MEANT TO BE
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Part I
"We're moving to a muggle
neighborhood for about a month or two." Arthur said.
"Um,
OK Dad whatever you say!" Ginny Weasley said to her dad told her
what they were going to do in 2 weeks. Ginny had just finished her
fourth year at Hogwarts, and had just come home from Hogwarts for the
summer holidays with a mad crush on her brother's best friend. Harry
Potter, The-Boy-Who lived and the sweetest guy, she thought to
herself.
Arthur had just some up with the crazy idea. To live
like a muggle for a month or two, to see what it would be like to
live with out magic, in a muggle environment, and survive. Crazy. His
mind was set in 2 weeks they were going to move into a house. He had
rented one for one month with an extended lease for an extra month
just in case they would like to live there for an extra month the
house was just the right size for all of them.
"Don't
forget to pack you bags and, could you tell Ron our plans Ginny?"
Mr. Weasley hollered at Ginny as she left the room.
"Sure
dad, where are we moving to?" Ginny asked back.
"Number
3, Privet Drive."
"Little Whining, Surrey.""What a weird name," Ginny said as she left the room.
She walked up the long flight of stairs to Ron's room. Living without magic for a full month or more, how would she survive? Muggles do it somehow so, it had to be possible.
Hermione would be fascinated to do this she said to herself Oh, wait she lives like this never-mind," and, walked into Ron's room. "Hey Ron, guess whatwere doing in a couple weeks?"
"What," he was not in a good mood for his sister's stupid questions. He hated when she did that to him. His expression showed that he was a little angry with her for what she had said.
Ginny had noticed the sudden exchange of emotions on Ron's face. Ginny said. "Dad, said that we were moving into a muggle neighborhood to live and act like muggles. It sounds so strange, weird, but oh so cool also."
Ron's
facial expression changed to a sudden surprise on his face, as he
said, "Whoa, that's um so dad like. Where are we moving to
anyway?"
"He rented a place call Number 3 Privet
Drive. Sounds like a place were boring old people live if you ask me"
Ginny replied.
"That kind of sounds like the street where
Harry lives. I don't know for sure, but I just remember the name
always sounding someplace old people live, probably not. That would
be cool if he lived close, so that we could talk some sense into that
cousin of his." Ron added in with a smile.
Ginny laughed, as she was walked out of the room, she said, "Dad said to pack everthing that you would need for a month or two that is not magic."
Arthur
had decided to write letters to his sons that lived far away. He
started the first letter to Bill.
Dear Bill,
How are
things with you and your job at Gringotts?
The reason that I
am writing to you is because that we Weasleys are moving away from
the Burrow for a months time, to live, and act like muggles . I know
what you must be thinking why? And the Answer is because I solely
believe that it will be a challenge that we have not done. I believe
that it will be fun and exciting at the same time.
Sincerely
your father,
Arthur
He then wrote the same letter
twice more to Charley.
Dear Charley,
How are things
with you and your job in Romania?
The reason that I am writing
to you is because that we Weasleys are moving away from the Burrow
for a months time, to live, and act like muggles . I know what you
must be thinking why? And the Answer is because I solely believe that
it will be a challenge that we have not done. I believe that it will
be fun and exciting at the same time.
Sincerely your
father,
Arthur
He
had decided to write the next letter was the hardest to write for it
was to Percy and he had made up his mind if Percy wanted to makeup
with him he would too Since he was his son.
To my third
son,
I solely wish that we can make up our differences if you
feel the same way then when you receive this letter apparate home. We
desperately need to chat with each other and hopefully come to an
understanding that we both desperately need. There is something very
important that I need to tell you but only unless you are ready to
chat about the fight we had last year.
Sincerely hopefully
still your father,
Arthur
He tied Percy's letter
to Errol, while borrowing Ron's Owl Pig he tied both Bill and
Charley's letter told Errol, "Errol, take this letter straight to
Percy," and Errol flu out the window to Percy's flat. He then
turned to Pig and said, "Pig, take these letters to Bill and
Charley," and with a hoot Pig flu out the window heading towards
Bills flat.
At the Ministry, Percy was busy doing paperwork
when he noticed as Errol flu into his office window. He noticed that
Errol had a note for him and he took it off of his talon, and read
it.
To my third son,
Third son, so that's
what he thinks of me now. Not even putting my name into the letter.
Percy thought as he read on.
