Chasing Dragonflies
Chapter 10
Harry wondered into the hospital wing, his heart missing a beat when he saw Ron sat up on his bed talking to his parents who were beaming at him.
"Harry." Ron followed his parents eye line and saw Harry standing there. Moving forward Harry stepped closer to Ron, who held out his hand, Harry took it slowly, flinching at the touch.
"How are you feeling?" He asked, his voice shaking uncontrollably.
"I'm fine, i feel as if i have been asleep for like a year." Ron smiled, and his parents made up an excuse and left the two boys alone. Ron gestured for Harry to sit on the bed beside him, but Harry sat on the chair Mrs Weasley was sat on instead.
"You sure you are okay?" Harry asked, not really knowing what to say.
"I promise you, I am okay." Ron smiled. "Are you?"
"Fine." Harry lied, his heart was screaming at him to tell Ron what happened, but he was scared Ron would hate him. "Glad your okay." Harry smiled weakly.
"I'm to stay here for another day." Ron moaned, "I need to rest. I've been resting for ages." Harry made a small smiled, not knowing what to say. "Harry, what's happened?"
"Nothing, i got to go." Harry said, and rushed of, running into the toilet cubicles once more, where he let his emotions out, wishing he was back with Ron.
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Ron walked up to the Gryffindor common room, everyone in the room showered him with hugs and positive greetings, but he wasn't interested, he needed to see Harry.
"Welcome home." Hermione laughed, and hugged him tightly.
"Thanks." Ron smiled. "You seen Harry?" Hermione shook her head and went to talk to Ginny. Ron walked up to the empty dorm room, where Harry was sat on the floor.
Ron sat next to him slowly, going to hug him, Harry moved away and stood up. "Please leave me alone Ron."
"What?" Ron asked taken back by what Harry had just said, "I'm not leaving you alone until you've told me what's happened."
"Please you have to." Harry cried hysterically, and Ron moved himself forward, going to comfort Harry but he pushed him away, Ron was ready for it and grabbed Harry in a hug, repeatedly Harry punched Ron making him move away, but Ron took the punches in stride and Harry became weak and fell into Ron's arms crying.
Ron's body screamed in pain as his heart broke, Harry sobbed loudly into Ron's now bruised body, and Ron shushed him, and helping him sit on the bed. "Harry, please tell me what happened."
"Your going to leave me Ron." Harry cried uncontrollably, he was like a child, who couldn't stop. "He, did, he said he didn't know why you were with me and then..." Harry couldn't control his emotions, he was crying all the time since it happened, and when ever some one went to touch him he would pull away. "He wouldn't stop, i told him to, i didn't want to." Harry cried harder now, "He made me, i wanted to stop, i wanted you to come, but you wasn't there."
"I'm here now Harry." Ron held him tighter as he cried himself. "Who did it Harry?" Even though he already knew.
"Draco." Ron's grip tightened, and he wanted to kill him. "Your going to leave me, I'm dirty, you wont want to touch me any more, you don't love me."
"I do love you Harry, your not dirty." Ron said, even though holding Harry was making his heart ache.
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After an hour of comforting Harry, Ron got up and walked out of the dorm, Harry following screaming for him to stop.
"No!" Ron screamed, "I'm going to kill him." Every one in the room stopped what they were doing and stared at the two boys.
"Please Ron, just leave it." Harry begged. "He isn't worth it, please."
"Harry, i have to, i can't let him get away with it." Ron chocked on his words, he couldn't look at Harry.
"I wish i never told you." Harry said, "I wish i never told you anything Ron!" Harry said and walked back to the the dorm crying harder as he fell into the comfort of his own bed.
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Ron wondered around the school, he wasn't looking for Draco, he couldn't do anything to him, he didn't want to hurt Harry.
"Mr Weasley what are you doing wondering around?" His head of house asked as he walked down the corridor.
"Nothing." Ron mumbled, "I just wanted some air."
"Something bothering you?" She asked, her motherly instincts kicking in, she gestured for him to follow her into her office, and he did. "Cup of tea?"
"Yes please." Ron said to be polite.
"What's bothering you dear?" She asked and handed him a cup of tea that she just conjured out of thin air.
"Why has the school not done anything about Draco?" He asked, it was a question he had to know the answer to.
