"Fred, stop hitting Percy!"
"I wasn't Mum, it was George!"
"It was not!"
"Boys!"
Alas, it was just another normal day in the life of the Weasley family. Today was an exciting day though. Mr and Mrs. Weasley were taking their children out to Diagon Alley for the day. The new Hogwarts term was coming up fast, and they needed to restock on some things. Bill needed new robes, and Charlie had to get a new Transfiguration textbook.
Whenever they went out shopping like this, the whole family always came. It was sort of a special occurrence. Money had been a little tight this year so they hadn't been able to make lots of outings. The good thing about going out to Diagon Alley usually meant that the children would get a little treat, like a chocolate frog or some ice cream.
Ronald Bilius Weasley held onto his dad's hand as the family walked towards a wizarding clothes store. Molly held Ginny in her arms, and the twins Fred and George stayed close by. They seemed to be bugging Percy, who kept complaining about them teasing him. Bill was having a loud conversation to Charlie about Quidditch close by.
They finally reached a suitable store that sold not too overly expensive robes and went inside. It was well for only a few minutes before Percy said he needed to go to the bathroom. Mr. Weasley would have to take him, as Molly was busy with Bill picking out robes.
"Percy and I will be right back. Charlie, watch the twins and Ron will you?" He asked, letting go of Ron's hand and putting a hand on his second oldest son's shoulder.
"No problem Dad" Charlie said. Mr. Weasley smiled, patting Charlie on the shoulder before taking Percy's hand and leading him out of the store.
Of course Charlie then went back to admiring some dragon pins that were in a bucket by the shop window, completely ignoring his other brothers. Fred and George took this as their cue, smiling evilly at Ron.
"It's a shame you wont ever go to Hogwarts. After all, only smart wizards can go." George said tauntingly.
"I'm smart" Ron said, puffing up his chest proudly. "Mum said I was since I learned my numbers fast."
"Arithmetic has nothing to do with magic" Fred told him. "That's only good for muggles and bankers."
"Yeah, how much do you wanna bet that your a muggle Ronnie?"
"I'm not a muggle!" Ron said, starting to get annoyed with his older brothers. Obviously they were lying, since Ron had done accidental magic before. His mum and dad always reassured him that he would one day go to Hogwarts like Bill and Charlie, just not until he was old enough.
"Hey, look George...there's a spider on Ronnie's head!" Fred cried out in mock horror. Ron, who was scared of spiders ever since the teddy bear incident with Fred and George, quickly began smacking himself on the head.
"Get it off! Please Fred...George help!"
Both the twins erupted into loud laughter. Ron instantly understood that they had been lying and tears welled up in his eyes.
"Your both the meanest brothers ever!" Ron howled, rising his hand to hit the closest twin, which was Fred. The elder boy dodged Ron's feeble attempt at smacking him easily, causing both him and George to laugh. Ron however, was having enough of it.
The five year old read head stormed out through the store entrance, not caring which direction he went in so long as he was away from his awful brothers. Everyone picked on him just because he was the youngest boy. They all liked Ginny since he was their only and youngest sister. Ron though...he was just another one of the countless Weasley brothers.
Diagon Alley was fairly crowded. Because he was five, Ron was small despite being tall for his age. He couldn't see over the huge suffocating crowd of walking wizards. Suddenly to Ron everything seemed big, loud, and frightfully scary.
'Maybe I should go back' Ron thought to himself. He did just that, quickly switching directions and going back towards the clothing store. After walking for quite sometime Ron realized that he didn't even recognize any of the buildings. He began to grow panicked, looking every which way for signs of his Mum or Dad, or even his brothers.
"DAD! MUM!" He shouted out. His voice was unheard by the quickly passing shoppers. After calling to them for a little while longer Ron really didn't have any other choice but to start crying. He stood outside of Ollivander's wand shop, quietly sobbing.
"Hello there lad. You look to be in a bit of trouble." A gentle voice said. The red haired child looked up to come face to face with a young man. He bore forest green eyes and choppy blonde hair. The man didn't look dangerous, but Ron remembered his parents telling him that you could never tell. The child was desperate though, so he decided he could take a risk.
"I-I'm lost" Ron said with a whimper.
"Lost? That's no good. However did you manage that?" The man asked.
"Well...my older brothers were being mean to me. I sort of ran out of the store, only now I cant find it!" Ron explained, feeling angry all over again at the remembrance of his brothers.
"Brothers...can't ever give you a break can they? I'm Arthur by the way." The man, Arthur, said as he shook hands with Ron.
