Thanks so much to airhead14 and to CountessKathleen for reviewing!
Sorry about this chapter... I've rewritten it about three times and
just realized that the Three Broomsticks isnt in Diagon Alley lol...
well anyway, review! Review! Review! Or should I say, constructive
criticism! Also: all characters and names and things belong to J.K.
Rowling!
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Ron finally came to a stop in Diagon Alley.
"Oof!" he muttered, landing hard. He stood up and ran a hand
through his red hair. Ron leaned against a railing to wait for Ginny
and the others. As he waited, he looked around at the wizards and
witches milling around Diagon Alley's streets and shops.
He watched the back of a girl disappear into Flourish and
Blotts. 'That looks like...' but he didn't have time to finish his
thoughts. Ginny had arrived, and she thumped him on the shoulder,
laughing.
"You shoulda heard Mum, telling Fred and George off! Right
after you had gone, Mum spotted this paper, poking out the back of
Fred's pocket. She asked him what it was about, but he couldn't hide
it quick enough and she got a look at it. It was this inventory-list
thingy, and Mum reckons they had invented those things that were
listed! Them! Inventing things!" Ginny leaned against the railing,
laughing some more. "She was still yelling at them when I left... I'll
be surprised if they turn up..."
But George did show up a minute later, and Fred came a bit
after that.
"Can't believe that..." Fred muttered, looking cross,. "Anyway, we've
still got our errands to run, so you little children just stay out of
trouble while we run along. Meet us back right here at four and DON'T
be late." He instructed.
"Right then. See you in a bit!" George added, looking a little more
cheerful than Fred, and the two walked off.
"Well?" Ginny said expectantly, looking up at Ron.
"Well?" said Ron with a grin. "Let's go to Flourish and Blotts, eh?
Have a look around." he said, suddenly remembering who he had seen
enter the shop a few moments earlier.
"Okay!" Ginny replied brightly. Ron supposed that she was more excited
about being off on her own for a few hours than actually doing
anything in particular.
They walked along the street, which wasn't very crowded because it was
just a random summer day.
They went through the door and were instantly greeted by a cheerful-
looking wizard.
"Give him a few weeks, Ginny, and I bet you that smile will be wiped
right off his face..." Ron snickered, thinking of how crowded the shop
could get during the last few days before school started.
"Is second year hard, Ron?" Ginny asked nervously, glancing up at a
book called 'The Standard Book of Spells, Grade Two'.
"Nah, not really, Ginny, as long as you don't go nosing around in any
diaries." Ron teased. Ginny's face turned bright red, and she ducked
behind a display of "Hexes for Your Exes".
"Hermione! Hello! What are you doing here?" Ginny's voice was carried
over to where Ron was standing.
"What, can't a person wander around a bit?" Hermione said, mock-
accusingly.
"Oh, sorry, that came out all wrong..." Ginny stammered.
"Oh, don't worry about it, I was just joking... are your brothers
here?" Hermione continued. Ron turned a corner and spotted them. "Oh,
hello Ron!" Hermione said brightly.
"George and Fred are here somewhere, I reckon somewhere they're not
supposed to be." Ron rolled his eyes.
"Hermione, dear, wont you introduce me to your lovely friends?" an
eager looking witch, who looked only about twenty, had come bouncing
down the aisle.
"Of course, Lucy!" Hermione greeted the woman. "This is Ron and Ginny
Weasly, two of my friends from school. Ron, Ginny, this is my, er,
nanny. She's come along with me so I could pick up a few new
spellbooks to study." Hermione motioned to the stack of boring-looking
books in her arms.
"Nice to meet you." Ginny said politely to the blonde-haired woman.
Ginny was practically beaming. Ron supposed it was because Hermione
had refered to her as a friend.
"We were just about to go and get some ice-cream... want to join us?"
Hermione said after a slightly akward moment of silence.
Ginny glanced at Ron hopefully.
"Uh..." he faultered uncertainly.
"Oh, I insist!" said Lucy light-heartidly. "My treat!" she grinned
down at the trio.
Ron hated the thought of having someone else buying his family yet
another thing they couldn't afford. But, it meant that he would have
at least a half-hour with a friend he hadnt seen in a month...
"Okay then." He agreed finally. After Hermione paid for her books, the
four headed across the street. Ron held the door for the three once
they had crossed the cobblestone street. Each of the ladies had smiled
and thanked him in turn, which made Ron's face glow red.
A man behind a counter called loudly out to Lucy as soon as she walked
over.
"What'll it be?" he asked gruffly.
"Four, uh, chocolate ice-cream cones." Lucy ordered for them, which
was perfectly fine with Ron.
"How's your summer been, Ron?" Hermione asked brightly as they waited.
"Actually, rather boring... but something's bound to happen once we
get to school." He smiled, remembering all the things he and his
friends had been through the previous two years.
