Don't own Harry Potter, never will

This chapter is Ron's, it is short but I apologize, it needed to be in there. This is an important chapter, you will start putting two and two together here. Also, remember back to Ginny's last chapter, to something that a certain blonde said...

The office had been full today, people asking for his help. Something you would expect from a high ranking man at the ministry. The Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes, the job provided money and entertainment. He couldn't concentrate on that, how could he? The woman he had loved for who knows how long, had just told him she loved him. He was in heaven! He had got yelled at a lot for not paying attention, mostly from clients. Not to mention Lavender, she was still head-over-heals for him, she absolutely hated Hermione. Then what a surprise she was only one office over from him.

Ron threw on his robes and headed for the door. 'No harm in leaving a little early' He thought to himself. He started to lock up when a little old lady limped up to him.

"Excuse me, young man?" She managed to squeeze out. "You work here, right?"

"Yes ma'am, I do." He leaned down to get eye level with her.

"Can you follow me for a second, there is something I want you to see…" She pulled out her wand, and grabbed his hand.

They were flying through a vortex, they landed, the woman perfectly on her feet and Ron on his butt.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not used to people of your size tagging along… Oh! Where are my manners! I haven't introduced myself. My name is Effie Dearing and my son…" She started to cry.

"Miss, what about your son?"

She silently led him into the small brick house to their left. "He was staying with me…" She sniffed a bit "And then this!"

Her house was a mess tables were turned over, drawers were busted open, broken glass on the floor, and her carpets looked as if they had been torn apart.

"My son! I haven't heard from him since!" She started crying again.

"Miss this really should be reported to the polic-" She cut him off

"He was a new recruit for The Order…"

"No…" Ron apparated back to the department without a goodbye, he rushed into the building. Very few people were still there. "Order member attacked!" He started yelling, that got their attention, they had to know where and who, he gave them the address and the name of the old lady. With a few pops, most of the members headed to the house. He had to get back and tell Harry and Hermione. Harry was still in Auror training, A few months past his first year. He had a right to know. He apparated to the burrow and almost tripped in his hurry to get inside.

Hermione was there to greet him, had this been under different circumstances he would have been thrilled, but he merely told her to get Harry and meet him at the table. Once they were all seated, he told of his day with the little old lady.

"What could this mean?" Harry sighed after Ron finished his story.

"Either A, Deatheaters. Or B, He just really doesn't like his mother." Hermione stated sarcastically.

"This isn't the time for jokes Hermione." Harry glared at her. "I thought they were all dead."

"I was just trying to lighten up the mood…" She growled.

"Sorry Hermione, Harry and I are just a little tensed. Not knowing where Ginny is and all, maybe that note was fake, maybe they have her!" Ron was wringing his hands.

"I'm positive they don't." She gave a small encouraging smile.

At any other point in time, Ron would have noticed this smile was oddly happy, but he shrugged it off.

Harry got up out of his chair and walked to the door. "I'm going to the department, and you really don't mind if I crash here for a couple of days?"

"Not at all." Ron said.

Once the door was shut Hermione turned to Ron. "Well, this has got you way to hyped up."

He got up and pinned her on the wall. "Well, I'm afraid something will happen to you." He kissed her softly.

She cocked an eyebrow. "And if something did happen to me, what would you do?"

He kissed her again, "I don't think I could go on." He leaned in again, but thought he heard a rustling from outside.

"It's nothing" She whispered pleadingly.

Ron's instinct told him it wasn't 'nothing', but he took one look at Hermione and forgot about it. "You know I love you, don't you?" He asked.

"You only tell me every other word." She smiled

"Well that isn't enough." He said jokingly.

Then he heard the rustling sound again, it was really starting to bother him.

"I better go check that out…" He looked out the window.

"It's probably just a gnome or something," She replied distantly, "I think I'll go for a walk." She grabbed her bag. "Love you." She yelled while walking out the door.

"You too!" He replied. He watched her walk away, he thought he saw something move in the bushes a little ways away, but figured it was just the gnomes.

I still have about 10x more hits then reviews, what I think I have had... 1346 hits if not more, that was a random number, and still only 13 reviews... Please help me out here. And this is an important chapter, the next one will be Ginny, it is freaking me out just writing it...

Rei