Chapter 20: The Burrow, Ron and Hermione
The Burrow
Mrs. Weasley was baking, she intended to send some of her biscuits and cookies to Harry and Ginny. She wished that Albus hadn't had to send them into the past to keep them safe, but what's done is done. She waved her wand over a bowl of ingredients and they started mixing themselves, she bustled around the kitchen making sure that she made everything that the two liked. Dobby and Winky were following in her wake, cleaning and rearranging things. "I'm sure that I can find something for the two of you to do," Mrs. Weasley told the two house elves.
"Oh, no, Mrs. Wheezy. Dobby and Winky will clean up the kitchen as Mrs. Wheezy cooks," Dobby told her, smiling.
Mrs. Weasley sighed, "Maybe the two of you should go to Hogwarts and see if Albus can send you back with Harry and Ginny," she said. "Or maybe, you should go there to help Ron and Hermione. I'm sure that they are missing them too."
Dobby and Winky just stared at Mrs. Weasley, "Mrs. Wheezy, Professor Dumbledore told Winky and Dobby that they couldn't go with Harry Potter and Ginny Wheezy. Sir told us that we stay here with Mrs. Wheezy and help her," Dobby told her.
Mrs. Weasley looked out the kitchen window, "Well, if you want to help, you and Winky can go out and de-gnome the garden. And when you finish that, you can start on the attic."
"Yes, Mrs. Wheezy, Winky will clean the attic," the smaller elf told her.
After the elves went out to the garden, she went back to her cooking. She prepared all of Ginny's favorite treats and all of the ones that she knew that Harry liked and wrapped them up. With a pop, Arthur Weasley appeared in the kitchen. "Molly dear, you look busy," he said, as he kissed her on the cheek.
"Making treats for the children, well, at least the children that I won't get to see until the end of the year," she sniffled.
Arthur hugged his wife, "I'm sure that Albus did what was best. Just think, Harry and Ginny are getting to spend time with Harry's parents. It's the first time that he can remember spending any time with them."
Molly sniffled a few more times, and then she picked up her package of goodies and walked over to the trunk Albus had sent. "I'll just put these in the trunk, say the spell and they'll know that we're thinking of them," she said, opening the trunk and putting the large parcel inside. She waved her wand and with a pop, everything in the trunk was sent to the trunk in Harry and Ginny's time.
Arthur put his arm around her shoulders, "Molly, they'll be home at the end of the year. Albus wouldn't have sent them back if he didn't think that is was safe."
"I know that Arthur, but I still worry about them. I can't help but worry, You-Know-Who was in that time too. I just want them to be safe," she stated.
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Ron and Hermione
The first day of classes seemed to drag by for Ron, without Harry, classes didn't seem the same. Hermione wasn't any help, she was only worried about reading and homework.
"I miss Harry," he told Hermione as they walked toward the common room.
She looked over at him, "Well, Dumbledore sent them where they would be safe," she whispered. "Would you rather them be here and be in danger?"
"But Hermione, Ginny doesn't have anyone to protect her," he said, grabbing her arm. "None of her brothers are there to keep her from dating the wrong guys."
She smacked him in the back of the head, "She's got Harry there, he won't let anyone hurt Ginny," she stated.
"Why can't she just date Harry," he paused. "He's the only one good enough for her." They stopped in front of the fat lady, "Wolfsbane," he said to the portrait. She opened and he motioned for Hermione to precede him into the common room.
"Why don't you write a letter to them, that's why Dumbledore gave us the trunk, so that we could contact them," she said, throwing her bag down on the floor beside the table. "I'll write to them after I get my transfiguration essay started." She pulled out parchment, quill and ink and began her essay.
Ron pulled out his supplies and began a letter to Harry.
Dear Harry,
I wish that you were here! It's so boring without you around. I'm sitting here, right after classes, doing homework with Hermione. I don't think that I'm going to have any fun this year, she's mental. It's only the first day of classes and the first thing she did when we got to the common room is start homework. I wanted to ask you to keep your eye on Ginny, I don't want her dating the wrong guys. It would be perfect if she was dating you, I wouldn't have to worry, but since she's not, keep Sirius away from her. (Sorry about that mate, but we've heard stories about the way he was in school) I'm sure that you'll be hearing from mum any time now, she's not happy that you and Ginny were sent away. I hope that you're enjoying your time with your mum and dad, and Sirius and Remus. I'm just sorry that I didn't get to come along, I would have loved to meet them, and to get away from Hermione for awhile. I can't believe that I'm going to be spending the entire year with just her. I guess that I should start on my transfiguration homework, I'll write to you again later.
Your friend, Ron
He rolled up the parchment and put it aside and started a letter to Ginny.
Dear Ginny,
It's really strange that you're not here. Hope that you're having fun with Harry, and that you'll be happy to come back home. Mum misses you, and so do I. Don't date any of those blokes that are old enough to be your parents, and take care of Harry. I'll write again later,
Love, Ron
He put his quill down and rolled up the parchment, then he walked up to his dorm and placed the letters in the trunk, waved his wand and sent the letters to Harry and Ginny.
