Disclaimer: As normal, I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters, so don't sue me. This is just me letting my imagination run wild and free.
Dedication: I am dedicating this fic to Amanda. Hope ya like it.
Warnings: This fic contains some things that may be graphic to some people. No slash that I know of at the moment, but I might end up putting some in later on.
A/N: Thanks to all who reviewed. I'm getting a lot more reviews for this fic than the other ones. IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ: For my fic, Sirius isn't dead, but he is gone into hiding again and is RESTRICTED (by Dumbledore) from being contacted by anyone or having contact to anyone.
Chapter 7"What's wrong with him?" Ginny demanded.
"He's in a coma. The bludger knocked him out and him hitting the ground didn't help," Madame Pomfrey said.
"Well, can't you do something to wake him up? You're a Medi-Witch, you should know some sort of spell to wake him up," Ginny asked, getting frantic.
"Comatose is something that we feel that should be left and undisturbed with magic. It's one of the only things that we do the Muggle way," Madame Pomfrey said.
"So, you can't do anything?" Hermione asked.
"I'm afraid not," Madame Pomfrey said.
"Well, what's gonna happen to my brother?" Ginny asked.
"Most coma patients end up waking up within a few days. If he hasn't awaken in a week well," Madame Pomfrey said, but stopped short.
"If he hasn't awaken in a week what?" Ginny demanded.
"It's likely he won't wake up at all. And if he does, he'll never be the same again," Madame Pomfrey informed her, then went to a small room at the back of the hospital wing.
Ginny took Ron's hand and sat on the edge of the hospital bed. "Ron, you can't die! You just can't! You're only 17! Ron, please wake up!" Ginny said, crying. Draco put a comforting arm around Ginny but she slapped it away.
"Ginny baby, I'm sure Ron is gonna be ok. He's really strong. He'll pull through," Draco said, trying to comfort her.
"And what if he don't? What am I going to do then?"
Dumbledore, who had been standing there watching the entire time, walked over to Ginny and put his hand on her shoulder. She didn't slap it away.
"Professor, what am I going to do?" Ginny asked.
"I think we should get in contact with your parents and let them know what has happened," Dumbledore said. Ginny nodded slightly and followed Dumbledore out of the hospital wing and up to his office. Once there, Dumbledore got in contact with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley through the Floo Network and told them what had happened. Molly was all in a panic and Arthur was trying very unsuccessfully to calm her down. Dumbledore suggested that they get to Hogwarts as soon as possible to be with their son. And that's exactly what they did. Within 10 minutes the Weasleys had Apparated to Hogsmeade and ran the rest of the way to Hogwarts.
When they arrived, they wasted no time in getting to the hospital and to their son's side. Dumbledore and Ginny had already returned and were sitting next to Ron's bed along with Hermione, Draco and now Harry.
"Oh my poor baby," Mrs. Weasley said, sitting next to Ron and taking his hand. Tears were steaming down her face and she was red from running. Mr. Weasley stood next to his wife with his hand on her shoulder, smoothing her hair as she spoke to Ron.
"Is he going to be ok?" Harry asked Dumbledore. Dumbledore nodded, but Harry could tell that he wasn't so sure. There was just something about the way he looked at him. A single tear ran down Harry's cheek as he held Ginny close and put a comforting arm around Hermione, who were both crying as well.
"So, what can we do?" Mr. Weasley asked Madame Pomfrey as she returned.
"I'm afraid that there is nothing we can do right now. All we can do is just hang tight and wait for him to come to on his own," she answered. So everyone just sat there, waiting, watching intently. It was well after midnight before another word was spoke.
"Ginny, Hermione, Harry, Draco, it's after midnight. You should all head upstairs and go to bed. You still have class tomorrow," Mrs. Weasley said.
"Mum, there is no way that I'm going to class. Not until Ron wakes up," Ginny said.
"Me either," Hermione and Harry agreed.
"I'm staying with Ginny," Draco said.
"All of you, upstairs now! You all have class in the morning and not another word from either of you, understood?" Mrs. Weasley said, raising her voice to show that she was serious. Ginny, Hermione, Harry and Draco went upstairs without another word, but none of them had a pleasant look on their face. When they got up to the Head Boy/Girl dorm, Ginny immediately went up to Draco's room and sat on his bed. Instinctively, he followed her.
When he walked in his room, she was sitting on the bed crying. He sat next to her and kissed her forehead.
"Draco, he can't die. He just can't."
"Gin, I'm sure that Pomfrey isn't going to let that happen. I'm sure she'll do something to keep him alive," Draco said, comforting her. He eventually got her to get some rest.
