Chapter Three- A Changed Percy
When Harry arrived at the Burrow, he had no memory of ever leaving the Dursley's. (It was painful to think of them).
But the Moment he started grinning, Mrs. Weasley, a short plump woman with a cheery face and a mop of Red hair, welcomed him.
"Harry Dear!" she called, as she ran into the Kitchen to meet them. "It's so nice to see you again!"
"Hello Mrs. Weasley" said Harry.
Ginny Weasley, who was small, with long red hair and blue eyes walked into the kitchen and waved to Harry without flushing red. What Hermione said a few weeks ago at Hogwarts was true; Ginny had given up on Harry.
"I'm glad my letter arrived sooner than I'd expected.or you still might be with your Aunt and Uncle" said Mrs. Weasley, as Harry and Ron left the fireplace and were now sitting at the table.
"Yeah. I'd only gotten Ron's letter this morning"
"Oh well, I guess we can be satif-ARGH!!!" shrieked Mrs. Weasley as Fred and George apparated into the kitchen holding Harry's trunk and Hedwig. "Stop doing that!"
Fred and George were grinning. "Dad's said he's got some important work at the Ministry, so he'll be home late" said George.
"Oh, you're father is going to drive me insane. What's he got to do at work so early in the summer?" said Mrs. Weasley sounded thoroughly irritated. "You lot go upstairs and help Harry unpack" she continued.
"No can do. We have work to do" said Fred.
"What sort of work?" demanded Mrs. Weasley.
"The Shop! We've made so much money, we're going to expand our products. See you later" and with that, the twins were gone.
"Well, Ron take Harry up to your room and help him unpack. I'm starting dinner"
"Alright"
Harry seized his Trunk, while Ron grabbed Hedwig and they headed upstairs. "What's this about Percy's hair?"
"Oh.that's not all that's changed you know.he did something to himself." whispered Ginny.
"Like what?"
"You'll see.he looks.sexy" said Ginny, and at those words, both Ron and Harry stared at her.
"GINNY! HE'S OUR BROTHER!!!" shouted Ron.
"I was only complimenting him!" snapped Ginny. A bedroom door opened and Percy emerged from his room. Harry's mouth dropped.
Percy wasn't Percy anymore. His hair wasn't short and curly. His hair was spiky now, and he had an earring in his ear like the twins, and he was no longer skinny. He was Muscular.
"Who is shouting-oh.Hello Harry". Percy looked a little nervous.
"H---Hi Percy"
"Listen, can I talk to you, alone?"
"Er.sure"
Harry stepped towards Percy's room and entered, while Percy shut the door. The inside of Percy's room was so neat and clean. He had several pictures of his girlfriend, Penelope Clearwater. His bed was neat and his working station was stacked with ministry work, but still it was neat. Harry wondered how Percy got so huge when there was no sign of anything to work out with.
"Listen Harry, I know you read the letter that I sent Ron last year" he said, as he sat down on the bed. "And I'm sorry about that.I was just confused.and-well, you understand right?"
It took Harry a little while to get over the shock of seeing Percy the way he was, but he managed to let a few words escape from his mouth.
"Yeah.Of course I understand. I mean-the whole You-Know-Who being back would have been pretty hard for me to believe if I didn't see it with my own eyes" said Harry.
Percy smiled, and revealed a mouth of pearly white straight teeth.
"Er.Can I ask you a Question Percy?"
"Sure"
"What-How-". Harry didn't seem to be able to ask his question, but Percy finished it for him anyway.
"You're going to ask what did I do to myself right?"
Harry nodded.
"Well, I got a little tired of looking like I couldn't defend myself, so I visited a thing that Muggles call a "Gym". Penelope took me and she helped me Train. It was loads of fun, so I continued doing it, and in record time, I looked like Charlie. And my hair-well, that's Penelope's doing" Percy said, smiling broadly, and looking at Harry. "How do I look? If you don't mind me asking"
"You look alright Percy"
Percy stood up, and whipped out his wand, and muttered "IMPEDIMENTA" and caused a fly to drop in mid air.
"I was sick of it buzzing around here"
The door to Percy's room opened and Ron poked his head inside.
"If you're done holding Harry hostage, Mum needs you downstairs Percy" Ron said, sniggering.
