centerChapter 3
Deliveranceblockquote Harry put a comforting arm around the crying Ginny. He knew that it did virtually nothing, trying to comfort her when he wasn't comforted himself, but he decided that he had to be the strong optimist this time. Hermione, determined to stand tall, even though she was devastated by the loss of Ron, walked along, near Harry, on his right, often losing her resolve and leaning on him for support.
"Hermione," Harry said suddenly stopping, surprising both Hermione and Ginny. Harry, unconsciously kept an arm around Ginny, and continued. "Do you... do you know a spell on where to find something?" Hermione gave Harry a confused stare, and thought.
"Yeah. I do know one," she said after a pause. "But it requires something important to the person. And we don't have an object that..." She trailed off.
"Well... Hermione, we do," Harry said, turning to Ginny. "Ginny, do you mind if we use you to find Ron?"
"Would... would I still be able to be here to see him again?" Ginny asked, tears freely falling down her cheeks. Harry nodded, and wiped her tears away.
"It's OK, Ginny," he said, looking into her eyes. He smiled. "We'll find him. I promise it."
Ginny smiled. Harry motioned to Hermione to use the spell.
"Ginny?" Hermione asked. "The spell requires complete and total trust. Who do you want to cast the spell on you?"
Ginny looked from Harry to Hermione. She seemed to not pick because she didn't want to hurt the other.
"Ginny," Harry said. "You need to make the choice. I don't really care if you pick Hermione, I really just want to find Ron right now. If you want to talk about something after that, I'll be all ears. I'm sure Hermione feels the same, don't you?" He looked over at Hermione. She nodded, and urged Ginny to make a choice.
"Hermione, you know the spell... so, I want you to cast it," Ginny said, and looked to Harry. He smiled and hugged her. Hermione told him to move away, incase something went wrong. Ginny reluctantly let go of Harry, though only she noticed it. Or seemed to notice it.
Hermione chanted the words of power, and Ginny felt a surge of energy go through her, just before she blacked out. Harry was at her side before she even slipped a little, and Hermione was quite surprised that he was there that fast. He was looking very unwell that morning. He picked her up, one arm supporting her head, the other supporting her legs, and looked to Hermione.
"You have her, Harry," she said softly. "You have to find where he is. The spell works, no matter what, but only the person with the object can find what the spell is designed for." He nodded, and closed his eyes. After a short while, he opened them, and started walking off, slow enough so Hermione could catch up. They walked for a long while; every so often they switched who carried Ginny. It was two hours before Harry, who had Ginny at the time, realized the signal was getting weaker. He gasped and told Hermione this, then realized the spell was over. Ginny was awaking, and Harry, at the very instant the spell ended, saw exactly where Ron was.
Still holding a bleary-eyed Ginny, Harry called out to Hermione, "Follow me! I know where he is!" Hermione rushed off to follow him, and they ran for fifteen minutes before they found Ron. Ginny was fully awake, and glad Harry was carrying her, for more than one reason. She knew that she couldn't have kept up with him; Hermione barely did. But she also was glad because she just needed someone strong to lean on at that moment, because she was the first to see Ron. She gasped and fainted. Harry saw where she was looking before she fainted, gently set her down on the wet cobblestones and ran to the bloody, battered body of Ron.
"Hermione!" Harry yelled. "This doesn't look good." He lowered his voice when she made it to him, with Ginny in her arms.
"I can heal him, but you'll have to hold Ginny for the time being, OK?" Harry nodded, and took Ginny. He watched Hermione heal Ron, and after five of six healing spells (can they actually do that?), Ron stirred.
"Ron," Hermione said softly. She looked at him. "Ron, are you awake?" Ron opened his eyes and looked at Hermione. She grabbed him and put him in a bear hug. Behind her, Harry smiled, trying to contain a snicker. Ron was awake now and returned the hug.
"How'd... how'd you guys find me? Bloody hell, that hurts," He cursed as Hermione accidentally hit his broken arm. He winced and Hermione looked at him in apology.
"Well, we searched around, then I realized that we could probably cast a spell to find you," Harry said. Ron looked up at him, his eyes narrowing as he saw Ginny in Harry's arms. "But, " Harry continued, unfazed. "The spell required something very important to you. That happened to be Ginny, and as the spell was cast, she passed out. Probably because of how the spell was designed to be used. She is fine, she just fainted, seeing you all battered up like that. Plus, when the spell ended, and she started awaking, I saw where you were, and I just started running. Good thing too, since she never would have kept up." At that point, Ginny stirred. Harry looked down at her. "Perhaps we go somewhere else, so that she doesn't have to wake up in such a dark alley," he said grimly, looking around at the alley.
It must have been a section of one of the wizarding alleys, no longer used. The ground was all broken cement, and the buildings looked quite old. The shadow cast by the buildings looked like it was night time. Ron nodded, and the three, with Ginny still in Harry's arms, walked out of the alley. Hermione grabbed the shell the Weasleys had given her, and she wasted no time in telling the Weasleys that they had found Ron, and were going to Gringotts. Mrs. Weasley insisted that she talked to Ron, but Hermione lied and said that Harry was carrying Ron, saying that Ron was not in the best of conditions to talk. Mrs. Weasley must have fainted at that point, and George picked up the shell.
