Harry woke up the next morning to Remus calling him.
"You've got visitors Harry" he said and then left the room. Harry pulled his clothes on and walked sleepily down to the kitchen where he could here voices. He opened the kitchen door to find Ron, Ginny and Arthur Weasley sitting round the table drinking tea.
"Alright mate?" asked Ron
"Yeah fine" Harry muttered sleepily as he sat down and poured himself a glass of pumpkin juice
"Harry, Arthur and I have got some stuff for the order to discuss so it's up to you to entertain your guests ok?"
"Mmm" said Harry. Remus and Arthur went into the living room.
"So where is she then?" Ron asked
"What? Who? Oh Talitha you mean? Sorry I'm still half asleep"
"Yeah dad was telling us" said Ginny
"Erm… I don't know where she is …hang on. REMUS!" Remus' head popped round the door
"What?"
"Where's Tali?"
"She had to go out early this morning. Dumbledore wanted to see her. Not sure when she'll be back though" he disappeared back into the living room
"What's she like?" asked Ginny
"Really nice. Did your dad tell you she's my godmother and my dad's cousin?"
"No! Really?" said Ron
"Yeah and she's really funny. She's told me loads of stuff about my dad and Sirius." Harry told them about the Hogshead incident. Ron nearly fell of his chair laughing
"I told you we would get served in there" He said
"And you'll never guess" Harry teased
"Go on tell us" said Ginny
"She and Sirius were supposed to be getting married before he went to Azkaban"
"Sirius getting married!" Ron laughed again.
They heard a crack in the hall way and the kitchen door opened
"Morning!" Talitha said cheerfully. She smiled at Ron and Ginny "Oh I didn't realize we had visitors, you must be Ron and Ginny. I can spot a Weasley a mile off"
"Yeah Mr. Weasley's in the living room talking to Remus" Harry told her. Talitha opened the living room door
"Morning Arthur" she called and then shut the door again. She turned to the three sitting at the table "So have we had breakfast or not"
Later that morning Harry, Ron and Ginny sat round the table moaning they were bored. Arthur Weasley had already left. Talitha told him she would send Ron and Ginny home later.
"What can we do?" Harry asked.
"Dunno" Ron answered
"What about a game of Quidditch?" Talitha asked
"There isn't enough of us, we can't play with three" said Harry
"And we haven't got our brooms" Ginny added
"Well, there's got a couple of old brooms upstairs you can use and we could play to make the numbers up, couldn't we Remus" Remus looked up from his book and nodded.
"You play Quidditch?" Ron asked Talitha.
"Haven't you ever heard of the most famous Gryffindor chaser line up ever?" Remus laughed. Harry, Ron and Ginny looked puzzled
"McKenzie, Potter and Black, five consecutive Quidditch house cups" Talitha told them
"You mean…" started Ron
"I thought my dad was a seeker" Harry said "after I saw him playing with that snitch"
"He would have been if it'd been his choice. He loved playing Seeker, got all the glory that way but he was actually better at playing chaser. Plus Aidan Lynch was our Seeker"
"Aidan Lynch, he plays for Ireland" said Ron
"Yeah we saw him at the World Cup" added Ginny.
"That's right. So with Lynch, Potter, McKenzie and Black no one could beat us"
"Don't forget the fabulous Keeper Lupin, who didn't let many goals in" added Remus
"And the best beater ever Mundungus Fletcher" a voice came from the hall. They hadn't heard Dung apperate into the house. He entered the kitchen and sat down at the table.
"So you all…" Ron started
"We won every match except one" Remus told them "so do you fancy a game or not?"
"But where can we play?" Ginny asked
"We'll floo to the Park next to Diagon Alley" suggested Dung "Wait here a minute, I'll fetch my broom"
Crack
Remus went upstairs and came back with two old brooms.
"I think they still work ok" He passed one each to Ron and Ginny
Crack
Dung reappeared holding his broom.
"Are we off then?" he asked
Talitha took out some floo powder and one by one they stepped into the fire. On reaching Diagon Alley they walked away from the shops towards a large green park. Once they had found a space big enough to play Dung pulled out a set of Quidditch balls
"Ok Ron, Dung and Ginny on one team and me, Harry and Moony on the other" said Talitha. She flicked her wand and a goal hoop appeared at each end of the area "we'll forget about the snitch and the bludgers and just play with the quaffle"
Ron flew of towards one end, Remus to the other. They played all afternoon. Harry, Talitha and Remus won but Harry was surprised at how much Ron had improved and Ginny played really well.
"You'll definitely have to play chaser for Gryffindor when we get back" Harry told her. Ginny grinned
"Who do you think will be captain now Angelina has left?" Ron asked
"Dunno" Harry replied "Alicia and Katie have left as well. We'll need almost a whole new team"
By the time they got back to Remus' house, it was time for Ron and Ginny to go home. Soon after dinner Harry went to bed exhausted.
