Harry was in shaky shape, but not like before, he seemed in the months since the summer, to have become stronger. There were those who could never recover from what was done to him, and it had taken a lot of time for Harry to come here, but he did. He was still dealing with it, and they knew the first time Harry was confronted with a romantic situation of any kind, he would have problems. He had simply come to see he had family, and not simply his dads, people he could trust to be there for him. He may have been sixteen, but he was a child, and seeing he could be one for once. He did not have to take care of himself, he could lean on others, need others.

No one had missed how close Harry had become to Severus, even if Harry had not, and some were worried about it at first. But it seemed good for Harry, he was opening up and allowing physical contact with a man other than Remus, and they knew about the photos as well. Harry would need them all, they knew where Ron would be, thanks to Hermione, and would soon have him they hoped. Harry had so many issues around his former friends, and with Albus, who they knew was in this.

Remus looked at Arthur and his son's."Are you certain about this? Ron technically committed no crime but being a run away."

Arthur shook his head. "He attacked a nurse and another kid at the school. They believed he needed seriously help."

His son the school recommended, they needed to consider permanent hospitalization, or at least a half way house. The school would take him back, but Lucius found Ron a place in the locked ward at the hospital, and he would be sent there. The school he would be free of at eighteen, no matter what, but not the hospital. He would receive the help he needed, and he would hopefully be released. The couple wished they could pay for private care, this covered, but would not afford it.

They had been told where to find him, and Tonks was the only auror coming with them, she was off the clock. She would only act officially if there was trouble, but brining in aurors officially, would call in courts, which they hoped would not be needed.

When they came to the safe house Tonks noticed something. "He is not alone in there. My spell says there are two people.'

Severus had wand in hand. "We knew the old coot was involved. I did not think he would be so foolish to come here though."

They had never known the man to be careless, one of the reasons not to return Ron to the school, was how easy he was removed from it. In their world they knew abut spells and potions, and Albus could not have pulled what he had, with Ron. As they headed for the door, they knew they had to be on guard, knowing it may not be Albus inside the house, but they needed to be on guard just the same.

They found Ron in the sitting room, and for a moment wondered where the second person was, until they actually saw what was happening in there. Ron had blood all over his hand, and lying on the floor with a knife in her abdomen, was Hermione.

Severus sunk down next to her and looked up. "She is still alive but we need to take her to the hospital, before she bleeds to death on the floor."

Remus contacted the hospital as Arthur looked at his son. "What have you done?"

Tonks could not do this off the clock any more, and had to arrest Ron, but he would likely still end up in the hospital. Heshowed no reaction to being bound, or response to the questions from his dad, about what he had done, to his girlfriend. He may have had no loyalty to Harry, paid to be his friend, but he had been in love, and none of them knew what drove him to this. Or for that matter, how she had been there, she was under watch.

Ron did respond once before taken out. "He told me she turned on me, he told me.. She always looked pretty in red, oh so pretty."

Severus who stood as medics saw to her, knew Ron was not faking it. "One locked up, and one near dead, even in peace time, Albus knows how to use pawns."

The man must know Ron was losing his mind, and hoped to feed it, and use it as a way to make Harry and others pay for all. Hermione was loyal, or so he thought, but she proved him wrong when she told them, to keep from being expelled. Ron was insane, and he thought she would die, and so there would be no proof of his sins. The courts could only arrest him, and use vertiserum with proof, and it seemed Albus was covering his tracks.

A medic called. "Some one may want to track down her family. She will need an operation, and I am not sure she will make it."

Fred offered to pick them up. "I am sure no matter how upset they will be over this, they will want to come."

Severus knew the others back at the manor would want to know, including Harry, and with the others hewas headed home. He knew Harry burned the photos, and knew the truth, but Harry always had too good of a hear, and he would still feel this all.

Harry surprised few when he was told. "I want to be there."

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Hermione was in the OR, and her parents were there, she was their only child after all. Ron was arrested, but was ordered to under a psych evaluation, and would be placed into the careof the hospital. He would be tried in absentia, and if he was deemed sane enough to leave the hospital, he would be sent to the prison. His parents were so shaken by all of this, as were their sons, word being sent to France.. The couple were relieved to know where their son was, and he would receive help, sorry it took him stabbing his girlfriend first though. They knew he had problems, but even after the school, were not prepared for this.

A healer finally came out, and told the coupleHermione would make it, but would be here for a week or so. The injury would likely kill her in the normal hospitals, but with magic and transfusions, she would make it, or they hoped.

Michael looked at the others. "I am sorry for what our daughter did, trying to warn him. We will be sending her to reform school in the fall."

Arthur came to him and clapped him on theback. "You and your wife could use some food and rest. You can comestay with us."

The couple were told they could not see her till tomorrow, and not wanting to be far, were happy for the offer. It would make coming easier, and for the hospital to contact them if they were needed, and it made so much sense. Tonks had come, but waited till they left, to come over.

Tonks explained. "Hermione used a spell to confuse us at home, and used an old portkey."

Lucius added on his own. "And of course it is untraceable and no prints on it but hers?"

Confirming it, she also said there was no proof anyone else was in the house, only traces of the two. It wasn't impossible to remove, just hard, and Albus certainly had the knowledge and power to do it, but once again no proof. Harry looked into the room, and they all know he blamed himself, even if not friends.

Remus took his son into his arms."She will make it, and Ron is now receiving help he needed."