Chapter 24
Author: Moony lover
Author's Notes: Not mine, never will be…!
Sorry it took me ages to update, I've been having problems with my internet conection!
Thank you very much for your supportive reviews, I hope you like this chapter as much as I did!!
Love!
ML
"Ron?"
Ron looked up from the paper he was reading from his bed. He saw that Harry's face floating through the open door of his room.
"Can I come in?"
Ron nodded as he left the paper in the bed. His friend entered in his room, and closed the door behind him.
"How did you find out the room of the hotel I was living in?" Ron asked, a little surprised at his friend. Harry shook his head. "You gave it to me the other day, don't you remember?"
Clearly, Ron didn't. His face didn't show a sign that he remembered. Harry checked the room and saw a little table with two chairs there. He sat on one of them and then made a sign so that Ron imitated him.
"So" Ron said, a little smile playing on his lips. "Tomorrow is the big day, isn't it?"
Harry smiled nervously, and took a pencil that was on the table.
"Look, Harry" Ron started, realizing that his friend wasn't going to tell him anything, and that was playing nervously with the muggle pencil. He looked up his friend. Ron realized that he had never, ever, seen Harry like this before. He looked nervous, sure he did, but he also looked different. As if he were determined, mature… secure of his desition.
Harry didn't look up at his friend when Ron started talking, and he had to make a really big effort not to roll his eyes. He knew what was coming. The typical 'big brother' talk. Fortunately, he had already had it with Arthur. And it hadn't turned out that bad either, Arthur was more easy-going with things, and he had had a nice chat with Harry… but Ron… he was exactly the opposite. Luckily, he was the only Weasley brother that appeared to have intentions of talking with him. He didn't know if he was going to come out alive after five more of these talks which were, mostly, the same.
"Are you listening to me, Harry?"
"Uh?"
Ron rolled his eyes. No. Harry had not been listening to him. He should have known.
"Harry, this is important here. And I don't feel like repeating all of my speech all over again, will you please pay me some attention here?"
Harry nodded his head frenetically. "Yes, sorry Ron. Go on"
Ron sighed. "I was telling you that I trust you, as a friend and as a husband for my little sister. But I don't want you to hurt her-"
"You already know I won't"
"…nor do I want her to be your shadow…"
"…she has a life of her own and I won't make her quit to it"
"…and mostly, and most important…I want you to make her happy"
And to that, Harry had nothing to say. Sure. He wanted the same thing. And he was going to try. But nothing in the world was worth Ginny. It all was too small, too simple for her. She was like a rare diamond. Too hard to find, and too easy to loose. Harry sighed. Was he making the right decision? Everybody was telling him that he was making the right choice… the right…everything. But he was too young. And he didn't want to end up like those young couples with two kids, divorced, and living for their work. No. He wanted to have a normal and big family. Not as big as the Weasley's family… but he wanted some children.
"…besides, Harry, you can not enter your world everytime I try to speak to you…"
"Sorry, Ron" he said, once again, trying to focus all his attention in his friend. "I'll try my best to make her happy. You know I will"
Ron took a deep breath and nodded. "I know" he responded. "I know. That's why I trust you"
There was an uncomfortable silence for some seconds, once again, in which Ron looked around the window of his room, and sighed. They were growing up. Growing old. He looked at the summer trees, all filled with beautiful flowers, leaves and birds, singing, as if nothing else mattered in this world. The sky was blue today, baby blue, but had some clouds on it. White clouds. There was that classical summer breeze, which gave the day a magical feeling.
When had they begun to grow old? Had it been on his sixth year? On their seventh year? He could not decide when, but the day he realized that he was no longer a teenager, was as if someone had thrown him on a pool with freezing water. He had been angry for some days, back then, and had been very rude to everyone and everything, until he finally realized that growing up was not such a bad thing-if you took it with happiness and not with a rude face. He later understood that there was nothing wrong with growing up, and that that led to other adventures as well. It had been sort of a slow process, in which he had suffered a lot. But he had always had the company of his two best friends, Hermione and Ron. Well, better said, of his best friend and his girlfriend.
A warn feeling took over him when he thought of Hermione. The talk they had had yesterday had filled him with doubts, but also with answers of themselves. She had told him yesterday that perhaps they had a chance in the future. But not now. She only wanted a father for her daughter. Well, if she had told him that, then it was the right time to act. He was going to be a father. A wonderful father. And Ally was going to love him. He was sure of that.
"What are you thinking of, Ron?" Harry asked, a little harsh. Ron came back from his own thoughts to realize that Harry was still there. Had he been thinking too much?
"Sorry, Harry. What did you say?"
"You seem out today… I mean… has something happened?"
