"You're not to talk to her anymore."
"How can you tell me to do that?! I've known her for seven years of my life and you expect me to just forget her just like that?!"
"None of that matters anymore, you know what her parents are. I can't believe you would even think of staying attached to her after learning this."
"After learning this? You two have known about her parents all this time! Why did you even let me get close to her if you were just going to tear us apart after we got so attached?!"
"We didn't know they were Death Eaters until you were in your fifth year. We just hoped that you two would have a falling out."
"Well obviously we haven't! What makes you think you can keep me away from her?"
"We're only doing this for your own good, Arthur! Don't you realise how dangerous they are? You'll only be endangering yourself and Molly in the process."
"So you care what happens to Molly?"
"We don't want to see her hurt, but we don't feel that we can force her to do anything, she's not our child- you are."
Our arguing went on for some time after that, mostly just repeating the same things over until one side gave up. Eventually I got tired of arguing so I just went upstairs. I kept to myself for most of the day, but I got hungry so I decided to give in and just eat dinner with them that night. No one was talking much, the only sound outside was rain, but then we heard a loud bang, followed by frantic pounding on our front door. My mother looked alarmed, and my dad ran to answer it; it was Molly, she had come on the Knight Bus.
Once I saw it was her, I ran to her and hugged her and asked what she was doing here. She just kind of stood there mumbling to herself and looking very pale, so my mother took over from there and guided her over to a couch in the living room. She threw a blanket around her and then ran around the kitchen, looking for some chocolate to give her. I looked at Molly for a minute, then I asked her what had happened. She choked back a sob and started retelling the events.
"After you left, my father was still furious, and moreso at me than any of you. He stood there for a moment, thinking what to do, and all of a sudden he just pulled out his wand and shouted 'Crucio!' It was the most horrible thing I've ever felt in my life, I felt like I was being stabbed again and again by needles, and my mind was overwhelmed. I could hear screaming and I couldn't tell if it was mine or someone elses. The pain started ebbing away and I realised my mother had got up and had blasted my dad's wand out of his hands. He looked livid, and he turned to my mother. She looked terrified, and she yelled for me to run. I was still on the ground, and for a moment I just gaped at the scene happening, but she yelled again and I got up and ran towards the door.
Just as I was opening it, I heard the two most horrible words ever uttered 'Avada Kedavra!' My father had stolen my mother's wand and had said the words. I heard a thud and I didn't resist my urge to turn around, I had to see it, it would be the last time I saw my mother's body. But when I turned around, I didn't see her on the ground, dead; instead it was my father. I didn't know how it happened, I figured it must have been because he tried to use her wand against her. My mother was still standing there, tears streaming down her face as she looked at my father's lifeless body. I moved to go near her and she turned her head and screamed 'This is all your fault! If it wasn't for your getting mixed up with that Weasley boy none of this would have happened! Get out of this house!' I didn't move, but she made to pick up her wand and I tore out of there.
I ran to the nearest fireplace but all of the Floo powder was gone. I didn't know what else to do since I hadn't learned to Apparate yet, so I just ran outside. I stood out there crying for a few minutes, but then the giant Knight Bus appeared in front of me. In my panic I had forgotten all about it, and seeing it didn't really calm me down, but I got on it and thought I'd figure out the rest later. I got inside and the boy asked me where I was going, I couldn't think of any place else so I said to take me to the Weasley estate."
I expected my parents to still be angry with her, but my father said to her in a surprisingly gentle voice, "It's all-right now, you can stay here, we'll think of something in the morning. It's very late right now, and once you calm down you'll be tired, you should go rest." Molly nodded in response, and then turned to hug me. I forgot we were still in the company of my parents so I gave her a small kiss on her forehead. My mother interrupted us and guided her to our guest room and went in there to talk to her for a little bit. My father looked at me, and sighed. "She'll stay with us and then we'll take you both back to Hogwarts once the second term starts. Don't think you can abuse the situation though," he said with a sort of grin, and I laughed a little to myself.
