Here is the next chapter. For future reference Tom Senior is Tom Riddle and Tom Junior is Harry Potter. Please read and review thanks, love Angel x
Molly sat once more at the table looking at the letter she'd written and grimacing. She got up and went outside to her garden casting inscendio on the letter and finally feeling free. Her counsellor had advised her to write a letter to all those in Slytherin who had nearly killed her in her youth telling them exactly how she felt. She was meant to get all of her aggression and bitterness out while writing it and then burn it to release herself from these things holding her back. She burst into tears as she watched the many parchment pieces burning and taking with them years of doubt, severe anger and depression with them. Arthur came up behind her cuddling her close as he too felt the release from within their marital bond. She entered the house again and was just settling down to write her letter to Percy when Fred and George's new owl arrived with a letter from Ron. He'd borrowed the owl to write to her and she was delighted to be getting a response so soon. Arthur sat beside her and watched as she opened the letter. He would read it over her shoulder.
Dear mum,
Thanks for the letter. It really did help me and you have no idea how much I was relieved to get it and hear those things. I am not obviously relieved that you were hurt because that's awful totally but I do promise to not hate Slytherin house because of this. I can see I would have likely done this if you'd not told me not to. I need help mum because I've been asked to do something I am not happy about. I don't truly understand why I was asked to do this in the first place but I need advice on how to continue.
At the start of the year Professor Dumbledore asked me to spy on Tom Potter as he feared he was getting dark by being in Slytherin instead of Gryffindor. I told him you would hate it and after a while he told me he could seriously understand why that was true which I really don't understand. Maybe he knows about what happened to you in school or something I am not sure? When he called Percy to his office Percy automatically thought I was in trouble which I wasn't and he started to shout at me about how I'm a disappointment and always letting the family down. Is that true mum? Is he right? I don't know what to think because not too long after he messed up and left Gryffindor altogether. Professor Dumbledore was not happy about the assumption Percy made about me and told him it was bad to think like that. He threatened me mum Percy that is. He said he'd make sure you punished me for being friends with Tom Potter but I don't think I'm wrong. I don't want to disappoint you either though. Percy is so confusing.
Professor Dumbledore told me he was wrong to assume Tom Potter would have been a Gryffindor when he wasn't raised by his parents in the first place. I would really like to be his friend mum but I want to do it because I would like to and not to spy on him. What should I do? I am nervous if I become his friend Professor Dumbledore may ask me to spy on him again and I am not comfortable with that. I know how important he is in our society and indeed how important Tom is and I just want to do the right thing here.
I guess I don't say this enough but tell Dad I love him and I'm proud of him. Percy went off on everyone in the family the other day about the importance of ambition and how bad dad is because he never had any but it's not true at all. Dad loves all things muggle and I saw that it was his ambition to work with those things. Granny Cedrella visited the school and she told me she loves dad and is very proud of him like me. Why was Percy so mean about him it really upset me. I don't want dad to be sad. He doesn't deserve that. What if I'm not good enough for a ministry job when I'm older? Percy told me only the best people ever go there and I'm not sure I'm the best. Bloody hell I don't even know what I want to do after school yet/. I'm just a first year. Should I know that now? I'm scared if I don't know that I'll get in trouble sometime in the future and I don't want that.
As for the stuff you want to know about me I am very happy to tell you all about it. My favourite colours are gold and teal blue. I hate the colour maroon with a passion because it clashes so badly with my skin. Please stop making me maroon coloured jumpers. I look ridiculous when I wear them. I also hate corned beef sandwiches. I much prefer ham and cheese sandwiches. My favourite crisp flavour is sour cream and onion and my favourite drink is pumpkin juice. I don't like velvet fabrics or the way they feel on my skin. Also if I can I'd love my own pet. I'm not sure I'd like an owl though. Owls are cool but I can always use Fred and George's owl while they are here or a school owl if I prefer. Toads are ridiculous and I saw that lady who works with dad who looks like one once and it gave me the creeps. Can I please get a Russian blue cat? Susan Bones in my year has one and he's beautiful. Please say hello to Ginny for me and please if you haven't already told her, tell her she doesn't need to be a Gryffindor next year if she doesn't want to. I think she'd make a fine Ravenclaw just saying. Thank you for the shortbreads they were yummy.
