So I'm making up for the lack of Ron with extra Weasley time! Bonus: Bill and Charlie!

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4 Chapter 3: Invitation to the Quidditch World Cup

Using Floo powder at the same time as someone else was not the most comfortable thing Alexis had ever experienced. There was a great deal of elbowing, head-bunting, and kneeing before Alexis and Harry arrived at the Burrow only to fall out of the fireplace in an awkward heap.

"Ouch! Prongs, you're on my hair," snapped Alexis.

"Sorry, hey! Don't throw elbows," said Harry as he stumbled to get up.

"You hit me in the head with your knee," said Alexis, pushing him back down so she could get up first.

"Well, you got me in the stomach with an elbow," said Harry, grabbing Alexis's foot making her fall back down.

"Hey!"

The two friends started rolling on the Weasley's living room floor wrestling. There was a great deal of laughter but it wasn't until Alexis had pinned Harry to the floor by sitting on his stomach that the duo realized they weren't alone. The twins were beside themselves laughing while Hermione had fallen into a fit of giggles. Two other redheaded people, whom Alexis safely assumed were the oldest Weasleys, Bill and Charlie, were snickering like children on the couch but the best reaction was Sirius's who was grinning at both his godson and niece with a raised eyebrow.

"Hello," said Alexis, jumping slightly in order to knock the breath out of Harry. Both of them had grown a lot over the summer. Harry was as tall as both the twins, though still rather skinny, while Alexis looked at least fifteen when in fact she was only thirteen. Nonetheless, both soon to be fourth years were very famous for acting childish around each other.

"I'm guessing she's Hex," said the nearer of the two new redheads.

"Yep," said Fred, really exaggerating the popping noise in the P.

Both redheads stood up and went to shake Alexis and Harry's, who Alexis had finally allowed up, hands.

"Charlie Weasley," said the first of the two. He wasn't as tall as his older brother Bill but his shoulders were wider and his hair was almost completely buzzed off. He was very built and on his right arm was a very large burn. Alexis remembered Ron saying he worked with dragons in Romania.

"Bill," said the taller of the two. Alexis was surprised how well he would fit into the Muggle society. Bill, with his long, red hair tied back in a ponytail, was wear a fang-like earring, a pair of tight Muggle jeans, and a white shirt with a vest. If it wasn't for Bill's boots being made of dragon hide, Alexis would go as far as to say Bill was a Muggle hipster.

"Harry," said Harry with a smile.

"Alexis," added Alexis, "but you can call me Hex."

No one made a comment on the fact that the four had already been introduced at Ron's funeral. Instead, they watched with amusement as Alexis and Harry fought over who got to shake whose hand first.

"Did he eat it?" said Fred excitedly.

"The candy you dropped-" started Alexis but she was stopped when she suddenly burst into giggles.

"Yeah," said Harry, chuckling. "What was it?"

"Ton-Tongue Toffee," said Fred brightly. "George and I invented them, and we've been looking for someone to test them on all summer..."

"And it wasn't going to be me!" added Alexis through all the laughter that filled the room. She glanced towards Sirius to find him grinning as he took in the scene before him.

"What's that?" said George as the laughter died down. He pointed towards a strange box looking thing. Alexis realized right away it was a television.

"It's a telly-vision," said Bill. "The Ministry was selling charmed ones for people who can't go watch the Quidditch World Cup."

"Don't you have to plug it in?" asked Hermione. "And what channel would you even put it on? How can-"

"Magic, Hermione," teased Fred. Everyone laughed and Hermione blushed.

"I know that! I'm trying to-"

Suddenly there was a loud crack of apperating outside before the front door swung open. Mr. Weasley entered the house with a face that could rival an angry Mrs. Weasley.

"That wasn't funny Fred!" he shouted. "What on earth did you give that Muggle boy?"

"I didn't give him anything," said Fred, with another evil grin. "I just dropped it...It was his fault he went and ate it, I never told him to."

"You dropped it on purpose!" roared Mr. Weasley. "You knew he'd eat it, you knew he was on a diet -"

"How big did his tongue get?" George asked eagerly.

