A/N: Hello everyone! GAH! TWO MORE DAYS LEFT OF SUMMER! Kick ass! Well, thanks to those whom reviewed the last chapter... oh wait... NO ONE REVIEWED! WHAT THE beep HAPPENED? HUH? Well, I better get reviews for this chapter, because of the "lack" of reviews, I got no results for the poll, and I am extending it until I post up the next chapter... unless no one reviews this one....
Ps: I know most of the songs I use at the beginning don't really make sense, like they don't rhyme, and all but they are translations from the original lyrics, which are in Japanese. Just thought to let you guys know!
Full Summery: After being accused a murder right after the Tournament, Ron 'runs away' to America, hoping to start over anew. But three years later, his wife is struck by a curse that will end her life in one year. There is no cure for the curse, except a powerful potion. But no one knows how to brew it, well, except one. So leaving his wife at a famous wizard hospital in California, Ron and his two year-old Daughter go to England, where the only man who knows how to brew it lives. And that man is Severus Snapes, Potion Professor at Hogwarts: School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. So here are the big questions: will his family and friends accept Ron again? And will his wife's life be saved?
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any song/ quote that I will use. They belong to their respectable owners/ creators. But anything that I have made up belongs to me!
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Gummed up, brain dead and can't decide
You can't pray enough, you can't hideYou can be cool or you can cryDo it wrongNot it allOr do it right
No one owes you; no one's to blame
Save for bad genes or DNAAsk your conscience the why and howDo it thenDo it whenBut, do it now
What's up sweet cakes?
Who's hip anyway?Earthgirls are easyWhat you gonna do lil' buckaroo?(Hey you, you better ask her nice!)All you gotta do, happy fool, is ask your momNo we all can't be Superfly GQPhdFBI
You can pretend or you can tryMove aheadLay down deadOr slip on byWhen the truth seems so farway
Buddha loves you and Jesus savesYou need answers for your dismayAsk yourselfAsk your momAsk DNAWhat's up sweet cakes?
Who's hip anyway?Earthgirls are easyWhat you gonna do lil' buckaroo?(Hey you, you better ask her nice!)All you gotta do, happy fool, is ask your momKamakamakama ask your mama
Super groover Dahli LamaWhat's up sweet cakes?
Who's hip anyway?Earthgirls are easyWhat you gonna do lil' buckaroo?Come on!What's up sweet cakes?
Who's hip anyway?Earthgirls are easyWhat you gonna do lil' buckaroo?(Hey you, you better ask her nice!)All you gotta do, happy fool, is ask your mom-Ask DNA from Cowboy Bebop
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Wind
Chapter Twelve: Ask DNA
Hermione advanced towards Elaine. "Where is Ron?" asked Hermione again. As Elaine was about to open her mouth to say something the kitchen door opened.
"I can tell you what you wish for." The three occupants of the kitchen turned to see a woman, their age, leaning against the doorway, as if it had to support her. She wore a long, flowing, grey nightgown, and a long thin black robe over her that was really loses.
"Layla! You shouldn't be up!" Elaine cried out. She rushed to her best friend's side. "You need to be in bed! The stress is making you weak!"
"I know." Layla murmured softly. "Bring those to up to my bedroom, I want to talk to them." She instructed Elaine as she eyed the two Hogwarts students.
Elaine looked at Hermione and Ginny. "But, what Casper told me."
"Ron?" Layla asked. "I am his wife, this is my house too."
Elaine sighed, there was no use to keep Ron's secret hidden from these two. "Okay, Hermione, Ginny," she addressed the two, "Follow me through the kitchen's back door." the two other girl's nodded as Elaine helped Layla to the other door in the kitchen, she opened it to reveal a hallway with two doors on both sides, and a staircase at the end.
"The door on the left leads to the dinning room, the door on the right leads to outdoor kitchen and eating area." Said Layla as the four pasted by the doors and headed up the stairs. "This is the second staircase that leads to the second level, then there will be another set of stairs that will lead us to the third level, the master bedroom."
After step, after step, the reached the third floor that had three doors, one was a glass French door, it lead to a outdoor balcony which was used as a sitting area, big enough for six people. The second one was a single door, Layla told Hermione and Ginny it was her workroom, and the their door was a double door, undoubtly the master bedroom.
Once the entered the massive room, Elaine helped Layla back into the bed and moved one chair and a couch with her wand to the side of the bed. After getting seated, the four sat in silence before Layla spoke up.
"What do you want to know, Sister-in-law?" Layla eyed the red-haired girl.
"How did you-?" Ginny began.
Layla cut her off with, "Your hair."
"Oh."
"So, what? What questions do you have?" Layla looked at Elaine. Elaine got the message and left the room to go back downstairs to watch the other students.
As soon as Elaine left Hermione asked, "Can you tell me everything? From the beginning?"
"It was my last year at Western Academy, there was a new student, from Europe, his name was Casper Witterberg, also known as Ron Weasley." Layla gave a small chuckle before she continued. "We became friends, and before we knew it, we fell in love."
"Don't you have a daughter?" Ginny asked.
"Yes, Amory is three years old." Layla replied, she had a soft smile on her lips.
"But, then she would have been born when..." Hermione thought out loud.
Layla's eyes left the two sitting besides her. "We only been dating almost a month, and then bam, I was pregnant. Amory was born on the first week of June, which was the last week of school, and Ron and I married two weeks later. For three years I thought I knew the man who was my husband and father of my daughter, but the day before Halloween there was an attack at Penguin Avenue, I was there shopping with Elaine. I was hit with the Niru Hex." Layla blinked back the tears that began to form in her eyes.