I am afraid I have done something you may not like as well and I can only apologise for it. I didn't mean to do it but I asked who makes the food at Hogwarts and complimented the house elf who appeared before me on the excellent cooking and she bonded with me without asking my permission first. It is apparently a house elf thing I wouldn't understand. She is called Shelly and she looks after me here now. She said it is her job to make sure I'm always safe and get me drinks whenever I need them. It really is very handy. She has said she will help you out too whenever you need it if you ask her to. I am sorry if I've disappointed you mum, I didn't mean to. I must go now because it's time for bed. I love you always mum & dad,
Love Ron x.
Molly read the letter before passing it to Arthur who hadn't seen the end section of it as his eyebrows rose higher and higher. "Well Molly I know about house elves and how they work. The second you show kindness to a house elf who isn't bonded to a family he or she does immediately need to bond with you. Let's call her and see what she has to say shall we? Shelly!" he called out as a delighted pretty looking elf popped in. she was in a teal polka dot dress with grey dots on it and had a slight grey bow on her head which Molly was shocked to see there as was Arthur.
"Why are you wearing that dress and bow?" Molly asked unable to stop herself.
"When Shelly is bonding with her Ronnie Wheezy his magic is choosing her clothing she will always wear and his magic thought that this dress was pretty. He is a wonderful boy and I love my dress!" she said passionately twirling as Molly smiled at her. She couldn't hate Ron for an error he'd made.
"What has Ron asked you to do for him?" Arthur asked her curiously.
"He asked me to bring him biscuits and drinks whenever he needs them. I must also keep him safe, never punish myself, help you with everything and help you to rest because it's important. He told me if I find anything exciting I must keep it for him and Shelly did find something. In the come and go room at school Shelly be finding lots of money people left there over the centuries forgetting about it being there and she be keeping it aside for her Ronnie Wheezy!" she said as Molly swayed and looked close to fainting but didn't actually faint.
"How much did you find Shelly?" she asked her voice literally trembling. She was in all honesty terrified of the answer. It could be anything.
"Shelly be finding five hundred thousand galleons ma'am. Shelly knows she can keep it as the room told her so. If you like ma'am Shelly can be cleaning this weird house now. It needs it ma'am!" she said sounding sad as Molly nodded once unable to do anything else. Shelly whizzed around the house at a pace which left Molly feeling dizzy because she was so fast. Half an hour later the entire house was spotless and looked cleaner than it ever had. Shelly appeared handing a stunned Molly twenty galleons.
"Shelly is done now. I be finding twenty galleons all over the house and I be repairing all the broken clothing and furniture. I be removing the beds because they be broken and too old. I be than replacing the beds for you!" she said as Molly looked too stunned for words. Even Arthur was gaping at her. They went upstairs and saw the new beds in all the rooms. They were simple beds the room of requirement had provided and Molly didn't feel guilty for taking them as the castle had informed shelly she could take them. The extra money was great too. Ron had asked Shelly to leave one hundred galleons with him and put the rest into his families vault at Gringotts which she had done. He was now rich. He would never be as rich as Malfoy or Tom but now at least he could afford nice things every now and again. What he really wanted though was an epic trunk and a top of the line broomstick. Molly responded telling Ron to do whatever he felt was best. She told him she'd be forbidding Dumbledore from calling him to his office ever again or any of her other children for that matter so he could relax about it. He received the letter and was relieved. Shelly gave Molly some tea and biscuits before she left. Molly smiled to herself. She wouldn't be over using Shelly because she didn't like that but she could get used to it from time to time. What a day.