"Professor Dumbledore thinks, and is right in thinking if he expelled Malfoy, he would join the death eaters, and he thinks that if he is at the school we can keep an eye on him and prevent him in following his fathers foot steps."
"No watching him close enough are you." Ron mumbled, but loud enough for her to hear.
"I know, it seems as though Mr Malfoy gets away with a lot."
"Gets away with a lot? You teachers are so stupid you don't realise what saint Malfoy is really doing." Ron said, ignoring the looks he was getting. "If you only knew, you'd want him gone with the fucking death eaters."
"Now that's quite enough Mr Weasley."
"No it isn't." Ron shouted. "You go on about Hogwarts being a safe place for children, when you have a student who tried to kill another one in the house, and he, ra.." Ron couldn't finish his sentence, he cried into his sleeve, and his teacher moved over to comfort him.
"What's got you into this state?" She asked, her words were soft, and Ron wanted to tell her everything, but he couldn't.
"Nothing, its, just, it's not fair." Ron found himself saying, She wrapped him in a warm embrace for a few minutes, before making him drink some tea, as he was shivering with fear and anger.
"What happened when you was asleep? I was going to ask you tomorrow, but your here now it would be wise to talk about it now, if you are up for it?"
"Yeah." Ron mumbled. "I felt weird for a couple of days, you know when you think your getting a cold or something, so i ignored it, but then it all hit me, i felt so tired and my head was to heavy to hold, and all i wanted was to sleep, then Harry woke me to take me to the hospital wing, but then it all went black, and i wanted to wake up, i was so scared, all i could hear was screams, and then i realised they were my own, and he was laughing, he said if he kills me in my nightmares he could kill me in reality, and he set my fears on me, i was being buried by spiders, and then he showed me.." Ron cut of as he choked back a sob, "He showed me my worst ever fear. I was killing Harry." His teacher let out a small gasp and grabbed Ron's hand. "And then he killed me, i had his blood on my hands, and the killing curse it me, i was sure i was never going to wake up again, but i held on tight, wishing Harry to be alive, and i saw happy memories rush to my head, and i held on, and followed it through, and then i woke up." Ron said, tears strolling down his face.
"When you say He, who do you mean?" She knew the answer but had to make sure.
"Voldermourt." Ron said, "He was trying to kill me." She squeezed his hand tightly.
"Your love for Mr Potter is what saved you, your a unique boy Mr Weasley, something Potter should be proud to have his own." Ron didn't say anything, it was the nicest thing a teacher had ever said to him. "Go and get some sleep, all will be clear in the morning."
"How did he get to me?" Ron asked. "How did he get into my dreams?"
"Your love for Harry, has connected you both physically, and mentally, and your magic has been acting strange recently, as a result, you've heard the saying, two becomes one, this is what's happening here, you will find your self sharing traits with each other. Its something that only happens when two wizards who are truly in love." She smiled at him. Ron smiled back and walked out after thanking his teacher for the tea.
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Harry felt Ron cuddle up beside him, he didn't pull away, he just fell into the warm embrace and turned around to face him.
"Where did you go?" He asked.
"For some air, and then i had a talk with McGonagall," Harry's heart sank, thinking he had told her about everything. "She wanted to know what happened when i was asleep, and why i was in a mood,"
"What did you tell her?" Harry asked quietly.
"I didn't tell her about, what happened Harry. I wouldn't do that to you, I'm not going to say what happened is okay, because its not, and me throwing my fists around won't help anyone especially you, but me being here will." Ron smiled and Harry kissed him passionately on the lips, "I told her about what happened when i was asleep, and she said i came back because of you."
"What do you mean you came back?" Harry asked.
"He killed me Harry, he put the killing curse on me, and i felt it hit me," Harry's heart broke. "But i survived, because of you, my life flashed before my eyes, and i latched onto a memory of you, and i survived." Harry smiled and held Ron tight. "But Harry, there is something else."
"What?" Harry asked eagerly.
"Our magic, is becoming one." Ron said, "That's how he got to me, through the link he has with you." Ron stared at Harry's expression which showed no emotion. "It means, we're becoming one, because our love for each other is so strong." Harry smiled and kissed Ron once more.
"I love you." Harry smiled.
"Love you too." Ron grinned, and both boys fell into a dreamless sleep as their bodies entwined together through the night.