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Scorpius looked at Rose uncertainly. "Don't you think we should stop now?" he asked. Rose cocked her head. It wasn't that Scorpius was no longer interested in the family; he was more interested than ever. It was only because he couldn't help but feel envious of them. He didn't understand why. He had more than the Weasleys could offer. He had better clothes and things for one, but somewhere in his heart was bitterness eh couldn't understand.

"Just a little more?" Rose pleaded. Scorpius hesitated for a moment, then nodded. He could never refuse Rose. Rose turned and looked at her father. He was now grown up, maybe seven. He stood tall under the sun with a smiling face. Beside him was his little sister. Both of their hair shone under the sun as if it was on fire. It looked wonderful to Rose, very wonderful

"What are you two doing out there?" Charlie stepped out into the backyard. He looked at his two youngest siblings and smiled. "It's a bright day, isn't it? I was thinking of going outside and have a walk around," he said with a wide grin on his face.

Ginny's eyes dazzled. "And you're taking us?" she asked. Charlie nodded. Ginny threw her arms around her older brother. "You're the best, Charlie!" she exclaimed. Charlie laughed as Ginny slowly let go. Ginny turned to Ron and grabbed his hand. "Come on, we have to change our clothes now before Charlie changes his mind," she said, practically dragging her brother behind her.

"You look desperate to get out of the house," Ron said smiling. Ginny nodded as they reached the staircase. "You go on up ahead and change. I'll get myself a glass of water before I do." Ginny let go of Ron and ran up the stairs slamming her door behind her. Ron turned and saw Charlie standing behind him. "There's a catch, isn't there?" he said suspiciously.

Charlie muttered, "I don't know myself. This was Bill's idea and I feel there is too." Ron looked helpless for a moment. "I know what you're thinking. I don't know if it's about money again. I hope not. Bill's only in for a year then he can graduate and help Dad now. I really don't know if it's about this again," he assured Ron.

"What did Bill say?" Ron asked.

"Nothing," Charlie replied. "He just asked me if I fancied going outside with him and I say yes. He told me to tell the rest of you. The twins agreed, and as usual, Percy didn't want to come. Fred's trying to persuade him though." Ron didn't move. Charlie sighed. "Go get dressed. We'll know sooner or later once we are out of the house anyway."

Ron nodded and went up the stairs. He walked to his closet and opened it. Scorpius could only spot three pairs of jeans and three shirts in it. Ron pulled out the top most of each and changed his clothes. He quickly went to the mirror to fix his hair. Ron's mirror wasn't big, just enough to see his head. Scorpius watched as Ron combed his hair and study himself in front of the mirror before pulling up his pants

"How can anyone live with that few clothes?" asked Rose, dumbfounded. Scorpius smirked. Knowing Rose, she had more than two dozen pairs of clothing. She loved fashion more than anyone else in their year. Having a Muggle for a mother, she could shop in both Wizarding malls and Muggle malls without a problem about it.

Scorpius waved his hand. "That's not the point though," he said. "All of his clothes seem to be getting to small for him too. Look at his pants. It's two inches short." Rose cast his eyes on Ron's past which did hang two inches short. She suppressed a snicker, but Scorpius caught her. "Laughing at your own father now?" he asked.

"You're mean," said Rose, smiling.

Ginny came into the room. "What's taking you so long?" she asked. She looked at Ron as he fixed his hair. "Come on, Ron, hurry up. Fred's finally convinced Percy to come. Everyone's already downstairs. Bill has already gotten permission from Mum to take us all out. We're going to a Muggle mall. Bill said it would be interesting," she said.

Ron's face lit up. "Really? A Muggle mall?" Ginny nodded. Ron turned around and went with Ginny downstairs. They both of them met the rest of their siblings in the kitchen. "I'm ready," he announced as Charlie looked up from drinking his glass of water.

"You take too long," muttered George. Ron shrugged. George looked at Bill. "Aren't we going yet? Ronnie is here." Ron scowled. He didn't want to be called Ronnie. "Sorry Ronnie, I forgot about calling you that," he said, smirking. Ron tried not to mind him. George laughed and stood up. "Come on. I'm tired of hanging around the house all summer," he muttered.

Molly came into the kitchen. "Are all of you going?" Every one of her children nodded. She smiled softly. "Oh that's very nice. It's been a long time since all of you went out together. You take care of each other all right," she said. She looked at Bill. "Look after the twins. I don't want them causing any trouble at the mall like the last time we went." She looked at the twins. "No funny business or it's straight back home for you," she warned.

"Yes, Mum," the twins chorused.

Charlie stretched his arms. "Don't worry about Ron and Ginny, I'll look after them," he said. Molly nodded. Charlie glanced at Bill. "Let's get going. I don't want to miss dinner tonight," he said and headed out of the kitchen. The rest followed right behind him.

"Why do I have to come with you?" mumbled Percy as they walked down away from the Burrow.

