Marriage, Muggle Life, and Babies

Chapter Thirty-Six: Percy's Wand Removal.

By jessebelle

E-mail: rogueaikorn.com

Author's Note: I know it's been a little while since the last posting, and I'm sorry for that, but, since it's, get this, SUMMER VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, I should be able to post, say maybe, one a week. It depends on how my groove is. I just started another story, yes, I know, it just gets harder as you add more stories to the plate, but this plot bunny had to be set free. Plus, I have Summer Lovin', which, if you like MMB, you should check it out, it's D/H, which I kinda want to get going on. But, I really want to get MMB goin' too. I'm planning on going on vacation to NY and VA for July and Aug, so I'm not sure if I'll have a computer, but I know I'll be able to get some out for June. I figure though, I can always go to a library or neighbors house to post if I have to. One way or another, I will update during the summer. Okay, that's enough rambling, at least for now, I'm sure you all want me to get on with this chapter since it's one I've been REALLY looking forward to writing. So, I hope y'all like this one as much as I do.

Toodles, jessebelle

            It was the 28th of December, and Cordelia Evans was on a mission. Slowly she turned off her alarm clock and checked to see if she'd woken Ron. Luckily, or unluckily sometimes, Ron slept like a log, so all he did was give a snort as she climbed out of the bed. She then got up and made her way to the bathroom. After taking care of her business and taking a shower, she slipped back into the room to change. Since Ron was asleep, she didn't think it a big deal as she stood nude in the middle of the room figuring out what to wear, but that's because she didn't see Ron peeking through closed lids. She finally found what she was looking for and pulled on an old t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Then she dug back into the closet for her 'supplies'.

            On the bed, Ron's eye's widened when he saw Cordy pull out a pair of handcuffs, a blindfold, and a gag out of the closet. He watched in confusion as she stuffed them into a duffle bag. She also grabbed a few other things he couldn't see and added them to it. He quickly closed his eyes as she turned around.

            Cordelia smiled as she observed Ron. His red hair that she loved so much was all messy and his torso was tangled in the covers showing his wonderful body. She sighed in temptation before going ahead with her plan. Leaving a note by the bed, and giving him a quick kiss on his forehead and lips, she whispered goodbye and quietly left the room. As soon as she was gone, Ron grabbed the note to read it.

            Ron,

            Don't worry, I'm fine. I've just kidnapped your older brother is all. It's time for my brilliant present for him. And yes, I'll share what I got him and what made him turn that interesting shade of red on Christmas. I'll give you a hint though; I have to turn in my final project today. I'll most likely be gone most of the day, so take care of Anyanka. If you need help just give her to one of your brothers and play the 'she's your niece and you'll be leaving soon' card. It should work. If not, ask Hermione. No, wait, don't do that, she's due any day now. Leave her and Draco alone. If you need help, go to Remus or your mother, scratch that, just find somebody, leave the couples alone. Just don't let the twins watch her; I don't need a corrupted daughter already. Anyway, take care; I'll be home with Percy as soon as we can.         

                                                                                                            Love always,

                                                       Cordelia

            Ron grinned in anticipation and shook his head in amusement. Knowing Cordy like he did, he felt a little sorry for his brother, he'd seen what she'd put in the bag. Yawning, he looked over to the clock and wondered what on earth he was doing awake at such an ungodly hour. It didn't take much for him to roll over and go back to sleep.

            Cordy grinned evilly. She'd just checked on Anyanka and her precious baby girl was asleep. Now she stood in the doorway of Percy's room. The normally stuffy man looked a lot like his younger brother at the moment. His hair was all over the place and he was twisted and curled in the covers. Unlike Ron though, he wore a pair of standard blue and white striped pajamas that covered the majority of his body. Shame that was. After making her necessary observations, she started her plan.

