Chapter Five
Judith, the daughter of Snape, sat in the backyard, taking a breather as the children played without her. It was peaceful here, with only the laughter of children to disturb the birds' songs; Something Gimmuald Place hadn't heard in a very long time. That is, it was peaceful until the back door opened.
Four men settled on either side of her. Looking up, she saw they were the Weasleys. "Charlie! How are you?"
"I am doing well, Judith. The Order had a meeting last night and it has been decided that several order members were going to be at Hogwart's year round, for extra protection until the war is over. Bill, Fred, George and I are some of them."
"But, what about your shop, the dragons and Gringotts?" Judith asked looking at each in turn.
"Bill has taken a leave of absence. He broke up with his girlfriend just recently and if you ask me, he wants to put some distance between them since Fleur also works at Gringotts." Here Bill looked sad and a little sheepish.
"We have a couple of friends watching over the shop and we will probably going over there every other weekend. Part of the reason we agreed was to finish our education and take our NEWTS." said Fred.
"They are afraid of our Mum." Charlie said in her ear.
"Of course!" George agreed immediately. "Who wouldn't be?" Here he paused. "Don't tell mum I said that!" They all laughed in response.
"As for me, I want to be with you, and this is the best way of doing it." Charlie said, placing his lips on hers in a deep, meaningful kiss. At this point the kids had stopped playing and were watching the display. They started hooting and making kissing noises in jest. Judith, in response, broke apart from her boyfriend and stuck her tongue out at them.
"While we are there," Bill said as the laughter died down, "we will need something to keep us busy."
"So, we thought."Fred continued
"That we could join your classes." George added.
"What do you say?" Charlie asked.
Judith looked at them hard. "This won't be an easy class, you know. Just because you are already proficient at magic, does not mean you will have talent in this area." She warned.
Fred and Bill looked a little startled, but Charlie nodded. "I know I have joined you as you taught the munchkins before, remember?"
"Yes, but I didn't think that the other three did."
"No problem Professor Snape!" George snapped a salute.
"Agh!" Fred articulated. "At least the two won't be hard to tell apart!" He winked.
"Call me Professor Bones. It was my mother's maiden name and the one I go by." The four Weasleys nodded.