Avenging The Past: Chapter 14
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Ron apparated to Ginny and Harry's front door and knocked on the door. He felt bad for leaving Hermione at the hospital alone with Rose, but he was just so frustrated with Hermione's stubbornness. There was no way he was going to let Hermione re-live the worst night of her life just because some git of a doctor says it will help Rose. Ron knew perfectly well that they could heal Rose without the help of some crazy physo-what not.
"Ron!" said Ginny who had opened the door. "Come in. Is Rose okay?"
"Well no. She's...she's," Ron stuttered out before he promptly burst into tears.
"She's what Ron?" she said leading him to the couch. Harry came running into the room at the sound of crying.
"Ginny are you alri- Ron?" said Harry. "Is it Rose?" He asked immediately understanding.
Ginny sat down beside Ron and Harry came over to pat him on the back.
"C'mon Ron talk to us where is Hermione?" asked Ginny.
"She's... She's at the hos...pital.. with Rose," he sniffed through his tears. "She's in... a c-ccomma," he finally got out. Ginny and Harry gasped.
"I have to owl Hermione," said Ginny leaving the room.
Harry took the armchair across from Ron and sat with him in silence while he calmed down. Eventually, Ron's sobs diminished, and he looked up at Harry with red puffy eyes.
"She will be okay Ron. If she is anything like Hermione, than she will recover just as well as she did," assured Harry.
"I know she is a strong little one," he said with a ghost of a smile. "How'd you do it?" he asked out of the blue.
"How'd I what?" repeated Harry thoroughly confused at Ron's random question.
"How'd you get into Malfoy Manor the other night? How did you know we would be there?" clarified Ron.
"Oh. Well once I realized you had gone, and I got an owl from Ginny saying Hermione had left as well. And then it hit me. If both you and Hermione left, then they were obviously trying to lead you guys right to them so you could be there to witness them...you know," there was a silence. "Anyways, they knew where Hermione had been tortured, and Malfoy Manor they know means something to both of you."
"Then why didn't you bring the rest of the auror group?" questioned Ron.
"I couldn't because if I did then they would grab Rose and apparate as soon as we'd burst in."
"Well then how did you get in unnoticed?" asked Ron.
"I was actually originally going to just break a window or something, but then decided that I should probably design a plan that involves a bit more brainpower," he laughed. "I was waiting outside behind a hedge when I saw a group of snatches that I didn't recognize. There was about three or four of them, and they were all making their way to the mansion. I waited until most of them were through the door before I threw a rock at the last one. He turned around to look who threw it, and I stunned him. Since he was the last person who was supposed to enter the mansion, nobody noticed, so I easily dragged his body behind the hedge," he explained.
"I obviously then took some of his hair, and man it was greasy," he said disgustedly. "And I then used polyjuice potion to turn into the guy."
"But polyjuice potion takes a month to prepare," stated Ron.
"Well yeah I know but the ministry always keeps a stash. So I stole it from Edwin's pack while everyone was asleep," he said guiltily.
"So you turned into that greasy slime ball," confirmed Ron.
"Can't say it was a pleasant experience," laughed Harry.
"Worse than Goyle?" laughed Ron reminiscing about second year when they had turned into Crabbe and Goyle to question Malfoy.
"Let's just say I would rather be Goyle for a week over being in that gits dirty, waste-of skin body for twenty minutes," he chuckled. They both laughed about that for a few minutes before Ginny came in bearing a letter in her hand.
"It's from the ministry Harry," she said handing it to him. A cry from upstairs made Ginny rush out of the room to tend to the kids, leaving Ron and Harry alone again. They both just stared at it for a few moments knowing that it would tell them if they had caught the deatheaters or not.
Harry finally, slowly ran his finger under the tongue of the envelope, and pulled the letter out.
Harry and Ron,
After your successful rescue of young Miss Weasley, we were able to capture the kidnappers and remaining deatheaters.
Both Ron and Harry let out a loud sigh of relief, and continued to read.
They are on their way to azkanban, and will remain there until a hearing date is decided. If the hearing goes badly for them then they will be returned to azkaban to receive the dementors kiss. The ministry will inform you of any further progress of the case.
Minister of Magic.
"What!?" shouted Ron outraged. "They are going to give them a hearing? Are they mental?" he said face and ears turning bright red. "They should be bloody killed for what they did to Rosie!"
"I will go in now and talk to the minister. Right now all you need to do is get back to the hospital with Rose and Hermione," said Harry pushing Ron towards the door.
"Right okay thanks mate," he said before apparating to St. Mungo's.
As soon as he arrived at St. Mungo's, he raced to Rose's room. He hoped to see Rose awake, and smiling her toothy grin. He was not met with this desired sight though.
Rose still lay motionless and pale on the white bed, with Hermione leaning over in her chair so she could hold Rose's hand and rest her head beside hers as well. He could see Hermione's eyes scrunched together painfully as she tried to sleep.
As angry as he was at her, he still couldn't help but allow his heart to ache for her. She was such a good mother, and it only made sense that she would want to go through with these appointments. He couldn't let her though, he just couldn't let her re-live all that horror.
Ron walked over to Rose and kissed her forehead gently. It was then that he noticed a folded up cot on wheels in the corner of the small, sterile, white room. He moved to unfold it, and wheeled it over to where Hermione was.
"Ron?" she mumbled, eyes half-open.
"Shhh, it's alright," he said leaning over to pick her up. She reached her arms up still half-asleep to wrap them around his neck, as he picked her up. She automatically snuggled into his arms. His anger quickly started to evaporate as he felt her cold nose press into his neck. He moved to place her onto the bed but she wouldn't let him.
"C'mon Mione you are tired," he reasoned trying again to place her on the bed, but failing.
"mmmmmm," muttered Hermione in response.
"Alright, alright," he said sitting down on the bed, and leaning against the wall, Hermione still in his arms.
He rocked her back and forth while she slept in his arms. I am still mad, I am still mad, he tried to convince himself. It still amazed him that all these years later she could still have this effect on him.
He could feel Hermione's deep breathing against his neck as she finally was able to sleep soundly in his arms like she did every night. He slowly leaned down to plant a kiss on her head before drifting off to sleep himself praying that he could wake up to Rose's sweet smiling face.
Done yayyy. This chapter took awhile so I apologize for that. Thanks for reading;)
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