Chapter 14
Mr. Weasley
"As long as it takes. You're belongings are in the room we set up for you." The Minister responded. Harry put his arm around Ginny. "Thank you." Ginny said quietly. Kingsley nodded at her. "I'll show you to your room." A worker said. Everyone followed the worker to the 8th floor. Down the hall from the elevator, he stopped in front of a door. He opened it and told them this room had two bedrooms, a living room attached to a kitchen, two bathrooms, and a small laundry room. Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron thanked the man and he left. They all sat on the couch. Ron and Hermione looked at them in expectance. Harry looked at Ginny as if asking her if she wanted to tell them. She looked into his eyes. It was like he could read her mind; he knew she wanted him to tell them. She didn't want to repeat it. Harry told them everything Ginny said before. "Are you sure it was Dean? I mean-" Hermione started, but Ginny cut her off. "Hermione, it was him." She said straight out. Then there was silence. "I think we all need to get a good rest." Harry said after a few minutes. Everyone agreed and went to their rooms. Ginny lay on the bed crying. Harry went over to her and put his arm around her waist. "Hey, everything is gonna be okay." He whispered to her. He kissed her cheek. She turned toward him and said, "I'm scared, Harry." Harry looked into her big brown eyes. He tightened his arms around her. "No one can get you when I am around." She laid her head on his chest and closed her eyes.
She opened the wardrobe door and there he was, the man from her dream. He was real this time. He took his wand out and gave her a cold and scary smile. "I found you. HAHAHA!" he said to her. His laugh was just as scary as it was in her dream. She screamed as if she was in pain. Excruciating pain struck everywhere in her body. She fell to the floor and screamed louder. Then she heard the door open and the pain stopping. A loud POP! And someone was trying to help her up. She was shaking…
Ginny's eyes burst open. Her head was still pressed against her husband's chest. She was shaking. This apparently woke Harry up. "Ginny are you okay?" He said as he sat up. Ginny nodded, "Nothing new. I just dreamed of what happened when I opened the wardrobe door…" she said slowly and quietly. "Don't worry, I'm here. And I'll always be here." He said as he lay back down.
The next morning at breakfast, Ron reminded Ginny of her 17th birthday coming up. This was the best thought she had had in a few weeks. She found out that there were only six days left until her birthday. They all sat at the table talking about what they were planning for her. "Thank you this is all very, very sweet. But I don't think I need all of this." Everyone was about to protest when there was a knock on the door. Ron went to the door and looked through the peep hole to see Kingsley. Once he opened the door, Kingsley rushed in and sat in a chair with three envelopes in his hand. Ron shut the door and sat down again. Kingsley began immediately, "Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter each receive fifty million gallons for defeating He-who- must-not-be-named!" He said quickly with a smile. Everyone's face lit up. Kingsley handed Ron, Hermione, and Harry their envelopes. In each envelope was fifty million gallons! "Wow! Thank you so much Kingsley!!!" Hermione cried. "Don't thank me. You did everything. And I am terribly sorry, but I must leave you to a lot of paper work." He said as he left. Of course, Ginny was not upset that she didn't get money because she knew some of it would be spent on her. They all celebrated for the rest of the day. Once everyone calmed down, Ginny had a thought. She pulled Harry to a corner, "My dad's here. I completely forgot until now." She said uncomfortably. "Well do you want to go talk to him?" Harry asked. Ginny looked at him as if he were crazy. "Come on I'll come with you." Then he took her arm and told Ron and Hermione they would be back later. Ginny unwillingly followed him. "Come on Ginny. He's your dad, and kinda mine too… we can't be mad at them forever." He said as they walked to his office. Harry and Ginny slowly approached Arthur Weasley's office door. Harry knocked on it twice. I opened a few seconds later. Mr. Weasley was shocked when he saw them. "Um… Hello. Would you like to come in?" he asked nervously. "No thanks. I don't want to be poisoned again." Ginny said coldly. Harry elbowed her and pulled her through the door. They sat on the chairs across from Mr. Weasley's desk. There was a silence. "So, what is your explanation?" Ginny asked her father. Harry once again elbowed her. But Mr. Weasley answered the question right away, "We just wanted you to come back! And since you wouldn't come back… We are sorry." Mr. Weasley. Silence. "Well, we're sorry too. We left home which was completely uncalled for." Ginny said quietly. Mr. Weasley smiled at them. "Your mother is worried sick about you." He said. Ginny put an odd expression on her face. "Why would she be worried? She's the one who put me in most of the danger I've been though." Ginny said. For the last time, Harry nudged her with his elbow. "As I said, she just wanted you home… and now she is too upset to do anything. She doesn't even make dinner anymore, now George has oddly enough taken up cooking skills…" said Mr. Weasley. Harry and Ginny looked at each other. "What? George would never take up cooking. That's like peanut butter in water!" Ginny said. "Well, can't you understand what he's going through?" said a voice from the door. Ron and Hermione had walked into the small office room. "How did you know where we were?" Harry asked them. "Oh once you left we kinda noticed Dad was here too so…" Ron responded. The whole gang was there. Mr. Weasley repeated his apology to Ron and Hermione. "So what now?" asked Hermione. There was an odd silence. So Ron decided to break the quietness and told his father about the man in the wardrobe, but not about where they lived now. Mr. Weasley was shocked by the story. "I can't believe it! This was supposed to be all over!" he protested. Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione said at the same time, "We thought so too."