Chapter 12
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A/N: Ootp was actually pretty disappointing. I dunno… It seemed some how wrong. Then again, I think it's because I bought the US version instead of the UK one… I'm more used to the Uk one… I apologize for another slow update… I'm really sorry. I'm working on my new story. I haven't posted it up yet… I'll prolly post it after I finish Magic & Charms. I hope you guys will read it! This is the second last chapter of Magic &Charms. Happy Reading!!!
"AHHH!" Ron yelled as he landed on the ground with a 'thud'.
"Ouch!"
Before Ron could get up, something heavy landed on him.
"Oof!"
Before he knew it, a lot of what he thought were hippogriffs landed on him. Ron was crushed under the weight of these hippogriffs. One by one, the hippogriffs hop off Ron's back. When the last on got off him, with a groan, he slowly stood up and to his surprise, he saw his whole family standing before him.
"What the-" he began.
"Ron dear, are you alright?" Mrs. Weasley said as she inspect every part of him, looking for any injuries. "How do you feel? Woozy?"
"I'm fine, mom. I just feel squashed," Ron said. "You hippogriffs need to go on a diet."
"Hey! I don't know about them but I'm as light as a feather!" Mrs. Weasley argued.
"Yeah right," Ron muttered.
He looked to his left. About three feet from him, the twins, Ginny and Mr. Weasley crowding round a clump of bushes and Mr. Weasley was talking to them. That's right. Mr. Weasley was talking to a clump of big green, prickly bushes.
"Are you alright?" Mr. Weasley was asking the bushes.
The twins were laughing and tears were running down their cheeks. Ginny looked confused like she didn't know whether to laugh or look concerned. In the end, she joined Fred and George.
"What's going on?"
"Look what's in the middle of the bush, Ron," Fred said in between laughs.
Knowing Fred, Ron knew that it must be a practical joke. Ron cautiously walked to the bush and peered at its middle. He got the shock of his life when he saw Percy, spread-eagled, right in the middle of it. His face was all red and he looked close to tears.
"Mummy!" he whimpered. "Please save me."
Trying very hard not to laugh, Ron backed away from the bushes. He went to Mrs. Weasley who was busy looking at her bottom and muttering, "Well, at least my bum is smaller than a hipogriff's!"
"Um, mom?"
Mrs. Weasley jumped and looked up. Her face turned scarlet red.
"You didn't er… hear anything. Did you?" she said quickly.
Fighting back a laugh, Ron said, "Of course not! I -"
Ron couldn't stand it anymore. He roared with laughter.
With her hands on her hips, Mrs. Weasley said, "That was not funny."
Mrs. Weasley gave him a death stare. Ron immediately stopped laughing. Mrs. Weasley leaned to whisper into Ron's ear.
"Do you seriously think that I weigh as much as a hippogriff?" Mrs. Weasley whispered. "At least my bottom is smaller than a hippogriff's right?"
Ron stared at his mother, dumbfounded. What kind of question was that?
"Do you need a closer look?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she turned around.
Ron fought an urge to yell, "MOM! I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR BOTTOM!" Grossed out, Ron quickly said, "It's okay mom. You have a small bottom. Don't worry about it. I was just using figure of speech."
Mrs. Weasley smiled and then went to talk to Mr. Weasley. When she passed him, Ron could hear her mutter, "Why is he talking to bushes?"
Boy, was she going to get surprised or what? Ron started laughing again when he imagined his mother's shocked face when she sees Percy in the bush.
"Ooow! DAD! STOP!" A very close to tears Percy screamed. "It hurts!"
"Stop being such a baby, Percy! It'll hurt less if you just stop moving and let me pull you out from there!" Mr. Weasley said, annoyed.
"Ow.. Is mommy's wittle bighead boy hurting? Poor baby…" Fred mocked.
Then both of them exploded with laughter.
"You boys are too much," Mrs. Weasley scolded. Then she turned to Percy, "Don't worry, dear. I know just the spell."
