Chapter 11: Wisdom of the Heart
Disclaimer: Oh, Gosh, not again, they are not mine. No, believe me, they aren't ¬¬
Author's Note: To my best friends, and my beta reader :) Sorry if I didn't sent you this chapter! It's just that I didn't want to have you waiting any longer! Sorry! And Wellcome to your new home! (even though I don't know it! I know you had a great moving… great! :))
Potty For Potter: Hi there! You know? I didn't like Arthur either.. he was just… not Arthur. Not OUR Arthur, but I think we should get used to him, for he is going to be in the next 5 movies! So you learn Latin? Oh my God! You are so lucky! Right now I'm about to start with another Language, but not french… not yet (hehe) But coming again the to Harry Potter Movies things… I have to say that the second one was MUCH faithful than the first one… talking about movies! Have you seen who is going to play MY Lupin?! I don't like him! At least not yet… he's not Lupin! Either Ewan McGregor, Ralph Finnies OR Christian Bale!! But not that one! I can't picture him like that… he's just not Lupin. About Sirius (Gary Oldman) he's pretty good. I wanted Johny Depp to play Sirius, but he is not british so… he's out :( Anyway, I just hope that the third movie is even MORE faithfull than the second one! That should be cool! Can't wait to see it! :) Bye!
Silver Dragon Princess: Thank you VERY much for the message you left about the oil spil... seriously, thank you VERY VERY VERY much. All of the gallegos are also thanking you :)
amandamalfoy: Hola! Otro review in castellano! Me hace re feliz! ^_^ Well, off with spanish… :p I'm glad you like the story! About Ron finding out… he will, I promise. But you will have to wait… just some chapters! But now you have chapter 11 to enjoy! ^_^ I felt so good when you told me it was one of the bests you've ever read *blushes * Thank You!! :)
headgirl: Hi there! About the Prestige and Oil thing… yeah, it's horrible. And things are not getting any better… :( About last chapter… yeah, 6 months ahead, hehe. About the baby… I hope you liked it's going to be a girl! ^_^ And the best is yet to come… :) Kisses!
ronniekins8: I'm off to answer your e.mail! :) Have you updated lately? :)
mini veela: Asi que hablas español? Ay que lindo! Me encanta cuando me dicen cosas en español! Es hermoso! About Ron.. I'm gonna make him know, don't worry! Kisses!
Katie Bell: How was your moving? I'm about to answer your email, don't worry :) About the Prestige… the best thing you can do to help (or cheer up this people) is to leave them a message. It might be just a message, but for them it's more than a message :) Believe me. Thanks again :)
JeRu: Holaaaaa! Aca esta el otro capitulo, perdona por no haberlo posteado antes, vino una amiga mia de Buenos Aires... y se puede decir que estuve ocupada :) Sos de Santiago? Mira vos! Que interesante! :) Ya te fuiste Brasil? Yo tengo unas ganas que no te das una idea! (Encima pasas por Argentina! Pero que raro que hagas un transbordo. Donde paras? En Buenos Aires or en Misiones? Calculo que en Misiones… como qeuda en la frontera con Brasil…) Y en Brasil adonde te vas? Yo tengo unas ganas! Yo de chiquita iba a Florianopolis y por ahí, bien al sur :) Vos adonde te vas? :) Besos! Espero que te guste este capitulo y que la pases bien en tus vacas!
SuGaSuGa: Hehe, I know I talk much about "respecting desitions" but the thing is that I always respect the desitions of my friends, even though I don't share them. And they do the same to me. And I guess that Hermione would have also liked her friends respecting her, right? :)
Slapmesilly: NEW REVIEWER! WELLCOME! Hi there! I'm so glad I have a new reviewer! Yeih!!! :) I'm about to send you an email, so don't be scared if you receive an e-mail from certain "Moony_lover141" that's me! With my Harry Potter address! So you like the fic? I'm so proud! About Ron, his girl and Hermione.. time to time :) Enjoy the chapter and once again, wellcome! :)
Now people… chapter 11!!!