"Yeah." Hermione laughed.
"Er, Ginny? Do you mind helping me with these?" Lucy called from the
counter.
"How's your summer going?" Ron asked, leaning against a table.
"Really good! We went to visit some of Lucy's family in France for a
week. It was very interesting."
"Well, this is the furthest from home I've been all summer." Ron
shrugged, wondering why he'd never heard of Lucy before.
"Have you heard from Harry lately? I suppose he's really bored."
Hermione said, suddenly changing the subject.
"Here you go!" Ginny said, suddenly popping up with the ice-cream in
her hands.
"Want to sit down for a bit?" Lucy suggested, motioning to the table
behind Ron.
"Oh, uh, sure..." Ron muttered. He didn't know why being around
Hermione and her nanny made him so nervous, but he didn't like the
feeling.
When the last drop of chocolate had disappeared, the group
walked outside.
"Thank you, Lucy!" Ginny said cheerfully.
"Yeah, thanks..." he added quickly.
"Well, Hermione, I think we better get going so we won't be
late for tea with your mother..." Lucy reminded Hermione of this as
the group walked onto the cobblestone.
"Well, I had a nice time, er... time talking, Ron. Bye, Ginny!
See you in a few weeks!" Hermione waved good-bye as she and Lucy
turned in the opposite direction and walked away.
"Why are you looking at her like that?" Ginny stared at Ron
with an odd expression on her face.
"L..like what?" he muttered. Ron could feel his ears burning.
"Like you've just heard that Quality Quidditch Supplies are
giving away free broomsticks." Said a very familiar voice behind Ron.
Ron whirled around to see his brothers standing together,
laughing.
"Bye, Hermione!" Fred mimicked in a high-pitched, love-struck
voice.
"Oh come on, he didn't say it like that!" Ginny glared, but
Ron could tell she was trying not to laugh.
"Come on, loverboy. We better get on down he road before Mum
shows up." George snickered.
"So, what WAS it that Mum's confisticated? If you were on
Knockturn Alley, she'll go beserk." Ron said meanly, changing the
subject.
"Oh come on, we're not that thick! Mum'd know in an instant if
we went wandering off down there." George snorted.
"At any rate, that's none of your business." Fred added.
"Look! There's Mum!" Ginny pointed abruptly.
"Good. We can go." Ron muttered. There was a letter that
needed to be written to a certain best friend.
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Sorry about this chapter... I've rewritten it about three times and
just realized that the Three Broomsticks isnt in Diagon Alley lol...
well anyway, review! Review! Review! Or should I say, constructive
criticism! Also: all characters and names and things belong to J.K.
Rowling!
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Ron finally came to a stop in Diagon Alley.
"Oof!" he muttered, landing hard. He stood up and ran a hand
through his red hair. Ron leaned against a railing to wait for Ginny
and the others. As he waited, he looked around at the wizards and
witches milling around Diagon Alley's streets and shops.
He watched the back of a girl disappear into Flourish and
Blotts. 'That looks like...' but he didn't have time to finish his
thoughts. Ginny had arrived, and she thumped him on the shoulder,
laughing.
"You shoulda heard Mum, telling Fred and George off! Right
after you had gone, Mum spotted this paper, poking out the back of
Fred's pocket. She asked him what it was about, but he couldn't hide
it quick enough and she got a look at it. It was this inventory-list
thingy, and Mum reckons they had invented those things that were
listed! Them! Inventing things!" Ginny leaned against the railing,
laughing some more. "She was still yelling at them when I left... I'll
be surprised if they turn up..."
But George did show up a minute later, and Fred came a bit
after that.
"Can't believe that..." Fred muttered, looking cross,. "Anyway, we've
still got our errands to run, so you little children just stay out of
trouble while we run along. Meet us back right here at four and DON'T
be late." He instructed.
"Right then. See you in a bit!" George added, looking a little more
cheerful than Fred, and the two walked off.
"Well?" Ginny said expectantly, looking up at Ron.
"Well?" said Ron with a grin. "Let's go to Flourish and Blotts, eh?
Have a look around." he said, suddenly remembering who he had seen
enter the shop a few moments earlier.
"Okay!" Ginny replied brightly. Ron supposed that she was more excited
about being off on her own for a few hours than actually doing
anything in particular.
They walked along the street, which wasn't very crowded because it was
just a random summer day.
They went through the door and were instantly greeted by a cheerful-
looking wizard.
"Give him a few weeks, Ginny, and I bet you that smile will be wiped
right off his face..." Ron snickered, thinking of how crowded the shop
could get during the last few days before school started.
"Is second year hard, Ron?" Ginny asked nervously, glancing up at a
book called 'The Standard Book of Spells, Grade Two'.
