𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐒; fred weasley x fem!reader

CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE; the start of forever

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PART THREE
The Start Of Forever

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" y/n's point of view "

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ON SUNDAY I visited Ron and Hermione in the Hospital Wing.

Harry, Neville, Ginny and Luna were there too, and had all been healed by Madam Pomfrey.

Hermione was reading a copy of the Sunday Prophet out to the group.

HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED RETURNS

In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is once more active.
'It is with great regret that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord - well, you know who I mean - is alive and among us again," said Fudge, looking tired and flustered as he addressed reporters. "It is with almost equal regret that we report the mass revolt of the Dementors of Azkaban, who have shown themselves averse to continuing in the Ministry's employ. We believe the Dementors are currently taking direction from Lord - Thingy.
"We urge the magical population to remain vigilant. The Ministry is currently publishing guides to elementary home and personal defence which will be delivered free to all wizarding homes within the coming month."
'The Minister's statement was met with dismay and alarm from the wizarding community, which as recently as last Wednesday was receiving Ministry assurances that there was "no truth whatsoever in these persistent rumours that You-Know-Who is operating amongst us once more".
Details of the events that led to the Ministry turnaround are still hazy, though it is believed that He Who Must Not Be Named and a select band of followers (known as Death Eaters) gained entry to the Ministry of Magic itself on Thursday evening.
'Albus Dumbledore, newly reinstated Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, reinstated member of the international Confederation of Wizards and reinstated Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, has so far been unavailable for com-ment. He has insisted over the past year that You-Know-Who is not dead, as was widely hoped and believed, but is recruiting followers once more for a fresh attempt to seize power. Meanwhile, the "Boy Who Lived" -

"There you are, Harry, I knew they'd drag you into it somehow." Hermione said, looking over the top of the paper at him.

Harry was sitting at the end of Ron's bed, and Ginny and I were at the end of Hermione's. Neville had pulled a chair between the two beds and Luna was sitting off to the side invested in her upside-down copy of The Quibbler.

"He's the 'boy who lived' again now, though, isn't he?" Ron said. "Not such a deluded show-off anymore, hey?"

Ron then grabbed a handful of Chocolate Frogs from the large pile on his bedside cabinet and tossed a few to Harry, Ginny and Neville.

He offered one to me, but I shook my head and he shrugged before using his teeth to rip open the wrapper.

"Yes, they're very complimentary about you now, Harry." Hermione said, still reading the article. "'A lone voice of truth... perceived as unbalanced, yet never wavered in his story... forced to bear ridicule and slander...' hmm. I notice they don't mention the fact that it was them doing all the ridiculing and slandering in the Prophet."