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Summary: Ron has been missing since the war ended 8 years ago. Ginny is still only seeing Harry, and Hermione is married to a drug abuser who beats her and her

daughter. But when Ron finally returns, while he be Hermione's knight in shinning armour again?

Chapter 1: Headstrong

"CRUCI-AAAARRRRGGGGHHH!" Came a deep male voice. Ginny whipped around, her chocolate brown eyes wide as saucers. "Ginny MOVE!" Someone screamed and

pushed her out of the way. Harry. She grimaced in pain as her bad ankle landed on a rock. "Are you all right?" He asked breathing hard. "Yes" She said as she looked behind

him. Advancing slowly towards them, was Lucius Malfoy. "Ginny, leave this to me, go help Luna!" He said as he saw the blonde girl fighting with two Death Eaters. She

nodded and got up quickly running to Luna who had scratches everywhere. "REDUCTO! AVADA KEDAVRA!" Ginny shouted as one of them sent a spell at Luna, the other

one had fallen to the ground, dead. She circled around the other Death Eater and called out to him. "Hey FATTY!" Goyle turned to her and Luna got her chance to stun him.

She muttered another spell and cords flew out of her wand and wrapped around the stunned man. They looked at each other and ran in opposite directions. Ginny saw Draco

Malfoy and Harry in an intense battle. She looked at him and furrowed her brow. This should be her battle, not his. "Harry you go! This is up to me!" She yelled. He nodded

and Lucius turned to her. "Ginny Weasley... the girl who opened the Chamber of Secrets... It is good to see you again...alive..." He said with a sneer. She glared at him

and yelled out a curse which began her battle with him.

Hermione looked at the Death Eater she was fighting with. She was doing well, but everything had suddenly gone quiet. She looked at where everyone was looking, it was

like time had stopped as Harry and Voldemort threw insults at each other. They began to throw curses at one another and everyone went back to fighting. Though what

Voldemort did not know, was that Harry was hiding his father's wand in his sleeve. "CRUCIO!" Karkaroff yelled as he pointed his wand at Hermione. She screamed in pain

as she was thrown back, her wand landing far from her. She was on the ground screaming louder than ever. Karkaroff slowly walking to her. He stopped the curse and

smirked. Her eyes widened. This was it, she was gonna die here. He pointed his wand at her and opened his mouth, but before he had even started the incantation, Ron

pushed him from the side and ran towards her. Karkaroff lying feet from them, unmoving. Had Ron knocked him out? A big explosion got everyone's attention as they heard

Harry scream. The wave of air went miles on as the explosion made nearly everyone go temporarily deaf. At this point Hermione realized what Karkaroff had been doing, he

had only been faking it. He pointed his wand at Ron who was in front of her and her eyes widened. "RON LOOK OUT!" But it was too late, Ron dissapeared from in front of

her and she only hoped he had Dissaparated, but her heart knew this couldn't be possible, because her mind was telling her you couldn't Apparate or Dissaparate on

Hogwarts' grounds. She ran to her wand as tears streamed down her face and glared at him. "AVADA KEDAVRA!" She screamed and fell to her knees to cry as he fell

dead. Minutes later, she began to hear people cheer, and she knew they had won, but she didn't care. Ron was gone. She looked down as she cried, her hair hiding her

face from view. People around her were either hugging and kissing or crying. Everyone began to whistle as Harry and Ginny kissed. When they broke apart they looked

around, searching for Ron and Hermione. They spotted Hermione and worried she was hurt, ran over to her. "Hermione we won!...What's wrong? Are you hurt?" Asked

Ginny. She only shook her head, and Harry realized it. "Oh no...Hermione, please tell me Ron isn't dead..." Said Harry, tears starting to show up in his green eyes. "I

don't know...Karkaroff muttered something and Ron dissapeared..." She wailed. "No...no..no, he must have Dissaparated.." Ginny said, trying to convince herself that her

brother wasn't lost or gone. But Harry shook her head. Soon her family began to ask about him and Harry told them as she and Hermione cried on each other. Mrs.

Weasley let out a cry of anguish and began to sob as Mr. Weasley held her.

They held a ceremony for the casualties, and Ron had been included somewhat. Ginny opened her eyes and looked around, it was dark and she was very warm. She was

in her apartment and it had only been a nightmare, the nightmare of the day they lost Ron. She wiped a few stray tears and got up to get ready for work.

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Hermione held her daughter, Gabriella, thousands of miles away as they cried. He had finally gone to bed, after beating her and raping her. She no longer believed in magic,

she no longer had contact with those in Europe. Her wand was hidden under a floorboard in her room. No, in their room. Hermione had married a muggle named John.

It was the biggest mistake of her life, he beat her and raped her whenever he wanted or whenever he got drunk. But Hermione couldn't leave him, she didn't have the

courage to. And she had a daughter with him. Gabriella who was 4, had brown straight hair, and hazel eyes. She was Hermione's pride and joy, because she was just as

smart as she had been at Gabriella's age. "Shh honey, don't be loud or he'll wake up and be mad" Said Hermione. Gabby nodded and soon drifted off to sleep. Soon after,

Hermione decided to go to bed. But laying down as far away possible from him. Tears streaming down her face. She missed England so much, but that was her past and

that was all. With a sigh she closed her eyes.

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Harry apparated into the Daily Prophet and walked further in. He stopped before reaching the door of the Editor and went to the secretarie's desk. "Miss. Habbott" he said

smiling. The blonde smiled. "Mr. Potter, lovely to see you. Ms. Weasley is waiting for you. Go right in" Said the pretty blonde with a smile. He nodded and gave her a

'thanks' before going in. Ginny looked up, her smile brightened and she got up to walk around the desk and place a kiss on his lips. "How has your day been so far?" She

asked as they sat toquether in a small blue couch she had in her office. Yes, Ginevra Weasley, youngest and only daughter, had become editor for the Daily Prophet.

"Been good, tired. Being an Auror isn't as much fun as I thought it would be" Said Harry with a grin. "Of course it wouldn't be. There's no more big bad men for you to

chase" She said cooing him sweetly. He smiled and leaned his head on his shoulder. She smiled and looked up as an owl tapped her window. Harry sighed, he hated

interruptions when he was with Ginny. She got up with a giggle and opened the window to let the owl in. She took the letter from his beak and gave him a treat. He flew off

and she closed the window. "Whar is it? Your mom want us over for dinner?" He asked as she smiled when she saw it was from her mom. She opened it and began to

read, her smile faded and she put her hand over her mouth as tears welled up in her brown eyes. Harry's smile faded as well. "Ginny? Ginny what's wrong?" He asked.

She looked up, "Ron's been found..."

A/N: I know this is a short chapter, but this will be the only one, from now on they will all be long and more detailed. Review please!

-Ellopoppet