We go up to the common room, Ginny is sat with Hermione, she shoots a look at me, before walking over to us.
"You really are an arse!" She shouts.
"Ginny, just shut it." I say, and she looks at me.
"Your the worst person on the planet." She shouts.
"If i was such a bad fucking person, why the hell did I let him.."
"Ron, up we go." Harry says, and pushes my body up into the dorm room. I'm crying hard now, how could she say that to me, after everything I did, and it was all for her. I fall into Harry's arms crying, not caring that Dean and Seamus are in the room.
"We'll leave you two alone." I hear Dean say, and Seamus pats me on the back, and I'm left alone with Harry.
"Ron, she didn't mean it like that, she doesn't know, if she knew she wouldn't have said it."
"I know." I sniff. "Just when ever I see her, I think of what he could of done to her." Harry holds me tighter, and I fall into his embrace.
"Ron, you got a letter," Harry says, and points to the letter on my bed, we walk over to it together, its from my mum.
Dear Ron, and I reckon Harry is reading too. Ron I am glad you are feeling better about talking things through, and I am glad it is helping. Your dad, well, he's not stopped yet, but he is cutting down, he has joined what muggles call an AA, I'll let Harry explain that to you, I'm not quite sure myself, but he says its helping, and he said he will feel a lot better when you are around. I do not hate you Ronald Weasley, I am happy for you, you couldn't have found a better some one then Harry, I trust you are being safe. Harry look after Ron for me, and make sure he eats a healthy meal at least once a day, but if you can get him to eat more I will be forever thankful. See you both at Christmas, hope school is going well. Love mum x
I read the letter over and over again, I knew I should be smiling, but my body was caught up in fear with what mum said about dad, He'll feel a lot better when you are around Harry noticed and held me tight again, I read the last couple of lines and finally smiled.
"She doesn't hate us," Harry sounded shocker then I felt.
"My mum could never hate you." I say, and kiss his lips, wiping the daft look he had on it of. "Harry you wont let him hurt me will you?"
"Of course not." Harry says, "This Christmas will be just you and me okay, I wont let him get to you, I promise."
"I love you."
"You too."
I lay with Harry for about an hour before I fell asleep, I woke up a couple of hours later, stupid nightmares, Harry smiled at me and held me before I fell back to sleep again. We woke up early the next morning, mainly because we went to sleep quite early the night before. We got dressed quietly, and went down to the great hall for breakfast, it was practically empty, except for a few teachers, and some first years. Once we ate, me having eaten a sandwich, and Harry a full English breakfast, we went by the lake, it was a warm morning even for seven am, and we started on our home work. Harry finished his before me, once I finished it was just after eight, and we walked back up to the castle, "What have we got today?"
"Magical Creatures, Defence, and Divination," Harry sighs, "At least we don't have Snape today."
"Yeah." I smile, "And Draco isn't in any of our lessons today, i always knew there was a reason for liking Tuesdays."
We walked out to Hagrid's hut, where the class met, we were the only ones there. "Morning boys, your early aren't you."
"Yeah, we woke up early, so thought we could come and help you out for the lesson." Harry smiled.
"That's very kind of you." Hagrid smiled, "But I've done it all. We're in the forest today, looking at Creatures called Towerings, very confused, very deadly."
"Deadly!" I stutter.
"Well, they wouldn't kill you unless you antagonised them, but if you get too close they'll hurt you." Hagrid said cheerfully, and I gulped, and sat on one the steps of Hagrid's hut, Harry sat next to me. "Haven't seen you two with Hermione recently, not had a falling out have you?"
"I broke her heart apparently." I say, and Harry laughs, "Don't know what your laughing at."
"Broke her heart, what are you talking about?"
"Seems to be our Ron captivated the clever witch, but Ron doesn't feel the same, and now she wont talk to either of us." Harry said.
"Seems I'm quite a catch, can't get the admirers of me." I laugh.
"Good luck with that, you'll never be free not now that Draco Malfoy's got his teeth into you." Harry laughs, and I just blink.
"Draco?" Hagrid laughs. "Draco and Ron!"
"No, there is no Draco and Ron, Harry here is a bit delusional." I laugh.
"Oh I forgot to mention it, Slytherins are sharing your lessons now."
"Always the bearer of good news Hagrid." Harry laughs. "Not going to pear Ron and Draco up are you?"
"Well, now I know the news, I think its only fair, might set the two up."
"Your talking about me like I'm not even here, would you like me to leave?" I say, and Harry grips hold of my hand. "Well shut it then."
"Are you two, er, are you two an item?" Hagrid asked awkwardly, and I looked at Harry who shrugged.
"I guess so." He smiles, "Don't tell any one please, no one else knows." Harry smiled, and I just nodded at him, and yawned.
"Think some one is tired." Hagrid laughed.
"We went too bed to early, and woke up too early," I said.
"And because you've not had your potion, and you hardly had breakfast!" Harry pointed out.
