Chapter 3- A Night At the Burrow
Author's Note: Hermione's family is going on a cruise and Hermione's allowed to invite along some friends. She decides to invite Ron and his family and Harry for two weeks out on the ocean instead of going off to stay with Krum. How will this little vacation go?
Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
Hermione had entered the kitchen where her mother was putting the groceries away. She turned and smiled brightly at her daughter. "Your father told me that Harry and Ron are here." She said and Hermione nodded, not exactly knowing where this conversation was going. "He's also told me that. Ron is it, has given you a pet name."
"He's come to like calling me that since the last day of fourth year." Said Hermione, remembering it well. They had just watched as Uncle Vernon's car drove off when Ron had turned to her with a grin.
"Well, looks like Harry's in for another summer of hell." He said then sighed. "I'll have to send him some Floo powder so he can come stay with us." He said and heard his mom call for him. "So, see you a week before school at Diagon Alley?" he asked, lifting his trunks.
"See you then. Maybe even sooner." She answered with a smile. Ron grinned.
"Great, see you then. 'Mione." Hermione smiled. He seemed to come up with that little name off the top of his head, and called her that, even when he had wrote the letter to her accepting her offer on the cruise. Obviously something he figured he could call her since it seemed to show that bit of affection he had for her that he was afraid to show in any other way.
"Well, I think it's very cute. Is he your boyfriend now?" Mrs. Granger asked, and Hermione's face went red.
"NO! We're just close. All THREE of us." She said sternly.
"Of course dear." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
On the car ride to the Burrow, Hermione sat between Harry and Ron and continued to make sure her dad wasn't glaring at either of the boys. Ron had to lean forward at times to give directions, which wasn't good since he had to continue to lean across Hermione and would secret glares from her dad.
"There it is." Said Harry cheerfully, pointing ahead. Ron blushed at the looks on Hermione's parent's faces.
"We haven't got much money." He said.
"Don't be silly dear. It's lovely." Said Mrs. Granger and Hermione smiled happily at Ron and Harry. When they got out the car, Fred and George were in the middle of de-gnoming the yard when they notice the car. They quickly threw the gnomes and ran over to the car with great interest.
"You actually got here in good time without flying it?" asked Fred, tapping in with his wand.
"That's great. Mind if we mess with it a bit?" asked George, rolling up his robe sleeves. Mr. Granger looked horror struck at what the twins might do to his car. It became worse when Mr. Weasley came outside.
"Would you look at that!" he said excitedly. Hermione noticed Ron's face beginning to turn red in embarrassment. "You know, I had a car once." he said cheerfully.
"Dad, you can examine that thing later." Said Ron, ignoring the look Mr. Granger was giving him for saying 'thing' about his car. "I'm sure Hermione's parents would like to know where they'll be sleeping tonight." He nodded at Harry to follow him so they could take Hermione's things to Ginny's room. Hermione watched them walk off before turning to her parents.
"Come on and I'll introduce you to the rest of the family." She said, taking her parents by the arms and dragging them off. When they entered the kitchen, Mrs. Weasley was waving her wand at some dishes as she read a cookbook. "Hi Mrs. Weasley." Said Hermione cheerfully.
"Hermione dear! I didn't know you were here. I would have thought Ron would have told me." She said, sitting the book and wand down and hugging her. Ron had just entered the kitchen when they heard an explosion.
"Oh dear. You came in a car didn't you?" asked Mrs. Weasley, looking at a nervous Mr. Granger. "Ron, go see what your father and brothers have done." Ron went outside with Harry and the others to see the Grangers car all in one piece, but the twins and Mr. Weasley on the ground.
"Whoa." Said George breathlessly and looked at the shriveled up stick in his hand. He had accidentally pulled out a fake wand instead of his real one. Ron went over and pulled the fake wand out his hand.
"This was the experiment one you promised I could leave at the Slytherin table for Malfoy wasn't it?" he asked and Fred grinned.
"Well hey, I bet the little prat would of have gotten a real bang out of it." The Grangers stared at Ron and the twins in shock. They had almost blown up the car and they were joking about it!
"Please excuse me. The three of you, in here now." Said Mrs. Weasley sternly.
"But." Ron began, but becoming annoyed, she grabbed the twins by their ears and dragged them into the kitchen, followed by Ron, who kept muttering that he didn't do anything.
"Hermione dear. are you sure that we will be safe here?" her mother whispered.