Ron licked his upper lip. "Because you're our brother and apparently every one of us is going," he replied. Percy didn't have to answer that. Ron looked at Bill. "Why are we going to the mall today anyway? What's so special about today?" he asked as he walked beside his eldest brother and grabbed his hand.

Bill looked at him. "It's a nice day," he simply answered. "Besides, I heard from one of my Muggle-born friends that there's a new thing going on inside the mall we're going to. He told me to bring you lot because he reckons you'll enjoy it." He looked into Ron's blue eyes. "It's nothing particular, Ron, I promise," he said when he felt that Ron was getting into some suspicions.

Percy looked at Bill. "Do you mean it?" he said innocently.

Bill laughed. "I promise I do."

"How come we're walking?" asked George.

Bill looked at him. "It's not too far. Don't get your hopes up in flying over there too. We're going to a Muggle place and we don't want Dad to get in more trouble in the Ministry that he already is, do we?" he said, which made none of the other children complain anymore. They knew that their father was already disliked because of his love for Muggle devices.

"How far is it?" Ginny suddenly asked. "My legs are starting to hurt from walking, you know."

"Not far anymore," Bill assured her.

It was half past ten when they arrived at the mall. It was packed with Muggles. Bill let go of Ron's hand and grabbed the twins' who restrained at first but the yielded when Bill gave them a threatening look. He couldn't afford to let the twins go lose on a very crowded place. Bill knew their mother would kill him if he did knowing that it was him who their mother put the in charge over the twins.

"The mall!" squealed Rose. She looked excitedly at Scorpius. "Your dad doesn't like you to go to Muggle malls, right?" Scorpius nodded. "Well, here's one. It's one of the oldest malls there is around, Dad said. I never knew he came here to shop too when he was little." She looked at the crowd. "There aren't many people that go there now. Not as much as this lot anyway," she said.

Scorpius looked around. "Odd things," he muttered. He found a poster and stared at the motionless picture. "Hey look, Rosie. The picture's stuck. It isn't moving," he said interestedly. Rose laughed. Scorpius lifted his head and looked at her. "Sorry for being ignorant," he said, frowning. Rose just stuck his tongue out. "Though it's still interesting to see," Scorpius added.

"Why do you think Dad and the rest are worried about money again?" asked Rose, suddenly remembering the conversation that the Weasleys had. "Uncle Bill did go on to Hogwarts, remember? The last memory, they weren't at their house any longer which means that they had gone onto Hogwarts, right?" she said hopefully.

Scorpius nodded. "I believe so," he replied. "I think they're worried again since it is summer and it's start for another year. Apparently it's not the issue why Bill brought them here. They ought to enjoy this trip," he said, smiling. He felt happy that the Weasleys also had their delightful times even though they couldn't really afford everything he could.

"Look at that!" said Ron as he pointed to one of the stalls. "Cotton Candy," he said as he squinted to read the sign. "He turned to Bill. "What's that, Bill, what's that?" he asked jovially. Bill looked at him then at the stall. "Can we have that, Bill? Please? Just one try!"

Bill shook his head. "I'm afraid we don't have the money. We're just here to walk around." Ron didn't bother Bill to ask for more. The seven Weasleys walked around the ground floor admiring the shops. Fred and Ron both kept peering at toy shops if they could, watching the Muggle things work amazingly. Bill couldn't help but smile when he watched them. "You'll be able to afford them one day," he assured the two.

Fred spun. "Really?" he said.

Bill nodded. "As long as you work hard, that's what Dad always told me. If we worked hard enough, we would be able to." He looked at Ron who was watching the toy train move around its railroad. "You'll be riding a train like that when you turn eleven, Ron. Remember seeing the Hogwarts Express?" he asked. Ron nodded. "It's the same as that, running on the tracks," he explained.

Percy squirmed. "I can't wait to get back to the train again."

"I doubt." The Weasleys turned and saw a boy about Bill's age. He gave the seven a sneer. "Don't count on going back this year, I tell you. My father said that the Weasleys will never afford to send their children back to school." He glanced at Bill who wasn't looking too relaxed anymore. "Poor William Weasley, you were hoping that you'd become Head Boy this year, weren't you? I guess you'll never know. Your father is too poor, you know, to send you to school."

Charlie grabbed Bill's shoulder. "Let's just go, Bill," he hissed.

Bill pulled away from Charlie and clenched his fist. "How dare you talk about my father?" he gritted through his teeth. "You have no right to talk about him. All of us will be able to go through Hogwarts and we'll all be better than you. You're just pissed off because Charlie's team won last year and he's ten times better as a Quidditch Captain than you are."

The boy jeered. "Funny you should say that. McGonagall knows about the Weasleys' condition. As a matter of fact, everyone knows about you lot. Who could miss a pack of people with patched clothes?" Bill took a step forward, but Charlie held him tighter by the shoulder. "I see you've become animals too. Don't worry, the wild will find a place for you, Weasley," he said. He looked at the lot with a smug on his face, causing Ron to lose his temper.

