Forest Grawp by Tall-Ripley
Disclaimer- Don't own Harry Potter, yadda yadda....
CH 5- Needing help
Unfortunately for Ron , the first thing Mrs. Weasley asked was "Where's Hermione?"
Before Ron was even able to finish his story (he left out the arguement of coarse) Mrs. Weasley was screaming at him. "She went to the forbidden forest ALONE! What we you thinking? I expected more from all of you. The forbidden forest is dangerous! She could be killed!"
Harry couldn't have felt worse. He knew Mrs. Weasley was right and he found himself overcome by fear. Fear for Hermione's well-being. He should have told Ron to stuff it. He should have apologized for not doing so. One thing he loved about Hermione was her heart. She always was willing to help people who couldn't help themselves. How many times did she suffer Professor Snape's wrath because she helped Neville with his potion? She cared about the hippogriff and spent loads of her time to help Hagrid with his case. She cared about Dobby and the other house elves. Harry identified with Hermione being a "mudblood." Harry wasn't a mudblood but he was an outsider. Voldemort saw to that when he killed his parents and gave him his scar. Rita Skeeter made him out to be a glory hunting nutcase and he knew many believed her stories. Yet Hermione was always there for him. She believed Harry even when Ron didn't. And now, he may have lost her forever.
When Harry came out of his thoughts he realized that Mrs. Wesley was talking to Mr. Weasley's head in the fireplace. He was working late due to a report of some unusual disturbances.
"Don't worry Molly. I'll get a hold of Dumbledore immediately. He will do everything to find Hermione. He knows the forbidden forest better than anybody. He'll find her," Mr. Weasley assured Molly. "I have to go now, I'll get back to you as soon as I hear something."
Harry and the Weasley's felt better after Mr. Weasley's assurances. Mrs. Weasley made Ron and Harry some supper and Harry noticed that Ron didn't even touch his food. He just stared at his plate and swirled his food with his fork. Ron was feeling guilty. Ron loved Hermione even though he had never admitted it. He had shown his feelings at certain times like when Hermione went to the ball with Viktor. Harry had never seen Ron more jealous. The memory almost made Harry smile, almost.
Time passed with no word from anybody. Late in the evening, Mr. Weasley came home and he was upset. He couldn't even look the boys in the eyes. "I got bad news," he said. Harry's stomach dropped. He wanted to throw up. Ron was just standing completely stiff with his fists tightly shut.
"Dumbledore didn't find Hermione nor did he find this Grawp fellow. He thinks she made it to Grawp but they left rather quickly. There were many footprints at the scene and it looked like a scuffle had broken out. The amazing thing is that there were no footprints leaving the scene. It was like they appariated out of there but Hermione doesn't know how to apparate that we know of. There would be no way for her to apparate somebody the size of Grawp out with her anyways. She may have used a spell to hide their tracks. Dumbledore has some of the Hogwarts teachers working the scene to figure what spells were used, if any."
Harry felt relieved somewhat, he at least felt more assured that Hermione was alive. But he was still concerned about where she went with Grawp. Grawp would be near impossible to hide. Then he had a thought. "Mr. Weasley, has there been any reports about a large man roaming the area? Somebody would be bound to see them."
Mr. Weasley smiled at Harry. "Yes, that is what I was working on before Molly called. There were some reports about a rather large man running past the outskirts of London. Now that I know he is a giant, I suspect Grawp is heading home to the mountains. There was no mention of a young woman being with him though, but that just may mean that she wasn't seen. People seemed to be focused on Grawp, so she could slip by. "
"Is the order looking for her?" Ron asked pleadingly. Harry could feel Ron's angst.
"We have Tonks and Mad-Eye Moody looking for her. They know that Hermione is a smart and resourceful witch, they are willing to expect anything out of her. They also realize that Grawp and Hermione maybe running from somebody so they are being cautious. They don't want to expose Hermione to harm if they reveal her whereabouts. Right now everybody is guessing about what is going on. People will be in a panic if they know a gaint is on the loose. It's a real mess for the ministry."
"We got to do something! We just can't sit here dad." Ginny came down the stairs. She had been listening upstairs and she appeared to have done a fair share of crying. Hermione and Ginny were best friends and Harry knew Ginny wouldn't take this sitting down.
"Nobody is going to do anything, at least for now," Mrs. Weasley warned. " We can't endanger Hermione with our actions. Tonks and Moody are excellent aurors. They'll find her and they won't let any giants stop them either. Now everybody up to bed, we need to be rested for tomorrow for whatever it brings."
As Harry and Ron went upstairs, Ron scooped up Crookshanks and held him tightly. He promised the cat that Hermione would be home safe very soon. Harry knew Ron was just trying to reassure himself.
