A/N: This chapter goes with the one about George, so if you haven't read that one yet you should read it first.

Angelina Weasley (née Johnson): Rose's Aunt, Married to George

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.

Angelina knew that George knew something.

It had started with an offhanded remark made by Angelina after she and George had seen Fred and his younger (by two minutes) twin sister Roxanne off to their fourth year at Hogwarts. Angelina had commented to George "I bet it won't be a week before we receive our first owl home about him."

"A week? I'd give him three days." George had said with a mischievous smile, and then he had asked "Care to make a wager on that?"

"What are the stakes?"

"Ten galleons."

"Deal." Angelina had said, and then she and George had shook on it.

It was not even five hours later when they had received an owl informing them that Fred and his cousin James had somehow managed to charm the Sorting Hat so that before the sorting instead of singing a traditional introductory song it had launched into a stirring rendition of Katy Perry's I Kissed a Girl. George had howled with laughter when he heard about this, and even Angelina had found it difficult to keep up an angry tone when she wrote a letter to Fred reprimanding him.

Later that evening when they were getting ready for bed Angelina had confronted George and said accusingly "You knew!"

"I might have had an inkling about what they were planning, but it all was in good fun." George had said defending himself.

"No, I meant you knew when we made the bet! You cheated."

"Oh no," George had said wagging his finger at her "That wasn't cheating, it's not as if I fixed the outcome. That was just me making a judgment call based on prior knowledge that I happened to have and you did not. And isn't that the reason people make bets in the first place, because they think they have knowledge or a special insight into the matter that the other person does not?"

Angelina had scowled, because she had known that George was right. Due to her competitive nature though she hadn't been able to just leave it at that, and so she had asked "Double or nothing?"

George had quirked his eyebrow at her in curiosity.

"I bet that by the end of the year Fred will have had more detentions than you did in your fourth year."

"You have a deal." George had said, and they had shook hands again.


After that it had become a game between them, to bet on the exploits of their many family members, and they were never short of subject matter.

How many boyfriends will Dominique have this year?

How long will the family let Percy talk at Christmas dinner before somebody tells him to shut up?

Which nice girl will Grandma Weasley try and set Charlie up with this year?

So when five years later George asked Angelina "Who do you think is going to be the star of the Weasley Christmas dinner drama this year?"

Angelina immediately answered "James Potter."

The same age as Fred, James had been Fred's partner in crime for pranks at Hogwarts. However while Angelina knew her own son had played pranks and got into trouble mainly because of his desire to have fun (just like his father), for James pulling pranks and getting into trouble had been a way to rebel against his famous parents.

After graduation Fred had gone to work with his dad at Weasley Wizard Wheezes, where he could put his mischievious and fun-loving nature to good use. James on the other hand had continued with his rebellious phase after Hogwarts and was a common feature in all of the popular tabloids. James had been drafted by the Falmouth Falcons after Hogwarts and earned the position as the starting keeper in his first season. However the success of his first season had made him a bit too cocky and his lack of discipline and hard partying ways had caused him to lose his starting position halfway through this season, and therefore the likelihood of him having a tantrum at dinner was high. Yes, James was a very safe bet to make.

"Well I bet Rose Weasley." George said.

Rose Weasley. Angelina was immediately curious. Rose was practically the perfect child. Quiet and studious she only ever got into trouble at Hogwarts when she was defending first years or the downtrodden from the bullies and other injustices in the world.

Angelina looked over at her husband who had a small smile on his face. He knew something. Angelina was sure of it. What type of dirt could there be on the perfect daughter of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley though?

"What do you know?" Angelina asked him.

"I have reason to believe that Rose might be bringing a boy home for Christmas." George informed her.

Little Rose Weasley bringing a boy home for Christmas? That hardly seemed likely to Angelina. "A boy?" Angelina asked sceptically.

"At the shop this summer Rose hinted that there was a boy she wanted her family to meet." George informed her.

Angelina considered this information. If Rose did bring a boy home for Christmas no doubt her father would have a fit, however Angelina thought even Rose bringing a boy home would not likely top the disaster that was known as James Potter.

"How about we wager a month of footrubs?" Angelina said.


At Christmas Rose had shown up alone, while James, being James, had shown up slightly drunk and gotten into a shouting match with his parents about how 'They just didn't understand him and needed to let him live his own life' during the middle of dinner (God Angelina was glad Fred was not as melodramatic as James) and then James had angrily stormed off, much to Angelina's delight and George's disappointment. Strangely enough though, later that evening when George was giving Angelina the foot rub she had won George had seemed more disappointed about the fact Rose had shown up alone than the fact that he had lost the bet.

It was not until the following year, after Lily Potter had discovered Rose Weasley and Scorpius Malfoy snogging in a broom cupboard, that Rose Weasley finally brought a boy home for Christmas dinner.


During the ceremony George had leaned over to Angelina and whispered in her ear "Five galleons says my brother objects."

Angelina had smiled at George and said "You're on."


A/N: I know this chapter didn't have alot of Scorpius or Rose in it, but don't worry, the next one will have alot more. Also feel free to leave a review.

Preview for next chapter (Marcus Zabini): Marcus knew that Scorpius smelt like roses (or one Rose in particular).