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Chapter 26 ~ The Wrath of Boreas
Ron sighed out, as he looked out the window to see the snowstorm approaching. He remembered Hermione promising him they would go outside and talk it out as they walk around the grounds of Hogwarts. Seems as though her plans wouldn't come true. Ron took a deep breath, trying to recollect himself.
I'm just a bloody teenager that started a feud in the Ministry. Maybe almost surpassing Harry's news about him and You-Know-Who, Ron said to himself. He bit his bottom lip and went to get lunch.
As expected, all eyes were on him. The Slytherins sneered, the Ravenclaws stares with intent, the Hufflepuffs had nervousness across their whole faces and the Gryffindors just stared at him. Of course, Ron could see some smiled in the crowd of students, but he mostly saw fear and confusion in their eyes. He slowly yet surely made it to sit next to his two best friends, along with his little sister. His fringe covered his crystal blue eyes, not allowing anyone to see his now dark blue eyes.
After a moment of silence, a few people started to talk. They were talking about Ron.
Ron sighed out and grabbed out a decent proportion of food for his growling stomach. He slowly started to eat his lunch, feeling quite a few eyes on him. He munched slowly, as he didn't want to interact with anyone at the moment.
"Ronald Weasley! Hermione Granger! Please come up!" Came the voice of Dumbledore. Ron looked up to face him and was the first one to go up to him as Hermione followed. Instantly, Ron could hear the students explode with a conversation about him and Hermione.
He shunned all the loud and obnoxious comments about him and her, as he followed Dumbledore to a room they've never been to before.
"I've got them," Dumbledore said to the man who stood there looking at the two teenagers.
"Ah, thank you, Albus," Dumbledore left them in the cozy room. Ron and Hermione just stood there, not knowing what to do.
"Oh, please take a seat!" The man said in a cheery voice. Ron looked up to see who is was.
Bloody fuckin' hell, Ron said to himself. It was Cornelius Fudge, The Minister of Magic. Ron licked his dry lips and sat down near the desk. He could feel Hermione looking at her, but he just couldn't look at her right now.
"Ronald, I've heard so much from your father, Arthur. Although, he never mentioned the part you're a werewolf," Cornelius said to him. The Minister then went to face Hermione.
"Miss Granger, I've heard you're a very bright witch! Even for a muggle born, that's extraordinary," Cornelius said to her.
Before Hermione could thank him, Ron spat out defensively, "What's that suppose to mean?"
Offended yet astonished, Fudge said, "I'm just implying that even if she wasn't a pureblood or half-blood, she has extended her knowledge here about the Wizarding world."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Can we just get this over with?" Ron said with a scowl. Fudge cleared his throat and continued on.
"A short patience you have, Mister Weasley. That is all right, though. I've dealt with employees with the patience of a petite child," Fudge said. Ron's face remained as a scowl. Hermione looked at him and sighed out.
"Now, you two have caused an uproar in the Ministry! The departments are choosing sides, whether to defend you being a vicious werewolf on the loose or a heroic werewolf that has saved lives, genuinely. Employees would say that your action was just so you could escape from possible threats of your own selfish needs. Others would say you did it purely for the fame! Then you've got others defending you that you did it for genuinely saving the bystanders!" Fudge exploded with informed. He wasn't gonna stop there,
"People are just used to seeing werewolves as the bloodthirsty monsters they are. Why aren't you like them?"
"I fight with love and courage, sir. I'm not driven mad to descend anyone to my path, like Fenrir Greyback. Even if I'm miserable as a werewolf, so what? Unless I have those who actually love and care about me, I won't stop fighting for what I know is right!" Ron retorted. "Let them call me a monster. Let themcall me a selfish bastard! Because honestly, I'm fed up with this bullshit. I'm fucking confused to why they are in denial in having a werewolf actually saving people's arses from danger! What's wrong with a creature that's infamous for causing fear, but they're actually good on the inside!" Anger and passion flashed in Ron's eyes.
"Minister, can't you see? Not all creatures seem terrifying as they are. They're just poorly misunderstood," Hermione concluded. Fudge sat there, utterly speechless. He had just been muted by two angsty teens.
"If you bloody excuse me, I have to go," Ron stood up in a flash and went off. Hermione followed behind him.
"Ron!" Hermione cried out in desperation to her red haired best friend. She knew Ron was using his enhanced agility to go wherever the hell he was heading to. By the direction they were heading to, they were going to the corridor that leads them to the outside.
Is he stupid? There's going to be a snowstorm soon, Hermione thought to herself. As soon as they got there, students were already heading back into the castle.
