A/N: hey sorry for the long wait. I had to figure out what I was going to
do with the story. I hope you like it. This fic is going to be getting a
lot darker as you can already see. R/R please!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry potter so don't sue me I'm broke. Sorry for not putting this up for previous chapters. Everything belongs to J.K. characters are OOC incase you haven't figured it out yet.
Chapter 8
The next day Lavender, Hermione, and Ginny approached Harry and Parvati, saying that they had to discuss some urgent matters with them. "This had better be good," stated Harry. "You guys have too many problems that I have to hear."
"Trust us Harry, you need to hear this one," said Ginny.
"Alright, we'll meet after classes."
They all agreed to meet up at the side of the lake.
"So what's going on?" asked Parvati.
"It's what I said last night that I would tell you later. Ron threatened Hermione and me yesterday, and he said he would pay the both of us back for what we did to him. And we all know that it's going to be wicked business. If he finds out that you know and that you're on our side he'll go after you too."
"Oh God, this can't be good," moaned Parvati.
Harry was pacing back and forth swearing under his breath. "I'm going to knock some sense into that bastard's pathetic excuse for a head if it's the last thing I do," he said fuming.
"Harry, no," said Ginny firmly.
"And why the bloody hell not?" he retorted.
"Because you'll just be giving him what he wants. He's trying to provoke us. He wants you to throw the first punch, which leaves you with the assault charges and him with the self defense. Do you really want to be expelled, or worse, over that?" said Hermione, mentally exhausted.
"No," he said, defeated. "So what are we going to do then?"
"We're going to Dumbledore. That's our safest option. He'll know what to do," said Hermione
"Do you think he'll put Ron under Veritaserum?" asked Ginny
"It's a possibility. He probably will. I'm really sorry about all this Gin," Hermione said sympathetically.
"It's alright. He's getting what he deserves. Who knows, it may help him in the long run."
"Maybe," Hermione replied, skeptically. "Let's head to Dumbledore's office before anything else happens." Everyone agreed and they walked up to the gargoyle, said the password, and hurried up the stairs to knock on the door. They heard a 'come in' from inside and entered. They each took a seat in a chair located in front of his desk. There always seemed to be just the right amount of chairs in front of his massive desk.
"So what seems to be the problem?" He asked.
"How did you know we had a problem?" asked Harry.
"Well, it's not everyday that you have five Gryffindor's in your office with solemn looks on their faces, so I would assume you didn't come up for just a jolly good chat. Am I right?"
"Yes sir," they all replied, feeling foolish.
"So what seems to be the problem?" Dumbledore repeated.
"Well," began Lavender, "its Ron. After I broke up with him and got together with Hermione, he threatened to make sure I got what I deserved for leaving him." Dumbledore was listening intently and he motioned for her to continue.
"He said he would go after Hermione as well. He also said not to tell anyone, or I would be put into more torment."
"Ron will probably go after Ginny, Harry and I as well because we aren't on his side of the situation. He'll probably go after anyone else who doesn't take his side as well" added Parvati.
"Sir, what will happen to Ron?" asked Ginny
"I will get his side of the story using Veritaserum to prove Ms. Brown's story. I believe it, but without the truth potion the testimony she just gave me wouldn't be enough. Once I have questioned him, if I find it necessary, he will be put into St. Mungo's and be placed into the psychological ward here. Hopefully it won't come to that but if the students' safety is in jeopardy then we must take drastic action."
"Thank you sir, I just hope my brother hasn't cast a memory charm on himself."
"Again, I hope it hasn't come to that but if so, we can break those if necessary. If he does go to St. Mungo's, it's questionable whether or not he will come back. If he does we'll figure out what do when the time comes. I will speak with Ronald shortly, and I will contact you all once I have sorted this matter out. You all may go now. It has been a very stressful day for you all, so I suggest that you get some rest."
"Thank you sir," they said in unison.
They walked out onto the grounds and Ginny said, "Man that was tough. I wish that I didn't have to do this to my own brother, but it's for the best. I hope Ron cooperates but the chances of that are slim to none. And there's no way any of us can convince him to, unless a miracle happens, but I don't think God's going to help us out on that one. There's not much hope."