"Of course. The Burrow is the safest place for muggles." Said Mr. Weasley proudly, dusting himself off. Harry grinned at the look on Mr. Granger's face. "Now, shall I show you where you'll be sleeping?" *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
At dinner, Ron had noticed that one of the twins had slipped a Canary Cream on his plate and he put it on Percy's plate. In the middle of the meal, he turned into a canary in a flash and caused Mrs. Granger to scream. Yet again, the three boys were scolded. After dinner, Ginny dragged Hermione up to her room while Harry and Ron went up to Ron's room to talk about Quidditch. Ginny pulled something from under her bed and showed it to Hermione.
"What is it?" she asked in confusion and Ginny grinned.
"The Weasley photo album. One of twenty. This one is mine and Ron's. Ron had about three with all his pictures in it." Said Ginny cheerfully; opening it and showing Hermione a picture of when the family had went to the beach one summer. There was a five year old Ron sitting with an old man and learning how to play Wizards chess. "That's Ron and grandpa Weasley." Said Ginny, explaining that their grandpa had always played favorites with Ron, and before he died, he taught Ron the ways to play wizards chess and always win.
"So. he's the reason Ron's so good at Wizards chess?" asked Hermione and Ginny nodded. Hermione had to admit Ron was a pretty cute kid.
"Grandpa loved Ron an awful lot. He even protected him from all Fred and George's pranks. Said Ron reminds him of himself as a kid." Ginny explained, and there was a knock on the door. Ginny quickly closed the book and shoved it under her bed. "Come in!" she said innocently, tossing Hermione a magazine quickly. Ron entered the room in his boxers and a long blue T-shirt.
"Mum wanted me to make sure everyone was packed for tomorrow." He said casually, not noticing the different looks the girls were giving him.
"Yeah, we're packed! Now why don't you go put some clothes on? We've got guest." Said Ginny sternly.
"Oh please Ginny. It's only boxers. You act as if I'm parading around here in nothing. Anyway, I'm going to bed. Harry wanted me to tell you he said good night."
"Why couldn't he tell me himself?" Ron shrugged.
"Anyway, see you two in the morning. Night." He said, and walked out. Ginny shook her head.
"Don't mind Ron. He's being a prat. If he weren't so sleepy, he'd be blushing like mad." Said Ginny and Hermione nodded, covering up the fact that she was blushing with the magazine.
Author's Note: Hermione's family is going on a cruise and Hermione's allowed to invite along some friends. She decides to invite Ron and his family and Harry for two weeks out on the ocean instead of going off to stay with Krum. How will this little vacation go?
Author's Note: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters, just this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
Hermione had entered the kitchen where her mother was putting the groceries away. She turned and smiled brightly at her daughter. "Your father told me that Harry and Ron are here." She said and Hermione nodded, not exactly knowing where this conversation was going. "He's also told me that. Ron is it, has given you a pet name."
"He's come to like calling me that since the last day of fourth year." Said Hermione, remembering it well. They had just watched as Uncle Vernon's car drove off when Ron had turned to her with a grin.
"Well, looks like Harry's in for another summer of hell." He said then sighed. "I'll have to send him some Floo powder so he can come stay with us." He said and heard his mom call for him. "So, see you a week before school at Diagon Alley?" he asked, lifting his trunks.
"See you then. Maybe even sooner." She answered with a smile. Ron grinned.
"Great, see you then. 'Mione." Hermione smiled. He seemed to come up with that little name off the top of his head, and called her that, even when he had wrote the letter to her accepting her offer on the cruise. Obviously something he figured he could call her since it seemed to show that bit of affection he had for her that he was afraid to show in any other way.
"Well, I think it's very cute. Is he your boyfriend now?" Mrs. Granger asked, and Hermione's face went red.
"NO! We're just close. All THREE of us." She said sternly.
"Of course dear." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
On the car ride to the Burrow, Hermione sat between Harry and Ron and continued to make sure her dad wasn't glaring at either of the boys. Ron had to lean forward at times to give directions, which wasn't good since he had to continue to lean across Hermione and would secret glares from her dad.
"There it is." Said Harry cheerfully, pointing ahead. Ron blushed at the looks on Hermione's parent's faces.
"We haven't got much money." He said.
"Don't be silly dear. It's lovely." Said Mrs. Granger and Hermione smiled happily at Ron and Harry. When they got out the car, Fred and George were in the middle of de-gnoming the yard when they notice the car. They quickly threw the gnomes and ran over to the car with great interest.
"You actually got here in good time without flying it?" asked Fred, tapping in with his wand.