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Hi Harry!
How are you doing? I'm still laughing out loud because of your last letter! Sirius and Remus drunk? Man! I had to be there! It would have been so cool to see them… and to drink as well ;)
I'm really happy for Sirius, congratulate him from my part, I've already heard about him, and I was shocked when they had officialy fred him! Finally! Although I think that Peter disurbs the dementor's kiss. I mean, he killed his best friends, he killed tons of persons, and now he doesn't disurbe to pay? No no, he HAS to pay, because of the whole damage he has already done to the world. I'm sorry if you don't agree with me, but that's the way I think.
Things here are pretty much the same. The people in the team are being great! Luckily. Australia is really cool, I mean, I love it!
Are you getting ready for Christmas? I hope you are, here things are great! Can you believe it? Christmas in Summer! I finnaly will be able to wait for Santa on one pool, and not near the fireplace, because of the cold! ;) This is so cool! Everyone here's so excited! What are you planning to do on X-mas? I suppose that my mum and dad will gather, ONCE AGAIN, at the Burrow and celebrate. Or are they planning otherwise?
Oh! Harry, have to go now! Practice starts in twenty minutes, and I still haven't even changed in my quidditch robes!
Love,
Ron
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It was a rainy day of winter in Great Brittain. Everybody was doing Christmas Shopping, for it was in four days. This also meant that Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley and Hermione Granger were doing their shopping also. The three friends were doing shopping at Diagon Alley and Hogsmade. Of course, they had already gotten each other's gifts. But they all needed to buy the gifts for the rest of the family and some friends. Harry had already bought his present to Ron, it was something he had always loved, a set of the 4 Quidditch Balls, two bludgers, one Quaffle and of course the Snitch. He hadn't send it yet.
"What do you think I should buy to your mother, Gin?" Hermione asked while walking with Harry and Ginny.
"Nothing, Hermione, seriously…"
"No, tell me! I've been thinking of that cooking book she loves that much.. uh..Don't remember the name…"
"Flor's 150 Recepies For A Special Dinner?" Harry reminded her. Hermione nodded. "Exactly!"
Harry shook his head, grinning. "Sorry, too late. Gin and I already bought her that!"
"Noo!!" Hermione exclaimed. "No fair! Now I have no idea of what to buy her!!"
"Hermione, it's ok. Mum doesn't care about the presents!"
"But I wanna buy her something, anyway! I don't care!"
Ginny looked at her friend, amused. "Aaalright… If you really, REALLY wanto to buy something to her…" Hermione nodded happily "You can buy her a book, some clothes… or even some wizard music. There's this wizards group called 'Bewitching the Magic'.. and they make all sort of music, they are really cool, mum loves them"
"What type of music do they play?"
"They are more like… The Beatles from the Wizarding World" Ginny explained, and then said fast "What? Dad used to explain me about the Beatles!"
"And does your mother have some of their cd's?" Hermione asked worriedly.
Ginny shook her head "No, she doesn't"
Hermione clapped her hands, happily. "Fine then! I'm going to buy her that! But.. you.. shut up!"
Her friends nodded. "Where can I buy it?"
"In Hogsmade, next to Zonko's there's the Music Store. I'm sure you'll find all of their cd's"
Hermione nodded, then waved them goodbye and walked away, leaving Harry and Ginny alone, they started walking throught Diagon Alley's streats, hand in hand, and carrying some of the presents they have already bought.
"Hermione is really…"
"Happy?" Ginny finished Harry's sentence. "Yes, she is. I guess it's all about the pregnancy! I can't wait any longer! In less than two months we're going to have a little niece! If I am like that, I don't even want to imagine how Hermione is..!!"
Harry nodded. "You can see it in her face" he then looked doubtful for a few seconds and added. "What do you think Ron's reaction would be… if he knew?"