"How can you tell me to do that?! I've known her for seven years of my life and you expect me to just forget her just like that?!"
"None of that matters anymore, you know what her parents are. I can't believe you would even think of staying attached to her after learning this."
"After learning this? You two have known about her parents all this time! Why did you even let me get close to her if you were just going to tear us apart after we got so attached?!"
"We didn't know they were Death Eaters until you were in your fifth year. We just hoped that you two would have a falling out."
"Well obviously we haven't! What makes you think you can keep me away from her?"
"We're only doing this for your own good, Arthur! Don't you realise how dangerous they are? You'll only be endangering yourself and Molly in the process."
"So you care what happens to Molly?"
"We don't want to see her hurt, but we don't feel that we can force her to do anything, she's not our child- you are."
Our arguing went on for some time after that, mostly just repeating the same things over until one side gave up. Eventually I got tired of arguing so I just went upstairs. I kept to myself for most of the day, but I got hungry so I decided to give in and just eat dinner with them that night. No one was talking much, the only sound outside was rain, but then we heard a loud bang, followed by frantic pounding on our front door. My mother looked alarmed, and my dad ran to answer it; it was Molly, she had come on the Knight Bus.
Once I saw it was her, I ran to her and hugged her and asked what she was doing here. She just kind of stood there mumbling to herself and looking very pale, so my mother took over from there and guided her over to a couch in the living room. She threw a blanket around her and then ran around the kitchen, looking for some chocolate to give her. I looked at Molly for a minute, then I asked her what had happened. She choked back a sob and started retelling the events.
"After you left, my father was still furious, and moreso at me than any of you. He stood there for a moment, thinking what to do, and all of a sudden he just pulled out his wand and shouted 'Crucio!' It was the most horrible thing I've ever felt in my life, I felt like I was being stabbed again and again by needles, and my mind was overwhelmed. I could hear screaming and I couldn't tell if it was mine or someone elses. The pain started ebbing away and I realised my mother had got up and had blasted my dad's wand out of his hands. He looked livid, and he turned to my mother. She looked terrified, and she yelled for me to run. I was still on the ground, and for a moment I just gaped at the scene happening, but she yelled again and I got up and ran towards the door.
Just as I was opening it, I heard the two most horrible words ever uttered 'Avada Kedavra!' My father had stolen my mother's wand and had said the words. I heard a thud and I didn't resist my urge to turn around, I had to see it, it would be the last time I saw my mother's body. But when I turned around, I didn't see her on the ground, dead; instead it was my father. I didn't know how it happened, I figured it must have been because he tried to use her wand against her. My mother was still standing there, tears streaming down her face as she looked at my father's lifeless body. I moved to go near her and she turned her head and screamed 'This is all your fault! If it wasn't for your getting mixed up with that Weasley boy none of this would have happened! Get out of this house!' I didn't move, but she made to pick up her wand and I tore out of there.
I ran to the nearest fireplace but all of the Floo powder was gone. I didn't know what else to do since I hadn't learned to Apparate yet, so I just ran outside. I stood out there crying for a few minutes, but then the giant Knight Bus appeared in front of me. In my panic I had forgotten all about it, and seeing it didn't really calm me down, but I got on it and thought I'd figure out the rest later. I got inside and the boy asked me where I was going, I couldn't think of any place else so I said to take me to the Weasley estate."
I expected my parents to still be angry with her, but my father said to her in a surprisingly gentle voice, "It's all-right now, you can stay here, we'll think of something in the morning. It's very late right now, and once you calm down you'll be tired, you should go rest." Molly nodded in response, and then turned to hug me. I forgot we were still in the company of my parents so I gave her a small kiss on her forehead. My mother interrupted us and guided her to our guest room and went in there to talk to her for a little bit. My father looked at me, and sighed. "She'll stay with us and then we'll take you both back to Hogwarts once the second term starts. Don't think you can abuse the situation though," he said with a sort of grin, and I laughed a little to myself.