"Oy! You found Ron!" George said happily. "Fred! C'mere! They've got Ron!" He said softer, seeming to yell to Fred.
"Hey, Ron, what happened?" Fred asked as soon as he grabbed the shell. Hermione responded.
"He's sleeping right now, or so your mother thinks. Just wait until you get to Gringotts before you ask, OK?"
"Yeah, sure, OK," the twins said with sarcasm dripping off their voices. "Well then, we'll get mum up and we'll see you at Gringotts, Ron."
The trio and Ginny made it to Gringotts, and Harry checked Ginny. He found her to be sleeping, looked at Ron, and shrugged. Ron rolled his eyes and sat on the steps to Gringotts.
"Ron, where's all your stuff?" Harry inquired.
"I... I think it was in with Ginny's. But my wand... It," He rummaged through his pockets and found his wand, in perfect condition. He smiled and finished his sentence. "My wand, its perfectly fine."
Harry grinned back and sat down next to Ron, still holding Ginny like a baby. Ron looked down at Ginny, then back up at Harry with a disappointed stare.
"You ever gonna put her down?" Harry looked down at Ginny, then back at Ron.
"Ron, if you didn't notice... she's asleep. I don't think you want to wake her. The spell probably took a lot out of her," he grinned at Ron. "Y'know, we coulda left you there. Ginny wanted to find you herself. It was our only choice, else we probably woulda never found you. So you want me to wake her now?"
Ron blushed and shook his head. Hermione giggled slightly when Ron turned as red as his hair. She hugged him from behind, and, still with her arms around his neck, looked at him with a smile. Ron looked back incredulously, and she realized that she was still hugging him. She backed off quickly and looked away, embarrassed. She turned her head, but Ron knew that she was blushing furiously, and she smiled at the back of her head. He turned back to Harry, who had walked down the stairs of Gringotts, and waving to the other Weasleys.
Ron got up and ran to his weeping mother, getting crushed in a helplessly one-sided hug. She mumbled lots of stuff to Ron, and for most of it he had to bend down.
"Ewww! Look at that, George, Ickle Ronnykins got bruised!" Fred exclaimed to George. Ron glared at him and turned bright red. The family was back together, but Harry stood off to the side with Hermione, still holding the sleeping Ginny.hr
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Deliveranceblockquote Harry put a comforting arm around the crying Ginny. He knew that it did virtually nothing, trying to comfort her when he wasn't comforted himself, but he decided that he had to be the strong optimist this time. Hermione, determined to stand tall, even though she was devastated by the loss of Ron, walked along, near Harry, on his right, often losing her resolve and leaning on him for support.
"Hermione," Harry said suddenly stopping, surprising both Hermione and Ginny. Harry, unconsciously kept an arm around Ginny, and continued. "Do you... do you know a spell on where to find something?" Hermione gave Harry a confused stare, and thought.
"Yeah. I do know one," she said after a pause. "But it requires something important to the person. And we don't have an object that..." She trailed off.
"Well... Hermione, we do," Harry said, turning to Ginny. "Ginny, do you mind if we use you to find Ron?"
"Would... would I still be able to be here to see him again?" Ginny asked, tears freely falling down her cheeks. Harry nodded, and wiped her tears away.
"It's OK, Ginny," he said, looking into her eyes. He smiled. "We'll find him. I promise it."
Ginny smiled. Harry motioned to Hermione to use the spell.
"Ginny?" Hermione asked. "The spell requires complete and total trust. Who do you want to cast the spell on you?"
Ginny looked from Harry to Hermione. She seemed to not pick because she didn't want to hurt the other.
"Ginny," Harry said. "You need to make the choice. I don't really care if you pick Hermione, I really just want to find Ron right now. If you want to talk about something after that, I'll be all ears. I'm sure Hermione feels the same, don't you?" He looked over at Hermione. She nodded, and urged Ginny to make a choice.
"Hermione, you know the spell... so, I want you to cast it," Ginny said, and looked to Harry. He smiled and hugged her. Hermione told him to move away, incase something went wrong. Ginny reluctantly let go of Harry, though only she noticed it. Or seemed to notice it.
Hermione chanted the words of power, and Ginny felt a surge of energy go through her, just before she blacked out. Harry was at her side before she even slipped a little, and Hermione was quite surprised that he was there that fast. He was looking very unwell that morning. He picked her up, one arm supporting her head, the other supporting her legs, and looked to Hermione.
"You have her, Harry," she said softly. "You have to find where he is. The spell works, no matter what, but only the person with the object can find what the spell is designed for." He nodded, and closed his eyes. After a short while, he opened them, and started walking off, slow enough so Hermione could catch up. They walked for a long while; every so often they switched who carried Ginny. It was two hours before Harry, who had Ginny at the time, realized the signal was getting weaker. He gasped and told Hermione this, then realized the spell was over. Ginny was awaking, and Harry, at the very instant the spell ended, saw exactly where Ron was.
