Hey Baby!
Chapter 3 Day One~ Computers and Anna
'Wow,' Harry thought as walked into Diana's house. They had come in through the back door, and were now facing a cosy family room. It had a large stone fireplace in the corner, and was painted an off-whitish colour. It opened up to a large kitchen decorated with an apple theme. It was a nice house and gave off the same aura as the Burrow.
"Welcome to the Nook," Diana said.
"It's a wonderful house, Diana," Ginny responded, looking around with raised eyebrows.
"Thanks, Ginny! Oh, I forgot to tell you, Anna, my youngest is at band practice. Paul went to pick her up, and they should be here soon," Diana told the group. "Ya'll have a seat."
Her chairs were extremely comfortable, and they all sank in immediately. Lucy turned on the TV, much to the amusement of the Weasleys.
"Bloody brilliant," Ron muttered as the channels were turned. "Absolutely brilliant."
"What do ya'll want to watch?" Lucy asked the enthralled audience. Nobody knew what to say.
"Lucy, dear, most of them have never seen a TV before." Diana answered for them as she loaded the dishwasher.
"Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot about." She trailed off, unsure of what to say.
"Its fine," Harry answered, glad he didn't have to share the telly with a blonde whale.
"I hope ya'll don't mind, but my favorite program comes on now," Lucy said, turning the station to number 41. "Trading Spaces, it's really good. You boys might not want to watch, it's a home decorating show. I'll get Jon to show you the computer. JON!"
Thump, thump, thump!! He came pounding down the stairs. "You rang?" He said, slightly out of breath.
"Show them how to use the computer, will you? I can't turn on the thing, much less use it!" She said, her eyes still glued to the TV.
"Uhh," Jon huffed. "You know I only know how to use the e-mail. Wait till Anna gets home."
She looked around at the group, all of whom were still watching the TV. "Sorry, guys. You'll have to wait till Anna gets here. She's the computer genius."
"Its fine," Ginny responded. She figured that the telly was just like moving pictures.
Just then, the back door opened and a girl Ginny's age came in. She had thick, light brown hair and grey eyes with silver glasses. She was followed by a man that looked like the girl.
Diana went up and hugged both of them. "Ya'll, this is my husband, Paul and daughter, Anna."
Ginny stood up, and shook hands with Anna and Paul. "Hi, I'm Ginny."
Anna smiled. "Hi." They both weren't used to having another girl in the house around their age, and knew they had found a friend in each other.
After the rest of the crew had introduced themselves to Anna and Paul, Diana called them to supper.
The Weasleys were very interested in what the muggles had to serve, and Harry and Hermione to a small extent, for they had never had American food before.
"Now, we have fried chicken, sweet corn-on-the-cob, okra, green bean, and tomatoes to eat and sweet tea to drink," Diana said, pointing to each one in turn.
Mrs. Weasley was the first of the group to try the food, and every one was secretly pleased (she made the food at home, and if she gave the approval, you knew it was good). Her eyes lit up as she tried as the fried chicken. "Diana, this is delicious. I must get the recipe!" Everyone let out their breath.
The rest of the meal passed rather uneventfully, except when Ron tried the okra and promptly spit it out. Mrs. Weasley turned a fantastic shade of red, much to the amusement of Lucy and Anna.
After dinner, the adults went into the den and started their own conversation. This left the kids with nothing to do.
"Why don't you show them the computer, Anna?" Diana suggested. They all agreed and went upstairs.
It was decorated much like the downstairs, with the exception of the computer room, which was done in splatter paint ("Anna insisted," Lucy grumbled). Jon and Lucy went to their respective rooms, and wished the rest of them good night.
"They always go to bed early," Anna muttered, wishing that for once they would stay up.
"We don't mind," Ginny said, knowing how it felt to be left out by siblings.
"Now, how does this work, exactly?" Hermione asked nervously. The only computer she had used was at the Library to search for books, and had to ask the librarian for help on that alone.
Anna jiggled a small, odd-shaped piece of plastic with her hand. Suddenly, the blank screen changed to a picture of a monkey. Anna moved the plastic- thingy again and an arrow on the screen moved with it. Everyone stared at the screen, in awe of this miraculous site.
Anna sighed. "Alright, this plastic thing is called a mouse.
