Moving Forward ch26
Disclaimer: J.K Rowling own the rights to Harry Potter and I'm not her.
Harry was with Mitchell, Neville and George at Twillfit & Tattings Diagon Alley location getting fitted for over robes. They each wore a finely cut black tuxedo with emerald green accessories. Harry had given each of them stainless steel rolexes and silver Cufflinks to wear with the tuxedo. The over robes would be black with green lining and silver fastenings.
He had to admit the boys looked good. George's hair clashed a bit but what could he do?
The wedding was only six days away. Harry had been hoping for a summer wedding but as Lavender pointed out if they married in February their anniversary would take place while the kids were in school. And who didn't want to fuck off somewhere warm in the dead of winter? The quidditch season ended in November so that wouldn't be an issue either, not that Lavender knew yet but this had been Harry's last season playing quidditch.
Harry wanted to get started on a family and the constant trips for away games wasn't going to be fair on Lavender. No, Harry had talked with Professor McGonagall, next year he would be the new flying instructor and quidditch referee. He would also teach the first and second year defense classes and the occasional charms class. Professor Flitwick wanted to take on one last apprentice before he retired. Harry and Flitwick wanted to possibly start a dueling club as well.
After the fitting they were told they could pick up the robes Inan hour. After a very brief discussion where Neville bluntly said "If I eat anywhere but the cauldron, Hannah will make me sleep on the couch. It's lumpy." They decided on lunch at the cauldron.
Joking with one another they walked toward the pub.
"Reducto!" Harry jumped to the side, his instincts from the war not far from the surface. Drawing his wand he looked for whoever fired the curse. Seeing the red headed menace pointing his wand where he had been a moment before he cast a silent protego shield.
"Ron? What the fuck is your problem?" Harry asked.
Ron responded by aiming a cutting hex at him. It splashed harmlessly against his shield. George stepped forward to restrain his brother only to receive a second cutting curse to the chest. Seeing George go down bleeding heavily had Harry drop the shield and with a roar of rage fired a silent reducto at Ron's wand hand reducing it to hamburger and splinters. At the same moment Neville hit him with a stupify.
Mitchell being a healer immediately went to work on George.
"He's been hit in the heart, I need to get him to the hospital, right now! Harry portkey!" Harry took his keys from his pocket. "Portus!" And tossed them to Mitchell with a "Go." A moment later all that lay there was a pool of blood.
Harry looked at the stunned and bleeding form of his former best friend and began to raise his wand. He aimed at him for a five count before calling "Expecto patronum! Prongs go to Susan Bones. I need aurors in Diagon Alley outside Gamble & Japes. I need to report two counts of attempted murder, perpetrator is stunned on scene and in need of medical assistance."
"Neville can you send a patronus to Angie and tell her George is at Gardens medical center." He said as he turned away from Ron.
"Sure thing Harry."
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"Any word on George?" Harry asked Angie as he walked into the hospital.
"He's stable but the healer says he died for a few minutes. What happened?" Angie said a little weepy.
"Ron attacked me in Diagon, George tried to stop him and Ron cursed him. Ron's in Saint Mungo's secure ward. Likely going to Azkaban. Do Molly and Arthur know about George?"
"I sent a patronus to Arthur about two minutes before you walked in."
"Okay, the aurors will be here shortly to get a statement from Healer Jacobs. He was with Neville, George and I when Ron attacked."
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"Mirror on, Lavender!" Harry said to the mirror.
"Harry, what's wrong? Where are you?"
"The Gardens medical center, Ron Attacked us in Diagon. George took a cutting curse to the heart. He's in serious but stable condition. I'll be home as soon as I can talk to Mitchell."
"Do you want me there?"
"I do but I really just want to go home. Stay home, I'll see you soon."
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"George will be fine, I was able to treat him fast enough that he'll only need to stay two or three days. He's been given a organ regeneration potion and he's in a medically induced coma. We need to keep his heart beat low to reduce the chances to the wound opening up again. I'll probably wake him in about thirty six hours but he'll need another day or two of calm after he wakes. Harry what happened to his brother?" Mitchell explained
"I blew off his wand hand, Neville stunned him. He's been arrested, he's in the secure ward at Saint Mungo's."
"Hmm, maybe I should keep him out for forty eight hours."
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When Harry returned home he was emotionally exhausted. He was furious with Ron, he had seriously contemplated killing the fucker.
"Love, are you okay?" Lavender asked softly.
Harry pulled her into a hug. "I've been better." He whispered into her hair.
"I have some news that will cheer you up, daddy." She replied.
"Please don't call me daddy. It's creepy from someone I have sex with."
Lavender laughed. "But, in about seven months you're going to be a daddy."
Harry stepped back giving her a confused look, then looked at her stomach, then back up to her smiling face, back down to her stomach then with a whoop he picked her up and spun her around. "I'm going to be a daddy!"
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