Chapter 3 The Accident
Disclaimer ~ I don't own the characters only the plot.
Hey all! I have finally figured out how to redo the spacing. It may take a few cays for me to work with what is here, so don't expect an update soon. I have to fix 4 more chapters!
ALSO! A big thanks to Hpfanatic101 for spending endless hours of her time helping me restore my stories. Without her we wouldn't be reading this. Now, a big hand for Hpfanatic101.
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"Dr. Granger, Ginny Weasley is waiting for you outside." The nurse called to Hermione.
"Thank you, Norma." Hermione answered pulling off her gloves. She set her glasses aside and picked up a clipboard. "That's it, I'm off to lunch then." She jotted something down on the clipboard and handed it to the nurse.
"Thank you Dr. Granger." The nurse said tucking it into her robes. "What time will you be back?" She asked following Hermione into the hall.
"I don't know. How long does a lunch break usually last?" Hermione asked shrugging the robes off her shoulders. She walked quickly down the hall, |running into Ginny. "Hullo Ginny."
"Well, that depends. I suppose you're entitled to a longer lunch break, considering you haven't taken one since you started here." The nurse answered rushing after her.
"How much do YOU get Norma." Hermione asked.
"Well, I get an 45 minutes."
"Alright. I'll be back in 45 minutes then." Hermione answered.
"Ready?" Ginny asked. Hermione nodded, and pulled out her wand.
"Dr. Granger! Wait!" Ginny and Hermione stopped walking and turned around. "Dr. Granger, Mr. Wingless in room 221 is having a seizure."
She sighed and turned to Ginny. "I'm sorry Gin. You'll have to go without me. I'll meet you at your place in fifteen minutes."
Ginny nodded. "Alright. See you." And with a poof she'd apparated.
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Ginny popped back into her flat, and walked into the kitchen. She walked behind Harry and Ron, who was pacing madly across her floor. "Where's Hermione?" He asked, looking around.
"At work." Ginny answered sitting down in a wooden chair at her table. She placed her wand down on the table, and leaned back in her chair.
"What do you mean, she's at work. She's supposed to be here." Ron began as his sister rolled her eyes at him.
"Relax, Ron. She'll be here in a little while. She had a patient to tend to." Ginny picked up her wand and started preparing their lunch. "It's so nice to see Hermione, again." She spoke quietly.
"Yeah." Harry answered walking behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I've really missed her." He whispered into her ear.
She smiled and turned to him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "It's almost like playing house." She giggled into his shoulder.
"We don't have to play." Harry answered. Hermione looked up at her fiancée.
"What are you talking about?" She asked looking up at him. You could always just move in with me." He answered. Ginny glanced over his shoulder at Ron. She smiled. "Later?" He asked knowing what her answer was. She nodded.
She leaned up and pressed her lips softly against his. "That's enough, you two." Ron growled at the kissing couple. Ginny and Harry broke apart and looked at Ron. Ginny carried the dishes over to the table, and put them down.
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Hermione apparated into Ginny's home and called out her name, "Ginny?"
"In here!" She heard Ginny call, and she followed the direction that the voice was coming from. She walked into the kitchen and looked around.
"Oh. I had no idea you'd already invited guests. I'll just be leaving then." Hermione turned to leave, but Ginny shot up.
"Hermione! Wait! You don't have to go! Sit down." She ushered Hermione over to a seat across from Ron.
"Hello, Hermione!" Harry said cheerily as he sat down next to her. He put his hands over hers and she smiled at him for a moment before Ron cleared his throat.
Hermione looked up and met his eyes with a cold stare. "Hermione, I'm sorry about what I said yesterday."
"That's okay." She looked up at his eyes, and for a moment she saw a flicker of anger.
"Well?" He asked looking at her expectantly.
"Well what?"
"Well, aren't you going to apologize?"
"Apologize for what? You were the one being a jerk not me."
Ron laughed angrily. "It's always about you, isn't it?" Mimicking her voice he began, "I'm never a stupid bitch, Ron's the only one that ever acts like a spoiled prat. I'm never wrong, either. Poor stupid Ron, with the dirt on his nose."
"You are such an arsehole!" She yelled grabbing a glass of water from the table and flinging it into his face. "I can't stand you! As a matter of fact I hate you!" She pulled her wand from her pocket.
"I hate you, too!" He stood up pulling his wand out as well.
"Fine!" she yelled.
"Fine!" Ron yelled right back at her.
"ARRRRRRRRR!" She screamed and vanished with a pop. Ron did the same as he apparated back to his flat.
