Chapter 13 (unlucky for some)
WHAT THE?: Ron died, Malfoy killed him in a trade for Hermione's life. Dumbledoor took Ron's body and told Hermione not to tell any one what happened.
DISCLAIMER: Same as all of the other chapters
A/N: I have to say a huge thank you to every one who wished me a happy birthday. I also have to say that I am evil, and I am glad you realised it. Your reviews say such flattering things about me (Demon, evil) Thankyou
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The flickering fire dried Hermione's tears before they could fall from her chin. Dawn was approaching and Hermione had yet to see her bed. She had been sitting on the floor of the common room for hours and hours, not moving away from the fireside.
Hermione felt lost as she walked through the deserted hallways of the quiet school after leaving the classroom. She was lost, but she knew she was heading to Gryffindor tower, she opened the common room and the fire was begining to die out. This brought on more tears. The fire was dying just as Ron did. She re built the fire and settled in front of it.
Ron was gone. He was gone and he was never coming back. Hermione would never know what it felt like to be with him, to kiss him and hug him. She would never have believed the human body could hold as many tears as she had cried in the last couple of hours. She was tired, both mentally and physically, but she didn't have the enery to move to her bed. She didn't have the energy to move from the fire, cos that would mean that he was really gone.
The orange and red flames interacted. Hermione remembered Ron once saying that to him, fire symbolished both life and death. She had not understood at the time but now it was clear to her. Fire had meant alot to Ron. Hermione knew she would never look at fire the same way. Now, she would look at flames and think of him, his hair, his personality, his determination, his warmth.
Everything would remind her of him. Studying at the library, quidditch games, Christmas. Every little thing that she would ever see or think of feel for the rest of her life would remind her of the one she lost. The love of her life that died for her. Hermione hated the fact that she was alone now. Not only had she lost her best friend, but she had lost apart of herself, a large part of her which she would never get back. She never realised how much she needed him. Since the begining of the school year they had shared so much, they were almost co dependent. She needed him.
She could feel the sunlight on her. It was early morning, but the sunlight was strong. People would be waking up soon, she knew she should move from the floor in front of the fire. She should make it look like she had at least tried to go to bed but she didn't have the energy. People would be going back home for the holidays today so she had the next few weeks to lock herself in her room and stay sad in peace.
But a few people were staying for the holidays. Harry and Ginny were staying, how was she supposed to explain Ron's disappearance to them. It would be pointless to say that he went home, because Ginny could just send an owl to her mother. Dumbledoor had asked her not to tell them the truth, she had to think of something. Nothing that she tried sounded believable. She had to tell them the truth.
"Hermione, are you ok?" Ginny asked when she came down the stairs a few minutes later. Hermione sat up and rubbed her red, teary eyes.
"I am fine" She lied and then burst into tears again. Just seeing Ginny's red hair had set her off again. She had to stop this. She had to tell her what had happened.
"What happened?" Ginny asked and then hugged her "It's my brother isn't it, dont worry, he's a jerk"
Hermione cried harder and then took Ginny Wrist. she pulled her up off of the floor and they moved to Harry's room. After dragging a semi-angry Harry out of his bed and then out through the common room to the hallway outside.
"Mione, what's going on? What happened?" Harry asked when he realised how puffy her eyes looked.
"Last night...Malfoy killed Ron" she told them, Ginny collapsed into Harry's arms and began crying.
"What...what...What" Harry began
"He sacrificed himself for me. He let Malfoy kill him..." Hermione sobbed and Harry held both girls as they cried.
"But you cant tell any one, Dumbledoor is trying to do something to get him back" Hermione told them.
"Oh, that is a good thing" Harry whispered to the girls
"Can we go see Dumbledoor" Ginny asked
"Yeah, lets just go get changed first"
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"Professor Dumbledoor, I am sorry sir, I had to tell them" Hermione explained, they all sat in front of Dumbledoor's desk in his office. Dumbledoor nodded at her, smiling softly.
"Oh, that is quite alright Miss Granger, maybe it was wrong of me to ask you to keep it secret" Dumbledoor smiled sadly.
"But is it true sir? Did my brother die?" Ginny asked
"Yes he did" Ginny and Hermione began to cry again "but, Hermione, you mentioned Ron said he would see you later. I do believe that he will"
"What are you saying Professor?" Harry asked
"Ron put a spell on himself, he infact has not passed away but put himself in a coma, starting the moment a wand was used in that room" All three of them began to smile as Dumbledoor continued with his explainations. "Ron must have planned the whole thing while he was looking for Hermione and broken into Professor Snape's private potion collection."
"Is he going to be ok?" Ginny asked
"We dont know how much of the potion he took, so it could be a few days, maybe a week" Dumbledoor explained
"Can we see him?" Harry asked
"He is in the infirmary" He smiled but he was talking to an empting room. He could hear excited footsteps running down the hall out side his room.
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Ron lay in a deep sleep and it was only when Hermione saw his chest lightly rise and fall that she let herself believe he was truely alive.
They visited as a group for a little while and then Harry and Ginny went to get some breakfast.
"You scared the crap out of me Ronald Weasley" She whispered hoarsley "I though you were gone forever. Don't ever do that to me again, you hear me" She smiled through her happy tears.
"Thank you though, thank you so much for what you did for me" she smiled and kissed his cheek, "I'll be back to visit you every day"
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AHH, CHAPTER FINISHED, STORY ALMOST FINISHED.
well, he isn't dead...yay
So, keep the reviews coming people
WHAT THE?: Ron died, Malfoy killed him in a trade for Hermione's life. Dumbledoor took Ron's body and told Hermione not to tell any one what happened.
