Chapter 11: I'll Fix You
A/N: Thank you for all the readers that stuck with me through all this! Please stay!
GEORGEPOV:
"Thank you" my angel sighed from in my arms. Why was she thanking me?
"For what?" I asked. She looked up at me with twinkling eyes and smiled.
"For not killing your brother" she said quietly, her eyes drooping back to staring off into distance.
"Thought about it quite a bit though" I added. It was true, I'm not sure if I could hold mum off from killing him though. She was a right nasty woman when the situation called for it. I love her to pieces though.
"I think we all did" she muttered making me laugh.
"Seriously though Hermione. You have to be careful, you know more than anyone that my brother is a right daft git. He's likely not to learn his lesson" I warned her.
"Don't worry about me! I'll be totally cool! But at the moment I would be more worried for when you tell your mother…speak of the devil!" he exclaimed. I jerked my head and saw my entire family rushing towards us with the exception of Percy and Charlie. Wow, alotta red.
"HERMIONE!" Mum cried as she engulfed the younger girl in her arms.
"Mrs. Weasley" Hermione said lovingly as she leaned into my mothers embrace.
"No! None of that now dear! Call me Molly!" mum cried again. Soon both women were crying together. Hermione because she felt bad for putting my mum through this and mum because her youngest son is a failure. From what I can assume of course. Dad walked over to his wife and putting a calming hand on her shoulder.
"Molly dearest. I think we should head to Professor McGonagall's office" Dad sighed as mum let go of Hermione and nodded. Wiping her eyes and composing herself and with that they took their leave. Leaving me and Fred and Bill alone with my angel. Soon Ginny, Harry and Draco joined us. Ginny immediately rushing past us and to Hermione.
"You alright?" Draco asked me as we stood as Hermione and Ginny held each other.
"Never in my life have I had to fight off that much rage. Not even when Umbridge was bitch mistress" I sighed rubbing my face roughly.
"I second that" Harry nodded along. I let a smile grace my lips as my angel stood strongly and wiped her face violently. She hated to cry, it drove her mad. Ginny stood beside her with a smile and together they walked back to us.
"Hello" she said politely, as if nothing had happened. Fred smiled and jumped over and swung her around in his arms.
"Hullo 'Mione!" he cried happily. She giggled and kissed his cheek.
"How's he been?" she whispered.
"Ugh" was all he responded.
"Hey! I'm standing right here! And for your information I've been better than just a 'ugh'!" I exclaimed, putting air quotes on ugh.
"Sure you have mate" Fred assured, winking at 'Mione.
"Oh shove it" I said pushing him playfully. Soon we found ourselves walking into the school, hope reinstated, head held high, nothing but pure pain filling our spirits. For we all knew what was going to happen as we stepped foot into McGonagall's office. The images that were relived, the pain and sorrow that was bound to be etched into mum and dad's features.
None the less we all made the long trek up to the newly instated Headmistress's office and were met with the sight of grieving parents and scornful brothers. Ronald let out a low hiss as he saw Hermione enter. She ignored him altogether with her head held high and her stance defensive as she clutched my hand almost painfully.
"Glad you all look much better. Now I know that this must be painfully harsh on all of you and the strain that burdens your hearts. I know that none of this may be forgotten, much less forgiven in the now. I'm not trying to discriminate against anyone here, only trying to find a solution that causes the least amount of pressure on everyone" McGonagall's wise voice explained, her ancient eyes knowing as she looked at every one of us.
"Professor what will become of this situation?" Mum asked, her eyes fearful as she clutched dad's hand.
"Well keeping him here is no longer an option, seeing as he chose not to learn his lesson of harassing after a week of detention" the professor said casting a murderous glance towards my only younger brother. The scornful hatred that shown through in his eyes burned at me. I took a protective stance in front of Hermione as his cold eyes turned to her, glaring hatefully. She didn't flinch away only met his eyes, her usually warm eyes painfully harsh. I would hate to be on the other side of the glare that she held.
"Must he be expelled? I realize his crimes are hatefully less than regretful but is this the only way?" Dad asked, his caring façade down as he stared coldly at his son. I honestly hated Ronald with every fiber of my being for hurting my angel repeatedly but I couldn't stop the pity that itched through me.
"I do not see another route for this problem to be solved through. Unless any of you have managed to think of a better solution?" she asked looking at Hermione and Ginny knowingly. What had the girls come up with? Hermione just nodded as she and Ginny stepped forward.
"We have decided that the hateful sins that my brother has reproachfully acted upon are scarcely forgivable but, we have hopefully devised a better less irrational action opposed to expelling him, forbidding him from stepping foot into this castle" Ginny started.
"It will involve him being uninvolved at this school but will not forever halt his magical education" Hermione continued as conjured something into the palm of her hand. She handed over what looked like a decree of some sort.
"Magical education conducting…at the Durmstrang Institute for young men" Professor McGonagall read aloud from the pamphlet in her hand.
"Now this plan doesn't involve Ronald to be enrolled at Durmstrang for the remaining course of his schooling, only until the headmaster there has believed that Ron is no longer a threat to himself, others, and society as a whole" Ginny explained, her eyes hopeful.
"I wish that Ron didn't make some of the irrational decisions that he did, but as of now they are impossible to remove from the past. But if you do decide that this is the best course of action, I propose that he may repent for his sins and then let this rest in the past and let bygones be bygones" Hermione sighed as she stepped back to my side.
"Why must I be sent from the school because I made a mistake!?" Ron yelled, bursting out of his seat in outrage.
"Simple, because you have broken the law and endangered other students here" McGonagall explained with a fierce look in her eyes. Ron growled and sat back down at the look Mum fixed at him.
"This is a lovely plan Miss Granger, Miss Weasley but can you honestly put this behind you and move on, accepting this?" McGonagall asked, pointedly looking at my baby.
"Yes" her voice held such an air of confidence that filled me with admiration for her tiny being.
"Well then, I'm afraid that this is the only way. We will have you removed from the premises as soon as we have enrolled you. Now please if you will go back to your dorm and pack your belongings" the professor sighed, dismissing my younger brother. He growled under his breath as he pushed past us, roughly bumping my shoulder. I felt a small hand grasp mine, I looked and saw Hermione giving me a forbidding look. I smiled and nodded, burying my face in her soft mane of curls.
"You may all go now. Thank you for the wonderful suggestion ladies" McGonagall assured my angel and my sister as she dismissed all of us. Mum and Dad holding their heads high as they embraced Hermione, Harry, Ginny and Draco warmly.
"Thank you dear, you just saved my sons life" Mum whispered to Hermione as she pulled away. 'Mione just waved it away.
"I only did the right thing" she soothed. Mum and dad smiled before heading off with the rest of my family, excluding Ginny and myself.
"Remember, we're inseparable" I whispered into my angels golden curls as I embraced her. She smiled and nodded before pressing her lips to mine.
"See you soon" I smiled before sprinting after my family. Suddenly all my darkness went away as I thought of the prospect of seeing her in 2 months.