Sorry for the delay in updating. I've been really busy and have had a serious lacking of motivation. I've some more written so I'll try and get a few more chapters posted up (while I watched deathly hallows part 2 and cry over a certain twin's *death*)

Also I wasn't sure what to put as Molly's patronus so I kept it the same as Arthur's.

Chapter 36 – Testing Times

"RONALD WEASLEY WHERE ARE YOU?" Molly shouted, her voice echoing around the whole house.
"I'm in my room Mum." Ron called back, calmly.

Molly stomped up the wooden stairs and stormed into Ron's room where he was changing his shirt.

"DID YOU GIVE HARRY THAT CUPCAKE?" She questioned, causing Ron to jump.
"No I did not!" Ron snapped back. "You told me not to touch it."
"Well you were the only one in the kitchen!" Molly stated.
"Maybe Harry sneaked in a took it without you noticing." Ron said.
"Harry was not in the kitchen the whole time I was there. I would have noticed!" Molly answered. "You gave him that cupcake. I know it was you as it could not have been anyone else!"
"So you just accuse me?" Ron asked.
"Yes! Harry has had to be taken to St Mungos and we are going straight there!" Molly cried.
"What happened to him?" Ron asked casually.
"I told you that cupcake was laced with something Ron so don't play stupid with me." Molly snapped, anger building up. "You're going with me since you're not allowed on your own!"

Ron reluctantly went with his Mother to St Mungos. Once there Molly sent a patronus to inform the others about what had happened, two whispy white weasels disappearing from the end of her wand; one going to her husband at the Ministry and the other going to Wizard Wheezes. Molly was panic stricken as she raced over to the reception desk at the hospital. She had spent far too much time in the hospital lately and hated every minute of it.

"I'm here to see Harry Potter. He was brought in moments ago." Molly shrieked to the medi witch behind the desk.
"Ah yes. Mr Potter has been taken straight to the third floor." The medi witch replied.

Molly dragged Ron into the lift and went straight to the third floor. Neither of them spoke as they finally came to the ward in which Harry had been taken too. McGonagall was still with him and watching frantically as the healers worked with him.

"Oh thank heavens you're here, Molly." McGonagall squeaked.
"What's happened? Is he alright?" Molly questioned, fear evident in her voice.
"He's been posioned and lucky to be alive." McGonagall replied. "It was laced with a very heavy draught of the living dead."
"Oh my goodness." Molly squeaked. "That cupcake Harry ate was sent to Fred earlier and I brought it home to get Arthur to check it."
"Who gave it to Harry then?" McGonagall asked.

Molly didn't have the heart to answer, just shot a disgusted look at Ron who was sat in the corner with a blank expression on his face. He didn't look upset or worried.

"Ron!" She stated.
"I didn't do it." Ron lied.
"Yes you did and if you don't own up I'll get some veritaserum." Molly warned.
"Will that really be necessary, Molly?" McGonagall wondered.
"Trust me at this moment in time, it is." Molly stated. "You've got no idea what we've been going through with this one recently."
"He's starting to stir." one of the healers stated.

Harry's eyes began to flicker as he began to come around. The healers, Molly and McGonagall watched on, their hearts hammering loudly in their chests.

"He's very lucky. If he hadn't of been found when he was, it could have been much, much worse." The healer spoke.
"How much worse?" Molly questioned.
"It would have been harder for us to bring him around and he might have been killed." The healer replied.

Tears began to cascade down not only Molly's face but McGonagall's too. Harry's eyes finally opened. He sat up much too quickly and vomited into a basin one of the healers were holding out. Another shoved a glass of a pale blue looking potion into his hands for him to take. Harry's hands were shaking as he lifted the glass to his lips, nearly spilling some over himself.

"Minerva, could you go and wait on the others for me?" Molly asked.
"Would you like me to go and find them?" McGonagall offered.
"Yes. Fred, George, Ginny and Hermione should be at the shop. The boys are all at work." Molly answered.
"I'll go to Diagon Alley to see if they are at the shop first." McGonagall replied.
"Thanks Minerva." Molly said.

McGonagall disppeared, leaving Molly to watch the healers work with Harry.

"What's happening?" She asked.
"The potion we've just given him is one laced with a besor and helps with posions." The healer explained. "What happened to Mr Potter?"
"He ate a cupcake that was laced with something." Molly answered. "It was sent to one of my sons this morning and I had brought it home to get my husband to check it to see what it had been laced with. Harry obviously ate it, thinking there was nothing wrong with it." Molly replied.
"He will need to be kept in over night tonight just so we can keep a close eye on him." The healer said. "We will put security on the door because of who he is."
"That would be brilliant." Molly replied.