"My brother's not fit for the wild, you are!" he yelled.

The boy turned to Ron. "And you must be the runt of this lot." George grabbed Ron's arm. He knew his little brother's temper and this wasn't doing any good. "We'll see about that. If I get thrown into the wild, I bet it will all obey my every command. I'm rather good a curses, you see, though I don't you know any yet, being the runt you are. If Bill gets thrown into the wild, he will become one of them."

"No he won't!" Percy bravely countered. Fred looked at him. Percy rarely stood up for anything or anyone and this was a very rare moment. Even with the situation, Fred couldn't help but smile. "You're wrong. You're just scared because my brother is going to be Head Boy and you aren't!" he exclaimed as he looked at the boy straight in the eye, something unusually done by Percy.

The boy snorted. "I didn't know that the Weasleys actually had nerd in the family."

Without warning, Fred lunged for the boy. He had enough of the boy's taunting. Ginny screamed. It all happened very fast. Fred punched the boy's nose causing it to bleed because he gave his all at that punch. Fred had always been protective of the family though he never showed it. He never wanted to hear anyone badmouth a person of the family, even if it was Percy. He pulled the boy's hair. With full force, the boy pushed Fred off of him. Being bigger and stronger, Fred fell backwards hitting his head on the floor, leaving him unconscious.

Bill whipped out his wand and pointed it at the boy; the boy did the same thing.

"Bill, no!" cried Percy.

Ron broke away from George's hold and pulled Bill back before he could mutter a curse and get them all into trouble. Bill staggered backward, falling on Ron whose arm seemed to have twisted. Ron yelped and was in tears when pain shot up his arm. Bill quickly stood up. His eyes widened when he saw what he had done to his youngest brother.

Rose turned pale. "What's happening?" she asked frantically. She looked at Scorpius and closed her eyes. "Tell me when it's over." She buried her face on Scorpius's shoulder. Scorpius hesitated, but slowly wrapped his arms around her. "Tell me Uncle Fred's okay. Tell me they didn't do any magic," she said. Scorpius could feel Rose's heart pounding fast inside her chest.

"Calm down," he whispered.

"What's going on here?" a security guard asked as he made his way through the crowd. He stared at the children. He saw one with a bloody nose any another one unconscious. He looked sideward at yelping Ron. The guard grabbed his walky-talky. "We need medic up here, section twenty-four, over," he said to the walky-talky and walked over to the unconscious Fred lying on the ground.

"Medic coming, over."

The security guard looked at them all. "What's been happening over here? How come this one's unconscious? Where are your parents?" he asked the stunned Weasley boy. The other one stood up and was about to walk away when the security guard firmly said, "No, you stay here as well. I wan an explanation from all of you."

It wasn't long before there was a flash of red light about them. Charlie looked up. The Muggles dispersed. To all the children's horror, their stood their fathers in front of them; looking very stern and disappointed at them all.

"They've been cast a charm to forget what just happened," Arthur said through his teeth. "It was a good thing that I wasn't too far from here and I decided to drop by." He looked at his two injured sons. "I can't believe this would happen to you." He shot a very stern look at Bill. "I saw you to be the first to draw out your wand, William."

The other boy's father pulled his son by the ear. "Come on now, Laurence. We are going to have a very long talk when we reach home," he said stiffly as he dragged his son away from the scene. The Weasleys heard the boy's protest, but it was to no avail, so it seemed.

"It was his fault, Dad, he started it," said Percy.

Arthur crouched down and carried Fred onto his arms. "I don't care who started it. It's the one who ended it that matters and I doubt the way you boys ended it wasn't right." He shook his head disappointedly. "You all be ready for a very long lecture from your mother when we get home. I doubt any of you would get off the hook this time." He looked at Ron. "You all right, son?" he asked.

Tearfully, Ron nodded. "Yes," he answered in a small voice.

"Your mother will mend that, don't worry," said Arthur. "Now all you boys have to do is explain to your mother and me what happened when we get home. I doubt tonight will be a joyous evening for all of us." He looked pretty grim as if he was hoping for a better day all along.

"You don't understand, Dad! That boy he-"

Arthur interrupted. "Save it for tonight, George," he said firmly. George sighed in frustration.

Every one of the Weasley children looked sorry about what had happened. They knew that their parents were hoping that for once they would have a normal outing with just the seven of them and without parental supervision. They had let their parents down once more. All the boys and Ginny followed their father down the escalator and towards the front doors of the mall. Arthur still looked very stern and upset with his children as they did.

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These kids trapped in a struggle and
Don't know where they're heading, no
A head full of trouble is all that they're getting
And nobody knows the suffering they go through
And you wouldn't believe 'em if they told you
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Rose watched as they left the mall. She was too stunned to speak as the scene closed in on them. She just watched as the surrounding black scene closed in on her and Scorpius. Scorpius couldn't help but feel upset that their father didn't even try to hear them out. At that moment, he was reminded very much of his own father who almost always acted the same way.

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