Harry sighed and looked over at his fiancé. "They are so in love!" Ginny said as she stared at the two stacks of smoke that lay on her kitchen floor from where the two had angrily apparated.
Harry stared at her incredulously, "Are you kidding me? Did you hear any of their conversation at all? I don't know about you, but last time I checked hate and love were not the same thing."
"Oh, Harry! Are you that dense?" He looked at her with a bewildered expression. "They've always been like that! Remember the time that Ron thought that Crookshanks was trying to kill Scabbers? Or in fourth year around the time of the Yule Ball?" Harry smiled nodding his head. He remembered Ron and Hermione's rows very well. He also remembered how he always happened to get between them. But the fights had only served the two to grow closer. Sure, the fights came frequently, and each time they became more aggressive. But then, the making up between the two got more loving. Soon after a fight in fifth year, the two had been arguing about who can remember, and Ron leaned down and kissed her. Right there, in the middle of the common room, in front of all the Gryffindors.
"See? Imagine if they ever make up from this fight!" Ginny giggled. "We may have little nieces and nephews running around!"
Harry laughed and shook his head. "That is if they ever get back together."
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Ron sat down with a huff on the couch. He opened the bottle Ogden's Fire whiskey that was so generously awaiting him on his coffee table. He gulped down a good portion of the bottle before setting it down. His eyes became blurry, as he reached for the bottle again. Not quite the effect he was going for. Finishing the bottle and dropping it to the ground, he closed his eyes and leaned his head back. Putting his hand to his face he wiped the water off. He felt his eyes get heavy as he began to dose off.
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Ron leaned over the counter staring down into the glass. His eyes scanned over all the shiny objects inside and his eyes landed on one.
"That one." He said pointing.
The man behind the counter opened the glass and took the ring out. He placed it into Ron's open hand. "It's beautiful!" Ginny answered looking over his shoulder.
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Ron woke with a start the next morning as he felt a wand poking into his arm. Ron wake up!" He opened his eye and stared at Harry who was hovering above him. "We've got to go."
"Alright. No need to yell. I'm up."
" Wasn't yelling." Harry answered bending over to pick up the empty liquor bottle. "You didn't drink this whole bottle, did you?"
"As a matter of fact, I did. And now I have a huge headache, so I think I'll be throwing up now."
"We need to go." Harry said grabbing him by the arm.
"Fine. Let me get my wand."
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Harry was the first to apparate into the forest followed by Ron. "What's going on? Where are we?" Ron asked as he looked around at the familiar forest. "Is this?"
"Yes. It's the Forbidden Forrest. We had a message from Dumbledore. Something attacked the Gryffindors during a Quidditch practice yesterday. Three of the kids are still in the infirmary. The rest appear to be okay."
Ron nodded his head, usual Auror business. "Are we questioning them today?"
Harry shook his head, "Not today. Today we'll be questioning some of the forest creatures." Ron closed his eyes. "You head that way." Ron reopened his eyes and looked in the direction that Harry was pointing.
"Oh no!" Ron said shaking his head vigorously. "Aragog lives that way and you know it!"
Harry tried hard not to laugh. "Ron, you're a grown man. Suck it up and do as I say."
"Why don't you do it then?"
"Because. I need to go see Firenze."
"I'll go see the centaurs. You go talk to the spider thing."
"I can't! I need to talk to the snakes too."
"You're just as afraid as I am!" Harry glared at Ron and he sighed. "Fine. I'll go." Ron said heading the other way.
Harry laughed and looked the other way.
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Ron tried to distract himself, which came easily as his thoughts kept traveling back to Hermione. He tried whistling, but every song reminded him of something that had to do with her. He began whistling again until he heard crunching behind him.
He turned his head quickly and saw some brush move. He shook his head and began walking again; it must have been some sort of creature. Then he heard it again, coming from beside where he was walking.
His head jolted to where the noise had just come from. His fingers tightened around his wand and in a shaky voice he called out, "Hello? Who's there?" After a few minutes of repeating the question, with no answer he eased up. Looking towards the ground for any spiders, he continued walking.
Aware of the sounds coming from behind him, he suddenly whirled around and looked to the ground. At the sight he started to laugh for startling himself over such a silly little thing. "Hello there little guy." Ron smiled bending down to touch the furry little creature.
|It started to gurgle and shake violently, shreds of hair flying in different directions. He stepped back and watched as the soft brown and white fur changed into rough, black skin. It started to grow and grow, taking up more space around, causing Ron to slowly back away.
