Chapter Four
Ron appeared around the corner in front of him was a dead end; just another dirt ending of the tunnel.
"Are you sure this is it?" Ginny asked
"I'm positive" Ron replied. He was touching the wall for any marks or signs that could not be seen to the human eye. "Ahh see! I knew we'd find it!"
Ron ran his hands over the little metal 'B' that was camouflaged on the edge of the wall. The 'B' stood for Bill Weasley; any witch or wizard would be able to find the door to his safe village if they were in trouble, as all known villages had also their own letters and inside their own leaders.
Ron tapped the 'B' with his wand five times and a little square whole opened in the middle of the wall. A head poked into it.
"Ron!"
"Ron?"
"It's Ron!" an echo of voices could be heard of Fred and George's excitement at the sound of his name. The whole got bigger and made a doorway in which Ginny and Ron walked through. Fred and George closed the door behind them and lead them down a tunnel.
"We were so worried! We didn't know if you were alive"
"We are" Ron replied coolly
"We heard your village was attacked"
"It was"
"We were afraid that you wouldn't make it back"
"We did"
"We." Fred stopped talking as he saw Bill appear in the tunnel before them. "Bill. ummm sir. Ron and Ginny. are... umm"
"It's alright Fred" Bill said
"Bill! Congratulations!" Ginny said excitingly "We heard the great news!"
"Oh yeah. umm. we brought you a present" Ron said as he searched through his pocket in his dirty clothes and pulled out a little bundle of brown paper and handled it to Bill.
"Open it!" Ginny shouted with glee
Bill looked down at the present with great sadness. Fred and George stood behind Bill and were making motions with their hands to say 'no' or 'stop'. Ron caught sight of them and he laid his hands on Ginny's shoulders to stop her jumping with joy.
"What's wrong?" Ginny asked looking concerned
"Fred. George will you take Ron and Ginny to. umm. just will you take them?" Bill asked still looking down at the gift
"Come on, Ginny" Ron said
"But I want to see."
"Come on, Ginny" Ron said again as he guided her away from a woeful Bill, although he did not cry.
Fred and George informed Ginny and Ron of the wedding and Sirius and everything that had happened. Ron and Ginny made many gasps but did not dare interrupt. They were travelling through a series of different tunnels. Along the way they caught sight of other witches and wizards who were covered in dirt and rags of clothes, just as Ron was. It almost made Ron sad to see them suffer but truefully, it just reminded him of his old home; a similar village just alike this one.
"Bill set up this place just for the two of you. He knew you'd be coming- he's got that instinct like Dad did, you know?"
"Well clean yourselves up and we'll see you later!" Fred said cheerfully as he and George walked away from the simple room with two beds and a bathroom.
"Ron?" said a sweet voice behind him
Ron turned around to see a beautiful girl standing behind him. Her golden hair shone and her smile gleamed.
"It's so great to see you two again!" Hermione cheered
"Hermione, how long have you been here for?"
"I got in yesterday. Bill wanted me to help him with some things"
"I thought. you just. left. I didn't.. why.."
"Ron, I never meant to hurt you. After the rise of Voldemort my parents forbid me to ever visit Hogwarts again. I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye. They were scared something would happen to me and thought it best to stay with them" Hermione said looking at Ron's sad expression on his face " I tired to write, I did - every day I wrote, but my owls would always come back in a state of shock or with no reply. I didn't know what to expect. I had no idea what was going on"
"I thought that maybe I was responsible and that I could have done something to make you stay."
Ron was interrupted as Fred and George entered the room. "Hermione, Bill needs you again"
"Bye Ron" Hermione said as she kissed him on the cheek and left the room.
"Once you two have finished cleaning up he'd like a word with you too" George said with a large grin on his face.
Ginny and Ron nodded.
Ron appeared around the corner in front of him was a dead end; just another dirt ending of the tunnel.
"Are you sure this is it?" Ginny asked
"I'm positive" Ron replied. He was touching the wall for any marks or signs that could not be seen to the human eye. "Ahh see! I knew we'd find it!"
Ron ran his hands over the little metal 'B' that was camouflaged on the edge of the wall. The 'B' stood for Bill Weasley; any witch or wizard would be able to find the door to his safe village if they were in trouble, as all known villages had also their own letters and inside their own leaders.
Ron tapped the 'B' with his wand five times and a little square whole opened in the middle of the wall. A head poked into it.
"Ron!"
"Ron?"
"It's Ron!" an echo of voices could be heard of Fred and George's excitement at the sound of his name. The whole got bigger and made a doorway in which Ginny and Ron walked through. Fred and George closed the door behind them and lead them down a tunnel.
"We were so worried! We didn't know if you were alive"
"We are" Ron replied coolly
"We heard your village was attacked"
"It was"
"We were afraid that you wouldn't make it back"
"We did"
"We." Fred stopped talking as he saw Bill appear in the tunnel before them. "Bill. ummm sir. Ron and Ginny. are... umm"
"It's alright Fred" Bill said
"Bill! Congratulations!" Ginny said excitingly "We heard the great news!"
"Oh yeah. umm. we brought you a present" Ron said as he searched through his pocket in his dirty clothes and pulled out a little bundle of brown paper and handled it to Bill.
"Open it!" Ginny shouted with glee
Bill looked down at the present with great sadness. Fred and George stood behind Bill and were making motions with their hands to say 'no' or 'stop'. Ron caught sight of them and he laid his hands on Ginny's shoulders to stop her jumping with joy.
"What's wrong?" Ginny asked looking concerned
"Fred. George will you take Ron and Ginny to. umm. just will you take them?" Bill asked still looking down at the gift
"Come on, Ginny" Ron said
"But I want to see."
"Come on, Ginny" Ron said again as he guided her away from a woeful Bill, although he did not cry.
Fred and George informed Ginny and Ron of the wedding and Sirius and everything that had happened. Ron and Ginny made many gasps but did not dare interrupt. They were travelling through a series of different tunnels. Along the way they caught sight of other witches and wizards who were covered in dirt and rags of clothes, just as Ron was. It almost made Ron sad to see them suffer but truefully, it just reminded him of his old home; a similar village just alike this one.
"Bill set up this place just for the two of you. He knew you'd be coming- he's got that instinct like Dad did, you know?"
"Well clean yourselves up and we'll see you later!" Fred said cheerfully as he and George walked away from the simple room with two beds and a bathroom.
"Ron?" said a sweet voice behind him
Ron turned around to see a beautiful girl standing behind him. Her golden hair shone and her smile gleamed.
"It's so great to see you two again!" Hermione cheered
"Hermione, how long have you been here for?"
"I got in yesterday. Bill wanted me to help him with some things"
"I thought. you just. left. I didn't.. why.."
"Ron, I never meant to hurt you. After the rise of Voldemort my parents forbid me to ever visit Hogwarts again. I didn't even get a chance to say goodbye. They were scared something would happen to me and thought it best to stay with them" Hermione said looking at Ron's sad expression on his face " I tired to write, I did - every day I wrote, but my owls would always come back in a state of shock or with no reply. I didn't know what to expect. I had no idea what was going on"
"I thought that maybe I was responsible and that I could have done something to make you stay."
Ron was interrupted as Fred and George entered the room. "Hermione, Bill needs you again"
"Bye Ron" Hermione said as she kissed him on the cheek and left the room.
"Once you two have finished cleaning up he'd like a word with you too" George said with a large grin on his face.
Ginny and Ron nodded.