            Cordelia crept into the room, not making a sound. She thought a minute how she was going to do this, before just going through with it. She crawled onto the bed and over to Percy. He was sleeping with such innocence and he had no idea what was about to happen. She grinned. After a few small pushes, Percy rolled over onto his stomach, still asleep; perfect. Taking a deep breath, she slowly and carefully straddled his behind. Then she began.

            Cordy grabbed both of his arms and held them behind his back. After a few brief struggles, she had him effectively handcuffed. Percy had woken up and started thrashing. The gag was next. Cordy managed to stay out of sight as she forced the fabric into his mouth muffling any sounds he tried to make. By now, the red head was panicking. Cordy found herself having a wild ride as she struggled to get the blindfold on him, but managed to cover his eyes just as she started to roll over.

            Seeing what he was going to do, she moved down and plopped her but onto his legs and used her feet to keep him in place. She'd already confiscated his wand, and she used it now to scare him. She placed the tip right in between his shoulder blades just as she grabbed the voice changer from inside her duffle bag. Turning it on, she grinned as she started to speak.

            "Struggle and it could be the last thing you do." Instantly Percy froze in fear. Cordelia felt a little sorry for him, but still had to muffle her laughs. Gathering her composure, she began again.

            "Good, now, I'm going to get up, stay still." She crawled off of him and stood next to the bed keeping the wand at his back. "Now, I want you to slowly stand up and get off of the bed."

            Percy did as told, with a little help from his kidnapper. Cordelia prodded him in the back. "Walk straight, you're coming with me. Don't even think of escaping or calling for help, everyone is currently busy and trust me, they won't hear you." Percy nodded. Prodding him again, he started to walk. As they left the room, Cordelia turned around and smiled at the video camera she'd set up. "Stop!" he did as told. She reached over and grabbed her duffle bag and put it on her shoulder. Then, she took the camera from its stand and pointed it at Percy, she was really glad that the voice changer was handless. With a prod, Percy walked out of the hallway, Cordelia right behind him, wand and camera in hand.

            Percy was beyond freaked out. He was being kidnapped, and by the sound of it, George was fast asleep. They were indeed in the living room and George was on the couch, no clue as to his older brother's fate. Cordelia rolled her eyes at the snoring and got Percy to keep going. As soon as they were out of the apartment, Cordelia's accomplice met them at the door.

            Christina watched in amusement as the older brother, Percy, that she'd heard so much about from George was marched out of her friend's apartment, gagged, blindfolded, and handcuffed, still in his pajamas. She turned on her voice changer and grinned at her friend. "The get away car is downstairs, everything went as planned?"

            Cordy grinned. "Yes, take this." She handed over the camera.

Christina took it and with a smile started filming; this was going to be great.

Cordelia prodded Percy with the wand and directed him over to the stairs. Slowly, she and he made their way down, Christina capturing everything on tape.

            When they got downstairs and out the door, sure enough, Cordelia's green bug was waiting. Christina went ahead and opened the door. Cordelia walked the prisoner over to the door. With a hand on his head, she got him in the backseat. Then, Christina went over to the passenger's side and she got in the driver's seat. Locking the doors, she shared a smile with her partner and turned to the person in the backseat. Percy was obviously terrified. Turning to the road, she grinned and drove off.

            They reached her destination a half hour later. When they stopped the car, Percy was lurched in his seat. Turning around apologetically, she gave an odd sounding "sorry" thanks to the voice changer. Christina rolled her eyes and got out of the car. Cordelia grabbed her duffle bag and opened the door. Moving the seat forward, she reached in and took Percy by the shoulder and helped him out of the car. He meanwhile was wondering why his capturer was being so nice.

            Pulling out his wand, she once again prodded him to start walking. She followed him and directed him into the heated building. Quite a few people gave her strange looks, and Christina all greeted them with a smile as she recorded her and Percy. Cordelia herself was trying not to laugh. They finally got to her 'end' of the building, Christina opened the door and Cordelia shoved Percy through. He managed to catch his balance and not fall on his face. Cordelia gave her superior a nod and led Percy over to the "interrogation" chair. Then, she undid one of his hands and handcuffed him to the chair. In the corner, her superior grinned.

