Chapter 14- Hermione
(A/N Again, sorry for the wait. BUT 4 AND A HALF THOUSAND VIEWS? I'm flattered ;D Thank you for your continued support, and thanks for your lovely reviews! Okay, proceed with your reading)
A loud "COCKADOODLEDOOOOOOO" woke me from my strange dream. Molly's rooster perched on the top of Arthur's old shed, and she was trying to get it down. My dream wasn't clear. The faces of the different Weasley's swam across my vision, portraying different emotions. I felt nauseous after.
I stumbled through to the bathroom, rubbing any "sleepy dust" remaining from my eyes. As I stood in the small glistening room, flashbacks of that night with George flew across my mind, but I shook them away. I dragged a comb through my knotted hair and threw it up in a high bun. I shuffled down the spiralling stairs and into the kitchen, tightening my robe around me. I did NOT need another embarrassing incident like yesterday. Harry stood in the kitchen, flicking through the Daily Prophet. "Morning," I said, making a cup of tea and grabbing a scone," How are you?" "Fine," Harry replied, not looking back at me "Anyone else up?" "No, just me" I watched as he quickly closed the newspaper and walked to the dining room. I knew it was because a picture of Sirius came up. Everywhere, people were sighing with relief as some of the Death Eaters rotted in Azkaban. But not Harry. Harry had to spend summer mourning. I went over and sat beside him. He just sighed and finally looked at me. "Life is crap, Hermione." He said simply, resting his elbows on the dining table. "I know Harry. We have to keep going though" I said, frowning. The ground was shaking, and soon the vase just beside Harry's head exploded.
Shards of porcelain erupted everywhere, and Harry bellowed. He dropped underneath the table, pulling his wand out from his pocket. I ran upstairs, screaming at everyone to get up, while a red flash zoomed past my calf. I grabbed my wand and shook Ginny awake.
" Wahh?" She groaned, before her eyes widened and she ducked beneath the covers. I turned around to see a tall Death Eater loom high above me, their wand raised. My wand had rolled under the bed. I squeezed my eyes shut. "Night night, Mudblood" said a deep voice," AVADA-" He froze, falling forward flat on his face. Ron stood panting behind him, his wand raised. I wriggled under the bed, coughing out dust bunnies. My hands roamed around like spiders, until my hand fell on my wand. Ginny leapt out of her bed, grabbing her wand before following me and Ron downstairs. Ron grabbed my hand and squeezed tight as we sprinted towards the kitchen. Fred and George fought back to back, slicing the air with their wands and filling the kitchen with bright flashes. Ron disarmed a masked Death Eater and Harry kicked him in the face as he fell. He was unconscious before he hit the ground. My breath huffed through my nose as I countered two Death Eaters. My pulse raced, and adrenaline thumped through my veins. Soon, we outnumbered them. Bellatrix Lestrange cackled, before Apparating out of the house. Any Death Eaters left followed.
I looked around the room. Fred was casting a spell to revive George, and he awoke, groaning. Ginny stood, shaken but otherwise unharmed. Harry and Ron were different, however. Ron was sitting on the table, resting his leg, which had a deep gash. He was trying to pick glass out of Harrys arm. Molly and Arthur stood looking at their collection of destroyed Muggle items. A small wheel raced in a circle before falling on it's side. Scorch marks covered the cupboards. Any unconscious Death Eaters had been moved by Bellatrix. I collapsed on the couch, and tears pricked my eyes. This attack was the first of many; it was a warning. Fred and George groggily repaired everything, and put them back on their rightful shelf. Harry, Ron, Ginny and I couldn't use our wands, so we tidied up the kitchen and made tea. I wrung out a warm cloth and went over to Ron and Harry. Harry winced and hissed as Ron pulled the endless amount of shards out of Harry's arm. I started to wipe the blood from Ron's leg. He looked up, surprised, but said nothing. I poured a drop of Muggle disinfectant from the cupboard. Ron cried out in surprise. "Shhh, keep going with Harry." I said, wrapping a bandage around his leg, and tying a neat bow. I washed their faces. As I made eye-contact with Ron, my heart fluttered. Ron stood up and stretched his leg. He gasped and wobbled. Harry caught him with his good arm, his other wrapped in a sling. He plopped down again on the chair. I sighed and went over to the twins. George was curled up in the foetal position, hugging his stomach. "He's was hit straight in the stomach," said Fred, walking over with two mugs of tea ," He's going to be like that for a while." He handed me a mug. I clutched it, my knuckles white. "Why? Why attack us?" I said to Fred. He dropped beside me, cross-legged, and sighed. "We're the biggest and oldest blood-traitor family in England. They're going to target us. And with a Muggle-born and the Boy Who Lived on board, that crazy-haired bitch is bound to aim for us." He said glumly. "Not saying it's your fault!" he added quickly. I sighed, relieved. Fred bent over George and patted him on the back. George simply groaned in response. I left and walked outside. A horrific scene met my eyes. Flowers were ripped from their beds. Pots were smashed and toppled over. The chickens looked shell-shocked, their feathers ruffled.
Molly and Arthur were huddled together, discussing in whispers. When they saw me approach they plastered a weak smile on their face and Molly opened her arms to me. I enveloped myself in her arms. She smelled like perfume, cooking and talcum powder. She was the typical mother, but could yell when she wanted to. "It'll be okay, Hermione," she said gently, "I've contacted the Order." Just as she said that, a swirling figure appeared over the Burrows protective boundary. They steadied themselves, and started walking towards the house.
(A/N Sorry to end like this, but I wanted to leave you guys YEARNING FOR MORE ;) It was a depressing chapter, but I thought I better include an actual plotline :D Thank you for reading! Don't forget to review and favourite J )