Disclaimer: Nope. It all belongs to JKR. Grrrrrrr
Dialogue is loosely based on an episode of the OC "Risky Business" so no I don't own The OC either ;(
Taking it slow
Ron Weasley awoke to the shrill yells of is younger sister Ginny. Wondering what was worth making such a fuss over at this time in the morning he poked his head sleepily round his bedroom door. Ginny was hammering her fist furiously on the bathroom door on the landing below screaming
"Fred Weasley!! I have waited two hours to get into this shower! Get out!! Its my turn, whatever happened to ladies first!?" Fred merely laughed and shouted back
"Chivalry's dead sugar!" on hearing these words Ginny let out another yell of frustration and stomped towards the kitchen. Ron followed her and waited expectantly for his breakfast to appear.
"Nice of you to join us" Mrs. Weasley said whilst laying a plate of eggs, bacon and a glass of orange juice down in front of him, Ron shrugged and started shoveling food into his mouth. Ginny glared at him disgustedly then she said with a sigh
"I hate having six brothers"
"Hey!" George replied in mock tones " I was going to let you have my go in the shower but seeing as you hate us so much, I'll be sure to use up all the hot water" Ginny stared George with a mix of anger and disbelief
"You mean you haven't showered!? What the hell were you doing in there for so long?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" He said raising his eyebrows suggestively. They all looked up as they heard the screech of an owl.
"Ah! That'll be Errol with the post" said Mrs. Weasley and she bustled out of the room to collect it. At about the same time Mrs. Weasley left the kitchen Fred entered, his hair was damp and plastered all over his face; he was wearing a blue toweling bath robe with bludgers zooming across it. He ruffled Ginny's hair and asked causally
"So what's this I hear about you and -who was it George? - Ah yes! It was none other than the Mr. Potter himself!" Flushing a deep red Ginny let her head fall into her hands saying sadly
"I wish Hermione was here"
"Your not the only one" said George playfully, inclining his head towards Ron
"Meaning what" Ron asked perplexed, George was unable to answer as Mr. Weasley walked in and picked up the mornings Daily Prophet, the children were quiet whilst he flicked through the latest news and after a few minuets their father looked at each of them in turn then said accusingly
"Ginny, why haven't you had a wash this morning?" Ginny groaned and pulled at her hair furiously
"Can we go back to the subject involving Ron and Hermione's long awaited relationship please" she asked sweetly. Mr. Weasley's face broke into a huge smile and he looked from his youngest son and daughter in turn as if not believing he'd heard correctly.
"What? Ron and Hermione? What?"
"It's on!" Ginny replied nodding vigorously
"I'm always the last to know!"
"There's nothing to know" said Ron staring pointedly at the floor, a small bush creeping across his cheeks
"Well that's not what it looked like at Dumbledore's funeral and you were being extremely protective of her the night the death eaters penetrated Hogwarts"
"Well he is very chivalrous" said Mr. Weasley proudly.
"Yeah, some people say chivalry dead but I don't believe it" said Fred winking at his sister
"Nothing's going on between me and Hermione" Ron repeated trying to convince his prying family.
"Nothing?" said Mr. Weasley smirking.
"Really?" Ginny asked raising her eyebrows disbelievingly.
"Ron……" egged on the twins. Ron looked at their eager faces and felt the tips of his ears burn
red as he mumbled into his orange juice,
"w-we're taking it slow" his answer was greeted by whoops, cheers, high fives, hugs and the exchange of money, that'd been used to bet on when this day would finally come. Once all the celebrations had stopped George pointed out
"it's a good thing she's not staying here this summer, it'd be hard to take things slow with her in the room next door" everyone had nodded in agreement and returned to a debate they had begun the night before (whether the Holly Head Harpies would beat the Tornados in their up coming match) Ginny was just about to hurl an abusive comment at Ron who'd said how a team of witches didn't stand a chance against a strong team like the Tornados when a beaming Mrs. Weasley entered
"Well that was Errol with the post, we had a letter from Hermione" all eyes turned to Ron "and she said her parents are leaving the country this summer so she's got no one to stay with so I invited her to stay here for the holidays."
Ron stared dumfounded at his mother and everyone else tried to repress their laughter, after a few seconds of absolute silence Fred turned to his younger brother and said
"That ought to keep things at a snails pace!"
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