"You've got visitors Harry" he said and then left the room. Harry pulled his clothes on and walked sleepily down to the kitchen where he could here voices. He opened the kitchen door to find Ron, Ginny and Arthur Weasley sitting round the table drinking tea.
"Alright mate?" asked Ron
"Yeah fine" Harry muttered sleepily as he sat down and poured himself a glass of pumpkin juice
"Harry, Arthur and I have got some stuff for the order to discuss so it's up to you to entertain your guests ok?"
"Mmm" said Harry. Remus and Arthur went into the living room.
"So where is she then?" Ron asked
"What? Who? Oh Talitha you mean? Sorry I'm still half asleep"
"Yeah dad was telling us" said Ginny
"Erm… I don't know where she is …hang on. REMUS!" Remus' head popped round the door
"What?"
"Where's Tali?"
"She had to go out early this morning. Dumbledore wanted to see her. Not sure when she'll be back though" he disappeared back into the living room
"What's she like?" asked Ginny
"Really nice. Did your dad tell you she's my godmother and my dad's cousin?"
"No! Really?" said Ron
"Yeah and she's really funny. She's told me loads of stuff about my dad and Sirius." Harry told them about the Hogshead incident. Ron nearly fell of his chair laughing
"I told you we would get served in there" He said
"And you'll never guess" Harry teased
"Go on tell us" said Ginny
"She and Sirius were supposed to be getting married before he went to Azkaban"
"Sirius getting married!" Ron laughed again.
They heard a crack in the hall way and the kitchen door opened
"Morning!" Talitha said cheerfully. She smiled at Ron and Ginny "Oh I didn't realize we had visitors, you must be Ron and Ginny. I can spot a Weasley a mile off"
"Yeah Mr. Weasley's in the living room talking to Remus" Harry told her. Talitha opened the living room door
"Morning Arthur" she called and then shut the door again. She turned to the three sitting at the table "So have we had breakfast or not"
Later that morning Harry, Ron and Ginny sat round the table moaning they were bored. Arthur Weasley had already left. Talitha told him she would send Ron and Ginny home later.
"What can we do?" Harry asked.
"Dunno" Ron answered
"What about a game of Quidditch?" Talitha asked
"There isn't enough of us, we can't play with three" said Harry
"And we haven't got our brooms" Ginny added
"Well, there's got a couple of old brooms upstairs you can use and we could play to make the numbers up, couldn't we Remus" Remus looked up from his book and nodded.
"You play Quidditch?" Ron asked Talitha.
"Haven't you ever heard of the most famous Gryffindor chaser line up ever?" Remus laughed. Harry, Ron and Ginny looked puzzled
"McKenzie, Potter and Black, five consecutive Quidditch house cups" Talitha told them
"You mean…" started Ron
"I thought my dad was a seeker" Harry said "after I saw him playing with that snitch"
"He would have been if it'd been his choice. He loved playing Seeker, got all the glory that way but he was actually better at playing chaser. Plus Aidan Lynch was our Seeker"
"Aidan Lynch, he plays for Ireland" said Ron
"Yeah we saw him at the World Cup" added Ginny.
"That's right. So with Lynch, Potter, McKenzie and Black no one could beat us"
"Don't forget the fabulous Keeper Lupin, who didn't let many goals in" added Remus
"And the best beater ever Mundungus Fletcher" a voice came from the hall. They hadn't heard Dung apperate into the house. He entered the kitchen and sat down at the table.
"So you all…" Ron started
"We won every match except one" Remus told them "so do you fancy a game or not?"
"But where can we play?" Ginny asked
"We'll floo to the Park next to Diagon Alley" suggested Dung "Wait here a minute, I'll fetch my broom"
Crack
Remus went upstairs and came back with two old brooms.
"I think they still work ok" He passed one each to Ron and Ginny
Crack
Dung reappeared holding his broom.
"Are we off then?" he asked
Talitha took out some floo powder and one by one they stepped into the fire. On reaching Diagon Alley they walked away from the shops towards a large green park. Once they had found a space big enough to play Dung pulled out a set of Quidditch balls
"Ok Ron, Dung and Ginny on one team and me, Harry and Moony on the other" said Talitha. She flicked her wand and a goal hoop appeared at each end of the area "we'll forget about the snitch and the bludgers and just play with the quaffle"
Ron flew of towards one end, Remus to the other. They played all afternoon. Harry, Talitha and Remus won but Harry was surprised at how much Ron had improved and Ginny played really well.
"You'll definitely have to play chaser for Gryffindor when we get back" Harry told her. Ginny grinned
"Who do you think will be captain now Angelina has left?" Ron asked
"Dunno" Harry replied "Alicia and Katie have left as well. We'll need almost a whole new team"
By the time they got back to Remus' house, it was time for Ron and Ginny to go home. Soon after dinner Harry went to bed exhausted.