A/N – I saw HP 3 it was awesome. If you don't think so I'm sorry but the
movies are never going to be like the book and Chris Columbus didn't
realize that. But the movie was nothing compared to the book don't get me
wrong. Anyways, I thought Ron need a father/son moment so I added this in
next chapter should be Diagon Alley.
Ron woke up with someone banging on the door. He figured it was Ginny wanting to go up to the paddock again but it was his dad at his door. He had Muggle clothes on and a key to a new car he had purchased. This one though had not been taken apart or ever will be as long as Ron's mum was around.
"Good morning son, fancy doing some driving?"
"Sure, are we going to Diagon Alley today?"
"No, just thought it would be fun to learn to drive since Muggles at your age are learning how to."
Ron got dressed and had a quick breakfast of toast and marmalade. His dad and him then went to the Weasley's shed and got in the car. This car wasn't much better then the last one the Weasleys had, in fact it probably was worse because it couldn't become invisible or fly. After about ten minutes of try to start the car with the key they gave up. Out of much frustration Ron's dad pulled out his wand and started the car with magic. They headed to the near by town of Ottery St. Catchpole.
"So son this is your second to last year at Hogwarts. Do you have any idea of what you are going to do once you leave?" Ron's dad asked.
"I want to do something with sports especially Quidditch. Maybe work for the Ministry. What's his name, Bagman, got fired didn't he? Something about gambling with goblins, right?"
"Yeah, he was about 1200 Galleons in the hole. They fired him for something like being an embarrassment to the Ministry."
"What about Fudge dad, he's gotten himself in a rough spot hasn't he?"
"Ya, after Voldermort showed himself it left Fudge looking like an idiot. He had to give back Dumbledore his position on the Wizengamot and lost his. There hasn't been a Minister that hasn't been on the Wizengamot in over 270 years. And now he is facing an inquiry as Minister."
Ron fell silent. Hearing the phrase "facing an inquiry" reminded him of when Harry and him took the old car and flew to Hogwarts at the beginning of their second year. Ron's dad had an inquiry of his own because of it but since no one else wanted to fill in for his job he got to keep it. Ron's dad knew what Ron was thinking.
"What ever happened to that old car anyways?"
"Well after it saved me and Harry from the huge spiders," Ron shivered at the thought, "it went back into the Forbidden Forest."
"Hmm. . . I wonder what it would do in the Forbidden Forest. Anyways, about Harry, how do you think Harry's doing now?"
"I think he still upset about Sirius's death."
"Well, what do his letters say?"
"He hasn't sent me any."
"Really that's odd. The last time he didn't send letters it turned out a house elf had taken them, right?"
"Ya, but the elf didn't want him to go back to school. This elf would definately want Harry back in school with You-Know-Who back."
"Well I didn't hear from anyone in the Order that Harry wasn't aloud to right."
"He' probably too upset to write. I mean –"
"Watch out!"
Ron was to busy talking to his dad to realize that the car in front of him had slowed to a stop. Ron had to slam on the breaks cause him and his dad to bash their heads on the windshield. Heads hurting like mad they decided to drive now and talk later.
They drove around Ottery St. Catchpole for a few hours talk only about the proper way of driving a car. When it came around lunchtime Ron parked the car in front an old dinner. They went in to sit down to realize Ron had not only left the keys in the car but also left the car running. Finally they sat themselves down in a corner. Ron's dad grabbed a menu and started to look at the prices. At that time a waitress came over.
"What would you two fine gentlemen like to drink?" asked the waitress.
"We'll just have water." replied Ron's dad. "And will have two fish and chips baskets."
"All right."
"So son you think Harry is just upset."
"Ya."
"Do you think he'll be better by term?"
"Definitely."
"All right. That's good." He stopped looking at Ron and gave a small smile. "Ron do you know how many O. W. L.s you got?"
"No, did the results come in?" Ron had forgotten about them.
"Ya, you got seven." He said this with a huge smile on his face.
"Are you serious?" Ron was extremely excited. He felt like he could run home.
His dad just nodded with the hug smile still on his face. "I imagine Hermione got a full eleven."
Hermione? The letter about Harry! Ron thought I need to go home. I don't want fish and chips.
"Here are your fish and chips, Sirs."
They ate their lunch and conversed a little more before getting back into the car. Ron took off with a squeal and zoomed too the next intersection. He took the turn to fast and his dad bumped his ribs on the door. His ribs were still bruised from being attacked by the snake.
When they got home Ron ran up straight to his room. Ginny soon come in after him.
"What did you and dad do today just drive around?"
"No we talked too. I got seven O. W. L.s!" Ron didn't even turn around to answer he was too busy trying to find his letter to Hermione.
"Are you serious? That's awesome!"
"Did dad say anything about Harry?"
"You'd want to know wouldn't?" He found the letter realized he hadn't put his name on the bottom and added a Your love, Ron at the bottom.
"So what I'm not ashamed of it."
"Still got the He's My Hero Crush on him?"
"If you want to put it that way."
"Well anyway, go bug Fred and George."
"Can't."
Ron spun around and gave her a quizzical look, while she gave him a Hermione know-it-all look. "They don't live here anymore do they?"
"Your right, go ask dad if you really want to know what we talked about."