"Well, I'm stopping with the potion because you said so." I said.
"But you have to start eating properly."
"All the teachers have been told to be extra nice to you Ron,"
"What?" I asked, a little startled. "Why?"
"Don't know, we didn't get told anything, just said how some thing had happened over the summer, with your family and to watch out for any strange behaviour." Hagrid said softly, "Everything alright?"
"Yeah just fucking fine." I mumbled, I looked up and saw our class mates coming down from the castle. "Perfect." I mutter, and Draco stumbles down, his friends behind him.
"Potter." He glares at Harry, "Weasel Bee."
"Fuck off Malfoy." I say.
"Not very friendly." He smiles. "Wasn't like this in potions were you Weasel," He looked at Harry and then back at me, "Couldn't get enough of me in Potions, smiling at me like that."
"What are you talking about?" I was laughing hysterically now.
"Our little secret Weasel." He smiles.
"You mean your secret, as I've no idea what your on about." I say, and he smirks, and winks before walking of.
"Told you." Harry grins, and I just get up and walk towards the forest.
Hagrid calls the class over to a small rock at the edge of the forest, he coughs to get attention and starts talking about the Towerings, he describes them as being friendly to people who don't fear them, but if you double cross them it would probably be the last thing you would have do. Harry is standing next to me, watching Hagrid with respect, but looking up at me and smiling every so often.
"Ron, will you help me out?" Hagrid calls from the front of the group, and I look up, I shrug and walk towards him. "Thank you," He says, "Right, I wont you to do as I say Ron."
"Wait, do what?" I ask, a little panicky.
"Say hello to a Towering of course." Hagrid laughs.
"Oh of course." I say sarcastically. Hagrid let out a loud whistling noise, which startled me and a few other class mates, I look at Harry who is looking at me his eyes full of worry and concern, but he is putting a brave face on it. A small creature, just bigger then a kitten jumps from the trees in lightening speed, its fir a dark brown colour, its claws, well, they are fucking long. "You want me to say Hello to that!" I say, stepping back.
"Be quiet or it will hear." Hagrid says, "I want you to walk quietly towards it, hands out stretched." I do as I'm told, and the Towering looks up at me, revealing its sharp teeth, once white, now red with what looks like blood. "Bow done." I follow orders, and bow as low as i can, and the Towering looks at me, and moves forward motionless. "Step forward." I step forward closer to it, its getting closer now, I'm shaking. I step back as it pounces on me.
"Ron!" Harry shouts, but I'm okay, the Towering has jumped into my hands and is licking my face.
"Not harmless at all, its a stupid kitten!" Draco shouts.
"What kittens you seen with claws like that moron." I mutter, as i stroke the back of the 'Kittens' neck, which moves up at my touch.
"Well done Ron." Hagrid grins, and I just laugh, still stroking the soft creature. "Think he likes you." Hagrid laughs, and he looks at Harry who is laughing too.
"Since when have you all become comedians?" I ask, as i put the creature down, its now swimming at my feet. Hagrid assigns us work to do on the Towerings, which is quite easy.
"You were shitting your self." Harry smiled at me, as I walked back over, the stupid towering creature following me.
"Yeah, just a bit." I laugh, and sit on the floor, and pull out the work book. "Harry, we're okay right?"
"What do you mean?" He asks, and I look at my work book.
"The whole thing with Draco, seems like your upset about it."
"I am." He says, and we both sit in silence for a minute. "You don't like him right?"
"How can you ask me that?" I say, and I realise I am shouting.
"Ron, come here lad." Hagrid says, and pulls me away from Harry, I'm grateful for. "What ever has gotten into you, you need to calm down."
"Sorry." I say pathetically.
"Do you want to go to the toilets and calm down a bit, before your next lesson?"
"Can I?" I ask, and he nods at me. "Thanks Hagrid," I smile, and walk of, not looking back at Harry.
I wash my face in cold water, and stare at my reflection, I'm still pale, and my eyes are still full of fear, but I look more like myself then I had done all summer, I look at the mirror again and see Draco's reflection, I turn around and he is smiling at me.
"What do you want?" I ask.
"Nothing." He sneers, "I actually wanted to apologise," I blink, and blink again, Draco, apologising? "About what I said about your father, I know what it is like to have your father known for things that aren't exactly good." Son of a death eater, sure knows a lot about that. "And I just wanted to say I'm sorry for saying it."
"Thanks, I think." I say, "You were right though. My dad's nothing to be proud of."
"Ron, does your dad love you?"
"Right now, I don't think so."
"But he used to, before he got fired right, he used to love you simply because you were his son, and not because you had to live up to the family name, your lucky to have a father like him."
"Lucky to have a father who rapes me?" I say, and then bite my lip, "Shit, Draco please don't repeat that."
"He..."
"Draco please?" I am begging now.
"I wont tell any one." He says, "Sorry again."
"Thanks." I smile, and walk out with him.
"Bye Weasel."
"Bye Ferret."