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Two hours later; Oliver was sitting in St Mungos waiting for the healers to let him in to see Hermione. She hasn't woke up yet and the healers didn't know what had last hit her. No one really knows what it was, but everyone figured it was a dark spell. He didn't feel good. He was still covered in where Hermione had bled from the scrapes she got earlier and he refused to go home to change. He wanted to be with Hermione. She was his girlfriend and he cared so much for her. Maybe even love her at this point. He had transfigured the two uncomfortable chairs in the waiting room into a small comfy love chair and had set himself on it. He looked at the ceiling hoping that Hermione was going to be okay.
Oliver's mind drifted to Percy and Cal when he saw Molly with Madam Catalan hurry up the hallway as two stretchers followed them. One of the stretchers Ginny Potter was walking with it saying "Harry you'll be okay….stay with me darling". Then a bunch of Aurors followed. The next stretcher that passed was being followed by Montilla's girlfriend who was sobbing. Oliver had looked up to see one limp hand hanging on the side of the stretcher and saw the engagement ring. The only thing he could think was "Oh god". He looked out to see where Percy was but he bumped into Arthur who was standing in the middle of the hall way looking at the silhouette of Percy running out of the hospital. "Mr. Weasley" Oliver said.
"Oh Oliver…why are you here?' asked a stunned Arthur.
"Hermione.." said Oliver.
"Oh dear me, why is it most of my children or almost children are always getting in dangered!"
"I don't know sir, they haven't told me anything…."
"Come on Oliver lets sit," motion Arthur to the sitting room.
"What about Harry and Cal?"
"Harry is conscious, Cal lost a lot of blood from being impaled I don't know what's going to happen she's still unconscious"
"impaled…."
"Come on lets sit……"
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Hermione opened her eyes and found herself looking up in the bluest sky she has ever seen. She felt grass beneath her had. "Am I dead" she thought and a laugh came from somewhere to her north and said "No Mione, you aren't….". Hermione gasped. Ron. Hermione sat up quickly and looked back to see Ron sitting crossed legged smiling at her. His face was as youthful as he looked years ago. "How?" she asked as her eyes wandered to her surroundings. She was in endless green fields. No trees or what so ever just tall grass and lots of sunlight. Hermione gulped, Elysian Fields(1). She thought.
Ron was smiling at her revealing his teeth in his smile and his blue eyes squinting as he did so "Mione, you have to go back…" he said.
"Ron…." Hermione said turning and jumping Ron. He tumbled on his back with Hermione on top of him. "Good to see you too babe" he said. Hermione smiled with tears forming in her eyes.
"Mione…listen to me…you have to go back…..you aren't suppose to die yet….." Ron said as he sat themselves up.
"I have no future Ron," reasoned Hermione who just wanted to be with Ron.
He raised an eyebrow and said "Oh really? Let me show you…okay?"
Ron hugged her tightly as Hermione found the green fields swirl around her and found themselves in front of a huge mansion. Ron smiled down at her as he took her hand and led her inside of the house. "See….look at yourself…" he said as he pointed at the hueg mirror on the wall. Hermione gasped at she looked at herself pregnant wearing a purple dress with swollen feet and longer hair. "Can't be…" she breathed out.
"Hermione…."
"You!" Hermione angry looked at him and started to pound his chest. "You left me….this was my future with you! you left me…..you left me…." Hermione was now crying on his Cannon's shirt as she beat his chest.
"Mione…I didn't leave you….I've always been looking out for you…." Ron said. He dug his fingers through her hair and hugged her closer to him. She pushed herself off of him but Ron wouldn't let her.
"This was my future with you!" Hermione screamed.
"What about Oliver….." Ron asked.
"….I…I" Hermione stuttered as she thought about Oliver.
"Hermione…look at me….I died for a reason. I died to protect you. You don't know how many times I've tried to be reborn just to be near you…..I couldn't….its not my place to do so…You needed to live…I wanted you to live…."
"Ron…why…."