"Gin, he's on a long dark spiral that he's going to have a hard time getting out of, because he's convinced that he's right. So we just have to let him go, and leave his fate to him and God because we've done all we can. Unfortunately, we can't change him or force him to understand."
"It's just so hard to picture not having Ron around," she choked out.
"Gin, he hasn't been himself for a while and we have to face the fact that the Ron we once knew is not coming back anytime soon. Come here," she said with her arms wide open.
Ginny went into them and started sobbing uncontrollably. "Mum's going to take this so hard. She'll grieve over Ron for a long time."
"And all of us will," Lavender said.
"We'll get through it," said Harry. "We need to get through it so we can be strong for the tasks ahead of us. We need to have our minds focused without the distraction of Ron's stupidity. We've gotten through everything else, so we can certainly get through this. Come here, I think this calls for a group hug." The girls all smiled at him and gladly accepted the offer.
"You know Harry, you should stop hanging around all us, otherwise everyone's going to figure you for gay," said Parvati with a wink.
"Ah, let them think that. I'm not, but I wouldn't trade my girls here for anything."
"Thanks Harry," they all said giggling.
They all headed off to the common room, knowing that they would have a tough road ahead of them, but they were all comforted knowing that they each weren't the only one grieving, and that they could always lean on each other for support and understanding.
Professor McGonagall walked into Dumbledore's office and said, "You called for me, Albus?"
"Yes Minerva, it seems as if we have a serious problem on our hands. Apparently young master Weasley has severely threatened his friends and naturally, he needs to be questioned. Could you please tell Severus to fetch me some of his strongest truth potion and could you please escort young master Weasley to my office?"
"Yes Albus, I'll fetch him shortly." Not long after McGonagall left, Snape entered Dumbledore's office carrying a bottle of Veritaserum.
"I was informed that you requested some truth potion headmaster. May I ask what for?"
"Certainly Severus, it seems that I need to hear the side of a student's story to a serious problem that, if left unmanaged, could leave us with a homicidal maniac on our hands."
"I see. Which student is it?"
"Young master Weasley."
"Well, that certainly was unexpected. In that case I will definitely let you use my Veritaserum, knowing how stubborn and bad tempered Weasley's are."
"Thank you Severus. He should be arriving soon, so I shall speak with you later."
"Yes, Headmaster, good luck."
"Thank you again Severus." As soon as he left, Dumbledore quickly brewed some tea and put some Veritaserum into it. After he finished setting up he sat down and shortly afterwards, Ron strolled in with McGonagall close at his heels. "Ah young master Weasley, please take a seat and have some tea."
"Thank you sir," said Ron and he drank some of his tea before asking, "What am I doing here sir?"
"I wanted you to tell me what happened between you and Ms. Brown last night."
Ron was originally planning on lying with his slick classic charm, but was surprised when he found himself blurting out, "The little bitch dumped me sir, and I swore to her that she and Hermione would get what they deserved in the end for what they've done to me. And the same goes for anyone else who believes the stupid bints."
"What have you done to me? I'm under Veritaserum aren't I? You sons of bitches, I'm going to make sure that all of you filthy bastards will be killed for this!"
He whipped out his wand and was about to cast a spell, but before he could Dumbledore beat him to it and shouted, "Expelliarmus!"
"Minerva, sedate him!" he shouted. McGonagall somehow managed to do so before Ron escaped the office. "Good work. Let's get him to the hospital wing quickly so he can be restrained. We don't have much time." They gathered up his stiff body and practically flew down to the hospital wing.
"Poppy, will you please get us a bed with restraints? NOW!" Dumbledore bellowed. Madam Pomfrey didn't hesitate and within moments Ron was strapped into a bed that would restrain him indefinitely.
When Ron awoke from the sedation, he struggled against the straps that bound him to the bed. The more he struggled the tighter they became. He tried this several times but the straps kept reinforcing themselves whenever he moved. He finally gave up and began shouting, "What have you done? You can't do this to me!"