CH 5- Needing help
Unfortunately for Ron , the first thing Mrs. Weasley asked was "Where's Hermione?"
Before Ron was even able to finish his story (he left out the arguement of coarse) Mrs. Weasley was screaming at him. "She went to the forbidden forest ALONE! What we you thinking? I expected more from all of you. The forbidden forest is dangerous! She could be killed!"
Harry couldn't have felt worse. He knew Mrs. Weasley was right and he found himself overcome by fear. Fear for Hermione's well-being. He should have told Ron to stuff it. He should have apologized for not doing so. One thing he loved about Hermione was her heart. She always was willing to help people who couldn't help themselves. How many times did she suffer Professor Snape's wrath because she helped Neville with his potion? She cared about the hippogriff and spent loads of her time to help Hagrid with his case. She cared about Dobby and the other house elves. Harry identified with Hermione being a "mudblood." Harry wasn't a mudblood but he was an outsider. Voldemort saw to that when he killed his parents and gave him his scar. Rita Skeeter made him out to be a glory hunting nutcase and he knew many believed her stories. Yet Hermione was always there for him. She believed Harry even when Ron didn't. And now, he may have lost her forever.
When Harry came out of his thoughts he realized that Mrs. Wesley was talking to Mr. Weasley's head in the fireplace. He was working late due to a report of some unusual disturbances.
"Don't worry Molly. I'll get a hold of Dumbledore immediately. He will do everything to find Hermione. He knows the forbidden forest better than anybody. He'll find her," Mr. Weasley assured Molly. "I have to go now, I'll get back to you as soon as I hear something."
Harry and the Weasley's felt better after Mr. Weasley's assurances. Mrs. Weasley made Ron and Harry some supper and Harry noticed that Ron didn't even touch his food. He just stared at his plate and swirled his food with his fork. Ron was feeling guilty. Ron loved Hermione even though he had never admitted it. He had shown his feelings at certain times like when Hermione went to the ball with Viktor. Harry had never seen Ron more jealous. The memory almost made Harry smile, almost.
Time passed with no word from anybody. Late in the evening, Mr. Weasley came home and he was upset. He couldn't even look the boys in the eyes. "I got bad news," he said. Harry's stomach dropped. He wanted to throw up. Ron was just standing completely stiff with his fists tightly shut.
"Dumbledore didn't find Hermione nor did he find this Grawp fellow. He thinks she made it to Grawp but they left rather quickly. There were many footprints at the scene and it looked like a scuffle had broken out. The amazing thing is that there were no footprints leaving the scene. It was like they appariated out of there but Hermione doesn't know how to apparate that we know of. There would be no way for her to apparate somebody the size of Grawp out with her anyways. She may have used a spell to hide their tracks. Dumbledore has some of the Hogwarts teachers working the scene to figure what spells were used, if any."
Harry felt relieved somewhat, he at least felt more assured that Hermione was alive. But he was still concerned about where she went with Grawp. Grawp would be near impossible to hide. Then he had a thought. "Mr. Weasley, has there been any reports about a large man roaming the area? Somebody would be bound to see them."
Mr. Weasley smiled at Harry. "Yes, that is what I was working on before Molly called. There were some reports about a rather large man running past the outskirts of London. Now that I know he is a giant, I suspect Grawp is heading home to the mountains. There was no mention of a young woman being with him though, but that just may mean that she wasn't seen. People seemed to be focused on Grawp, so she could slip by. "
"Is the order looking for her?" Ron asked pleadingly. Harry could feel Ron's angst.
"We have Tonks and Mad-Eye Moody looking for her. They know that Hermione is a smart and resourceful witch, they are willing to expect anything out of her. They also realize that Grawp and Hermione maybe running from somebody so they are being cautious. They don't want to expose Hermione to harm if they reveal her whereabouts. Right now everybody is guessing about what is going on. People will be in a panic if they know a gaint is on the loose. It's a real mess for the ministry."
"We got to do something! We just can't sit here dad." Ginny came down the stairs. She had been listening upstairs and she appeared to have done a fair share of crying. Hermione and Ginny were best friends and Harry knew Ginny wouldn't take this sitting down.
"Nobody is going to do anything, at least for now," Mrs. Weasley warned. " We can't endanger Hermione with our actions. Tonks and Moody are excellent aurors. They'll find her and they won't let any giants stop them either. Now everybody up to bed, we need to be rested for tomorrow for whatever it brings."
As Harry and Ron went upstairs, Ron scooped up Crookshanks and held him tightly. He promised the cat that Hermione would be home safe very soon. Harry knew Ron was just trying to reassure himself.