Meanwhile, downstairs in the common room, Harry and Hermione were in a similar situation. Hermione was devastated that Ron may never wake up and she may never get to be with him again. Harry comforted her as best he could and she eventually gave in to Harry.
The next week, Ginny, Harry and Hermione (along with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley) spent all the time they could in the hospital wing with Ron. Ginny was taking it really hard. Mrs. Weasley had to force her to leave every night, assuring her that he would still be there in the morning. Little did either of them know that Ron's life was ticking away very quickly.
One night, while Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were gone to get something to eat, Ginny was sitting alone next to Ron. She was holding his hand, rubbing the back of it with her thumb. Suddenly, she felt his fingers move. At first, she thought that she might have just been imagining things, having been cooped up so long, but then, his fingers moved again. She looked at him solemnly.
"Ron, I'm here. Please wake up," Ginny said. Ron clenched her hand in his and then he opened his eyes. Ginny could tell that he was still weak, but she couldn't help but be excited.
"Gin," Ron said, very lowly.
"Ron, wait until everyone hears that you are awake. They are gonna be so excited," Ginny said, a big smile spreading across his face.
"Gin, I'm too weak to go on. I can't hold on any longer," Ron said, sounding out of breath.
Ginny took Ron's hand and put it on her stomach. "Ron, what about your baby, OUR baby? You can't leave me Ron. I love you. I can't make it without you."
"Consider Draco the father. He could provide better for it anyway. He has a lot more money than I do. So just consider him the father," Ron said.
"Ron, I can't do that," Ginny said, grasping Ron's hand tighter.
"Yes Ginny, please. Tell everyone that I love them and I'll miss them. I'll be watching them from heaven," Ron said, leaning up and kissing Ginny briefly on the lips (in a brotherly kiss) before falling back against the pillow and closing his eyes permanently.
"Ron, no! You can't leave us!" Ginny said, slightly yelling, tears freely falling from her eyes. At that moment, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were just coming back from eating.
"Ginny sweetie what's wrong?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Ginny just continued to cry, not hearing her mother. Mrs. Weasley took Ron's hand. It was deathly cold in her hand.
"Arthur, go get Poppy," Molly said. Arthur done what his wife had asked him and in no time, Madame Pomfrey was next to Ron.
"I'm very sorry to inform you, but Ron has passed away," Madame Pomfrey said.
"I know, he told me he couldn't hold on any more," Ginny said in a very quiet, timid voice.
"What? He woke up?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Yes, right before he…" her voice trailed off.
"What did he say to you?" Madame Pomfrey asked.
"He said that he was too weak to hold on anymore and that I should consider Draco the father of the baby if he wants to be," she responded.
"Did he say anything else sweetie?" Arthur asked his only daughter.
"He told me to tell everyone that he loves them and will miss them," Ginny said, beginning to cry again.
At that point, Mrs. Weasley couldn't hold out any longer. She began to cry and her daughter embraced her as they cried together over the lost of their beloved brother and son. Around 10 minutes later, Harry, Hermione and Draco all came downstairs in their pajamas and robes. Hermione and Harry were both rubbing their eyes. Draco on the other hand looked like he had been awake the entire time.
"Gin, what's wrong? Dumbledore told us to come down to the hospital wing right away," Hermione said, walking over to Ginny.
Ginny ran the rest of the way to Hermione and embraced her tightly. "He's gone 'Mione," Ginny whispered into Hermione's ear.
"What!" Hermione said, feeling like she just got hit in the face with a baseball bat. She went over to his bedside and took his hand. To her disappointment and disbelief, his hand was a stiff as a board and freezing cold. "No! He didn't deserve it!" Harry and Draco, figuring out what had happened, walked over to both the girls. Draco held Ginny close and whispered softly into her ear that he was here for her and everything was going to be ok. Harry hugged Hermione and just cried along with her. He never knew what it was like to lose someone so close to him. Of course he had lost his parents, but since he was only a baby, he didn't remember them at all. It took him a long time to face the fact that one of his best friends was gone and that he was never going to see him again; never be able to wake Ron up at night when he (Harry) couldn't sleep; never be able to have late night private conversations like they used to. But most importantly, never have Ron be there when he needed him.
That night, the hospital wing was filled with sadness and sorrow. The soft, gentle cries of the females and the hushed tones of the males trying to comfort them was the only noises heard from the halls of the school. That night, nothing seemed to matter to those in the hospital wing, but the loved one laying motionless in the bed next to them.
A/N: I am really sorry for taking so long, but I was working a lot and I had exams to study for and such. I also had temporary writer's block when writing this chapter. I'm going to try to keep up with it from now on though since I am out for the summer and now have a better job with better hours. As always READ AND REVIEW!