Visiting Ron
As soon as Harry and Sirius were both unpacked, Sirius made a very welcome suggestion. "Do you want to go visit Ron, Harry? I don't think his family will mind very much if we drop in."
Harry nodded quickly. He couldn't wait to meet up with the Weasleys again. Not just Ron, but everyone else as well. Mrs. Weasley had always been, in Harry's mind, the perfect picture of what a mother should be. Caring and kind, though not soft enough to overlook a punishment where she felt one should be given. Mr. Weasley, always enthusiastic to learn about anything that had to do with muggles- though Harry hoped that he himself wouldn't have much to do with them anymore. Fred and George, always up to their fun pranks and jokes. As for Ginny, Harry hoped that this year she'd be over her crush on him, he was a bit sick of have her turn red whenver she did when he spoke to her. And last but not least. well, maybe least, Percy. Harry wasn't really lokking forward to seeing Percy. But nevertheless Harry couldn't wait to see his favorite wizarding family again.
He and Sirius began the short walk to the Burrow, the Weasley's home, talking along the way. When they got to the front yard, which had a few chickens clucking around and a few dwarves running rampant, Harry walked up to the door. Before he even had the chance to knock, though, it was thrown open and Ron flew out, and grin wide across his freckled face.
''Harry ! How did you get here ? Have you gone to live with Siri.'' his voice trailed off as he noticed Sirius standing a few feet behind Harry. ''Hey Sirius ! I'm so glad about the trial and everything ! How did you guys get here ?''
Harry returned the grin. ''We walked.''
Ron looked confused. ''Walked ? How far ?''
''About a hundred yards. That house's ours, right there.'' Harry pointed out the house that he and Sirius had just moved into.
Ron grinned even wider. ''Incredible ! I can see you every day ! We can just walk to each others houses and stuff !''
Just then Mrs. Weasley scurried out of the house and enveloped Harry in a large hug. ''Harry, dear, I'm so happy for you ! You always could have stayed here, but we couldn't have given you a permanent home. Now you're just a little ways away !'' She turned to Sirius and shook his hand. ''Mr. Black, I hope that we shall get to be close neighbors while the boys are at school.''
''I certainly hope so too, Mrs. Weasley. And by the way, please call me Sirius.''
''Then you must call my Molly." She and Sirius continued their conversation while Ron grinned at Harry and said, "Come on, I'm sure Fred and George will be glad to see you. Ginny too. By the way, I think you'll be glad to find out that Ginny no longer has a crush on you."
Harry pretended to be distressed. "Why? What have I done to deserve this? Who has stolen her love from me?" He let out a very fake sob.
"As a matter of fact," Ron said, "It was Colin."
A look of amazement came over Harry's face. "Really? Colin Creevey?" he laughed. "When? How?"
"The end of last year. It appears that they spent the train ride home talking and just as it reached the station, they both admitted that they liked each other. They've been writing letters back and forth all summer. Mum thinks it's sweet that her only darling daughter has a boyfriend."
At just that moment, Ginny came skipping out of the house, a smile on her lips. "Hi, Harry!" She said. "How's your summer been so far?"
"Probably not as good as yours. I've just finished hearing about Colin, but I want to hear all the private details from you," Harry said jokingly.
Ginny's ears turned bright red, like Ron's did when he was embarrassed. "I bet Ron's told you everything already. We just talked a bunch on the train, and I sort of figured out that I liked him, and then he told me he liked me and I said I liked him too. that's all, really." She beamed at Harry. "He's my first boyfriend."
"You're ahead of me, then," Harry confessed. "I've never had a girlfriend in my life."
"Really? You, Harry? I would have thought that you would've had loads of girlfriends already, being who you are and everything." She giggled, but not girlishly. It was almost like she and Harry were friends with an inside joke.
She seems different Harry thought. Maybe she and I will be friends this year.just maybe.
All of a sudden there was a huge bang in the kitchen. Ron, Ginny, and Harry hurried in to find Fred and George guffawing on the floor. They looked up to see their siblings and Harry staring at them and Fred spoke up. "We're in the process of inventing a caramel pudding that causes the eater to do summersaults and cartwheels," he explained.
"By the way, Harry," George cut in. "That money is really helping out with our. er, research."
Harry snickered. "Glad it's being used. Have you done the other thing I asked you to do with the money?" Harry wanted to make sure that the twins remembered that they had promised to get Ron some new dress robes with the money from the Triwizard Tournament that Harry had given them the year before.
Fred raised his eyebrows. "Not yet, but we're planning to soon."
Harry smiled. "Good."
Ron interrupted. "Who's up for a game of Quidditch?" he asked. Harry, Fred, and George all volunteered to join him in their favorite game. Ginny even agreed to come along and act as referee.
"I've been practicing quite a bit this summer," Ron told Harry as they trudged up the hill that led to the meadow where the Weasley boys had set up a makeshift Quidditch pitch. "I'm hoping to try out for keeper, since Wood's gone now."
"That's a great idea!" Harry agreed, thinking about how much fun it would be to have one of his best friends on the team with him.
When they got to the field, Harry, Fred, and George took turns shooting on Ron, who turned out to be a very good keeper.
After a few hours of fun, Mrs. Weasley called the boys in, and Harry and Sirius shared dinner with their new neighbors before heading back to their new home. As Harry said goodnight to Sirius, crawled into his new bed, and turned out the light, he felt not only the contentment from earlier, but also excitement. He couldn't wait for the next day.