Ginny stopped walking and faced Harry. "Harry… we've already talked about this…"
"I know, I know" Harry added quickly. "And I'm not going to tell him… but sometimes I wonder what his reaction would be if he knew…"
"I know… sometimes I wonder that myself… and I wonder why can't he know… but then again, it's Hermione's decission, I've promised her not to say anything… and I won't. But if I think of Ron… he's my brother after all"
"You must be in a hard position right now" Harry said, as he continued the walk they have just stopped.
Ginny nodded. "I am"
They were quiet for a few minutes, but then they stopped on a Magical Jewlery Store. There were tons of beautiful things there, such as Rings, earrings, and all of those things. Ginny loved that place, she had always gone there only to see the things it sold, for she could not afford any of them, but she liked going there, with the dream that someday she would be one of the people she always saw enter in the Store.
Something caught her attention. It was a Ring, a golden Ring. In the whole part of the ring there were little silver hearts. Next to it there was a little sign. Ginny read it for herself:
Corazón Del Sol
This beautiful Ring was made in San Sebastian, in the north of Spain, in the 14th Century. It's made of the best Gold, and the little hearts on it are from Silver.
The Ring itself is a great treasure, for it has been in the hands of many famous witchies and wizards, such as Merlin, who once helped some of the most famous Wizards in Spain, and who, after he saved their lifes, gave him this Ring, just to show how Greatefull they were for what he had done.
It's Name, Corazón del Sol, means "Heart of the Sun". A Legend explains that the Spanish Wizard Prince, Diego VII, made this Ring to his fianceé, Laura de Castilla. According to the Legend, he ordered this Ring to be made of such a way, because she had long blonde hair and some small gray eyes. The Gold represents her hair and the Silver her eyes. The Ring was named "Corazón del Sol" because Laura de Castilla, or so the Legend and the History says, loved the sun and woke up all of the days only to see it rising, and the Corazón Part it's because of the little silver hearts on it.
This Ring, on of the most beautiful Rings in the whole world, both Wizard and Muggle, is told to bring Love to the person who carries it. This is a strong legend, for everyone who has carried this Ring, has had a happy marriage and live.
Ask Price
Ask Price… Ginny thought to herself. That must cost a fortune! There was something in that Ring… something that had caught her attention. She did not know what, though. Maybe it was the little silver hearts… or the story, but she wanted that Ring badly. Although she could not afford it.
As Ginny kept on admiring the Ring for a while, Harry, who had been talking to a man (Mr Potter! The Boy Who Lived! And the National Quidditch Team Seaker! I can't believe I'm finnaly meeting you! Wait until I tell my daughter..!) turned to Ginny.
"Hun?" he had to ask her twice, so she would go back to reality.
"Uh?" she said putting a funny face. "What is it… Harry?"
"Nothing.. uh.. what were you looking at? You looked really… focused"
"OH Harry!" Ginny said with a mixture of excitement "Look! Look!" she said grabbing his arm "Isn't it beautiful?!"
Harry looked at the ring for a while, then he turned to face Ginny again "It really is, Gin… but ask price… that thing must cost a fortune…"
"I know" Ginny said sadly. She gave the ring one last chance and then walked away, Harry behind her. Ginny soon saw a Clothes Store and entered there quickly. Harry told her he was going to see the broom store and he walked away. They met half an hour later at a Wizard's Cafeé.
Even though Ginny hadn't noticed it, when he returned from the broom Store, he had a small grin playing in his lips.
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Author's Notes: Okaaaaaay! Here it is! I know this chapter may sound too… horrible! But it would be really important for the future! You know why? Let me know! :D
Once again I really
apologize for the delay of this, I had a friend coming over from Latin America,
so it was kinda hard to write with her, but here's the chapter again! :) Hope
you enjoied it and sorry if there's any spelling mistakes!
kissex!
ML
p.s: I'm sorry, but I'm going to put The Prestige Thing Once again, on the next
chapter that is going to be translated into english, so that those of you who
don't have a translator or don't understand spanish, could also read this
message. It's really important!
