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Chapter 5: Happy Ending?

Pansy awoke disoriented and with a horrible headache. For a moment she was wondering if she was actually back to the day after their graduation party. But somehow she doubted that that was possible.

Everything around her was dark. Probably night, she thought. Her head was heavy and her legs were hurting. Beside that, she was feeling a pitching pain in the lower leg, every time she tried to move. So after a while she stopped. Inside her head she felt a spinning sensation, but was sure that that couldn't be, because she was lying on the floor. Her concern grew as she noticed that she was lying not only on the floor, but in a forest!

All of a sudden all the happening of before came crashing down on her and her eyes shot open. Her breathing became uneven and faster. Her fear heightened and she felt her senses going all havoc on her. All the time she prayed to Merlin that that wolf wouldn't find her.

After ten minutes of lying absolutely still, she started feeling her energy wearing out. Suddenly she started hearing faint cracking noises, and voices. Not sure of what to do, she kept still. Sweet Merlin, let it be a snake!

But the noise didn't cease. Instead it grew louder, until she could make out her name. Someone was calling her! Someone was looking for her. Gathering all her strength she prepared herself for some serious pain and screamed. "Help! Help!"

"Bill, over here. I heard her!" Was what she could make out, even through the pain of having had to move to scream. Well, it was worth it…she thought after having seen sources of light moving her direction.

Thank Merlin!

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Bill Weasley was known, for his collected and calm appearance. As a spell breaker you couldn't afford a nervous wand and chaotic thinking. But Merlin help him! He had never felt that insecure in his life, until this very evening.

After having heard from his father that the monster Greyback escaped from Askaban yesterday, Bill just couldn't shake off the feeling of dread all day.

His concern only grew when his fiancée, Pansy Parkinson, ran late. His whole family had gathered at the Burrow, to celebrate the official engagement with her, and she wasn't there. She had told him that her parents wouldn't be coming, but that her friends Draco and Blaise as well as Theodor Nott would.

After all the guests had come, and everyone waited for their guest of honour to arrive, his mother had started nagging him about her. His headache only grew as she continued with her questions. If she was always late, if she was arrogant, if she thought that she was better than them… For Merlins sake, Molly was the reason there was an engagement party to start with!

Bill had seen Draco talk to his little Gin-bug… and wanted to go yank him away from her, when he heard Luna Lovegood, Harry's current girlfriend, say: "Oh! That sounds like a werewolf howl! Did you know they are natural enemies of walladruns!" As usual the girl had a dreamy expression on her face making him smile. That was until it registered into his mind, what she had actually said!

Without much more thinking, Bill had screamed "Greyback's here!" drawing his wand out, and ran out of the Burrow. He knew that all the male guests must have done the same, that even Ginny must have attempted it, because he heard his mother scream: "No young lady! You are staying here!" And then only faintly heard her answer. "But, mom! Everyone else is helping!"

After that he hadn't heard much because he was too far away from the Burrow already. He must have ordered people to search in pairs and be prepared for an attack … or at least he hoped he had said something along that line to everyone else.

Ron was running next to him. His wand had magically lighted the tip with a 'lumos' spell. Here and there Ron would scream her name, hoping that she would answer. But Bill knew that she probably couldn't. All he was concentrating on was their surrounding. He was prepared to battle the werewolf if he decided to appear in front of them. He knew the beast had probably come for him.

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Ron was not very comfortable at all, with all the happening of the last year. With the introduction of the stupid decree by Idiot-Thompson he had been forced to be engage to Parvati. For some reason the girl had been ecstatic about the revelation of him being on her list, and now she was with him at his brother's engagement party.

That really wasn't the problem. Parvati is hot! It could have been worse, like McGonnigal worse. But what was really bad, was the fact that Bill was engaged to his long time crush! Pansy Parkinson! He couldn't believe his bad luck. Merlin, why? He never asked for anything, was always polite and a nice guy to everyone. So why in the bloody hell couldn't he have been on Parkinson's list instead of Bill?

To top it all, the silly prat Malfoy was now talking to his Ginger-bug. They are laughing together… laughing! Oh … now he's leaning forward and whispering something into her ear…! He glared at the both of them and would have loved to jerk to guys head off, but had promised Ginny he wouldn't interfere if Malfoy talked to her. Who would have thought his little Ginny-bug liked the arrogant ferret?

He had heard Loony, Harry's fiancée also by decree, say something, but didn't really listen. What ever she said, must have been entertaining because Harry was grinning like a love-sick fool. And all the other men around her smiled at her. What ever! He was just in the middle of rolling his eyes, when Bill screamed like a madman "Greyback's here!"

His oldest brother was running out of the house and ordered over his shoulder, without stopping. "Go in pairs. One searches, one fights. Be prepared for an attack!"

For a split second Ron really wasn't sure with whom he should go. With Harry's luck he'd probably be the one attacked by Greyback. Not because Ron wanted him to suffer or anything, but that really was the way things had always been in all of his seven years of knowing him at Hogwarts.

The decision was made for him when Lupin ran to Harry, and they took of in one direction. Ron was aware by now that Bill had ran off without anyone with him, so he came to aid his brother.

