It looked to have taken Ginny all her strength to pry Hermione from Molly,
and as Hermione was about to thank her, Ginny had thrown herself just as
her mother had seconds earlier, leaving Hermione with little air to
breathe. The Weasley females were squealing with joy, asking questions at
non-human speed, all whilst hustling her into the kitchen. Hermione hadn't
opened her mouth once, and it wasn't until a familiar male voice sounded
that Hermione was able to concentrate on her surroundings.
"Will you let the poor girl breathe, for Merlin's sake?! She just got in, after having ignored us for six years, give her some time to explain herself!" Harry had said, a smile on his face letting her know he didn't really mean any of it.
She was standing in the Weasley kitchen surrounded by red-heads. She easily picked up the twins whereabouts, as they were trying to sneak something into the juice bowl behind their mother's back, a scowl coming from two pretty twin blondes, which Hermione figured where their partners. Charlie was standing near the door, his hand being held by a small girl with pigtails. Bill had been talking to Arthur, his long mane gone, being replaced by well-styled hair and a small silver stud on his ear. Percy had been trying to maneuver a little boy into a jumper, having stopped at seeing her and giving the boy the opportunity to flee sans jumper. Ginny and Harry were holding hands besides Molly, who looked about ready to burst with tears. She spotted several more females, the women she had seen at the door looked strangely familiar but she hadn't the time to look. The kitchen and family room was littered by children of various ages, all red-haired, running and screaming, paying her no attention. She immediately took notice of Ron's absence, but decided not to comment on it, as she was sure his whereabouts would be explained in the course of the evening.
"Is that any way to welcome your best friend back after so long?" she had retorted back, putting her hands on her hips for further emphasis.
"Some best friend. Six ruddy years and all I got a handful of letters. Either you thought yourself too important for us, or you just didn't have much time, eh?" he replied, smirking.
Hermione had laughed at that "I'm afraid it was the latter. I may know more medi-Magic that any witch alive, but talk to me about what's going on in the world, and I may look like a Muggle being told of Magic! Now come here and give me a hug, don't infuriate me further!"
"It's so good to see you, Hermione" Harry said, as he walked up to her and hugged her "We've missed you so much, and we're so happy you're here now" he had added in her ear, so as no one else would hear.
Harry let Hermione go, and each Weasley family member approached her, ready to greet her with open arms.
"Welcome back Hermione! You remember Fleur right? This is Ethan, our five year old son, and Emilie, our three year old" Bill said, as he gave her a brief hug.
Fleur leaned in and kissed Hermione on the cheeks with an "It iz nice to zee you again" Bill's children greeted her and ran off into the back yard.
Charlie came next. He had grown a beard and was still holding the little pig-tailed girl's hand, a petite brunette coming out of the kitchen and holding onto his other hand. "This is Jasmine, my wife, and Jessica, our four-year old daughter." Hermione received a hug from all of them, and they moved out of the way, as Percy seemed to be making his way over to her.
"Hermione, it's ever lovely to see you." He had said in a cordial business- like tone, then giving her a smile and a kiss on the cheek. "Penny dear, will you go get the kids so they can meet Aunt Hermione for me, dear? Thank you. You remember Penelope, right? Of course you do, you came to our wedding." He paused, as Penelope came in from the front yard with seven children in tow. "Yes, well, that's Arthur, he's seven. Next to him are Mandy, Matthew, Rita, Carsten, Katherine, and Charles. Come say hello to Aunt Hermione children!"
All seven of Percy's children approached her and held out their hands, making Hermione giggle and shake each of theirs in turn. Penny approached her and said "Well, you can't deny they're Percy's, right?" and giggled right along with her. The children then ran back to the yard, leaving Hermione with Fred and George in front of her. "Hermione darling, it's good to see you again. How has Greenland been? Still Green as ever I suppose. You remember me, right? Good ol' Fred, your buddy from years back. This fine looking fellow to my right is George. To my left is my lovely wife Kathleen and to the right of George is his wife, Crystal." He bowed his head a little, and so did his twin, earning them an eye-roll from Hermione.
"You know, I may have been gone a few years but I still know who's who. And you Fred, are George, and YOU George, are Fred. I haven't suddenly grown stupid you know? It is however," she added "Nice to meet you two." She said to Kathleen and Crystal, who gave her a wide grin and a hug.
"The kids are running around somewhere," Fred said "just look for the two sets of twins, they're ours.or so we're told" he said, earning both him and George a slap in the back of the head.
"I didn't say anything, love" George complained, while rubbing the sore spot.
"But you thought it, and that's enough" Crystal said, to which Hermione laughed.
