Ron awoke to rain splattering lightly on the windows. For a while he
didn't bother to open his eyes. He just listened. He could hear his friend
Harry's breathing from the other bed. After a minute or two he opened his
eyes slightly. The sun outside was trying unsuccessfully to bleed through
the grey clouds so the room was dull. There was a loud knock on the door
and he jumped. Harry snorted and lifted his head from his pillow, looking
at the door blearily.
"Boys." Came Lupin's voice through the wood. "It's breakfast." Ron made a sound that presumably meant, "We'll be down in a minute." This must have made sense to Lupin as his footsteps could be heard continuing down the corridor. Ron looked over at Harry, who fumbled for his glasses.
"Morning." He croaked. Harry yawned.
Five minutes later they walked into the kitchen. The smell of bacon wafted past them just as there came a loud clatter near the fire.
"Whoops." Tonks picked up the saucepan she had just been unhooking from the ceiling.
"Never mind dear." Said Molly briskly taking it from her quickly. Sirius looked up from the morning paper, The Daily Prophet.
"Morning Harry, Ron." He said as they sat opposite him. He folded up the newspaper and put it down. "Sleep well?" Both nodded sleepily and Ron stifled a yawn.
Their friend Hermione and Ron's younger sister Ginny were already downstairs and chatting together in a corner. There was a loud scuffle outside the door. Ron's two older brothers fell into the room.
"Fred! George!" Said Molly sharply. "Do you have to make such a racket?
"Sorry Mum." Said Fred cheerily. "We couldn't decide who should go through the door first so we came through together and saved the hassle of politeness." Molly looked disapprovingly while Lupin smiled as he sat at the table.
"So where are the new people?" Asked George.
"New people?" Mumbled Harry, looking at Ron.
It was then he remembered. They had been told two days before that there would be two new members to the Order arriving. They would be staying at the house for a while.
"Still asleep. I didn't wake them. Last night was rather hectic, I thought they might like a lie in." Said Lupin, reaching for the copy of The Daily Prophet.
"What are they like?" Asked Ron.
"They're.interesting." Said Sirius, leaning back in his chair. He saw their curious looks and laughed. "You'll see." There came a muffled thump from upstairs.
"And it sounds like they're awake." Said Lupin looking at the ceiling.
"Oh would one of you go and check. If they're up they might as well not miss breakfast." Said Molly.
All the younger occupants of the room stood up. It was a quiet life in Grimmauld Place if you didn't belong to the Order. Well it was quiet for all who had to stay there but at least if you belonged to the Order there were the meetings to go to. But for the non-members, most of the time was spent cleaning or doing homework due in that new school year. New additions to the house were something interesting and everyone wanted to see the arrivals.
"Race you." Said George to the others, glancing at his twin and with a loud crack they vanished.
The rest of the children ran out the door, Ron muttering something about disapparating and cheating, all making sure to slow down and they went through the hall past the sleeping occupants of the portraits, then made their way up the stairs. The twins were already outside the door knocking on it when they got there. A voice called through, "Just a minute!" and everyone heard footsteps on the worn carpet.
Clara opened the door to curious peering faces. They then knew what Sirius had meant by interesting. Clara stood before them in slashed jeans with what looked like the insides of several cassette tapes over them and another corset, this time purple. Her eye make up suggested that the 'Less is More' rule didn't apply as pink and black covered most of her eyes and cheeks.
"Hi!" She said brightly.
"Mum said if you were up would like to the come and have breakfast." Said Ginny.
"Food?" Said Rose suddenly appearing behind Clara. "We'll be right down." There were nods but no one moved.
"Do you wanna come in for a sec?" Asked Clara with an amused smile. Looks were exchanged and then the group walked into the room.
"Hiya!" Rose grinned at them as they entered. She pulled on a pair of vibrantly coloured socks. They stared back.
"Bloody hell you're a quiet bunch. What's the matter with ya?" Asked Clara. The twins were the first to break the silence
"May we introduce ourselves?" Said Fred, stepping forward and flourished his hand dramatically. "My name is George-"
"Fred don't try and confuse them." Cut in Ginny, frowning up at her brother. "Don't listen to him. He's Fred and he's George." Clara and Rose exchanged amused looks.
"And that there is Ickle Ronnykins." Said Fred, ignoring his sister and pointing at Ron who scowled. "You'll have to excuse him. He's a Prefect. That's Harry. This is Ginny and that right there Hermione." He finished.
"Right." Said Rose. "I think I've got that. How about you?" She looked at Clara.
"I think so."
"You'll have to excuse Clara if she doesn't get your names right." Said Rose. She leaned forwards and said in mock seriousness. "She's got an absolutely appalling memory."
"Yet perfectly good hearing Rose my dear." Said Clara as she heaved a rather large object onto the bed.
"What's that?" Asked Ron looking at it curiously.
"A CD player." Informed Hermione. Ron looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Harry and Hermione, who had been brought up in Muggle families, knew all about radios. But to the Weasley's this was new. They moved closer to it.
"What's it do?" Asked Ginny, staring at the black box.
"Plays music." Replied Clara. "I don't suppose we'll be able to get a reception for the radio from here because of all the magic surrounding the house but the tape and CD'll work fine." The Weasley children continued to stare at it.
"Tell you what. Clara can bring it downstairs with us. I hear your dad likes Muggle things." Said Rose. Some exchanged knowing glances but neither of the girls seemed to notice.
