"Rosie! It's good to have you back!" Hermione hugged her daughter tightly.
"Mom—can't breathe—mom—" Rose was crushed by her mom's hug. Ron couldn't help but laugh at the expression of his daughter.
"My turn." Hermione let go, then Ron hugged Rose.
"How was your trip?" Ron said as he pulled away.
"Fun." Rose beamed at her father, and then she turned to face Hugo.
"'Sup Bro?" She said.
"Same old, same old." Hugo said. They performed their handshake, and then Rose hugged him.
Their ride home was fun. Rose's parents kept on asking her about anything and everything about school. And all these stories about Hogwarts made Hugo more excited about going to school.
"Chill, Hugo." Rose laughed at his brother's eagerness.
When they got home, she immediately unpacked her things so she could do something with the rest later. She definitely missed them.
Rose's first few weeks of summer had been quite enjoyable. She missed a lot, like her father's cooking, her mom's library, and the games she would play with his annoying but loving brother, Hugo. She missed their house, the yard, her room, pretty much the whole house.
And every Sunday, all of them would go somewhere and just hang out; it was really fun. Hermione gave her new books, but spoiled almost half of them. That's why Rose hates it when her mom reads a book first before she does.
Once in a while, Rose would receive letter from her friends, mostly from Sera and Hayley. She was glad they didn't forget their promise about writing. In Hayley's letters, she told Rose that they're just going to stay home and do the same stuff they did last summer. Hayley was okay with it, but also disappointed; she wanted to go out of the country for a change. And Sera, she's planning to go to this bazaar that sells rare books out of town. All of their letters were kept in a box; it was a nice to hear from them, Rose thought.
The following weeks became boring. Rose and Hugo would fight occasionally, but will forgive each other eventually; it was rather funny. And Rose got so upset with her mother because she spoiled another book Rose was reading. And as weeks passed, Rose was getting more and more excited.
She was excited about the reunion. Even though Teddy is not a Weasley, he still joins their get together.
"So, what are you planning to do in the reunion?" Hugo asked.
"I don't know, maybe the usual." She said.
"Speaking of the reunion, Al just sent you something." Hermione walked in the room, holding a pile of letters. She was flipping through it and stopped to give Rose the letter.
"I wonder what this is." Rose tore the letter open; Hugo bent side wards so he could read the letter too. Rose didn't care though, since Al was his cousin too.
Rose,
Hello! The reunion's almost here! I'm excited. Are you? Nevermind. I know you are. Haha! Let's get to the point shall we? Okay, remember we're trying out next year? (DON'T REFUSE. I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO TRY OUT.) Let's practice then! Let's play Quidditch at the burrow! Just like last summer. Ask Hugo if he wants to play too. Bring your broomstick, okay? I'm excited! Hope to see you soon!
-Al
"Are our broomsticks still working?" Rose asked.
"No idea." Hugo shook his head. Rose was already picturing the reunion in her head; Quidditch at the burrow, camping outside, sharing stories and eating smores around the campfire, she was getting more excited.
It was already after dinner and Rose and Hugo were sitting on the coach watching their favorite television show. Hermione kept on nagging them about packing their things, but they won't listen.
"Ron! Talk to them." Hermione said. Ron shook his head and placed the papers on top of the table.
"Kids, listen to your mom!" Ron said as he blocked the television.
"Later dad! She's about to be eaten!" Hugo pointed his finger to the television.
"Yeah dad, we'll fix it later, we promise!" Rose was shooing his dad with her hand.
"Is that the one where the monster is involved?" Ron said and moved aside.
"Yes!"Rose and Hugo said in unison.
"Oh I love that." Ron laughed and took a seat next to Hugo; the two children laughed. Ron leaned side wards to Hugo and whispered,
"Don't tell your mom about this." Ron said and Hugo chuckled.
"You don't need to tell me, I already know." Hermione was standing behind them with her hand on her hips.
"Oh come on mom, we'll do it later, promise! Let us watch this first! It's about to end anyway." Rose said.
"Yeah, mom, please?" Hugo said.
"Fine." Hermione said. She sat beside Rose and finished the show together. Rose loved bonding with her family, she was thankful that they're able to do this once in a while. When the show was done, Rose and Hugo headed upstairs to fix their things.
Rose grabbed her backpack and began to fill it with her clothes, toiletries and some books. She also bought some things that she might need on the camping. When she was done, she rushed downstairs and to her dad.
