A/N: This one doesn't really have a purpose either…sorry it's so short too.
Chapter Eight: Older Brother
"WHAT?" Ron yelled, his heart picking up its pace. What were the odds of that happening?
"What's wrong?" Bill asked, obviously out of breath from climbing the stairs so quickly. The twins were behind him and Ginny right behind them. The ghoul had even stopped making noise for a moment.
Ron read over the letter again. There was no way…no possible way! Malfoy didn't even know where Hermione's house was, yet…he was there.
"This is outrageous…dangerous!" he yelled.
"Ronald Weasley explain your meaning this instant!" Ginny yelled. She was now standing at the front of the group.
He bitterly looked at Ginny, then to each of the others, "Malfoy is at Hermione's house supposedly 'hiding' from…well…I'm not sure who," he said, examining the letter yet again.
Ginny and the twins were staring open mouthed at Ron, but Bill didn't quite get it.
"You know," Ron continued, "Malfoy? His dad's a Death Eater and Harry landed him in Azkaban just a few weeks ago…"
Comprehension dawned on Bill's face… "Oh!" he quietly exclaimed.
"Which is why it worries me that Malfoy is at Hermy's house. He's probably there to get her back even though she didn't exactly do anything. In fact…none of us did. Well…maybe Harry. I was drugged with memories, Hermione was unconscious, Neville was bleeding profusely from his nose, Luna…well… I can't exactly remember what happened to her…"
"And my ankle was broken," Ginny proudly informed them.
Bill looked disapprovingly around at the group and Fred put up his arms in surrender, "Hey, I had absolutely nothing to do with it this time. Forge and I had already flown away by that time," he said, looking at his twin.
A hint of a grin was laying on Bill's lips, but his voice was still harsh, "That was still unwise of you and even more unwise of you two to follow Harry into the Department of Mysteries."
Ginny had a pouting look on her face, "Harry said I was too young to go, but I went with him anyway."
Bill shook his head, "It was very lucky that all of you survived that. Very very lucky.
Ron was suddenly feeling irritable, "We know, Bill. We've gotten the lecture from mum and dad too," he said, glaring at him.
"Charlie would've thought…" began George, but suddenly stopped and gave Ginny an apologetic expression.
Ron watched as Ginny's face contorted. He knew she was trying to keep from crying, but she couldn't hold it in any longer.
He suddenly found himself holding her like an older brothers do.
