Chapter 3
The three 6th years, Harry, Ron, and Draco, all shared Ron's room at the Burrow. Harry had flopped face-down on the bed and wouldn't move. Ron sat next to him, leaning against the orange-postered wall. Draco raised an eyebrow at the vibrant color of the room, then sat on Harry's other side, rubbing his back. Ron closed his eyes.
"Mum and Ginny will be home soon. They went to the parlor. Bill's visiting for a bit, so he'll be back to stay any time now. He's taking the twins' old room. They live above their shop now. When Charlie arrives, he'll be staying in Percy's old room. Ginny has what used to be their room. Dad'll be arriving around dinner, I hope."
Draco nodded and Harry mumbled something. Arthur Weasley was very busy at the ministry with Voldemort now back in power. At the moment, however, he was dealing with how Bill should be treated for his treatment of the Dursleys. His heart wanted to congratulate him, shake his hand and give him a slap on the back. His bosses, on the other hand, did not.
"Who's taking us to Diagon Alley?" Harry asked, his voice muffled by the comforter.
"Bill's taking us when Ginny comes home. Hermione and Charlie'll meet us there." He looked over at Draco. "After today, you'll have met the entire core of this branch of the Weasley clan."
"I've never seen so much red hair in my life." Ron made a face ad threw a pillow shaped like a snitch at him. Draco laughed, catching the pillow.
A door slammed downstairs and footsteps rapidly ascended the stairs.
"That would be Ginny." Ron commented. A moment later the door opened and Ginny bounced into the room. Her long red hair was bound into twin braids on either side of her head, and her blue-green eyes sparkled. She was tall, just an inch or two smaller than the twins at about 5'8". She was extremely thin, her skin was a milky white, and she practically vibrated with nervous energy.
"You'll never know who we saw!" She burst out.
"Seamus Finnigan?"
"Dean Thomas?"
"Dean Melanco." Three confused eyes looked at Harry. "American Wrestler." Ginny shook her head.
"No, we saw the new Physical Defense teacher with Remus and Snuffles. He is such a hunk!" She flopped onto the bed between Ron and Harry and stared dreamily at the ceiling. Ron rolled his eyes.
"So was Lockheart, and look how he turned out."
"Professor Pierson and Snape were there as well. They seemed to like him." Ron blinked.
"Wow." Bill appeared at the door.
"You lot ready?" Ron nodded and stood, pulling Ginny along. Draco followed, and coaxed Harry into standing.
"Let's go."
***
The five met with Hermione and Charlie at the ice cream parlor and after four LARGE ice cream sundaes, they headed out to shop. Who did they happen to meet when they entered Flourish and Blotts?" Why, Methos and MacLeod, of course.
"I cannot believe you're buying that, MacLeod."
"Why not? It's about Scotland. You know how I feel about my home." The brogue was thick and Ginny, Harry and Hermione swooned, getting a strange look from Ron and a smirk from Draco.
"It's not about Scotland, Mac, it's about the Loch Ness Monster."
"Nessie lives in Scotland, doesn't she?" Methos just shook his head, and smirked. All this magical energy had to be going to MacLeod's head. He did win this round, however. "How does this money work again?" Mac asked and Methos just walked away laughing.
"OOOHHHHH!" Hermione squealed and ran over to a far table. Ginny followed at a slower pace. Methos looked over.
"I know that squeal.Hermione." The boys (both the students and the teachers) made their way over to the excited girl.
"What is it, "Mione?" She held the tome up for all to see.
"The newest revised edition of Hogwarts: A History. Oh, and I have the money! This is so wonderful!" Ron blinked, then smiled.
"If it makes you happy." Methos casually picked up a book, saying a "hullo" to the others. He opened the book to a random page.
"Oh look, they finally added the Chamber of Secrets. No more Myrtles." He turned the page and his eyebrows rose. "Destroyed by Harry Potter," he looked down at the be-speckled teen, "you're just everywhere, aren't you," back to the book, "while saving first year Ginny Weasley." he looked at Ginny, took in her pale face and grimaced. "Sorry." He put the book down.
"Real smooth, Old Man."
"I would say something, but there are ladies present."
"Where?" Ron asked looking around, and then happened to see Hermione raise the giant tome. "I'm only joking! AHHH!!" Hermione put the book down. Methos started to laugh. Hermione shot him a look and he froze, mid- chuckle.
"Ahem.well.anyway.MacLeod, I would like to introduce you to five of the students you will be teaching. This is Harry Potter, Behind him is Ronald Weasley, (call me Ron, he piped in) and his sister, Ginny. The blond is Draco Malfoy and this young bookworm is Hermione Granger. ("Charmed," she smiled.) Everybody, this is Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod." His voice got deep and obtained a Scottish brogue for a moment when he said the name. "He'll be teaching physical defense." Greetings were exchanged and Draco spoke for the first time.