"It was four feet long before his parents would let me shrink it!"

The room roared with laughter again.

"It isn't funny!" Mr. Weasley shouted. "That sort of behavior seriously undermines wizard-Muggle relations! I spend half my life campaigning against the mistreatment of Muggles, and my own sons-"

"We didn't give it to him because he's a Muggle!" said Fred indignantly.

"No, we gave it to him because he's a great bullying git," said George. "Isn't he, Harry?"

"Yeah, he is, Mr. Weasley," said Harry earnestly.

"That's not the point!" raged Mr. Weasley. "You wait until I tell your mother -"

"Tell me what?" said a voice behind them.

Mrs. Weasley had just entered the living room, her eyes were narrowed with suspicion.

"Oh hello, Harry, dear," she said, spotting him and smiling. Then her eyes snapped back to her husband. "Tell me what, Arthur?"

Mr. Weasley hesitated in replying. Alexis knew, no matter how angry he was at the twins, he hadn't actually been planning on telling their mother.

"Tell me what, Arthur?" Mrs. Weasley repeated, in a dangerous sort of voice.

"It's nothing, Molly," mumbled Mr. Weasley, "Fred and George just - but I've had words with them -"

"What have they done this time?" said Mrs. Weasley. "If it's got anything to do with Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes -"

"Harry," said Sirius, putting his hands on one of Alexis and Harry's shoulders. "Why don't you, Alexis, and I go clean you out a sleeping space? You'll be sharing a room with me."

"Alright," said Harry eagerly. He didn't want to be there when Mrs. Weasley started yelling at the twins.

"Hermione, would you like to come as well?" asked Sirius with a quick glance towards the bushy haired bookworm.

"Definitely," Hermione replied. She sent a quick apologetic look towards the twins before running after Alexis, Harry, and Sirius who were already on the stairs.

They had just reached the second floor when Mrs. Weasley started yelling.

"What are Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes?" Harry asked as they closed Sirius's door.

Alexis and Sirius both laughed while Hermione smiled despite herself.

"Fred and George are starting a joke shop," snickered Alexis. "Sirius has been helping them."

"Which is why Mrs. Weasley doesn't get along well with Sirius," added Hermione.

"Oi!" said Sirius with a mock hurt voice. "Fred and George are doing fine without my help, thank you very much! And Molly adores me!"

"Right," said Alexis sarcastically. Ignoring the pouting Marauder, she pulled Harry into another hug. "Man, I've missed you!"

Harry laughed, spinning his best friend around. Her feet left the ground as they spun, laughing as if they were having the time of their lives.

"I missed you too, Hex," he said smiling. "Tell me everything I've missed."

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Alexis, Hermione, and Sirius had told Harry everything that had gone on in the Burrow. Alexis explained how, before Hermione arrived a week ago, Alexis, Sirius and the twins had a bit of a prank war going on. She didn't go into details though, which only made Harry very curious to what sort of prank involved a banana, dancing, fish-sticks, custard, and a screwdriver.

"Could you at least tell me why Sirius wasn't allowed to put down the banana?" Harry asked as they descended the stairs for supper.

"Bananas are good," said Alexis and Sirius together.

Harry raised an eyebrow but before he could asked what they meant, Hermione stopped him.

"It's best you don't ask, Harry," she said smiling softly. "Fred and George tried explaining it to me and it only made me more confused."

Harry sighed but smiled when Alexis grabbed his hand and dragged him into the kitchen. The two were grinning ear to ear at who they saw sitting at the corner of the table. Sitting in far less shabby robes than either Gryffindors remembered, was none other then Remus Lupin.

"Hello, Alexis, Harry," he said. A playful smile lighting up his face and pure happiness shining in his green eyes as he stood up to great them. Despite the fact that tonight was a full moon, his brown hair sprinkled with grey was neat and well groomed and his complexion was only slightly pale.

Grinning, the two best friends collided into Remus for a hug, sending the Remus and Sirius into a fit of laughter.

"They seemed to have missed you, Remus," chuckled Sirius before he found himself pulled into the embrace as well.