The woman from the front door stepped up. Her gray eyes narrowed and her full red lips smirked. She didn't try to hug her or make any contact, only crossed her arms in front of her full breasts and said "Granger."
It was in that very moment that Hermione pinpointed who this was; none other than Pansy Parkinson.
"Will you let the poor girl breathe, for Merlin's sake?! She just got in, after having ignored us for six years, give her some time to explain herself!" Harry had said, a smile on his face letting her know he didn't really mean any of it.
She was standing in the Weasley kitchen surrounded by red-heads. She easily picked up the twins whereabouts, as they were trying to sneak something into the juice bowl behind their mother's back, a scowl coming from two pretty twin blondes, which Hermione figured where their partners. Charlie was standing near the door, his hand being held by a small girl with pigtails. Bill had been talking to Arthur, his long mane gone, being replaced by well-styled hair and a small silver stud on his ear. Percy had been trying to maneuver a little boy into a jumper, having stopped at seeing her and giving the boy the opportunity to flee sans jumper. Ginny and Harry were holding hands besides Molly, who looked about ready to burst with tears. She spotted several more females, the women she had seen at the door looked strangely familiar but she hadn't the time to look. The kitchen and family room was littered by children of various ages, all red-haired, running and screaming, paying her no attention. She immediately took notice of Ron's absence, but decided not to comment on it, as she was sure his whereabouts would be explained in the course of the evening.
"Is that any way to welcome your best friend back after so long?" she had retorted back, putting her hands on her hips for further emphasis.
"Some best friend. Six ruddy years and all I got a handful of letters. Either you thought yourself too important for us, or you just didn't have much time, eh?" he replied, smirking.
Hermione had laughed at that "I'm afraid it was the latter. I may know more medi-Magic that any witch alive, but talk to me about what's going on in the world, and I may look like a Muggle being told of Magic! Now come here and give me a hug, don't infuriate me further!"
"It's so good to see you, Hermione" Harry said, as he walked up to her and hugged her "We've missed you so much, and we're so happy you're here now" he had added in her ear, so as no one else would hear.
Harry let Hermione go, and each Weasley family member approached her, ready to greet her with open arms.
"Welcome back Hermione! You remember Fleur right? This is Ethan, our five year old son, and Emilie, our three year old" Bill said, as he gave her a brief hug.
Fleur leaned in and kissed Hermione on the cheeks with an "It iz nice to zee you again" Bill's children greeted her and ran off into the back yard.
Charlie came next. He had grown a beard and was still holding the little pig-tailed girl's hand, a petite brunette coming out of the kitchen and holding onto his other hand. "This is Jasmine, my wife, and Jessica, our four-year old daughter." Hermione received a hug from all of them, and they moved out of the way, as Percy seemed to be making his way over to her.
"Hermione, it's ever lovely to see you." He had said in a cordial business- like tone, then giving her a smile and a kiss on the cheek. "Penny dear, will you go get the kids so they can meet Aunt Hermione for me, dear? Thank you. You remember Penelope, right? Of course you do, you came to our wedding." He paused, as Penelope came in from the front yard with seven children in tow. "Yes, well, that's Arthur, he's seven. Next to him are Mandy, Matthew, Rita, Carsten, Katherine, and Charles. Come say hello to Aunt Hermione children!"
All seven of Percy's children approached her and held out their hands, making Hermione giggle and shake each of theirs in turn. Penny approached her and said "Well, you can't deny they're Percy's, right?" and giggled right along with her. The children then ran back to the yard, leaving Hermione with Fred and George in front of her. "Hermione darling, it's good to see you again. How has Greenland been? Still Green as ever I suppose. You remember me, right? Good ol' Fred, your buddy from years back. This fine looking fellow to my right is George. To my left is my lovely wife Kathleen and to the right of George is his wife, Crystal." He bowed his head a little, and so did his twin, earning them an eye-roll from Hermione.
"You know, I may have been gone a few years but I still know who's who. And you Fred, are George, and YOU George, are Fred. I haven't suddenly grown stupid you know? It is however," she added "Nice to meet you two." She said to Kathleen and Crystal, who gave her a wide grin and a hug.
"The kids are running around somewhere," Fred said "just look for the two sets of twins, they're ours.or so we're told" he said, earning both him and George a slap in the back of the head.
"I didn't say anything, love" George complained, while rubbing the sore spot.
"But you thought it, and that's enough" Crystal said, to which Hermione laughed.
The woman from the front door stepped up. Her gray eyes narrowed and her full red lips smirked. She didn't try to hug her or make any contact, only crossed her arms in front of her full breasts and said "Granger."
It was in that very moment that Hermione pinpointed who this was; none other than Pansy Parkinson.