Mischievous Glint | George Weasley

Chapter 53

Few days went by, we changed camp a lot. Then it was just another day of changing camp. And we decided to settle on an open field of a cliff. No one could really sleep peacefully at night, not knowing if their friends of families are safe or what they were doing. We three were sitting on a bench going through some books, trying to find a way to destroy that Locket.

"What about the sword? It has a duplicate but the original one is still missing." I pointed out and suddenly the lights went out.

"The sword was stolen." Ron said coming in view with a grim look on his face as he opened the device that Dumbledore left him and turned back on the lights. "Yeah, I'm still here. But you two carry on. Don't let me spoil the fun."

"What's wrong?" Harry asked shutting the book.

"Wrong? Nothing wrong." Ron's voice was bitter. "Not according to you anyway."

"Look if you want to say something, don't be shy. Spit it out." Harry said with annoyance.

"Alright, I'll spit it out. But don't expect me to be grateful because there's another damn thing we have to find." Ron growled.

Hermione and I shared a panicked glance as we looked back at the boys glaring at each other. I rose from my seat and Hermione followed. We both walked up to Ron's side trying to calm him down, scared that he would burst any second.

"I thought you knew what you signed up for!" Harry exclaimed.

"I thought I did too." Ron shot back.

"Well then, I'm sorry, but I don't quite understand. What part of this isn't living up to your expectations? Did you think we would be staying in a 5 star hotel? Finding a Horcrux every other day? That you would be home by Christmas?" Harry asked.

Harry got up from the table and moved around Ron angrily to the front of the tent.

"I thought, after all this time you would've actually achieved something. I thought you knew what you were doing! I thought Dumbledore would of told you something worthwhile. I thought you had a plan." Ron argued.

"I told you everything Dumbledore told me." Harry shot back frustratedly. "I think you haven't noticed, we've found a Horcrux."

"And we're about as close as getting rid of it as we are to find the rest of them." Ron bluntly said.

Hermione stepped up and tried to help by begging Ron to take off the locket he had been wearing for a too long now. But everytime she would try to even touch it, he pushed her hand away roughly.

"Please take the Horcrux off, you wouldn't be saying all this if you hadn't been wearing it all day." Hermione tried to reason.

"Want to know why I listen to that radio? To make sure I don't hear Ginny's name, or Fred, or George." Ron looked at me. "Or mum."

"You think I'm not listening?!" Harry yelled. "You think I don't know how this feels?!"

They starting to get close to each other as Hermione and I pushed ourselves between them trying to keep their distance so that they don't go brawling at each other.

"No! You don't know how this feels! Your parents are dead, you have no family!" Ron yelled.

Harry lost his cool and lunged at Ron. Hermione yelled out to stop them. I put myself in front of Harry, stopping him from getting to Ron.

"Stop it you two! What are you? Children!?" I scolded as though I was their mother who's fed up of their childishness.

"Fine then! Go!" Harry yelled.

Ron angrily pulled the locket over his head and threw it on the floor. Hermione gasped as he pushed past her and grabbed his backpack.

"Are you coming or are you staying?" Ron asked Hermione.

She looked at him then to us. She knew Harry needed help to find Horcruxes and she was smart enough to help him. Ron understood and scowled then moved his gaze at me.

"What about you? Pretty sure you're the wise one here." Ron breathed.

I nodded at him as he practically looked a lot happier and dissapeared out of the tent to wait for me. Harry and Hermione looked at me in disbelief.

"I'll go with him and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid. You both carry on finding the sword. We'll find you when he's back in sense." I explained and a sigh of relief washed over their faces.

"For a second I thought you agreed with him." Harry said.

"How come?" I smiled as I packed my things. "He said it himself. I'm the wise one."

They both seemed greatful as they nodded and smiled at me. I slipped out of the tent and began to walk with Ron.

"Where are going anyway?" Ron asked.

"Are you strong enough to apparate?"  I asked.

"Pretty much, yeah." Ron assured.

I nodded then stopped in my track making him stop too.

"So? We need to find a shelter. Where are going?" He asked curiously

"At mine." I said and before he could question again out of confusion, I grabbed his hand and apparated out of the forest.