Mr. Weasley woke them after only a few hours sleep. He used magic to pack up the tents, and they left the campsite as quickly as possible, passing at the door of his cottage. Mr. Roberts had a strange, dazed look about him,and he waved them off with a vague "Merry Christmas." "He'll be all right," said Mr. Weasley quietly as they marched off onto themoor."Sometimes, when a person's memory's modified, it makes him a bit disoriented for a while...and that was a big thing they had to make him forget."
Ron looked a very sad when informed Krum had gone apparated along with the rest of the team to their country during the time of trouble since he planned on meeting Krum.
They heard urgent voices as they approached the spot where the Portkeys lay, and when they reached it, they found a great number of witches and wizards gathered around Basil, the keeper of the Portkeys, all clamoring to get away from the campsite as quickly as possible. Mr. Weasley had a hurried discussion with Basil; they joined the queue, and were able to take an old rubber tire back to Stoats headHill before the sun had really risen.
They walked back through Ottery pole and up the damp lane toward the Burrow in the dawn light ,talking very little because they were so exhausted, and thinking longingly of their breakfast. As they rounded the corner and the Burrow came into view, a cry echoed along the lane. "Oh thank goodness, thank goodness!"
Mrs. Weasley, who had evidently been waiting for them in the front yard,came running toward them, still wearing her bedroom slippers, her face pale and strained, a rolled-up copy of the Daily Prophet clutched in her hand."Arthur - I've been so worried - so worried-"She flung her arms around Mr. Weasley's neck, and the Daily Prophet fell out ofher limp hand onto the ground. Looking down, Harry saw the headline:
SCENESOF TERROR AT THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP,
complete with a twinkling black-and-white photograph of the Dark Mark over the tree tops."You're all right," Mrs. Weasley muttered distractedly, releasing and staring around at them all with red eyes, "you're alive. . . . Oh boys. .And to everybody's surprise, she seized Fred and George and pulled them both into such a tight hug that their heads banged together."Ouch! Mum - you're strangling us -""I shouted at you before you left!" Mrs. Weasley said, starting to sob. "It's all I've been thinking about! What if You-Know-Who had got you, and the last thing Iever said to you was that you didn't get enough OW.L.s? Oh Fred. . .George. ."
"Come on, now, Molly, we're all perfectly okay," said Mr. Weasley soothingly, prising her off the twins and leading her back toward the house. "Bill," headed in an undertone, "pick up that paper, I want to see what it says. . ."When they were all crammed into the tiny kitchen, and Hermione had made a cup of very strong tea, into which Mr. Weasley insisted on pouring a shot of Ogdens Old Fire whiskey, Bill handed his father the newspaper. scanned the front page while Percy looked over his shoulder."I knew it," said Mr. Weasley heavily. "Ministry blunders. . . culprits not apprehended. . . lax security. . . Dark wizards running unchecked... national disgrace. . . Who wrote this? Ah. . . of course. . . Rita Skeeter.
Percy furiously talked about how she wrote that their work about quibbling cauldrons in waste which annoyed Bill who told to shut up.
"I'm mentioned," said Mr. Weasley, his eyes widening behind his glasses as he reached the bottom of the Daily Prophet article. Where?" spluttered Mrs. Weasley, choking on her tea and whiskey. "If I'd seen that, I'd have known you were alive!" "Not by name," said Mr. Weasley. "Listen to this: 'If the terrified wizards and witches who waited breathlessly for news at the edge of the wood expected reassurance from the Ministry of Magic, they were sadly disappointed. A Ministry official emerged some time after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been hurt , but refusing to give any more information. Whether this statement will be enough to quash the rumors that several bodies were removed from the woods an hour later, remains to be seen.' Oh really," said in exasperation, handing the paper to Percy. "Nobody was hurt. What was I supposed to say? Rumors that several bodies were removed from the woods. . . well, there certainly will be rumors now she's printed that."
