I don't own Harry Potter or Twilight, I am just having a little fun with them both.

This isn't beta read, so any mistakes remaining are mine. I am sorry for how long it has taken me to get another chapter up, November was fun with the NaNoWriMo and I got to 126k words by the time it ended (30 days of madness, but WOW it was fun). December so far has been hectic since my family has all been ill and some still are so I am running around caring for them at the moment.

Enjoy!

Chapter 10

George walked over to Teddy, who was sitting in the car seat that Harry had brought on Saturday, so that when they were out using the cars it would be safe for them to drive the little baby boy around. The didn't want anything bad to happen to him, even though they had both charmed the cars with the recommended list from the American Ministry.

"Well, Teddy my boy," George smiled down at the yawning baby, "Are you ready for your first adventure?" he asked.

"Goooooo!" Teddy shouted in answer.

"Right, I'll take that as you being tired and not caring at all what you do as long as you can sleep." George chuckled as he picked up the carrier and walked out to the car, locking the house behind him.

He strapped the carrier in the car, activating the spells that were weaved around the car. He climbed into the front of his yellow thunderbird and started it up, gently driving out of the driveway, he was happy that there was enough space for two cars.

He turned on the radio and listened to the music that came out of the speakers. He tried to sing along to the music, but the words were never right, and the slightly off key tone he used made little Teddy laugh in the back.

"We're going to my shop, we're interviewing people, hope you have a game face kid, we want to weed out the idiots." George talked to the child as he drove through the streets heading towards Seattle to the magical parking lot. It had been a surprise that the Magical World was more willing to use Muggle means that the Wizarding world back in England.

Soon George was walking into the shop, it was still dusty, since he hadn't cleaned it properly, "well little man, shall we get you settled and I'll clean up, we should have our first prospect friend in soon." he told Teddy as he walked to the back of the shop and set up a small area for Teddy to play and sleep.

There was a knock on the door of the shop, and George left little Teddy to play with his feet. He opened the door and ushered in the young man.

"Hello, I'm George." George introduced himself.

"Mathew," said the blond hair man.

The went to the back, where Teddy was and sat down, "well, tell me about yourself?" George asked.

"Well, I graduated from the Salem Institute of Magic last year, have been looking into an Apprenticeship in Potions, but haven't found a Master that suits my tastes." he told him.

"Right," George said, not impressed by the young man before him. "Carry on please," he said politely.

The young man carried on talking about himself, making himself sound very important and worth his weight in gold. Though George wasn't buying it.

"Right, thank you for coming, if you get the job I will be in contact by the end of the day." He said smiling as he watched the young man get up and leave the shop.

"Well Teddy, he was boring. Didn't once ask about the shop, you or what his duties might be, any one who was serious about a job would ask those questions wouldn't they. Well let's hope the next one is better." George said, "I want someone who can take the initiative."

While it was quiet George fed and changed Teddy, to make sure he wouldn't cause any problems while George was talking to people. There was a knock at the door and George put Teddy back into the playpen, he opened the door and let in a small young woman.

"Hello, I'm Tessa Liones," she smiled at him shyly.

"Hello Tessa, I'm George, come in and sit down, would you like some Tea?" he asked her softly.

"Oh, no thank you, and it's nice to meet you." she smiled as she walked into the back and saw Teddy, "Oh," she said as she went over to the play pen, "Who is this little one?" she asked the red head behind her.

"That's, Teddy, he is my friends son, he's at school at the moment, so can't take care of him during the day, so I said I would." he answered as he sat down.

She went over to the chair and sat down herself look a little nervous at the man before her. "That's a nice thing you are doing," she said.

"I own him a lot, and this is the least I could do to help him. He is going to Muggle School," he told her.

"Oh, that's nice, I went to Muggle school for a while, to learn business administration," she smiled.

"Oh, now that is a good, tell me a little about yourself?" he asked her, a gentle smile on his face.

"Well, there isn't much to know, I graduated from Michigan School of Magic two years ago and then went to Muggle school for a year to do Business Admin, which was a lot of fun." she replied, "Can I ask a few things?" she asked shyly.

"Yes, of course you can," George smiled at her, reassuring the timid witch.

"Well, I want to know what my duties will be? I have noticed that the shop isn't ready for opening yet, either, so what would need to be done before hand?" she asked as she looked around her.

"Excellent questions, I will be teaching you a few of the potions that are used in some of the products, I'll also be using new spells, which I will be testing out myself, so there is nothing to worry there, but you may hear a few explosions around the place, though anything too dangerous will be done in the lab that I have at home, but I will be setting up another here, so I can do a few things here, since I live in a Muggle neighbourhood. I have already got a high number of the stock already to be set up here, just doing the last of a few things, which are a few snack boxes. This place does need cleaning, and I was hoping that you would help with that, since my friend is at school, Teddy will be in the shop with us, I'll take care of him, so you don't have to worry about that. When this place is clean I will start bringing over the stock to fill up the shelves." he explained to her, "Will that be alright for you?" he queried.

"Yes, though I don't mind helping out with Teddy sometimes, he looks adorable," she smiled at him, after giving a quick glance to the playpen, a soft smile on her face.

