Forbidden Love

Chapter Seven

Molly,Ginny and Hermione ran into St Mungo's,breathing heavilly,the pregnant women trailing behind the older one.They all hurried up to the front desk where a secretary sat.

"May I help you?" The secretary asked in a sugary voice which made Hermione feel sick.Molly was just about to answer when they noticed Harry walking towards them.The three rushed over to him.

"Where is he?" Molly asked frantically.The look on Harry's face was solemn,making Hermione's stomache sink.Harry simply turned and began walking down the hall.They all followed.

"How's he doing?" Molly asked,uncomfortable with the silence.

"Not good,he's been in and out of consciousness since we arrived." Harry told her in a low voice as if his throat was sore.

"What happened to him?" Hermione asked,finding her voice. "All you said in the letter was that you were attacked."

"Well,remember when I was gone for a while? I was looking for more horcruxes.I ran into Voldemort's snake,who might I add,was in fact a horcrux.That's who gave me this." He pointed to his bad eye which had turned white.Hermione guessed he was now blind in it.

"Anyway,it got back to Voldemort that I had destroyed yet another horcrux,so he sent one of his servants after me." Harry told them as Ginny gasped.

"You were attacked again?" Ginny asked.Molly and Hermione gave her an odd look.

"What does she mean,again?" Molly asked,rounding on Harry.He scratched his neck nervously.

"I was attacked last week,it was nothing really.Damn Death Eater didn't even get a word out before I reacted.He was a coward without his wand," He explained. "But that's beside the point.So,this Death Eater snuck up on us,Ron saw him first.When he realized Ron had seen him,he went mad.He said some curse I'd never even heard of before.Then Ron went all rigid and pale.I unarmed the Death Eater,then he fled.I tried to snap Ron out of it,but he just kept mumbling so I took him here." They'd reached Ron's room,so Hermione ran inside to see her fiancé.

Ron was lying in the hospital bed,his skin as white as the sheets.His breathing was shallow and seemed forced.His face glistened with sweat as he laid motionless in the bed.

Hermione ran to the bedside,her eyes filling with tears.She threw herself ontop of the unconcious man,sobbing.Molly followed in as Ginny hung back with her husband.

"Oh Ron,please wake up!" Hermione cried onto Ron's chest.Molly sat down in a chair on the other side of her son's bed and simply held his hand,tears falling silently down her cheeks.

A Healer entered the small room a few minutes later to find a hysterical woman crying on her patient.She cleared her throat to get the people in the room's attention.

"I assume you are all my patient's family?" She asked in a stern voice as if she disaproved.

"Yes,I'm his mother." Molly held out her hand for the healer,who simply stared at it,then walked further into the room.Harry and Ginny followed her.

"I am Ms.Ferne," She explained,looking them all once over. "If anyone in this room is not my patient's family,they must leave while I explain his condition." No one moved,so she glanced at her clipboard.

"Please,just hurry up and tell me what's wrong with my fiancé." Hermione demanded quite out of character of her patient self.Ms.Ferne gave her a stern look.

"Well,I cannot tell you that because we do not know for sure." The healer told them.

"What do you mean you don't know?" Ginny asked in a small voice as Harry held her around her swollen middle.Ms.Ferne fixed her with a glare so she backed down.

"The curse that my patient has been hit with is still unknown.Our top researchers are investigating,but it is very possible we will not be able to figure out the curse.You-Know-Who and his followers have been inventing their own curses for years,so it is very likely that the curse in question is not known to us against them.The patient has been in and out of conciousness since he arrived here roughly over an hour ago.We have tried awakening potions but they don't seem to be improving his condition.There is no telling if the patient will ever fully recover from this attack." The healer explained.Hermione cringed everytime she called Ron 'the patient',as if he had no name.He was just another paycheck to her and it disgusted Hermione.

"So,basically you're telling us there's nothing we can do but wait for the curse to run it's course?" Hermione asked,becoming more and more angry at the woman.She called herself a healer,but really she knew nothing.She had no clue if Ron would even pull through,and obviously she couldn't care less.

"We are doing the best we can.We have many other patients who need our care as well,we can't devote all our time to a single patient." She said,speaking as she would to a child.

"So just because he's not the only one who needs attention you're just giving up hope?" Hermione half shouted,clenching her firsts at her sides.

"Hermione,just calm down,dear.Think of the baby." Molly said,touching her shoulder lightly.



"Miss,we have other priorities at the moment.We cannot just drop everything to help a patient whom we don't even know may survive.This patient-"

"Stop it!" Hermione shouted,standing up. "Stop calling him that! He has a name,I'm sure it's on your chart."

"Miss,please,we have patients in here who need their rest.If you're going to act as if you're mad then I'm going to have to ask you to leave." Ms.Ferne told her in a stern voice.

"No need to throw me out,I'll leave myself." Hermione then stormed out of the hospital.

Hermione sat down on a bench out front and hugged herself,sobbing uncontrollably.She felt weak and drained.Everything had been so perfect before.Ginny and Harry were together,everyone was safe,and Ron was about to become the new Keeper for the Chudley Cannons,his dream job.Now everything was in pieces.It wasn't supposed to be like this,it just didn't seem right.

Hermione felt someone sit down beside her,she looked up to see it was Molly.Molly looked extremely worn out.Her usually rosey cheeks were pale and tear stained and she had bags under her eyes.For first time since Hermione had known the woman,she actually looked old.

"Don't worry,dear." Molly said as she put her arm around the younger woman.

"How can I not worry?" Hermione asked,sobbing louder. "Ron could never wake up!"

"I know,but we must have some hope for him.He's strong,I'm sure he'll pull through." Molly tightened her hold on the pregnant woman.

"How can he? They don't even know what's wrong with him!" Hermione cried.

"I'm sure they'll do the best they can."

"Oh Molly,stop kidding yourself! They don't have the time,the healer said it herself!" Hermione nearly shouted at the older woman.They sat there in silence,both trying to think of a solution.Molly broke the tense silence.

"I believe I have an idea that may just work." She told her.

"What is it?" Hermione asked,not knowing what they could possibly do for Ron.They didn't even know the curse that had hit him.Molly simply put her index finger to her lips.

"With time,with time," She then took out a hankerchief and wipped the tears from the other woman's face. "Now come,that wretched healer should be gone by now.I'm sure that Ron could use your company." She then pulled her up,Hermione not trusting her own legs.The two women made their way back into St.Mungo's to comfort Ron.

To Be Continued...

There youu all go.Sorry it took me so long to update.It took forever to get the five reviews I wanted.I've been wanting to update for a week now,but no,I didn't have enough reviews.And then it took me three days to finish this one because of family problems and my mom getting hurt,but I finally finished.Thnxx goes out to:

-GuardGeek,yess,another one ! And look,another ! And guess what,Draco,next chapter !

-angel,well you must understand,Molly just wants Harry to be safe,he is like her son pretty much.

-ailish,yess I am mean and nasty...and that's how I like myself.But this time I decided not to be mean and leave it in a nice place.

-Pieman,yess I know youu hate cliffies but youu jsut love me oh so much :)

-Lisa,damn right it's good ! And I would've thought it was obvious what happened,but I guess you never read the description.

Now,this time I don't wanna' havta' beg people to review.Five more reviews,and if I get them quick,I'll be able to write a nice long chapter Friday with Draco in it because Friday's the beginning of holidays.Woot.Please,just five more reviews !

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