"Nah, not really, Ginny, as long as you don't go nosing around in any
diaries." Ron teased. Ginny's face turned bright red, and she ducked
behind a display of "Hexes for Your Exes".
"Hermione! Hello! What are you doing here?" Ginny's voice was carried
over to where Ron was standing.
"What, can't a person wander around a bit?" Hermione said, mock-
accusingly.
"Oh, sorry, that came out all wrong..." Ginny stammered.
"Oh, don't worry about it, I was just joking... are your brothers
here?" Hermione continued. Ron turned a corner and spotted them. "Oh,
hello Ron!" Hermione said brightly.
"George and Fred are here somewhere, I reckon somewhere they're not
supposed to be." Ron rolled his eyes.
"Hermione, dear, wont you introduce me to your lovely friends?" an
eager looking witch, who looked only about twenty, had come bouncing
down the aisle.
"Of course, Lucy!" Hermione greeted the woman. "This is Ron and Ginny
Weasly, two of my friends from school. Ron, Ginny, this is my, er,
nanny. She's come along with me so I could pick up a few new
spellbooks to study." Hermione motioned to the stack of boring-looking
books in her arms.
"Nice to meet you." Ginny said politely to the blonde-haired woman.
Ginny was practically beaming. Ron supposed it was because Hermione
had refered to her as a friend.
"We were just about to go and get some ice-cream... want to join us?"
Hermione said after a slightly akward moment of silence.
Ginny glanced at Ron hopefully.
"Uh..." he faultered uncertainly.
"Oh, I insist!" said Lucy light-heartidly. "My treat!" she grinned
down at the trio.
Ron hated the thought of having someone else buying his family yet
another thing they couldn't afford. But, it meant that he would have
at least a half-hour with a friend he hadnt seen in a month...
"Okay then." He agreed finally. After Hermione paid for her books, the
four headed across the street. Ron held the door for the three once
they had crossed the cobblestone street. Each of the ladies had smiled
and thanked him in turn, which made Ron's face glow red.
A man behind a counter called loudly out to Lucy as soon as she walked
over.
"What'll it be?" he asked gruffly.
"Four, uh, chocolate ice-cream cones." Lucy ordered for them, which
was perfectly fine with Ron.
"How's your summer been, Ron?" Hermione asked brightly as they waited.
"Actually, rather boring... but something's bound to happen once we
get to school." He smiled, remembering all the things he and his
friends had been through the previous two years.
"Yeah." Hermione laughed.
"Er, Ginny? Do you mind helping me with these?" Lucy called from the
counter.
"How's your summer going?" Ron asked, leaning against a table.
"Really good! We went to visit some of Lucy's family in France for a
week. It was very interesting."
"Well, this is the furthest from home I've been all summer." Ron
shrugged, wondering why he'd never heard of Lucy before.
"Have you heard from Harry lately? I suppose he's really bored."
Hermione said, suddenly changing the subject.
"Here you go!" Ginny said, suddenly popping up with the ice-cream in
her hands.
"Want to sit down for a bit?" Lucy suggested, motioning to the table
behind Ron.
"Oh, uh, sure..." Ron muttered. He didn't know why being around
Hermione and her nanny made him so nervous, but he didn't like the
feeling.
When the last drop of chocolate had disappeared, the group
walked outside.
"Thank you, Lucy!" Ginny said cheerfully.
"Yeah, thanks..." he added quickly.
"Well, Hermione, I think we better get going so we won't be
late for tea with your mother..." Lucy reminded Hermione of this as
the group walked onto the cobblestone.
"Well, I had a nice time, er... time talking, Ron. Bye, Ginny!
See you in a few weeks!" Hermione waved good-bye as she and Lucy
turned in the opposite direction and walked away.
"Why are you looking at her like that?" Ginny stared at Ron
with an odd expression on her face.
"L..like what?" he muttered. Ron could feel his ears burning.
"Like you've just heard that Quality Quidditch Supplies are
giving away free broomsticks." Said a very familiar voice behind Ron.
Ron whirled around to see his brothers standing together,
laughing.
"Bye, Hermione!" Fred mimicked in a high-pitched, love-struck
voice.
"Oh come on, he didn't say it like that!" Ginny glared, but
Ron could tell she was trying not to laugh.
"Come on, loverboy. We better get on down he road before Mum
shows up." George snickered.
"So, what WAS it that Mum's confisticated? If you were on
Knockturn Alley, she'll go beserk." Ron said meanly, changing the
subject.
"Oh come on, we're not that thick! Mum'd know in an instant if
we went wandering off down there." George snorted.
"At any rate, that's none of your business." Fred added.
"Look! There's Mum!" Ginny pointed abruptly.
"Good. We can go." Ron muttered. There was a letter that
needed to be written to a certain best friend.
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