Two months later…

It was a really stormy night. I was stuck in this unfamiliar place and all I wanted was someone there to comfort me. I was cold and wet and wounded.

"You have helped us a lot here tonight miss. Do you have somewhere you can stay?"

With teeth chattering I answered, "Yes." And for the first time in months I smiled.

"We will reimburse you for your broken wand."

"That won't be necessary, but thank you anyways."

"Have a good night."

"You too."

Several moments later I had Apparated into a familiar yard, with help from someone of course. They quickly left and so I walked up to the door and knocked, hoping that they weren't already asleep.

Just the person I wanted opened the door. He had a confused look on his face at first which changed quickly to shocked and then joy. It was Charlie.

He pulled me into Mrs. Weasley's kitchen and wrapped me in a warm hug. It was just what I needed as the tears mixed with the rainwater on my face. Other family members were in the kitchen as well and they were looking at me with much confusion on their faces. Mrs. Weasley stood up from the table where Ron, Hermione, Bill, Fleur, Ginny and Harry all still sat. She rushed over to help me with the scratches on my face and arms. I also had a rather nasty one across my belly.

Mrs. Weasley pulled me to the table while instructing various people, "Ginny fetch me my wand and that towel, Charlie go get a blanket to wrap around her, and Bill will you send a Patronus to Tonks and Lupin telling them she is here and safe." She cleaned off my face with the towel and wrapped it around my arm and then addressed me, "We were worried sick about you dear. Lupin came over this afternoon and told us that there was a big fight going on and that you might be a part of it. He said that Dora hadn't seen you at work for several days and that no one could contact you."

Charlie had come back with that blanket and it was now secured around my shoulders and he was rubbing my upper arms to warm them.

"I'm sorry to cause you trouble and I'm sorry that I showed up in the middle of the night like this. I didn't know where else to go."

"It's fine dear. I'm glad you showed up here because if you hadn't we would have stayed up all night worrying." By now she had stopped the bleeding on my face and was working on my lower arm. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"Ok well we should have you all fixed up and dry in no time." That's when she noticed the bright red blood that had seeped through my shirt. She lifted up the material to look at it. "That's a nasty one you have there. Ginny get me that green paste stuff up in the cupboard." When it was handed to her she rubbed some on the wound. "That should be healed up in no time sweetheart. Though it looks like you haven't eaten in months. You're all skin and bones."

"Way to make her feel better Mum," said Ron from the other end of the table.

"Shut your mouth, Ron. Ginny, Hermione, will one of you girls take her upstairs and give her some clothes to wear?"

"Sure," said Hermione.

"I'll go too," Ginny said.

I followed both of them upstairs and into the room which we had shared over the holidays. Hermione cast a spell to dry me off and Ginny gave me a Weird Sisters shirt and Hermione produced a pair of green pajama pants from her bag.

"So what happened?" asked Ginny.

"What time is it?"

"About one in the morning."

"Let's go downstairs so I can tell everyone at once."

They agreed and so we all went back down. Everyone was at the table whispering and in the time we were gone Dora and Lupin had showed up with a sleeping Teddy.

"Rose." Dora ran over and hugged me. "I am so glad you are alright."

"Me too." I laughed. Then everyone insisted that I sit down and tell them what happened. The only seat available was the one next to Charlie. I'm not sure if that was a coincidence or not.

I rubbed my eyes and began, "I'm supposed to be getting married today." Audible gasps throughout the whole table. "Yeah and to none other than Draco Malfoy. You see several months ago…" I then proceeded to tell them of the arranged marriage and turning my family in earlier today and how when the Ministry officials came they resisted and that's the big fight they had heard about. No one had been killed but my whole family was now in Azkaban. I then told him that I had had the idea in my head to turn in my parents ever since coming here for the holidays and how Charlie had convinced me to think it through and give it time. Poor Malfoy will be so disappointed when he finds out about all this. I didn't care though and I even told them that Charlie and I had started seeing each other when I was here last.

When the whole story was done everyone just sat there. Charlie squeezed my hand, which he had been holding under the table the whole time. I looked at him and he smiled then leaned over and whispered in my ear, "I'm glad you did this. Thank you." Yet that seemed to be the queue for everyone else to start talking.

"Why didn't you tell us what was going on?" asked Ginny.

"The less people involved, the lower the risk."

"I'm just you are alright dear." You could tell by the look on Mrs. Weasley's face that she was happy that Charlie and I were together.

"Thank you, Mrs. Weasley."

"We should all really get to bed now. That was enough excitement for one night. Lupin you guys can take Charlie's room, Ginny put another cot in your room for Rose, and Charlie you're on the couch again."

Everyone left the table but me and Charlie.

"You know, I bet that if you were getting married today you would look beautiful."

"Shut up." I laughed.

"No I'm serious. You definitely would."

"Well thank you."

"So what say we pick up where we left off?"

"I would like that very much." And so for the first time in months we kissed and we were together and nothing could stand in our way now.