"Professor Pierson, Where's Professor Snape?"
"The Apothecary. He needed to pick up some supplies that he couldn't get in Hogsmead." The door opened then and Snape walked in, adjusting the contents of his bag.
"You would not believe the price of powdered Kingsfloil these days. It's highway robbery! It's cheaper to buy fresh Athelas and dry it myself." He complained, coming to a stop next to Methos. "Argh! I hate shopping." He looked up. "uh.hello."
"Hullo Preofessor." Severus looked over at the excited Hermione, clutching the tome in her hands. Then he took in the tall redhead still hiding behind Harry and Draco. He raised an eyebrow at Methos. 'Later,' he mouthed. Severus nodded and checked his watch.
"Well, if we want to meet Remus and the mutt for lunch, we'd best be off." Methos checked his watch and nodded. Duncan checked his watch once, then again, then a third time. He raised it to his ear and looked at it again. Methos raised an eyebrow at him.
"My watch isn't working." Hermione looked at it.
"That's because it's a Muggle watch. Muggle watches don't work well in areas of highly concentrated magic, some, like yours, not at all."
"They technically it's possible to enchant muggle artifacts to work, like my gameboy," he pulled a brightly colored plastic pad out of his back pocket. "Never leave home without it." He slipped it back into his pocket. "We do have to leave now, I'm afraid. Well see you lot in September. Goodbye." They said farewell and the three teachers were gone.
"Can I come out now?" Ron whined from behind Draco and Harry.
"You git." Hermione said and pulled him from his hideout and into a big kiss.
"There," she said after a few moments, " all is forgiven. Now, I want this book!' She pulled Ron away, still talking. Harry chuckled.
"Some things never change." Next to him Draco nodded.
"Yep." Pause.
"Is that all you're gonna say?"
"Yep."
"I wonder why." *Shrug* "too lazy?"
"Yep."
"Is that all you're gonna say?"
"Yep." Pause.
"Harry Potter is God."
"Don't get a big head."
"Bullox."
Ginny laughed.
"C'mon boys, lets not loose Ron. He has my purse." She went off into the crowd.
He pulled Draco to him and held him tight. Keeping his hands close, Harry pulled Draco through the throng towards the others at the counter. The shopping continued.
TBC
The three 6th years, Harry, Ron, and Draco, all shared Ron's room at the Burrow. Harry had flopped face-down on the bed and wouldn't move. Ron sat next to him, leaning against the orange-postered wall. Draco raised an eyebrow at the vibrant color of the room, then sat on Harry's other side, rubbing his back. Ron closed his eyes.
"Mum and Ginny will be home soon. They went to the parlor. Bill's visiting for a bit, so he'll be back to stay any time now. He's taking the twins' old room. They live above their shop now. When Charlie arrives, he'll be staying in Percy's old room. Ginny has what used to be their room. Dad'll be arriving around dinner, I hope."
Draco nodded and Harry mumbled something. Arthur Weasley was very busy at the ministry with Voldemort now back in power. At the moment, however, he was dealing with how Bill should be treated for his treatment of the Dursleys. His heart wanted to congratulate him, shake his hand and give him a slap on the back. His bosses, on the other hand, did not.
"Who's taking us to Diagon Alley?" Harry asked, his voice muffled by the comforter.
"Bill's taking us when Ginny comes home. Hermione and Charlie'll meet us there." He looked over at Draco. "After today, you'll have met the entire core of this branch of the Weasley clan."
"I've never seen so much red hair in my life." Ron made a face ad threw a pillow shaped like a snitch at him. Draco laughed, catching the pillow.
A door slammed downstairs and footsteps rapidly ascended the stairs.
"That would be Ginny." Ron commented. A moment later the door opened and Ginny bounced into the room. Her long red hair was bound into twin braids on either side of her head, and her blue-green eyes sparkled. She was tall, just an inch or two smaller than the twins at about 5'8". She was extremely thin, her skin was a milky white, and she practically vibrated with nervous energy.
"You'll never know who we saw!" She burst out.
"Seamus Finnigan?"
"Dean Thomas?"
"Dean Melanco." Three confused eyes looked at Harry. "American Wrestler." Ginny shook her head.
"No, we saw the new Physical Defense teacher with Remus and Snuffles. He is such a hunk!" She flopped onto the bed between Ron and Harry and stared dreamily at the ceiling. Ron rolled his eyes.
"So was Lockheart, and look how he turned out."
"Professor Pierson and Snape were there as well. They seemed to like him." Ron blinked.
"Wow." Bill appeared at the door.
