Chapter Four: Settling In
The next morning I woke up, not knowing where I was. I was so warm and happy. Then my stomach dropped.I must still be at Krum's house. My eyes snapped open, and I looked around. Ron was asleep on the floor. I sighed with relief; I was at the Weasley's. The recollection of what happened last night struck me, and I comfortably snuggled back into the bed. I knew that before Mrs. Weasley found me, Ron was going to have to break the news to her, but I knew she wouldn't mind.
I climbed out of bed and crossed the room to my trunk. I took out my toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, and face wash. I went over to the bathroom very quietly and slipped in. When I closed the door and turned around, I saw two red haired twins staring back at me. They stared at me for a moment with wide eyes.
"Hermione?" Fred said, "What are you doing here?" I quickly looked at what the twins had been doing. They seemed to be brewing some sort of potion in the bathtub.
"Long story, I'll explain later," I said, "I came last night." The twins looked at each other and then back at me.
"Uh uh," Fred said, "Explain now." I looked at both of them, then looked down and just shook my head.
"Alright, we get the picture," George said. "We'll get out of your way." They both got up, and left the bathroom. I washed my face, brushed my teeth, and put my hair up. I left the bathroom and went back into Ron's room, where I saw that Fred and George had both woken Ron up.
I heard Ron say, "No, it's her decision to tell-" when they saw me walk in. "Morning," Ron said, in a rather grumpy tone. Obviously he was not happy about being woken up.
"Oh, Hermione," Fred said, "How lovely to see you again. We were just waking your good friend up."
"Yes, just to make sure he didn't sleep too late," George, added.
I smiled and tilted my head, "Sure." I went back over to my trunk and put my things back in it.
Ron stood up and stretched. His hair was still sticking up on one side, and I could see that his pajamas didn't fit him well at all; I stifled a laugh. "Well then, we better head down for breakfast," he said, "I'll be right back." He left and went into the bathroom. I grabbed my robe, just as the twins left explaining how it was my decision whether to tell them or not, and that they would not mind knowing.
Ron came back in; this time with his hair combed, and grabbed his robe too. "Ready?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said through a yawn. We both headed down the stairs and into the kitchen. When I got down there I saw Mrs. Weasley serving breakfast, and Ginny sitting at the table too. She smiled and waved when she saw me, then Mrs. Weasley came up to me.
"Well hello, Hermione," she said, giving me a tight hug, "Fred and George have just told me you arrived last night," then she turned to Ron, "Good morning Ron."
Ron waved his hand and said, "Morning," as he grabbed some toast. I looked down at my watch and saw that it was only 8:30, I had gotten practically no sleep, but I was surprisingly not tired at all. We sat down for breakfast.
"So what brings you to our home in the middle of the night, Hermione?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"I.umm." but the words wouldn't leave my lips. I didn't know what to say, but I knew Mrs. Weasley had a right to know why I had arrived so late at night. I certainly didn't want the whole Weasley family to know what Krum had tried to do.
"She just needed to come," Ron said shrugging, but at the same time gave the hint not to pursue the subject.
"Alrighty," said Mrs. Weasley taking the hint. "You can stay in Ginny's room then."
"Thank you," I said. I was so thankful that I had the Weasley's to go to. Thank god for the Weasley's, they were always so kind. After breakfast Ron and I went back up to his room.
"Suppose I'll shower then," Ron said, "You can put your stuff in Ginny's room if you want."
"Okay," I said. He left and went into the bathroom to take a shower.then I heard-
"Fred.George!" Ron bellowed. Fred and George came bounding up the stairs. Ron opened the door. "What the hell is that?" Ron asked. I knew that he was talking about the cauldron that was in the bathtub.
"Oops," Fred said. I heard Fred and George go in and pick up the cauldron. I saw them carry it out and take it down stairs.
"Better be glad mum didn't find that first!" Ron said to them as they went down the stairs. He turned to me, smiled shaking his head, and went back to the bathroom.
Just then Ginny entered Ron's room. "Hello," she said cheerfully, "Wanna stick your stuff in my room now?"
"Sure!" I said. I took my trunk up to Ginny's room. It was much bigger than Ron's room; in fact it was bigger than any of the boys rooms, other than Fred and George's. I suppose it was because she was the only girl and Mrs. Weasley felt that she should at least have a big room.
She had twin beds, and a bathroom. I put my stuff at the end of the bed I was going to be sleeping in. I turned to Ginny, "Do you think I could take a shower?"
"Of course," she answered. I took a shower and got dressed. Mr. Weasley let me use the phone to call my mum and tell her where I was now and that I would be staying here until the end of the summer.
For the rest of the day we just bummed around. Later than night, about 11:30, Ron, Fred, George, and I were in the family room. Everyone else in the family had gone to bed. Fred and George were writing the ingredients to a new shrinking potion they were trying to create. Ron and I were playing wizard chess, and I was losing horribly. After Fred and George headed up about a half hour later, Ron and I switched from playing chess to playing exploding snap.I was sick of losing.
After one or two games I saw Ron yawn, "You ready to go to bed?" I asked.
"Yeah, I guess so," he said. We stood up and headed for the stairs, but all the sudden Ron stopped. He went slowly over to the window squinting out it. "Do you see that?"
I did. It looked like something was coming towards the window, "Yeah."
Ron opened the window, and in flew..
"Hedwig," Ron and I said together.