Percy and Harry strode to the door, and Percy punched Ron in the arm and walked downstairs.
"Ow! Slimy Git"
Harry and Ron walked up to Ron's room, and as usual, Harry wasn't surprised to see what was tacked on Ron's wall; A Poster of Viktor Krum flying around on his broomstick.
Ron's room was a little smaller than Percy's was but it smelled better. Percy's smelled of strong cologne, while Ron's smelled of the summer air. There were two beds in the room now, and Harry guessed that one was his. Ron's things were scattered around the room, and his bed was littered with Parchment, Quills and several bottles of ink. "Fred and George moved out, so that's why my room looks spacier" Ron said as he ran in and threw himself on Harry's neat bed. "Can't do this on my bed, so I choose to do it on yours"
Harry wandered over to Ron's bed and began to look at the letters, but before he could, Ron dashed over and shielded the letters from Harry's view.
"Hey-what are you-"
"You can't read these!" said Ron, his face reddening as though being filled with boiling water.
Harry had a suspicion that the letters were addressed to Hermione, but he decided to not say anything.
"I won't ask," said Harry walking to his bed and sitting down. His trunks were at the end of the bed, and Hedwig was let out of her cage and was sitting on top of the dresser next to Harry.
"Hey, wanna see the new spell I learned?"
"Sure" said Harry.
"It's supposed to change the weather inside someone's room" said Ron, as he took out his Wand. "Cloudis Spinola" he said, and to Harry's amazement, the room began to experience a shower. Harry was amazed. That had to have been an adult bit of magic.
"That's really nice Ron, now could you er.get it to stop?"
Ron's face flushed red so quick, it looked as though someone were pouring boiling water on him.
"You don't know how to make it stop?"
Ron shook his head.
Harry grabbed his wand and said "Finite" and the rain stopped.
Ron's face had begun to regain its color. "Thanks"
"Don't mention it"
There was a moment of silence, before Harry asked, "Let's go get a bit of Quidditch Practice" "Alright" said Ron, muttering "Accio Nimbus 2001" as it came speeding through the window and next to him. They set off for the garden.
When Harry arrived at the Burrow, he had no memory of ever leaving the Dursley's. (It was painful to think of them).
But the Moment he started grinning, Mrs. Weasley, a short plump woman with a cheery face and a mop of Red hair, welcomed him.
"Harry Dear!" she called, as she ran into the Kitchen to meet them. "It's so nice to see you again!"
"Hello Mrs. Weasley" said Harry.
Ginny Weasley, who was small, with long red hair and blue eyes walked into the kitchen and waved to Harry without flushing red. What Hermione said a few weeks ago at Hogwarts was true; Ginny had given up on Harry.
"I'm glad my letter arrived sooner than I'd expected.or you still might be with your Aunt and Uncle" said Mrs. Weasley, as Harry and Ron left the fireplace and were now sitting at the table.
"Yeah. I'd only gotten Ron's letter this morning"
"Oh well, I guess we can be satif-ARGH!!!" shrieked Mrs. Weasley as Fred and George apparated into the kitchen holding Harry's trunk and Hedwig. "Stop doing that!"
Fred and George were grinning. "Dad's said he's got some important work at the Ministry, so he'll be home late" said George.
"Oh, you're father is going to drive me insane. What's he got to do at work so early in the summer?" said Mrs. Weasley sounded thoroughly irritated. "You lot go upstairs and help Harry unpack" she continued.
"No can do. We have work to do" said Fred.
"What sort of work?" demanded Mrs. Weasley.
"The Shop! We've made so much money, we're going to expand our products. See you later" and with that, the twins were gone.
"Well, Ron take Harry up to your room and help him unpack. I'm starting dinner"
"Alright"
Harry seized his Trunk, while Ron grabbed Hedwig and they headed upstairs. "What's this about Percy's hair?"
"Oh.that's not all that's changed you know.he did something to himself." whispered Ginny.
"Like what?"
"You'll see.he looks.sexy" said Ginny, and at those words, both Ron and Harry stared at her.
"GINNY! HE'S OUR BROTHER!!!" shouted Ron.
"I was only complimenting him!" snapped Ginny. A bedroom door opened and Percy emerged from his room. Harry's mouth dropped.