Thanks again :)
Peace and Love…
SAY NO TO PRESTIGE!
NO TO WAR ON IRAK!
NO TO BOMBS
NO TO POVERTY!
NO TO CORRUPTION!
YES TO FREEDOM!
ML
AUTHOR'S NOTES II, PLEASE READ!
A month ago (two months ago, more or less) a ship, the Prestige, sinked in the coast of Galicia, a state of Spain, but that ship was an oil ship. Ever since that day, the oil has started to come out. 125 tons of oil come out of the sinken ship (which is more than 1500 meters under in the sea) Now the whole Coast of Galicia is covered with Oil (and the oil has just arrived to France, two or three days ago), lots of animal species are dying day by day, and the worst thing is that the Spanish government has done nothing usefull about this. Lots of people are depressed, lots of them are also job-less… Galicia, right now, is a mess. I know that it's really hard for you to ask, but I would like you to do something for them. Go to this website:
http://www.leliadoura.com/default.asp?404;http://www.leliadoura.com/prestige.asp
and please, leave a small message, no mattter the language, but for the people from Galicia, receiving a message from you, makes them feel supported. That's what they need right now. Nobody wants to do anything about this, and the people from Galicia are doing more than what they should. A few days ago I received an email, of a girl from Galicia, describing everything… believe me, it's horrible the effect of the oil, and everything that is causing. If you want to know more about this go to this link:
http://www.leliadoura.com/
and to know what the Civile Plattform "Nunca Mais" (never more) go to this link:
http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/ies-leliadoura/nunca_mais.htm#English
Please, people, this is really important, and think that you wouldn't like to be in the same sittuation. Those people are suffering right now. Just one tiny support message is enough to make them be more confident about this. Please, it's not going to take you more than 5 minutes, please. Thanks to all :)
CATASTROFICA, XA!
And for those who understand Spanish, I'll leave you here the e-mail of this girl of Galicia. Just read what she tells. It's horrible.
"Se están recibiendo llamadas de voluntarios de TODO EL MUNDO pidiendo
venir a colaborar y desde la
Xunta les están diciendo que no vengan, que no hace falta.
Aquí, todos los medios existentes son particulares. La Xunta todavía
no ha gestionado la recogida de los residuos con ninguna empresa y los cubos que se sacan de la playa,
con mucho esfuerzo,se depositan en los puertos y en rincones de los arenales sin que nadie venga a por ellos. La gente está limpiando sin mascarillas ni guantes y ya hay asociaciones que han analizado (por su cuenta, por supuesto) el combustible y advierten de que puede ser CANCERIGENO por inhalación, debido a los
gases que desprende y al elevado contenido en azufre. Os puedo asegurar
que después de dos días en la playa el sonido que produces al respirar es como el de un silicoso. Los
mocos salen negros.
Se están muriendo decenas de alcatraces en las playas porque la gente
del centro de recuperación de fauna no da a basto.Yo he estado
ayudando a recoger pájaros en Barrañan, llevándolos en MIS cubos y en
MI coche porque nadie se hacía cargo de ellos.
La gente de protección civil no está en las playas. No hay ni un sólo
técnico evaluando la situación. NO SE
VAN A LIMPIAR LAS ROCAS porque según la Xunta, "ya se lo llevará el
mar". Tenemos la costa asfaltada como si fuese una carretera y ya se ha
solidificado.
Greenpeace ha estado en Ferrol limpiando CON SUS PROPIOS MEDIOS y la
policia les ha echado de la playa para que no los viesen los medios de
comunicación.
No se va a pedir la declaración de zona catastrófica porque según el
ejecutivo NO HAY MAREA NEGRA.