"Look at the man in that portrait with you…." Ron said as he pointed at the very last portrait in the line of portraits that lined the huge stairwell. It was her in her with "Oliver…." She breathed out.
"He loves you. He's waiting for your return Mione….he protected you if you only saw. Please...let go of me…" pleaded Ron.
"I cant…I cant!"
"Then don't, but you have to live your life with out me. Remember me as your past and face your future. That future is with Oliver….Please Hermione…don't be such a hard head and for one listen to me woman!" Exclaimed Ron as he waited for the hysterical woman calm down. He left her loosen her grip oh his shirt and hugged her again saying "Please…."
"Ron….I'm going to miss you…." Hermione said as she pulled away from him.
"And you have always missed me for the past 6 years babe…"
"I just didn't…."
"Don't you remember I told you to be happy if ever I didn't live through the war and you told me the same thing….how would you feel if you died and saw me throwing my life away? Throwing a perfectly good woman who would love me as much as you would? How would you feel if I didn't keep that promise of mine?" Ron exasperated.
"I'd be mad at you" answered Hermione not really looking at him.
"That's how I feel. You have a future waiting for you. He's there waiting patiently. You have to go back to him…."
"Ron….." Hermione started. She felt her resolve as to why she hasn't fully given her heart to Oliver slipping away each second Ron was talking to her. Each second she was with him she felt that he saved her for a reason, he saved her so she could live life.
"I know Hermione…I loved you too…..but you have to move on" Ron said.
"I will….if you ever decide to become a ghost you are more welcome to visit me once in a while" Hermione chuckled.
"Don't worry once I get clearance to be a ghost I'll haunt you and the rest of my family….namely Percy…..who I need to go and save his fiancée right now….she's crossing the gates…shit she cant yet…err…Mione…go back….." Ron said as he placed a kiss on her forehead and started to go out of the door of the mansion.
Hermione stood there looking at him walk out into the fields. He looked back at her and waved. She felt like crying, "Good bye Ron…." She said.
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Percy breathed in heavily after the Parkinson siblings were caught with Anne Morin. It turned out that Anne Morin was an illegitimate daughter of Parkinson, (the father) and had helped her half siblings to spy from with in the ministry. Percy watched as Edwin Parkinson being dragged along by 2 aurors who had him in shackles. When the smiling man passed by Percy he said "Little Ms Silverio…perfect for a blood traitor like you….she was a blood traitor too you know…." and smiled maliciously at the head of security. Percy saw red and rammed the man and punched him hard on the stomach that the aurors had to hold him back.
"You bastard….you almost killed my fiancée!" Spat the fuming Percy as he broke away from the Dean Thomas, head of Alpha team of the Auror department. Edwin flashed his dark eyes at Percy said "Not dead yet? Gotta hand it to her…Maybe Granger died". Percy was about to pounce on the man again when Dean and Shaklebolt held him back as Edwin strutted like he was the king of England. Pansy then laughed evilly and told Percy that "Now all you have to think about is to get a new job Weasleby…you probably lost yours because of your incompetence"
"Shut up bitch…" Percy shouted angrily as he stalked away from the site. A few hours later he stood by the edge of Azkaban as he watched the siblings be sent into the prison. Today was Wednesday and Callista hasn't woken up yet neither has Hermione. As of this moment Percy felt jealous Oliver for his friend had the luxury to sit there hours at a time waiting for his girlfriend to wake. He couldn't have, he hasn't even been back to the hospital since Saturday evening when he had escorted Harry and Cal to St Mungos. He's been in and out of the Scotland twice already to catch the siblings who had hidden in northern Scotland. He didn't need to be there but seeing as he was the head of security and this happened right under his nose, being there was the only thing he could do as a repair to his errors.
After Dean Thomas gave him the go signal to leave and Percy headed to St Mungos immediately. When he got there he had to dodge a lot of journalists who wanted to speak to him about the world cup and got to the private room Cal was in. He walked in slowly to find that Madam Catalan was on the chair beside the bed knitting. "Madam Catalan" Percy said as he closed the door behind him.