"What happened really ? " asked causing to explain when they came to the part where Hermione was attacked she looked shocked and hugged Hermione fiercely and asked " Are you okay dear? " . Hermione said with a smile " Of course I am fine . There is no problem ". looked at her and asked " Then what happened ? " before Hermione could say anything said " Percy saved her " causing to hug the her son fiercely which in turn caused others to roar in laughter confusing . Bill gasped for breath and said " Not our Percy mum " confusing . Then her eyes widened in realization and looked at Percy who nodded with a smile . looked dumbfounded and asked " How, you are just sixteen ? " before Percy could reply snorted and said " Don't underestimate him Molly . The boy's transfiguration skill made everyone present awestruck . He stunned the five death eaters and transfigured them into rats and stuffed them in a jar . You should have seen Old Barty's face when he showed up with them . He looked like a tomato " causing everyone to roar in laughter for a second time except both Percy's . One is because is being mocked while the other is because had hugged him fiercely and thanked him many times and asked " Were you hurt dear ? " . Before he could say anything Hermione said " He just stunned them before they could even notice " causing everyone looked at him in awe. shook his head and said " I first thought why some called Percy as this generation's Dumbledore . Now I could see why he is called like that , like Dumbledore he is very much skilled in Transfiguration " causing Percy to blush in complement.
turned towards her husband and asked " So ministry is going to question the death eaters right ? " causing him to nod and said " Yes they are going to question them about the attack and maybe there will mention about the capture in tomorrow Daily Prophet " . Bill scowled and said " Yeah probably the ministry will take credit for their capture " . Percy looked at his brother and furiously said " Then what do you want the ministry to say , a sixteen year old boy had captured them huh " . Bill looked disbelievingly at his brother and said " You are kidding right . Percy captured them and here you are speaking about ministry's performance . What are you scared people will question about ministry's incompetency to capture them ? " Before Percy Weasely could retort Percy said " Actually Bill I think it will be better if the ministry takes credit it since I don't want popularity more than I have now " causing Harry to mutter " Too much popularity is fun " but loud enough for everyone to hear causing Percy to give him a thumbs up which he returned with a grin of his own.
After Percy and Arthur left to ministry Harry , Ron and Hermione went God knows where . Hermione reminds Percy of her . Every time when she asks curiously about something she wears the same expression as her . It is very painful for him to look at Hermione without being reminded of her .
Even the mere thought of her wants Percy to break down and cry . But he knows better than to do that . He is a leader , everyone looks up to him he could not break down in front of them .
Here he is just walking outside the burrow thinking how he had to enter the tournament that is going to happen in Hogwarts this year . Dumbledore had briefed about it to Percy , many of his friends at CHB had asked Percy why he had agreed to go in this mission . He did not give them an accurate explanation but he knows it . He did not want Harry to go through what Percy had gone through . He is still just a fourteen year old guy eventhough he had done many accomplishments for his age , Percy knows this is from where everything will escalate suddenly . Dumbledore and Percy both knows Voldermort will return . Dumbledore knows it will be like the first wizarding war or it will be more dangerous than that. Dumbledore wants some one who could give Harry the moral support , eventhough Harry has two loyal friends who will not leave Harry at the time of need , Dumbledore thinks he needs some one who had gone through war to give him support . Thats why he is here . He is already a war veteran who knows about it more than anyone , he had seen his friends die in the front of him in many gruesome ways .
When he came here Percy's main aim was to protect Harry and give him moral support but after living with Weasely's Percy had seen how their family was very happy with less fortune . They had treated him very well during his stay . Just because he is famous they did not treat him different , they had treated him like their favourite . reminds him of his mother . The thought of his mother made him smile a madman . She is pregnant with a little baby . When Percy heard that he cried in happiness .
Percy smiled sadly thinking how better it will be to stay away from them , since it will reduce the monster attacks around them . When Percy looked at the sky Apollo started to set and Artemis started to rise. He swore to himself he will protect this family who don't know about the impending danger with his life .
Neither Mr. Weasley nor Percy was at home much over the following week. Both left the house each morning before the rest of the family got up, and returned well after dinner every night. "It's been an absolute uproar," Percy told them importantly the Sunday evening before they were due to return to Hogwarts. "I've been putting out fires all week.
People keep sending Howlers, and of course, if you don't open a Howler straight away, it explodes. Scorch marks all over my desk and my best quill reduced to cinders." "Why are they all sending Howlers?" asked Ginny, who was mending her copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi with Spellotape on the rug in front of the living room fire. "Complaining about security at the World Cup," said Percy. "They want compensation for their ruined property. Mundungus Fletcher's put in a claim for at welve-bedroomed tent with en-suite Jacuzzi, but I've got his number. I know for a fact he was sleeping under a cloak propped on sticks."
