A/N: Sorry it kind of took a long time I was reading another fic…bug mistake… and it was so good I didn't even think about this one but I finished reading it and now I'm full on Melted Daisies…which by the way the title has nothing to do with the book so if you wanted to read it for the title then you should probably stop.
A/N2: So a lot happened in the last chapter right? And yet you don't know what's going on…ooh some call that suspense!!! Personally I love and hate it, so no matter what you feel here is the next chapter! Thanks again for reading this. REVIEW?…Yeah that'd be great!
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Bill picked them up in a ministry car, provided by Mr. Weasly. During the car ride no one really talked. None of them expected Fred and George to get hurt. When they arrived at the hospital the silence continued. They headed up to the room where Fred and George were. They saw Mr. and Mrs. Weasly sitting at the end of Fred and George's beds. Mrs. Weasly looked up from where she was sitting and got up. She ran and hugged Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Bill.
"I'm so glad you're safe." She said crying, and released her hug.
"How're they doing?" Bill asked.
She took a breath. "The healer said they will wake up in an hour or two." She explained.
"So what happened?" Hermione asked wanting to know the facts.
"Well they had their memories erased a little, so they won't remember a few months." She sobbed even harder. Ginny hugged her mom.
"Well at least they're alive and okay." She pointed out. Her mother smiled.
"Can we see them?" Ron asked.
"Of Course." Mrs. Weasly said letting them pass and enter the room. Fred and George were laying still and had minor singes on their faces, from the fight. Hermione held Ginny un her arms as Ginny lightly sobbed. Ron turned pale, Harry stood still. How could this happen? Suddenly Ron walked out of the room; Mrs. Weasly went to follow him but turned to Harry,
"You better follow him." She said. "He's gonna need a friend right now." Harry nodded and followed Ron out the door. He found Ron sitting against a wall down the hall. Harry sat next to him he didn't say anything.
"Harry, why does this happen to me?" he asked.
"What?" Harry asked.
"My family getting hurt." Ron explained. Harry thought inside his head "Well at least you have a family." Ron realized what he said hurt Harry, "Sorry, it's just the 3rd time I've had to come here for my family. First my dad, Bill, and now Fred and George." He sighed.
"At least they're all okay." Harry reminded him.
"Yeah I just needed to get away from that room." Ron said, lightening up a little Harry thought hard on what to say to this. They sat in silence for several minutes
"Hey, I wonder if Lockhart's still here." Harry said figuring he'd distract Ron, although he too was wondering if he actually was.
"What?" Ron looked at Harry and wondered what had caused this burst of randomness
"I said, I wonder if Lockhart's still here, I'd think he would be considering he could only sign his name last time we saw him and that was barely a year ago." Harry said standing up; Ron followed and gave him a funny look. Harry looked down and realized it was a dumb thing to ask Ron after he had just witnessed his brothers unconscious.
"I don't know, wanna check?" Ron asked perking up a little. Harry snickered.
"Hell yeah, what floor was he on?"
"Let's see," Ron read off the sign on the wall near the elevator. "ARTIFACT ACCIDENTS, CREATURE-INDUCED INJURIES, MAGICAL BUGS, POTION AND PLANT POISONING, SPELL DAMAGE, VISITORS' TEAROOM AND HOSPITAL SHOP, I think spell damage; he should be on this floor. Let's ask a healer." Harry agreed. They walked around for a minute or two and found an elderly female healer. Harry went up to her.
"Excuse me could you tell us if there's a Gilderoy Lockhart around?" He asked in a sweet innocent voice.
"Why yes child, he's in the room right over there." She pointed to a room that was a little bit down the hall. Ron and Harry thanked her and headed off towards the room of their former teacher. They walked until they were right outside the door. Harry looked at Ron.
"What if he remembers us?" Harry said to Ron.
"Are you bloody joking he'll barely remember himself!" Ron laughed, Harry joined him and together they entered the room. There they saw their old teacher Gilderoy Lockhart sitting on his bed with a chess board on his lap. He looked up as they walked in.
"Hello." He said cheerfully. "Do you suppose you know why he's not moving any pieces?" he pointed to a stuffed animal bear sitting on the other side of the checker board. Harry and Ron glanced at each other and held in their laughter.
"Well maybe it's because he's thinking about his move." Ron said causing Harry to suppress a snort trying to keep from bursting out in laughter.
"Well I thought that at first but it's been over three hours, is it a strategy?" he said in thought then turned his head and faced the bear. "Maybe he's a genius! Sir it is an honor to play checkers with you." He shook the bear's paw causing it to fall on his face. "Oh now I get it." Lockhart said.
"What?" Harry said playing along thinking about how this man once taught him, he learned from a man playing chess with a teddy bear.
"He's no genius at all, he's just asleep." Lockhart pointed out as if it were so obvious.
"It all makes sense now." Ron said hitting his head as if he were stupid not to notice that. He let out a quiet laugh but suddenly silenced it as Lockhart opened his mouth to speak.
