Harry Potter and the Secret within Godric's Hollow

Disclaimer: The Harry Potter characters and Harry Potter world belongs to J.K. Rowling. The additional characters you read here belong to the extraordinary mind of Mae.

Chapter 2: Old Friends

When Ron arrived at the Burrow, the first thing that happened when he stepped out of the fireplace, was get tackled by his mother.

"Welcome home Ronniekins! Oh you have some crumbs on your shirt, let me dust that off of you."

Ron could feel the redness come up to his face as he tried to fight off his mother's vice-like grip. He heard laughter in the back and took the time to look around. He had the misfortune of being last so he never got a chance to see his mother greet everyone else. Everyone seemed to be home, everyone except for Percy. Even Remus, Moody, and Fleur were there.

Once his mother let go of him, she shooed them away so she could finish getting dinner ready. Ginny and Hermione started up the stairs to leave their trunks in Ginny's room so Ron and Harry did the same. The girls reached their rooms first and Hermione quickly stepped in to drop off her trunk. Ron was making his way to his room behind Harry when Hermione called to him. He turned around to face a very happy and beautiful Hermione beaming at him. Harry turned to see why Ron had stopped until he noticed Hermione standing there. Getting the hint, Harry quickly left his trunk in Ron's room and left the couple quickly.

Ron then motioned her to follow him as he walked inside his room to leave his trunk there. After that, he turned to see Hermione still smiling mischievously as she stood by the door.

"What are you smiling about, huh?" he asked in a playful tone.

She then walked towards him in a very attractive strut that made Ron feel a bit hot.

"I am smiling because I'm so happy that we are finally together!" she said as she sat on his lap while wrapping her arms around his neck. Her response brought a grin to his face as he leaned in to lightly kiss her lips. He pulled away and took one of his hands to caress her face lovingly.

"I know, love. To tell you the truth, when you told me that you loved me, I just wanted to jump and scream out 'yeah' or something. And to finally be able to openly stare at you and hold your hand is amazing. And…maybe every once in a while, give you some of these."

He then leaned in to kiss her lips ever so gently and before he could pull away, she tightened her hold on him so he that he couldn't. This action alone made him moan deeply as he deepened the kiss, holding her tightly.

Once in a while she would pull away to take in some much needed air only to find him leaning in to capture hers once more. Her hands then abandoned the hold she had around his neck to rake her fingers up and down his chest.

Suddenly Ron did something that really left Hermione longing when he bit her bottom lip so gently before running his tongue along it. A moan filled the air and Hermione realized that it had been hers. Ron pulled away quickly to rest his forehead on hers, breathing heavily.

"Blimey, Hermione. If you keep doing that, we might do something that we'll regret later on."

Hermione looked into his eyes and said in a small voice, "Sorry, I-I don't know what got into me."

She tried to then pull away, thinking that she had angered him. He seemed to have known this because he kept his hold on hers so that she wouldn't leave.

"I'm not angry at you Hermione. It's just that…if we had kept going on, then something would've happened and I don't want you to regret later on. And besides, we can't really do anything because my family would be able to hear us. So…don't feel like you have to be sorry. Okay?" he said watching her face for her reaction.

She then looked up to him and smiled appreciatively. "Thanks Ron." She then leaned in to him to give him one last kiss before getting up from his lap. He stood up from his bed and grabbed a hold of her hand, before making their way downstairs to face his family.

By the time they got off the stairs, they were bombarded by questions from everybody. Fred and George had gotten to them first and teased them all the way to the dinner table.

"So what were you two doing upstairs? You better get that hickey off of Hermione, Ron before mum sees it," the twins remarked as they left the newfound couple sniggering as Ron went as red as his hair when he turned to check if there were any marks on Hermione.

When he found out there were none, Ron turned back to his twin brothers, clearly angry that they tricked him. Fred and George laughed at Ron's face before taking their seats at the table.

Ron took the time to scowl at the twins before being pulled down his seat by Hermione. He turned to look at her and she eyed him pleadingly. He instantly calmed down by the sight of her and returned her stare with a nod. She smiled appreciatively before facing everyone else.

Ron had noticed Harry and Ginny still avoiding eye contact and it was really annoying him now. He didn't know what happened between the two after leaving them at the lake but he had his theory.

"Ron? Can you help me serve the drinks, please?" his mother asked from the kitchen.

"Sure"

As Ron stood up to go to the kitchen, he received a familiar yet soothing voice in his mind.

Hello Ron. It's been a while.

Before Ron could even respond back, the lights started to flicker. Then in a split second, Ron came crashing down to his knees, clutching his head. He screamed out in pain causing everyone to look at him.

Hermione looked at Ron frighteningly, his scream sending shivers down her spine. One thing was for sure, she had never heard Ron scream like that before and that alone was enough to scare her to death.

Aaarrrggghhhh! Celeste! What are you doing! Ron spoke in his mind to send to Celestial.

Outside, Celestial watched Ron the whole time slightly smirking at how weak he was under her control. This was what she was afraid of. She was afraid that Ron wouldn't remember how to use the powers anymore. But when he sent her his message, she smiled knowingly before replying back.

Well, hello to you too, I feel sooo loved. Stop making a scene, I'm not even using an ounce of my power and you're already screaming.

She watched Ron's face pop up before turning his head around to see where she was.

He can't even sense me. How long has he not been using his power?

Before she could go on any further, Ron sent her his response.

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU? I thought we agreed not to use our powers anymore.

Her smirked faded as she responded with, We lost Ruby and 'Fire to him. He raided their house before killing them. We need to kill him, Ron. He needs to go. The killings have to stop. She saw a change in Ron's expression as he received this message.

'We lost Ruby and 'Fire to him.'

This statement left him stumped. His heart was clenched in pain as he found out that two more of his childhood friends were taken from him. Tears started to fall freely from his eyes as he closed them. Memories flooded through his mind as he tried to relive the last moment he had with them.

It was Ron's last day before leaving for Hogwarts. The seven friends sat all together in the tree house near Ron's house. Ruby and 'Fire were fighting with each other as always while Celestial rested her head on Kratos' lap. Ron was playing chess with Salim while Grant watched in awe.

"Ha! Beat ya!" Ron said proudly before initiating his victory dance. Everyone started to laugh at Ron's immaturity. Salim on the other hand looked very sad that he lost the game. Celestial saw this and said, "Don't worry Salim. No one ever beats Ron in chess, not even Bill could beat him and you know how good Bill is." Salim looked at Celestial, smiling brightly. "You're right, Celestial."

After just hanging out a bit more, Mrs. Weasley had called Ron to go back inside already. This saddened the close friends.

Ron stood up and gathered his things before turning to them and said, "Well, I guess this is it. I'm really gonna miss you guys. Let's keep in touch okay?"

All of them nodded their head before reaching forward to embrace Ron. "We'll miss you Ron. Don't forget us, we're family too." The girls had tears in their eyes when it was their turn to hug Ron.

"I won't, I promise." And with one last wave, young ten-year old Ron left 'HQ' the last time.

The flashback had ended yet Ron could still remember that day as if it were yesterday. After that, no one kept in touch with each other and it pained him so much.

As the lapse started to fade, Ron felt something outside. He turned to look at the window only to find the oak tree they used as headquarters.

Whoa. Did I see something move or was that just my imagination?

Squinting a bit more, Ron was able to make out a figure.

Celestial!