A/N: Hi everyone! Man, I was so busy this weekend! And today I have to study... A LOT! I have a chapter test in French and a Vocabulary Comprehension test this week! EKKS! And a math test, always have a test or a quiz every Friday. So the week is packed, as always, I'll try to find time to write on this story! I swear it the Harry Potter and Sorcerer's/ Philosopher's Stone book! Ha-ha! Well, remember to review and vote on which story I should write next! REMEMBER!
PS: I'm using a lot of songs in this chapter! I'm a music mood today so HA!
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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Please come back to me,
Following memories
To the source of gentleness and dreams,
In order to be born, and shine to the stars
Once again...
Soul's refrain
Your naked skin wrapped in blue shadows
Trembles quietly in this moment
Your fingertips searches for me
As if asking for the whereabouts of life
The you that was embraced by fate
Blooms in season like a ephemeral flower
Leaving behind the scent of hope on your chest
Scattering hurriedly in splendid form
Please come back to me,
Before you are born
To the earth you spent your days one
Please come back into my arms,
To meet again
Miracles do happen, however many times
Soul's refrain
When eyes are closed as if in prayer
The world simply disappears there into the darkness
Even so, my heartbeat starts again
Looking for a bounded eternity
Please come back to me,
Following memories
To the source of gentleness and dreams.
You, too, please comeback,
So we can love each other.
Heart and body repeat.
Soul's refrain
Please come back to me,
Before you are born
To the earth you spent your days on
Please come back into my arms
To meet again
Miracles do happen, however many times
Soul's refrain
-Soul's Refrain, Neon Geneis Evangeion
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Wind From Tomorrow
Chapter Nineteen: Soul's Refrain
Ron propped his feet on his desk and rested himself against the chair. Next week, in fact in three days, his wife is to be submitted into the hospital were in a few more days everyone will find out if she lives or not. The unknown scared the red head. Ron just hoped that Layla never fell into a coma, because that meant death, and she would wake up anymore. Never.
Classical music played in the background of his home office; Ron was trying to calm his nerves. A few weeks ago, a wizard tabloid found out about the whole ordeal and many people are on their toes, wanting to know if his wife dies or not. He took his feet off the table and laid his head in its place, facing family photos that were set up on his desk. A picture of a very happy newlywed Ron and Layla waved at the older and weary Ron. Ron gave to picture a somber smile, and turned his head the other way. It was only late afternoon, and Ron already felt sleepy. His eyelid slowly closed and he was engulfed into the darkness of sleep and stepped into the land of memories and dreams
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Flashback/ Dream
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A fifteen-year-old Ron sat beneath a tree, at his favorite spot on the school's ground. Winter had just ended, and the snow already melted and given away to the sunshine of spring. He rested on the ground and his back against the tree. He then opened his eyes again at the sound of grass being crushed underneath a pair of feet. "Hey." He greeted in a soft voice as the figure walked closer to him.
"Hello." Layla greeted. She seated herself next to Ron. "I have great news!" she said in a very gleeful voice. Ron arched his eyebrow. "I finally have words to that melody I kept humming during the winter!"
"That's great!" answered Ron. "What is it?"
"You want me to sing it?" questioned Layla with an emphasis on the word 'sing'.
"Sure." Ron said as he shrugged. "I haven't hear you angelic voice in a while."
"Fine." Layla sighed and took out a fold parchment from her breast pocket. She cleared her throat. "Shine bright morning light. Now in the air the spring is coming." She began in a dulcet, soft voice. "Sweet blowing wind, singing down the hills and valleys. Keep your eyes on me, now we're on the edge of hell. Dear my love, sweet morning light. Wait for me, you've gone much farther, too far."/ Her voice carried off into the gentle breeze. She turned to him with anticipation in her eyes. "What did you think? I know it's short but it repeats." She quickly explained.
"Wow! Amazing!" Ron complimented. "Hey, great things come in small packages."
"Really?" Layla asked, leaning towards him.
"Beautiful." Ron whispered as their faces came closer to each other. Their lips met, and their shared a simple kiss under the spring sunshine.
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End of Flashback/ Dream
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"Master! Master!" Ron slowly opened his eyes and saw one of the house elves shaking him.
