Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to Harry Potter. The characters are all J.K. Rowling's
Chapter 1 - The Weasley-Potters
Two weeks, only two weeks left until summer vacation begins, two months and she never has to return to this bloody school, ever. She has been counting down the days, weeks, months and even years for this upcoming day. This upcoming day, two months away is when she will be attending Hog-.
"Miss Weasley!" Rose looked up from her drawing of the Hogwarts Crest and quickly covered it while maintaining eye contact with Professor Lenvensy. "Sorry, sir, what was the question?" she asked, feeling the tip of her ears turn slightly pink for being caught daydreaming. She could hear her classmates trying to stifle their laughter, Rose Weasley, miss goody-toe shoes the know-it-all, wasn't paying attention.
"I didn't ask anything, you were disrupting my class by muttering things whilst daydreaming. Now focus!" Professor Lenvensy finished, turning back to the board and whatever he had been previously discussing. Rose muttered to herself again, only two more weeks.
Sure enough, those two weeks quickly, almost instantaneously came to an end along with June. It was now July and Rose was counting down, anxiously waiting until September 1st. Rose and her younger brother Hugo both received their report cards and looked them over with their parents. They were extremely pleased for the most part. After that, they decided it was time to get ready to head over to Ron's parents' house, The Burrow. Each year, after the end of school whether it is Muggle School or Wizarding School, they spend some time with their Gran and Granddad.
Rose stayed casual as it is only her family and wore a pair of jean shorts with a cream peasant top. Her mother, Hermione helped her with trying to control her frizzy red curls. After practically soaking her hair, they were able to put it in a nice French plait. Finally, with the family ready and packed, they used the Floo Network to arrive.
Rose arrived in the familiar fireplace of her Gran and Grandad's cozy home. Her and her family were the last to arrive do to checking over their Muggle school report cards. They were the only cousins that attended Muggle School because their mother, Hermione, believed that it never hurt to learn about them, especially when her maternal grandparents were Muggles.
"Oh my, Rose and Hugo! How wonderful to see you dears," Molly Weasley rushed over as soon as they stepped out of the fireplace. "How was school, did you do well?" she questioned. Hugo simply shrugged, "Alright.", before running off to join their cousins. Hermione narrowed her eyes at Hugo's manners "Hugo Arthur Weasley, watch your –", but she suddenly stopped yelling when Ron gave her a hug from behind, resting his chin on her head. He whispered something in her ear and Hermione instantly relaxed. Rose turned back to her Gran and saw a smile of awe on her face.
"I always knew your mother and father would sort their many differences and end up together." Rose smiled; she loved hearing anything about her family, especially her parents' relationship.
Gran shook her head, making her glasses crooked, "Anyway, how was your year at Muggle school?" she smiled knowingly.
"It was good, I got all As'. However, I did find it hard to concentrate with summer quickly approaching." Gran laughed.
"I'm sure you did. Hogwarts will be a new adventure for you. Now remind me, what an "A" is in wizarding terms."
"An 'O'."
"That's my granddaughter; now go join your cousins before dinner. They're upstairs in your father's old bedroom." Rose nodded; giving Gran a hug, then ran up the stairs. Before the noise of her cousins' overpowered the adults downstairs, she heard her Gran yell "Ronald!" followed by a slap and a quiet "Sorry mum". Rose chuckled, there may be twelve grandchildren, thirteen if you include Teddy (which they always do) but Ron was the biggest child of all; except maybe Uncle George.
With that thought, Rose opened the door that was containing the crazies that were her cousins. Rose believed that she was going to end up deaf because of the volume of the room. As she entered, it went quiet for a split second before Rose was bombarded by her cousins Lily, Roxanne, Dominique and Lucy. "Rose!" they all shouted. Rose greeted everyone before they returned back to their circle that was made out of pillows, blankets and blow-up air mattresses. Rose sat between her cousins Albus and Dominique. They all asked her about Muggle school was; she found it quite overwhelming.
"Did you learn anything?"
"Were there any good pranks?"
"Were there any cute boys?"
Rose simply laughed at how predictable her cousins were. She finally felt relaxed and at home with her family, she always misses them so much when she is away. Rose answered each one of their questions
"Yes, Molly I did learn something."
"No, Fred and James, there were no pranks as good as yours. People don't have the same resources as you do."
"Dominique, why must you know? I thought you were dating somebody? Anyways to answer no, there were no cute boys."
Everyone just laughed at how out of breath Rose was once she got through all the questions and at her slightly pink cheeks. They all just continued to talk for a little bit. Some were planning their Diagon Alley trip; others were asking when Hogwarts letters will be arriving. They were enjoying being together when Auntie Ginny came upstairs to inform the crew it was time for dinner.
As a giant tribe, they all headed downstairs into the already crowded kitchen. They took up the whole dining room and kitchen with three long mix-matched tables and countless chairs. Rose smiled; this was home. Her being able to spend time with her family at her grandparent's house. Rose simply loved the Burrow and all of its history and quirks.
She gathered along the already crowded table, selecting a spot between Lily and Lucy, with Albus in front of her. Rose marvelled at the feast that lay in front of her; Gran truly out done herself. Gran had prepared enough food to feed an army, probably because their family, the Weasleys and the Potters, all ate like one.
There was ham, roast beef, chicken legs and hamburgers, which were only the meat. That was accompanied by salads, mashed potatoes, macaroni and a variety of vegetables. Her stomach growled with hunger by just staring at the platters of food. Gran evidently slaved away at preparing dinner for tonight and this wasn't including pudding yet.