"Ha you thought you could outsmart me, who in fact is the actual genius!" he poked at the bear. Harry let out another snort which only Ron heard. Ron was turning purple he couldn't stand not laughing at a full grown man who had all the girls adoring him five years ago yelling at a teddy bear.
Lockhart turned to Harry and Ron. "So sorry, do you want an autograph?" he said throwing a prize winning smile after.
"No that's Allright we all ready have one." Ron said stating the truth.
"Ahhh, you are lucky, lucky boys!" Giving Harry a wink "Say have I seen you before?"
Harry and Ron glanced at each other quickly and then Ron said
"No just the time you signed our pictures of you."
"Ah, quite right you are." Harry quickly let out a sigh glad that he didn't remember the two people who had erased his memory. He looked over at Ron who obviously felt the same way.
"So do you know where Rachel went?" Lockhart asked Harry and Ron.
"Um…Rachel?"
"Yes that nice lady who always brings me my food. I'm awful hungry and I want to know where she is." He answered trying to look out the door causing him to fall off the bed along with the chess board and the teddy bear.
Ron burst. He exploded with laughter, while Harry remained in the struggle to hold his in. He forced Ron out the door and quickly said to Lockhart;
"We'll go find her."
When they were both out in the hall Harry joined Ron in laughing hysterically. He always knew Lockhart was an idiot but this was insane.
"Come on, we'd better head back to Fred and George's room before mum worries." Harry nodded and they walked back to Fred and George's room.
When Harry and Ron reentered everyone had stopped crying but there was still little talk. Mrs. Weasly got up when they came into the room. Ron expected her to ask a million questions, however she just gave them hugs and conjured up two chairs for them to sit and just wait until Fred and George to wake up. Harry and Ron sat down in their chairs placed next to Hermione and Ginny. Mrs. Weasly took her spot on the end of George's bed while on the end of Fred's sat Mr. Weasly. Hermione leaned over to Harry.
"Where were you guys?" she whispered in his ear.
Harry and Ron looked at each other the ends of their lips turning up into a small smile.
"We visited an old friend." Harry answered. "Lockhart."
Hermione joined them in the smile.
"Did he remember you?" she wondered.
"No, but he remembers how to play chess" Ron snickered.
"However he doesn't remember teddy bears are inanimate." Harry snickered as well.
Hermione's tiny smile turned into a full out grin. Ginny turned away from looking at her brothers half listening to the other three's conversation.
"Did I hear you say Lockhart?" she asked all ready snickering.
They all nodded.
Several minutes later Mrs. Weasly handed them a few knots each and told them to go by a snack. The four walked out of the room and headed down to the hospital shop. They remained down there eating their snacks and talking. But then Mr. Weasly came down and told them that Fred and George had woken up. They all rushed upstairs. When they entered the room once again they saw Fred and George sitting up and Mrs. Weasly sobbing slightly with a smile on her face.
"Hey Harry, Ginny, Hermione and…um…just kidding Ron." George laughed but quickly stopped as Mrs. Weasly gave him a glare. "Too soon to kid eh?" his mother nodded.
"Now we've filled them in on Bill's wedding and what happened, meaning why they don't remember any of Bill's wedding and that there shop was destroyed." Mrs. Weasly said to Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny.
"I can't believe your shop's gone." Ron said to his brothers.
"Neither can we, seeing as our memories of the shop burning to the ground are gone." Fred mumbled.
"Sorry we can't remember your wedding bro." George said to Bill.
"Don't worry about it I wouldn't be surprised if you actually did remember it considering you were so drunk." Everyone laughed,
"Where's Fleur?" Hermione asked Bill.
"Oh she's at work but is coming soon." Bill smiled. Hermione could have sworn she saw Mrs. Weasly roll her eyes. She smiled and nodded her head.
"Hey guys just wondering…do you remember the Peeker?" Harry asked.
"Peeker? Harry it sounds like you've been doing some…" Fred began.
"No, no, no!" Harry quickly yelled. "It's an invention you guys created for me." He explained.
"What'd it do?" George asked curiously.
"I'd really rather not say." Harry said nodding his head towards Mrs. Weasly.
"Wicked." Fred and George said in unison.
"Mum, can we leave now?" George asked Mrs. Weasly. "These hospital dresses are a pain in the ass literally, I mean you'd think they'd make them more comfy for the amount you're paying to stay here."
"Watch your language!" Mrs. Weasly scorned. Suddenly Fleur came bursting through the door.
"Zorry everyone!" she said "I rushed over az zoon as I could." She quickly kissed Bill and hugged both Fred and George. "How are you two doing?"
"Fine." They both said. Mr. Weasly explained the whole story to Fleur.
Later on the healer came in and told Fred and George that they could go. So they headed out. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were brought back to Hogwarts by Mr. Weasly, he said goodbye and left. When they reached Hogwarts it was late so they all said goodnight and went to bed.
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A/N: This was a short chapter filled with basically nothing interesting and I know that but I promise you, a lot of the information is important so if you skipped over it then you probably will end up in wtf land later on. Review please!