"That's great. Mind if we mess with it a bit?" asked George, rolling up his robe sleeves. Mr. Granger looked horror struck at what the twins might do to his car. It became worse when Mr. Weasley came outside.
"Would you look at that!" he said excitedly. Hermione noticed Ron's face beginning to turn red in embarrassment. "You know, I had a car once." he said cheerfully.
"Dad, you can examine that thing later." Said Ron, ignoring the look Mr. Granger was giving him for saying 'thing' about his car. "I'm sure Hermione's parents would like to know where they'll be sleeping tonight." He nodded at Harry to follow him so they could take Hermione's things to Ginny's room. Hermione watched them walk off before turning to her parents.
"Come on and I'll introduce you to the rest of the family." She said, taking her parents by the arms and dragging them off. When they entered the kitchen, Mrs. Weasley was waving her wand at some dishes as she read a cookbook. "Hi Mrs. Weasley." Said Hermione cheerfully.
"Hermione dear! I didn't know you were here. I would have thought Ron would have told me." She said, sitting the book and wand down and hugging her. Ron had just entered the kitchen when they heard an explosion.
"Oh dear. You came in a car didn't you?" asked Mrs. Weasley, looking at a nervous Mr. Granger. "Ron, go see what your father and brothers have done." Ron went outside with Harry and the others to see the Grangers car all in one piece, but the twins and Mr. Weasley on the ground.
"Whoa." Said George breathlessly and looked at the shriveled up stick in his hand. He had accidentally pulled out a fake wand instead of his real one. Ron went over and pulled the fake wand out his hand.
"This was the experiment one you promised I could leave at the Slytherin table for Malfoy wasn't it?" he asked and Fred grinned.
"Well hey, I bet the little prat would of have gotten a real bang out of it." The Grangers stared at Ron and the twins in shock. They had almost blown up the car and they were joking about it!
"Please excuse me. The three of you, in here now." Said Mrs. Weasley sternly.
"But." Ron began, but becoming annoyed, she grabbed the twins by their ears and dragged them into the kitchen, followed by Ron, who kept muttering that he didn't do anything.
"Hermione dear. are you sure that we will be safe here?" her mother whispered.
"Of course. The Burrow is the safest place for muggles." Said Mr. Weasley proudly, dusting himself off. Harry grinned at the look on Mr. Granger's face. "Now, shall I show you where you'll be sleeping?" *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
At dinner, Ron had noticed that one of the twins had slipped a Canary Cream on his plate and he put it on Percy's plate. In the middle of the meal, he turned into a canary in a flash and caused Mrs. Granger to scream. Yet again, the three boys were scolded. After dinner, Ginny dragged Hermione up to her room while Harry and Ron went up to Ron's room to talk about Quidditch. Ginny pulled something from under her bed and showed it to Hermione.
"What is it?" she asked in confusion and Ginny grinned.
"The Weasley photo album. One of twenty. This one is mine and Ron's. Ron had about three with all his pictures in it." Said Ginny cheerfully; opening it and showing Hermione a picture of when the family had went to the beach one summer. There was a five year old Ron sitting with an old man and learning how to play Wizards chess. "That's Ron and grandpa Weasley." Said Ginny, explaining that their grandpa had always played favorites with Ron, and before he died, he taught Ron the ways to play wizards chess and always win.
"So. he's the reason Ron's so good at Wizards chess?" asked Hermione and Ginny nodded. Hermione had to admit Ron was a pretty cute kid.
"Grandpa loved Ron an awful lot. He even protected him from all Fred and George's pranks. Said Ron reminds him of himself as a kid." Ginny explained, and there was a knock on the door. Ginny quickly closed the book and shoved it under her bed. "Come in!" she said innocently, tossing Hermione a magazine quickly. Ron entered the room in his boxers and a long blue T-shirt.
"Mum wanted me to make sure everyone was packed for tomorrow." He said casually, not noticing the different looks the girls were giving him.
"Yeah, we're packed! Now why don't you go put some clothes on? We've got guest." Said Ginny sternly.
"Oh please Ginny. It's only boxers. You act as if I'm parading around here in nothing. Anyway, I'm going to bed. Harry wanted me to tell you he said good night."
"Why couldn't he tell me himself?" Ron shrugged.
"Anyway, see you two in the morning. Night." He said, and walked out. Ginny shook her head.
"Don't mind Ron. He's being a prat. If he weren't so sleepy, he'd be blushing like mad." Said Ginny and Hermione nodded, covering up the fact that she was blushing with the magazine.