CHAPTER TWELVE
Back at the burrow.
Ginny, Hermione, and Mrs. Weasley were left at home with the twins, Kyle and Alyssa. Ron and Mr. Weasley were at work, and the rest of the "clan" was out in Hogsmeade meeting Sirius. And, like most of the time at the burrow, things were not quiet.
Kyle had taken all of their wands, and was waving them around in all sorts of motions. Things and occasionally people were floating all around the house.
"Now Kyle, please give me back my wand, or else you're going to be grounded for the next four months." Hermione said in a stern, near hysteric voice to her son. Kyle ran over by Alyssa, who had taken cover under the couch when her stuffed bear got caught in the chandelier. But even Kyle was under the couch, he still managed to use the wands and make things fly.
This time Mrs. Weasley tried. "Come on Kyle. Give us our wands back, and we'll let you have some cookies before dinner."
This tempted him and he came out from under the couch, looking curious.
"What kind of cookies?"
"Any kind you want!"
Mrs. Weasley gave him a big smile, but he still refused."No, it's alwight. I'm not hungwy. And I know it's a twap because mum nevew lets us have cookies befow dinnew." He said, and ran up the stairs.
Hermione and Mrs. Weasley both looked at Ginny. At first she didn't realized it, but finally caught on. "Fine, fine, I'll do [I] something."[/I] She said; She didn't need a wand to go magic.
Ginny muttered a few well-chosen words and Kyle found himself half way up the stairs, not able to move. Hormone walked over to him, took the wands, and did the counter-spell. "Room. Now."
Looking defeated, he scampered up into his room, followed by Alyssa, who had finally come out from under the couch. "So much trouble" Hermione muttered.
"Who, what, trouble, us?" Fred had apparated to the living room of the burrow, along with George, Percy, Bill, and Harry. A couple seconds later Ron and Mr. Weasley came home from work, and with everyone suddenly there, Hermione forgot about Kyle's punishment as he came down from his room.
After a while, everyone settled down for dinner. Even though Harry and Hermione lived just behind them, and Percy, Fred, George, and Bill shared a house, they were all often found at the burrow, especially at mealtimes. Ron and Hermione lived there all the time with Ron's parents, and they didn't seem to mind the constant apparating and disapparating of people through their house.
"We have some, err, interesting news for everyone here." Percy said to the crowd, and then cast an eye on Kyle and Alyssa, not sure if they should hear it, but they weren't even paying attention.
"Good news first." Fred added.
"Harry got a new job at the ministry." George finished.
Percy was [I]not[/I] happy about the interruption. He cleared his throat loudly, but no one besides Mrs. Weasley seemed ready to listen. Bill started to say something, and everyone gave him his or her attention. He went on to explain that there had been a break-in at Gringott's, so now there was no longer a maze to get to the vaults, and it would be easy for someone to steal from it. Therefore, the ministry has stationed trustful witches and wizards around the bank at varying times so that a break-in would be preventable.
At this point in the story George put his arm around Percy. "Yup, Perce, its just you, me, and Ginny. That's all we need. Just the three of us." He sang.
Percy shook his head. "Why do I [I]bother[/I]?" he muttered. "I could spend my time [I]working[/I] and doing something useful."
"Harry's the lucky one. He gets to be with Hermione and Ron." Fred said.
"And who do you have?" Hermione asked.
"mumandad"
"Who?"
"Mum, and dad." He said slowly. He looked even more unhappy then Percy did.
Ron looked around the table. Bill was content, since he would be inside working on getting the charm back up and working inside. Harry and Hermione looked relieved that they didn't have to spend the day with Fred or George. Ginny was trying to make peace with Percy, who had his head in his hands. Mr. And Mrs. Weasley looked glad to be spending time with Fred, who was staring at the table.
"This should be fun." Ron said.
Back at the burrow.
Ginny, Hermione, and Mrs. Weasley were left at home with the twins, Kyle and Alyssa. Ron and Mr. Weasley were at work, and the rest of the "clan" was out in Hogsmeade meeting Sirius. And, like most of the time at the burrow, things were not quiet.
Kyle had taken all of their wands, and was waving them around in all sorts of motions. Things and occasionally people were floating all around the house.
"Now Kyle, please give me back my wand, or else you're going to be grounded for the next four months." Hermione said in a stern, near hysteric voice to her son. Kyle ran over by Alyssa, who had taken cover under the couch when her stuffed bear got caught in the chandelier. But even Kyle was under the couch, he still managed to use the wands and make things fly.
This time Mrs. Weasley tried. "Come on Kyle. Give us our wands back, and we'll let you have some cookies before dinner."
This tempted him and he came out from under the couch, looking curious.
"What kind of cookies?"
"Any kind you want!"
Mrs. Weasley gave him a big smile, but he still refused."No, it's alwight. I'm not hungwy. And I know it's a twap because mum nevew lets us have cookies befow dinnew." He said, and ran up the stairs.
Hermione and Mrs. Weasley both looked at Ginny. At first she didn't realized it, but finally caught on. "Fine, fine, I'll do [I] something."[/I] She said; She didn't need a wand to go magic.
Ginny muttered a few well-chosen words and Kyle found himself half way up the stairs, not able to move. Hormone walked over to him, took the wands, and did the counter-spell. "Room. Now."
Looking defeated, he scampered up into his room, followed by Alyssa, who had finally come out from under the couch. "So much trouble" Hermione muttered.
"Who, what, trouble, us?" Fred had apparated to the living room of the burrow, along with George, Percy, Bill, and Harry. A couple seconds later Ron and Mr. Weasley came home from work, and with everyone suddenly there, Hermione forgot about Kyle's punishment as he came down from his room.
After a while, everyone settled down for dinner. Even though Harry and Hermione lived just behind them, and Percy, Fred, George, and Bill shared a house, they were all often found at the burrow, especially at mealtimes. Ron and Hermione lived there all the time with Ron's parents, and they didn't seem to mind the constant apparating and disapparating of people through their house.
"We have some, err, interesting news for everyone here." Percy said to the crowd, and then cast an eye on Kyle and Alyssa, not sure if they should hear it, but they weren't even paying attention.
"Good news first." Fred added.
"Harry got a new job at the ministry." George finished.
Percy was [I]not[/I] happy about the interruption. He cleared his throat loudly, but no one besides Mrs. Weasley seemed ready to listen. Bill started to say something, and everyone gave him his or her attention. He went on to explain that there had been a break-in at Gringott's, so now there was no longer a maze to get to the vaults, and it would be easy for someone to steal from it. Therefore, the ministry has stationed trustful witches and wizards around the bank at varying times so that a break-in would be preventable.
At this point in the story George put his arm around Percy. "Yup, Perce, its just you, me, and Ginny. That's all we need. Just the three of us." He sang.
Percy shook his head. "Why do I [I]bother[/I]?" he muttered. "I could spend my time [I]working[/I] and doing something useful."
"Harry's the lucky one. He gets to be with Hermione and Ron." Fred said.
"And who do you have?" Hermione asked.
"mumandad"
"Who?"
"Mum, and dad." He said slowly. He looked even more unhappy then Percy did.
Ron looked around the table. Bill was content, since he would be inside working on getting the charm back up and working inside. Harry and Hermione looked relieved that they didn't have to spend the day with Fred or George. Ginny was trying to make peace with Percy, who had his head in his hands. Mr. And Mrs. Weasley looked glad to be spending time with Fred, who was staring at the table.
"This should be fun." Ron said.