Chapter 7-Aftermath
Uneasy eyes looked onward as no one spoke a single sound as the shock of the day was just settling in. A dusty Albus Dumbledore lost the light in his eye for just a second as he turned Molly Weasley and her family to comfort them in their time of need. The already poor Weasley family began to hold each other as the family embraced into a tight group hug.
Harry pushed his glasses firmly onto his face and stood up after traveling thru the portal. Feeling left out of the loop Harry scuffed his shoes against the cold floor of Hogwarts. He tried not to look up at the family who had adopted him without judgment and had given the ultimate gift that costs nothing, love. Harry's heart felt heavy as Hermione put her arm around Harry and comforted him with a warm hug.
Harry began to sob as he saw Ron & Ginny break down in tears. "Its all my fault Moinie." Harry sobbed, "The Philosopher's Stone, The car in the second year, Sirius not being free, Voldermort coming back to power, now the Burrow's destruction."
Molly Weasley had herd what Harry had said and snapped out of her coma of shock. "Harry Potter come here this instant!"
She marched her way thru the tearful Weasley children and took Harry's hand. "Harry, I am not your true mother, and I would never assume I could fill the void created by her loss but.." Molly guided Harry's head until her eyes and met with his, "You are just as much my baby as Ginny, Ron, Fred, George, Percy, Bill and Charlie. When my boys are in trouble, I am the first one to stand up for them. As a family today, we have all suffered a tremendous loss, not to be taken lightly. He who must not be." Molly paused, "V-Voldermort has returned and just as he has attacked you, he has attacked us. We as a family have survived dark times before and as a family we will hold true to our good name and stand together now and survive the future together."
Ron came forward first and put a comforting hand on Harry's shoulder. The rest of the room came forward also and touched Harry's head or shoulder. When it came time for Sirius to comfort Harry he said, "You are like the son I have never known Harry. I know I am proud of your bravery and your father is very proud of you. No matter where he is."
Harry felt steadied, as room seemed to lighten up, as Dumbledore's eyes seem to lighten dramatically with the love he felt in the room.\
"Now Albus, what are we going to do about the Burrow?" Molly's question seemed to echo thru everyone's head.
"The Burrow will be and is still fine. The charm Remus, Severus, Arthur and I put on the home is in tact. The fact that Percy is now a deatheater, must have lessened the magic we used on the home. Although Voldermort couldn't get inside of the home, he could have cut off our attempts for escape by surrounding the home with his magic."
Dumbledore's words struck molly like a knife as she herd her son's name mentioned in the same sentence as Voldermort's Before Molly could fall prey to the grieving of her son's decision, a voice came from the back of the room no one expected to hear.
"Hello Weasley's! Did I miss all the excitement?" Mr. Weasley shouted from the back of the room.
The look in the room was in complete shock as Mr. Weasley was standing in front of the fireplace. Bill and Charlie were the first to speak up when Mrs. Weasley looked at Albus and realized her voice completely failed her. The gravity of the day was hitting the strongest of the Weasley clan full force.
"Well, come on why all the looks of shock? Didn't any of you think I wouldn't have wired the emergency buzzer to my office. Come on now, why all the blank stares?"
The silence was deafening thru the room as Hermione was the first to try to speak, "Umm well, sir, " but that was all the words Hermione could get out before she broke . Harry felt the familiar hand of guilt reaching out for him again as he was shocked to see Remus Lupin step forward and say something to Mr. Weasley.
"Arthur, Maybe you should sit down before you hear this." Remus said as he rested his hand on Arthur's shoulder.
Shaking now, Arthur prepared himself for the worst as Dumbledore drew up a chair for him. Turning his gaze to Albus, Arthur noticed the grave look on his face, as he began to search for some sort of hope thru his normally bright eyes.
Dumbledore started with a heavy tone, "Arthur, I'm so sorry. Its Percy"
"Percy? W-What's happened? Is he hurt? Has he gotten himself into trouble?"
"He has turned my love. It is as we have feared. Our son is in league with Voldermort." Molly stepped forward and said.
As the words struck him it was as if he had fallen into a bottomless pit. His eyes turned to everyone in the room and finally rested on Albus as he said, "Is this true?". The nod from Albus confirmed everything the Weasley's feared and more. Arthur began to cry as he rested his aching head in his hands.
"Arthur, let me get Poppy and have her tend to everyone here so the kids can get some rest. It has been way to long of a day for each of us already. I think we can all regroup in a bit to have a late supper."
Remus and Sirius sprang into action as they herd Albus finish talking to Arthur. They ran and fetched Poppy. They explained the situation briefly and rushed her bringing all the dreamless sleeping potion she had. Albus had turned fetch some house elves so they could tend to making up sleeping bags.
After a few moments, Harry heard a popping sound from behind him. "Harry Potter isn't in any more trouble. Harry Potter mustn't fear the dark lord anymore." A familiar face popped up behind Harry as he turned and saw Dobby. Ginny's eyes lit up as the wide eyed house elf whom Harry had freed during his second year was looking up to him with the biggest smile he had ever seen.