She entered into the cold unwelcoming breeze that blew on her now paler face. She could just give up already, but she knew she couldn't. Her best friend was going off somewhere into the unknown. She couldn't leave him. What if he gets killed? What if he freezes to death? What if she'll never see him again? Her teeth were jittering rapidly, as she realized she wasn't wearing many layers. She only wore a single layer of her periwinkle colored jumper and a pair of jeans. She knew there was a high risk of getting hypothermia, but she didn't care.
"RONALD WEASLEY!" Hermione bellowed with all her energy. He finally turned around to face her. His eyes were now dark blue and his hair was growing out. She noticed that claws were forming on his hands and fur was growing.
"Hermione, why did you have to follow me? Can't you see? GET OUT!" Ron glared at her. "I ran here because I needed to get away from everyone. I just need time alone."
"That's your excuse, isn't it?" She glared back at him, as he wilted. "I wasn't expecting for you to explode in front of the Minister of Magic! Did you know what you have just done?" Hermione wasn't done with her accusations just yet, "You're going to start more uproar in the Ministry, now!"
Ron took a deep breath and retorted to her back saying, "What else was I going to say? 'Oh Minister, I'm so sorry for being the cause of your employees to go barking mad!' Is that what you wanted me to say?"
Hermione sighed in frustration, "Of course not! You could've done it in a more mature manner, instead of acting like a 6-year-old who whines to have all the sweet in a candy store!"
"Well, sorry! Didn't mean to ruin such a reputation," Ron said as he rolled his eyes.
Hermione's chocolate brown eyes blazed with anger. If she were an animated cartoon, steam would come out of her ears. "You think this is a joke? Do you?" She retorted.
"You think that I think this is a joke? I just started a bloody war! A fucking war, Hermione! The Ministry is going mental! My family is probably getting letters and letters about me and shit! I'm just a bloody bloke!" Ron's dark blue eyes glared at her. His ears were a dangerous color of scarlet, and he could feel himself turning into the monster he wished he never was, which gave him an idea of another retort. "I wish I wasn't a werewolf! I wish I knew how it truly feels like to be a bloody human like you and everyone else!" He yelled out.
Hermione's lips pursed at his confession. She didn't know what to say next. This was of course, abnormal for her to not know what to do next. She always got the last words in their rows, but this row was much different from their usual bickering.
"You know what? I never want to see you again!" Ron roared out in a deeper voice. Hermione's eyes widened in shock. She stopped breathing for a few seconds and her throat became constricted with confusion and sadness. Unshed tears were to be seen in her chocolate brown eyes. She saw the guilt and regret in Ron's eyes as soon as he said those words. She fought back to cry, thinking it was a sign of defeat.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew Hermione and Ron away from one another.
"RON!" Hermione cried out, as she was lifted up into the air and blew back.
"HERMIONE!" Ron cried back, as he too, was lifted up into the air and was blew back to another side.
Ron landed on the ground that was cushioned with snow. He grunted on the rough landing. He quickly stood up, and looked at Hermione. He sniffed the the air to smell nothing. He couldn't believe himself. He told her that he never wanted to ever see her again. He felt self hatred that was directly to him and only him. He knew Hermione would be the one that was on the risk of death. It was literally as cold as Antarctica. Ron saw that she was only wearing a single layer of clothing, making her have a very high chance of hypothermia.
"HERMIONE!" He yelled out in desperation. He kicked the snow on the ground in frustration.
If she dies, she'll remember me as the hateful prat she always hated. I myself would never forgive myself, Ron panicked.
He knew he only had one option, and that was to transform into a werewolf. He had to turn into a werewolf to max out his skills and such. He had to, and he needed to. Ron closed his eyes and imagined Hermione died on the snow ground. He growled out in anger and felt himself transforming.
"Mate in danger.. Help, 'Ermione!" He growled out in his werewolf form. His fur looked like fire that melted the coldness of the snow. He howled out to the gloomy sky that blocked the sun. Ron sniffed the air to detect a sign of life, but it felt like it was about to faint. He roared out, and ran on his fours. He felt powerful and unstoppable. He flew the cold breeze blowing throughout his blood red fur. His paws felt the snow melt instantly by his interaction with it. As he breathe out, fogs of smoke formed. Adenylation flowed in his veins, as he needed to complete his situation at hand.
It was to save Hermione.
Ron sensed that he was close to her. He went faster and faster through the falling snow that was in his way. He howled out again, needing to hear her voice, for Merlin's sake. He stood on twos to get a better view.
