i did this on newyear's eve whilest my boyfriend was sleeping because he did nightshift the night before.
so consider this my new year party!( i was alone i was all by myself)
enjoy
Georges funeral had been a subdued affair. The remaining Wesley's had gathered around and thanked everyone for showing up. Ron said nothing the whole day as hermione pushed him around in his wheelchair. To be honest ron had hardly said anything at all since he woke up. But hermione didn't mind, as long as he was going to be ok, she needed her best friend.
Katie bell had cried all the way through the service, she was the only one , all others were past crying devoid of emotion … their had been to many tears spilt in the aftermath of Voldemort rein.
Georges was the first of many funerals that were to be held, the death count had risen as the remaining death eaters had tried to flee. Privattie Pettal, dean thomas, Colin Crevie, terry boot. .
Hermione tried not to think of toughs closest to her that had gone. Hagrid's funeral was the day after Georges. Their was to much hurt for all this to be made right.
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"hermione will you stop just staring at the clock" ginny said as we got the spare room at the burrow ready for ron and harry's return from st mungos. They were finally going to be released , a month had past since they were both taken in to the hospital, hermione had visited every day.
The result's of their n.e.w.t's lay in brown paper envelopes on the kitchen table a ministry owl had delivered them two days ago but hermione wanted the boys to get their results with her. But for once results meant nothing to hermione. She just wanted to try and get some sort of normality back in to her life.
Mr Weasley sat reading paper work at the kitchen table. The bags under his eye's grew larger everyday, hermione worried that he had taken on way to much when he agreed to be assistant minister to dumbeldore. But now with dumbledore gone and Mr Weasley acting as the Minister till they had a chance to appoint someone new, hermione worried that it was all to much for him to take on.
"Mr Weasley ?" hermione said tentatively as a worried look crossed his face.
"yes hermione?" " are you ok?" she asked quietly as Ginny continued making up the bed's in what used to be mrs Weasley's sewing room.
"were having trouble getting people to help repair hogwarts, it looks like the school will have to close." Hermione wasn't expecting that.
" but what about the student's…" "maddame maxine is more than willing to take some in at buxibon but there is only so much she can do" Hermione knew what all this came down to like him or not luscious Malfoy provided a lot of financial support to hogwarts.
"is their anything I can do to help?" " not unless you know any good spells that can fix 620000 gallions worth of damage…" he looked across Hermione's shoulder at Ginny. Hermione knew what he was thinking , he felt he was letting Ginny down.
"I'll think of something" she said resting her hand on his shoulder and squeezing.
She looked at the clock above the door and sighed. It was time… She slowly rose to her feet and looked at mr Weasley.
"are you going to come with us?" she asked. Mr Weasley nodded and tidied his things away.
Ginny on seeing the two of them standing took it as a que to go see if fred was going to come too.
She returned a few minuites later shaking her head.
"he say's he's busy" she said sadly. Fred had locked himself away in the twins old room since the day of Georges funeral, he even refused to let Angelina in … she had cried the first time but now understood it was his way of coping with things, she was minding the shop till Fred sorted himself out.
Hopefully Ron's return would help.
Neville met them in the reception of st mungos, a weak smile passed between the three of them .
" have you been to see luna?" Ginny questioned.
Neville nodded " she wanted to know my results… she was asking after you hermione… you know luna she has to know everything." " I haven't opened mine yet" " she's waiting for the dastardly duo" Ginny explained as the waved to tonk's who was busy helping an old wizard up a flight of stairs. "oh right" said Neville disappointed.
"ok I get it " said ginny smiling at Neville " what did you get then?" He pressed the call button on the lift.
"outstanding on my herbology" " that was to be expected" smiled hermione.
"but the two I got for transfiguration and defence against the dark arts weren't" he said and hermione felt the smile cross her face… she hugged him.
" Neville that's wonderful" she said when they broke apart and walked in to the lift.
"it's all thanks to you and Harry" he said beaming. " I thought that I would come and say thank you to Harry before he goes back to your place" he said to Ginny. "Neville I told you last time your welcome to come stay any time you want, I know what your gran's like" Neville smiled again,
" actually she's not been to bad lately, last time I went to see mam and dad the head healer told her that it was me that cursed that crazy lestrange woman, I've never seen my gran look so happy" Hermione had to admit she hadn't seen Neville ever look this happy. " so how is luna?" " their going to let her go home next week some time" he said going a little flushed in the cheeks.
" she lives near you right" said ginny as they headed down the hall to harry and ron's room.
" yeah … but you know how it is" said Neville.
"know how what is?" asked harry as they walked in the room.
"Neville fancys luna" said ginny throwing herself down on the end of harrys bed. Ron looked up from his seat.
" really?" hermione could have swore he looked across at her. " I suppose it take's all sorts right?" Neville looked at the four of us … " yeah we'll at least she knows how I feel" he said smiling to himself.
Hermione had to admit that he did have a point, Neville had always been honest with luna , that was defiantly more than she could say for her bunch of friends.
" where's dad?" ron asked rolling himself forward in his chair.
" he went to see professor flitwick about something" said Ginny not taking her eyes off of Harry whilst she spoke.
"does he have to be working today?" Ron questioned.
"it's not his fault … their trying to make things right, your dad's right at the top now, you have to give him a chance to prove himself" said Neville Ron nodded, hermione had to admit that Neville was making sense.
Hermione walked over to Ron's bed and picked up his bag. She went to push him but he knocked her hand away.
" I can do it myself" " fine then " The others looked at them this looked like the beginning of a Granger Weasley fight. Something that they hadn't seen in a long time. But hermione didn't want this to be a fight she counted to ten slowly.
Neville told Harry and Ron about the results of the N.E.W.T' s coming by ministry owl.
" we'll its obvious isn't it " said Ron "theirs nothing left of hogwarts is their Voldemort made sure of that" Both Harry and hermione looked at each other, that was the most Ron had said in long time.
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Their goodbye to Neville had been short and sweet , Ginny had told him to send an owl if he ever needed anything. And he had promised to keep in touch. As they arrived back at the burrow Ron tried his best to get his wheel chair to go over the cobbles surface but it just wasn't happening. Reluctantly he let hermione help him.
It wasn't that he didn't appreciate her help but he didn't want to be treated like an invalid, he would be abele to use crutches soon and he wouldn't have top rely on hermione and Ginny. Not that he minded to much that hermione seamed so anxious to help him.
She had been their when he had woken , each and every time, caught in the nightmares that his sleep brought him , she was their holding his hand telling him it was ok she was their.
Hermione had been his rock for so long now, but he knew he couldn't remain this weight around her neck, she was destined for great things, and him? Who knew.
He looked up at the twins window, Fred stood watching them , when he caught Ron's gaze he drew the curtains across the window. Ron closed his eyes and held back the tears, he was not going to show his friends how weak he was.