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He was shouting her name. But she never answered. Ron felt absolutely horrible. He didn't want to think of all the things the bastard must have done by now to her. Thank Merlin, for Bill always being so calm, because he would have already been running around in circles hyperventilating if Bill hadn't been here!

It was with that thought, that Ron was about to shout his crush's name again when he heard rustle, coming from behind a bush. Thinking it was Pansy, Ron ran to the direction only to the yanked to the ground by his brother. "Get down you idiot!"

Before they could even so much as blink, a werewolf came jumping out at them. At this moment it time, you-know-who seemed like a washed out memory, a little pup in comparison to the big bad wolf in front of them. Judging by his brothers strong grip on him and the then reflex raised wand, he was guessing that Bill probably thought the same.

"Seraph silva!" Came Malfoys silky yet firm voice. With those words, an all-consuming fire erupted on Greyback, burning him alive. His screams, whimpers and howls could be heard a mile away. The sight was too disgusting, so Ron turned his face away and closed his eyes, clearly smelling burnt fur and flesh.

Now he thanked Merlin, that he never had a serious fight with Malfoy, and that the bastard would probably soon belong to their family … making it impossible for Malfoy to use such curses at them, or better to say him.

"Are you alright?" asked a heavily panting Draco who was now soporting himself on his knee and whipping with his wand in hand the sweat from his brow. Bill just looked at him and asked with a cold glare. "Was that an illegal curse, Malfoy?"

Malfoy smirked at him, and shook his head. "Nope. Self-defence!"

I swear, sometimes that guy is even scarier than his Death Eater father, thought Ron silently to himself.

Ron stood up, dusted himself off, and began walking again, leaving Draco and Bill behind. Now that Greyback wasn't a problem anymore he continued his search for Pansy.

"Pansy!"

He expected to hear nothing in return, but was surprised when he heard a distant voice. "Help! Help!"

He whirled around and shouted to his brother: "Bill, over here. I heard her!"

All three of them started to run into the direction of the female voice, with Bill in the lead. How did he get into the lead so fast… As he was running, one thought repeated itself over and over again: Thank Merlin! She's alive!

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Bill ran down the hill, almost loosing balance and sliding down the mud. He was greeted with the sight of a mud covered Pansy lying around a tree. Her right leg was lying in a strange angle and her face was all dirty. The smeared path of her tears could be seen and she was sniffing, and sobbing at the same time.

He knelt down next to her and started to take her in his arms, when her clutching grip on his shirt told him to cease that action. It was then he noticed her erratic breathing and the small wheezing sounds that came from her.

Trying to calm her and him in the process he said. "It's alright! Shsh… Don't worry, love. I've got you now. Everything's alright!"

She nodded and stayed still. Just then Draco and Ron were able to make their way down to them. Rons wand casted a light on them, illuminating their surrounding, and making Ron gasp from the sight. Bill's protectiveness came kicking in, when Draco lifted his wand and made a move toward Pansy.

"What do you think you're doing?" he asked icily, combined with a death glare.

Draco gulped and said "I know a simple healing spell. Not strong, but enough to numb her pain and ease the breathing. … You'll be able to carry her to the Burrow."

After getting permission to help, Draco casted the healing charm, and helped positioning Pansy on Bill's back. He bit back a grin, at the scene. Bill looked like he was giving Pansy a piggy back ride. Thank all that is listening at this very moment, for Pansy not wearing the little, short, black dress I had suggested earlier on in the week. That would have been one hell of a compromising scene. …

Bill was now walking behind both Ron, who lighted to pathway, and Draco. He kept reassuring Pansy, that Greyback couldn't hurt her anymore, and stopped his attempts to calm her when he felt something warm and wet on his neck. Pansy was now sobbing again. Without stopping his pace, Bill told her gently "Talk to me, Pansy."

She rested her head on his shoulder and whispered quietly into his ear. "It's so ridiculous. I hate myself… As I was falling down and while running… all I could think about was that now I would never look presentable to your parents."

Hearing those words from her, he stopped walking. And with a smile on his lips he thought: Well, it's not love, but marriage with her will be more than just fine!

Instead of voicing his inner thought, Bill slightly directed his head to her and said with a wide grin on his face "Look, you'll defiantly get their sympathy now, without even having to do anything. And if my mother tries to say something or annoy you, then just play into her guilty conscience!"

Between sniffs, Pansy was actually giggling. She hugged tighter around his neck and said "You know, you really should have been in Slytherin!"

With that Bill continued to follow the men in front of him.

Yep, marriage will definitely be more than alright with her!

THE END

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Tadaaaaa… finally!!! I have about three point of views in there… I looove the end… that last scene with him holding her and her holding on to him…. Sweeeet!!!! Pure sugar!

I think it was pretty obvious from chapter one and three that Gryfindors had a crush on Pansy. And that one of them was Ron… This is NOT a Pansy/Ron pairing, and also not a Pansy/Draco pairing!!!! Their feeling is only one sided. MY Pansy feels nothing more than brotherly love for Draco and friendship for Ron!

I might do a sequel… or better a one shot…

What might come up, would be short stories set during or parallel to "Bootlicker Thompson's Decree". Don't you just love a good marriage law fic?

Again, like always, please leave a comment. And don't be too harsh. Thanx. Please also check out other stories… .