A Percy/Audrey story. Takes place in August after the Battle of Hogwarts.

Chapter One: An Unexpected Visitor

The sun shone at just the right angle to prevent Audrey Wright from nodding back into a peaceful slumber. It was annoying and unwelcome, signaling the start of a new day. However, the very male arm slung around her waist kept her from getting up and moving. Unwilling to leave her warm cocoon, she rolled over and gazed at her partner as he slept on. Audrey liked moments like these when he was so unguarded. She was one of the few to ever see him truly relaxed. His hair was disheveled and a shadow of ginger beard was rough against her palm.

"Percy," she called out and leaned over, kissing his shoulder lightly. Moving toward his neck, she repeated the action. "Percy, we have to get up." As much as she would approve of lazing about all day in bed, they both had plans they had to keep.

Coming to slowly, Percy tightened the arm around Audrey and grumbled, "It's Saturday, do we have to?"

Audrey laughed, reaching up and pecking him on his prickly cheek. "Yes. We made plans. Unless you want to scrap them all and just stay here for the day."

"No, you're right. We need to get up." Pulling away from her reluctantly, Percy stretched and rubbed the remaining sleep from his eyes, "I already told Mum I was going to stop by early and Oliver will threatened to never get us tickets again if we don't show up to his game."

"Well, it's already nine, so we'd better get moving if we want to accomplish anything today," she responded, noting the time on the bedside clock. Audrey sat up and reached over the side of the bed, grabbing the first thing she saw. Discarded haphazardly the previous night, she pulled on Percy's white button down shirt, the kind he often wore under his work robes, and rolled up the sleeves. "Come on. Go take a shower and I'll get breakfast ready," she ordered as she got out of bed.

Audrey made her way to the kitchen humming softly. It only took a few minutes before she had a pot of oatmeal simmering on the range, quite at home in her surroundings. While not as small as her own place, Percy's flat wasn't enormous by any means. In addition to the his bedroom and bath, it had an additional bedroom that doubled as an office but in reality was no bigger than a closet. The bulk of the space, though, was comprised of the living room which housed a kitchenette off to one side. A counter with a breakfast bar separated the two spaces. It was there she was standing, chopping up fruit as she silently reviewed her schedule for the day. Engrossed in her thoughts, it was no surprise that she didn't hear the tell-tale splutter of the floo across the room. Her shriek surprised both herself and the person coming out of the fireplace when she finally noticed the cloud of dust in her peripheral vision.

The newcomer quickly got over his surprise as he stared at Audrey. "Ah, this is a pleasant turn. I do hope I'm in the right place," he grinned, noting the lady's jumbled appearance. "It looks familiar, but I don't recall a lovely lady last time I was here."

Audrey, noticing the directions of his eyes, looked down at herself. Realizing she was only wearing Percy's shirt, she stuttered, "Cccan you please turn around for a moment?"

The stranger complied with a smile. She silently summoned a robe Percy's room, hoping she'd had her proper bits covered when he stepped out of the fire. Hastily tying the garment, she double checked her appearance before addressing the stranger. "You can turn around now."

"Name?" he asked, studying her. She was of average height, though a bit on the short side with wavy brunette hair that reached just below her shoulders. She was cute, in a pixyish way. Not the type he'd imagined Percy to go for, but then his old girlfriend Penny wasn't what he would have envisioned for him, either.

"Audrey. Audrey Wright," she answered. Now that she was fully covered she gazed at the stranger before her. The red hair immediately alerted her to the fact that she had to be talking to one of Percy's many brothers. "And you must be…" She paused as she studied him. "George."

"Correct. Let me guess. The ear?" he inquired as he walked over to the counter where she was working and pulled out a stool.

"Actually, no. I didn't even notice your ear," Audrey admitted, though she was now staring at the place where his ear should have been. A lock of hair covered the void. "Powers of deduction. Let's see. I've met Bill and I remember Percy saying Charlie was in Romania so I think it's highly unlikely you are he, and he described Ron as being tallest of the lot," Audrey listed as she stirred cut apples into the pot of oatmeal. "So that leaves you as George."

"Very clever," he admitted. This one was very smart, although he shouldn't have expected anything less. Percy wasn't one to go for bimbos, however attractive enough she was to pass as one. "So you know all about us, but I know absolutely nothing about you. How long have you been seeing the big-head boy?"

"A few months," Audrey volunteered without elaborating. She'd met Bill and his wife a few nights prior, but she knew Percy hadn't told the rest of the family about her yet. She also knew wouldn't want his other brothers to go tattling information to his mother before he could introduce them. Changing the topic, she commented, "Did you know he still has that badge? Clever bit of magic there charming it to flash "Big Head Boy" instead of it's proper designation. He told me he never could figure out how you did it."

"It drove him insane and earned Fred and I a week of punishments. Does he still polish it until it shines?" George asked cheekily.

Audrey set out some bowls on the breakfast bar then looked up at George with a grin and a wink, "He doesn't need to anymore."

"Oh, ho. A sense of humor." George clapped and laughed at the witty comeback. "Why don't you drop the prat and run away with me?"

"I'm quite happy for the time being, but if that changes I'll let you know," she chuckled.

George was exactly how everyone had described him-charming with ready wit and a bit of impertinence. Aware of the loss the Weasley family had recently suffered, she was gladdened to realize that George held on to a bit of his reputation despite the hard times. "Would you like breakfast?"

"I'm never one to turn down a meal," George smiled. "But you ought to be glad it's me and not Ron. That boy can eat."

