This is my first story! I'm just a student that's writing for fun, and might not be able to update frequently, but believe me; I'm NEVER abandoning ANY of my stories. :P Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Red Hair

"FRED! GEORGE!"

I march downstairs to the living room, to find the twins grinning at me.

"Nice hair, 'Mione."

I roll my eyes and hold out a bunch of my hair. They look amused.

"RED HAIR."

Fred jokingly said, "Yeah, we can see that, can't we, Forge?"

"Oh yes, such a magnificent color," George dramatically gestured to his own red locks.

I feel the blood rising to my face. Just as I opened my mouth to yell at them, Mr. Weasley suddenly flooed in looking distressed. Mrs. Weasley came out of the kitchen from making dinner and asked worriedly, "What is it, Arthur?"

Mr. Weasley sighed and rubbed his forehead. He looked up and said quietly, "We'll have some dinner first, Harry and Ron isn't here yet." Hermione forgot all about her flaming red hair and shared a worried look with the twins. What was this all about?

Harry and Ron arrived just in time for dinner. They seemed surprised to see the usually cheery Mr. Weasley so silent and somber. Mrs. Weasley hurriedly rushed them in and called out, "Ginny! Angelina! Dinner's ready!" I sighed silently and put down the book I was reading. Ron gave me a kiss on my cheek and Harry smiled at me and mouthed, 'What's wrong?' I shrugged and sat between Ginny and Angelina.


Dinner was unusually silent. We kept giving worried glances to Mr. Weasley. I couldn't eat much. What was it that distressed Mr. Weasley so much? Mrs. Weasley seemed to be fighting off the urge to ask what the problem was. However, Mr. Weasley didn't say anything until dinner was over.

We all settled in the living room. I sat between Ron and Fred on a couch, while George and Angelina, Harry and Ginny sat on an armchair each. Ron held my hand and I frowned slightly. His hand was sweaty and too warm. I slowly slid my hand back from his grip and reached out for my book. Ron's eyes seemed to slightly narrow.

"Well, Arthur? What is it?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Mr. Weasley looked around the room and asked us all,

"How much do you kids know about a marriage law?"

What?