There was a clicking noise and all four heads turned towards Hermione who was holding the camera her parents had gotten her for Christmas last year.

"Family photo," she explained simply, smiling at the four in front of her.

"Dinner!" shouted Mrs. Weasley, making the five of them, including Remus and Sirius, jump. They quickly took their seats at the table. Sirius sat at one end, and on his left was Harry, then Hermione, then Fred and George, and finally Mr. Weasley. On Sirius's right was Alexis, then Remus, then Bill, and next to him sat Charlie. Mr. Weasley sat at the other end of the table while the seat to his left laid vacant.

Dinner was, as usual, delicious. Alexis was happy to say she would always be up to a meal prepared by Mrs. Weasley. She had even tried to help Mrs. Weasley cook on several occasions, but her nickname Hex had proven to have more than one meaning. That is why she stuck to helping Charlie and Bill with the dishes.

"So Hex," said Charlie.

"So Charlie," said Alexis right back. She picked up some dishes and started carrying them to the sink.

"He wants to know how things are between you and Harry," said Bill, carrying his own pile of dishes.

"Fine I guess," said Alexis, nonchalantly. "What exactly do you mean?"

Alexis realized all the Weasleys had the same grin right then, and Weasleys only grin when they plan on asking something embarrassing.

"How long have you two been an item?" asked Charlie.

"What?" said Alexis. "Harry and I aren't an item, him and Hermione-"

"Me and who?" asked Hermione. She had just walked back into the kitchen from outside.

"Harry," said Alexis, her famous and now titled Black Family grin crossing her face. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Whatever you say, Padfoot," said Hermione before disappearing out of the room.

"What did I say?"

Alexis looked up to see Sirius entering the kitchen from the living room. She bit back her grin when Bill and Charlie took a few steps back.

"Not you, Grim," said Alexis finally unable to hold back her laugh at the older Weasley boys reaction around her uncle. Sirius must have noticed it to because he turned his attention to the boys.

"Bill, Charlie."

"Sir," the boys said at once.

Sirius smiled and said, "I don't bite, you know."

"Liar," said Alexis. Luckily, before Sirius could retaliate, Alexis added, "Don't you think Hermione and Harry would make a good couple? Charlie and Bill think that- where'd they go?"

She was just joking when she had asked the question of course. She had heard the soft popping noise of apparition the moment Sirius wasn't looking at them.

"Real Gryffindors, those two," chuckled Sirius.

"Scaring children, are we, Sirius?" said a voice with a hint of mock scolding.

Remus Lupin, accompanied by Mrs. Weasley, entered the kitchen. Remus was smiling while Mrs. Weasley look as if she was trying to hide her amusement but was failing miserably.

"Bill and Charlie started it," defended Alexis.

"I find that hard to believe," chuckled Remus.

"They were teasing her," said Sirius.

Remus raised an eyebrow. "Over what?"

Alexis barely caught her uncle mouth the word boys. She turned to Sirius with a raised eyebrow of her own.

"What do boys have to do with me and Harry?"

The two older Marauders chuckled without giving Alexis an answer. Alexis was about to demand one when Mrs. Weasley placed a gentle hand on Alexis's shoulder.

"Just you two wait," she said smiling at Alexis. "It isn't going to be funny when Alexis starts dating."

The grins on Sirius and Remus's faces were wiped away immediate.

"Not if we don't approve," grumbled Sirius, crossing his arms. "And I highly doubt we will."

"She's only thirteen," added Remus.

"And a half," huffed Alexis. "And I look older than that!"

For some reason, Alexis's words did not comfort her uncles.

"Now really, you two," scowled Mrs. Weasley. "Alexis is very mature for her age. She'll make good choices."

"Pup," Sirius said firmly. He ignore Mrs. Weasley's stern look. "You are not allowed to date anyone-"

"Unless," Remus cut in. Sirius gave him a dark look that Remus return with a pleasant smile. "He has dark hair, shares classes with you, plays Quidditch, is an extraordinary Defense student-"

"And both of us have met him," finished Sirius. "And so had Molly," he added as if it was an afterthought.

