A/N: I do not own harry potter, never have and never will. I make no money from this; I just enjoy playing around in the magical world that JK Rowling created for us.
Chapter 7
The next day, everyone in grimmuald place was on edge. Harry had not woken up and Hermione had not left his side. Ron was still in his room and when it was time to eat he merely sat and ate without talking, returning to his bedroom when he was done.
Remus, Tonks, molly and Ginny sat in the kitchen after breakfast. Ron had returned left after eating and Hermione had not come down, meaning that harry had not woken up yet.
'Can someone please tell me what is going on' said Ginny
'we would if we knew ourselves Ginny, Tonks and I rushed into the kitchen after we heard the crash and found Ron lying on the floor with the wall behind him cracked and harry lying in Hermione's lap bleeding terribly and slipping into unconsciousness' replied Remus as he stood up and paced throughout the kitchen. 'We have no clue as to what happened before that, Ron won't talk to anyone and I don't like to admit it but I'm a bit scared going to Hermione at the moment.'
'I'll go and talk to her. She needs a friend now' Ginny got up and made her way upstairs.
Upon entering the room, she saw Hermione holding onto harry hand as her head rested on her folded arms, her eyes focused on harry.
'Hermione, can we talk' whispered Ginny so that if Hermione was asleep, she would not wake her. Hermione looked up at the door and at seeing Ginny, wiped her face to rid herself of the tears that had fallen.
'Sure Ginny, what do you need' at Hermione's approval, Ginny closed the door and made her way over to the bed.
'We're worried Hermione, all of us. We have no idea about what happened yesterday. Remus is practically loosing it; Ron only leaves his room to eat and doesn't talk to anyone. Mums gone around the bend because of his behaviour. We need to know what happened.'
Hermione let out a small growl when hearing Ron's name, but nodded to Ginny showing her understanding to the situation.
'When we arrived yesterday, harry couldn't take being inside the house. I told him to focus on me and we took small steps making our way into the kitchen. That's why we were staring at each other. I helped harry realise that Sirius was really gone and after he hugged me, we kissed. Ron walked in and tackled harry, beating him into the state he is now. I did the only thing that came to mind and stunned him, forcing him to fly across the room and into the wall. That's when Remus and Tonks arrived.' Hermione started her explanation in a small voice getting angrier when mentioning Ron.
Ginny listened carefully and wasn't shocked when Hermione mentioned the kiss. When Hermione finished, Ginny stood up and gave her a hug before leaving the room to return to the kitchen where she relayed the information she had just received.
The kitchen was silent; everyone was busy digesting the news. No one was surprised to find that harry and Hermione kissed, what they were confused about was the fact that Ron had attacked harry. Remus was furious, he wanted to go and beat Ron for what he did but was held back by the rest. No one could stop Molly from going upstairs and she made her way out the kitchen and up to Ron's bedroom.
'Ronald Bilius Weasley, what have you done!' screamed Molly as she slammed the door after entering. 'How could you, harry is your friend. He has been through so much and you go and beat him to a pulp, on his birthday of all days!'
'He was attacking Hermione mum, I had to stop him!' defended Ron.
'Attacking Hermione. That is the most absurd thing I have heard in my entire life. They were kissing Ron, he likes her and she obviously likes him.' Ginny had entered the room now and was tearing Ron a new one. Surprisingly, Molly did nothing to stop her and only nodded her head in agreement.
'You guys weren't there, you didn't see it. I was protecting her' said Ron. 'Harry Potter, saviour of the wizarding world, he has to have everything doesn't he, he knew I liked her, he's known since fourth year. Now he has the girl, along with all his fame and money.'
Molly and Ginny stood with expressions of shock and anger spread across their faces. Ginny walked up to Ron and slapped him across the face before storming out the room and slamming the door. Ron was turning red with anger as he drew his wand to her back; molly however, was quicker and disarmed him before he was able to cast his spell. Pocketing his wand, she shook her head in disapproval before leaving the room and placing a locking charm on the door. She needed to speak to her husband about this.