Ginny left red with anger as Ron caught his owl Pig and attached the letter to his leg.
"Send this to Hermione."
The tiny owl gave a hoot and flew out the window.
Ron woke up with someone banging on the door. He figured it was Ginny wanting to go up to the paddock again but it was his dad at his door. He had Muggle clothes on and a key to a new car he had purchased. This one though had not been taken apart or ever will be as long as Ron's mum was around.
"Good morning son, fancy doing some driving?"
"Sure, are we going to Diagon Alley today?"
"No, just thought it would be fun to learn to drive since Muggles at your age are learning how to."
Ron got dressed and had a quick breakfast of toast and marmalade. His dad and him then went to the Weasley's shed and got in the car. This car wasn't much better then the last one the Weasleys had, in fact it probably was worse because it couldn't become invisible or fly. After about ten minutes of try to start the car with the key they gave up. Out of much frustration Ron's dad pulled out his wand and started the car with magic. They headed to the near by town of Ottery St. Catchpole.
"So son this is your second to last year at Hogwarts. Do you have any idea of what you are going to do once you leave?" Ron's dad asked.
"I want to do something with sports especially Quidditch. Maybe work for the Ministry. What's his name, Bagman, got fired didn't he? Something about gambling with goblins, right?"
"Yeah, he was about 1200 Galleons in the hole. They fired him for something like being an embarrassment to the Ministry."
"What about Fudge dad, he's gotten himself in a rough spot hasn't he?"
"Ya, after Voldermort showed himself it left Fudge looking like an idiot. He had to give back Dumbledore his position on the Wizengamot and lost his. There hasn't been a Minister that hasn't been on the Wizengamot in over 270 years. And now he is facing an inquiry as Minister."
Ron fell silent. Hearing the phrase "facing an inquiry" reminded him of when Harry and him took the old car and flew to Hogwarts at the beginning of their second year. Ron's dad had an inquiry of his own because of it but since no one else wanted to fill in for his job he got to keep it. Ron's dad knew what Ron was thinking.
"What ever happened to that old car anyways?"
"Well after it saved me and Harry from the huge spiders," Ron shivered at the thought, "it went back into the Forbidden Forest."
"Hmm. . . I wonder what it would do in the Forbidden Forest. Anyways, about Harry, how do you think Harry's doing now?"
"I think he still upset about Sirius's death."
"Well, what do his letters say?"
"He hasn't sent me any."
"Really that's odd. The last time he didn't send letters it turned out a house elf had taken them, right?"
"Ya, but the elf didn't want him to go back to school. This elf would definately want Harry back in school with You-Know-Who back."
"Well I didn't hear from anyone in the Order that Harry wasn't aloud to right."
"He' probably too upset to write. I mean –"
"Watch out!"
Ron was to busy talking to his dad to realize that the car in front of him had slowed to a stop. Ron had to slam on the breaks cause him and his dad to bash their heads on the windshield. Heads hurting like mad they decided to drive now and talk later.
They drove around Ottery St. Catchpole for a few hours talk only about the proper way of driving a car. When it came around lunchtime Ron parked the car in front an old dinner. They went in to sit down to realize Ron had not only left the keys in the car but also left the car running. Finally they sat themselves down in a corner. Ron's dad grabbed a menu and started to look at the prices. At that time a waitress came over.
"What would you two fine gentlemen like to drink?" asked the waitress.
"We'll just have water." replied Ron's dad. "And will have two fish and chips baskets."
"All right."
"So son you think Harry is just upset."
"Ya."
"Do you think he'll be better by term?"
"Definitely."
"All right. That's good." He stopped looking at Ron and gave a small smile. "Ron do you know how many O. W. L.s you got?"
"No, did the results come in?" Ron had forgotten about them.
"Ya, you got seven." He said this with a huge smile on his face.
"Are you serious?" Ron was extremely excited. He felt like he could run home.
His dad just nodded with the hug smile still on his face. "I imagine Hermione got a full eleven."
Hermione? The letter about Harry! Ron thought I need to go home. I don't want fish and chips.
"Here are your fish and chips, Sirs."
They ate their lunch and conversed a little more before getting back into the car. Ron took off with a squeal and zoomed too the next intersection. He took the turn to fast and his dad bumped his ribs on the door. His ribs were still bruised from being attacked by the snake.
When they got home Ron ran up straight to his room. Ginny soon come in after him.
"What did you and dad do today just drive around?"
"No we talked too. I got seven O. W. L.s!" Ron didn't even turn around to answer he was too busy trying to find his letter to Hermione.
"Are you serious? That's awesome!"
"Did dad say anything about Harry?"
"You'd want to know wouldn't?" He found the letter realized he hadn't put his name on the bottom and added a Your love, Ron at the bottom.
"So what I'm not ashamed of it."
"Still got the He's My Hero Crush on him?"
"If you want to put it that way."
"Well anyway, go bug Fred and George."
"Can't."
Ron spun around and gave her a quizzical look, while she gave him a Hermione know-it-all look. "They don't live here anymore do they?"
"Your right, go ask dad if you really want to know what we talked about."
Ginny left red with anger as Ron caught his owl Pig and attached the letter to his leg.
"Send this to Hermione."
The tiny owl gave a hoot and flew out the window.