"The Niru hex gives the victim one year to live if left untreated." Hermione quoted a sentence she read in her fifth year charms textbook. "The cure is a potion, and only one man knew how to brew it, but... isn't that man dead? How did you get the potion?" Hermione wanted to know.
"Your potion master, Severus Snape, was the only student of that potion master, Severus made the potion for me." Layla replied.
"So, that is why I saw your daughter, Amory, at Hogwarts?" Layla nodded. Ginny leaned back against the chair again. "So, you're my sister-in-law and I have a niece... "Layla nodded again. "I wonder how Mum is going to take this." Ginny thought out loud and smiled.
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"Molly, I really do think we should tell Dumbledore. I really do." Arthur advised his wife. They were standing in the living room, and Amory was sitting at the kitchen table.
Molly looked at Amory and gave a sigh of defeat. "Fine, Arthur, go Floo him." Her husband nodded and walked to the fireplace. He picked up a small pouch, opened it, and took same green powder. "Dumbledore's Office!" he said clearly and threw the powder into the flames. The orange-red flames slowly turned green and the headmaster's head appeared to the couple.
"Arthur! What a surprise! What can I do for you?" Dumbledore asked as he pushed his half-moon spectacles up the bridge of his nose.
"A little girl flooed into our living room a while ago. Said she flooed because Ex-Death Eaters were attacking her area in the States."
Dumbledore nodded. "I see, I'll be there right away, after I set of things in order."
"Okay, I'll see you soon." Arthur tipped his head a bit and the head of Dumbledore disappeared as the flames returned to its natural color.
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"Well, come along with me or not?" Dumbledore turned around and looked at the redhead sitting on a chair in front of his desk.
"I don't really know..." Ron replied as he sifted in his seat.
"I think it would be a good idea is you came along." Dumbledore suggested. "Besides, how long are you going to keep running? You've already been declared innocent."
Ron looked down for a moment and then slowly got up from his seat. "I have to get my daughter. So I'm going."
Dumbledore took a step towards Ron. "I see, but I have a question. Will you came along as Ron Weasley or will you be Casper Witterberg?"
Before Ron had time to think Dumbledore took his arm and they flooed to The Borrow.
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"Damn news! It's not giving us anything!" Harry yelled at the wizard newspaper.
"Harry, don't worry. They will be fine, trust me!" Sirius tried to calm down his godson.
"How can I not be worried if my two of my best friends might be dead?!" Harry yelled again.
"They are NOT dead! You hear me? NOT DEAD!" Sirius bellowed at his godson, losing his cool a bit.
"Will you shut up? This scream fest will not help Hermione and Ginny." Remus walked into the room.
"Your right, Rem..." Sirius turned to Harry. "Har-"but stopped to see the seventeen year-old's face with tears. "Harry? What's wrong?" Sirius asked softer. Remus walked closer to Harry.
"I don't want to lose them!" Harry cried out. "I don't want to lose them, like Ron!"
Both older men looked at Harry. Sirius pulled raven-haired boy into a brotherly hug. "Don't worry, Harry. Ginny and Hermione will be fine, you wont lose them."
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"Oh Great Wizards!" Draco cried out. "When will be able to leave?"
Then, that very moment, Elaine re-entered the room again, she had to talk to someone through floo privately a few minutes ago. "I have great news!" She exclaimed happily. "You will all be leaving soon! In fact in a few minutes!" Everyone cheered. "But," Elaine began, and everyone stopped, "you will not be going back to Hogwarts, we're sending you back to W.A, the school you were staying at."
She pulled out a portkey. "Okay everyone we will be leaving soon, grab your stuff!"
Hannah and Colin rushed over to their tour guide. "Hermione Granger and Ginny Weasley aren't here, Elaine!" said Colin.
"I know." Elaine replied as she passed out four other portkeys.
"You do?" Hannah questioned.
"The mistress of the house had to speak with them about something. When that is over, they will be flooed back to W.A"
"Oh." Both kids said. A few moments later, everyone in the room, except Elaine felt the familiar or unfamiliar tug in the stomach as the room they stood in vanished.
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"Dumbledore! Thank you for coming as soon as you were able to!" Arthur greeted his old professor. "Who are you?" he asked as he saw the other person who flooed into the living room.
CLICK
Molly turned to the clock and saw the hand with Ron's face on it point to Home, and then a few words appeared and it said: The Borrow. Her eyes widen when she realized the stranger that flooed in with Dumbledore was. "Ron?" she nearly gasped.
The dark redhead slowly looked up from the floor and met his mother's face for the first time in nearly four years. Arthur looked at the boy. "Ron..." he breathed out. The twinkle in Dumbledore's eyes seemed to be brighter at the moment.
Arthur stood rooted to his spot, but Molly slowly advanced to her long lost son from the kitchen, but before she made it out of the kitchen, Amory jumped off her seat and ran into the living room. "Daddy!" she cried out joyfully. Ron bend downed and scoped the girl into his arms and she wrapped her arms around her neck. "I missed you!"
"I missed you too, princess." Ron murmured to his child.
"D-daddy?" Arthur stuttered out in shock. Molly gasped as her hand flew up to her mouth.
Dumbledore turned to Ron. "I think this is a good time for a story, a story about what has happen starting the day you disappeared until know. Don't you think?"
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A/N: BWAHAHA! Cliffhanger! Okay... I was going to type something here but now I forgot... damn memory.... Well, please review! I beg of you! Really... I do... well, OMFG, school is this Monday! I can't wait! Well, um yeah... oh hey, I finally got my Slytherin T-shirt from that store Hot-Topic (Proud Slytherin here!)! Yes! All I need is the mudblood one and all will be right in the world... just kidding! Well, please review! And remember... THE POLL! I'm planning to change to title! I'm not posting it on the chapter so you guys will have to go to chapter 12 to read it... okay...
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