"Dad!" Rose said. Ron lowered the paper he was reading.
"Yes, Rosie?"
"Uh, are our broomsticks still working?" She said.
"Ah, yes. I think your mom fixed it. It's working perfectly. Why?"
"Well, we're going to play Quidditch at the burrow, can we bring it?" Rose said.
"Of course." Rose beamed at her dad and hugged him.
"Thanks Dad." She said.
"Rose! Hurry up!" Hugo shouted from downstairs. Rose grabbed her bag and swung it to her back; she took a last glance at the mirror then ran downstairs.
"Sorry, sorry." She said. All of them were standing in front of a huge fire place. Since their car was broken, they had no choice but to use the Floo network; Hugo and Rose were nervous about it, since it was their first time.
"Rose, Hugo, remember to say the words clearly."Hermione said. Rose and Hugo just shook their heads nervously.
"I'll go first." Ron stepped on the fire place and Hermione held out a pot full of powder.
"The Burrow" Ron shouted and dropped the powder in his hands, and with that, he vanished together with the green flames. Rose and Hugo were amazed, but it caused them to jump back.
"No need to worry, Rose, you next." Hermione gave Rose a slight push. As she walked towards the fireplace, she grabbed the broomstick Hugo was holding. Hermione held out the pot again; Rose took a handful and followed the things that her dad just did. She began to spin round and round, faster each turn. She felt like she was being sucked into some wormhole, she felt the ground disappear underneath her. Then all of a sudden, she landed on solid floor, flat on her face.
"First time, e?" Al was standing in front of her.
"Urgh, yeah." Rose pushed herself up then sat down on the floor. Using the floo network was something she has to get used to.
"I know the feeling." Al held out a hand to pull Rose up.
"So is everybody here?" Rose asked as she straightened out her clothes.
"Nope, you guys were the second ones to come."
"So, where are grand dad and grandma?" Rose asked.
"In the dining room." Al headed the way to the dining room. Their grand dad, Arthur, was eating breakfast and reading the papers, meanwhile, Molly was cooking something that smelled so good.
"Hey grand dad." Rose hugged Arthur tightly.
"Hello there, Rosie. Have you eaten?" Arthur said.
"Not yet actually." She said as she parted from the hug.
"Oh well then, sit, sit!" Before Rose could pull up a chair, Molly turned around, holding a pan in one hand and a spatula in the other.
"Call your parents and your brother so they could join you." Molly said and smiled.
"I'll go get them." Al said and left. Rose sat down beside her grand dad. She looked around the house to see that nothing has changed. Even though the house is quite cramped, there was a feeling of warmth and comfort in the house; she missed the burrow so much.
"Hey there Rose." James was walking the down the stairs and flashed a smile.
"Hey James." Rose said and grinned back. Moments later, Ron, Hermione and Hugo entered the room. Ron had his hand on Hugo's shoulder. All three of them hugged Arthur and Molly. Ron and Hermione took their seats, Hugo sat beside Rose.
"The Floo Network wasn't really a good idea." Hugo whispered.
"I know." Molly served them breakfast and they began to eat. The rest of the Weasleys appeared one after the other, and soon, the whole dining area was filled. They had to enlarge the table so all of them could fit. When Rose was done, she excused herself then joined Al, James and Lily in the living room.
"So what's our plan for today?" Rose asked as she sat on the floor next to Lily.
"Set our camp first. But we have to wait though; it looks like grand dad is still no finish with his conversations." All of them peeked over at the table. As they waited for their grand dad to finish, they shared stories about how their summer was going so far and they were soon accompanied by their other cousins. Now their conversation was growing louder and louder, and their topic was already far from the first one.
"What's up kiddos?" Teddy walked pass by Al and ruffled his hair. Everybody greeted him hello and then he sat by Victoire.
Moments later, their grand dad entered the living room with the folded tent in one hand and a hammer in the other. Fred immediately got up and grabbed the hammer Arthur was holding.
"Oh let me help you there, grand dad." Then Al and James stood up too to get the tent Arthur was holding.
"Thank you boys. Well come on now! Let's set up camp!" All of them literally jumped up and headed outside, Teddy meanwhile, assisted Arthur to the door. The sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear and the atmosphere was quite warm; it was a perfect day outside. Arthur was just standing on the shade as he watched the kids set up camp. It didn't take them long enough to set it up since they were doing it every summer. When they were done, they went inside the house to get their things and then headed back to the tent.
