Chapter 13- Day 4F
A/N This is the last of my promised 3 chapters when I came back from vacation. This should be the last chapter of Day 4, only days 5, 6, and 7 left. So have fun with this one! I haven't really written it yet so… I'll tell you at the end whether I had fun writing.
Disclaimer No, I'm not JK Rowling which means I don't own any Harry Potter characters. If I did, would this disclaimer be on here? I didn't think so.
Ron quickly greeted his father and hungrily dove into his dinner. The twins were running a bit late so they would be arriving the next day.
'Joy.' Thought Ron sourly to himself. He looked over at Hermione who was eating simply because Molly's food was too good to resist.
Ron figured it would be better to wait until after dinner to bring up the subject of Ginny. Surprisingly, dinner passed in a flash and Ron found himself back at his desk with Hermione writing furiously.
"Er… 'Mione? How's Ginny?"
Hermione didn't exactly know how to answer because she couldn't figure out his motives. 'Is he just asking because he thinks Ginny still likes Harry or is he more sensitive than I give him credit for?'
"She's not doing well right now."
"Oh, really? She looks just fine to me." Ron snapped sarcastically.
Hermione rolled her eyes. "You know, Ron, you can be such a complete prat when you put your mind to it."
Ron chose to ignore that comment and continued on. "I just don't think she's doing so well. Maybe you should spend some girl time with her."
Hermione couldn't help but feel proud of Ron for being worried about his sister. "She's just worried. We all are."
Ron nodded and turned back to his work. He was only on spell 36.
"I'VE GOT IT!" exclaimed Hermione, toppling over the table and sending books, quills, and parchment flying in all directions.
"What?"
Hermione hurriedly pointed at a spell.
"The Bestia Ferra spell! It's a very difficult spell but if we can manage to do it, we will be able to track down Harry and rescue him. Part of the spell says a protection shield will be put up after we say the incantation."
Hermione's excitement was soon deterred. "We need 6 people who care for Harry to sacrifice a little of themselves."
"Count me in."
Hermione nodded and wrote down his name on the list.
Ron
Hermione
"Great, we're 4 short." Said Ron after examining the list.
Hermione paced around the room thinking. "Ron, we're going to need to tell your parents."
"What?! You heard Dumbledore; we're not allowed to tell anyone."
"Yes, I heard Dumbledore, we are supposed to be looking for a spell that's gong to save Harry."
Ron looked at Hermione and realized she was serious. He nodded.
"Who's going to do it?"
"Why, you will of course. You're their son."
"But…'Mione…"
"No 'buts', Ron."
Ron sighed. "I'll do it tomorrow."
"Tomorrow might be too late. Every second we waste, things just get worse for Harry."
Ron looked at Hermione and saw a pleading look in her eyes. He resigned himself to going downstairs right then and there to talk to his parents. He would tell them, but he wouldn't be alone.
He grabbed Hermione's right arm and led her out of the room.
Hermione was a bit worried at first about how they should tell Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. However, Ron seemed to have a plan because he led her purposely into the sitting room.
Ron crossed his fingers and hoped that Hermione had a plan. The minute he set foot in the room, he went behind Hermione and nudged her forward.
'So much for a plan.' Thought Hermione.
"What's wrong dears?" asked Mrs. Weasley upon seeing Ron holding Hermione's arm. Hermione seemed to have noticed this too as she quickly put both her arms behind her back.
Hermione went on to explain everything in detail with Ron interjecting bits and pieces she had left out. She didn't feel she should tell him she left them out because they were unimportant.
Molly and Arthur went pale. Molly started to cry until Hermione told her about the Bestia Ferra spell. They both wrote their names on the piece of parchment that now read:
Ron
Hermione
Arthur
Molly
"Dumbledore would want to do it. And so would McGonagall." Said Ron. "We could owl them to meet us somewhere and we could ask them."
Hermione found herself proud of Ron's idea. She didn't admit that she had already thought of that.
Once they were both back upstairs, Hermoine said she was going to go talk to Ginny about it. Ron was a bit reluctant for his sister to sacrifice a bit of herself for Harry's sake but eventually gave in to Hermione's arguments.
Hermione knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Hermione sat gingerly on Ginny's well- made bed.
"About the spell…"
"I know." Said Ginny, holding up a pair of Extendable Ears and grinning sheepishly. "And I want to do it."
Hermione looked ruefully at her friend. "Gin, we've already got 4 people plus 2 others and we only need 6. The book recommends having one person who loves Harry. We all love him, but you get what I mean."
Ginny nodded. She wasn't sure if she was ready to come to terms with her feelings so she simply nodded and let Hermione slip out the door.
"Ron! I went in there and I had sat down when I remembered what the book said and I realized we had 6 people already. I didn't know what to do so I explained it to her. She understood that we needed to have someone that loved Harry. As more than just a friend."
Ron simply nodded but he had a feeling that for once, Hermione Granger was wrong.
I hope that wasn't too much of a cliffie. Please read, review, and recommend.
Tabytha