Ron asked as he pulled her to his lap and stroked her half bushy and half curly hair. She sobbed into his chest and Ron felt his heart sink. He didn't want his little girl to cry.
"T-This i-is a-a-all my f-f-f-fault!" she wailed softly into his chest. They heard someone running up the stairs and saw it was Hermione. She kneeled in front of Rose and glanced at Ron then back at Rose. She dropped the package Ron gave her and he swiped it quickly.
"Rose, sweetheart, this isn't you're fault!" Hermione tried to reassure her. "Viktor was going to find out one way or another," Rose launched forward and hugged her mother.
"Are you sure?" she asked in a quiet voice.
"Yes, I'm sure." Hermione sighed deeply and carried on hugging Rose. Ron was watching the scene and, thinking that this was a daughter-and-mother time going on, he stood up quietly and tried to walk to his and Hermione's bedroom, but was soon caught by Rose.
"Daddy," she lifted her head up, "Where are you going?" Ron turned around and smiled.
"I'm just going to bed sweetheart because I have to get up early for work." he smiled.
"Am I still coming with you?" she asked excitedly.
"Er..." Ron looked at Hermione, "Why don't you go with mummy for once?" He didn't really want her to go with Hermione, but it was only fair Hermione had a turn this time.
"I can't," Rose said sadly, "She has a lot of cases to solve and one time she brought me in, her boss made her go back home for the rest of the day, shouting at mummy saying this wasn't a daycare centre and it was mummy's pay day, but she never paid her!"
"Ophelia did?" Ron gaped.
"Yes," Hermione said sadly, looking like she was about to cry, but quickly composed herself and said, "Right, off to bed you, missy!" Hermione stood up with Rose.
"Can't me, you and daddy camp out in my room tonight? The galaxy and green light and the colours of my room are so relaxing and beautiful," Rose sighed. "Please, mummy!"
Hermione glanced at Ron who smiled and nodded.
"OK then, Rosie. You set up the matress and me and daddy will get changed." Rose nodded and smiled and skipped back off to her bedroom. Hermione walked past Ron and walked into the bedroom and Ron followed after her. He dug into his chest of draws and found a t-shirt and golden silky boxers and two pairs of socks if Hermione or Rose needed they're feet to be warm. He turned around and saw Hermione standing behind him carrying a silky maroon nightdress that Ron presumed it went up just below her thighs and carrying her wand. He put the package in his draw.
"Do you want to get changed in the bathroom first?" Ron asked politely. Hermione nodded and scurried into the bathroom, shutting and locking the door behind her. Ron sat down on their king-sized bed and looked around. The bedroom was in different shades of green. Emerald green for the duvet and pillows, lime green for the wallpaper and an olive green for picture frames, but the draws and wardrobes were a dark wooded brown. Hermione came out of the bathroom two minutes later and Ron was right: her nightdress just went to her thighs. She told Ron he could go into the bathroom and scurried out of the bedroom door, shutting it behind her. Ron stood up and changed into the bathroom. Once he was done he quickly brushed his teeth and used this mouthwash called Listerine Hermione introduced him to. He cleaned up the sink and then went into Rose's room. He already saw her and Hermione sorting out the bags that Ron and Rose went shopping. Hermione saw Ron and tutted at him.
"A toy broomstick?" she asked, raising her eyebrows. Ron smiled and kneeled on the floor with them. He already saw a bed made up on the carpet. It was a large blue mattress and it was covered with a silky blue duvet. Ron smiled and still sorted out the bags.
"Rose, don't eat Chocolate Frogs before you go to bed. You've just brushed you're teeth!" Rose smiled at Hermione with chocolate all over her teeth and Ron snorted, but turned it into a cough when he looked at Hermione's stern face glaring at him.
Soon, they all sorted the boxes and Hermione got Rose's teeth brushed. Ron got up and snuggled into the mattress. He had to admit, it was very comfy. Hermione and Rose came back and she jumped onto the mattress and snuggled in next to Ron. Hermione got in and Rose told her to move closer so we could all hug together. Hermione sighed and moved closer and Ron wrapped arm around Rose and Hermione. A few minutes later, Rose fell asleep and Ron whispered in Hermione's ear,
"This isn't over, the thing between you and Krum. I'm only keeping quiet for now because of Rose." and he closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep... and he did ten minutes after, his arm still wrapped around Hermione and Rose.
Hermione sighed and stared at the sleeping figures. Today's events came rushing to her mind. She felt like crying, but she was staying strong for Rose. She looked at Rose and stroked her cheek. She was thinking about what a beautiful thing she created with Ron.
Ron Hermione sighed. The man she loves and it wouldn't go away, even if it tried, because Ron stole her heart, and he never gave it back. She felt angry and jealous that Ron was going out on a date with Ophelia.
Why did Ron and I even sleep with each other? she asked herself. She wanted to touch herself and think about Ron badly, but she knew she couldn't with her love and Rose with her. What would she say if they woke up? She looked up and stared at Rose's ceiling.
"Beautiful." she breathed out as she looked at a comet fly over the sky and galaxy. Tiny stars and planets were there. There was the sun (it doesn't damage you're eyes) and the Earth was spinning around on it's axis. She looked at Rose's digital muggle clock and it was 12:00am.
I need to get some sleep for work tomorrow. She sighed and turned out all the lights with her wand and snapped her eyes shut. She fell asleep soon after.