Ron realized that Harry had somehow read his thoughts, or guessed by his face, that there was something that was worrying him. He hadn't told Harry about the conversation with Hermione yet, and perhaps now was a good time. Besides, that would make Harry think of other thing than his precious little Ginny.
"The thing is… Harry, that yesterday I talked with Hermione. About us"
"Really?" Harry asked, a little surprised. "And what did she say?"
Ron told him about his conversation with the girl, and finished with her words, that she now wanted a father for his daughter, but that perhaps they could give it another shot in the future. When he finished telling his tale, Ron had his ears a little red, while Harry had a small smile on his face.
"That's great, Ron. I hope you know that"
He nodded. "Yes…"
"…you know she is giving you another change. A great chance to be with Ally… to be near her"
Ron nodded once again. Why was he feeling shy and nervous all of the sudden?
"…yes, I know that Harry… and I will be there for Ally, I mean, she's… precious… the other day I was playing with her, I couldn't believe that she was mine.. but what if, apart from my relationship with Ally, nothing else happens between… Hermione and me?"
Aaah. That's why he was so nervous.
Harry gave his friend a sympathetic smile. "I don't think there's a chance that that will happen, Ron…You have not been here for the last year… I have, and believe me, I would be really surprised if that came to happen someday. You don't have to worry, but don't have to push things either. If it's meant to come-and I would be really shocked if nothing came to happen between the two of you-then it won't take long, and it won't just be 'something'. But you can not push Hermione into something. She has grown up, Ron. She has a baby to take care of now. She's not the same Hermione you left. She's changed, for the better, and perhaps you haven't noticed yet, but she has to think for two now… she can not make a rushed decision and she can not let herself fall for someone who would hurt her. Ron, don't interrupt me" he said when he realized that Ron was opening his mouth to reply. "I know you don't want to hurt her, but she is still afraid of entering on a relationship with a man. Do you see what I mean? If she's actually told you that, and if she's actually gonna give you a chance, then don't rush her. Be with Ally, show her you love your daughter. And, most important, let the past be the past"
After that short speech of Harry, it took Ron some minutes to react. Was she actually afraid of entering on a relationship? He had always known, and thought, of Hermione to be a secure person. A secure person from herself. She was smart, she had guts… she had everything a girl could ask for. Then, what was happening now? Was she really, really afraid of doing a grown up step after so long? Was it all his fault? This backwards step in Hermione's personal life was all his fault? Was he the one supposed to mend that?
Without Ron realizing it, Harry got up from his chair. "Look, Ron" he started, but didn't finish his sentence when he saw that it took several seconds for Ron to understand what was happening. "I have to get going now. I must see Ginny, you know that I can not see her after this and I really, really want to say goodbye to her. Do you feel like coming? I'm sure some air will do you good"
Ron nodded, although his face showed that his mind was somewhere else.
They both grabbed their coats and left.
When Harry and Ron arrived at the Burrow, they found most of their family and friends already there. All of the Weasleys along with their respective couples where there, chatting happily. Remus and Sirius, alsto with their respective families, were also there. Sirius was talking to his wife and another woman (who Ron recognized to be Remus' partner), while Remus was speaking with someone with long, brown hair, a black dress and a pair of black sandals. The girl was rocking a baby in her arms. It was Hermione. Ron realized that she looked happy as she talked with her friend and rocked her daughter. His daughter. THEIR daughter.
Ron sighed. Could he take this for too long?
Harry, on the other hand, was too concentrated on thanking the people to come to his last lunch as a single person. After that, he was going to have to take more than 12 lonely hours before the big event. His marriage.
Harry felt as if all of the sudden; somebody had conjured a butterfly spell on him, and had magically put thousands of butterflies on his stomach. He wondered whether his father had felt like this the day before his wedding.
Meanwhile, Remus realized that there was someone there in the room. He looked around, and realized that Harry and Ron had arrived. He then looked back at Hermione, who had not finished her talk about the Ministry of Magic. "...besides, I'm sure that there must be other things to do with the elves. With a little more education..." But Remus cut her off. "Hermione, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but Harry has arrived. And he's not alone"
Hermione turned her head around just enough to see what he was talking about. Her heart made a little jump. Ron was there. She turned to Remus and then made as if nothing had happened. But Remus was too fast for her. "I see that you already knew he was back in town?" She nodded. "Have you already spoken to him?" he asked, his voice sounding a little concerned. He gave a flash look to Allyson. Hermione understood what he meant.
"...yes, I have. And we have spoken of everything. He knows about Allyson..."