As soon as Harry and Sirius were both unpacked, Sirius made a very welcome suggestion. "Do you want to go visit Ron, Harry? I don't think his family will mind very much if we drop in."
Harry nodded quickly. He couldn't wait to meet up with the Weasleys again. Not just Ron, but everyone else as well. Mrs. Weasley had always been, in Harry's mind, the perfect picture of what a mother should be. Caring and kind, though not soft enough to overlook a punishment where she felt one should be given. Mr. Weasley, always enthusiastic to learn about anything that had to do with muggles- though Harry hoped that he himself wouldn't have much to do with them anymore. Fred and George, always up to their fun pranks and jokes. As for Ginny, Harry hoped that this year she'd be over her crush on him, he was a bit sick of have her turn red whenver she did when he spoke to her. And last but not least. well, maybe least, Percy. Harry wasn't really lokking forward to seeing Percy. But nevertheless Harry couldn't wait to see his favorite wizarding family again.
He and Sirius began the short walk to the Burrow, the Weasley's home, talking along the way. When they got to the front yard, which had a few chickens clucking around and a few dwarves running rampant, Harry walked up to the door. Before he even had the chance to knock, though, it was thrown open and Ron flew out, and grin wide across his freckled face.
''Harry ! How did you get here ? Have you gone to live with Siri.'' his voice trailed off as he noticed Sirius standing a few feet behind Harry. ''Hey Sirius ! I'm so glad about the trial and everything ! How did you guys get here ?''
Harry returned the grin. ''We walked.''
Ron looked confused. ''Walked ? How far ?''
''About a hundred yards. That house's ours, right there.'' Harry pointed out the house that he and Sirius had just moved into.
Ron grinned even wider. ''Incredible ! I can see you every day ! We can just walk to each others houses and stuff !''
Just then Mrs. Weasley scurried out of the house and enveloped Harry in a large hug. ''Harry, dear, I'm so happy for you ! You always could have stayed here, but we couldn't have given you a permanent home. Now you're just a little ways away !'' She turned to Sirius and shook his hand. ''Mr. Black, I hope that we shall get to be close neighbors while the boys are at school.''
''I certainly hope so too, Mrs. Weasley. And by the way, please call me Sirius.''
''Then you must call my Molly." She and Sirius continued their conversation while Ron grinned at Harry and said, "Come on, I'm sure Fred and George will be glad to see you. Ginny too. By the way, I think you'll be glad to find out that Ginny no longer has a crush on you."
Harry pretended to be distressed. "Why? What have I done to deserve this? Who has stolen her love from me?" He let out a very fake sob.
"As a matter of fact," Ron said, "It was Colin."
A look of amazement came over Harry's face. "Really? Colin Creevey?" he laughed. "When? How?"
"The end of last year. It appears that they spent the train ride home talking and just as it reached the station, they both admitted that they liked each other. They've been writing letters back and forth all summer. Mum thinks it's sweet that her only darling daughter has a boyfriend."
At just that moment, Ginny came skipping out of the house, a smile on her lips. "Hi, Harry!" She said. "How's your summer been so far?"
"Probably not as good as yours. I've just finished hearing about Colin, but I want to hear all the private details from you," Harry said jokingly.
Ginny's ears turned bright red, like Ron's did when he was embarrassed. "I bet Ron's told you everything already. We just talked a bunch on the train, and I sort of figured out that I liked him, and then he told me he liked me and I said I liked him too. that's all, really." She beamed at Harry. "He's my first boyfriend."
"You're ahead of me, then," Harry confessed. "I've never had a girlfriend in my life."
"Really? You, Harry? I would have thought that you would've had loads of girlfriends already, being who you are and everything." She giggled, but not girlishly. It was almost like she and Harry were friends with an inside joke.
She seems different Harry thought. Maybe she and I will be friends this year.just maybe.
All of a sudden there was a huge bang in the kitchen. Ron, Ginny, and Harry hurried in to find Fred and George guffawing on the floor. They looked up to see their siblings and Harry staring at them and Fred spoke up. "We're in the process of inventing a caramel pudding that causes the eater to do summersaults and cartwheels," he explained.
"By the way, Harry," George cut in. "That money is really helping out with our. er, research."
Harry snickered. "Glad it's being used. Have you done the other thing I asked you to do with the money?" Harry wanted to make sure that the twins remembered that they had promised to get Ron some new dress robes with the money from the Triwizard Tournament that Harry had given them the year before.
Fred raised his eyebrows. "Not yet, but we're planning to soon."
Harry smiled. "Good."
Ron interrupted. "Who's up for a game of Quidditch?" he asked. Harry, Fred, and George all volunteered to join him in their favorite game. Ginny even agreed to come along and act as referee.
"I've been practicing quite a bit this summer," Ron told Harry as they trudged up the hill that led to the meadow where the Weasley boys had set up a makeshift Quidditch pitch. "I'm hoping to try out for keeper, since Wood's gone now."
"That's a great idea!" Harry agreed, thinking about how much fun it would be to have one of his best friends on the team with him.
When they got to the field, Harry, Fred, and George took turns shooting on Ron, who turned out to be a very good keeper.
After a few hours of fun, Mrs. Weasley called the boys in, and Harry and Sirius shared dinner with their new neighbors before heading back to their new home. As Harry said goodnight to Sirius, crawled into his new bed, and turned out the light, he felt not only the contentment from earlier, but also excitement. He couldn't wait for the next day.