Still holding a bleary-eyed Ginny, Harry called out to Hermione, "Follow me! I know where he is!" Hermione rushed off to follow him, and they ran for fifteen minutes before they found Ron. Ginny was fully awake, and glad Harry was carrying her, for more than one reason. She knew that she couldn't have kept up with him; Hermione barely did. But she also was glad because she just needed someone strong to lean on at that moment, because she was the first to see Ron. She gasped and fainted. Harry saw where she was looking before she fainted, gently set her down on the wet cobblestones and ran to the bloody, battered body of Ron.
"Hermione!" Harry yelled. "This doesn't look good." He lowered his voice when she made it to him, with Ginny in her arms.
"I can heal him, but you'll have to hold Ginny for the time being, OK?" Harry nodded, and took Ginny. He watched Hermione heal Ron, and after five of six healing spells (can they actually do that?), Ron stirred.
"Ron," Hermione said softly. She looked at him. "Ron, are you awake?" Ron opened his eyes and looked at Hermione. She grabbed him and put him in a bear hug. Behind her, Harry smiled, trying to contain a snicker. Ron was awake now and returned the hug.
"How'd... how'd you guys find me? Bloody hell, that hurts," He cursed as Hermione accidentally hit his broken arm. He winced and Hermione looked at him in apology.
"Well, we searched around, then I realized that we could probably cast a spell to find you," Harry said. Ron looked up at him, his eyes narrowing as he saw Ginny in Harry's arms. "But, " Harry continued, unfazed. "The spell required something very important to you. That happened to be Ginny, and as the spell was cast, she passed out. Probably because of how the spell was designed to be used. She is fine, she just fainted, seeing you all battered up like that. Plus, when the spell ended, and she started awaking, I saw where you were, and I just started running. Good thing too, since she never would have kept up." At that point, Ginny stirred. Harry looked down at her. "Perhaps we go somewhere else, so that she doesn't have to wake up in such a dark alley," he said grimly, looking around at the alley.
It must have been a section of one of the wizarding alleys, no longer used. The ground was all broken cement, and the buildings looked quite old. The shadow cast by the buildings looked like it was night time. Ron nodded, and the three, with Ginny still in Harry's arms, walked out of the alley. Hermione grabbed the shell the Weasleys had given her, and she wasted no time in telling the Weasleys that they had found Ron, and were going to Gringotts. Mrs. Weasley insisted that she talked to Ron, but Hermione lied and said that Harry was carrying Ron, saying that Ron was not in the best of conditions to talk. Mrs. Weasley must have fainted at that point, and George picked up the shell.
"Oy! You found Ron!" George said happily. "Fred! C'mere! They've got Ron!" He said softer, seeming to yell to Fred.
"Hey, Ron, what happened?" Fred asked as soon as he grabbed the shell. Hermione responded.
"He's sleeping right now, or so your mother thinks. Just wait until you get to Gringotts before you ask, OK?"
"Yeah, sure, OK," the twins said with sarcasm dripping off their voices. "Well then, we'll get mum up and we'll see you at Gringotts, Ron."
The trio and Ginny made it to Gringotts, and Harry checked Ginny. He found her to be sleeping, looked at Ron, and shrugged. Ron rolled his eyes and sat on the steps to Gringotts.
"Ron, where's all your stuff?" Harry inquired.
"I... I think it was in with Ginny's. But my wand... It," He rummaged through his pockets and found his wand, in perfect condition. He smiled and finished his sentence. "My wand, its perfectly fine."
Harry grinned back and sat down next to Ron, still holding Ginny like a baby. Ron looked down at Ginny, then back up at Harry with a disappointed stare.
"You ever gonna put her down?" Harry looked down at Ginny, then back at Ron.
"Ron, if you didn't notice... she's asleep. I don't think you want to wake her. The spell probably took a lot out of her," he grinned at Ron. "Y'know, we coulda left you there. Ginny wanted to find you herself. It was our only choice, else we probably woulda never found you. So you want me to wake her now?"
Ron blushed and shook his head. Hermione giggled slightly when Ron turned as red as his hair. She hugged him from behind, and, still with her arms around his neck, looked at him with a smile. Ron looked back incredulously, and she realized that she was still hugging him. She backed off quickly and looked away, embarrassed. She turned her head, but Ron knew that she was blushing furiously, and she smiled at the back of her head. He turned back to Harry, who had walked down the stairs of Gringotts, and waving to the other Weasleys.
Ron got up and ran to his weeping mother, getting crushed in a helplessly one-sided hug. She mumbled lots of stuff to Ron, and for most of it he had to bend down.
"Ewww! Look at that, George, Ickle Ronnykins got bruised!" Fred exclaimed to George. Ron glared at him and turned bright red. The family was back together, but Harry stood off to the side with Hermione, still holding the sleeping Ginny.hr
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