Finally it was one solid lumpy mass formed into a ball in the middle of the path. His eyes widened as he saw it slowly stretch out into a more human form. It started to stand itself up and when it finally stood its place, it was a good three feet taller than the 6 foot Ron.
Craning his neck, he looked up at the beast, and it's huge red eyes bore into his. It started to make a noise, some sort of sinister laugh, as |Ron's head started to burn like it was on fire. Ron screamed as loud as he could before his knees gave out underneath him.
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Harry jumped over a log and landed gracefully on the other side. He continued down the path, until he heard a scream in the distance. Ron's scream. He ran in the direction that he was just coming from, hoping that he was going the right way.
A green snake walked into the path in front of Harry. "Stupid human."
"Wait! Can you tell me where that scream was coming from?" Harry hissed at the snake.
"Maybe you are not just a stupid human. Follow me. I will show you the boy with the flaming red hair."
Harry nodded as the snake began to slither it's way through bushes and trees. Harry's skin was getting cut, but he didn't care. All he could think of was Ron in danger. If Aragog had done something to him, it would be his fault for making Ron talk to him. But Ron was a trained professional and knew how to deal with situations like these
The snake stopped abruptly causing Harry to look up. "There!" It hissed. The large figure that loomed over Ron was glowing red.
Harry watched as Ron held up his wand from the ground and pointed it at the beast. He yelled several spells, all of which would ricochet, off of his red aura causing it to glow redder.
Harry stepped up from behind the bushes with his wand in his hand. A noise came from the beast so loud and ear piercing that Harry threw his wand behind him, when he hastily plugged his ears. Crawling back to pick up his wand he turned back to the scene.
He ran forward with his wand and looked at the unconscious or dead body of Ron. He pointed the wand at the huge beast. It began shaking and shrinking until Harry couldn't see it anymore.
He heard the rustle of the bushes as it began to run off in the opposite direction. Harry fell to the ground beside Ron, and put his ear to his mouth. Sitting back up he thanked Merlin that Ron was still breathing. He picked the redheaded man in his arms and pulled out his wand, apparating. ~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*~
A/N: This is my first take at writing something action/adventurey okay? I hope so. Well, I'd really appreciate it if you'd review! Thanks!
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Disclaimer ~ I don't own the characters only the plot.
Hey all! I have finally figured out how to redo the spacing. It may take a few cays for me to work with what is here, so don't expect an update soon. I have to fix 4 more chapters!
ALSO! A big thanks to Hpfanatic101 for spending endless hours of her time helping me restore my stories. Without her we wouldn't be reading this. Now, a big hand for Hpfanatic101.
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"Dr. Granger, Ginny Weasley is waiting for you outside." The nurse called to Hermione.
"Thank you, Norma." Hermione answered pulling off her gloves. She set her glasses aside and picked up a clipboard. "That's it, I'm off to lunch then." She jotted something down on the clipboard and handed it to the nurse.
"Thank you Dr. Granger." The nurse said tucking it into her robes. "What time will you be back?" She asked following Hermione into the hall.
"I don't know. How long does a lunch break usually last?" Hermione asked shrugging the robes off her shoulders. She walked quickly down the hall, |running into Ginny. "Hullo Ginny."
"Well, that depends. I suppose you're entitled to a longer lunch break, considering you haven't taken one since you started here." The nurse answered rushing after her.
"How much do YOU get Norma." Hermione asked.
"Well, I get an 45 minutes."
"Alright. I'll be back in 45 minutes then." Hermione answered.
"Ready?" Ginny asked. Hermione nodded, and pulled out her wand.
"Dr. Granger! Wait!" Ginny and Hermione stopped walking and turned around. "Dr. Granger, Mr. Wingless in room 221 is having a seizure."
She sighed and turned to Ginny. "I'm sorry Gin. You'll have to go without me. I'll meet you at your place in fifteen minutes."
Ginny nodded. "Alright. See you." And with a poof she'd apparated.
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Ginny popped back into her flat, and walked into the kitchen. She walked behind Harry and Ron, who was pacing madly across her floor. "Where's Hermione?" He asked, looking around.
"At work." Ginny answered sitting down in a wooden chair at her table. She placed her wand down on the table, and leaned back in her chair.
"What do you mean, she's at work. She's supposed to be here." Ron began as his sister rolled her eyes at him.
"Relax, Ron. She'll be here in a little while. She had a patient to tend to." Ginny picked up her wand and started preparing their lunch. "It's so nice to see Hermione, again." She spoke quietly.
