~13~
Harry's welcome to the Burrow wasn't what he had hoped for, he didn't find ease or comfort. It was too tense. Ron helped to make thing feel better though. "I think you're gonna stay the whole summer! It'll be great. Fred and George have made loads of more tricks for Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Mind not to let Mum know, she's fed up with them. They played chicken on their broomsticks and George fell off of his. That didn't stop the broom from still flying. It ended up in a muggle woman's bird bath," he smoothened out a poster of the Chudley Cannons on the wall.
"The broom was fine, and the Ministry erased her mind and all, but Mum keeps going on about how it's their last year at Hogwarts, they need to start acting their age. She's afraid they're wasting their minds on foolish things. It's not that foolish though. If only she knew they had made quite a profit this year with selling Weasley's Wizard Wheezes to Hogwarts students. Can you believe they made over a thousand galleons?!?!" Harry smiled to himself. He never told Ron he had given Fred and George his winnings from the TriWizard Tournament.
After unpacking and settling all of Harry's things, they decided to go outside and play Quidditch. Harry and Ron went to the twins' room to ask if they'd like to play too, but no one answered when they knocked. Ginny was downstairs reading a book, Mrs. Weasley had relieved her of her gnome duties due to the special circumstances. She eagerly joined them, beaming brightly up at Harry. Ginny stayed on the ground as Harry and Ron kept switching brooms, Ron really liked riding the Firebolt. She threw the worn quaffle into the air and the first one to catch it was awarded 10 points. Generally, whoever was riding the Firebolt got the quaffle. Ron did a few flips in the air, then got an idea.
"I'll be right back!" he ran off to the Burrow. He wasn't gone long, but in that time, Harry gave Ginny a short flying lesson. She wasn't that bad, she had some talent, but Ginny got frightened when she went too fast or high on the Firebolt. She preferred Fred's more slowly paced Comet Two-Sixty.
When Ron came back, he threw something that resembled a gray tennis ball into the air which Harry soon recognized as Pig. It was fun chasing, catching, and throwing Pig around. Though it wasn't a challenge, as he liked to zoom dangerously close past your head, they all laughed and had a blast. The continuing day turned out to be much better than the morning had promised.
Harry's welcome to the Burrow wasn't what he had hoped for, he didn't find ease or comfort. It was too tense. Ron helped to make thing feel better though. "I think you're gonna stay the whole summer! It'll be great. Fred and George have made loads of more tricks for Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. Mind not to let Mum know, she's fed up with them. They played chicken on their broomsticks and George fell off of his. That didn't stop the broom from still flying. It ended up in a muggle woman's bird bath," he smoothened out a poster of the Chudley Cannons on the wall.
"The broom was fine, and the Ministry erased her mind and all, but Mum keeps going on about how it's their last year at Hogwarts, they need to start acting their age. She's afraid they're wasting their minds on foolish things. It's not that foolish though. If only she knew they had made quite a profit this year with selling Weasley's Wizard Wheezes to Hogwarts students. Can you believe they made over a thousand galleons?!?!" Harry smiled to himself. He never told Ron he had given Fred and George his winnings from the TriWizard Tournament.
After unpacking and settling all of Harry's things, they decided to go outside and play Quidditch. Harry and Ron went to the twins' room to ask if they'd like to play too, but no one answered when they knocked. Ginny was downstairs reading a book, Mrs. Weasley had relieved her of her gnome duties due to the special circumstances. She eagerly joined them, beaming brightly up at Harry. Ginny stayed on the ground as Harry and Ron kept switching brooms, Ron really liked riding the Firebolt. She threw the worn quaffle into the air and the first one to catch it was awarded 10 points. Generally, whoever was riding the Firebolt got the quaffle. Ron did a few flips in the air, then got an idea.
"I'll be right back!" he ran off to the Burrow. He wasn't gone long, but in that time, Harry gave Ginny a short flying lesson. She wasn't that bad, she had some talent, but Ginny got frightened when she went too fast or high on the Firebolt. She preferred Fred's more slowly paced Comet Two-Sixty.
When Ron came back, he threw something that resembled a gray tennis ball into the air which Harry soon recognized as Pig. It was fun chasing, catching, and throwing Pig around. Though it wasn't a challenge, as he liked to zoom dangerously close past your head, they all laughed and had a blast. The continuing day turned out to be much better than the morning had promised.