'What is it?" Ron mumbled as he sat up straight.
"Time for dinner, Sir! Mistress told me to go get you, Sir!" the elf replied. Ron nodded and dismissed the house elf and the creature disappeared. He yawned. He was asleep for three hours. Ron pushed his chair back and got up and walked out of his office as he stretched.
Dinner was a normal event. Amory was telling her parents about her lively day at an all witch preschool. After dinner was eaten and a few hours passed, Layla went to put Amory to sleep. Ron walked back to his study but when he got to the door, he held the doorknob and just stood there. Ron sighed and walked up the staircase and walked to ward's Amory's room.
"Sing me a lullaby, Mommy!" Amory pleaded. Ron smiled as he leaned at the doorway, unnoticed by his wife and daughter.
"All right then." Layla laid Amory into her bed and sat next to her daughter. "Have I sung you, The Lullaby?" Amory shook her head. "Well, I thought you've heard it. I must've sung it to you when you were this little." She used her thumb and index finger to mock Amory's sizes when she was a baby. Amory laughed. "Well, The Lullaby is a bedtime song that my mommy used to sing to me."
"I wanna hear it!" Amory exclaimed excitedly. Ron smiled as Layla gushed at their daughter's cuteness.
"Okay, okay." Layla brushed the hair from Amory's forehead before she started. "The snow in the air, to sing me a lullaby. My winter, come hither to me." Layla softly sang to Amory. "The dark nights to come. So, kiss me for good-bye. The grace of the godland is near to you."
"Show me the flowers invisible. Sing me the hymns inaudible. The wind is my voice, the moon is my heart. Come find me, I'm on every hills and field. I'm here... sing for your love, gone so far in the past... ever you're near... pray for the world, that you may rest in peace."
"The snow in the air, to sing me a lullaby. The angel of rebirth is here. So let all your pain, sleep within the husha-by. The grace of the godland, grace of the godland, grace of the godland is near... so close to you. " Layla ended the song and Ron smiled before leaving the door way to go back to his office.
Ron entered his room, but as he did, he felt as if, he didn't need to be there. But of course he needs to be in his office! He had work to do; he wanted to finish all these reports and contracts tonight to get them out of the way and make room for next week. He sat at his desk and began his paperwork. Just as he was getting started, a high-pitched scream broke out. It sounded like Amory. Ron dashed out of his office, with a thousand different thoughts running though his head at once. He raced up the stairs and down the hall, cursing that he had such a big house. He reached his daughter's room to see Amory in tears crying franticly. Ron's eyes wandered to were he saw Layla on the ground, trying to get air, as if she was choking. Her hands were around her neck, but not as if she was strangling herself, and her eyes were widen, as if they were going to burst from her head.
House elves appeared in the room. As Ron rushed to Layla's side, he ordered them to call the hospital, to tell them something wrong was happening to Layla. He also ordered some of the elves to floo Amory to Layla's parent's estate. Ron dug out his wand and quickly aparated Layla and himself to the hospital.
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"Class is canceled?" a seventh year Hufflepuff questioned as the students gathered around the door to see a sign posted up saying that potion class was canceled for the day. Across the school, seventh year and Quidditch caption for the Gryffindor team, Ginny Weasley, sat in charms franticly copying notes. There was a soft knock on the door, causing everyone, including Ginny, to turn around. Professor McGonagall stood at the doorway.
"Miss Weasley, may I have a word?" the transfiguration teacher requested. Ginny turned to Professor Flitwick who gave her a nod. Ginny got up and pushed her chair in. "Please, Miss Weasley, bring your things too." Ginny nodded and packed her school bag before leaving the classroom. As she head to the door, Luna mouthed 'What's going on?' which Ginny replied, 'I have no clue' before leaving the room with the professor.
"Is anything wrong, Professor?" the seventh year asked as McGonagall led her down the hall.
"Your sister-in-law had what seems to be an attack caused by the curse. She is in the hospital now, and I'm sending you with Professor Snape to California." McGonagall explained. They turned a right and entered stood in front of the statue of the gargoyle. "Butterbeer." The professor recited the password and the statue went up revealing a staircase. The two climbed the stairs and entered the Headmaster's office, where Dumbledore and Professor Snape were waiting.