"I believe, young master Weasley, that I can, and more importantly I will," Dumbledore responded. "You are in no position to negotiate. You have put the safety of your peers into jeopardy, and it is my duty as headmaster to remove any threat soon as possible. So, you shall be relocated to the psychological ward at St. Mungo's hospital until you are no longer a threat to your peers. I'm deeply sorry, but I must do this."
His face became solemn and he turned to leave. He left with Ron bellowing at the top of his lungs, and not long after Ron began his bellowing it became incomprehensible.
"Poppy, could you please sedate him and give him some sleeping potion? I would appreciate it if he left without much of a commotion. Medics from St. Mungo's should be here shortly to fetch him."
"Yes Albus," she responded. "I'll see right to it."
"Thank you Poppy." 'May God be with him' he said under his breath.
Unfortunately, Albus Dumbledore's night was not quite over. He headed up to the Gryffindor common room to find the five who were in his office earlier waiting by the fireplace. As soon as he walked into the room all of their eyes went to him, waiting for what he had to say.
"Good evening Ms. Brown, Ms. Granger, Ms. Weasley, Ms. Patil and Mr. Potter. It seems as if your story did prove true after all, Ms. Brown. Ronald is in the process of being transferred to St. Mungo's psychological ward at the moment, and I'm sure he will remain there for quite some time."
"Thank you, Professor" they all said.
"What ever for?" he answered.
"For believing us." said Lavender "And just taking the time to listen to some complex teenager problems. It means a lot sir."
"Any time Ms. Brown. My doors and ears are always open to all of you. Well, we've all had a long day and I have a letter to write to Molly concerning Ronald's situation. Please get some rest; you're going to need it. Good night to you all."
"Good night sir. Thanks again," said Hermione. After he left they all headed to bed to retire from a long, stressful day that was sure to stay with them forever.
A/N: hope you all liked it. This chapter was a bitch to write. Thanks for putting up with me. Feedback is most certainly welcome I really appreciate it. For now I bid you adieu and I hope you have a good day. Peace Phoenix.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry potter so don't sue me I'm broke. Sorry for not putting this up for previous chapters. Everything belongs to J.K. characters are OOC incase you haven't figured it out yet.
Chapter 8
The next day Lavender, Hermione, and Ginny approached Harry and Parvati, saying that they had to discuss some urgent matters with them. "This had better be good," stated Harry. "You guys have too many problems that I have to hear."
"Trust us Harry, you need to hear this one," said Ginny.
"Alright, we'll meet after classes."
They all agreed to meet up at the side of the lake.
"So what's going on?" asked Parvati.
"It's what I said last night that I would tell you later. Ron threatened Hermione and me yesterday, and he said he would pay the both of us back for what we did to him. And we all know that it's going to be wicked business. If he finds out that you know and that you're on our side he'll go after you too."
"Oh God, this can't be good," moaned Parvati.
Harry was pacing back and forth swearing under his breath. "I'm going to knock some sense into that bastard's pathetic excuse for a head if it's the last thing I do," he said fuming.
"Harry, no," said Ginny firmly.
"And why the bloody hell not?" he retorted.
"Because you'll just be giving him what he wants. He's trying to provoke us. He wants you to throw the first punch, which leaves you with the assault charges and him with the self defense. Do you really want to be expelled, or worse, over that?" said Hermione, mentally exhausted.
"No," he said, defeated. "So what are we going to do then?"
"We're going to Dumbledore. That's our safest option. He'll know what to do," said Hermione
"Do you think he'll put Ron under Veritaserum?" asked Ginny
"It's a possibility. He probably will. I'm really sorry about all this Gin," Hermione said sympathetically.
"It's alright. He's getting what he deserves. Who knows, it may help him in the long run."
"Maybe," Hermione replied, skeptically. "Let's head to Dumbledore's office before anything else happens." Everyone agreed and they walked up to the gargoyle, said the password, and hurried up the stairs to knock on the door. They heard a 'come in' from inside and entered. They each took a seat in a chair located in front of his desk. There always seemed to be just the right amount of chairs in front of his massive desk.