Ron had not spoken a word and hadn't even looked in Harry's direction. Molly was fuming with Ron and couldn't even bring herself to speak to him, let alone ask him what exactly had happened. At that moment in time, Molly was disgusted with her son and could not believe he would do something like that to his best friend. The fact that Ron didn't even show any emotion towards Harry added fuel to Molly's anger.

"How are you feeling Harry?" Molly asked, her voice shaking.
"Awful." Harry croaked, finding his voice. "What happened to me?"
"You ate a poisionous cupcake." Molly answered.
"The one Ron gave me?" Harry asked.
"Yes. It was sent to Fred this morning and I had brought it home to get Arthur to check it for me. Hermione knew it was laced with something." Molly answered.
"We'll leave you alone for a while. Harry you need to get plenty of rest." The healer spoke before leaving the room.

As soon as the healers left the room Molly turned on Ron.

"Why did you give Harry the cupcake?" Molly questioned, her hands on her hips. "And don't you dare lie to me."

Ron jumped to his feet and darted to the door but Molly had her wand out and had locked the door with one quick flick. Ron hammered the door with his fists.

"LET ME OUT OF HERE!" He yelled.
"What's going on?" Harry asked, from his bed.
"Ron here gave you that cupcake knowing that it was laced with poision." Molly stated, still pointing her wand at Ron.

Ron went to open his mouth but Molly pointed her wand closer to Ron's face, her face red with anger. Ron had seen his mother angry several times before but this was the worst he had ever seen her.

"You tried to posion your best friend, didn't you?" Molly questioned.

There were then several loud knocks on the door.

"Sit down!" Molly demanded. "I will deal with you later."

Molly unlocked the door to reveal Ginny, Hermione, Fred, George and McGonagall.

"What the hell has happened?" Ginny questioned, dashing to Harry's side and hugging him tightly.

Hermione took one look at Ron and stayed at the door, rather than follow Ginny over to Harry's bedside. Fred opted to stay by Hermione's side while George sat down at the foot of Harry's bed, narrowly missing Harry's feet. McGonagall stood by the wall not really knowing where to go.

"Harry ate the poisonous cupcake." Molly stated.
"How did he get it?" Ginny asked.
"Ask your brother!" Molly seethed.
"Ron?" Ginny questioned.
"I...I..." Ron stuttered.
"Did you know it was laced with posion?" Ginny questioned, sounding very like her Mother.
"Yes he did because I told him moments before." Molly answered.
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU GIVE HARRY THE CUPCAKE?" Ginny shouted, pointing her wand directly at Ron.
"Oh bloody hell!" George gasped in shock.

Hermione seemed to edge closer to Fred, fear etched on her pale face, a loose tear strolling down her cheek.

"Why on earth would Mr Weasley want to posion Mr Potter?" McGonagall questioned.
"Why don't you ask him that question, McGonagall." Ginny seethed.

Hermione couldn't take it any longer. She dashed from the room, tears strolling down her cheeks. Fred spun around and followed after her.

"Can someone please explain to me exactly what is going on?" McGonagall asked.

Ginny lowered her wand and shot a look at her Mother.

"We can't tell her Mum. Hermione will go mad." Ginny said.
"Tell me what?" McGonagall questioned.
"Hermione trusts you, Professor." Harry spoke. "You'll need to know for when Hermione returns to Hogwarts."
"Ron was abusing Hermione." Molly stated. "Hurting her on purpose."
"Apparenly Ron here can't handle other guys showing an interest in Hermione or being friends with her so he thought he'd hurt her, make her feel worthless." Ginny seethed.
"Mr Weasley is this true?" McGonagall questioned, looking digusted.
"Don't bother asking him, he doesn't seem to know what the truth is." George stated. "Mum only got the truth out of him by using Veritaserum."
"Oh my goodness." McGonagall gasped, collapsing onto the empty chair.
"I'm sorry you had to find out like this Minerva." Molly apologised. "George get her a glass of water."

George did as asked and poured his ex professor a glass of water. Ron, seeing his as a distraction tried to make an escape but George was too quick for him and blocked the door.

"Get out of the way!" Ron demanded.
"Or what are you going to do?" George questioned. "Hurt me too?"
"George." Molly warned.
"Oh wait, you don't have a wand so are you going to hit me?" George taunted.
"Please George don't." Molly begged.
"He's not even worth it George." Ginny said.
"Some family I have." Ron muttered.
"You're bloody lucky we haven't marched you off to the Ministry!" George snapped.
"Take me, see if I care." Ron answered.