I solely wish that we can make
up our differences if you feel the same way then when you receive
this letter apparate home. We desperately need to chat with each
other and hopefully come to an understanding that we both desperately
need. There is something very important that I need to tell you but
only unless you are ready to have chat about the fight we had last
year.
Sincerely hopefully still your father,
Arthur
Percy
had felt guilty of all the things that had happened the past year
that he had decided to make up with his family especially his father.
So without a second thought, he apperated to the Burrow.
Molly
was outside when she heard the familiar pop of apperation, she turned
around and noticed that Percy stood right in front of her. In her
motherly way she walked over to him to give him a very big hug.
But
he stopped her by saying, "Mother..." the way that he had said it
sent shivers up and down her spine. "I'm sorry." And then she
enveloped him into a big hug. The hug was abruptly aborted when they
heard a cough from behind. Percy turned and saw that his father stood
there. "Fat..." He had started to say.
But, his father had
interrupted him, by saying, "Percy... We need to clarify some
things. Come into the house so that we can talk." So Percy followed
his father into the house and into the kitchen, neither saying a word
to each other while they walked the short distance to the kitchen,
and sat down at the kitchen table.
Arthur said, "Percy, we
are moving, I strongly believe that we should make up our
differences."
Percy just sat there and stared straight at
his father, Did he just say that the family is moving, but why?
"Father, I want to tell you how sorry I was and it was wrong, and
unjust of me to act the way I did especially for what I had done to
this family. Could you ever forgive me?" And with that said, Percy
started to cry.
Arthur had looked at Percy and said, picking
up his head to look at him straight in the face he said, "Yes. If
you can forgive me for all the bad things that I said to you? Of
course you would also have to apologize to the other family members
including Harry and Hermione."
"Yes, father, I know I have
a lot of people to apologize to." And so with that said, Percy and
Arthur hugged in a father son way.
"Father, how come you're
moving?"
At that particular moment Bill and Charley appeared
in the living room dressed in long pants and shirts both carrying a
satchel of their own. Arthur walked into the living room and saw his
two older sons, and he smiled.
"Father, why are you moving?"
Bill said.
"And why in a muggle neighborhood?" Charley
finished.
"Come into the kitchen all will be explained."
So the two boys followed Arthur into the kitchen. When they entered
they noticed that Percy was sitting at the kitchen table.
"What's
he doing here?" They both said, anger registering on their faces
looking at their younger brother.
Percy looked at his two
older brothers with tears still in his eyes. The two older brothers
noticed that he had been crying, but why? Could he have had a change
of heart? They had thought together.
Bill and Charley walked
over to the table and sat down.
Percy said, "I know I have
been very childish over the last year, and I would really like to
make amends for the mistakes that I have made, but I know that it
would be very hard for you to forgive me, but I am asking for your
forgiveness if you are willing to take it." Percy then started to
cry again.
"I know it was hard for you to say that,
therefore I for one forgive you." Bill had said.
"And me
too." Charley said.
Percy stared at both brothers and
started to smile when they said that. They enveloped him into a
group hug.
Just then George and Fred decided to pay their family a visit, and had apparate into the kitchen, where they noticed that his two older brothers were hugging someone, but they could not see who they were hugging.
When the hug was over they had a big surprise on their face on who they were hugging... it was Percy.
For
the next couple of weeks, the whole Weasley Family had helped the
family pack up everything into boxes, some that had number 3 privet
Drive and some of the boxes were marked 'for storage' while
everything was packed they were set for the adventure of a life time.
Even the Weasleys that lived far from home were going to try to live
like muggles when they visited their parents in Little Whining,
Surrey. It was an adventure and the Weasley's cherished
adventure.
It had taken them all about the two weeks to pack
everything up without using magic. "If you have to live like a
muggle then you should start acting like one right away." Arthur
had said over and over for the last two weeks.
All of the
Weasleys had forgiven Percy, and have even bonded even more to him
now that he had had the guts to make up with his family which was
quit hard to do even for him.
The next few weeks seemed to go
by in a heartbeat. With Ron had decided not to tell Harry what they
were doing, to not get his hopes up. Next thing Ginny knew was that
Ron, Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley, and herself left the burrow and were
now driving to their new home of number 3 Privet Drive, in Little
Whining, Surrey, and were totally ready for a month without magic.
Ginny was day dreaming about all the things she wanted to do such as
soccer, internet.
