To Gain You Have to Lose
Chapter 2: Moving in with the Weasleys
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter unfortunately...
"Charles Oliver Weasley!" Hermione screamed while slapping his arm.
"What? I didn't know you'd be dropping in right in front of where I'm walking!"
"Not that you prat! I've had not one letter from you in three months! All of you promised to write me! Even Fred and George do on a weekly basis." Hermione screamed at him while backing him into a corner. He was wanting to laugh how at how much she reminded him of his mother when he would come home from Hogwarts in the summer and never have sent a letter to her.
"I'm sorry. I really am… wait the twins send you letters too?"
"Yepp, I got one yesterday as a matter of fact."
"Really? So you know that they are here right now?"
"Don't be silly. They are at Diagon Alley kids will be leaving for school soon. It's their busiest season."
"Nope mum made the three of us come home for a while."
"Why?"
"Something about a lecture on not being married yet and getting ready to hit 30."
Just at that moment, Fred and George came barreling into the kitchen lifting Hermione up as they gave her a hug. She started laughing when they began to spin her around.
"We thought we heard our favourite girl down here." cried Fred enthusiastically.
"Correct you are Gred. Hermione here is staying with us. Mum said."
"Aww. Poor Hermy. She stuck here with us. Don't worry though. Mum took the experiments away for while we are here. No pranks!" Fred stated putting on a sad face as he cried the last part.
"So Hermy, tell your favourite twins why you want to live here with us in the Burrow. I mean wouldn't you want to buy your own house and not worry about mum worrying about you?" questioned George.
"Well…" she began, "After the war I really didn't want to be alone. So, I went back to Australia and recovered my parents and then used them as a reason not to live alone. Thinking that if I said that I wanted time with my family then no one would push, right?"
"Sounds like it would." stated Charlie. Hermione was surprised because she had forgotten that he was still in the kitchen.
"So what happened? Why are you here then Herms?"
"Gred! Let the girl tell us, but we all know she here to see our good-looking faces everyday." teased George.
"Well…" she began to continue but then the door to the kitchen burst open and Mrs. Weasley ran into the kitchen.
"Hermione! Dear, how are you? I hope the boys didn't give you a hard time. Do you want something to eat? You look thin now."
Mrs. Weasley began to run around the kitchen getting all of the stuff that she needed for dinner to start and began a series of wand movements to get the pots and pans to fill with water and vegetables that she had planned to have for dinner.
"Now, out of the kitchen the four of you. Go and I'll call you when it's ready. Arthur should be home soon."
As she walked out of the kitchen, she noticed that Charlie had disappeared upstairs. Looking around she caught sight of Fred and George sitting in the corner playing wizards chess and mumbling about how they could blow up when caught and turn the person holding the piece into a pygmy puff. She chose to ignore that part as she was assured they wouldn't do anything to her.
Well life was just going to have to come to her as it would be. She decided to take a week off from work; more of Harry and Ginny's pushing, to get situated at the Burrow.
Hey guys, well I'm sorry this took so long this last nine weeks of school was crazy with signing up for AP classes and dance competition every other weekend I never got the chance to sit down and type this out. It's not the best I know, but it's the best I could get out to all of you. And thank you to all of you who review on last chapter I never expected 15 on the first chapter, I was only hoping for one or two really, and I'm glad everyone liked it. Please Review.
Love,
Elliff