"We were wondering when you were coming back…it has been 4 days already Percy…. I was thinking you were going to run out of my daughter"
"Not at all ma'am….I had to take care of things before I went here…."
"I know…Callie hasn't woken up yet….I hope she would soon….she lost a lot of blood….the healers said she almost lost her children…."
"Children…." He breathed out. Madam Catalan cocked an eyebrow at him and said "Yes, there's apparently two embryos …well almost fetus….now when were you going to tell us…."
"We were planning to do so after the world cup….but that didn't work out well…."
"Ah yes….nice ring by the way…."
"I hope you don't feel like I have disrespected you when I asked her…"
"Not at all, we would've been mad if we found out she was pregnant and not engaged…."
"I am sorry Madam Catalan…"
"No, no….You did what was right….now I'll have chance to prove to Callie that I'm not heartless…." Concluded the lady.
Percy leaned in to take a closer look of Cal's face. There were purple spots on her cheek and a few scrapes.
Madam Catalan then said, "Well, I'll give you 30 minutes to go home and clean up. Come back after so I can go have a lay in. I haven't left her side since she was admitted I dare say I want to sleep on a proper bed again…"
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Helen had owled Oliver numerous times, some even were howlers, telling him to go home and rest. After much nagging by the older Wood sibling Oliver finally went back to his clean up and sleep for at least 8 hours before going back to the hospital that Monday morning.
Today was now Wednesday and Hermione hasn't woken up yet. Oliver sat there looking at face as he watched her eyes, underneath the lids, move around as if she was scanning something. He wondered what might she be thinking now.
It dawned on him he would never want to leave her side again. He didn't know what this mean but that engagement ring he saw that weekend kept on flashing in his mind. He saw her wearing it. He saw her walking down the isle to him in a white dress smiling at him radiantly as her Uncle walked her down the isle to him.
"Hermione, come back to me please….I love you…I really I do love you…"
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Percy got back to the hospital after 20 minutes. He had a shower already, a change of clothes and was ready to warm up the bed side chair to wait for his fiancée to come back to him. His mother had hugged him so much when he got back to the Burrow then she slapped him for not telling her sooner about the pregnancy and the engagement with Cal. Molly then hugged him again and told him to hurry up to go back to the hospital.
Around 10 pm he sat in the seat writing a report of the whole incident. He also prepared a resignation letter for he knew he would be asked to give it in sooner or later. After much digging they discovered the real plot of the assassination attempt. No wonder Helen got the threatening letters. The Parkinson siblings were tying to free people out of Azkaban. Actually their main goal was to destroy Azkaban.
He looked over Cal's body. She just breathed in deeply. Percy held his breathe as she did so, he was hoping that she'd wake up soon. He went back to his writing when she did so again this time her fingers grabbed the white blanket on her. Percy put down his paper work on the bed side table and leant in to see her up close.
He pushed the stray dark lock that was sticking to the gauze on her head. "Cal….love….please come back….I know you can hear me…follow my voice….." He said as he read somewhere before that coma patients usually heal better if someone close talked to them.
Percy sat on the small empty spot by her hand. He took hold of her hand and squeezed it and tried again. "Cal, wake up. Follow my voice….please don't leave me alone…come back darling…."
Percy started to tear up. It only dawned on him that she might forever stay in this coma and never come back to him. She breathed in again and this time he distinctly heard a sound. He looked at her and did it again. She breathed out a name, his name….
"Cal I'm here…I'm waiting for you…..when you come back, we'll get married….we'll watch our children grow up…." Percy said as he rubbed her cold hands. It was then Cal slowly opened her eyes. Percy looked at her closely "Cal…"
"I'm thirsty….." she whispered.
"Okay wait okay?"
Percy shot from the bed and went to the healer's station to alert them that Cal had woken up. He then was told to stay in the waiting room as they looked over Cal. He sat there patiently but after 5 minutes he couldn't just sit. So he went wandering and bumped into Oliver who was buying coffee. "Oliver" he said.
"Perce, how's Cal?"
"She's woken up…has Hermione woken up yet?"
