Chapter 2- The Arrival
Harry was happy to see the Weasley family. It had been a year since he had seen them but nothing had really changed at the Burrow. Mrs. Weasley was finishing preparations for lunch. When Ginny caught sight of him she turned 5 different shades of red in 10 seconds and turned out of the room. The Weasley twins, Fred and George, were discussing something privately in the corner of the living room. Harry stepped out of the fireplace and was soon joined by Ron. Mrs. Weasley wiped her hands on her robe front and came over to greet Harry.
"Hello dear. Sorry about coming earlier but Ron and Mr. Weasley insisted on comeing early. Hope it was not too inconvenient."
"Oh no, not at all" Harry exclaimed earnestly.
Ron butted in and said "Mom we are going to take his stuff up to my room. Come on Harry."
"OK, but lunch will be done soon." The plump woman called after them.
After climbing many stairs and being told off by Percy for being too loud the two of them reached Ron's room that was decorated in orange for his favorite quidditch team the Chudly Cannons.
"Hey, thanks for picking me up early. I do not know if I could have stood another hour with them," Harry told Ron.
"No problem. So how have you been doing" Ron asked.
"OK, I guess but I am worried about Sirius. I have not heard from him since the end of the school year. I sent a letter to Sirius a couple of weeks ago but I have not gotten a reply yet. I asked thim what Dumbledore wanted Snape to do. Remember Dumbledore said "You know what you have to do'.
"Well, Hermione might have some ideas. We are going to meet her tomorrow in Diagon alley and she is going to stay with us for the rest of summer."
Harry thought about Hermione and his stomach did a little flip-flop. Over the last year some feelings for Hermione. It started at the Yule Ball when it hit him how much he hated Victor Krum for going with Hermione to the dance. It did not help at all that she had kissed him on the cheek at the end of last year, but that was a friendly gesture and nothing more and he could not afford to get his hopes up.
"Hello?? Earth to Harry. Were you listening to anything I was saying.?" Ron asked.
"ummm. no. My mind was wondering to where Sirius."
Ron looked at Harry skeptically but just shrugged." Well you will not believe this. Fudge was thrown out of the Ministry of Magic. When word got out that you-know-who was back again and they saw that Fudge was not doing anything about it they threw him out of office." Ron told Harry.
"No way! Who is the minister now?" Harry asked curiously.
"This nobody, Fred Maffit. He just came out of no where . He has been doing a really good job though. He has been following Dumbledore's advice on kicking out the dementors and making peace with the giants..."
"Ron, Ginny, harry lunch is ready." Mrs. Weasley call out from downstairs.
Ron and Harry headed downstairs and sat down at the overly crowded table. She put 2 sandwiches on each plate and put the rest in the middle of the table and walked off. Ginny ate quietly trying to look normal while Fred and George whispered their plans for their joke shop to Harry. Harry felt at home here and could not wait tell tomorrow when Hermione would be joining them.
Harry was happy to see the Weasley family. It had been a year since he had seen them but nothing had really changed at the Burrow. Mrs. Weasley was finishing preparations for lunch. When Ginny caught sight of him she turned 5 different shades of red in 10 seconds and turned out of the room. The Weasley twins, Fred and George, were discussing something privately in the corner of the living room. Harry stepped out of the fireplace and was soon joined by Ron. Mrs. Weasley wiped her hands on her robe front and came over to greet Harry.
"Hello dear. Sorry about coming earlier but Ron and Mr. Weasley insisted on comeing early. Hope it was not too inconvenient."
"Oh no, not at all" Harry exclaimed earnestly.
Ron butted in and said "Mom we are going to take his stuff up to my room. Come on Harry."
"OK, but lunch will be done soon." The plump woman called after them.
After climbing many stairs and being told off by Percy for being too loud the two of them reached Ron's room that was decorated in orange for his favorite quidditch team the Chudly Cannons.
"Hey, thanks for picking me up early. I do not know if I could have stood another hour with them," Harry told Ron.
"No problem. So how have you been doing" Ron asked.
"OK, I guess but I am worried about Sirius. I have not heard from him since the end of the school year. I sent a letter to Sirius a couple of weeks ago but I have not gotten a reply yet. I asked thim what Dumbledore wanted Snape to do. Remember Dumbledore said "You know what you have to do'.
"Well, Hermione might have some ideas. We are going to meet her tomorrow in Diagon alley and she is going to stay with us for the rest of summer."
Harry thought about Hermione and his stomach did a little flip-flop. Over the last year some feelings for Hermione. It started at the Yule Ball when it hit him how much he hated Victor Krum for going with Hermione to the dance. It did not help at all that she had kissed him on the cheek at the end of last year, but that was a friendly gesture and nothing more and he could not afford to get his hopes up.
"Hello?? Earth to Harry. Were you listening to anything I was saying.?" Ron asked.
"ummm. no. My mind was wondering to where Sirius."
Ron looked at Harry skeptically but just shrugged." Well you will not believe this. Fudge was thrown out of the Ministry of Magic. When word got out that you-know-who was back again and they saw that Fudge was not doing anything about it they threw him out of office." Ron told Harry.
"No way! Who is the minister now?" Harry asked curiously.
"This nobody, Fred Maffit. He just came out of no where . He has been doing a really good job though. He has been following Dumbledore's advice on kicking out the dementors and making peace with the giants..."
"Ron, Ginny, harry lunch is ready." Mrs. Weasley call out from downstairs.
Ron and Harry headed downstairs and sat down at the overly crowded table. She put 2 sandwiches on each plate and put the rest in the middle of the table and walked off. Ginny ate quietly trying to look normal while Fred and George whispered their plans for their joke shop to Harry. Harry felt at home here and could not wait tell tomorrow when Hermione would be joining them.