            Still using the voice changer, Cordelia turned to Percy and spoke. "Perseus Telemachus Weasley, you are being kidnapped and charged with a horrendous crime, being a general stick in the mud with no fashion sense. How do you plead?"

Percy gave a muffled response. Cordelia noticed the gag. "Oh, sorry, how do you plead?"

Percy sighed. "So help me I'm going to kill the twins!"

Cordelia smiled. "Nope, wrong answer, we'll take that as guilty though.  As punishment, I am going to have to remove the wand from your ass and I will then try to salvage your image and restore the world's fashion justice. I am Officer Evans from the fashion police and I'll be your beautician for the day."  As she declared this she took off his blind fold and turned off the voice changer. Percy stared at her in shock.

"But how? What? Why? Huh?"

"Four excellent questions Mr. Weasley. Miss Evans, if you could enlighten us?"

Cordelia grinned at her professor. "Well, Percy here needs a complete make over, and since I needed a volunteer-"

"You mean victim?" interjected Christina from the corner where she was still taping everything.

Cordy rolled her eyes. "Fine, I needed a victim for my final project, I thought I could hit two birds with one stone. That's alright, isn't it Professor Pelock?"

Her professor smiled and nodded. "Yes, it's fine, only if Mr. Weasley is willing though, we can't do anything to him against his will."

Cordelia grinned and turned to face her boyfriend's older brother. "So Percy, what do ya say?"

Percy just stared at her. "What, you expect me to let you continue this nonsense after this?" He gestured with his hand that was still handcuffed to the beautician's chair.

Cordelia stuck out her lower lip and gave a pout. Percy opened his mouth to say no, but she added the puppy dog eyes. "Please Percy, it's for your own good, and you don't want to not accept your Christmas present, do you?"

Percy lowered his head and shook it. "The things I do."

Cordy grinned and sat down on his lap and hugged him. "Thank you, thank you, thank you. You won't regret this."

            Percy gave her a look. "We'll see."

            Christina grinned. "Yeah, thanks Perce, if you'd have said no, she'd have made me her victim. I owe you one."

            Percy turned to her. "Who exactly are you?"

            Cordelia laughed and Professor Pelock watched in amusement. Christina just gave him an offended look. "Hey, I'm currently dating your brother and I spent Christmas with you and you don't know me?"

            Percy gave her a confused look before he nodded in understanding. "Oh, you're Christina. I couldn't tell it was you because you weren't attached to my brother at the mouth. Sorry about that."

            Cordelia actually snorted in laughter and patted Percy on the shoulder. "Go you, Percy, see; the wand's already coming loose."

            Christina couldn't help but laugh. She turned the camera and looked at Cordelia curiously though. "What's all this talk about wands and stuff? That's the second time you've mentioned them."

            Cordelia opened her mouth to give an answer. "Well, uh-"

            Christina then looked on knowingly. "Oh, never mind, this is one of those Wiccan things, right?"

            This time it was Percy who looked confused, but Cordelia nodded her head. "Yeah, that's it, you know me, I'm a witch, gotta have a wand, right?"

            Christina rolled her eyes. Percy opened his mouth to question Cordy, but she was saved by her professor.

            "Not that this isn't highly amusing Miss Evans, but shouldn't we be starting your final? I don't know about you but it's the holidays and I only agreed to have your test now because-"

            "I'm your favorite student and you love me?"

            Professor Pelock rolled her eyes. "Cordelia, you know I can't show favoritism. You're just like any other of my students."

            Cordelia grinned. "Just as long as you believe it Professor P."

            Professor Pelock grinned. "Of course, now, if you'd like to begin?"

