When they reached the living room all of the members of the Order was
already there, excluding Hermione of course. Harry was pretty sure Ron
would no longer be considered a member of the Order.
Sirius had already filled the other members in about what Ron had done to Hermione.
Harry and Draco took a seat on the empty couch.
"Harry, I am very sorry about what happened." Said Tonks
Harry shrugged. It was not supposed to be this way. The next time he met with the Order they were supposed to be happy and rejoicing Sirius's return, but they weren't instead they were all sitting there as if the world itself had stopped.
Harry looked up at Sirius and Sirius looked beyond sad. Sirius cleared his throat and said, "There's more to the story. Before Ron apparated away he said something about his master and having done good service for his master and how his master was now going to reward him for his faithful services. I think that without a doubt this master is Voldemort."
Dumbldedore shut his eyes. He had expected this. They had spoken of a spy within the Order and he had his suspicions, he didn't think of Ron at the time but he's not surprised that it ended up being Ron.
Molly had already broken down and started crying harder to Arthur. Arthur had turned a shade of red even brighter than his own hair. Fred and George shook their heads in shame. Bill and Charley let out a breath of air and were totally at lost for words. Percy said nothing nor did he show any sign of emotion.
"He said it was you." Said Draco looking at Percy.
Percy looked up at Draco in surprise.
"He told me that the spy was you Percy."
Molly cried harder and Dumbledore shook his head.
"It's not surprising, if he has followed Voldemort for such a long time, he would want to make it seem as though someone else were the real spy." Said Moody
"But he blamed Percy. His own brother!" Yelled Draco
"Yes, well, I don't think he knows what he's doing anything. He doesn't know who's who anymore." Said Severus "If you have followed the dark lord for so long, your mind starts to twist and you lose track of who's who in your life and you don't know who's important anymore and who's not."
By the looks of Molly it seemed as though they had lost their son, and in some ways, Harry felt they were too late. Ron was gone, and there was no way to bring him back. Harry got up and told everyone he was going to check on Hermione. Draco got up to follow him.
The Order didn't continue the meeting much longer. There was nothing they could do about it. No one knew what to say about it. Voldemort knew so much if what Ron said was true. Ron basically knew everything that was going on. Harry never suspected Ron, not for one second.
Harry opened the door to Hermione's room. She was still deep in sleep. "Draco, do you think we should use a memory charm on her? She doesn't need to remember."
"Harry, I understand where your coming from but Hermione's a big girl now, she needs to deal with things in her life, you can't protect her forever."
Harry let out a sigh. Draco was right, Harry had always protected Hermione. She was like his little sister. Now, she was his only best friend left. The trio was broken. A table cannot stand on 2 legs. Would this make their trust weaken? Harry hoped not. He didn't want that to happen. He needed to comfort Hermione. He needed the feeling of being needed in a situation like this. Harry wondered how Ginny would react when she found out. Ginny had always been quite close with Ron. They were closer in age so they spent more time together.
"Draco, this is going to be rough."
"I know Harry and I'm not leaving your side for one second."
Harry smiled at Draco. "You've changed too Draco. You know that? It's like you've changed roles with Ron."
"Please, don't say that. That little bastard doesn't deserve to be spoken of."
"Well, I guess you can't do the spy thing anymore can you?"
"No, Voldemort would have known by now."
"I guess your right, but at least he can't take you from me Draco."
"No Harry, he can't. I wont be going anywhere."
Harry smiled at Draco again. "I believe that."
Harry took a seat next to Hermione's bed. Harry took her hand in his own and just stared at the girl. She had so much in her. She could be anyone she wanted to be, she showed him what friendship really was. She showed him how it was like to have a friend. In so many ways Hermione was the strongest person Harry knew. She never let others distort her views. Someone who is so pure doesn't deserve this. No one deserves this. This was not just rape, this was betrayal and to Harry, betrayal was far worst than anything Ron could have done to Hermione.
Harry took Hermione's hand and held it to his cheek. His little sister, his best friend. She would be different now; she would never be the same Hermione Granger he always knew. So many questions ran through Harry's head. Would she still want to be a healer? Would she do something to stop the memories? Would she hate Harry for not being able to rescue her? Could she continue as if nothing happened? How long would it take for her to look past all that's happened?
Argh, this was so much for Harry. He couldn't take it. He needed to see the old Hermione too much. He wanted to be sure that the old Hermione was still alive in there.
Draco put a hand on Harry's shoulder. Draco knew how much Hermione had meant to Harry. They had been through so much together at Hogwarts. Draco knew that Hermione was one of Harry's first friends. It made Draco so angry to realize that Ron had taken that special spot as Harry's first friend, ever. That bastard, Draco would give anything to help ease the pain Harry was feeling. And over the years, Draco had grown to Hermione; it hurt him to see Hermione like this too.
Draco gave Harry's shoulder one last squeeze, kissed him goodnight and left the room. Harry needed time on his own.