"So what seems to be the problem?" He asked.
"How did you know we had a problem?" asked Harry.
"Well, it's not everyday that you have five Gryffindor's in your office with solemn looks on their faces, so I would assume you didn't come up for just a jolly good chat. Am I right?"
"Yes sir," they all replied, feeling foolish.
"So what seems to be the problem?" Dumbledore repeated.
"Well," began Lavender, "its Ron. After I broke up with him and got together with Hermione, he threatened to make sure I got what I deserved for leaving him." Dumbledore was listening intently and he motioned for her to continue.
"He said he would go after Hermione as well. He also said not to tell anyone, or I would be put into more torment."
"Ron will probably go after Ginny, Harry and I as well because we aren't on his side of the situation. He'll probably go after anyone else who doesn't take his side as well" added Parvati.
"Sir, what will happen to Ron?" asked Ginny
"I will get his side of the story using Veritaserum to prove Ms. Brown's story. I believe it, but without the truth potion the testimony she just gave me wouldn't be enough. Once I have questioned him, if I find it necessary, he will be put into St. Mungo's and be placed into the psychological ward here. Hopefully it won't come to that but if the students' safety is in jeopardy then we must take drastic action."
"Thank you sir, I just hope my brother hasn't cast a memory charm on himself."
"Again, I hope it hasn't come to that but if so, we can break those if necessary. If he does go to St. Mungo's, it's questionable whether or not he will come back. If he does we'll figure out what do when the time comes. I will speak with Ronald shortly, and I will contact you all once I have sorted this matter out. You all may go now. It has been a very stressful day for you all, so I suggest that you get some rest."
"Thank you sir," they said in unison.
They walked out onto the grounds and Ginny said, "Man that was tough. I wish that I didn't have to do this to my own brother, but it's for the best. I hope Ron cooperates but the chances of that are slim to none. And there's no way any of us can convince him to, unless a miracle happens, but I don't think God's going to help us out on that one. There's not much hope."
"Gin, he's on a long dark spiral that he's going to have a hard time getting out of, because he's convinced that he's right. So we just have to let him go, and leave his fate to him and God because we've done all we can. Unfortunately, we can't change him or force him to understand."
"It's just so hard to picture not having Ron around," she choked out.
"Gin, he hasn't been himself for a while and we have to face the fact that the Ron we once knew is not coming back anytime soon. Come here," she said with her arms wide open.
Ginny went into them and started sobbing uncontrollably. "Mum's going to take this so hard. She'll grieve over Ron for a long time."
"And all of us will," Lavender said.
"We'll get through it," said Harry. "We need to get through it so we can be strong for the tasks ahead of us. We need to have our minds focused without the distraction of Ron's stupidity. We've gotten through everything else, so we can certainly get through this. Come here, I think this calls for a group hug." The girls all smiled at him and gladly accepted the offer.
"You know Harry, you should stop hanging around all us, otherwise everyone's going to figure you for gay," said Parvati with a wink.
"Ah, let them think that. I'm not, but I wouldn't trade my girls here for anything."
"Thanks Harry," they all said giggling.
They all headed off to the common room, knowing that they would have a tough road ahead of them, but they were all comforted knowing that they each weren't the only one grieving, and that they could always lean on each other for support and understanding.
Professor McGonagall walked into Dumbledore's office and said, "You called for me, Albus?"
"Yes Minerva, it seems as if we have a serious problem on our hands. Apparently young master Weasley has severely threatened his friends and naturally, he needs to be questioned. Could you please tell Severus to fetch me some of his strongest truth potion and could you please escort young master Weasley to my office?"
"Yes Albus, I'll fetch him shortly." Not long after McGonagall left, Snape entered Dumbledore's office carrying a bottle of Veritaserum.
"I was informed that you requested some truth potion headmaster. May I ask what for?"
"Certainly Severus, it seems that I need to hear the side of a student's story to a serious problem that, if left unmanaged, could leave us with a homicidal maniac on our hands."
