Healing // d.m.

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  SMALLS tried his best to sit still as he and Catherine waited for someone to open the door. He was getting bored stuck at home so Catherine decided to bring him along to Hannah's birthday party. He was holding a paper bag filled with banana muffins in his mouth, his tail wagging ferociously. He must've smelled Grey and Gavina inside and can't wait to play with them.

  Catherine wanted this to be quick, she wasn't in the mood for social interaction. Her ribs would still hurt once in a while if she did something funny. But she wasn't going to bail on Neville, especially not on Hannah. Plus, she agreed to go to the Ministry along with Greg soon after the party.

  The minute the doors opened Smalls was attacked by two twin minions who hugged her to death. Gavina took the muffins and placed them on the table. Catherine gave them both a big hug before allowing them to play with Smalls at Neville's backyard. Greg appeared behind them looking relieved to see her.

  "Oh Thank Merlin you're here." He motioned for Catherine to follow him up the stairs. Neville's house was of standard size. His love for plants made him choose to have a big garden surrounded with magical plants that always intrigued the kids. The living room was an open space, filled with lots of sunlight and fresh air. The interior design was mostly made out of wood.

  "You need to come upstairs and help me. I don't know what to do with them anymore." Greg told her, climbing two steps of stairs at a time.

  "Who's them? What is going-" Catherine was interrupted by the sound of glass shattering and some things being thrown to the ground. "What the hell??" She asked Greg.

  "Harry, Ron and Ginny are in the same room upstairs." Greg told her and Catherine tensed. "Neville is at the back still finishing the cake. It's probably a good thing that Hermione can't make it."

  "Why the hell are they here together? I thought it was just Gabs, you and me."

  Greg huffed, "Tell that to Neville. He invited everyone because according to him 'we have to help them make up and forgive each other', I was never on board with that."

  They reached the top floor and began to walk down to what seemed to be a family room. The sounds of screaming getting louder with each step.

  "Did any of them talk before this?" She asked Greg again.

  "Harry tried talking to Ginny, which always ended up with a fighting match and nothing got resolved. Ron and Hermione tried talking but Ron won't hear any excuses. Ron and Ginny are now both staying with their parents. That's all I know."

  The minute the door opened it was like a shouting match between Harry and Ron. They were separated by a table in the middle. Shards of glass littered the floor. Ginny was on the far corner crying with her hands covering her face. Ron kept taking things from the shelf and throwing them in Harry's direction. He tried to dodge it as best he could with deflecting spells.

  "That's not an excuse!" Ron screamed, "Anything you say will never be enough! You slept with my wife!'

  "Don't you think I know that!" Harry screamed back.

  "You're supposed to be my best friend you bloody prick! You promised you would never hurt Ginny, ever! Now look what you've done!" A book went flying across the room, narrowly missing Greg and Catherine.

  "Ron, stop!" Ginny tried to hold Ron back but he refused.

  "I trusted you! After everything we've been through Harry! I have helped you through all the ups and downs of your life and this is how you choose to repay me!"

  "I said I was sorry Ron!"

  "Well sorry doesn't fix things does it!!" This time a glass vase made its way to the wall right by Harry's head. "Sorry doesn't give me my wife and my best friend back! I want them back not this stupid lying little shit!"