Alexis raised her eyebrow. This had not been where she thought the conversation was going to go.

'Hadn't we just been talking about me and Harry?'

'I suppose your obliviousness to this sort of thing is my fault,' sighed McPherson. Alexis could hear Ron trying to smother his laughter.

"Oh, before I forget," said Mrs. Weasley. "This arrived today. Alexis, it's for you dear, from Cedric."

Alexis smiled as she took the letter. She hadn't received a letter from Cedric since last week and was starting to worry. Next to Harry and Draco Malfoy, the Hufflepuff Seeker was one of her best friends.

Alexis didn't notice both Sirius and Remus's eyes grow as big as saucers until after she opened the envelope and was holding her letter.

"Wha-" she didn't even finish her question before both men practically shouted the word nothing at her. "Okay then..."

Alexis returned to her letter:

Dear Alexis Lestrange,

It's so weird writing your real last name on my letters now after writing McPherson for the last two summers. I had to relearn the spell to remove ink from paper twice this summer because of it! Anyway I know you're staying at the Weasleys' this summer with Harry, Hermione, and 'Grim', but I was wondering if you, and Fred, George, Harry and Hermione of course, would like to join my family and I at this years Quidditch World Cup. It's being held here in England this year, and my father was able to get ample tickets right inside the Minster's box. If all of you can join us, send a letter and meet us by the portkey by the cold river at six-o-clock the Friday before the match. Fred and George know the way.

Sincerely,

Cedric Diggory

Alexis's eyes sparkled and before she had looked away from the letter Sirius had spoken.

"Whatever she asks, Molly and Remus, it's up to you to say no. I can't do it when she gets that look." Remus laughed at his best friend admitting he had a weakness to his niece's childish looks she gets when she really wants something.

"Cedric invited me, Harry, Hermione, and the twins to the World Cup. He has tickets in the Minister's box! Can we go, please?" Only with the bat her eyelashes was Remus, who had been Alexis's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher and who had given her nearly a dozen detentions, was knocked out of the game too, leaving only Mrs. Weasley to make the decision.

"I- well as long as you all stick together and watch over Fred and George. I know they're the eldest but sometimes, I swear, they act so bloody childish."

Alexis jumped with glee before hugging Mrs. Weasley and kissing both Remus and Sirius on the cheek. She ran up the stairs to tell her friends the news.

The three adults watched her go with fond smiles on their faces.


I made an odd Doctor Who reference in here because I wanted to get them all out of my system by the time Barty shows up. So for any of you confused by the banana joke, you need to watch Doctor Who first series. It's the one with my second favorite Doctor (my first being, big surprise, the tenth) the ninth Doctor.

Now, review answers/responses/thank you's!

phoenixfelicis07: firstly, thanks for the error points. It really helped! I feel pretty bad for never actually knowing Ted was a wizard. I always thought Andromeda had married a Muggle not a Muggleborn cause wouldn't a Muggle have been worse to a Black?
1. I hinted at Bellatrix because I am excited about her character! It's fun to write crazy!
2. I really like the Alexis/Harry/Sirius/Remus relationship too! And there will be more of it in this book!
3. Thank you, I think so too!
4. *house elf deletes response*
5. Hex sees it the same as Molly. In a way, Molly is the mother she never had
6. NOW! But in all honesty, I have no idea what you are talking about... =D
7. I'm working on a better way to explain Sirius's relationship with all his cousins and schoolmates. I can't really tell you who Bellatrix was engaged to other then that it wasn't Voldemort. As for Remus and Bellatrix's kiss... He kissed her for obvious reasons, he *house elf grins wickedly*
8. They will! Summer at the Weasleys, yeah!
Thanks for the good luck wishes! We won! Here's the answers to your second review!
The driving was exactly how I expect Pureblood wizards to actually drive even the Muggle understanding ones and leaving the car makes perfect sense to Mr. Weasley! I mean, can't the just Accio it back to the rental shop? As for matchmaker Hex... Yeah... I'm glad you enjoyed Sirius siriusly scaring Petunia! Glad you liked the chapter too! Please review again!

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