"Yeah." Harry answered walking behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I've really missed her." He whispered into her ear.
She smiled and turned to him, wrapping her arms around his neck. "It's almost like playing house." She giggled into his shoulder.
"We don't have to play." Harry answered. Hermione looked up at her fiancée.
"What are you talking about?" She asked looking up at him. You could always just move in with me." He answered. Ginny glanced over his shoulder at Ron. She smiled. "Later?" He asked knowing what her answer was. She nodded.
She leaned up and pressed her lips softly against his. "That's enough, you two." Ron growled at the kissing couple. Ginny and Harry broke apart and looked at Ron. Ginny carried the dishes over to the table, and put them down.
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Hermione apparated into Ginny's home and called out her name, "Ginny?"
"In here!" She heard Ginny call, and she followed the direction that the voice was coming from. She walked into the kitchen and looked around.
"Oh. I had no idea you'd already invited guests. I'll just be leaving then." Hermione turned to leave, but Ginny shot up.
"Hermione! Wait! You don't have to go! Sit down." She ushered Hermione over to a seat across from Ron.
"Hello, Hermione!" Harry said cheerily as he sat down next to her. He put his hands over hers and she smiled at him for a moment before Ron cleared his throat.
Hermione looked up and met his eyes with a cold stare. "Hermione, I'm sorry about what I said yesterday."
"That's okay." She looked up at his eyes, and for a moment she saw a flicker of anger.
"Well?" He asked looking at her expectantly.
"Well what?"
"Well, aren't you going to apologize?"
"Apologize for what? You were the one being a jerk not me."
Ron laughed angrily. "It's always about you, isn't it?" Mimicking her voice he began, "I'm never a stupid bitch, Ron's the only one that ever acts like a spoiled prat. I'm never wrong, either. Poor stupid Ron, with the dirt on his nose."
"You are such an arsehole!" She yelled grabbing a glass of water from the table and flinging it into his face. "I can't stand you! As a matter of fact I hate you!" She pulled her wand from her pocket.
"I hate you, too!" He stood up pulling his wand out as well.
"Fine!" she yelled.
"Fine!" Ron yelled right back at her.
"ARRRRRRRRR!" She screamed and vanished with a pop. Ron did the same as he apparated back to his flat.
Harry sighed and looked over at his fiancé. "They are so in love!" Ginny said as she stared at the two stacks of smoke that lay on her kitchen floor from where the two had angrily apparated.
Harry stared at her incredulously, "Are you kidding me? Did you hear any of their conversation at all? I don't know about you, but last time I checked hate and love were not the same thing."
"Oh, Harry! Are you that dense?" He looked at her with a bewildered expression. "They've always been like that! Remember the time that Ron thought that Crookshanks was trying to kill Scabbers? Or in fourth year around the time of the Yule Ball?" Harry smiled nodding his head. He remembered Ron and Hermione's rows very well. He also remembered how he always happened to get between them. But the fights had only served the two to grow closer. Sure, the fights came frequently, and each time they became more aggressive. But then, the making up between the two got more loving. Soon after a fight in fifth year, the two had been arguing about who can remember, and Ron leaned down and kissed her. Right there, in the middle of the common room, in front of all the Gryffindors.
"See? Imagine if they ever make up from this fight!" Ginny giggled. "We may have little nieces and nephews running around!"
Harry laughed and shook his head. "That is if they ever get back together."
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Ron sat down with a huff on the couch. He opened the bottle Ogden's Fire whiskey that was so generously awaiting him on his coffee table. He gulped down a good portion of the bottle before setting it down. His eyes became blurry, as he reached for the bottle again. Not quite the effect he was going for. Finishing the bottle and dropping it to the ground, he closed his eyes and leaned his head back. Putting his hand to his face he wiped the water off. He felt his eyes get heavy as he began to dose off.
*~*Flashback*~*~
Ron leaned over the counter staring down into the glass. His eyes scanned over all the shiny objects inside and his eyes landed on one.
"That one." He said pointing.
The man behind the counter opened the glass and took the ring out. He placed it into Ron's open hand. "It's beautiful!" Ginny answered looking over his shoulder.
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Ron woke with a start the next morning as he felt a wand poking into his arm. Ron wake up!" He opened his eye and stared at Harry who was hovering above him. "We've got to go."
"Alright. No need to yell. I'm up."
" Wasn't yelling." Harry answered bending over to pick up the empty liquor bottle. "You didn't drink this whole bottle, did you?"