DISCLAIMER: Same as all of the other chapters
A/N: I have to say a huge thank you to every one who wished me a happy birthday. I also have to say that I am evil, and I am glad you realised it. Your reviews say such flattering things about me (Demon, evil) Thankyou
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The flickering fire dried Hermione's tears before they could fall from her chin. Dawn was approaching and Hermione had yet to see her bed. She had been sitting on the floor of the common room for hours and hours, not moving away from the fireside.
Hermione felt lost as she walked through the deserted hallways of the quiet school after leaving the classroom. She was lost, but she knew she was heading to Gryffindor tower, she opened the common room and the fire was begining to die out. This brought on more tears. The fire was dying just as Ron did. She re built the fire and settled in front of it.
Ron was gone. He was gone and he was never coming back. Hermione would never know what it felt like to be with him, to kiss him and hug him. She would never have believed the human body could hold as many tears as she had cried in the last couple of hours. She was tired, both mentally and physically, but she didn't have the enery to move to her bed. She didn't have the energy to move from the fire, cos that would mean that he was really gone.
The orange and red flames interacted. Hermione remembered Ron once saying that to him, fire symbolished both life and death. She had not understood at the time but now it was clear to her. Fire had meant alot to Ron. Hermione knew she would never look at fire the same way. Now, she would look at flames and think of him, his hair, his personality, his determination, his warmth.
Everything would remind her of him. Studying at the library, quidditch games, Christmas. Every little thing that she would ever see or think of feel for the rest of her life would remind her of the one she lost. The love of her life that died for her. Hermione hated the fact that she was alone now. Not only had she lost her best friend, but she had lost apart of herself, a large part of her which she would never get back. She never realised how much she needed him. Since the begining of the school year they had shared so much, they were almost co dependent. She needed him.
She could feel the sunlight on her. It was early morning, but the sunlight was strong. People would be waking up soon, she knew she should move from the floor in front of the fire. She should make it look like she had at least tried to go to bed but she didn't have the energy. People would be going back home for the holidays today so she had the next few weeks to lock herself in her room and stay sad in peace.
But a few people were staying for the holidays. Harry and Ginny were staying, how was she supposed to explain Ron's disappearance to them. It would be pointless to say that he went home, because Ginny could just send an owl to her mother. Dumbledoor had asked her not to tell them the truth, she had to think of something. Nothing that she tried sounded believable. She had to tell them the truth.
"Hermione, are you ok?" Ginny asked when she came down the stairs a few minutes later. Hermione sat up and rubbed her red, teary eyes.
"I am fine" She lied and then burst into tears again. Just seeing Ginny's red hair had set her off again. She had to stop this. She had to tell her what had happened.
"What happened?" Ginny asked and then hugged her "It's my brother isn't it, dont worry, he's a jerk"
Hermione cried harder and then took Ginny Wrist. she pulled her up off of the floor and they moved to Harry's room. After dragging a semi-angry Harry out of his bed and then out through the common room to the hallway outside.
"Mione, what's going on? What happened?" Harry asked when he realised how puffy her eyes looked.
"Last night...Malfoy killed Ron" she told them, Ginny collapsed into Harry's arms and began crying.
"What...what...What" Harry began
"He sacrificed himself for me. He let Malfoy kill him..." Hermione sobbed and Harry held both girls as they cried.
"But you cant tell any one, Dumbledoor is trying to do something to get him back" Hermione told them.
"Oh, that is a good thing" Harry whispered to the girls
"Can we go see Dumbledoor" Ginny asked
"Yeah, lets just go get changed first"
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"Professor Dumbledoor, I am sorry sir, I had to tell them" Hermione explained, they all sat in front of Dumbledoor's desk in his office. Dumbledoor nodded at her, smiling softly.
"Oh, that is quite alright Miss Granger, maybe it was wrong of me to ask you to keep it secret" Dumbledoor smiled sadly.
"But is it true sir? Did my brother die?" Ginny asked
"Yes he did" Ginny and Hermione began to cry again "but, Hermione, you mentioned Ron said he would see you later. I do believe that he will"
"What are you saying Professor?" Harry asked
"Ron put a spell on himself, he infact has not passed away but put himself in a coma, starting the moment a wand was used in that room" All three of them began to smile as Dumbledoor continued with his explainations. "Ron must have planned the whole thing while he was looking for Hermione and broken into Professor Snape's private potion collection."
"Is he going to be ok?" Ginny asked
"We dont know how much of the potion he took, so it could be a few days, maybe a week" Dumbledoor explained
"Can we see him?" Harry asked
"He is in the infirmary" He smiled but he was talking to an empting room. He could hear excited footsteps running down the hall out side his room.
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Ron lay in a deep sleep and it was only when Hermione saw his chest lightly rise and fall that she let herself believe he was truely alive.
They visited as a group for a little while and then Harry and Ginny went to get some breakfast.
"You scared the crap out of me Ronald Weasley" She whispered hoarsley "I though you were gone forever. Don't ever do that to me again, you hear me" She smiled through her happy tears.
"Thank you though, thank you so much for what you did for me" she smiled and kissed his cheek, "I'll be back to visit you every day"
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AHH, CHAPTER FINISHED, STORY ALMOST FINISHED.
well, he isn't dead...yay
So, keep the reviews coming people