"Tough luck mate. I swear she's talking to someone right now…. she was breathing out 'Ron' earlier but she hasn't woken up yet.." said Oliver.
"We must be the most unlucky guys around."
"Maybe…found love, and then they both go into a coma…"
"Yea….lets hope….they come back…"
"Anyways I think I should go back….I'll see you later Perce. Just drop by if there's any progress with Cal…"
"Okay…."
Oliver went back out of the small self serve cafeteria leaving Percy standing there waiting for his cup of coffee. After half an hour Percy was let in the room and found Cal sitting up with a bunch of fluffy pillow behind her. Cal smiled at him as she braided her hair. She then patted a spot by her where Percy sat.
Percy breathed in deeply as he placed one of his hands on her abdomen. She then placed her right hand on his and squeezed his hands. "They are fine…." She said to him. Percy took off his glasses as he rubbed his eyes dry. Cal cupped his face and pulled him nearer for a hug. "I'm okay….Perce…I'm fine…"
"I failed everyone….you almost got killed"
"Shh…everything is okay now….you know how I know? Ron said so…"
"Ron?"
"He stopped me from crossing…"
Percy smiled at her as he sat up again. "Don't leave me…."
"I wont anymore…"
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That Friday Oliver was greeted by Percy who had gone to visit Hermione. Oliver had been sitting on a chair reading a book when Percy walked in. He looked up and said his hellos to Percy. His friend then replied back a hello and went to look at Hermione. Percy poked her cheek and Oliver scowled. "Hey!" he said as Percy chuckled.
Oliver summoned for another seat and placed it beside him. Percy looked at Hermione and shook his head. "I hope she wakes up soon" Oliver said. Percy then replied that she will. Oliver then asked his friend "Why are you here? Just wondering"
"Cal, she's getting discharged and of this moment she having this row with her mum about something. I escaped before I get pulled in the argument. Jerome, Cal's dad, had already gotten pulled in…." informed Percy.
"Ah….You future in laws?" Oliver asked.
Hermione breathed out a low "Ron" which made Oliver look at her forgetting the conversation he had with Percy. "….yea…..I think Ron is trying to convince Hermione to come back to you" Percy said.
"What do you mean?"
"You did say she's been saying Ron right?"
"Yea…a few times…but its sporadic"
"….She'll come back. I think my brother is trying his best. Do you believe that he can talk to Hermione?"
"I think…I dunno…what do you think?" inquired Oliver while he looked at Hermione's face.
"Cal said Ron told her not to cross the gates. That's why she came back….so I think Ron is trying to talk some sense into Hermione" said Percy.
"….I hope she comes back soon…"
Percy stood up from his seat to stretch when Cal walked quietly in the room. She said her hellos to Oliver and hugged him. Oliver stifled a laugh when she let go of him forcing a smile at him. "Don't feel bad…and I'm happy you back in the world of the living…let's hope Mia comes back soon" said Oliver. Cal suppressed her laughter as she thanked Oliver for caring. She then went up to Hermione and whispered "Mia…I know you are there. You hear me. I know you do. Get your ass back here…Oliver is waiting okay sweetie…"
After Percy and Cal excused themselves to deal with their parents who had decided to go and have tea together. Oliver was left in the room alone with a comatose Hermione whose breathing hitched. He held her hand and started talking to her, advised by both Percy and Cal. He felt stupid doing so with an unconscious woman but he did it anyways. Later he found that he could breathe better and was more relaxed because some how talking to Hermione was calming.
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Hermione saw him disappear before her. She looked at herself at the mirror in the mansion, purple dress, bulging stomach she was at least 7 months pregnant. She started to walk to the west of the foyer she found Oliver sitting in the sofa drinking with Harry and Percy. Percy was holding a little girl with dark red hair and grey eyes. The little girl waved at Hermione. She peeked more in and in the corner she found Helen talking it up with Cal who holding a boy who seemed to be the twin of the girl Percy was holding. Victoria was playing something with Gillian. She walked in the living room and found Molly and Arthur standing by the fireplace where a food table was set up. Above it was a "Happy birthday Hermione!" sign being bombarded with fries by the Weasley nephews.