The next morning I woke up, not knowing where I was. I was so warm and happy. Then my stomach dropped.I must still be at Krum's house. My eyes snapped open, and I looked around. Ron was asleep on the floor. I sighed with relief; I was at the Weasley's. The recollection of what happened last night struck me, and I comfortably snuggled back into the bed. I knew that before Mrs. Weasley found me, Ron was going to have to break the news to her, but I knew she wouldn't mind.
I climbed out of bed and crossed the room to my trunk. I took out my toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, and face wash. I went over to the bathroom very quietly and slipped in. When I closed the door and turned around, I saw two red haired twins staring back at me. They stared at me for a moment with wide eyes.
"Hermione?" Fred said, "What are you doing here?" I quickly looked at what the twins had been doing. They seemed to be brewing some sort of potion in the bathtub.
"Long story, I'll explain later," I said, "I came last night." The twins looked at each other and then back at me.
"Uh uh," Fred said, "Explain now." I looked at both of them, then looked down and just shook my head.
"Alright, we get the picture," George said. "We'll get out of your way." They both got up, and left the bathroom. I washed my face, brushed my teeth, and put my hair up. I left the bathroom and went back into Ron's room, where I saw that Fred and George had both woken Ron up.
I heard Ron say, "No, it's her decision to tell-" when they saw me walk in. "Morning," Ron said, in a rather grumpy tone. Obviously he was not happy about being woken up.
"Oh, Hermione," Fred said, "How lovely to see you again. We were just waking your good friend up."
"Yes, just to make sure he didn't sleep too late," George, added.
I smiled and tilted my head, "Sure." I went back over to my trunk and put my things back in it.
Ron stood up and stretched. His hair was still sticking up on one side, and I could see that his pajamas didn't fit him well at all; I stifled a laugh. "Well then, we better head down for breakfast," he said, "I'll be right back." He left and went into the bathroom. I grabbed my robe, just as the twins left explaining how it was my decision whether to tell them or not, and that they would not mind knowing.
Ron came back in; this time with his hair combed, and grabbed his robe too. "Ready?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said through a yawn. We both headed down the stairs and into the kitchen. When I got down there I saw Mrs. Weasley serving breakfast, and Ginny sitting at the table too. She smiled and waved when she saw me, then Mrs. Weasley came up to me.
"Well hello, Hermione," she said, giving me a tight hug, "Fred and George have just told me you arrived last night," then she turned to Ron, "Good morning Ron."
Ron waved his hand and said, "Morning," as he grabbed some toast. I looked down at my watch and saw that it was only 8:30, I had gotten practically no sleep, but I was surprisingly not tired at all. We sat down for breakfast.
"So what brings you to our home in the middle of the night, Hermione?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"I.umm." but the words wouldn't leave my lips. I didn't know what to say, but I knew Mrs. Weasley had a right to know why I had arrived so late at night. I certainly didn't want the whole Weasley family to know what Krum had tried to do.
"She just needed to come," Ron said shrugging, but at the same time gave the hint not to pursue the subject.
"Alrighty," said Mrs. Weasley taking the hint. "You can stay in Ginny's room then."
"Thank you," I said. I was so thankful that I had the Weasley's to go to. Thank god for the Weasley's, they were always so kind. After breakfast Ron and I went back up to his room.
"Suppose I'll shower then," Ron said, "You can put your stuff in Ginny's room if you want."
"Okay," I said. He left and went into the bathroom to take a shower.then I heard-
"Fred.George!" Ron bellowed. Fred and George came bounding up the stairs. Ron opened the door. "What the hell is that?" Ron asked. I knew that he was talking about the cauldron that was in the bathtub.
"Oops," Fred said. I heard Fred and George go in and pick up the cauldron. I saw them carry it out and take it down stairs.
"Better be glad mum didn't find that first!" Ron said to them as they went down the stairs. He turned to me, smiled shaking his head, and went back to the bathroom.
Just then Ginny entered Ron's room. "Hello," she said cheerfully, "Wanna stick your stuff in my room now?"
"Sure!" I said. I took my trunk up to Ginny's room. It was much bigger than Ron's room; in fact it was bigger than any of the boys rooms, other than Fred and George's. I suppose it was because she was the only girl and Mrs. Weasley felt that she should at least have a big room.
She had twin beds, and a bathroom. I put my stuff at the end of the bed I was going to be sleeping in. I turned to Ginny, "Do you think I could take a shower?"
"Of course," she answered. I took a shower and got dressed. Mr. Weasley let me use the phone to call my mum and tell her where I was now and that I would be staying here until the end of the summer.
For the rest of the day we just bummed around. Later than night, about 11:30, Ron, Fred, George, and I were in the family room. Everyone else in the family had gone to bed. Fred and George were writing the ingredients to a new shrinking potion they were trying to create. Ron and I were playing wizard chess, and I was losing horribly. After Fred and George headed up about a half hour later, Ron and I switched from playing chess to playing exploding snap.I was sick of losing.
After one or two games I saw Ron yawn, "You ready to go to bed?" I asked.
"Yeah, I guess so," he said. We stood up and headed for the stairs, but all the sudden Ron stopped. He went slowly over to the window squinting out it. "Do you see that?"
I did. It looked like something was coming towards the window, "Yeah."
Ron opened the window, and in flew..
"Hedwig," Ron and I said together.