"I have another shop open in Diagon Alley in London, been open for over a year now. Doing rather well, so I decided to open another, was going to do it near my old school, but Harry moved here, I followed, and got this place." George told her.

"Yes, I know, I have a cousin who goes to school over there, a first year at Hogwarts, I know there was some trouble at the beginning of the year, but that has been cleared up now. So I do know of WWW over in England. He sent me a few things. I know he will be jealous that I have met you," she laughed.

"Nice to know I have a fan," he smiled happily.

"Yes, he was grieved when he heard your brother had passed away," she said sadly, a polite and small smile on her face.

"A lot of people were," he nodded slowly. "Well," he smiled, "I think I have made up my mind about who I wish to hire, you have the job, I shall put up a notice to say the job has been filled, that is if you still wish to take it," he said holding a hand out for her to take.

"Oh, yes," she grinned as she took his hand, "thank you."

"Well, be here tomorrow at ten, we will be aiming to open on Friday, I'm not one to hang around too long." he smiled at her as he walked her to the door and let her out.

"Thank, I know I will learn a lot from you," she said as she walked off down Seattle's version of Diagon Alley, Dorvan Street.

George walked back into the shop and over to Teddy, "well tyke, what do you think?" he asked the baby.

"Gaaaa goo," he answered, a bit of dribble running from his mouth.

"I'll take that as an 'I don't care'," George smiled, wiping the dribble away.

He walked over to the shop front and put a sign in the window saying the job had been taken. He went around the shop and to the back room, where there was a small stairwell that led down to a basement area, he quickly set about putting up wards and protection against the things he would eventually be doing in there, he didn't want to do his normal experiments here, since it wouldn't be as protected as the one at home, but he still could make the other potions that he needed for some of his products. He also wondered briefly if he would be up to the task of teaching Tessa about the potions that were used in some of the candies, it had been Fred's job to teach them to Lee.

When he finished he climbed the stairs one again, happy that Teddy had fallen to sleep after he left the little baby. He gently picked him up and placed him in his carrier. He walked out of the shop and looked to the front of it and grimaced, it needed work as well. It definitely needed an infusion of bright and cheerful colours. He locked the place up and went to find his car in the magical car park. It was getting a little late, and he wanted to make sure he would be home when Harry got back, so he could find out how his first day at Muggle School had gone.

XxXxX

Tuesday shone bright and early, though the cloud cover was the same, George was in a good mood when he packed up the things he would need for the shop, he said goodbye to Harry as he went to school, to confront the lad called Edward. He put everything in the car; Teddy went in as well, secured in his car seat. It didn't take too long for George to reach the shop, it was half nine, and as he walked down the street with his stock following neatly behind him in a levitated line, and Teddy's carrier hanging off one arm, he saw Tessa waiting outside the shop, she was looking around, most likely waiting for George.

"Hey Tessa, bright and early," he smiled at her as he unlocked the shop and let her in first.

"I thought it would be a good thing, so we can get started earlier, and make sure this place is ship shape by the time Friday comes." she smiled at him as she watched the boxes fly through the door and settle down into the front of the shop.

"Well, first thing first, lets get this place cleaned, and as my mum would say, use a broom, mop and bucket, it's will get the dirt better than a spell." he smiled as he went to one of the boxes, he grabbed a number of things and placed them on the Floor and enlarged them. "Brooms, mops and buckets, they maybe better than a spell, but it does not mean that we do it by hand," he smiled as he started to charm them to work around the Floor, the mops only doing an area after it had been swept. "Right, Tessa, can you start spelling the walls clean, while I get Teddy settled, it wont take long, and then I'll be back to help you." he said.

"Of course," she smiled at him and set to work.

The day went slowly as they cleaned the place from top to bottom. After it was cleaned, he took Tessa down to the basement and got her to help set up the lab, she asked a few questions about the potions she would be learning, and after they had finished, he went back up top, with his assistant following him. He went over to the bag he had brought with him, that carried mostly all of Teddy's things. He rifled through it, coming up to want he wanted and pulled it out.

"This note book contains all the recipes that we use daily, it also lists all the items we have, the charms on them, and such. It also has ideas for future products. You can study it when ever you are in the shop, to learn the recipes that you will eventually be brewing, I'm sorry but I will not letting it go out of the shop, as it is rather precious to me, this was Fred's, he kept a detailed journal of all the things we made, all the pranks we pulled, then he made this, a recipe book, you could say, for what we had made before his death." He told her handing the deep green leather bound journal over to her.

"Thank you, I will take care of it I promise," she said solemnly.

"I know you will." he smiled softly, "Right, you have a good read through a few of them, I am going out to the front to put up a black curtain, so no one can see the shop front," he grinned as he walked out of the shop.

Soon enough all the natural daylight that poured into the shop disappeared, and only the candles and lighting charms kept the place lit. It was almost an hour later that George went back in the shop. Little Teddy was now resting peacefully in Tessa's arms, drinking a bottle of milk.

"Thanks for taking care of him." he said as he leaned against the counter watching her.