"Why's it called a mouse?" George asked, always the curious one.
"I have no idea," Anna answered while moving the mouse to a smaller picture of a blue 'e'. "This arrow is called the Arrow, appropriately." She clicked on the blue e.
A window popped up, and they all leaned in. "Bloody brilliant," Ginny muttered. "Absolutely bloody brilliant."
"This window is called the Internet. It lets you access information on things called web sites. Now, I'm going to tell you now, there are some really perverted people on the Internet. It's probably a good thing just to stay on the sites I show you until you get the hang of it." Turning around, she saw everyone staring at the screen, mesmerized. She snorted, but no one noticed. She clicked on a bar at the top of the window, and a bar scrolled down. There was a sharp intake of breath. "These are all the sites I go to. I'll take you to bored.com first." Anna clicked on the site name and the window went white for a few seconds, then a banner popped up with the title:
Bored.com- When You have nothing better to do
Harry's eyes grew to the size of Dobby's. He had only watched Dudley with his computer, and thought it was pretty cool. But he had know idea it would be like this.
"This site has what's called links, and they're shown in blue. They take you to different sites. Kind of like. like. on-line repperating!"
There was a chorus of "Huh?"s and finally Ginny understood.
"You mean apperating?" She asked. Anna's face turned a colour worthy of a Weasley, and nodded.
"Anyway, I'll take you to some more sites tomorrow. Don't worry," She added as the moan spread around the group. "I promise it's not going anywhere." Just then, they heard Diana shout for Anna.
"Anna Kathleen! It's eleven thirty! You have school tomorrow, get in bed." Nobody dared argue, so they all put on their night clothes on, and went to sleep. Well, most of them did any way.
A/N~ Okay, so far the re-post is going pretty could. For every review I get per day, I'll post one chapter. Shout out to my first reviewer on the re- post, mornfinnel. One last thing, I have a original story @Fictionpress.net under the same name. Do you like so far? I hope so! Keep reviewing!!
~ {-Melissa-} ~ P.S. The next chapter will be shorter. It's a spin-off of a plot bunny I had. Tiny, bity bit of H/G!! : oD
Chapter 3 Day One~ Computers and Anna
'Wow,' Harry thought as walked into Diana's house. They had come in through the back door, and were now facing a cosy family room. It had a large stone fireplace in the corner, and was painted an off-whitish colour. It opened up to a large kitchen decorated with an apple theme. It was a nice house and gave off the same aura as the Burrow.
"Welcome to the Nook," Diana said.
"It's a wonderful house, Diana," Ginny responded, looking around with raised eyebrows.
"Thanks, Ginny! Oh, I forgot to tell you, Anna, my youngest is at band practice. Paul went to pick her up, and they should be here soon," Diana told the group. "Ya'll have a seat."
Her chairs were extremely comfortable, and they all sank in immediately. Lucy turned on the TV, much to the amusement of the Weasleys.
"Bloody brilliant," Ron muttered as the channels were turned. "Absolutely brilliant."
"What do ya'll want to watch?" Lucy asked the enthralled audience. Nobody knew what to say.
"Lucy, dear, most of them have never seen a TV before." Diana answered for them as she loaded the dishwasher.
"Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot about." She trailed off, unsure of what to say.
"Its fine," Harry answered, glad he didn't have to share the telly with a blonde whale.
"I hope ya'll don't mind, but my favorite program comes on now," Lucy said, turning the station to number 41. "Trading Spaces, it's really good. You boys might not want to watch, it's a home decorating show. I'll get Jon to show you the computer. JON!"
Thump, thump, thump!! He came pounding down the stairs. "You rang?" He said, slightly out of breath.
"Show them how to use the computer, will you? I can't turn on the thing, much less use it!" She said, her eyes still glued to the TV.
"Uhh," Jon huffed. "You know I only know how to use the e-mail. Wait till Anna gets home."
She looked around at the group, all of whom were still watching the TV. "Sorry, guys. You'll have to wait till Anna gets here. She's the computer genius."
"Its fine," Ginny responded. She figured that the telly was just like moving pictures.
Just then, the back door opened and a girl Ginny's age came in. She had thick, light brown hair and grey eyes with silver glasses. She was followed by a man that looked like the girl.