            Cordelia took deep breath and nodded. She walked over and grabbed her beautician's jacket and put it on. Walking over to Percy, she pumped the chair and smiled at his surprise when it moved. Leaning down, she whispered, "Trust me," and her final began.

            After one entirely exhausting hour, Cordelia finally stepped back from Percy and grinned. "Done."

            Christina had gotten bored after the first five minutes and had left to go back to George. Professor Pelock nodded and got up from her chair, where she'd been observing Cordy work, and walked over to Percy. He'd been kept turned around, facing away from the mirror. He was uncomfortable by the older woman's stare. After a minute or two, she stepped back and made a not on her clipboard.

            Cordelia had collapsed on the chair next to Percy. She looked up at her professor. "So, how'd I do?"

            The professor rolled her eyes. "You know that I can't tell you Cordelia, you'll just have to wait until you get your results in the mail like everyone else."

            Cordelia crossed her arms and pouted. "No fair."

            Professor Pelock laughed. "Well, if I were you, I'd be very happy. Now, I believe you need to be getting this young man over to one of the stores so he can carry out the rest of his sentence."

            Cordy grinned and jumped out of the chair. "Oh, you're right! We still have a lot to do." She took off her jacket and hung it up in her locker and went back to Percy. "Now, I'm going to have to blindfold you again. I don't want you to see the unfinished product."

            Percy looked up at her irritated. "What am I, a piece of meat?"

            Cordelia grinned. "No, but I'm sure if you ask the twins nicely they can turn you into one."

            Percy rolled his eyes. "Fine, fine, just do it."

            She smiled and blindfolded him. After unhand-cuffing him from the chair, she helped him up. "Well, it's off to the optometrist. Thanks for letting me take my final today Professor P."

            The older woman smiled. "No problem Cordelia, have fun, you too, Mr. Weasley." The red head just gave a grunt. Cordy grinned. On her way out, her professor's voice stopped her. "Oh, and Cordelia?"

            Cordy turned aroung to face her smiling professor. "Yes?"

            "Congratulations on getting an A on your final, you've gotten the highest grade in the class, but you didn't hear it from me."

            Cordy's eyes sparkled. "Thanks Professor P!" She then hugged Percy around the middle. "Yay, I passed!"

            Percy smiled. "Congratulations. Now, can we just get this over with, I hate being your prisoner."

            Cordelia grinned evilly as they walked out of the building. "It could be worse ya know, I could bring out the whips, and the chains." It took all of her control not to laugh at the look on Percy's face.  

            It was a long day, a very long day. Percy had been poked, prodded, and molded into Cordelia's little dress up doll. He lost count of how many outfits he'd had to try on. And of course, he had to do all of this with a blindfold on. After they'd left the collage, they'd gone to the optometrist, the muggle eye doctor. Percy had been seen and had his eyes tested. Afterwards, Cordelia had taken him around the back of the building and had him do a spell to correct his vision. He'd always thought the glasses made him look studious; Cordelia said he looked like a dork.

            Now, after hours of shopping, he was finally back in the car and on his way home. He still wasn't sure how she did it, but Cordelia managed to talk him into buying an entire new wardrobe. Oh, yeah, he remembered what did it. Cordelia had informed him of what she'd done to his old clothes. Apparently, all that was left were the ashes. Now he could finally go home and rest, at least once his family was done with him.

            In the driver's seat next to Percy, Cordelia smiled. Not only did she pass her final and be given her own personal dress-up Ken doll, she'd gotten to spend time with her second favorite Weasley boy. Percy, she learned, was a lot like she'd been in high school; very studious and independent, and kind of a stick in the mud. Hopefully, everyone else would think the changes were good.  Pulling into her parking space, Cordy turned to Percy.

            "All right, I'm setting you free now. I hope you had a good time-" Percy snorted and she grinned. "Fine, I hope you had an okay time. Now, let's go in there, reveal your new look to everyone, and then you can curl up by the fireplace with another part of your Christmas present."