Hermione was lying next to harry in the bed when Ginny knocked on the door and entered. Hermione was still in shock after hearing the way Ron had reacted and why he acted the way he did when harry and herself had arrived. She knew Ron had a jealous streak in him but she never thought that it would get this bad. Ron said he liked her; he had never given her any reason to believe that. What annoyed her most was hearing that Ron had said harry gets everything. Ginny had to stand by the door to prevent Hermione from getting up and going to him after hearing it.
While Hermione was thinking in her head she felt harry begin to stir beside her. Getting up and standing on the side of the bed still holding his hand, she watched as he started jerking and twitching, letting out an ear splitting scream. She tried her best to wake him yet he continued thrashing crying out at random intervals.
Remus, Tonks and Molly rushed into the room stopping before the bed. Molly placed a hand over her mouth before dropping it down.
'Remus, is this what I think it is?' asked Molly.
Remus placed a hand on Harry's forehead, feeling it and registering the icy temperature. He looked at Molly with wide eyes and gave a nod. Molly rushed out of the room mentioning something about getting the supplies and that they should have known this would happen.
Hermione was scared. Everyone else knew what was happening yet she had no idea. Her eyes were as wide as Remus' and tears began forming and falling down her cheeks. Tonks walked towards Hermione and gently placed her hands on her shoulders, pushing slightly she guided Hermione to the hallway where she was left as Tonks made her way back into the room. Hermione leaned against the wall and slid down to the ground, holding her legs close to her chest. Molly made her way back to the room stopping as she saw Hermione on the floor, deciding to give the materials to Remus first before coming outside to check on Hermione.
Molly returned to the hallway where she helped Hermione stand up before leading her towards the kitchen. As Hermione sat on the chair with the blank look still on her face, she whispered into the air,
'What's happening to him' it wasn't really a question to anyone but herself as she wrecked her brain to think of why harry was in pain and acting the way he was.
Molly heard her question and took a seat next to Hermione, placing a hand on her shoulder to get her attention.
'Hermione dear, harry is going through the phase in a witch or wizards life where their magic reaches maturity. He is coming into his full power now.'
Hermione's expression turned into disappointment,
'How could I forget, it happened to me as well, but I wasn't in that much pain . When my magic matured I was uncomfortable after the initial shock but after the first day it wasn't as bad. I need to go to him; he needs someone to help him through this. I understand that Remus and Tonks are there, but he needs someone else.'
Hermione rushed out the kitchen and passed Ginny as she made her way to harry. Ginny went into the kitchen and was told informed on the situation.
Hermione entered the room and stopped as she turned around to see harry after closing the door. Harry was blue. His face was holding the appearance of extreme pain and his lips were turning a dark shade of purple. Remus and tonks had placed blankets over him, securing him so tightly he was unable to move. They were now sitting next to harry waiting for it to pass; there was not much else they could do. Hermione joined them taking up her chair on the other side, placing her hand on his head she felt the odd sensation of extreme cold, with a slight molten hot temperature. Looking closer, Hermione saw that Harry's scar was shining bright red instead of his pale blue colouring on his face.
Remus and tonks looked up at Hermione's gasp, their eyes following her gaze to Harry's forehead. Hearing her reaction scared Remus a little as he thought that something was wrong, but seeing what Hermione was looking at he realised her shock and explained to her,
'There's nothing we can do about that Hermione; we've done all we can and now we just wait. There is no way of telling how long this is going to go on for. Mine went on for 3 days, it all depends on how powerful harry is and how much his magic has to mature. Some wizards are powerful yet only had to suffer for a day because their magic did not need a lot to mature. Others can go through their magic maturing for a week and yet they are not powerful. It's a completely random process; we will only know the results when he is done.'
Remus finished talking and as he stood up he gave one last look at Harry and made his way back down to the kitchen to inform molly on Harry's form. Tonks followed soon after and Hermione was left alone. Not caring about Harry's current temperature, she climbed into the bed and held harry close to her. Placing a blanket over herself she tightened her hold on harry. She knew her body heat would not help much, but for once in her life she went against what her head was telling her and held on to harry as if her life depended on it.
Still holding onto harry, Hermione cried herself to sleep. She couldn't help think that even after harry had moved past his pain, he was now suffering again for something he could not control.
A/N: I want to know what you think, good or bad, I really don't care. Reviews help me write and without them I wouldn't know what to do. Are you excited to find out what happens to harry? What about Ron?