"I'm Ron. You know my dad's name is Arthur to! Wait a minute, do you have any brothers?" Ron asked, using a fist to swipe away at his tears. Arthur laughed, green eyes sparkling at the mention of brothers.
"I most certainly do have brothers...older ones. They always teased me when I was a lad, and they still do sometimes. For instance, last week Seamus sent me a curse in the mail..." Arthur said, wincing at the memory.
"Oh" Ron said, blinking. "I'm the youngest boy in my family too. I have a little sister though."
"A sister? Well aren't you the lucky one. I expect you are all going to Hogwarts when you get bigger right? It'll be nice to have siblings there. They may give you a hard time, but no matter what your family always has your back. It especially works that way with brothers." Arthur told him with a wink.
"I sure hope your right." Ron replied, scrunching up his freckled nose in thought.
"I am" Arthur said. "Trust me."
"Okay, I guess I have nothing to loose." Ron said. "But since I'm lost I might never be able to find them again."
"Hmmm, that is a slight problem. Do you remember what the store looked like?" Arthur asked curiously.
"It was a clothing store...I think the outside was painted bright red, with new robes showing through the windows." Ron said, trying hard to think back on any other details. "I think there were also these blue bells on the outside, charmed to jingle whenever someone gets close by!"
"Hey, I think I know which store your talking about!" Arthur said, face lighting up.
"Really? Can you take me there Arthur? Please?" Ron asked excitedly.
"Of course! It's the least I could do after having such a pleasant conversation with you." Arthur told him. "It's a country's duty to help out all his people."
"What d'you mean by that?" Ron wondered aloud.
"Oh nothing...nothing at all." Arthur replied. "Now let's go back to that store!"
Arthur led Ron to the right store in a matter of only minutes. When they entered, they practically ran straight into a panicking Mrs. Weasley. As soon as she caught sight of her youngest son, she gave a relieved cry and scooped Ron into her arms.
"Thank heavens your safe! RONALD WEASLEY HOW COULD YOU JUST WANDER OFF LIKE THAT? You had me and your father worried sick! You be in for some punishment when we get home young man!" Mrs. Weasley instantly went into her yelling tirade.
"S-sorry mum. I didn't mean to get lost, honest. This man here brought me back though!" Ron said, gesturing up at Arthur, who looked slightly scared at Mrs. Weasley's earlier yelling.
"Oh..." Mrs. Weasley blinked. "Well thank you so much Mr..."
"Kirkland" Arthur said. "The name's Arthur Kirkland ma'am."
"Mum" George spoke up timidly. "It was our fault that Ron left. Fred an' I were teasing him."
Ron looked at his brothers in awe. Never before had they actually confessed to their wicked ways. The young red head caught sight of Arthur giving him a grin as to say, 'See? I told you brothers aren't all that bad.'
"How many times have I told you to stop teasing poor Ronald? Be in for a serious discussion when we get home!" Mrs. Wesley scolded the twins before turning back to Arthur. "And thank you so much Mr. Kirkland. You have your gracious thanks."
"It was no trouble at all ma'am" Arthur said. "Well, I really must be going...I'm supposed to be meeting-"
"SASANA! There you are!" A loud, gruff voice shouted from the doorway. Arthur jumped about a foot in the air, going pale as he turned around to face another man. He was red headed, but his hair was more darker than the Weasley's. He also had Arthur's same shade of forest green eyes.
"Hello Allister" Arthur sighed before turning to Ron. "This is one of my older brothers that I was telling you about."
"So ya were talkin' about me behind my back were ya?" Arthur's older brother Allister said, coming forth to grab Arthur's slim shoulder. "Your gonna be sorry for that, runt!"
"Oh!" Mrs. Weasley gasped looking at Arthur and Allister nervously. Scotland seemed to notice the Weasley family for the first time and smiled to them politely.
"Sorry about that Ma'am. I've got ta' teach my wee brother a lesson, so it's time for us to leave."
"No! Stop!" Arthur screamed as Allister proceeded to drag him from the store. Everyone else was watching the scene in shock except for Ron, who smiled brightly.
"Remember what you told me Mr. Kirkland! Brothers may be mean, but they always have your back!"
a/n: I know this chapter wasn't as good as the first, but I hope it wasn't terrible. By the way, I think it's sort of obvious but Allister in my story is Scotland...lol. Gotta love brotherly love.
I'll add the Hermione chapter soon!
Please review! Btw, thank you for all the reviews of the last chapter!