Chapter 2
Jerald's ears pricked as he heard the knock at the door. He was about to meet a traditional wizard family. Harry opened the door with Hermione at his side and as Jerald watched from the sofa the family piled in. The first was a red headed woman who immediately hugged Harry before moving on to Hermione, then came a man whose red head hair was now showing hits of grey. He threw his coat at the coat rack as if he had came to visit everyday before walking toward the kitchen with an incredibly interested face. 'Perhaps he was alcoholic ?' Jerald thought. Next came a pony-tailed man, Jerald guessed him to be about thirty, who apologised for Charlie's absence before walking toward the living room and saying hi to Jerald before admiring the tree. Next came two twins and a young man wearing glasses and finally... Jerald's jaw dropped as the most stunning red head he had ever seen in his life walked in. She hugged Hermione and the Harry before she herself walked in.
"Hi, you must be Jerald," She said, The others flooded into the kitchen leaving just Jerald, Ginny and Fred and George.
"I...I..." Jerald couldn't speak, this was the closest he'd come to a beautiful girl, not including Hermione, since, well since Jane.
"Harry told us you were a comic book artist," George began.
"But you sound more like a pirate," Fred continued, "Eye Eye captain !" The three of them laughed before Harry re-entered. Ginny got to her feet and went to the kitchen. Jerald was sure he had failed already when Harry said,
"Sorry about Ron he had to go to work." Immediately Fred and George burst into tears of laughter. "Yes I suppose it does sound a bit stupid but he left this morning." More laughter. Finally Fred managed to get it all out.
"We gave him a job," More laughing, "A fake one." A little more laughing, "As a joke." Jerald managed a fake smirk while Harry remained appalled.
"We're gonna pay him," George said suddenly serious as Mrs Weasly walked in. She offered a hand for Jerald to shake and he did.
"It's so nice to have another Muggle friend," Mrs Weasly said but her face showed a sudden hint of misery. It confused Jerald but Harry knew perfectly well what it meant. The death of Hermione's parents had upset everyone. They were such nice guys. "Will you be staying for tea ?" Mrs Weasly asked, she had already taken over Hermione's kitchen. "Were going to eat in an hour when Ron gets home."
"I would be delighted." Jerald replied. Anything to spend more time with the foxy red head. He didn't even know her name yet. Mrs Weasly turned to leave and Bill came out the kitchen just as she left.
"Lovely place you've got Harry," He said as he slumped down next to Jerald, "Kind of reminds me of Pierre's place." Jerald didn't care to hear a story so he rose and headed for the kitchen. Perhaps he could try and talk to the red headed girl again.
Jerald's ears pricked as he heard the knock at the door. He was about to meet a traditional wizard family. Harry opened the door with Hermione at his side and as Jerald watched from the sofa the family piled in. The first was a red headed woman who immediately hugged Harry before moving on to Hermione, then came a man whose red head hair was now showing hits of grey. He threw his coat at the coat rack as if he had came to visit everyday before walking toward the kitchen with an incredibly interested face. 'Perhaps he was alcoholic ?' Jerald thought. Next came a pony-tailed man, Jerald guessed him to be about thirty, who apologised for Charlie's absence before walking toward the living room and saying hi to Jerald before admiring the tree. Next came two twins and a young man wearing glasses and finally... Jerald's jaw dropped as the most stunning red head he had ever seen in his life walked in. She hugged Hermione and the Harry before she herself walked in.
"Hi, you must be Jerald," She said, The others flooded into the kitchen leaving just Jerald, Ginny and Fred and George.
"I...I..." Jerald couldn't speak, this was the closest he'd come to a beautiful girl, not including Hermione, since, well since Jane.
"Harry told us you were a comic book artist," George began.
"But you sound more like a pirate," Fred continued, "Eye Eye captain !" The three of them laughed before Harry re-entered. Ginny got to her feet and went to the kitchen. Jerald was sure he had failed already when Harry said,
"Sorry about Ron he had to go to work." Immediately Fred and George burst into tears of laughter. "Yes I suppose it does sound a bit stupid but he left this morning." More laughter. Finally Fred managed to get it all out.
"We gave him a job," More laughing, "A fake one." A little more laughing, "As a joke." Jerald managed a fake smirk while Harry remained appalled.
"We're gonna pay him," George said suddenly serious as Mrs Weasly walked in. She offered a hand for Jerald to shake and he did.
"It's so nice to have another Muggle friend," Mrs Weasly said but her face showed a sudden hint of misery. It confused Jerald but Harry knew perfectly well what it meant. The death of Hermione's parents had upset everyone. They were such nice guys. "Will you be staying for tea ?" Mrs Weasly asked, she had already taken over Hermione's kitchen. "Were going to eat in an hour when Ron gets home."
"I would be delighted." Jerald replied. Anything to spend more time with the foxy red head. He didn't even know her name yet. Mrs Weasly turned to leave and Bill came out the kitchen just as she left.
"Lovely place you've got Harry," He said as he slumped down next to Jerald, "Kind of reminds me of Pierre's place." Jerald didn't care to hear a story so he rose and headed for the kitchen. Perhaps he could try and talk to the red headed girl again.