"Hello Dobby. I hope you have had a better summer than we all have." Harry said without giving out too much information of what had just happened away.
"Dobby will hear no more of this. Harry Potter is safe here and wills rest now. Dobby is here to protect you and you are my friend."
Harry sensed that Dobby already knew what had happened and took Dobby's cue to lay down. Fred & George had managed to make the situation lighter as they played a joke on Ginny. Mrs. Weasley cracked a smile as she watched her family giggle together before their nap.
Looking at her husband who still had his head in his hands Molly said, "Albus, when did we loose our innocence? I wish that we could have stayed like that forever."
Albus also noticed Arthur Weasley holding his head muttering and crying an inaudible no. "I know Molly, I know."
The children except for Bill and Charlie were all settled down quietly as Madam Pomfrey gave them all a little cup of the glowing blue liquid. Sleep settled over the children within a few minutes.
The adults all walked over to the table to discuss the situation at hand.
"Mom. Don't worry, I have some money saved up and I'm Bill and will help out in any way we can. We will be okay." Charlie said.
Molly rested her hand on top of Charlie's and said, "I don't need money son. Your father and I will be okay." Bill silently looked on as Molly was speaking.
"Molly, the Burrow is and will continue to be fine." Albus stated, "We need to put a force field around the perimeter of the Burrow for added protection for your family. We also need to open a more secure Floo link. Apparently Percy knew that is the only thing we had not addressed in our preparation for Harry and alerted Voldermort to this."
Sirius spoke up right away, "I have never been so angry in my life. How could Percy even consider going to dark magic."
The anger in Sirius' voice could be herd thru everyone as more private conversations were taking place across the table. Mr. Weasley still hadn't moved from his original position.
"Percy will be taught some respect for his family if that is the last thing I do!" A now angry Bill stood up and proclaimed. Normally the soft spoken Arthur Weasley looked at his son and jumped up from his seat.
"You will do nothing. YOU WILL SIT DOWN NOW AND NEVER ADRESS YOUR BROTHER LIKE THAT AGAIN!" Mr. Weasley yelled. This stunned the normally quiet Bill and he took his seat quickly as he noticed the fire burning inside of his dad's eyes.
"Sorry dad. I didn't mean any disrespect." Bill recovered, "But we need to handle Percy and his disrespect."
"I think your father wants means to say, We will in time Bill. I think more importantly we need to talk about Harry." Molly's tone calmed her husband's temper and he settled right down into proper conversation.
Albus stated quite matter of factly, "You're right Molly. I have spoken with the old gang and everyone agrees. Harry has the sight."
Uneasy eyes looked onward as no one spoke a single sound as the shock of the day was just settling in. A dusty Albus Dumbledore lost the light in his eye for just a second as he turned Molly Weasley and her family to comfort them in their time of need. The already poor Weasley family began to hold each other as the family embraced into a tight group hug.
Harry pushed his glasses firmly onto his face and stood up after traveling thru the portal. Feeling left out of the loop Harry scuffed his shoes against the cold floor of Hogwarts. He tried not to look up at the family who had adopted him without judgment and had given the ultimate gift that costs nothing, love. Harry's heart felt heavy as Hermione put her arm around Harry and comforted him with a warm hug.
Harry began to sob as he saw Ron & Ginny break down in tears. "Its all my fault Moinie." Harry sobbed, "The Philosopher's Stone, The car in the second year, Sirius not being free, Voldermort coming back to power, now the Burrow's destruction."
Molly Weasley had herd what Harry had said and snapped out of her coma of shock. "Harry Potter come here this instant!"
She marched her way thru the tearful Weasley children and took Harry's hand. "Harry, I am not your true mother, and I would never assume I could fill the void created by her loss but.." Molly guided Harry's head until her eyes and met with his, "You are just as much my baby as Ginny, Ron, Fred, George, Percy, Bill and Charlie. When my boys are in trouble, I am the first one to stand up for them. As a family today, we have all suffered a tremendous loss, not to be taken lightly. He who must not be." Molly paused, "V-Voldermort has returned and just as he has attacked you, he has attacked us. We as a family have survived dark times before and as a family we will hold true to our good name and stand together now and survive the future together."
Ron came forward first and put a comforting hand on Harry's shoulder. The rest of the room came forward also and touched Harry's head or shoulder. When it came time for Sirius to comfort Harry he said, "You are like the son I have never known Harry. I know I am proud of your bravery and your father is very proud of you. No matter where he is."
Harry felt steadied, as room seemed to lighten up, as Dumbledore's eyes seem to lighten dramatically with the love he felt in the room.\
"Now Albus, what are we going to do about the Burrow?" Molly's question seemed to echo thru everyone's head.
"The Burrow will be and is still fine. The charm Remus, Severus, Arthur and I put on the home is in tact. The fact that Percy is now a deatheater, must have lessened the magic we used on the home. Although Voldermort couldn't get inside of the home, he could have cut off our attempts for escape by surrounding the home with his magic."
Dumbledore's words struck molly like a knife as she herd her son's name mentioned in the same sentence as Voldermort's Before Molly could fall prey to the grieving of her son's decision, a voice came from the back of the room no one expected to hear.
