Amour Dans La Bibliothèque
By Dorthey Star
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"Right. Temporary penalization. That is a common side effect of the venom. You can stop crying. With a lot of therapy, usually the movement comes back. There's a one in ninety chance that you won't be able to move your leg again, ever. We'll just have Draco do some therapy sessions with you. He's training to be a physical therapist, yet the have me as his mentor. I'll never understand those quacks," Peggy said, muttering the last part. Anna laughed and I had to contain my laughter. Ginny's tears stopped.
"I think you've done enough questions, Peg. You should let her family in to see her," Anna said. Peggy turned to me.
"Go and get them, but tell them only two at a time. They can sit in the hallway out there, but they can only come in two at a time," she said. I nodded and went to the waiting room. When I opened the door, every single head in the room turned towards me. I spotted Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
"Mrs. Weasley, we have your daughter awake and stable. You can come see her, but only two can come in the room at a time. Follow me, please," I said, being as polite as one possibly can be while one is being glared at by several very tall red headed men. The whole Weasley clan, and Potter and Granger, who I had noticed this time, all got up from their seats and followed me down the halls to Ginny's room. I stopped in front of the closed door. "Who would like to go first?" I asked. Everyone looked around.
"Go on in, mum, dad. We can wait," one of the twins said. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley stepped forward. I opened the door and the three of us went inside. Mrs. Weasley ran to Ginny's bed at once while Mr. Weasley warily stayed near the door. I went to stand by Peggy and Anna.
"Oh Ginny! You had us so worried. We hadn't heard from you in so long, and then we got that dreadful owl! How are you dear?" Mrs. Weasley asked, almost in tears. Ginny grimaced in pain as her mother pulled her against her painfully.
"I'm fine, mum. It was just a snake bite. They'll have me up on my feet in no time, I'm sure," she smiled reassuringly, "Hullo, dad."
"Hullo, Ginny. It's been a long time since we've seen you," he said and gave his daughter a gentle hug.
"I've been busy lately, that's all. Besides, you know he's always over there, and it would be a little awkward. I just need space right now," Ginny said quietly.
"Virginia Abigale. I don't see why you've been acting like this lately. He is your husband for goodness' sake! How could it be awkward with your husband? You know he's only there all the time because he's waiting for you to show up. Harry loves you, dear," Mrs. Weasley said, exasperatedly.
"Mum, I've explained this to you ten million times. We're divorced. He's not my husband anymore. We. Are. Not. Married. End of story. He might love me, mum, but I don't love him like that anymore," Ginny sighed. Mrs. Weasley pursed her lips, but didn't say anything else. Mr. Weasley glanced at us, and then turned to the two women.
"We shouldn't be discussing this here," he said, giving me a significant look. I fought the urge to roll my eyes. He didn't trust me because I was a Malfoy. How typical of a Weasley.
"It is my business. I will discuss it in front of whoever I want to!" Ginny hissed, glaring at her parents. This looked like it wasn't the first time she'd had this argument with her parents. Peggy stepped forward.
"Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, I must ask you to leave. Virginia doesn't need to be upset right now," she said, and herded them out of the room. Ginny sighed in relief.
"I hate when they do that to me," she said to me. "Do yours ever do that?"
"Yes, but over much different things," I said, but made it obvious that I didn't want to continue the topic. I hated to talk about my family and what they were involved in. The door opened and Peggy came in with the Dream Team. Of course, even she wouldn't split them up. I didn't bother to restrain my eye rolling.
"Ginny! I'm so glad you're okay. You can't believe how worried we were when we got the owl from your mum saying you were in the hospital!" Granger practically squealed and hugged the younger girl.
"I'm sure you were worried, Hermione," Ginny said in a tone you would use with a vague acquaintance, not someone who had been her friend since her first year at Hogwarts.
"You shouldn't have been out there alone, Ginny. You know how you get when you start to paint," Weasley said darkly as he hugged his sister. Potter, who had been standing quietly by the door, came up to her and gave her a hug. He tried to kiss her cheek, but she pulled away.
"Don't, Harry. Please?" She sighed and shut her eyes. He abruptly dropped his arms from the hugged and stepped back to where he'd been. There was an awkward silence.
"So, um, when will you be out?" Granger asked.
"I don't know. I have to go through a little bit of therapy. Draco over there will be my doctor during it," Ginny said rather hesitantly. Three heads whipped towards me at once. They had been so caught up in trying to seem like everything was normal that none of them had seen me.
"Malfoy." Weasley growled and narrowed his eyes. Granger put her hand on his arm to restrain him. I fought the urge to smirk.
"Weasley. Potter. Granger." I nodded each of them. I figured if there was ever a chance at a relationship between Ginny and myself that I would have to at least be civil to them when I was around her. I saw Granger's eyes widen slightly at the absence of a sneer or rude remarks.
"What, are smirks against hospital policy?" Weasley asked, and he and Potter laughed, as if they found it funny. I rolled my eyes, and caught Ginny's eye. She winked at me and something in my stomach fluttered. I turned back to the trio. Peggy spoke before they could make any other witty remarks.
"I'm going to have to ask you to leave. Technically we were breaking hospital rules by letting you see her at all because it's not during visiting hours. Virginia needs her sleep. Visiting hours begin at 10 a.m." Peggy ushered them out of the room and shut the door behind them.
"Thank you so much," she yawned.
"Not a problem," Peggy smiled. She turned towards Anna. "Anna, go and make sure that the Weasley's either go back to the waiting room or leave. Draco, your hours are up, I do believe," she smiled. "How many more hours do you lack before you're finished with residency?" she asked.
"I think I lack about 12 hours," I said.
"Only one more shift, eh? Must be nice. I remember when I finished my residency. Anna and I went out and got so drunk we couldn't walk. Luckily they didn't call us into work the next day or else there would have been some major problems," she laughed.
"Good night, Peggy. I'll see you tomorrow, then?" I asked.
"Yes, I do believe. We'll start up Ginny's therapy tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have her up and about in no time," she smiled. I waved good-bye at the two witches and apparated to my flat. Once there I climbed into bed and was asleep before my head hit the pillow.
TBC
Disclaimer: all characters, places, and objects belong to J.K. Rowling. I'm merely borrowing them for my own enjoyment, and am not making any profit what-so-ever off of them…which is kind of a pity seeing as how Christmas is almost here, and making a profit would give me to money to buy Christmas presents for friends and loved ones…
Author's Note: Yes! Another chapter in the same day! This story is definitely so much fun. Right now I'm on a huge anti-Dream Team kick, so don't expect to see them in a positive light, especially since this is from Draco's POV ^_^ In the next chapter, if I get it out tonight which is entirely possible, Ginny will start her therapy and Draco will complete his residency making him a real doctor! The Dream Team may or may not reappear, and we'll see some of Draco's life outside of the hospital. Hopefully.
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