Harry fell asleep holding Hermione's hand.
Sirius had already filled the other members in about what Ron had done to Hermione.
Harry and Draco took a seat on the empty couch.
"Harry, I am very sorry about what happened." Said Tonks
Harry shrugged. It was not supposed to be this way. The next time he met with the Order they were supposed to be happy and rejoicing Sirius's return, but they weren't instead they were all sitting there as if the world itself had stopped.
Harry looked up at Sirius and Sirius looked beyond sad. Sirius cleared his throat and said, "There's more to the story. Before Ron apparated away he said something about his master and having done good service for his master and how his master was now going to reward him for his faithful services. I think that without a doubt this master is Voldemort."
Dumbldedore shut his eyes. He had expected this. They had spoken of a spy within the Order and he had his suspicions, he didn't think of Ron at the time but he's not surprised that it ended up being Ron.
Molly had already broken down and started crying harder to Arthur. Arthur had turned a shade of red even brighter than his own hair. Fred and George shook their heads in shame. Bill and Charley let out a breath of air and were totally at lost for words. Percy said nothing nor did he show any sign of emotion.
"He said it was you." Said Draco looking at Percy.
Percy looked up at Draco in surprise.
"He told me that the spy was you Percy."
Molly cried harder and Dumbledore shook his head.
"It's not surprising, if he has followed Voldemort for such a long time, he would want to make it seem as though someone else were the real spy." Said Moody
"But he blamed Percy. His own brother!" Yelled Draco
"Yes, well, I don't think he knows what he's doing anything. He doesn't know who's who anymore." Said Severus "If you have followed the dark lord for so long, your mind starts to twist and you lose track of who's who in your life and you don't know who's important anymore and who's not."
By the looks of Molly it seemed as though they had lost their son, and in some ways, Harry felt they were too late. Ron was gone, and there was no way to bring him back. Harry got up and told everyone he was going to check on Hermione. Draco got up to follow him.
The Order didn't continue the meeting much longer. There was nothing they could do about it. No one knew what to say about it. Voldemort knew so much if what Ron said was true. Ron basically knew everything that was going on. Harry never suspected Ron, not for one second.
Harry opened the door to Hermione's room. She was still deep in sleep. "Draco, do you think we should use a memory charm on her? She doesn't need to remember."
"Harry, I understand where your coming from but Hermione's a big girl now, she needs to deal with things in her life, you can't protect her forever."
Harry let out a sigh. Draco was right, Harry had always protected Hermione. She was like his little sister. Now, she was his only best friend left. The trio was broken. A table cannot stand on 2 legs. Would this make their trust weaken? Harry hoped not. He didn't want that to happen. He needed to comfort Hermione. He needed the feeling of being needed in a situation like this. Harry wondered how Ginny would react when she found out. Ginny had always been quite close with Ron. They were closer in age so they spent more time together.
"Draco, this is going to be rough."
"I know Harry and I'm not leaving your side for one second."
Harry smiled at Draco. "You've changed too Draco. You know that? It's like you've changed roles with Ron."
"Please, don't say that. That little bastard doesn't deserve to be spoken of."
"Well, I guess you can't do the spy thing anymore can you?"
"No, Voldemort would have known by now."
"I guess your right, but at least he can't take you from me Draco."
"No Harry, he can't. I wont be going anywhere."
Harry smiled at Draco again. "I believe that."
Harry took a seat next to Hermione's bed. Harry took her hand in his own and just stared at the girl. She had so much in her. She could be anyone she wanted to be, she showed him what friendship really was. She showed him how it was like to have a friend. In so many ways Hermione was the strongest person Harry knew. She never let others distort her views. Someone who is so pure doesn't deserve this. No one deserves this. This was not just rape, this was betrayal and to Harry, betrayal was far worst than anything Ron could have done to Hermione.
Harry took Hermione's hand and held it to his cheek. His little sister, his best friend. She would be different now; she would never be the same Hermione Granger he always knew. So many questions ran through Harry's head. Would she still want to be a healer? Would she do something to stop the memories? Would she hate Harry for not being able to rescue her? Could she continue as if nothing happened? How long would it take for her to look past all that's happened?
Argh, this was so much for Harry. He couldn't take it. He needed to see the old Hermione too much. He wanted to be sure that the old Hermione was still alive in there.
Draco put a hand on Harry's shoulder. Draco knew how much Hermione had meant to Harry. They had been through so much together at Hogwarts. Draco knew that Hermione was one of Harry's first friends. It made Draco so angry to realize that Ron had taken that special spot as Harry's first friend, ever. That bastard, Draco would give anything to help ease the pain Harry was feeling. And over the years, Draco had grown to Hermione; it hurt him to see Hermione like this too.
Draco gave Harry's shoulder one last squeeze, kissed him goodnight and left the room. Harry needed time on his own.
Harry fell asleep holding Hermione's hand.