The Burrow
Mrs. Weasley was baking, she intended to send some of her biscuits and cookies to Harry and Ginny. She wished that Albus hadn't had to send them into the past to keep them safe, but what's done is done. She waved her wand over a bowl of ingredients and they started mixing themselves, she bustled around the kitchen making sure that she made everything that the two liked. Dobby and Winky were following in her wake, cleaning and rearranging things. "I'm sure that I can find something for the two of you to do," Mrs. Weasley told the two house elves.
"Oh, no, Mrs. Wheezy. Dobby and Winky will clean up the kitchen as Mrs. Wheezy cooks," Dobby told her, smiling.
Mrs. Weasley sighed, "Maybe the two of you should go to Hogwarts and see if Albus can send you back with Harry and Ginny," she said. "Or maybe, you should go there to help Ron and Hermione. I'm sure that they are missing them too."
Dobby and Winky just stared at Mrs. Weasley, "Mrs. Wheezy, Professor Dumbledore told Winky and Dobby that they couldn't go with Harry Potter and Ginny Wheezy. Sir told us that we stay here with Mrs. Wheezy and help her," Dobby told her.
Mrs. Weasley looked out the kitchen window, "Well, if you want to help, you and Winky can go out and de-gnome the garden. And when you finish that, you can start on the attic."
"Yes, Mrs. Wheezy, Winky will clean the attic," the smaller elf told her.
After the elves went out to the garden, she went back to her cooking. She prepared all of Ginny's favorite treats and all of the ones that she knew that Harry liked and wrapped them up. With a pop, Arthur Weasley appeared in the kitchen. "Molly dear, you look busy," he said, as he kissed her on the cheek.
"Making treats for the children, well, at least the children that I won't get to see until the end of the year," she sniffled.
Arthur hugged his wife, "I'm sure that Albus did what was best. Just think, Harry and Ginny are getting to spend time with Harry's parents. It's the first time that he can remember spending any time with them."
Molly sniffled a few more times, and then she picked up her package of goodies and walked over to the trunk Albus had sent. "I'll just put these in the trunk, say the spell and they'll know that we're thinking of them," she said, opening the trunk and putting the large parcel inside. She waved her wand and with a pop, everything in the trunk was sent to the trunk in Harry and Ginny's time.
Arthur put his arm around her shoulders, "Molly, they'll be home at the end of the year. Albus wouldn't have sent them back if he didn't think that is was safe."
"I know that Arthur, but I still worry about them. I can't help but worry, You-Know-Who was in that time too. I just want them to be safe," she stated.
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Ron and Hermione
The first day of classes seemed to drag by for Ron, without Harry, classes didn't seem the same. Hermione wasn't any help, she was only worried about reading and homework.
"I miss Harry," he told Hermione as they walked toward the common room.
She looked over at him, "Well, Dumbledore sent them where they would be safe," she whispered. "Would you rather them be here and be in danger?"
"But Hermione, Ginny doesn't have anyone to protect her," he said, grabbing her arm. "None of her brothers are there to keep her from dating the wrong guys."
She smacked him in the back of the head, "She's got Harry there, he won't let anyone hurt Ginny," she stated.
"Why can't she just date Harry," he paused. "He's the only one good enough for her." They stopped in front of the fat lady, "Wolfsbane," he said to the portrait. She opened and he motioned for Hermione to precede him into the common room.
"Why don't you write a letter to them, that's why Dumbledore gave us the trunk, so that we could contact them," she said, throwing her bag down on the floor beside the table. "I'll write to them after I get my transfiguration essay started." She pulled out parchment, quill and ink and began her essay.
Ron pulled out his supplies and began a letter to Harry.
Dear Harry,
I wish that you were here! It's so boring without you around. I'm sitting here, right after classes, doing homework with Hermione. I don't think that I'm going to have any fun this year, she's mental. It's only the first day of classes and the first thing she did when we got to the common room is start homework. I wanted to ask you to keep your eye on Ginny, I don't want her dating the wrong guys. It would be perfect if she was dating you, I wouldn't have to worry, but since she's not, keep Sirius away from her. (Sorry about that mate, but we've heard stories about the way he was in school) I'm sure that you'll be hearing from mum any time now, she's not happy that you and Ginny were sent away. I hope that you're enjoying your time with your mum and dad, and Sirius and Remus. I'm just sorry that I didn't get to come along, I would have loved to meet them, and to get away from Hermione for awhile. I can't believe that I'm going to be spending the entire year with just her. I guess that I should start on my transfiguration homework, I'll write to you again later.
Your friend, Ron
He rolled up the parchment and put it aside and started a letter to Ginny.
Dear Ginny,
It's really strange that you're not here. Hope that you're having fun with Harry, and that you'll be happy to come back home. Mum misses you, and so do I. Don't date any of those blokes that are old enough to be your parents, and take care of Harry. I'll write again later,
Love, Ron
He put his quill down and rolled up the parchment, then he walked up to his dorm and placed the letters in the trunk, waved his wand and sent the letters to Harry and Ginny.