Disclaimer: I own nothing but the name of the interior design, Krystal, and Kerri.
A/N: Last chapter! I know, it is sad, or if you dislike this story then it is happy! anyway this was extremely fun to write and I love all you who reviewed.
"Well," Ron said, as he stepped out of the fireplace, and saw me looking around. "Welcome to my home."
This house amazed me; it had such a weird interior design. The living room was wild. It had leopard print carpet, with a zebra striped chair, and the wallpaper was meant to look like a jungle. I stepped into the living room and asked, "What happened here?"
"Hermione wanted to try an interior designer," Ron explained.
"Hey, Jacque Folusire is a very famous interior designer, and is very skilled," Hermione defended.
"Well, this skilled designer told us that he felt as though this house need a wild room," Ron said dryly.
I had to stifle back some laughter, and Ron looked like he was doing the same thing.
Hermione shook her head, and said, "Fine, I know this room seems a little, different, but the rest of the house looks wonderful."
"Cost enough," Ron mumbled. He yawned and said to me, "Let's get you in bed."
Ron led me up to a spare room. It was plain, and a tad bit boring. It made me yawn, just looking at it. I sat on the bed, which was very soft, and asked, "Dad, what do you do?"
"I'm assistance editor for the Daily Prophet, and I'm in training to take over the head editor's job when he retires," my dad answered me, swelling up with pride.
"What does Hermione do?" I asked.
"She teaches at Hogwarts, she is like a vice principal," Ron informed her. Then Ron asked, "Do you need anything for bed?"
"No, I'm fine," I told him.
"Well, goodnight then," Ron told me, and he kissed my forehead.
I smiled and pulled the covers over me, and went to sleep.
"Kerri, what happen last night?" George asked, meeting Kerri in the Leakey Caldron lobby, drinking a coffee during the morning.
"I found that any dinners with Ron and anyone else turns out to be disasters," Kerri said, putting down her coffee and picking up a Dailey Prophet. Kerri scanned the headlines, and then looked at the byline.
"Holy crap," Kerri exclaimed after seeing Ron's name. She looked at George and asked, "When did Ron become a journalist?"
"Uh, right after school," George said, trying to remember. "But that's not the point, you really upset our family."
"So?" Kerri asked.
"Good job and thanks," George said, in all seriousness. "Mum really need to be reminded what it is like to be yelled at."
"You're welcome," Kerri said with a smile.
"So what are you going to do about Krystal?" George asked.
"Talk to Hermione and Ron," Kerri informed George.
"What about?" George asked.
"You'll find out later," Kerri said with a smile.
"Hi Kerri," Ron said, walking up with Hermione and me.
"Hi Ron, Hermione, Krystal," my mom greeted us. My mom turned to me and said, "Krystal, how about you leave Ron, Hermione and me alone to talk and go off with your Uncle George?"
"Why don't you talk with me here?" I asked.
"Cause I don't want too, so please go visit George," my mom pleaded with such a sadness in her voice I agreed without anymore protest.
"Ron, Hermione," my mom said in a cheerful tone, "please sit down."
"Kerri, I think we need to talk," Ron started.
"Right Ron," my mom said. "I am not going to beat around the bush, I'm going to come straight out and say it."
"What?" Hermione asked.
"How would you two like to take custody over Krystal?" my mom asked. Then she added, "Of course I would like to see her occasionally, and I would help out finically."
"Are you saying that you would let Hermione and me raise Krystal?" Ron asked in disbelief.
"Only if both you and Hermione want her," my mom told them.
"Why?" asked Hermione.
"Krystal needs a dad and a mom, and since I don't see myself marring anytime soon, you two would be plan A," my mom informed them.
"Just why are you proposing this now?" Hermione asked.
"She is going off to a wizard school, and I don't know anything about the wizarding world. If she had you two as parents, then she would at least have parents who knew things, and more importantly, she would have parents who love her and they would know about the wizarding world," my mom explained.
"Oh, well," Hermione, said, uncomfortable. Then she asked, "Ron?"
"Hermione, I know you wanted a family of your own, and we can still have that," Ron said looking at Hermione. "But Krystal is part of my family, and I want to take her in."
"Okay Ron," Hermione said, simply. Ron stunned by her remark looked at her. Hermione smiled and explained, "Like you said, she is part of your family and I married into your family, so I'll be glad to take in Krystal."
"Great, now we just have to clear it by Krystal," my mom told them, smiling even though she was on the verge of tears.
"Kerri, are you going to be ok with this?" asked Hermione, concerned.
"Well you try being a single mother, and then you tell me how it feels," my mom asked, not being mean, but in a nice joking voice.
"I'll go get Krystal," Ron said.
As Ron left to get me, my mom stopped crying for a minute and looked at Hermione. She took in a deep breath and asked, "You are going to be nice to my little girl, right?"
Hermione look taken back by that question, and answered, "Of course I would."
"No acting like an evil stepmother? You're going to treat my little girl right?" my mom asked still not convinced.
"Yes, weather you believe it or not, I love Ron, and I want Ron to be happy. Ron wants to have his daughter to live with us, and I think that would be grand," Hermione said.
"Are you just pulling things out of your ass?" my mom asked.
"No," Hermione said confused.
"Just be nice to her," my mom told Hermione in a warning voice.
"I will," Hermione, answered her.
Ron came over with me. I sat down next to me, unsure of what was happening. My mom turned to me, with puffy, bloodshot eyes and asked, "Krystal, how would you like to live with your dad?"
"For how long?" I asked back.
"Hopefully till you're in your mid twenties, by then I would hope you could live on your own," my mom joked.
"You mean Dad would become my main parent?" I asked.
"Your dad, and your stepmother," my mom told me.
"I could live with Dad?" I asked again, my eyes wide in shock.
"Yes, but only if you want to," my mom told me.
I looked at my mom, and I looked at my dad. I loved my mom, and I hardly knew my dad. My mom had cared for me, and my dad wanted to get to know me. I felt like my insides were ripping up inside me. I started to cry, and my mom put her arms around me.
"Krystal, it ok," my mom said, in a soothing voice. "You don't have to chose today."
"No," I told her, with my tears stopping. "I want to live with Dad and Hermione."
My mom pulled me into a hug and said, "Ok, I'll help you pack."
We went up to the room, and we packed. When it was finished my mom started crying and pulled me into another hug.
"Honey, I love you," my mom told me through her tears.
"I love you too Mom," I said, also starting to cry.
"I guess we better get you down there to start your life as a Weasley," my mom told me, wiping away my tears. Then she added with a smile, "Don't forget to write."
"Don't worry," I said also smiling, "I won't forget you, and I will always be a Bailey who just looks like a Weasley."
"No," my mom told me. "You are a Weasley. Now, let's go and get you started as a Weasley."
My mom grabbed a bag, while I grabbed the other. I smiled at her, and she ruffled up my hair. I knew that was her goodbye.
The End
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