"...and is he OK with that?" Remus asked. He knew that he could ask Hermione this sort of personal questions. During the past years he had developed with her a strong friendship, and had helped the girl more times than he could count off. Ever since he had met her on her third year he had realized what a speciall girl she was, and he had grown to understand her during the next years, being her really similiar as him in so many ways. They had so many things in common that it had been easy to become friends once she had grown up a little bit more.
Hermione shrugged. "...I think it's a little bit of a shock for the two of us" was all Hermione said. She gave Remus a small look, and then her eyes went back to her daughter. "I don't want to do anything risky again, Remus, that's all. We're not kids anymore, I have another life to take care of and I don't want to suffer again..."
"I understand perfectly well what you say Hermione, but don't you think that you are being a little selfish?"
Hermione didn't react very well at this. "What? Selfish? Me? Why?"
"You said it yourself, Hermione. You are thinking for two now...aren't you?"
And before Hermione could ask for a better answer, they heard Molly calling them for dinner. Remus told her that they would better leave their conversation for some other time, leaving a very frustrated Hermione alone in the room, as the rest of the people walked out to the garden.
Upstairs, Harry had gone to find Ginny. It wasn't such a hard target. She was in her former room, looking for a jacket to put on. Outside the whether was not so good as inside, and she didn't want to get a cold for her wedding day.
He came from behind her, quietly, and then put his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him. Ginny laughed, and then Harry started giving her small kisses on her neck. "Harry!" she said, smiling brightly. He spun her around. "I'm not going to see you after this dinner, I better take advantage of you as much as I can..." he then kissed her on her lips.
"...mmm, Harry...but, not THAT much advantage...!"
"Why not? I'm not getting any bachelor party; I better get my private bachelor party with my future wife..."
"...Harry, no...seriously. Everybody's waiting for us outside...besides, we better safe all the energy for later, don't you think?" she grinned at his puppy eyes. Those unbelievable green eyes. "Please?"
Harry sighed, and gave her a small kiss on her cheeks. "Fine. But at least let me kiss you one more time"
Ginny smiled as Harry's face came closer to hers, and then they shared one passionate and full of love, kiss. He didn't know how he was going to be able to be without Ginny for more than 18 hours… but in the end it was all worth it. He would be with Ginny forever. And that simple thought, let Harry with a big smile that didn't left him for the rest of the dinner.
ANSWERS TO REVIEWS OF CHAPTER 22 AND 23!
Wytil: Oh god! That seamed like a strange wedding! But it must have been great, wasn't it? :D
Sanomeh: Hi!! Yeah, I'm really, REALLY sure that "The knights of the Zodiac" are the ones I'm talking you about! Arent' they great? I loved them! Well, I still do! I remember, my platonic love was the Phoenix guy… he was the big brother of one of the Zodiac guys (can't rememember their names) and I always wanted Seya (the main character, sort of) to fall for the princess, the granddaughter of the guy the work for (it my mind doesn't betrays me it's like that…) Have you seen it?? It's great!
Did you like the chappy?? Hope you did, love!!
l[LiSa PiCe'A PePeRoNi PiZzA]l: MUSIC! I love it! You know? I just got back from a friends' house and she has been playing the electric guitar… it sounds AWSOME! I will be starting next year with Spanish Guitar and then will continue with drums (My dream!!), I can not wait! Clarinete must be nice to play, though, although I'm not really into those sort of instruments. I mean, the ones that work with wind! (How do you call them in english?) But being on a band must be great, and besides you get to be with sooo many people that have your same interest! Are you planning to keep the music as a hobby or you want to enter into a Music School or something?
How was Washington DC, by the way? I remember that when I went to Germany we were like 24 hours on a bus… it was soo awsome! Of course there were moments were I almost jumped out of the window, but it was cool.
I like Musicals as well, my favorite is Moulin Rouge, I love it so much! But I also like some like "Grease" or so! You know wich one do I want to see?? There's this new musical (well, "new") about Queen. It's called "Queen: we will rock you". I'm dyying to see it! It's in Madrid (the Spanish version, of course) but I'm going to see it, probably, this summer for I'm going to spend some days in Madrid! :D I'll tell you later on! Do you have any musical to recommend me?
So you are fond of Remus/Sirius love stories?? I don't like them AT ALL. I mean, I can not think of them as a couple. And not because I don't like gays, I mean, I've known tons of gay guys and they are absolutly nice, and I have NOTHING against them… it's just that I can not see Remus and Sirius like that. For me is a really strong friendship! Have you seen the movie, by the way? I'll go and watch it on the 20th of June (two days later after it opens in Spain…grrr!) Did you like it?? Tell me!
Hey! Let's do something, why don't you send me an email with some songs, and we start chatting over there? Have to go now to keep answering reviews, I hope you liked this chapter!!
