"We're off to the village, there's a very pretty girl working in the paper shop who thinks my card tricks are something marvelous… almost like real magic…" -George Weasley (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, chapter 16, pg. 328)

December, 1996

"Is this your card?" George Weasley asked with his twin brother smirking right next to him. The muggle girl looked at the strange twins, raising her eyebrow and smiling, she shook her head.

"No." George smiled and tossed the card over his shoulder.

"Of course it isn't, what was I thinking? This is your card!" He pulled out another card and her eyes narrowed just a bit.

"No."

"You're lying." He accused, her jaw dropped and she laughed.

"I am not!" She exclaimed with her unusual accent.

"Oh yes, you are!" She shook her head.

"No, I did not have the three of diamonds!"

"That's what they all say!" She laughed some more and while the two continued to bicker, Fred, George's twin, checked his watch.

"Oi! Georgie! Mum will be expecting us back any second." George nodded to his brother and smiled at the girl.

"It was nice seeing you again." She nodded.

"Yeah, you two are really the only interesting people we get in here, especially during the Holidays, its dead boring." He laughed.

"I can imagine, where are you from?"

"My family and I moved here from Cardiff when I was twelve." He nodded and smiled.

"Well… I like your accent, it's different."

"Thanks, I'm sorry, but I don't think I caught your name before?" He held out a hand.

"George, George Weasley," she smiled and shook it.

"Nice to meet you, George Weasley, I'm Rose Kinley." He was about to say something else before his brother interrupted.

"Hurry up, George!" He gave her an apologetic smile before heading out of the store after his brother.

"Catch you around, Kinley!" She laughed.

"Hopefully soon, Weasley!" He saluted her before leaving, she smiled and shook her head, she had only seen those twin boys a couple of times before then, and she felt curious about them, especially George. When it was time for her to lock up, she opened the cash register to count the money. She was surprised to find a little card inside with a note on top, 'Is this your card?' Her eyes widened with shock as she took the note off, sure enough, two of hearts was lying there, right before her, when she picked it up she noticed yet another card underneath it. She lifted the second card up to her face and was surprised to see a Joker card. She shook her head in disbelief as she stared at the two cards and note. "Well, what do you know?" She murmured, quietly to herself. She suddenly could not wait until she saw George Weasley again. Little did she know, she would have to wait two more years before she did.