* In Part I, we learn that Aryen's younger sister Aliena was also a
graduate of Hogwarts and that she later became an Auror in record speed.
She had been a friend of Bill Weasley while at school, though a more
intimate relationship only developed when they encountered each other
years later in her home forest. *

** Aliena Everlight and her sister Aryen are of my own creation; all
those pertaining to Bill Weasley and the wizard world are products of
J.K. Rowling. **

Part II- The Burrow
(This starts in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

Chapter 5- Weasley's Wizard Wheezes

Bill had brought Aliena to the burrow a day before Charlie was due
to arrive, he said, 'so that he could lay claim to the bigger bed in the
room they would share with Charlie.' But when Aliena came into the room,
the beds were exactly the same size, except maybe one was a little longer
because Bill was a little taller then his brother. She laughed at his
little excuse and set up a bed for herself in Ginny's room, where
Hermione would be staying also.

Charlie arrived a little later then expected, but joined them for
breakfast the next morning. Mrs. Weasley was in a fit trying to clean the
house for the impending guests. Aliena, Charlie, Bill, and Mr. Weasley
almost lost their legs at breakfast as a broom zoomed underneath the
table. As soon as breakfast was over Charlie hatched a plan to make it
out before his mother had enlisted their help to scrub the house.
Unfortunately, she caught them as they were trying to get out the back
door and until 5 o'clock that afternoon had them scrubbing pans, wiping
windows, and doing laundry.

Hermione arrived shortly before 4 o' clock, so Ginny took off of
work early to go and chat with her. It peeved off the twins a bit, who
had tried to sneak out of their room for a snack, but when their mother
found out they were awake she put them to work too. And of course, to
everyone's displeasure, Percy was up in his room researching cauldron
bottom thickness-special Ministry business and he could not be bothered.

Everyone was very exhausted by the time Mr. Weasley and Ron and
the twins left to go pick up Harry from his Uncle's. The rest of them sat
around the table, in part to eat the little snacks Mrs. Weasley had put
out and also to watch out for whoever the fireplace would spit out while
Mrs. Weasley and Ginny went into another part of the house.

Suddenly the fireplace roared and it spat out Ron and George,
Charlie moved down to give them sitting room at the table. Then Fred
came, and he was almost jumping out of his pants in excitement, Harry
followed soon after and Fred helped him to his feet.

" Well, did he eat it?" Fred asked as he helped Harry up.

" Yeah," said Harry, " What was it?"

" Ton-Tongue Toffee," Fred replied brightly, " George and I
invented them, and we've been looking for someone to test them on all
summer."

Everyone, even Aliena, exploded with laughter; everyone was well
aware that the twins had been conspiring to test their tricks on someone,
and they were all very cautious. Aliena watched as Harry looked around
and saw the several of them seated around the scrubbed wooden table.

Charlie was the first to introduce himself. "How're you doing
Harry?" he said grinning and offering his hand. Aliena knew that Harry
was already aware of Charlie's work with dragons in Romania. But then he
turned to Bill and Aliena.

Bill stood up and offered his hand, and Harry took it, but not
without the subtle look of surprise on his face. Aliena read it easily.
Harry wasn't expecting Bill to be the person he appeared to be. Perhaps
he thought that people who were employed by banks, especially one as
precise as Gringott's were supposed to be more clean-cut. Not clad in
dragon hide boots, with long hair, and earrings. Aliena waved at him as
his eyes fell on her, but before either of them could say anything the
fireplace popped once more.

" That wasn't funny, Fred!" he shouted, more angry then Harry or
Aliena had ever seen him, " What on earth did you give that Muggle boy?"

Fred put up his hands defensively, " I didn't give him anything, I
just dropped it.It was his fault he went and ate it, I never told him
to."

" You dropped it on purpose!" roared Mr. Weasley. " You knew he'd
eat it, you knew he was on a diet-"

" How big did his tongue get?" George asked eagerly, pushing past
his brother.

" It was four feet long before his parents would let me shrink
it!"

The kitchen exploded with laughter again. But Mr. Weasley was not
amused; he whirled at the two of them and shouted further. As Aliena
watched, Bill turned to her and looked at her turned face and underneath
the table took her hand in his and smiled again.

But then Mrs. Weasley walked in and Aliena knew that there would
be trouble. "Oh hello, Harry, dear," she said spotting him and smiling
tenderly, " tell me what Arthur?"

As mad as Mr. Weasley was, Aliena knew that he would never punish
the twins too harshly; in fact he would be most likely amused by the
whole situation. But Mrs. Weasley was an entirely different matter. Mr.
Weasley made the mistake of hesitating with his reply. " Tell me what
Arthur?" she repeated again in a much more dangerous tone.

There was a tug at Aliena's hand and he turned to Bill. " I think
its time we left," he whispered softly, " I don't want you to see my
mother angry, not even Charlie can stand something that volatile." So the
three of them, Bill, Charlie, and Aliena, shifted out of the kitchen and
into the garden.

" We should be safe out here," Charlie said as they stood outside,
" if she knocks anything out the window it shouldn't hit us."

" I don't know Charlie," said Bill skeptically, " the twins have
really been givin' it to her lately, her toss has been getting pretty
good."