"Whew. That was fun." Lily wiped off a bead of sweat on her forehead.
"I know." Rose chuckled.
"So what are we going to do now?" Al said. All of them gathered around to think about their plans today.
"I don't know if we could play Quidditch today, grand dad says that he still needs to check if all of the balls are still working." Louis said.
"What about de-gnoming the garden? Grandma said something about that." Roxanne said.
"Oh yeah, eetz been quite e while sinz wee've done zat." As Victoire talked, Teddy was just staring at her.
"So we really are going to de-gnome the garden?" Hugo said.
"Yep." James said.
"Let's go then." Fred stood up and the rest of them followed; but before they could leave the tent, Teddy began to throw the gloves that they stored in a cabinet last summer to the rest of them. The glove was up long enough to reach their elbows; Ginny told them to wear it so if a gnome bites, it wouldn't hurt that much.
Harry was the first person they saw the moment they went outside, all of them greeted them.
"So what are you lot up to?" He asked.
"Nothing dad. Just helping grand dad and grand ma de-gnome the garden." Al grinned at his father.
"Well, good luck with that." He ruffled Al's hair, Al groaned at his dad that caused everyone to laugh. They parted ways and began to search for those sneaky gnomes. It wasn't really hard since the gnomes were all over the place. Even with the tiny shrieks and vicious bites of the gnomes, they still enjoyed spinning the gnomes round and round and then releasing it. They only stopped when George called them.
"It's almost time for lunch!" George didn't step out of the house, so he just shouted. Everyone gave their last spin then headed to the house. The moment Molly saw them standing on the door, she immediately stood up.
"Oh no, lunch will have to wait. You lot! Clean yourselves up before you enter! You'll get dirt all over the place!" She shooed them and they all just laughed.
"I have a plan." Teddy was wearing an evil expression on his face; he definitely had something on his mind. He led all of them in the yard and told them to scatter and close their eyes. Teddy muttered a spell. Then all of a sudden, water began to spurt out of the grass. It was shooting up in different directions; acting like a sprinkler. All of them jumped in surprise.
"What is this?!" Lily shouted then laughed.
"Well, they told us to clean ourselves right?" Teddy said and joined the rest of them who were running and skipping and laughing. After tidying up, Fred performed a drying spell on each of them and headed back to the house.
After eating lunch, Ron told them to get some rest so they'll have energy for dinner; they were all going to eat outside around the campfire. Rose, Dominique, Hugo, Lily, James, Al and Louis were sleeping soundly in one room while Teddy, Victoire, Fred and Roxanne were playing cards. It was basically a lazy afternoon.
"Wake up guys."
"Come on, wake up." The sound of Roxanne and Teddy's voice woke all of them up.
"W-whutz goin' on?" Dominique sat up and comber her hair using her fingers.
"We wanted you guys to see this." All of them sat up and the older kids lead the rest outside. The sky outside was a splash of orange, pink, purple and blue; the sun was about to set. While the rest of their family was setting up everything they will need later, they sat down on the grass and watched the sun slowly bid its goodbye.
"Kids!" Ron shouted; every one of them took quite a while before standing up and responding to Ron's call; their thoughts were still stuck on the sky which was now dark and later be filled with stars. They were asked to prepare the food on the plates and serve them. When darkness was now evident, they lighted the bonfire and sat on the logs around it. They began to eat and share stories, every time the adults would share stories, it was mainly about their past; Ron was always the one who would share the stories about his adventures with his friends when they were still young. Hermione, Harry and Ginny would often time laugh at his exaggeration. When the atmosphere was getting colder, and it was getting really late, the kids bid goodnight to their parents and settled in their camp.
But that didn't stop them from staying awake. They stayed inside and cooked smores as they listened to Fred and Teddy's scary stories which were quite out of the ordinary. Their stories sent shivers up and down their spine, sometimes causing them to jump in surprise. They all cuddled very close to each other and listened to Fred and Teddy as they continued to tell stories one after the other.
"Look guys, if you want to play Quidditch tomorrow, then better get some sleep." Teddy said.
"Yeah, you'll need the strength." Fred smirked.
"But I still want to know what happens to the girl—"Al protested.
"You can hear the rest of the stories tomorrow, but as for now, get some sleep." Teddy ruffled Al's hair. They all went to their bunks and continued telling stories, but it didn't take long enough for them to fall asleep. As they drifted off to the land of dreams, the stars continued to watch over them; decorating the sky with its light.
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