The next morning Harry woke up very tired and with a sore throat. When he
looked at Ron's bed, he saw it was empty and decided to go downstairs to
get something to drink. As he made his way downstairs he heard shouting
come from the kitchen. Quietly as quiet as possible, Harry crept down the
stairs and listened to what was going on.
"I'M TELLING YOU PERCY, HARRY DIDN'T LIE!", Ron shouted.
"I DIDN'T SAY HE LIED, HE COULD HAVE JUST SEEN THINGS. YOU KNOW WHO IS NOT BACK", Percy shouted back. This was the first time that Harry ever heard Percy be angry.
"Look Percy I'm sure Harry didn't make it up. I mean how hard can it be for You Know Who to return? Face it Perce, he's back and the sooner people realise the safer we all are", this sounded like Bill but Harry wasn't quite sure.
"PERCY FACE IT HE'S BACK!", Ron shouted.
"HE IS NOT OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT FROM THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC", Percy shouted back.
"THAT'S BECAUSE THEYRE TRYING TO KEEP IT UNDER WRAPS", and then Ron said something that made Mrs Weasley shout Ron. Suddenly Harry tripped on something on the floor and saw it was Crookshanks. Everything went quiet in the kitchen and Harry entered the kitchen. Everyone was avoiding Harry's eyes and Mrs Weasley gave Ron and Percy such an angry look that they both went quiet and didn't say any more.
Harry knew that they realised he heard them and calmly said to Percy, "I tell you Percy Voldemort is back".
Percy flinched and replied more calmly, " I never said or meant to say that you lied, but are you sure it was You Know Who, you could have passed out".
That struck a nerve in Mrs Weasley and shouted at Percy, who was completely taken aback, "DON'T YOU EVER SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT NEAR HARRY EVER AGAIN! HASN'T THE BOY BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH? I ASSURE YOU PERCY YOU KNOW WHO IS VERY MUCH ALIVE. I SAW HIM MYSELF!"
"Mum", Percy said meekly, "You Know Who cant be back. Its impossible!".
"OH NO IT ISNT!", Mrs Weasley replied, still not having calmed down. "NOW YOU SAY SORRY TO HARRY AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU KNOW WHO IS BACK"
"Sorry mother but that is something I cannot do. I cannot go against my principles", Percy said calmly having got his dignity back. "I must go now, I will return in a few days to retrieve my things", and with that Percy disapparated. Mrs Weasley started crying and Mr Weasley, who had been hiding in a corner, went over to comfort her. Hermione and Ron went over to Harry and looked at him worried.
"Sorry you had to see that", Ron said quietly. Harry, Ron and Hermione walked up the stairs and up to 'Ron's room to talk some more.
"I'M TELLING YOU PERCY, HARRY DIDN'T LIE!", Ron shouted.
"I DIDN'T SAY HE LIED, HE COULD HAVE JUST SEEN THINGS. YOU KNOW WHO IS NOT BACK", Percy shouted back. This was the first time that Harry ever heard Percy be angry.
"Look Percy I'm sure Harry didn't make it up. I mean how hard can it be for You Know Who to return? Face it Perce, he's back and the sooner people realise the safer we all are", this sounded like Bill but Harry wasn't quite sure.
"PERCY FACE IT HE'S BACK!", Ron shouted.
"HE IS NOT OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT FROM THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC", Percy shouted back.
"THAT'S BECAUSE THEYRE TRYING TO KEEP IT UNDER WRAPS", and then Ron said something that made Mrs Weasley shout Ron. Suddenly Harry tripped on something on the floor and saw it was Crookshanks. Everything went quiet in the kitchen and Harry entered the kitchen. Everyone was avoiding Harry's eyes and Mrs Weasley gave Ron and Percy such an angry look that they both went quiet and didn't say any more.
Harry knew that they realised he heard them and calmly said to Percy, "I tell you Percy Voldemort is back".
Percy flinched and replied more calmly, " I never said or meant to say that you lied, but are you sure it was You Know Who, you could have passed out".
That struck a nerve in Mrs Weasley and shouted at Percy, who was completely taken aback, "DON'T YOU EVER SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT NEAR HARRY EVER AGAIN! HASN'T THE BOY BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH? I ASSURE YOU PERCY YOU KNOW WHO IS VERY MUCH ALIVE. I SAW HIM MYSELF!"
"Mum", Percy said meekly, "You Know Who cant be back. Its impossible!".
"OH NO IT ISNT!", Mrs Weasley replied, still not having calmed down. "NOW YOU SAY SORRY TO HARRY AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU KNOW WHO IS BACK"
"Sorry mother but that is something I cannot do. I cannot go against my principles", Percy said calmly having got his dignity back. "I must go now, I will return in a few days to retrieve my things", and with that Percy disapparated. Mrs Weasley started crying and Mr Weasley, who had been hiding in a corner, went over to comfort her. Hermione and Ron went over to Harry and looked at him worried.
"Sorry you had to see that", Ron said quietly. Harry, Ron and Hermione walked up the stairs and up to 'Ron's room to talk some more.