Notes: I know that last one was kind of pointless and boring, but everyone was having a panic attack because they thought Harry died which isn't true... just thought I'd clear that up. This one's short but it gets you up to date - more interesting stuff next chapter!
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Harry didn't talk to the healers or the nurses much after that. In fact, he usually didn't answer any questions that required more than a yes or no answer. He did talk to Hermione though, and she started to visit him a little more often after the incident with the needle. He asked her again and again if she had seen Ginny, and every time she said not yet.
Not yet? Harry wondered. Is it a week long surgery? What the heck is taking so long? Then he thought that something bad might have happened, and she didn't want to tell him because she thought he'd have a breakdown or something. Well, Harry did admit (only to himself though) that he could get through most things, but losing Ginny would be a completely different ball game. But it's just a surgery, right? If muggles can do it, then it should be easy for anyone with a wand.
"She's alright Harry." Hermione said. "I can tell."
"How?"
"Because they would have sent Mrs. Weasley to live with our old buddy Gilderoy. She almost lost it when Ron got hurt before, remember? So if she's okay, then I'd guess that all her babies are okay too."
"So does that mean Ron's okay?"
"Yes, he's fine. He likes to act like he's dying, but he's not."
"How'd he get 'puncture wounds'? Anderson said something about it before."
"Oh, well, he was... well..." she stammered.
Harry sighed. "Hermione, just tell me. The only thing you could say to depress me is that Ginny died, which according to what you just told me isn't true at all."
"Okay, if you're sure you want to hear it. But I have to start before that, back when were discussing the plan."
"The plan?"
"Yes. You don't remember it?"
"No, I don't. I just remember something about Ginny and a wall, and then Voldemort, and something with Malfoy..."
"Okay, then I'd better start at the very beginning:
"You found out that they were in the old orphanage. Ron and I followed you. So, when you and Malfoy were trying to make some kind of plan, we finally caught up. We argued about it for a bit, then Malfoy told us his plan. He polyjuiced you to be him and him to be you, and then you went inside with Snape. Ron and I were supposed to wait for a signal from Snape and then send for the aurors, so that we could get through the Death Eaters and then to Ginny, Neville, and Parvati.
"Well, Snape took a long time. Ron started to get anxious, as he usually does in those kinds of situations. But Snape did look out at us eventually, and I called the Order. Ron sent one as well, and I think Snape did too, so that they would know it was urgent. They popped up, and we told them that you were already in there and what we were supposed to do. Of course they didn't listen. You told us not to come in to help you until all the Death Eaters were taken care of and until we had Ginny and Neville and Parvati, but they tried over and over to get in that room with you. They couldn't - I think the door sealed from the inside. Lupin nearly tore the wall down himself.
"I really don't know what happened to you in there, but I know what happened outside. The Order got most of the Death Eaters, and Ron and I snuck off to get the other three. They weren't hard to find - they were tied up pretty good though. We got them down and started to sneak back out. Parvati bolted straight for the door, but Ginny and Neville wondered where you were. We told them that you were with Voldemort and you didn't want anyone to help you. That was good enough for Neville, but not for Ginny. She didn't want to leave without you.
"She grabbed Ron's wand and sprinted back for the door. We lost her in the Death Eaters and aurors. Neville tried to help us find her, but you know it really wasn't that easy. I don't know how she got in that room - Like I said, the door you went in by was sealed from the inside.
"By now all but a few of the Death Eaters were caught, and the Order was busy keeping them in line. Ron was really upset. He thought something bad must have happened to you because it shouldn't have taken that long. I told him over and over that you told us not to help you, but you know how he is. And besides, Ginny was in there somewhere. He swore that he heard you scream (although I don't know how he heard anything through that wall) and that he saw a green light. He kept looking at the wall for any way to get in there.
"And then... I don't know how, but the door cracked open. We pushed on it as hard as we could, and eventually it opened. And inside -"
She stopped for a second and looked down at her hands, about to burst into tears. Harry could only guess at what she had seen; he couldn't remember it himself.
"There was blood... everywhere... And you... weren't... breathing... And... And Ginny..." Harry sat up as best as he could, and she came up to him and finished crying on his shoulder. When she was done she sat back down, and then continued:
"I started doing CPR on you, and Ron started taking care of Ginny. Then, the last few Death Eaters came into the room. I guess they thought their master would help them. When they saw that he was dead, they assumed that you had done it (as they had seen both of us outside before) and tried to attack you. We disarmed them all. They panicked - Bellatrix rushed out with a knife. She tried to go for you, but Ron stepped in the way..."
I guess that answers my question, Harry thought. "How many times did she get him?"
"Four, I think. Maybe five. I wasn't really counting. Twice in the chest, once in the shoulder, once in the hip - he's lucky that he's not a muggle. He would have never survived. The aurors came in to get them. I, well, I punched Bellatrix a few times to get her off of Ron... She got me too, on my arm, but it's just a scratch." She lifted her sleeve up to show him. There was a little scratch just below her elbow. "And that's about it."
Harry made a mental note to say something to Ron about that. Saving a life at least deserves a thank you. Hermione was quiet now and looked a little anxious. "Go back with him."
"Oh, no, I -"
"Just go. I know you want to be there more than you want to be here."
"Okay, but I'll come back later." She got up and headed for the door.
"Hermione?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks. I mean - for everything."
"Anytime Harry. You'd do the same for me."
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Notes: Aww... Idn't that sweet? But hey, there's still stuff to wait for. Like, is Ginny okay? And what happened to Draco and Snape? And those horcruxes that Snape was supposed to get, did he really get them? All this and more coming up. Right now I need to go to work... please don't forget about my site! We need help so badly! Our host is giving us two weeks to have a site up by and I'd like to have something nice by then. With only two of us that's kind of hard. If you can help at all please let me know!