"You lot ready?" Ron nodded and stood, pulling Ginny along. Draco followed, and coaxed Harry into standing.
"Let's go."
***
The five met with Hermione and Charlie at the ice cream parlor and after four LARGE ice cream sundaes, they headed out to shop. Who did they happen to meet when they entered Flourish and Blotts?" Why, Methos and MacLeod, of course.
"I cannot believe you're buying that, MacLeod."
"Why not? It's about Scotland. You know how I feel about my home." The brogue was thick and Ginny, Harry and Hermione swooned, getting a strange look from Ron and a smirk from Draco.
"It's not about Scotland, Mac, it's about the Loch Ness Monster."
"Nessie lives in Scotland, doesn't she?" Methos just shook his head, and smirked. All this magical energy had to be going to MacLeod's head. He did win this round, however. "How does this money work again?" Mac asked and Methos just walked away laughing.
"OOOHHHHH!" Hermione squealed and ran over to a far table. Ginny followed at a slower pace. Methos looked over.
"I know that squeal.Hermione." The boys (both the students and the teachers) made their way over to the excited girl.
"What is it, "Mione?" She held the tome up for all to see.
"The newest revised edition of Hogwarts: A History. Oh, and I have the money! This is so wonderful!" Ron blinked, then smiled.
"If it makes you happy." Methos casually picked up a book, saying a "hullo" to the others. He opened the book to a random page.
"Oh look, they finally added the Chamber of Secrets. No more Myrtles." He turned the page and his eyebrows rose. "Destroyed by Harry Potter," he looked down at the be-speckled teen, "you're just everywhere, aren't you," back to the book, "while saving first year Ginny Weasley." he looked at Ginny, took in her pale face and grimaced. "Sorry." He put the book down.
"Real smooth, Old Man."
"I would say something, but there are ladies present."
"Where?" Ron asked looking around, and then happened to see Hermione raise the giant tome. "I'm only joking! AHHH!!" Hermione put the book down. Methos started to laugh. Hermione shot him a look and he froze, mid- chuckle.
"Ahem.well.anyway.MacLeod, I would like to introduce you to five of the students you will be teaching. This is Harry Potter, Behind him is Ronald Weasley, (call me Ron, he piped in) and his sister, Ginny. The blond is Draco Malfoy and this young bookworm is Hermione Granger. ("Charmed," she smiled.) Everybody, this is Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod." His voice got deep and obtained a Scottish brogue for a moment when he said the name. "He'll be teaching physical defense." Greetings were exchanged and Draco spoke for the first time.
"Professor Pierson, Where's Professor Snape?"
"The Apothecary. He needed to pick up some supplies that he couldn't get in Hogsmead." The door opened then and Snape walked in, adjusting the contents of his bag.
"You would not believe the price of powdered Kingsfloil these days. It's highway robbery! It's cheaper to buy fresh Athelas and dry it myself." He complained, coming to a stop next to Methos. "Argh! I hate shopping." He looked up. "uh.hello."
"Hullo Preofessor." Severus looked over at the excited Hermione, clutching the tome in her hands. Then he took in the tall redhead still hiding behind Harry and Draco. He raised an eyebrow at Methos. 'Later,' he mouthed. Severus nodded and checked his watch.
"Well, if we want to meet Remus and the mutt for lunch, we'd best be off." Methos checked his watch and nodded. Duncan checked his watch once, then again, then a third time. He raised it to his ear and looked at it again. Methos raised an eyebrow at him.
"My watch isn't working." Hermione looked at it.
"That's because it's a Muggle watch. Muggle watches don't work well in areas of highly concentrated magic, some, like yours, not at all."
"They technically it's possible to enchant muggle artifacts to work, like my gameboy," he pulled a brightly colored plastic pad out of his back pocket. "Never leave home without it." He slipped it back into his pocket. "We do have to leave now, I'm afraid. Well see you lot in September. Goodbye." They said farewell and the three teachers were gone.
"Can I come out now?" Ron whined from behind Draco and Harry.
"You git." Hermione said and pulled him from his hideout and into a big kiss.
"There," she said after a few moments, " all is forgiven. Now, I want this book!' She pulled Ron away, still talking. Harry chuckled.
"Some things never change." Next to him Draco nodded.
"Yep." Pause.
"Is that all you're gonna say?"
"Yep."
"I wonder why." *Shrug* "too lazy?"
"Yep."
"Is that all you're gonna say?"
"Yep." Pause.
"Harry Potter is God."
"Don't get a big head."
"Bullox."
Ginny laughed.
"C'mon boys, lets not loose Ron. He has my purse." She went off into the crowd.
He pulled Draco to him and held him tight. Keeping his hands close, Harry pulled Draco through the throng towards the others at the counter. The shopping continued.
TBC