Mrs. Weasley glanced at the grandfather clock in the corner. Harry liked this clock. It was completely useless if you wanted to know the time, but otherwise every informative. It had nine golden hands, and each of them was engraved with one of the Weasley family's names. There were no numerals around theface, but descriptions of where each family member might be. "Home," "school," and"work" were there, but there was also "traveling," "lost," "hospital," "prison," and,in the position where the number twelve would be on a normal clock,"mortal peril."Eight of the hands were currently pointing to the "home" position, but 's, which was the longest, was still pointing to "work." sighed. "Your father hasn't had to go into the office on weekends since the days ofYou Know-Who," she said. "They're working him far too hard. His dinner'sgoing to be ruined if he doesn't come home soon."
"Well, Father feels he's got to make up for his mistake at the match, doesn't he?"said Percy. "If truth be told, he was a tad unwise to make a public statement without clearing it with his Head of Department first -""Don't you dare blame your father for what that wretched Skeeter woman wrote!"said Mrs. Weasley, flaring up at once. "If Dad hadn't said anything, old Rita would just have said it was disgraceful that nobody from the Ministry had commented," said Bill, who was playing chess with Ron. "Rita Skeeter never makes anyone look good. Remember, she interviewed all the Gringotts' Charm Breakers once, and called me 'a long-haired pillock'?""Well, it is a bit long, dear," said Mrs. Weasley gently. "If you'd just let me -""No, Mum."Rain lashed against the living room window. Hermione was with Percy who was showing her many advanced charms which she looked eager to learn to which Percy had promised he will show her once they arrived at Hogwarts , Harry, and Ron in Diagon Alley. Charlie was darning a fire proof was polishing his Firebolt, the broomstick servicing kit Hermione had given him for his thirteenth birthday open at his feet. Fred and George were sitting in afar corner, quills out, talking in whispers, their heads bent over a piece of parchment.
"What are you two up to?" said Mrs. Weasley sharply, her eyes on the twins."Homework," said Fred vaguely. "Don't be ridiculous, you're still on holiday," said Mrs. Weasley."Yeah, we've left it a bit late," said George. "You're not by any chance writing out a new order form, are you?" said shrewdly. "You wouldn't be thinking of restarting Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, by any chance?" "Now, Mum," said Fred, looking up at her, a pained look on his face. "If the Hogwarts Express crashed tomorrow, and George and I died, how would you feel to know that the last thing we ever heard from you was an unfounded accusation?"Everyone laughed, even Mrs. Weasley.
Mr. Weasley's hand had suddenly spun from "work" to "traveling"; a second later it had shuddered to a halt on "home" with the others, and they heard him calling from the kitchen."Coming, Arthur!" called Mrs. Weasley, hurrying out of the room.A few moments later, Mr. Weasley came into the warm living room carrying his dinner on a tray. He looked completely exhausted carrying a copy of Daily Prophet.
He said " Percy you should read this " handing over the copy of Daily Prophet . Percy took it and read while Hermione read through his shoulders . Hermione gave a audiable gasp while Percy looked pale on reading that . Mrs .Weasely looked in concern at Percy and asked " Are you alright dear ? " causing Percy to wordlessly pass the copy to .
looked at the copy with shock and asked " How did they know Percy was the one captured the death eaters ? " causing to shake his head with worry " Don't know dear. It looks like some one from ministry had leaked the information . Minister was really angry today yelling at everyone trying to find out who did this ? but he couldn't find out . But the worst part is not that . She had written Percy is going to Hogwarts . I think tomorrow there will be a huge crowd at Kings cross " . Percy took a deep breath and " I will come to Hogwarts by Blackjack " causing everyone except Hermione to look in confusion who grinned on hearing that.
On seeing their confusion Percy said " He's my pegasi " causing everyone to nod at realization.
Harry thought how tomorrow will be at Kings cross . It will already be crowded at the start of term but due to the fact that Percy will be attending Hogwarts there will be extra crowd tomorrow . As much as Harry would have wanted Percy to come with them he thought it is better if he comes to Hogwarts by pegasi since it will not cause unwanted attention .
Harry looked at Percy who was speaking to Hermione about God knows what . But on seeing that look on Hermione Harry couldn't help but think she has a thing for Percy. Harry just hoped his best friend would not suffer from heart break.
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