Hermione touched her stomach and felt the baby in it kick. Her eyes fell on the wedding photos on the table on the east wall of the living room. There was Helen's then it was hers and Oliver's. She was smiling so much as he held her close to him. She was wearing a lavish strapless dress.
Hermione smiled as she touched it and the picture's inhabitants laughed and Oliver twirled his bride. Hermione looked around the living and her eyes met Oliver's who smiled warmly at her and mouthed. 'I love you….'
At that point Hermione felt a tug and she woke up mentally screaming in the white sterile hospital room. By her side she found Oliver sleeping. His hair was mess and his beard grew long. She then thought how long she might have been asleep. She looked at the calendar it said
"September 3,"
She had been in a coma for more than 2 weeks. Hermione gulped as she looked at Oliver who was sleeping peacefully in his uncomfortable seat. Hermione sat on the edge of the bed and leaned in to his to look at him closely. "Ollie" she said and he started to stir awake. "Mia…." He said. Hermione started to cry "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry…" Oliver stood up and hugged her trying to close the back of her hospital gown. "What for love?"
"For taking so long to come back to you…."
"I waited for you….I'm here…..i waited for you to comeback. I knew you were going to love….."
"Oliver….I…..I love you"
A smiled crossed Oliver's face as he hugged her tighter and whispered repeatedly. "I love you Hermione…".
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One year later, October……
One year after Hermione had become a full fledge doctor working at the same hospital as a senior practitioner. Last year's events had brought good things to her. She did not only accept that Ron was dead, she also finally moved on and finally fell truly in love with Oliver.
Today was her engagement party to Oliver Wood. She was in her room at the Granger house looking over what she was wearing. She stood there admiring the dress Cal had picked out for her. It was of a periwinkle color made out of fine silk that hugged her beautifully. A tea length dress seemed to fit the 1920's flair well. Hermione loved it. the dress was good but there were other things that had to be fixed properly. She huffed at the thought of fixing her hair, Cal was suppose to come by the house to help her with fixing her hair but Cal was late. Hermione mused herself at the thought of Cal being over stressed by the twins who were as stubborn as their parents.
Hermione's eyes trailed down to her engagement ring. It was a beautiful 3 stoned ring. Past Present Future, as Oliver had said it before. She then remembered when Cal got married almost a year ago and imagined her wedding to be as sweet and beautiful as Cal's. She had asked Oliver if they could get married at the Wood Manor which had a huge property at the back. Oliver had complied happily and arranged it that the wedding ceremonies and reception were at the Wood Manor as fall there was of rich red leaves and good weather. A fall wedding fit to two Gryffindors, according to Molly and Sarah.
Her thoughts where interrupted by a pop down stairs. She heard foots steps up the stairs and her door creaking shortly after revealing a disheveled Callista Silverio-Weasley holding a baby carrier that contained the 6 month Stella Weasley. Hermione looked back at her friend and her god daughter "Where's Jeffy?" she asked.
Cal, who was already dressed for the party said "Wouldn't let go of Percy. I was forced to leave him with his father….Stella over here was a good girl…." as she placed the baby carrier on the middle of the bed. Hermione then imagined Jeff clinging on Percy's neck while father and son sat on the sofa at their flat in London. She imagined Percy trying to use reverse psychology on the child.
Hermione stifled a laughed and went to take Stella from the carrier as Cal tried to rummage for hair products in Hermione's bathroom. After a bit Cal emerged from the bathroom and ordered Hermione to sit down on the chair as she started putting some products on Hermione's hair to tame down the curls which were tangling.
Cal was looking at her friend's hair trying to figure out what to do with it. When she couldn't decide what to do with it she called for her sister-in-law who apparated immediately. Ginny Potter came to the room waddling as she clutched her back. "Yes I know….shut up…." Ginny said as she took out the rollers that where in her hair. "I was just about to take them off when you called….now what's the prob….oh…Hermione close your eyes"
"I don't know much spells for hair styles" Cal said as she took Stella from Hermione who was just cheery at the moment not caring what happens to her hair. Ginny told Hermione to close eyes and charmed her hair into a hair style that was very 1920's as well.
