Title:
PrimalWord Count: ~700
Rating: M
Warning: Torture, threats of rape
Genre: Drama, Romance
Characters: Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Bellatrix Lestrange, Fenrir Greyback, Bill Weasley, Fleur Delacour
Pairing: Ron/Hermione
Synopsis: The trio escape from Malfoy Manor to Shell Cottage. Ron and Hermione are glad to be alive. Missing scene from Ch. 23 of Deathly Hallows. (March 1998)
Author's Note: My first Deathly Hallows fic! Ooh! This plot bunny would not leave me alone last night when I re-read Ch 23 with my heart aching for these two, nor all day today. This is also the first time I have written a completely different take on a scenario I had written before (in this case, Ron and Hermione's first time).
Excerpt:
"Hermione," he murmured, voice rough with a despair that wrenched at her heart.
She tried to say his name, but her throat was torn and swollen from screaming. Muscles trembling with effort, she she squeezed his fingers in response.