HARRY POTTER AND THE JOURNEY OF FATE
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Chapter 2: The Weasleys Divided.
When they arrived at the Burrow they were surprised to see everyone awake except for Ginny.Who harry assumed was upstairs in bed.Harry had just got a glimpse of everyone looking sombre and Mrs Weasleys tearful face before fred got up and yelled "mum they're here,harry, ron and hermione". he thought he heard ron mutter"what the hell is..."when mrs Weasley turned her attention on them and said in a strained voice mixed sobs " ron ...ron your brother charlie is missing they ...they" but she couldn't manage to continue.
Then Fred started talking from where she left off" they think he is either dead or deatheathers captured him".out of the corner of his eye harry saw ron slump into a seat looking very pale and scared. Harry was just too shocked to move or speak. He felt numb all over.Charlie he thought charlie who had always been nice to him the one who was always giving him seeker tips having been one himself. He just couldn't believe it.
After a long while ron finally spoke up after being comforted by hermione "when did he go missing and where is dad?.this time it was Fleur who answered, harry was startled at first because he had forgotten she was there"zere waz an attack in diagon alley and the order were called to fight zere, zat mad eye said zat he saw him battling two deatheathers and after the fight he was nowhere to be found.
Then mrs Weasley said "Arthur and the rest including Remus ,Tonks and Kingsley are still looking for him and the ministry has been notified.Harry finally found his voice and was suprised at how hollow it sounded "can't we go help look for him? he asked quitely."yeah...yeah I want to look for him too" ron said backing harry up.
NO! mrs Weasley said fiercely I am not going to lose another one of my sons, and besides Arthur and the rest think the only reason they took charlie is to draw the rest of us out into the open you especially harry.now i want you all up to bed. Ron started to argue "im of age now you can't boss me around" I SAID NOW! mrs Weasley roared with such venom that all three of them sprinted up the stairs to bed.
Later when they were lying in bed trying to get to sleep ron asked harry"do you think he will be okay" "I don't know" harry replied and then said "but charlie is tough he'll make it, after all doesn't he tame dragons for a living".Soon after that they both fell asleep.
Harry felt like he'd only closed his eyes for a minute when he found himself being shaken roughly awake by hermione."harry! harry you have to wake up they've found charlie"."what" harry said jumping out of bed instantly alert.
He hurriedly put on his glasses and followed Ron and Hermione downstairs.There stood Remus Lupin and Kingsley shacklebolt both looking very weary and distressed.Remus went over and gave harry a hug, "how have you been harry" "fine thanks, you" Oh i've been very well thank you very tired though all the work that has to be done that Dumbledores gone, Its shocking!.Hrry felt a jolt in his stomach at the mention of his headmasters name and said nothing for a while.Then Ron asked "wheres Charlie I thought you found him"
Yes we did find him said Kingsley in his deep voice but i must warn you he is very seriously injured and might not make it.The st Mungos staff are trying their best but there is only so much they can do after that all we can do is hope Lupin finished grimly.We shall take to see him in a minute the rest of his family are there and are waiting for you to arrive ron you can apparate on your own now I believe said lupin"well..yeah" good you will apparate at the same time as Kingsley, and you harry shall side long apparate with me."but I'm of age now I can apparater on my own can't I" "No i'm sorry harry you can't you still haven't got your license remember.And with that Lupin grabbed Harrys arm and with a loud crack they were gone.
They arrived in St Mungos outside charlies room. They found all the Weasleys waiting outside the door anxiously.They had only been allowed to see him briefly but they all looked like they had seen a ghost. Harry,Ron and Hermione entered the room, they found mr and mrs Weasley standing by their sons bed looking very scared and saying things like "Oh charlie please don't die" and "hang in there son".
Harry and the others slowly approached the bed not sure of what they would find.But even though they had been warned they had not expected charlie to be in such a state.Three toes were missing from his left foot and the foot itself looked to be turned inside out. his right foot however was encased in a block of ice and was slowly turning blue. Harry was sure that if they didn't get the ice off soon his foot would be useless and they would have to amputate it.
His arms seemed to be untouched except for the fact that both his shoulders had been dislocated and his right elbow had a hover charm placed on it and a stiff cast made of bright white light and there was a blue mist around it. His whole body was laced with cuts,bruises and scars.And the signs of the cruciatas curse were obvious.What they were afraid of was if he had been hurt mentally by it or gone mad. As if reading their minds Mr weasley spoke his mind was hurt badly but thankfully the healers said that he has not gone mad.
his face had been totally wrecked it was covered in dry blood and all the deep gashes with weird black lines around them made him look like a different person scary even.after a while a nurse approached the weasleys harry and hermione who were all lost in their own thoughts brooding over what happened to charlie."the doctor would to speak to all of you in a momment. nobody answered her so she left.Five minutes later they were approached by a very grim faced healer in his late thirties.
"Mr weasley is in bad condition this I already told you and you saw yourselves through his phsyical injuries but what I have found out is that he is in this coma like state because of a new and very dark experimental spell. we do not know the spell therefore we cannot heal him. It is not just the coma like state and phsyical injuries...harry had a feeling that the worst was yet to come. ...Its also that the spell that put him in the coma is also killing his brain cells.the longer he stays in the coma the more cells that are killed until he eventually dies.I'm very sorry but I promise to keep you updated on his condition."
And on this grim note he left leaving harry hermione and the Weasleys all thinking the same thing."What is to be the fate of the loved brother,friend and son Charlie Weasley.