Sunlight was streaming through the window next to my bed when I woke up the next morning. Today was the start of the holidays – normally I would enjoy this, but since I knew I would be meeting Molly's family I wasn't exactly thrilled to be leaving the comfort of Hogwarts. I sat up a little bit to find my glasses on the table by my bed and then got up to get dressed.
I went down to the common room to look for Molly, but she wasn't there, I figured she had gone to the Great Hall to start on breakfast. I got to the Hall but she wasn't there either and got a bit worried, it wasn't like her to be late; she must have stayed in bed to prolong this day from coming. Oh well, might as well start without her. I wasn't feeling very hungry, so I only put a few eggs and a strip of bacon on my plate.
As I was poking at one of the eggs, Molly finally came into the Hall. "Hello, Arthur," she said, a little dejectedly.
"How did you sleep?" I asked her, sounding concerned.
"I've been terrified since we talked last night, I couldn't even get to sleep on my own, I had to perform a small charm to make myself finally get sleepy," she said, yawning deeply when she finished her sentence.
"So..how is this all going to work? What day am I going to see you?" I asked.
"I asked mother if we could all spend Christmas together, but she laughed at me and said 'of course not', and then said it would probably happen on December 30th. My father will set up a temporary Floo network and I'll come get you and your parents at your house..it will probably be sometime in the afternoon.." she said, and trailed off.
"How do you think our parents will get on? Will yours actually start an argument with mine?" I questioned. Then felt sheepish, she had a rather offended look on her face.
"No, they won't. I don't know what they will do, but it won't be that." She said.
"All-right, all-right, I'm sorry, it's just a bit intimidating to be going to a house that is owned by two Death Eaters," I said, gravely.
"Don't say that so loudly! We're not exactly alone like we were last night" she said, looking around nervously to see if anyone had heard us – no one had. "I have to go upstairs and pack my things, I'll see you back in the common room," she said, a little bit colder than I would've liked to have heard.
I sighed, and went back to staring at my eggs.
I went down to the common room to look for Molly, but she wasn't there, I figured she had gone to the Great Hall to start on breakfast. I got to the Hall but she wasn't there either and got a bit worried, it wasn't like her to be late; she must have stayed in bed to prolong this day from coming. Oh well, might as well start without her. I wasn't feeling very hungry, so I only put a few eggs and a strip of bacon on my plate.
As I was poking at one of the eggs, Molly finally came into the Hall. "Hello, Arthur," she said, a little dejectedly.
"How did you sleep?" I asked her, sounding concerned.
"I've been terrified since we talked last night, I couldn't even get to sleep on my own, I had to perform a small charm to make myself finally get sleepy," she said, yawning deeply when she finished her sentence.
"So..how is this all going to work? What day am I going to see you?" I asked.
"I asked mother if we could all spend Christmas together, but she laughed at me and said 'of course not', and then said it would probably happen on December 30th. My father will set up a temporary Floo network and I'll come get you and your parents at your house..it will probably be sometime in the afternoon.." she said, and trailed off.
"How do you think our parents will get on? Will yours actually start an argument with mine?" I questioned. Then felt sheepish, she had a rather offended look on her face.
"No, they won't. I don't know what they will do, but it won't be that." She said.
"All-right, all-right, I'm sorry, it's just a bit intimidating to be going to a house that is owned by two Death Eaters," I said, gravely.
"Don't say that so loudly! We're not exactly alone like we were last night" she said, looking around nervously to see if anyone had heard us – no one had. "I have to go upstairs and pack my things, I'll see you back in the common room," she said, a little bit colder than I would've liked to have heard.
I sighed, and went back to staring at my eggs.