"Hungry are we Rose?" Grinned Clara.
"Just a bit." Rose replied as her stomach growled.
"Come on then." Said Clara picking up the radio and looking at the kids. "Lead the way."
"Boys." Came Lupin's voice through the wood. "It's breakfast." Ron made a sound that presumably meant, "We'll be down in a minute." This must have made sense to Lupin as his footsteps could be heard continuing down the corridor. Ron looked over at Harry, who fumbled for his glasses.
"Morning." He croaked. Harry yawned.
Five minutes later they walked into the kitchen. The smell of bacon wafted past them just as there came a loud clatter near the fire.
"Whoops." Tonks picked up the saucepan she had just been unhooking from the ceiling.
"Never mind dear." Said Molly briskly taking it from her quickly. Sirius looked up from the morning paper, The Daily Prophet.
"Morning Harry, Ron." He said as they sat opposite him. He folded up the newspaper and put it down. "Sleep well?" Both nodded sleepily and Ron stifled a yawn.
Their friend Hermione and Ron's younger sister Ginny were already downstairs and chatting together in a corner. There was a loud scuffle outside the door. Ron's two older brothers fell into the room.
"Fred! George!" Said Molly sharply. "Do you have to make such a racket?
"Sorry Mum." Said Fred cheerily. "We couldn't decide who should go through the door first so we came through together and saved the hassle of politeness." Molly looked disapprovingly while Lupin smiled as he sat at the table.
"So where are the new people?" Asked George.
"New people?" Mumbled Harry, looking at Ron.
It was then he remembered. They had been told two days before that there would be two new members to the Order arriving. They would be staying at the house for a while.
"Still asleep. I didn't wake them. Last night was rather hectic, I thought they might like a lie in." Said Lupin, reaching for the copy of The Daily Prophet.
"What are they like?" Asked Ron.
"They're.interesting." Said Sirius, leaning back in his chair. He saw their curious looks and laughed. "You'll see." There came a muffled thump from upstairs.
"And it sounds like they're awake." Said Lupin looking at the ceiling.
"Oh would one of you go and check. If they're up they might as well not miss breakfast." Said Molly.
All the younger occupants of the room stood up. It was a quiet life in Grimmauld Place if you didn't belong to the Order. Well it was quiet for all who had to stay there but at least if you belonged to the Order there were the meetings to go to. But for the non-members, most of the time was spent cleaning or doing homework due in that new school year. New additions to the house were something interesting and everyone wanted to see the arrivals.
"Race you." Said George to the others, glancing at his twin and with a loud crack they vanished.
The rest of the children ran out the door, Ron muttering something about disapparating and cheating, all making sure to slow down and they went through the hall past the sleeping occupants of the portraits, then made their way up the stairs. The twins were already outside the door knocking on it when they got there. A voice called through, "Just a minute!" and everyone heard footsteps on the worn carpet.
Clara opened the door to curious peering faces. They then knew what Sirius had meant by interesting. Clara stood before them in slashed jeans with what looked like the insides of several cassette tapes over them and another corset, this time purple. Her eye make up suggested that the 'Less is More' rule didn't apply as pink and black covered most of her eyes and cheeks.
"Hi!" She said brightly.
"Mum said if you were up would like to the come and have breakfast." Said Ginny.
"Food?" Said Rose suddenly appearing behind Clara. "We'll be right down." There were nods but no one moved.
"Do you wanna come in for a sec?" Asked Clara with an amused smile. Looks were exchanged and then the group walked into the room.
"Hiya!" Rose grinned at them as they entered. She pulled on a pair of vibrantly coloured socks. They stared back.
"Bloody hell you're a quiet bunch. What's the matter with ya?" Asked Clara. The twins were the first to break the silence
"May we introduce ourselves?" Said Fred, stepping forward and flourished his hand dramatically. "My name is George-"
"Fred don't try and confuse them." Cut in Ginny, frowning up at her brother. "Don't listen to him. He's Fred and he's George." Clara and Rose exchanged amused looks.
"And that there is Ickle Ronnykins." Said Fred, ignoring his sister and pointing at Ron who scowled. "You'll have to excuse him. He's a Prefect. That's Harry. This is Ginny and that right there Hermione." He finished.
"Right." Said Rose. "I think I've got that. How about you?" She looked at Clara.
"I think so."
"You'll have to excuse Clara if she doesn't get your names right." Said Rose. She leaned forwards and said in mock seriousness. "She's got an absolutely appalling memory."
"Yet perfectly good hearing Rose my dear." Said Clara as she heaved a rather large object onto the bed.
"What's that?" Asked Ron looking at it curiously.
"A CD player." Informed Hermione. Ron looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Harry and Hermione, who had been brought up in Muggle families, knew all about radios. But to the Weasley's this was new. They moved closer to it.
"What's it do?" Asked Ginny, staring at the black box.
"Plays music." Replied Clara. "I don't suppose we'll be able to get a reception for the radio from here because of all the magic surrounding the house but the tape and CD'll work fine." The Weasley children continued to stare at it.
"Tell you what. Clara can bring it downstairs with us. I hear your dad likes Muggle things." Said Rose. Some exchanged knowing glances but neither of the girls seemed to notice.
"Hungry are we Rose?" Grinned Clara.
"Just a bit." Rose replied as her stomach growled.
"Come on then." Said Clara picking up the radio and looking at the kids. "Lead the way."