She looked up and replied, "don't worry, he is a darling." she smiled.

"I have done the front of the shop, but no one can see until opening day," he smiled. "Tomorrow, we shall decorate the inside, be warned the colour will be bright, very bright." he told her.

"Right, shall have to remember my sunglasses then," she laughed.

"Yeah, good idea. Maybe we can hand something like that out, hummmm," he thought to himself. "Idea, will work out the kinks later, thanks for that." he smiled down to her.

"Your welcome, I think." she chuckled as she burped Teddy.

Half-hour later, the two parted ways and went home. The next two days were filled of much the same though now, they were setting up displays, stocking shelves, after they had decorated the inside the Weasley red, as Harry had called it, and green, Lily's and Harry 's green, as George teased to Harry. Those two together weren't to bad, which was until he added the bright yellow, turquoise and a little neon pink. Thankfully the pink was only for the prices.

Teddy's little play area had been decorated, and George had put a few pictures up of Harry, Tonks, and Remus, and at Harry 's instance, of Fred and George. Tessa had brewed a few of the recopies, learning how they went into the sweets, and how they were made. She was learning a lot, and already had a jealous cousin from England wanting to know everything, which she would tell.

It was Thursday; the light outside was fading, though they couldn't really tell. They were ready to open the next day at ten, Harry had been able to get the day off from school. And he had ready the glasses for people, four of them would lead the wearer to a gift prize. The others would just randomly change lens colour, letting the wearer see in different colours.

"Well, tomorrow we open, are you ready for it Tessa?" George asked her.

She smiled over at him and replied, "Yep, I'm really excited,"

"Good, don't forget, tomorrow is a nine o'clock start," he said, "Harry is having Teddy tomorrow, and he will be there for the opening." he told her. "I wonder if anyone will turn up,"

"I would say so, I've heard a lot of talking on the street, those that have visited Diagon Alley in the last year, know of your shop there, and I know a lot of school kids that wont be going to school tomorrow, so they can come and see." she reassured him.

"Good to know," he said, "now, lets go home, and get a good rest, we may need it. I still have some extra stock to brew for tomorrow."

"I have seen the glasses as well, they are nice." she smiled at him as he packed away Teddy's things.

"Four of them will be able to see a message around the shop, they win a prize." he told her.

"Really, that will get people into the store." she said as they walked out of the shop and into the street. "Goodnight George," she told him.

"Goodnight," he replied as they walked their separate ways.

XxXxX

It was Nine o'clock and George and Tessa were in the shop putting away the extra stock that he had made the day before, away in the backroom. The glasses that George had done were sitting in the basket next to the door, ready to be handed out to each person who came into the store. As the minutes ticked down, the two went a little on edge, the quickly went and changed into the stores unusual uniforms, which were red trousers for George with a red shirt, for Tessa it was a red skirt, or trousers if she wanted them, and a red blouse, the robes were green, and around the trim of the robes was turquoise. The colours were bright to say the least, but went well with the decor inside the store.

At the George's watch rang ten, he got up, Tessa went to the store entrance and waited for people to start coming in, so she could hand out the glasses fairly. He went outside, and almost gasped when he saw a large crowed gathered around his little shop. This was something he had regretted not doing with Fred, opening their first shop like this.

"Ladies and Gentlemen," he smiled at the crowed as he went onto the tiny little stage he had placed before his shop, that was still hidden beneath the black covering, "Thank you for a wonderful turn out. Now, when you go into the shop, be patient, as you will be given a gift from me to you. They are glasses, to help shield your eyes from the decor inside, which as my assistant tells me, will defiantly be needed. This is for today only, four pairs of those glasses have the ability to see a message spelled around my shop, and those that can see the message and read what it says will get a little prize. Now without further ado, let me say, Welcome, to the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes," he said as he banished the covering, and let all see the red and green signs of the second WWW.

George moved quickly into the shop, followed by many others, he smiled as he watched Tessa hand out the glasses. It wasn't long before a little girl yelling, "There's something funny on the wall mommy", grabbed his attention

"Hello there little lady," George said as he went over to her and knelt down, "Can you read what it says?" he asked her.

"Sending toilet seats is fun, but not mother approved," she told him.

"Well done sweet heart." he smiled at her, "Come with me, and we shall get your little gift."

He led the girl and her mother over to the counter, he picked up one of the gift parcels that had a skiving snack box, a trick wand, some canary creams and a few other items and handed it to the little girl, "here you go," he said smiling down at the little girl. "Here, this is a list of what is inside and what they all do," he then said as he stood up and gave her mother a list.

Thank you" the mother smiled.

"Mommy, can I get something else as well, please mommy," the little girl begged as the two went and walked around the shop some more.

"We shall see," she replied.

Another three cries went up, two teenagers and one from an older man. A lot of things were brought, and George had to restock the skiving snack boxes a few times, along with the fake wands. To George and Tessa the day was a wonderful success.

Well, here you are another chapter, sorry for the delay again, and I hope that you have enjoyed this little chapter about what is going on with George. More to come soon I hope.

If there are any more mistakes please tell me and I will try and correct them as soon as I can.

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