"R-Ron.." He heard Hermione's weak attempt to speak. Her voice was slurred, as well. Ron made it to his destination to see Hermione laying on the ground, looking vulnerable and weak. She was cuddling herself to at least stay warm. She slowly looked up to see the muscular werewolf with blood red fur and dark blue eyes that slowly started to tint a bit. He stood on all fours and approached her. He sniffed her, just in case if it wasn't a boggart or anyone else. He licked her ice cold face to see little icicles form on her button nose. Ron winced like a puppy and picked her up. He held her as if she was a baby.
Ron had never seen someone so lifeless in his life. That lifeless looking person was the girl he fancied for far too long. He held her near his chest to pass over warmth to her. He felt her snuggle on his fur. He placed his left forearm gently on his body as a blanket for her. He ever so carefully caressed her cheek with his claws.
"No, worry, 'Ermione. You safe," Ron assured her. Now, all Ron had to do was to locate back to the castle as Hermione snuggled up against his hard chest. He gently growled at the action and went running back to the castle to safety.
In the castle, Harry and Ginny were there in the Gryffindor Common Room, waiting for Ron and Hermione. Ginny was left worried to death, as Harry looked out the window to see nothing but a wild snowstorm.
"It's been nearly 2 hours! Where the hell are they?" Ginny asked Harry.
He shrugged and responded by saying, "I guess Fudge held them up for a very long interview."
"But, an interview only takes like an hour or less! This is preposterous," Ginny complained.
Then, they heard a howl. All Gryffindors who were in the room looked out the window to see where the howl came from. It was obvious that it came from a wolf. Ginny and Harry looked at one another, knowing who made the noise.
"It's Ron.," Ginny said in a whisper. Ginny tried looking out the window, but it was blocked with Gryffindors looking wildly all over the place. Harry could hear the Fat Lady screaming out in fear. The portraits in the room exclaimed out that the werewolf was out and about on the grounds of Hogwarts. Ginny stood on a chair and looked over to only see a blizzard of snow.
"What do you think Ron;s got himself into now?" Ginny said to Harry.
"Whatever it is, it's probably about Hermione. His transformation is triggered by his anger," Harry replied to her. Before they could continue their conversation, Seamus, Dean, Neville, Lavender, and Parvati came to the boy with messy jet black hair and the girl with straight long ginger hair.
"If you're here to ask if that howl came from Ron, it did," Harry said to them.
"Holy shite, Weasley's done it again!" Seamus exclaimed.
"It's not funny, Seamus! Ron has gotten into too much shit lately," Ginny defended her older brother's reputation. Seamus just rolled his eyes.
"Do you know the cause of his transformation?" Dean and Neville asked at the same time.
"Hermione," Harry and Ginny said together. Then, they heard a BANG! The group looked at one another and went to exit out of the Commons to the corridor that lead to the outside, along with the group of Gryffindors. Harry saw each and every students coming down to the corridor that they heard the loud noise from.
Ron finally arrived at the corridor that was locked. He punched the heavy oak wood doors with all his strength and roared out. He did it one more time and it broke open. What he didn't know what was behind the doors was pretty much the whole school surrounding around the door. He looked at the scared yet curious crowd that was surrounding him.
"It's Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger!" A Hufflepuff from the crowd shouted out loud, and it caused an uproar of conversation in the halls. The werewolf looked around, scared and confused about its surroundings. Letting instincts take over, he growled at the crowd and held Hermione closer to his chest. The crowd of students took a few steps back at the sudden growl that erupted from the werewolf's throat.
"Must save, 'Ermione," Ron growled out in a deep voice. Harry and Ginny took a step forward to Ron who cradled a very weak looking Hermione.
"Ron, calm down," Harry said to him. Ron's neck snapped to the left of him to see his best mate and little sister.
"Help us," Ron said to them with a pout. Suddenly, the crowd saw the 2 Headmasters and Headmistress standing there. Dumbledore stood there without an expression, Karkaroff was there with a scowl and Madame Maxime was awestruck to see the werewolf. Ron saw Viktor Krum in the crowd and he looked pretty scared, as well. The ladies from Beauxbaton looked frightened to see a werewolf standing there right in front of them.
"Everyone clear out!" Dumbledore yelled out. The students slowly went back to their dorms only to keep on looking back to see the werewolf who's ears were perked up and were in an attacking stance.
Dumbledore looked at Professor McGonagall and said, "Minerva, please get Poppy." Then, Dumbledore looked at Karkaroff, "Go ahead," The wise old Headmaster said to the Headmaster of Durmstrang. Karkaroff pointed his dart shooter at the werewolf and shot it right in the chest.
Ron felt his eyes getting heavier and heavier. He looked down at Hermione who looked up at him with worry and concern. Ron dropped on the floor and snuggled near Hermione, as he started to see black.
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