That Damn Weasley Charm II G.W

Part 4, Chapter 8- Trauma Bonding

I can see Uncle Lucius, Aunt Narcissa, and Draco further down the platform. Instantly tears well up in my eyes and my vision goes blurry. My breath hitches in my throat and I start to get panicky.

George notices and comes up right beside me, "You're safe with me Violet. They won't come up to you if I'm here." He whispers. Ginny is on the other side of me very confused, Molly and Arthur decided it would be best if Ron, Ginny, and Percy didn't know the extent of what happened that night.

Fred pushes Ginny out of the way and comes up beside me, "Come this way. We'll cut through the train so we don't have to pass them." Fred suggests. I nod and George, Fred, and I break away from the group and pull our trunks into the first train car we see. We lug our things down the train and into the booth we always sit in. Walter and Lee are already inside looking absolutely adorable together.

When Walter sees me he jumps from his seat and takes both my hands in his. "My father told me what happened. Where you there? Was Emma? Are you alright?" Walter's eyes dart all over my face. Lee sits up from his spot on the bench and looks at me with a worried expression.

"Here love give me your trunk." George puts his hand on top of mine and takes the trunk from me.

I sit down opposite of Lee and Walter sits back down beside his boyfriend. "I stayed with the Weasleys after it happened so I wouldn't have to see them. A ministry member took Emma home that night, I haven't heard from her since..." The booth door slides open with a loud bang and Emma is standing in the entrance, "Emma!" I jump from my seat and engulf her small frame into a big hug.

We stand like that for a long time, clinging onto each other for dear life it feels like, "What did your parents say?" I whisper to her.

Emma starts to cry, "They didn't really say anything. They just watched as the ministry guy walked me up to the front door and I hid in my room till a few hours ago when we left to come here." She whispers back. "What about you? Did you hear from your aunt and uncle?"

I start crying as well, "My aunt sent a letter along with all my Hogwarts things to the Weasleys. Didn't hear a thing from my uncle."

Emma and I let go of each other so we can actually see each others faces. "We should go down to the Slytherin car..." Emma says softly.

I nod a few times. That night everyone in our year was there, everyone but Walter that is. We were all abandoned together, we understand each other.

The train lurches forwards and we start to pull out of the station. I go and stand in front of George and put my hands on his shoulders. "I have to go see my friends. I'll be back later alright?"

George looks up at me from where he is sitting, "You sure? I can come with you if you want?"

I smile and traces my thumb gently across his jawline, "I'm alright love. Emma and I just have to go see the others that were there that night. We just understand each other you know?"

George leans into my touch and puts his hand over top of mine, "I just wish I was the one who understood you know."

Emma scoffs from behind us, "You really don't George. Violet can tell you everything that happened that night but you won't be able to understand. You won't be able to just get it. Your parents wouldn't even consider leaving you there. Fuck your parents weren't even there. So just please for the love of all things good in this world just shut up and let us go." Emma snaps. George looks like someone just stabbed him. Walter and Lee look at her with their mouths wide open.

"We'll see you two later. It's a long ride there." Fred says trying to ease the tension.

I kiss the top of George's head softly and walk out of the booth with Emma.

"You didn't have to say that stuff you know. I mean its true but you didn't have to say it." I nudge Emma with my shoulder and we laugh.

"Don't you find it annoying though? I mean he's treating you like a broken doll, and he's wishing that he was there! Like who looks at a situation like that and sees someone they love go through that and say 'wow I wish I was there."

When we get to the end of the train Emma pulls open the car door and instantly Draco throws himself at me and hugs me tight. "I can't believe father did that to you. Mother and I both yelled at him for hours when he got back without you."

I squeeze him tight and sigh, "I'm just happy you weren't there."

Draco stays by my side when Emma and I go over to talk to everyone that was there that night, which is basically everyone in sixth and seventh year. They are all gathered on one side of the train car mumbling.

Gemma looks at Emma and I and nods, then looks at Draco, "Can he stay?" I ask her.

"Yeah come on."

Emma and I squeeze onto the bench and Draco sits beside me on the edge. "Is everyone alright?" Emma asks looking around.

"My father said it was the safest thing to do. They knew that the ministry wouldn't get mad at a bunch of kids and they would have been thrown into Azkaban." Graham says.

"I'd rather have my parents locked up in Azkaban then go through that again." Miriam grumbles. Cassius and Miles nod in agreement.

"By the looks of things that might be sooner than later. Did you see the dark mark?" Clarissa says.

"Well the dark mark means the Dark Lord. And after the last war, so many of his followers, our parents, said and did everything they could to get out of going to Azkaban. Which meant that they denied any and all relation to him. If he's really coming back then how do you think the Dark Lord is going to feel knowing that everyone abandonded him." I say. I look from my hands up at every ones faces.

"My mother wanted me to get the dark mark this summer. I had to beg her for more time." Emma says.

"Same."

"Same."

"Me too."

"I have till the end of my seventh year." Terrence says.

Gemma puts her hand on his, "Same here." She whispers. The two of them are starting their seventh year this year. Which means that it's a matter of a few months till they are forced to become what they fear the most.

"So we stay together this year. We support one another, stand as a unit." Adrian says.

Clarissa rolls her eyes, "Violet and Emma are talking to the Weasleys still. I don't talk to blood traitors."

Miles slams his hand on the table in front of him, "Damn it Clarissa! Who gives a shit about who we talk to during school! We are fucked, like absolutely screwed! And no one but us can understand what that feels like. Violet and Emma are apart of this, they're one of us. So would you please just shut up." He roars.

Clarissa sinks into her chair and Emma and I go red in the face. "We've all lived together for six years, we're basically family at this point. A better family than our ones at home." Cassius looks around the table at all of us, "We're in this for the long run by the looks of things. It's easier to be friends."

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

"Yeah I guess."

Everyone looks at me waiting for my response, "Yeah."