Percy wasn't Percy anymore. His hair wasn't short and curly. His hair was spiky now, and he had an earring in his ear like the twins, and he was no longer skinny. He was Muscular.
"Who is shouting-oh.Hello Harry". Percy looked a little nervous.
"H---Hi Percy"
"Listen, can I talk to you, alone?"
"Er.sure"
Harry stepped towards Percy's room and entered, while Percy shut the door. The inside of Percy's room was so neat and clean. He had several pictures of his girlfriend, Penelope Clearwater. His bed was neat and his working station was stacked with ministry work, but still it was neat. Harry wondered how Percy got so huge when there was no sign of anything to work out with.
"Listen Harry, I know you read the letter that I sent Ron last year" he said, as he sat down on the bed. "And I'm sorry about that.I was just confused.and-well, you understand right?"
It took Harry a little while to get over the shock of seeing Percy the way he was, but he managed to let a few words escape from his mouth.
"Yeah.Of course I understand. I mean-the whole You-Know-Who being back would have been pretty hard for me to believe if I didn't see it with my own eyes" said Harry.
Percy smiled, and revealed a mouth of pearly white straight teeth.
"Er.Can I ask you a Question Percy?"
"Sure"
"What-How-". Harry didn't seem to be able to ask his question, but Percy finished it for him anyway.
"You're going to ask what did I do to myself right?"
Harry nodded.
"Well, I got a little tired of looking like I couldn't defend myself, so I visited a thing that Muggles call a "Gym". Penelope took me and she helped me Train. It was loads of fun, so I continued doing it, and in record time, I looked like Charlie. And my hair-well, that's Penelope's doing" Percy said, smiling broadly, and looking at Harry. "How do I look? If you don't mind me asking"
"You look alright Percy"
Percy stood up, and whipped out his wand, and muttered "IMPEDIMENTA" and caused a fly to drop in mid air.
"I was sick of it buzzing around here"
The door to Percy's room opened and Ron poked his head inside.
"If you're done holding Harry hostage, Mum needs you downstairs Percy" Ron said, sniggering.
Percy and Harry strode to the door, and Percy punched Ron in the arm and walked downstairs.
"Ow! Slimy Git"
Harry and Ron walked up to Ron's room, and as usual, Harry wasn't surprised to see what was tacked on Ron's wall; A Poster of Viktor Krum flying around on his broomstick.
Ron's room was a little smaller than Percy's was but it smelled better. Percy's smelled of strong cologne, while Ron's smelled of the summer air. There were two beds in the room now, and Harry guessed that one was his. Ron's things were scattered around the room, and his bed was littered with Parchment, Quills and several bottles of ink. "Fred and George moved out, so that's why my room looks spacier" Ron said as he ran in and threw himself on Harry's neat bed. "Can't do this on my bed, so I choose to do it on yours"
Harry wandered over to Ron's bed and began to look at the letters, but before he could, Ron dashed over and shielded the letters from Harry's view.
"Hey-what are you-"
"You can't read these!" said Ron, his face reddening as though being filled with boiling water.
Harry had a suspicion that the letters were addressed to Hermione, but he decided to not say anything.
"I won't ask," said Harry walking to his bed and sitting down. His trunks were at the end of the bed, and Hedwig was let out of her cage and was sitting on top of the dresser next to Harry.
"Hey, wanna see the new spell I learned?"
"Sure" said Harry.
"It's supposed to change the weather inside someone's room" said Ron, as he took out his Wand. "Cloudis Spinola" he said, and to Harry's amazement, the room began to experience a shower. Harry was amazed. That had to have been an adult bit of magic.
"That's really nice Ron, now could you er.get it to stop?"
Ron's face flushed red so quick, it looked as though someone were pouring boiling water on him.
"You don't know how to make it stop?"
Ron shook his head.
Harry grabbed his wand and said "Finite" and the rain stopped.
Ron's face had begun to regain its color. "Thanks"
"Don't mention it"
There was a moment of silence, before Harry asked, "Let's go get a bit of Quidditch Practice" "Alright" said Ron, muttering "Accio Nimbus 2001" as it came speeding through the window and next to him. They set off for the garden.