"As a matter of fact, I did. And now I have a huge headache, so I think I'll be throwing up now."
"We need to go." Harry said grabbing him by the arm.
"Fine. Let me get my wand."
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Harry was the first to apparate into the forest followed by Ron. "What's going on? Where are we?" Ron asked as he looked around at the familiar forest. "Is this?"
"Yes. It's the Forbidden Forrest. We had a message from Dumbledore. Something attacked the Gryffindors during a Quidditch practice yesterday. Three of the kids are still in the infirmary. The rest appear to be okay."
Ron nodded his head, usual Auror business. "Are we questioning them today?"
Harry shook his head, "Not today. Today we'll be questioning some of the forest creatures." Ron closed his eyes. "You head that way." Ron reopened his eyes and looked in the direction that Harry was pointing.
"Oh no!" Ron said shaking his head vigorously. "Aragog lives that way and you know it!"
Harry tried hard not to laugh. "Ron, you're a grown man. Suck it up and do as I say."
"Why don't you do it then?"
"Because. I need to go see Firenze."
"I'll go see the centaurs. You go talk to the spider thing."
"I can't! I need to talk to the snakes too."
"You're just as afraid as I am!" Harry glared at Ron and he sighed. "Fine. I'll go." Ron said heading the other way.
Harry laughed and looked the other way.
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Ron tried to distract himself, which came easily as his thoughts kept traveling back to Hermione. He tried whistling, but every song reminded him of something that had to do with her. He began whistling again until he heard crunching behind him.
He turned his head quickly and saw some brush move. He shook his head and began walking again; it must have been some sort of creature. Then he heard it again, coming from beside where he was walking.
His head jolted to where the noise had just come from. His fingers tightened around his wand and in a shaky voice he called out, "Hello? Who's there?" After a few minutes of repeating the question, with no answer he eased up. Looking towards the ground for any spiders, he continued walking.
Aware of the sounds coming from behind him, he suddenly whirled around and looked to the ground. At the sight he started to laugh for startling himself over such a silly little thing. "Hello there little guy." Ron smiled bending down to touch the furry little creature.
|It started to gurgle and shake violently, shreds of hair flying in different directions. He stepped back and watched as the soft brown and white fur changed into rough, black skin. It started to grow and grow, taking up more space around, causing Ron to slowly back away.
Finally it was one solid lumpy mass formed into a ball in the middle of the path. His eyes widened as he saw it slowly stretch out into a more human form. It started to stand itself up and when it finally stood its place, it was a good three feet taller than the 6 foot Ron.
Craning his neck, he looked up at the beast, and it's huge red eyes bore into his. It started to make a noise, some sort of sinister laugh, as |Ron's head started to burn like it was on fire. Ron screamed as loud as he could before his knees gave out underneath him.
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Harry jumped over a log and landed gracefully on the other side. He continued down the path, until he heard a scream in the distance. Ron's scream. He ran in the direction that he was just coming from, hoping that he was going the right way.
A green snake walked into the path in front of Harry. "Stupid human."
"Wait! Can you tell me where that scream was coming from?" Harry hissed at the snake.
"Maybe you are not just a stupid human. Follow me. I will show you the boy with the flaming red hair."
Harry nodded as the snake began to slither it's way through bushes and trees. Harry's skin was getting cut, but he didn't care. All he could think of was Ron in danger. If Aragog had done something to him, it would be his fault for making Ron talk to him. But Ron was a trained professional and knew how to deal with situations like these
The snake stopped abruptly causing Harry to look up. "There!" It hissed. The large figure that loomed over Ron was glowing red.
Harry watched as Ron held up his wand from the ground and pointed it at the beast. He yelled several spells, all of which would ricochet, off of his red aura causing it to glow redder.
Harry stepped up from behind the bushes with his wand in his hand. A noise came from the beast so loud and ear piercing that Harry threw his wand behind him, when he hastily plugged his ears. Crawling back to pick up his wand he turned back to the scene.
He ran forward with his wand and looked at the unconscious or dead body of Ron. He pointed the wand at the huge beast. It began shaking and shrinking until Harry couldn't see it anymore.
He heard the rustle of the bushes as it began to run off in the opposite direction. Harry fell to the ground beside Ron, and put his ear to his mouth. Sitting back up he thanked Merlin that Ron was still breathing. He picked the redheaded man in his arms and pulled out his wand, apparating. ~*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*~
A/N: This is my first take at writing something action/adventurey okay? I hope so. Well, I'd really appreciate it if you'd review! Thanks!
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