Once everyone settled and commented about how delicious the food appeared, they began to devour it to find out if it tasted as good as it looked. The first little bit was relatively quiet except for the scrape of knives against plates and the slurps of drinks. They were all enjoying it too much to start conversations. However, once conversations started, Rose tried to only give polite nods and "mhms" because she wanted to continue to savour the meal on her plate.
Everything was going according to Rose's wish until her Auntie Fleur, who was sitting next to Albus, decided to ask Rose a direct question. "So Rose, were there any boys in Muggle school that you found cute?" at this Rose choked on her macaroni, shocked. She should have known, Aunt Fleur was like Dominique in that way.
Rose tried to gain some control again, shaking her head. "No, no Auntie Fleur, not really. Besides what are the odds that I would ever see them again?" she could feel the famous Weasley blush creeping up her neck and cheeks. She hated being centered out. Her Aunt just nodded, ready to drop the subject but of course, Albus head to bud in.
"Oh but Rosie, who was it that you kept owling me about? Was it Elijah? No, that doesn't sound right. Josiah? No, it was Jonah! Jonah Fitzpatrick." He finished smugly. Rose shot her cousin a glare and a hard kick under the table. Unfortunately her aim was off and she kicked Fred.
"Ow! Rosie darling, please be nice. We don't kick others who did nothing wrong.' He smiled knowingly.
"I'm sorry Fred, I was aiming for Albus. Would you mind helping your cousin out and kicking him for me?" she asked, pulling out the puppy dog eyes even though she knew she didn't need them. He nodded and the next thing she knew, Albus let out a loud "Ow!" and an "I'm sorry."
Almost forgetting that she was having a conversation with Aunt Fleur, she turned back to her food. "So, Miss Rose, qui is this Jonah Vitzpatrick?" Rose grumbled slightly, reminding herself to give Albus more than a glare and a kick later.
"No one, Auntie Fleur. He was just some boy in my class who used to bother me. He would tease me for reading and laugh at some of my slip-ups when I would talk. However towards the end of the year, he told me he liked me all along and asked me out." Rose finished as if it was no big deal. Fleur looked a bit confused at her answer but dropped the subject.
By now, everyone is done eating their pudding that Molly and Arthur brought out, and were now all migrating to the living room. Rose's parents took up residence on one of the many brightly coloured couches and Rose sat in front of them, resting on her father's long leg. Again, Rose just sat there, enjoying being surrounded by her family and catching up. They took up every inch of space in the living room, even bringing in foldable chairs or sitting on the stair case for everyone to fit.
Arthur was discussing some of the new Muggle devices he's been trying and deciphering, thanks to Hermione. He was very excited to talk about his discoveries, he always was. Rose started to fall asleep against Ron's leg when she was awoken by the grandfather clock in the corner. It rang eight times meaning it was eight o'clock.
"Well I guess it's about time for all the adults to leave." Harry said, putting Lily down who had been sitting on his lap.
"I believe you're right." Ron agreed, patting Rose on the shoulder, signaling for her stand up. Today was the start of the annual Weasley-Potter sleepover for the cousins. This tradition started when Rose was six years old. Her and her cousins were always at her grandparents' house at the same time. They decided to make it a tradition. Every year for at least four days in the summer, the cousins had to gather at the Burrow, no matter the age; if you were eighteen or under.
Sometimes, all of the Aunts and Uncles stayed later or gathered at one of the other houses together. However, tonight they all seemed to be completely knackered and were just going to head home. The children all lined up in front of the fireplace to say goodbye to their parents and other relatives.
Percy and Audrey were the first to leave, followed by Bill and Fleur then George and Angelina. After them, Harry and Ginny left but not before giving James a stern warning to behave or Gran was able to punish him however she thought fit. The warning was pointless because James wasn't even listening. The last to leave were Ron and Hermione, they left after saying goodbye and "See you Friday" to Rose and Hugo.
Finally, after all the parents left, Gran and Grandad Weasley told the tribe of children to go and change into their pyjamas and head out to the tents outback. They always stayed outback, unless the weather was really bad. Gran said once everyone was situated she would bring out her famous hot chocolate. Rose quickly headed to one of the vacant rooms were her bag and changed into her navy and grey flannel pyjama pants and plain black t-shirt. Before leaving, she grabbed her newest cream coloured Weasley sweater inscribed with a red 'R', in case it was chilly.
By her surprise, Rose was the third one outside in the tent. She joined Victoire and Teddy who were sitting rather close to each other. They were talking in hushed whispers except when Victoire would let out a soft, gentle laugh. Rose smiled at her cousin and might-as-well-be cousin knowingly. They had feelings for each other.
Being the nice cousin she is, Rose left them be and set up her own sleeping bag and area for the week. Eventually, everyone was there and ready for the night and the following days full of Weasley sized excitement. Again, in a makeshift circle, they waited expecting someone to decide on what they were going to do.
Finally, James grabbed a nearby Muggle flashlight, and after struggling with it for about a minute, turned it on. He shined the bright yellow light on his face, casting his features into the shadows.
He waited another minute for a dramatic effect before saying "Welcome my dearest cousins, and Teddy," nodding courteously in his direction before continuing. "To the fifth annual Weasley-Potter sleepover".
Rose couldn't help but roll her eyes at her cousin, he was crazy. She knew this week would be long but full of laughs, memories and trouble. How could there not be trouble when she was with her cousins?
A/N: If you have made it this far, thank you. I don't know if it is evident but this is my first serious fanfiction and first Harry Potter one. I was rather nervous about posting this and was hoping I could have some feedback. Did you like the writing style? The point of view? Should I continue? Basically anything you wish to tell me or ask me as long as it is not rude (you may suggest constructive criticism). I hope you enjoyed it and continue to. Thanks.
~ Hidden. In. Literature x
