Friendship on Fire | Fred & George Weasley

A beginning and an end.

The death of Sirius Black hit more than just me...Harry hid away in his room for the past month, and not even his two best friends could coax him into doing anything else. And I could understand completely, He had just lost the only person in his life that gave him any sense of a real home. I lost my parent too, but I got to live a normal life for fourteen years. My sister tried her best to cover up her sadness from everyone, But I knew her well enough to know she missed our cousin dearly. Remus had lost his childhood best friend and had known Sirius longer than any of us. All I could think about was the mischief he would be causing with Harry's father...wherever they were.

It was now April, and I knew today was the twins birthday. With everything going on, I didn't have it in me to shop for gifts for the two important men in my life. I did however send them both two short letters wishing them a happy birthday and giving them an invite to my graduation that was in a week. I know everyone knew about Sirius's death and I just hope both of them could understand the pain I was going through right now. I really did love Fred, and I sometimes feel guilty because I knew if he never left school I would have never been raped...Sirius's fate would have already been sealed, But I would at least have someone here to comfort me. And I was guilty for slightly blaming him....

All of my friends in gryffindor blamed my silence on Sirius, but none of them really knew the inside battle going on within me. I felt so used, and dirty...even after a couple months have gone by...Flint was still alive, but hadn't woken up yet. And I was still  so scared he would come find me in the middle of the night and do what he did to me again...I would take shower after shower and I still couldn't rid the feel of his hands on my body. His hands that were rough and forceful and nothing like my caring boyfriend.

My exams flew by, and they were all as easy as ever.. I managed to put everything to the back of my mind to finish the final N.E.W.T.S I had left, And im sure our results would be out soon. And gradation was right around the corner. "Ronnie how are you?" A soft voice asked as I was sitting on the couch in the common room staring into the fire. I turned to see the youngest Weasley hesitantly taking a seat beside me. She twiddled with her thumbs and I could tell Ginny didn't know what to say to me.

"Hi Ginny" I said softly and turned to give her a forced smile. "Something is going on with you...besides Sirius...isn't there?" She asked and scooted closer to me. I felt a tear roll down my cheek and i closed my eyes, I was a terrible liar and everyone knew that. Ginny wrapped her arms tightly around my waist and whispered calming words into my ear. "Ronnie, your my best friend that isn't one of my brothers...please let me help you" she said softly and pulled away to wipe the tears that were constantly running.

"Oh Ginny" I cried and tossed myself into the young red heads arms. She rocked me slowly back and forth and I just rested my head on her shoulder. "He attacked me Ginny" I whispered and pulled back to look Ginny in the eyes. "He...He....He...forced me to..." I stuttered over my tears and Ginny wasn't stupid and could tell where I was going with this. "Fred did what!" She screamed and jumped from the couch. I coughed and pulled her back to the couch, "Not Fred....Flint Raped me" I sobbed out and hearing the words out loud made me cry to the point of hyperventilating.

"I cant believe this...what the hell is wrong with him! Does Fred know?" She asked angrily as I had finally stopped freaking out. "He doesn't know...only my sister, Aimee and Draco...because they found me" He said softly as Ginny played with my hair, as my head was resting in her lap. I told her all about what happened that night in the astronomy tower, the pain both physically and emotionally. I told her how my cousin and best friend had found me bleeding in an empty hallway. And how I had shoved him off of the astronomy tower, and how if he ever woke up he would serve a sentence in azkaban.

"Ronnie, im so sorry. But you know your not alone...You have your sister, and Remus. You have my entire family that adores you...Fred loves you...You have Aimee and Malfoy... we can get you thought this. You will always have us, and your like the sister I never had" She said softly and I could see a caring smile appear on her face. I sat up and wrapped my arms around her neck "Thank you Ginny" I told her and she wiped the tears rolling down my face. "Your a lion Ronnie, You can get through this" She told me. And I gave her a genuine smile that I haven't shown in months...

"Ronnie, Dumbledore wants you" Harry said as he walked past the couch Ginny and I were sitting on He gave us a fake smile before his eyes slightly lingered on Ginny, and he ran up to his dorm. I hugged Ginny once more before exiting the common room....

"Ah, Miss.Tonks...please sit" Dumbledore said motioning to the chair in front of his desk. He gave me a happy grin with that certain twinkle in his eye as I sat before him. "Is something wrong professor?" I asked as I crossed my legs at my ankles. He looked up from a parchment he was reading before shaking his head "Oh no! everything is great" He said walking around the desk and handing me the parchment he had previously been reading.

Miss. Veronica Isabella Tonks,

We are notified that your N.E.W.T exams have been taken. You have received the highest scores of the student body. You will be graduating as Hogwarts valedictorian and will be given a special honor at graduation for you exceptional intelligence. The staff of Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry would like to offer you a position of healer in training at our Hospital wing. You will be under the supervision of Madam Poppy Pomfrey, and will work the two years you would have been in schooling otherwise. St.Mungos has agreed that this will give you substantial practise for your chosen career path, and will have a position of healer available to you upon your training completion. We would be honored to have you with us!

Sincerely,

Professor Albus P.W.B Dumbledore.

I was shocked, they wanted me to work here at hogwarts? And I would already have a job waiting for me ultimately when I was eighteen! That was a dream for me, ever since I was little I had dreamt of becoming a healer and here I would be working as one in just a few short months. "You really want me to work here?" I asked in shock. He smiled brightely at me before nodding his head. "Thank you so much!" I exclaimed and jumped up to hug my headmaster. He chuckeled and hugged me back gently. "I needed this" I said with tears in my eyes. "Things will get better Miss.Tonks...I know they will" He said brightly as I pulled away from him. "Thanks, I guess I better go.." I said quitely and waved before getting excited about something for the first time in months, and I knew one person i couldent write to to tell them my good news....

I had pulled out parchment and a quill with the intent to write Fred a meaningful letter letting him know what was going on with me and my new job...But Fred had beat me to it as a letter from him was waiting in a brown owl's mouth from said boy...

Ronnie,

I dont know what is going through your head...I miss you. But I feel like you need time to heal from Sirius, and I dont know how to help you. I think we should take a break from each other from now and see what happens. I think you need some time alone, and I would just be in your way...

I love you,

Fred.

My heart sank to my stomach as I crumpled the letter from Fred and tossed it onto the ground. I was finally coming to terms that I needed to be around other people to help me through this, and Fred just broke my heart. My heart has just been shattered into pieces by someone I never thought would hurt me. Fred was the person I couldn't wait to see and hold when I left school, and i wouldn't get to do that now... In an angry rage I wrote him a letter I hope I wouldn't regret.

Fred,

How dare you write that letter to me! Do you have any idea what I have been through! Someone dear to me was just murdered, and I miss him! But did you know I couldn't wait to get back to you so you could be the one to comfort me about all of this! I don't want to be alone, and I needed you. you don't seem to grasp the fact that my life is hell and you were one of the only people keeping me together, just knowing that you were there...but now your gone...Don't bother coming to my graduation! Don't write me back! Just leave me alone Fred Weasley...it seems you are the one who wants to be alone..

Oh and by the way, the night you left I was beaten, attacked and raped to the point I wanted to die...I hope your happy.. I had a lot more going on than you think I did...

Ronnie.