After another brief explanation, Ginny and Snape touched a portkey and both felt the tug at their stomach as office changed to hospital room were the rest of the Weasley were waiting.
"Mum!" Ginny cried out as she ran to her mother. "What's wrong? All I know is that Layla had an attack."
"That's all we know too. Ron just left with the doctor for an explanation." Molly replied.
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"It seems that the hex has taken an unexpected turn. The magic from the hex has imbed it self around her heart." Dr. Ni said wearily.
"What? But, you said that it was gone! Back when she had that attack!" Ron burst.
"We thought it disappeared." Snape replied entering the room. "It appears that the dark magic around the heart just vanish for a while but came back and has made your wife's condition worse. She isn't supposed to be in this state for another couple of days. But do to that fact that the dark magic has imbed it self in her heart, instead of falling into a coma the night before that day, she could fall into the coma anytime between now and that day."
"Does... does that mean she wont make it through?" Ron voice trembled.
"No, but the chances of her dying has increased. Because the dark magic has returned, some, or most, of the energy she has regain might be sucked by the dark magic, and probably making her conditions worse." Dr. Ni replied grimly.
Ron lowed his head. He was surly going to lose her. "But, I know a potion that my teacher thought me before her passed away." Snape's voice broke Ron's thoughts. "But, it hasn't been made before, because he was working on it when he died. It's just a list of ingredients and how to make it."
"Are you able to make it?" the tone of Ron's voice was full of hope.
"According to his notes, it takes a day to make, but can be drank even when the victim is in a coma." Snape answered. "But I don't know if it will work. It hasn't been tested."
"But, it's our only chance to assure Layla's survival." Dr. Ni replied. "So, Ron. What will it be?"
Ron didn't look up. "Can you make this potion as soon as possible?" he asked in a small voice.
Snape nodded and walked out of the office. "I'll be needing one of your spare laboratories." Snape called back just has the door swung closed.
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"Why did this happen her?" Elaine whispered as she stared into Layla's hospital room. Layla was hooked up to these machines that were similar to muggle ones, but run on magic and potions. Rick had his arm around his wife, comforting her. Elaine leaned her head on Rick's chest. "This new potion will work, right?"
"Yeah, don't worry. It will." Rick said reassuringly. It was already very late, and everyone left for Ron's place to sleep. Elaine and Rick were the last to leave, and Ron was sleeping in Layla's hospital room on a chair. Snape was in a laboratory, working very late into the night. As the sun crept up, Snape massaged his hands and signed n relief. He had just finished the potion, and luckily Layla's conditions hadn't worsened over night. He quickly bottled the grey liquid and hastily ran up the stairs to inform to nurses that he had completed the potion.
Within the next hour, Layla was awake and drank the potion. "It doesn't taste as bad as the first one." She joked, trying to lighten up the grim atmosphere of the room. After drinking the potion she went to sleep so that the affects would happen quickly. Ron waited by her bed dutifully. During the next few days leading up to the night before the day she was hexed, Layla would fall in and out of sleep, due to the potion she was given. But during a body scan, the dark magic was slowly disappearing, giving hope to everyone.
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A/N: sorry for the long wait and the very short chapter! I'm UBER busy! I had all these test and quizzes this week and next week is the same! And I have to redo a huge project of mines for Multicultural Studies class because my teacher lost it before he was able to grade it! DAMN IT! Opps... I meant DARN IT! XD
Well, I'm also in a moody mood because my favorite Chinese restaurant got burnt to the ground yesterday night! NOO! I don't know how it got on fire but its GONE! WAAAAH! It's near my high school, like down the street from it; I pass by it on my way to DBHS. NO! My way of life as been altered and is unbalance! Oh well, there are a lot of Chinese restaurants in the area, and a very good Korean BBQ down the street from my house... all is well... crazy things are going on here at DB... hey, I heard from a friend that my high school Diamond Bar High, was mention in some High School thing on MTV. Is it true? Just asking... well... yeah...
Notes:
/: A song called Fake Wings from the anime .hackSIGN
: A song called Lullaby from the anime Noir.
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