La compañía a la que pertenece el Prestige ha fletado otro barco con
la misma cantidad de carga para realizar el pedido que se ha perdido, claro. Este barco hará la semana
que viene el mismo recorrido
que el Prestige y recalará en A Coruña, si nadie lo impide. Este barco
estuvo retenido más de una semana en un puerto europeo (no recuerdo el nombre) y se le impuso una
sanción al armador por las
graves deficiencias que presentaba. Es de UN SOLO CASCO y lleva 26
AÑOS navegando por ahí cargadito de crudo. Con un poco de suerte, la ría de la Coruña, que es la única
que se ha salvado esta vez, se
puede asfaltar en un par de semanas.
Portugal ha puesto balizas vía satélite para controlar la evolución de
las manchas e insiste en que se está liberando más crudo en la
zona del hundimiento. La Xunta dice que es mentira sin aportar ninguna
prueba, mientras los portugueses están publicando fotos vía satélite.
Los barcos que salen a faenar en la zona autorizada están sacando los
parejos: TODOS, los de superficie y los de arrastre llenos de
petróleo.
Se está acusando a los perceberos de que no ayudan, siendo ellos los
que mejor se manejan en las rocas. No es así: el presidente de la
cofradía de percebeiros ha declarado (en la SER, dónde si no) que se
han ofrecido a limpiar desde el primer día, pero piden que la Xunta se haga cargo de los más que
posibles accidentes que pudieran
suceder durante las faenas de limpieza. Tal y como están las rocas de
impregnadas y resbaladizas necesitan cuerdas de seguridad y arneses de protección, Y NO SE LOS VAN
A DAR. El mar está muy mal
porque, qué os voy a contar, ya han empezado los monzones, y nadie se
va a hacer cargo de ellos si se rompen
una pierna o si se matan en los acantilados. Ayer hicimos una pancarta de 12 m
de largo con el CATASTRÓFICA, XA!" y la colgamos en Riazor, aprovechando
el
Depor-Juve y que la prensa extranjera está aquí. Al llegar a casa estuve viendo
un rato el partido en
diferido por TVE. LAS
TOMAS PANORAMICAS DE LAS GRADAS SE
CORTABAN AL LLEGAR A LA ZONA DE LA
PANCARTA. Mi madre me ha dicho que vio el partido por Canal+ y NO ENFOCARON LA
PANCARTA y os
aseguro que se leía desde todo el
estadio. El día 1 de diciembre,
domingo, está convocada una manifestación en Santiago para pedir la declaración
de zona catastrófica.EN LA TV NO SE HABLA DE ELLO. Los que estéis en Galicia,
por favor, manifestaos. Si no se logra que haya un movimiento popular fuerte,
en cuanto deje de ser noticia y se vaya la prensa extranjera (en Londres, las
portadas de los periódicos insisten en que
es LA CATASTROFE ECOLOGICA MAS IMPORTANTE EN LA HISTORIA DE
EUROPA)esto caerá en el olvido. LA gente YA ESTA EMIGRANDO. El aire de la costa
es irrespirable. Y
mientras tanto, Fraga de caza con Cuiña y
el CONSELLEIRO DE MEDIO AMBIENTE. Y aquí no dimite nadie. Se les llena
la boca hablando del medio ambiente, de la protección de la naturaleza, de Kioto, Río, etc, y luego ¿qué?
Y lo que es peor, se
les llena la boca hablando de eficacia y de democracia y lo que han
hecho es lo más antidemócrata que se
puede hacer: HAN ABANDONADO AL PUEBLO.
No sé si habréis llegado hasta aquí. Yo estoy tan cabreada, tan
decepcionada y con tal sensación de impotencia que hasta me cuesta
escribir. Os aseguro que una cosa es verlo en la tele y otra estar
allí, tocarlo, olerlo, y ver las playas desde la arena, ver los pájaros completamente llenos de crudo sin
poder moverse y ver a los
pescadores, gente curtida y con una vida muy dura, LLORANDO al ver el
mar. La plataforma "Nunca MAis" está pidiendo dinero para comprar el material que no da la Xunta y ponerse a limpiar..."