Hermione opened her eyes and said "I like it…you know Cal, you should learn more hairstyle spells"
"….yea no…that's why I have Ginny for a sister in law…." Cal said as she was trying to put a shoe back on the child's foot. Hermione stood up and made Ginny sit as she herself charmed Ginny's hair to fix itself. Ginny then thanked Hermione as she rubbed her own bulging tummy telling 'baby potter' to stop kicking.
A few hours later, all were at Joan and Ted's house. Joan and Ted had offered to host the engagement party since Sarah Wood was already hosting the wedding. Being the guardian of Hermione when her father died and mother deemed a vegetable, they felt like they themselves were giving away their own child. Their son, Terrance, was still a freshman in college and was far from getting married.
Terrance Lee looked up to his older cousin and had even threatened to get his rugby buddies to beat up Oliver if Oliver ever made his cousin unhappy. Oliver had looked slightly scared of Terrance but soon the two were drinking and chatting animatedly about their sports. When the dinner was about to start Hermione had gone and took Oliver away from Terrance. "He's a nice kid…." said Oliver as they walked towards the head table. Hermione agreed.
The dinner was started with an opening speech by Joan and Ted who welcomed Oliver to their family. Then Sarah Wood said her piece about Hermione being the only woman that made Oliver as happy as he was now. "I haven't seen him this happy since he won the sports cup at their school!" she exclaimed clearly censoring what she said as there were some muggle friends in the crowd. Hermione stifled a laugh as she remembered Oliver's tear covered cheeks during her 3rd year when they won Quiddtich up that year. She looked over Oliver who had smiled at her and kissed her lightly only to be swatted by his mother who was seated to his left. "Stop that…." The crowd laughed at the sight.
After dinner Oliver took Hermione's hand and opened the floor for dancing. They were dancing happily as random guests danced near them to congratulate them. Oliver and Hermione were getting married in 2 weeks. Hermione looked up at her fiancé. "I love you Oliver…."
"I love you Mia…." He said and kissed her softly and long on the lips. When he drew away she was smiling so much at him. Oliver knew at this point that he would live happily with the only woman for him. His Hermione. They were then approached by Percy and Cal who was dancing around with their twins in between them. The twins had greeted their god parents with a cheerful "Hi".
The couple stopped dancing as Oliver reached for his god son and Hermione taking Stella. Percy took Cal's waist and twirled her. Cal laughed as she broke away from her husband to give Hermione a hug to congratulate her, again. They started talking about what else was needed to do for the wedding when they heard Oliver saying he wanted
kids. "I want 5….." said Oliver. Hermione choked out a "What?" Cal just laughed at her friends and took Stella away as she told Percy to take Jeff and leave the couple alone.
Oliver took back Hermione and said "I want 5 kids". Hermione raised an eyebrow and said "2"
"4" said Oliver
"3" replied Hermione.
"deal…." And Oliver leant in to kiss her. "Sealed with a kiss you better hold up on that promise lass"
Hermione laughed as she said "Dear me, 3 children. I can just see it. Each getting their first brooms before they could even walk and me howling at them by the time they turn 5 to get down for dinner…."
"How did you know?" drawled Oliver. Hermione pinched him and he yelped. "That is soo unsafe…."
"I was kidding. I do know something….they'll be happy children…." Said Oliver.
"That they will be…." Agreed Hermione. The night went on smoothly as they danced continuously watching each friend wave at them a good luck. 2 weeks later they got married under a cloudy afternoon sky that seemed to be red from the sun setting seeping into the perfect cotton-candy like stacked cumulus clouds. The leaves were also red as it was fall, but their love was much more redder then any other leaf on the ground surrounding the willow arch built as the altar where the two held each other hands promising a fruitful happy life to one another.
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missing paragraph, not that needed but i do recomend it to the percy cal followers. thanks for reading!