Hermionehasharry: JAU! (sorry, I've been greeting my friends, lately, with this sound as if I were an indian… crazy things of mine!) I'm sorry it took me aaaages to update, but here it is! And the next chapter will be up soon!
Hey! I've finished Harry 5! What can I tell you? Lupin was on it, so it obviously wins a LOT of points for that, but appart from that, I really liked it. Of course I was extremly sad because of Sirius' death, but you know? I think that would help to develop Lupin/Harry relationship (as if Harry were his nephew of something)
Though, what I didn't like (apart from Sirius' death) is that for me most of the new characters (Tonks, Luna…) were all of the sudden put on the book! I mean, one day they are nobody (like Luna… I think that J.K. Rowling must have mentioned her SOMEWHERE in the other books) and then the other day they are as important as Hermione and Ron. I mean, c'mon!
The story was great, the way it's written and everything. Harry is, as you say, more fed up with things, but it's perfectly understandable. I just hope he gets a better mood in the future books! Umbridge… I mean, I HATE her, but for me it was one of the best characters of the book. As well as… well, Umbridge for me was great. I mean, I LOVED hating her! Such a cliché, right?
Do you think you agree with me in somethings? Have to go now! Love! Enjoy the chap!
Gatoriris: ¡Hola! Muchas gracias por los comentarios que has hecho por mi capitulo. Significa mucho para mí que me escribas en español. ¡Gracias! Thank you, love, it really moves me that you make such an effort (because I KNOW that spanish is really difficult…) thank you!
JeRu: Holas! Perdon por no haber posteado nada por, MESES! Pero es que estuve re ocupada y encima dps me quede sin internet, por lo que aproveche y me puse a escribir ya el ULTIMO capitulo! Todavía no esta terminado pero me gusta como esta quedando. Lo que pasa es que tengo que describir mucho la esctructura (perdon, infraestructura) de la iglesia, los vestidos, peinados y todo eso requiere un vocabulario que a mi me falta, asi que estuve investigando. Pero es prometedor el final! :D
Sabias que? Ahora estoy saliendo con un chico. Es español y se llama Dani! Hay alguien en TU vida?
Che! En Argentina ya se estreno Harry Potter pero aca, en españa, NO! Podes creerlo?? Me da MUCHA bronca, pero por suerte se estrena al semana que viene... me muero de ganas de verla!
Che, te recomiendo una canción? "Shouldn't you and I" creo que se llama, y es del cantante de THE CALLING, Alex Band, y Santana... es HERMOSA! Y Alex esta como un BONAFIDEEE (un bombon!)
Bueno, loquísima, te dejo, espero que te haya gustado este capitulo! Besazos!!
Por cierto... como esta el tema de Madrid, se que es tarde para preguntar, pero te pudiste comunicar con tu amiga? Espero que si... aunque por suerte Chilenos no murieron ninguno. Ni argentinos. Gracias a Dios. Pero sin embargo creo que esto es algo del comienzo. No te quiero asustar. Pero bueno, pensemos en cosas mas alegres. Estas escribiendo algo actualmente? BESOS!
Laren Goldstar: Hi ya! Thank you very much for your review! Yeah, I'm Spanish… well, sort of. I'm actually from Argentina, south of Latinamerica, but I've been living in Spain for two years now. But Spanish is the same, with different accent! So your mother is from Republica Dominicana? How great! Doesn't she talk to you in Spanish?
Well, about the subplots and everything… don't know how I make them, they just come out of my mind. I mean, when I'm writing I know what I WANT to write but not the way I want to WRITE it, you know what I mean? I would like to help you with yoru story! What is it a about?
Bill will be doing a small "cameo" don't worry! :D So Remus is your favorite? He's also mine (My Nick :D) and after him I think I would have to say… Sirius! :D Yours? Thanks again for the review!
XxGiNnY-hArRyXx: Hi ya! I sure will check your fanfics! I'll try to do it this weekend, ok? Don't worry! :D Thanks for your review!
Annison: Hiya! Thanks for your last review. I think you're right, Hermione's done more harm to Ron than he did her. But with a little bit (of love!) haha, no, sorry, but with a little bit of luck everything will turn out ok… you think? Although it's a really dificult situation and I try to be as objective as I can, I mean, I try to show both points of view. I liked the chapter as well because it was a really deep one, don't you think? Well, thanks again for your review!
Peace7: You have NO IDEA what your review meant to me! Do you really think I should publish this story? I mean, I obviously won't (:P) but the fact that someone tells me to publish some of my things… woa! I can not believe it! I love writing, and I would love to get something published! Thanks for your review, it meant a lot! :D
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