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"Charlie, dear, will you go and fetch Ginny and tell her that breakfast is ready? She usually doesn't sleep in this late."
"Sure thing mum."
Charlie got up from the kitchen table and headed up the rickety stairs until he reached his little sister's bedroom. He knocked on her door three times before slowly pushing it open.
"C'mon Gin, wake up! There are eggs and sausage and…what the Hell?"
He looked at her bed, expecting to see her nestled under the covers, to find a rolled up parchment instead. He picked up the parchment; his eyebrows knit together in confusion, and unrolled it. He read it quietly to himself, anger slowly brewing as he did so.
Dear Family,
It is obvious to see that Ron's absence has made you all terribly upset. Knowing that he not living here because of me is absolutely upsetting to me. Therefore, in order for him to come back and live in the Burrow again, I am leaving. I'm going to go live with Draco for as long as need be, but now Ron can come back and you can all be happy again. Sorry for not telling you this in person. It just would have been too hard.
Ginny
Charlie gawked at the scroll. He furiously rolled it up again and stomped back downstairs. Everyone was situated around the table when he appeared back in the kitchen, and they immediately saw his outrage.
"Charlie, what's got you in a row?"
"ALL OF YOU!" He threw the parchment forcefully onto the table. George picked it up and began reading it as Charlie went on his rant. "See what you've all done?! You've acted as if Ron is the best thing that ever happened to this family and now you've driven another one of your children out of this house!"
Molly, who had not seen Ginny's letter yet, raised her eyebrows.
"What in Merlin's beard are you talking about?!"
"Ginny! She's gone! She saw how upset you were when Ron left and she felt it was HER fault! She's left so that we can have Ron back because she obviously feels like you all love Ron more than her!"
Charlie went stomping over to the back door and pulled on his worn out boots. He could hear his mother begin to cry and the realization hit her. Mr. Weasley got out of his chair and walked over to his son.
"And where do you think you're going?"
"To get Ron and show him the damage that he has done to this damn family."
After his shoes were pulled on and tied, he walked out of the back door and Apparated to Diagon Alley.
o.O.o.O.o.O.o.O.o
"Draco! Over here!"
Ginny was sitting at a table in front of a small bakery in Diagon Alley the following morning. She had stayed the night at the Leaky Cauldron, without Ron's knowledge, of course. Draco walked over to her and sat down across from her at the table. She already had a cup of coffee in front of her.
"Gin…are you sure you want to be this public right now?"
"What do you mean?"
"I'm just saying. It's only been a couple of days since the Daily Prophet decided to uproot our lives. People are still very touchy on the subject…"
He looked around to find people staring at them, whispering to each other, and pointing at the couple. Oh yeah, people were still VERY touchy. Ginny took another swig of her coffee.
"Let them talk. I don't give a damn."
Draco smirked at her. "Ah. That's the Ginny I know and love. So what's going on? Your owl sounded urgent."
"It is. I…well I was wondering if I could come and live you and your mother."
Draco's eyes widened and he leaned back in his chair.
"Why? I thought things were going well in your family. Apart from Ron, of course."
"They are all a wreck without him at the Burrow. He had completely cut ties from everyone, even Hermione. My mum cried daily. He needs to be back with them."
"But he won't live in the same house as you?"
"Nope."
"I mean, there is tons of room at the Manor, that's for sure. And I'm positive that my mother would be delighted to have you. It shouldn't be a problem."
Ginny's entire face lit up. "Oh thank you so much Draco!"
He snickered. "Of course. And your family is okay with this?"
"Well…I kind of ran away from home."
"YOU WHAT!?"
"I left a note though! It explains everything! They've probably read it by now too! I couldn't do it in person Draco! It was just easier this way."
Draco was staring at her in complete shock. Ginny loved her family. She would do anything for them. He found it extremely absurd that she would just ran out on them without saying a proper good bye. Unless…
"You're staying at my house for a very long time, aren't you?"
Ginny's cheeks turned red. It was like he knew what she was thinking.
"Most likely, yes."
He sighed and leaned foreword again.
"Alright, where are your things?"
She reached into her pocket and took out her miniature trunk. Draco smiled at it and shook his head. "Of course, of course. Alright. Lets go."
He put a galloon on the table, which was more than enough for the drink and a tip, and reached his hand out towards his girlfriend. Ginny gladly took his hand as he hoisted her up. They intertwined their fingers, not caring about the gossip that was swarming around them, and walked to the end of the alley. Once they were out of view from the public eye, Draco winked at the witch before transporting both of them to his family's Manor.
o.O.o
"RON YOU OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR RIGHT NOW!"
Charlie was pounding his fists against Ron's room at the Leaky Cauldron. He could hear Ron cursing and grumbling from the other side.
"This is serious! OPEN THE DAMN DOOR BEFORE I BREAK IT DOWN!"
Ron shuffled over to the door, having just woken up, and opened the door for his brother to come in. Charlie burst threw the threshold, his fists in balls, and unleashed on his brother.
"You are fucking coming home right now!"
"No I am not! You can't just burst in here and tell me what to do!"
"YES I CAN! I AM YOUR OLDER BROTHER AND YOU WILL DO AS I SAY."
"NO I WILL NOT! I AM AN ADULT TOO CHARLIE! I CAN MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS! BESIDES-" He took a deep breath to calm down a little. "I'm not living in the same house as my delusional, naïve, sister."
"Well than you have nothing to worry about because she isn't there anymore!"
Ron's face instantly twisted into a look of pure confusion. "What!?"
"She RAN AWAY! She's GONE! She left last night and left a note! She thinks that everyone loves YOU more than HER so she ran away so that you would come home!"
Ron's jaw dropped. Charlie continued to fume.
"YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE! You've single handedly torn this family apart! Two kids running out of the house, mum and dad crying, George going back into depression…you are a git! Now…get your things together because you are going home right now to clean up this mess that YOU have created!"
Charlie stormed out of the hotel room, leaving Ron in a wave of guilt. It took him a few moments to let the day's morning events sink in before coming to his senses and packing his trunk up.