            Percy turned to Cordy. "And what might that be?"

            Reaching under the seat, Cordelia pulled out a nicely wrapped package. "Here, open it."

            He took it and carefully unwrapped the package. The first thing he saw was his reflection, and his mouth dropped. "Merlin, is that me?"

            Cordy nodded. "Yep, and don't tell Ron, you are definitely the hottie of the Weasley family."

            Percy gazed at his reflection. The major change was his hair. It was now spiked up in a modern style. It was longer then he remembered, but that could be because it wasn't swept away from his face. He no longer had glasses hiding his eyes, and his bright baby blues were clearly featured. He turned to the side and took in the earring that Cordy had forced him into getting. It wasn't a fang like Bills, just a plain stud, but it looked surprisingly good. He looked down at his clothes and looked over to Cordelia. She grinned. He was wearing a tight black muscle shirt and over that a green button down. He was also wearing a pair of leather pants. They were tasteful, but still, they were leather pants! Then there was the leather coat. Though, he admitted it was the best part of his new ensemble. He also noticed the necklace he wore, just a simple black and silver beaded necklace. He wore black, leather boots that he found very comfortable.

            Cordelia grinned at him and handed over his wand. "See; wand removal complete. You like it, right?"

            Percy turned toward her, then at the mirror, then back at her. He smiled. "Yeah, I like it. I'm just not sure how I'll get used to seeing myself like this."

            Cordy grinned. "That's what the mirrors for, now lift it up."

            Percy did, and he grinned. Underneath the mirror was a book, and not just any book, it was a book about achieving his dream, How to Succeed in Life and Become Minister of Magic. He couldn't help himself; he reached over and pulled her into a hug. "Thank you."

            She smiled at him and he could hear her sniff the leather of his jacket. "No problem. Now, let's go in and surprise everyone, I'm sure they're crazy by now with curiosity."

            He sighed and let go of her. "I suppose."

            She grinned and got out of the car. After taking another look at himself in the mirror, he stood up and followed her. Merlin only knew what his family would say about his new look.

            After the revealing, in which everyone was shocked, everyone went to bed. Cordelia yawned as she climbed into bed. She'd just put on her pajamas. Ron pulled her over to his side. "Tired?"

            She looked up at him. "Like you wouldn't believe."

            He smiled. "You did good. I'm not sure how you did it, but you did. How did you do on your final?"

            She smiled sleepily. "I passed with the highest grade in the class."

            "Congratulations."

            "Thanks."

            Ron grinned and gave her a kiss on the forehead. "So, now that Percy is all manly and stuff, do I have to be worried?"

            Cordelia looked up at him in shock. "What, no! Ronald Weasley, I'm afraid I've gone and fallen in love with you. You're stuck with me, whether you like it or not."

            Ron grinned. "That's good, cause I kinda like having you with me. You know I love you, right?"

            She smiled. "I do now."

            He turned off the light and they got comfortable. He went to give her a kiss, when he noticed she was asleep. "I love you Cordelia Evans."

            Just when he surrendered himself up to dreamland, he heard a whispered, "I love you to Ronald Weasley." And he fell into a wonderful sleep.

House Points

Slytherin: 645

Gryffindor: 535

Hufflepuff: 410

Ravenclaw: 325

            Holy House Points Batman! It seems the badgers are catching up. I totaled the points, the extra ones made it a little hard, as best I could.  I'm 99.9% positive they're accurate. I thought of something though, I can't really tell who got Draco's secret because then it'd mean revealing it. Ah, the hell with it. To everyone who guessed Draco was a poet, you are correct. No one got the entire answer though. I'll leave that so everyone can be a little surprised. Anyway, another reminder, please let me know which house you're in, or if you need to be sorted. I kinda need it in every review. Anyway, keep playing the house points game, and please review. Toodles, jessebelle

Completed on: 6/14/04