Chapter twelve

Harry was still sitting on the bed next to Charlie when he finally started to wake. Arthur went straight out to find the healer and brought him back into the room. Harry never moved, just gave the healer some space to check Charlie.

'Harry,' Charlie murmured.

'I'm here my love, open your eyes.'

Charlie blinked a few times before he stared straight at Harry, 'Hey, what happened?'

'You got attacked.'

'Right,' Charlie saw his parents, brother and his girlfriend before seeing the healer, 'So when can I go home?'

'Let me check you over Mr. Weasley, then I should be able to tell you,' the healer instantly went about examining Charlie, then gave him another potion, making Charlie grimace and Harry snicker, 'You're healing nicely, now if I allow you to go home, will you need to have someone with you at all time. Because you need to stay in bed, no moving and you will need help to the bathroom.'

'I'm with him all the time, we are married.'

'I meant no offence Mr. Potter, just that you could be working. Mr. Weasley will need full time care for at least another two days, maybe three.'

'Sorry for snapping, but no, I don't work, so I can be home with Charlie all the time. It's also safer than here, no one can use magic at our home unless I remove my charms.'

'Don't forget Spirit, no one would dare try to get past him,' Arthur said.

'Who's Spirit?' the healer asked.

'My wolf,' Harry said but stared at Charlie, 'So can I take him home now?'

'Yes, but he will need potions, can you make them or have someone else make them?'

'I'll make them,' Hermione said.

'I've got a potions room, I'll have no trouble making the potions. I just need a list of what's needed,' Harry said ignoring Hermione.

'But Harry, you were never that good at potions,' Hermione said.

'You don't know anything about Harry anymore,' Charlie said, 'He's brilliant at potions and has a room set up that's better than the Hogwarts potions room. So my love, take me home and then you can make my potions while mum makes me something to eat.'

'How did you know I was going to do that Charlie?'

'Because that's what you do mum, cook and you love to cook for us especially when we're sick or hurt.'

'Dad, give me a hand with Charlie,' Harry threw the blankets of Charlie and helped him sit up, 'Nice and easy love.'

'I'm fine Harry, you don't have to be so gentle. I'm a tough dragon handler remember, I can take this.'

'You'll do what I say Charlie, so nice and easy,' Harry helped Charlie stand with Arthur's help, 'Thank you and sorry I got angry.'

'Understandable Mr. Potter, I'm just supposed to follow the rules set out for healers. As your marriage is not recognised here, I had to speak with Mr. Weasley's parents.'

'Hopefully when there are intelligent people running the ministry and not the idiots they have now, that will change,' Harry shook the healers hand then helped Charlie out.

'I can help look after Charlie, he is my brother,' Ron said.

'Was your brother and if you come near the house again, Spirit will have a feed. He takes Harry's words seriously. I don't need you Ron, I don't want you, just like you didn't want us. Take me home love,' Charlie said as he leant against Harry and his father as they made their way out of St Mungo's with Molly following.

Ron and Hermione watched them leave, 'They won't forgive us for something we didn't even realise we were doing,' Hermione said sadly.

'Maybe that will change if we can find out who did this, let's go,' Ron took Hermione's hand and they also left St Mungo's.

Over the next couple of days, Charlie was healing, but Harry still refused to let him do anything. He did allow him to sit downstairs in the living room or the movie room, but that was all.

Arthur, Molly, Aberforth and Minerva had received more bad news and from someone they never expected.

Harry and Charlie were sitting together in the living room when Arthur, Molly, Aberforth and Minerva stepped into the house.

'We've got some news, none good,' Arthur said as they sat down.

'What's going on dad?'

'To start with, they refused our license. They didn't even have to give a reason. I did ask, they refuse to say anything,' Arthur said.

'I got a visit from some inspectors, they said my pub needs a lot of work to bring it up to the new safety standards the ministry has brought forward, so they have closed me down until they can be done,' Aberforth said.

'But Minerva has the worst news, we all agreed it's absolutely disgusting and shocking,' Molly said sadly.

'What's going on Minerva?' Harry asked.

'They have sacked me as headmistress, then told me I am no longer needed as a staff member at all. They have given me to the end of the week to leave Hogwarts. I have lived there for over forty years, I have shed blood for that school, a place I love and they treat me like this. Let's just say I'm absolutely furious right now. The moment I got the noticed, I knew I would have to remove those books, memories and Albus' instruments. They do not belong to Hogwarts, they belonged to Albus and to you. I also had an idea why this is happening, so I…accidentally destroyed all your records.'

'The ministry are getting back at me by doing all this to you. Right, well they won't get away with it, we have to work out something. But not just about what they have done to you, they tried to kill Charlie.'

'There's something else Harry. Ron and Hermione really wanted to help, as a way of making up for the way they treated you. They said they never even realised they were ignoring you. So Ron went to the auror office pretending to ask about becoming an auror. The moment he got Kingsley alone, he found something out. See Kingsley knew about all this, but he was ordered and threatened not to say anything. He has been trying to work out how to get news to us without them finding out. So when Ron turned up, it worked perfectly. They acted like Kingsley was explaining to Ron about being an auror, then they continued their talk during lunch. They couldn't take the chance that anyone would overheard them. After lunch, Ron asked Kingsley where the bathrooms were as he hadn't been at the ministry for a long time. So Kingsley showed Ron the bathroom, making sure he said he'll use it himself before going back to work.' Arthur saw Harry's anger rise and they all knew he was going to do something, they just didn't know what.