"Hello Weasley's! Did I miss all the excitement?" Mr. Weasley shouted from the back of the room.
The look in the room was in complete shock as Mr. Weasley was standing in front of the fireplace. Bill and Charlie were the first to speak up when Mrs. Weasley looked at Albus and realized her voice completely failed her. The gravity of the day was hitting the strongest of the Weasley clan full force.
"Well, come on why all the looks of shock? Didn't any of you think I wouldn't have wired the emergency buzzer to my office. Come on now, why all the blank stares?"
The silence was deafening thru the room as Hermione was the first to try to speak, "Umm well, sir, " but that was all the words Hermione could get out before she broke . Harry felt the familiar hand of guilt reaching out for him again as he was shocked to see Remus Lupin step forward and say something to Mr. Weasley.
"Arthur, Maybe you should sit down before you hear this." Remus said as he rested his hand on Arthur's shoulder.
Shaking now, Arthur prepared himself for the worst as Dumbledore drew up a chair for him. Turning his gaze to Albus, Arthur noticed the grave look on his face, as he began to search for some sort of hope thru his normally bright eyes.
Dumbledore started with a heavy tone, "Arthur, I'm so sorry. Its Percy"
"Percy? W-What's happened? Is he hurt? Has he gotten himself into trouble?"
"He has turned my love. It is as we have feared. Our son is in league with Voldermort." Molly stepped forward and said.
As the words struck him it was as if he had fallen into a bottomless pit. His eyes turned to everyone in the room and finally rested on Albus as he said, "Is this true?". The nod from Albus confirmed everything the Weasley's feared and more. Arthur began to cry as he rested his aching head in his hands.
"Arthur, let me get Poppy and have her tend to everyone here so the kids can get some rest. It has been way to long of a day for each of us already. I think we can all regroup in a bit to have a late supper."
Remus and Sirius sprang into action as they herd Albus finish talking to Arthur. They ran and fetched Poppy. They explained the situation briefly and rushed her bringing all the dreamless sleeping potion she had. Albus had turned fetch some house elves so they could tend to making up sleeping bags.
After a few moments, Harry heard a popping sound from behind him. "Harry Potter isn't in any more trouble. Harry Potter mustn't fear the dark lord anymore." A familiar face popped up behind Harry as he turned and saw Dobby. Ginny's eyes lit up as the wide eyed house elf whom Harry had freed during his second year was looking up to him with the biggest smile he had ever seen.
"Hello Dobby. I hope you have had a better summer than we all have." Harry said without giving out too much information of what had just happened away.
"Dobby will hear no more of this. Harry Potter is safe here and wills rest now. Dobby is here to protect you and you are my friend."
Harry sensed that Dobby already knew what had happened and took Dobby's cue to lay down. Fred & George had managed to make the situation lighter as they played a joke on Ginny. Mrs. Weasley cracked a smile as she watched her family giggle together before their nap.
Looking at her husband who still had his head in his hands Molly said, "Albus, when did we loose our innocence? I wish that we could have stayed like that forever."
Albus also noticed Arthur Weasley holding his head muttering and crying an inaudible no. "I know Molly, I know."
The children except for Bill and Charlie were all settled down quietly as Madam Pomfrey gave them all a little cup of the glowing blue liquid. Sleep settled over the children within a few minutes.
The adults all walked over to the table to discuss the situation at hand.
"Mom. Don't worry, I have some money saved up and I'm Bill and will help out in any way we can. We will be okay." Charlie said.
Molly rested her hand on top of Charlie's and said, "I don't need money son. Your father and I will be okay." Bill silently looked on as Molly was speaking.
"Molly, the Burrow is and will continue to be fine." Albus stated, "We need to put a force field around the perimeter of the Burrow for added protection for your family. We also need to open a more secure Floo link. Apparently Percy knew that is the only thing we had not addressed in our preparation for Harry and alerted Voldermort to this."
Sirius spoke up right away, "I have never been so angry in my life. How could Percy even consider going to dark magic."
The anger in Sirius' voice could be herd thru everyone as more private conversations were taking place across the table. Mr. Weasley still hadn't moved from his original position.
"Percy will be taught some respect for his family if that is the last thing I do!" A now angry Bill stood up and proclaimed. Normally the soft spoken Arthur Weasley looked at his son and jumped up from his seat.
"You will do nothing. YOU WILL SIT DOWN NOW AND NEVER ADRESS YOUR BROTHER LIKE THAT AGAIN!" Mr. Weasley yelled. This stunned the normally quiet Bill and he took his seat quickly as he noticed the fire burning inside of his dad's eyes.
"Sorry dad. I didn't mean any disrespect." Bill recovered, "But we need to handle Percy and his disrespect."
"I think your father wants means to say, We will in time Bill. I think more importantly we need to talk about Harry." Molly's tone calmed her husband's temper and he settled right down into proper conversation.
Albus stated quite matter of factly, "You're right Molly. I have spoken with the old gang and everyone agrees. Harry has the sight."