"I see. Which student is it?"
"Young master Weasley."
"Well, that certainly was unexpected. In that case I will definitely let you use my Veritaserum, knowing how stubborn and bad tempered Weasley's are."
"Thank you Severus. He should be arriving soon, so I shall speak with you later."
"Yes, Headmaster, good luck."
"Thank you again Severus." As soon as he left, Dumbledore quickly brewed some tea and put some Veritaserum into it. After he finished setting up he sat down and shortly afterwards, Ron strolled in with McGonagall close at his heels. "Ah young master Weasley, please take a seat and have some tea."
"Thank you sir," said Ron and he drank some of his tea before asking, "What am I doing here sir?"
"I wanted you to tell me what happened between you and Ms. Brown last night."
Ron was originally planning on lying with his slick classic charm, but was surprised when he found himself blurting out, "The little bitch dumped me sir, and I swore to her that she and Hermione would get what they deserved in the end for what they've done to me. And the same goes for anyone else who believes the stupid bints."
"What have you done to me? I'm under Veritaserum aren't I? You sons of bitches, I'm going to make sure that all of you filthy bastards will be killed for this!"
He whipped out his wand and was about to cast a spell, but before he could Dumbledore beat him to it and shouted, "Expelliarmus!"
"Minerva, sedate him!" he shouted. McGonagall somehow managed to do so before Ron escaped the office. "Good work. Let's get him to the hospital wing quickly so he can be restrained. We don't have much time." They gathered up his stiff body and practically flew down to the hospital wing.
"Poppy, will you please get us a bed with restraints? NOW!" Dumbledore bellowed. Madam Pomfrey didn't hesitate and within moments Ron was strapped into a bed that would restrain him indefinitely.
When Ron awoke from the sedation, he struggled against the straps that bound him to the bed. The more he struggled the tighter they became. He tried this several times but the straps kept reinforcing themselves whenever he moved. He finally gave up and began shouting, "What have you done? You can't do this to me!"
"I believe, young master Weasley, that I can, and more importantly I will," Dumbledore responded. "You are in no position to negotiate. You have put the safety of your peers into jeopardy, and it is my duty as headmaster to remove any threat soon as possible. So, you shall be relocated to the psychological ward at St. Mungo's hospital until you are no longer a threat to your peers. I'm deeply sorry, but I must do this."
His face became solemn and he turned to leave. He left with Ron bellowing at the top of his lungs, and not long after Ron began his bellowing it became incomprehensible.
"Poppy, could you please sedate him and give him some sleeping potion? I would appreciate it if he left without much of a commotion. Medics from St. Mungo's should be here shortly to fetch him."
"Yes Albus," she responded. "I'll see right to it."
"Thank you Poppy." 'May God be with him' he said under his breath.
Unfortunately, Albus Dumbledore's night was not quite over. He headed up to the Gryffindor common room to find the five who were in his office earlier waiting by the fireplace. As soon as he walked into the room all of their eyes went to him, waiting for what he had to say.
"Good evening Ms. Brown, Ms. Granger, Ms. Weasley, Ms. Patil and Mr. Potter. It seems as if your story did prove true after all, Ms. Brown. Ronald is in the process of being transferred to St. Mungo's psychological ward at the moment, and I'm sure he will remain there for quite some time."
"Thank you, Professor" they all said.
"What ever for?" he answered.
"For believing us." said Lavender "And just taking the time to listen to some complex teenager problems. It means a lot sir."
"Any time Ms. Brown. My doors and ears are always open to all of you. Well, we've all had a long day and I have a letter to write to Molly concerning Ronald's situation. Please get some rest; you're going to need it. Good night to you all."
"Good night sir. Thanks again," said Hermione. After he left they all headed to bed to retire from a long, stressful day that was sure to stay with them forever.
A/N: hope you all liked it. This chapter was a bitch to write. Thanks for putting up with me. Feedback is most certainly welcome I really appreciate it. For now I bid you adieu and I hope you have a good day. Peace Phoenix.