Audrey was dishing out oatmeal to George when Percy walked into the room. Freshly showered and ready for the day, he was putting on his glasses when he spied George sitting at the counter.

"What are you doing here?" Percy blurted, not expecting his brother's visit.

"What a lovely way to great your favorite brother," George poked. "Luckily your lovely companion has been keeping me company while you were wasting time doing Merlin knows what."

"Sit and eat," Audrey ordered Percy. She set his filled bowl next to his brother and poured them all a glass of pumpkin juice.

"So tell me," George asked as Percy moved to sit beside him. "How did you two meet? Was it bonding over your love of the book Prefects Who Gained Power or at a riveting lecture on flying carpet regulations?

"Actually, we were set up," Audrey admitted, standing on the other side of the bar as she ate her own breakfast. "Much against either of our wills."

"Who would ever try to set you up with my brother? Did you owe them a life debt or some horrible favor?"

Audrey looked between the brothers, fascinated by their differences. Bill was similar to Percy in some ways. They both projected an aura of maturity, although Bill's scars and smile gave him a bit of a roguish air. George appeared to be jovial and laid back. It made her wonder about the rest of Percy's family and how they fit into the equation.

"Actually it was my cousin Katie who pushed me to meet your brother," Audrey admitted, taking a bit of her oatmeal. "I've been informed she's very well acquainted with you."

"Katie? You don't mean my chaser, Katie Bell, do you?" George pondered. Audrey nodded in confirmation. "I haven't seen her since the…well, in a while." He'd realized the last time he saw her was at Fred's funeral a few months prior. "How is she doing?"

"She's doing well." Audrey confirmed. "She's applying for the Medic program at St. Mungo's. The whole business of this past year delayed her plans. Her parents wanted her to go into the Healer program, but she said she wants to work as a Sports Medic for the Quidditch league. After her own stay in St. Mungo's they didn't push her."

"Tell her to stop by the store sometime," George told her. As he finished his bowl something started to bother him. "I'm confused about something, though. Why was Katie trying to set you up with Percy? I never knew them to ever even talk to each other in school?"

Percy explained, "She and Oliver were working together and they tricked us. She was working on Audrey and Ollie was badgering me. We finally met and then started dating soon after."

"Oliver?" George choked. "My captain? Quidditch obsessed to the point of madness Oliver Wood?

"Yes, George," Percy sighed, his tone holding a note of exasperation. "I do sometimes associate with people you know. We did room together for seven years, if you hadn't noticed."

Audrey grabbing the brothers' empty bowls and set them in the sink to deal with later. Glancing up at the wall clock, she said, "We have a schedule to keep. If you're going to you parents, you'd better be off. I have some running to do before we meet back at the Leakey Cauldron. I'm going to go get dressed." Audrey pushed herself up on the counter and leaned over the breakfast bar to give Percy a peck on the cheek. "Two o'clock. Remember."

"Don't I get a kiss, too?" George teased as Audrey as she turned to leave.

"Maybe next time," Audrey answered playfully. "Nice meeting you," she called out as she headed into the other room.

Turning to his brother, George grinned, "I like her."

"What are you doing here this early in the morning," Percy demanded, glancing at the bedroom door to make sure Audrey was gone.

"You mentioned last night that you were planning to go to the Burrow this morning. So I thought I'd perform my good deed for the day and head over with you." George answered. "I didn't realize you'd be shacking up with some hottie, though."

"Not a word to Mum, yet, okay," Percy commanded. "Audrey is the reason I wanted to head over to the Burrow this morning. I wanted to ask Mum if it was okay to bring someone to my birthday dinner. Audrey's already met Bill and Fleur, and now you. I figure it's time to introduce her to the rest of the family. This is last chance for everyone to be together before the Ginny heads back to school. And please," Percy begged, "don't tell Mum you saw her here this morning. I heard how she reacted to Fleur when Bill brought her around. I'd hate for Mum to hate Audrey right from the start."

"I wouldn't worry about Mum right now," George smiled. "She's too worked up about Harry and Ron planning to move into Grimmauld Place and the girls leaving for school. As much as she's been obsessed with bedroom doors being kept open with those four, you'd think she'd be thrilled that they'll be parted for months at a time. But it keeps her mind off…well, you know…"

"Surely they wouldn't…they aren't…," Percy spluttered. "They're way too young."

George laughed at his brother's reaction. "Percy, they're eighteen. I'd be a little more worried if they weren't up to something."

"Surely, not Ginny," Percy protested, grabbing a pad and paper off the coffee table. "She was still just sixteen until a week ago."

"Seriously, I think Harry's too noble to go too far right now," George admitted. "But Ron and Hermione are another story entirely."

"Please, I don't want to think about it," Percy commented as scribbled a note to Audrey about leaving.

"How do you imagine I feel?" laughed George. "I come over here with noble intentions of escorting my dear older brother to our childhood home and I find him like this. My poor innocent mind."

"You're a git, you know that?" Percy set the note on the counter then walked over to the fireplace and ordered, "Come on, grab some powder and let's get going." He grabbed a handful of the dust and disappeared into the flames.

George was laughing as he followed his brother into the floo, eager for the fun that awaited.

There are not enough Percy stories, in my opinion. I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but I have a soft spot for the bull-headed Weasley. It's also fun because Audrey is such an blank canvas. She can be anyone. I love reading all the various incarnations of her character.

This story will introduce Audrey to the Weasleys but we'll also see how they actually got together as the story goes on. I threw in another crackship of mine, Katie Bell/Oliver Wood, for a bit of fun and playing the part of matchmakers. Hope you like it.