She opened her mouth to cast it when Mr. Weasley covered her mouth.
"Molly! Are you insane? There are muggles everywhere! Do you want the ministry on our backs?" Mr. Weasley whispered.
"Mmmph!Mmph!Mmph!"
"What? Molly, speak English please!" Mr. Weasley said, his hands are still covering Mrs. Weasley's mouth.
"Erm, dad. I think you need to take your hands off mom's mouth first," Ginny said.
"Oh! Of course!" Mr. Weasley exclaimed. "Sorry."
Mrs. Weasley glared at her husband.
"Um… People? I just want to let you know something really important before you guys continue your argument," Percy said. "I'M STILL STUCK!"
Mr. Weasley apologized to Percy again and began to pull Percy out of the bush.
"Come ON, Percy," Mr. Weasley grunted.
"Go dad! Go dad! Go dad!" Ron, Fred, George and Ginny cheered.
Then Ginny did a cart wheel.
Exactly eight hundred forty five seconds later, Mr. Weasley managed to pull Percy out of the bush. Percy was badly scratched and he was bleeding badly.
"Oh Merlin! Percy!" Mrs. Weasley said as she pushed Ron aside.
"Hippogriff," Ron muttered under his breath.
"Let's get you home right away and then we'll get those cuts cleaned," Mrs. Weasley said as she steered Percy home.
The rest of the Weasleys followed behind.
The delicious aroma filled the dining room. Ron's mouth watered. He waited impatiently as Mrs. Weasley set the bowl of pasta on the table. When she finally finished setting all the food, Ron immediately reached for the pasta bowl. He spooned a lot of pasta onto his plate then he passed it to Fred.
"Ron, can you ask Hermione to come along with us to Diagon Alley?" Mr. Weasley said.
The minute Mr. Weasley mention Hermione, Ron looked up, his food forgotten.
"Sure, dad," Ron replied with his mouth full.
"Ron! Don't eat with your mouth full!" Mrs. Weasley scolded.
Then Mr. Weasley continued. "And tell her we'll be staying at Leaky Cauldron for one night and we'll all go to Kings Cross together."
"Why, dad?" Fred asked.
"Cornelius' orders," Mr. Weasley said. Then he paused to put a spoonful of pasta into his mouth. "He wants us to be close to Harry. He doesn't feel that it's safe for Harry to travel to Kings Cross alone."
"Afraid that Sirius Black might kill Harry?" Fred asked again.
"I guess so," Mr. Weasley said.
Ron looked at Ginny and he saw that she had a worried look on her face.
"Don't worry," Ron mouthed to Ginny.
Ginny nodded then gave him a weak smile.
"Harry should be alright. He DID defeat You-Know-Who," George said.
"You're right but we're not taking any chances," Mr. Weasley said.
Splat!
A spoonful of pasta landed onto George's face. George laughed.
"FOOD FIGHT!" he yelled as he threw a potato at Fred. He missed and it landed onto Ginny's lap. She glared at George. Before Ron knew it, a food fight started. Even Mr. Weasley joined in.
"Arthur!" Mrs. Weasley said in surprise.
Nobody took notice of her. Potatoes, pasta, salad and even pumpkin soup were flying in the air.
"EVERYONE! STOP!" Mrs. Weasley yelled.
Everyone stopped.
"YOU!" Mrs. Weasley pointed at MR. Weasley. "Since you didn't do anything to stop them – no – since you JOINED them, you're cleaning this mess up!"
"Um, I'm full!" Ron said quickly.
Before anyone could stop him, he ran upstairs. Following the suit, the Weasley children made a mad dash out of the room, leaving a terrified Mr. Weasley and a furious Mrs. Weasley behind.
When Ron was safe in his room, he started dancing.
"Oh yea! One more week before I see Hermione!" Ron said excitedly.
He sat down behind his desk and started writing a letter to Hermione. After he finished, he rolled the parchment and tied it around Errol's leg. It should be okay.Ron thought. Hermione doesn't live far away.
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