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The Weasley family walked into the quiet hospital wing and immediately saw the two red heads hugging each other like if they let go all hell would break lose. They hadn't yet noticed that the rest of their family had gathered around them and didn't until Mrs. Weasley joined in the hug. They looked up in surprise and it only made Ginny cry harder seeing her family there. How ashamed they must feel of her after she was the one to open the chamber. The guilt was weighing on her so heavily and she couldn't even tell what had happened.
"Ginny, its okay...it's okay," her mother comforted her as she released her grip on Ron and moved over to her mother. Mrs. Weasley sat down with her daughter curled up with her and patted her head and uttered comforting words until her sobbing subsided. While this was going on Mr. Weasley moved over to his youngest son and the rest of the Weasley siblings moved over to Harry's bed seeing their friend frozen for who knows how long.
"Ron, what happened?" Mr. Weasley asked simply knowing that being straight forward would be the best way to go.
"I don't know, dad, just that one minute he was fine and the next... he wasn't," Ron finished in a small voice. He was now the only one left of the golden trio and it felt terrible like he could have done something more to help them or anything at all then just stand on the sidelines.
"I know, Ron, I know," Mr. Weasley said knowing that it wasn't the right time and Ron needed comforting also, Harry was in fact his best mate and this was just tragic.
"I wasn't even there when it happened. I couldn't even help him," Ron said from his dad's shoulder.
"But Ron you did help him, you helped him escape."
"But I was no use when it really came down to it, I wasn't there, I never am."
"Ron, how can you think that? Your Harry's best mate you were there when he always needed you. You gave him his first real friendship."
"But it could end, so very soon."
"Don't think about that. Think about how Ginny is now safe and soon Harry will be also. Without your valiant efforts what do you think would have happened to your only sister? You two saved her, Ron, so now just think about that and how Harry will get better, there is still hope." It wasn't much of a pep talk but it seemed to do its job with Ron who settled down and could tell the story of how he and Harry had made it down to the chamber. Ron didn't really know what much of what had happened after the wall caved in and so Ginny took up the story from where she woke up until they met Ron again and he continued. They didn't know the details of went on in the chamber only two people knew that and one was a memory now dead and the other was lying in a hospital bed barely alive.
"You two did amazing don't ever doubt yourselves that," Arthur said and Molly also added words of encouragement.
"Ginny, why didn't you tell anyone what was happening to you?" George asked finally speaking up.
"Yeah, Gin, we would have helped you know," Fred added.
"I was about too but then... Percy stopped me because he thought I was going to say something else and I just never had another opportunity. All the Weasley's turned toward Percy who had the decency to blush and look ashamed before looking down away from all the stares.
"Percy, why would you do that you git?" George said.
"You almost killed our little sister!" Fred said both twins ganging up instantly on their older brother whom they had never gotten along with. After a few more cusses and Ron and Arthur holding the boys back Ginny spoke up.
"Stop!" They all stopped shocked at the sudden outburst from their traumatized little sister. "Just stop it! I can't stand it anymore! You guys need to get a grip! It's not Percy's fault he had no idea what I was going to say and it's my fault that he thought something else was going to happen! He had no idea so there should be no blame upon him! If anyone is to fault, it is me!" They all stared at her like she was crazy.
"Ginny, it's not your fault you had no control over what you were doing," Molly said.
"But I'm still the one that done it. I am the one that unleashed the monster and wrote on the wall. I am the one who opened the chamber of secrets and caused so much chaos to roam. It's my fault all these people are lying here in the hospital wing. How could you say that isn't my fault when it clearly is?" A loud crash behind spoke of another's presence and Albus Dumbledore was in the room.
"No it is not! You, Ms. Weasley, are not to blame you never were. It is my fault for not realizing sooner and not guaranteeing my students safety. If you need anyone to yell at it is me because I could not grant you that one thing. You were, for lack of better words, not in your right mind at the time. You are not to blame, Ms. Weasley, not to blame."
"But-"
"No I will have no argument in this. You have been traumatized and all you can do now is heal and not dwell in the past. This was not the work of yourself but of Lord Voldemort!" Everyone was once again shocked and all cringed or spasmed at the sound of his name.
"But he is dead!" Percy said.
"Not dead just weakened to a sorry state. Now I suggest you all get a good night's sleep and that Ms. Weasley here get checked out and given a sleeping draught," Dumbledore said to the Weasley's and Madam Pomfrey before leaving the room.
"Well... that was-" Fred said breaking the silence that seemed to go on forever.
"Unexpected," George finished the sentence. That seemed to break the ice and send everyone into quiet conversations all huddled around Harry's bed and also Ginny's who happened to be sleeping soundly in the next bed after given a potion.
"Good night, Ginny dear, and sleep tight," her mother said to her tucking her in and giving her a kiss on the cheek.
Authors Note- well hope you guys enjoyed it I thought I would pretty much have this chapter to focus on how the Weasley's would react and have a nice family bonding moment. Anyways hope you guys liked it and as always please review :)
