The Weasley's

Waiting with his parents at platform 9 was a young red-headed and freckle skinned boy of 13. His name was Ron Weasley and he was about to start high school at Benetton Boarding School. He was extremely nervous and his older brothers, Fred and George, hadn't been helping. In fact, they had been making it hell for Ron these past 3 weeks. Ron was so scared he had even considered suicide, but changed his mind after his mum threatened to kill him before he could kill himself if he missed a day of school. His dad had just pleaded him not to. Ron's father was a pushover. Whenever any of his 7 children wanted something, they went to him first. That was why it was a shock to them when he told them about Benetton.

Mr Weasley was a member for the council where Benetton was situated, which was why a poor, troublesome and badly educated family, like the Weasley's, were able to get into a prestige's school like Benetton. None of the children had wanted to go (except for Percy, Ron's third eldest brother and most up-himself person in the entire family). But Mrs Weasley made it clear that she wanted them to go.

"Probably just wants to get rid of us," Ron thought.

When Mr Weasley had told the children of their fate, they had announced their disapproval in a small yet loud riot. That's when one of the boys swore. Now, Mr Weasley was a patient and understanding man, but when he heard a swear word, he went ballistic. This time was no different.

"How dare you talk to me like that?" Mr Weasley yelled. "I am your father, not your servant! Now I have worked very hard to get you into this school and I can tell you it wasn't easy. I don't care if you don't want to go to Benetton because you are going. And if you dare disgrace our family or do badly, I will make sure, it's the last thing you ever do. Are we clear?"

The children just stood their, staring at their red-faced father in shock and fear. All of their mouths dropped and their eyes widened. Ginny, the youngest and only girl out of the children, looked the most scared. Her eyes looked as if they were going to pop out of her head.

"I said, are we clear?" Mr Weasley yelled once more. The children just nodded, still with looks of shock and terror on their faces.

That was the first time Mr Weasley had whipped out like that for ages. The last time he had done it was 2 years ago. He had done it at Ron for swearing in his room when Mr Weasley had walked past and heard. Mr Weasley never asked him why he had sworn. Maybe if he had know that he had been cleaning his room, because Mrs Weasley had yelled at him, and a box full of baby clothes that never got thrown out had fallen on his foot, he would have been more understanding. At least Ron learnt that a box full of baby clothes is heavier than it looks.

The last time before that was when Fred and George had first learnt the f word. They had come home from school (they were 6, Ron was 4 and Ginny was 3) and had shouted it out in the hallway because they didn't know what it meant. Ginny was too young to remember it and she hadn't been home when Mr Weasley had yelled at Ron. That was why she had been the most shocked out of the children the day Mr Weasley told them about Benetton.

Ron, Fred and George had been pleading with there parents everyday since then, not to have to go to Benetton. But it was no use. Ginny didn't exactly love the idea of having to go to boarding school either, but she was too scared of her father to complain with her brothers. Percy had also been complaining. Not about him having to go to Benetton, but about the rest of the children having to go to Benetton too. Percy had been the one who had begged Mr and Mrs Weasley to send him there, but he had never intended them to send the whole family there. The only of the children who didn't have to go were the two eldest brothers, Charlie and Bill. This was because both of them had finished school and no longer lived with the rest of the family. Charlie lived in Romania as a mountaineer and Bill worked at a bank as an accountant.

The train whistle blew and Mrs Weasley kissed her son's goodbye. Ginny, annoyed at the fact that she had to stay at home with just her parents for company, scowled at Ron as he walked away towards the train.