They laughed, and watched as Crookshanks, Hermione's cat, chased
several withered gnomes around in the garden. Then Fred and George
emerged from the kitchen and sulked off, feeling a little bit guilty for
what they did. Though they would be back to their normal selves in twenty
minutes.

" Well, I guess that means we better start setting up the tables."
Bill grinned. He pulled out his wand and lifted a battered old table out
of a small shed and floated it over the lawn.

" Right," said Charlie, he pulled out another long table and
hovered it in the lawn. But this time when he was supposed to stop, his
slammed into Bill's chipping some of the wood.

Bill swished his wand and his table soared up into the air and
Charlie's table chased after it. Once in midair they collided a second,
then a third, then even a fourth time. Aliena clapped and cheered shortly
then picked up her staff and raised it slightly into the air. From the
crystal atop the staff sprinkles off blue light streamed out of it, then
followed by red and yellow and green. Suddenly Bill's table caught
Charlie's with a huge bang and knocked one of the legs off. There was a
clatter from overhead and they all looked to see Percy's head sticking
out of his upstairs window.

" Will you keep it down?" Percy hollered at them.

" Sorry Perce," said Bill, and stealing a wink at Charlie, "
How're the cauldron bottoms coming along?"

Very badly," Percy responded, he slammed his window and the two
brothers chuckled. They put the tables end to end on the grass and as
Bill reattached the leg, Aliena swirled her staff about, and from it the
most beautiful elfish table cloths emerged, they floated into place atop
the table like water. Aliena then turned and with her staff made several
large tree roots sprout from under the earth and set on their tops
glowing orbs of light.

By seven o' clock the sun was beginning to set and the brilliant
orbs and sprinkles of light that swirled around the garden began to
become increasingly beautiful. Aliena sat between Charlie and Bill, who
had again grasped her hand underneath the table. She listened intently to
the several conversations that were taking place on almost all sides of
her. She could hear Percy telling his father all about his cauldron
bottom research mission and his numerous complaints about all those in
the Ministry he didn't feel fit to work in Mr. Crouch's wonderful
department.

Bill was being interrogated by his mother as to why he maintains
his length of red hair and his fang earring, one he had just gotten in
Brazil.

" Oh, but that horrible fang on it. Really Bill, what do they say
at the bank?"

" Mum, no one at the bank really gives a damn how I dress so long
as I bring home plenty of treasure." With this he gave Aliena a slight
nudge.

" Oh, but you're hair too. It's getting quite silly dear," said
Mrs. Weasley, fingering her wand lovingly. " Aliena, I wish you would
convince him to let me give it a little trim."

" I like it," Ginny said sitting across from Bill. " You're so old
fashioned Mum."

Beside her, Charlie was heatedly debating the World Cup with the
twins. Charlie, with his mouth full of food, proclaimed that Ireland
would have to emerge the winners.

" Yeah, but Bulgaria has Viktor Krum." Said Fred.

" I like Krum," said Aliena to them, " but I've got to agree with
Charlie on this one, Bulgaria has one good player, Ireland's got seven.
But I'm still upset about England being destroyed in the semifinals."

" What happened?" asked Harry from across the table.

" Went down to Transylvania, three hundred and ninety to ten,"
said Charlie gloomily. " It was horrible, Wales lost to Uganda, and
Scotland pounded Luxembourg."

" If any team's going to lose that badly, though, " Aliena said, "
its better they got out of it quick, otherwise it would just be
shameful."

Aliena turned and smiled at Harry. She had seen him all around
school and knew what an avid Quidditch fan he was, as well as player. He
was one of the fastest and sharpest she had ever seen on a broom. But she
still liked to see the look on his face when he learned then that she too
was also into the sport. " Yes, Harry, elves enjoy a good round of
Quidditch ever now and then." Harry flushed a little.

Aliena helped Mrs. Weasley bring out the strawberry ice cream, one
that the two of them were particularly proud of. Mrs. Weasley had asked
Aliena to bring her some strawberries from Meloria, knowing well how good
the elf produce was.

Aliena's ears perked up when she saw Ron lean across the table and
Harry and Hermione beside him. Ron gestured for Aliena too lean in too as
if he wanted to ask them all something urgent. " So have either of you
heard from Sirius?" he asked quietly.

" Yeah," said Harry mimicking the softness, " twice. He sounds
okay. I wrote him yesterday. He might write back while I'm here."

" I sent out a letter not to long ago either Harry, they were just
asking for news, they seem fine to me too." Aliena put in.

" Look at the time!" Mrs. Weasley said suddenly. " You should
really be in bed, the whole lot of you-you'll be up at the crack of dawn
to get to the Cup. Harry, if you leave your school list out, I'll get you
things tomorrow in Diagon Alley. I'm getting everyone else's. There might
not be time after the World Cup, the match went on for five days last
time."

On that cue, the others slowly began dislodging themselves from
the chairs and sluggishly made their way upstairs, to dazed from the
food, yet to excited to sleep. Aliena and Bill stayed up to help clean up
the meal. It was extra late and everyone was in bed by the time they had
finished. They crept quietly up the steps to the bedrooms, and in the
silence and darkness of the hallway. They shared a quick kiss and then
parted to their respective rooms.