Diana went up and hugged both of them. "Ya'll, this is my husband, Paul and daughter, Anna."
Ginny stood up, and shook hands with Anna and Paul. "Hi, I'm Ginny."
Anna smiled. "Hi." They both weren't used to having another girl in the house around their age, and knew they had found a friend in each other.
After the rest of the crew had introduced themselves to Anna and Paul, Diana called them to supper.
The Weasleys were very interested in what the muggles had to serve, and Harry and Hermione to a small extent, for they had never had American food before.
"Now, we have fried chicken, sweet corn-on-the-cob, okra, green bean, and tomatoes to eat and sweet tea to drink," Diana said, pointing to each one in turn.
Mrs. Weasley was the first of the group to try the food, and every one was secretly pleased (she made the food at home, and if she gave the approval, you knew it was good). Her eyes lit up as she tried as the fried chicken. "Diana, this is delicious. I must get the recipe!" Everyone let out their breath.
The rest of the meal passed rather uneventfully, except when Ron tried the okra and promptly spit it out. Mrs. Weasley turned a fantastic shade of red, much to the amusement of Lucy and Anna.
After dinner, the adults went into the den and started their own conversation. This left the kids with nothing to do.
"Why don't you show them the computer, Anna?" Diana suggested. They all agreed and went upstairs.
It was decorated much like the downstairs, with the exception of the computer room, which was done in splatter paint ("Anna insisted," Lucy grumbled). Jon and Lucy went to their respective rooms, and wished the rest of them good night.
"They always go to bed early," Anna muttered, wishing that for once they would stay up.
"We don't mind," Ginny said, knowing how it felt to be left out by siblings.
"Now, how does this work, exactly?" Hermione asked nervously. The only computer she had used was at the Library to search for books, and had to ask the librarian for help on that alone.
Anna jiggled a small, odd-shaped piece of plastic with her hand. Suddenly, the blank screen changed to a picture of a monkey. Anna moved the plastic- thingy again and an arrow on the screen moved with it. Everyone stared at the screen, in awe of this miraculous site.
Anna sighed. "Alright, this plastic thing is called a mouse.
"Why's it called a mouse?" George asked, always the curious one.
"I have no idea," Anna answered while moving the mouse to a smaller picture of a blue 'e'. "This arrow is called the Arrow, appropriately." She clicked on the blue e.
A window popped up, and they all leaned in. "Bloody brilliant," Ginny muttered. "Absolutely bloody brilliant."
"This window is called the Internet. It lets you access information on things called web sites. Now, I'm going to tell you now, there are some really perverted people on the Internet. It's probably a good thing just to stay on the sites I show you until you get the hang of it." Turning around, she saw everyone staring at the screen, mesmerized. She snorted, but no one noticed. She clicked on a bar at the top of the window, and a bar scrolled down. There was a sharp intake of breath. "These are all the sites I go to. I'll take you to bored.com first." Anna clicked on the site name and the window went white for a few seconds, then a banner popped up with the title:
Bored.com- When You have nothing better to do
Harry's eyes grew to the size of Dobby's. He had only watched Dudley with his computer, and thought it was pretty cool. But he had know idea it would be like this.
"This site has what's called links, and they're shown in blue. They take you to different sites. Kind of like. like. on-line repperating!"
There was a chorus of "Huh?"s and finally Ginny understood.
"You mean apperating?" She asked. Anna's face turned a colour worthy of a Weasley, and nodded.
"Anyway, I'll take you to some more sites tomorrow. Don't worry," She added as the moan spread around the group. "I promise it's not going anywhere." Just then, they heard Diana shout for Anna.
"Anna Kathleen! It's eleven thirty! You have school tomorrow, get in bed." Nobody dared argue, so they all put on their night clothes on, and went to sleep. Well, most of them did any way.
A/N~ Okay, so far the re-post is going pretty could. For every review I get per day, I'll post one chapter. Shout out to my first reviewer on the re- post, mornfinnel. One last thing, I have a original story @Fictionpress.net under the same name. Do you like so far? I hope so! Keep reviewing!!
~ {-Melissa-} ~ P.S. The next chapter will be shorter. It's a spin-off of a plot bunny I had. Tiny, bity bit of H/G!! : oD