Here's the next chapter! ITS SUMMER! no more schooling till August!
The next morning Fred woke Ron up at 6:30.
"Oy, what do you think you're doing?" Ron groaned, yanking the covers back up to his chin.
"Mum and Dad said we're leaving at 8:00. Everyone's eating breakfast at 7:30, and we all still have to take showers. So, GET UP!" George bellowed from across the room.
"Of course, pretty boy Percy's already in the shower... and he hasn't said anything to us all morning..." Fred added in an undertone.
"Not that I'm complaining..." George added.
It took thirty minutes for all the boys to shower and get dressed (in silence, even).
"Thirty extra minutes..."George calculated, all by himself, "what shall we do with our time?" he wondered aloud. Percy gave him a dirty look as he pulled on his shoes.
"I was thinking we could go hold the bellboys hostage, hex the elevator so that everyone that tries to go to the seventh floor ends up in China, then break into the employee break room." Fred said, fingering his invisible goatee.
"Oh, but that will leave us with ten extra minutes!" Ron said, trying to look thoughtful.
Percy looked as if his head was going to explode. "You three aren't going anywhere if you don't want me to tell Mum and Dad that you left your rooms last night!" he said finally.
"What d'you mean, Perce?" George looked concerned. "We didn't go anywhere!"
"Don't play dumb with me! You blatantly left the room when I told you not to!" Percy glared as he perched on the edge of the bed. Just then, Ron realized that Percy was up for the position of Head Boy at Hogwarts, it being his seventh year and all. He figured that Percy was using his brothers as practice for when he was in control of the whole of Gryffindor students.
"Sorry Percy! I don't know what that word means. I've an idea though, Fred! Let's go down to breakfast and surprise Mum and Dad!" George ignored Percy's commands.
"What a spiffing idea!" Ron exclaimed.
"Yes, won't Mummy Dearest and Daddy Darling be surprised?" Fred exclaimed.
The trio sped from the room despite Percy's shouts from behind them.
As they dashed into the elevator, the twins had to lean against the walls to keep from falling over in laughter.
"Did you see his face? I thought his eyes would pop out of his head!" George snickered.
"That was bloody brilliant!" Ron admitted.
As they continued talking, Ron watched the numbers at the top of the elevator light up as they passed the floors.
Suddenly, the elevator stopped moving, and the doors slid open.
"This isn't the lobby!" George frowned.
"Excusez-moi!" a very tall, muscular, tanned boy stepped into the elevator. He had longish, dark hair that curled around his ears. He looked vaguely familiar...
Ron watched George and Fred's mouths fall open, and Ron knew that they were all thinking the same thing.
Finally, the elevator doors opened again and the group squeezed out into the lobby.
Fred, George, and Ron all soundlessly turned and headed to the familiar over-stuffed chairs by the fire.
"Hi Fred!" Maria said cheerfully.
"Bonjour, George!" Candice seemed to be in a better mood today.
"Good morning, Ron." Monica said. She seemed to be all giggly today.
"Oh by the way..." George started.
"I think we met Jacque on the elevator." Fred finished.
Candice grinned. "You definitely don't want to end up on his bad side. Last quidditch season, he got suspended from a game for tackling the other team's seeker." Candice giggled slightly, and Maria threw her a dark look.
"But that was only because he found out that he was dating my sister!" Monica piped up, and she and Candice laughed out loud.
"He didn't really like the fact that he was on a different Quidditch team." Maria explained hesitantly, and the other two girls laughed harder.
"How... lovely..." Fred said faintly.
"Oh, for Merlin's sake! We have to get going! We're going sightseeing today." Candice smiled as they stood up.
"Well, have fun!" George smiled.
"Merci! Bonjour!" the girls left in giggles, their heads bent, whispers floating back to the chairs as they sauntered off.
"We've got to go, too. We've only got fifteen minutes now to find the dining hall again." Ron reminded the twins. They were too busy watching the girls retreating backs to notice he'd said anything.
"Oh, what? Right then..." Fred muttered.
"Talk about delayed reaction!" Ron snickered when they finally stood up.
"You don't reckon tat the other seeker really was going out with Maria at the time, do you?" Fred said uncertainly.
"Well, you know how older brothers tend to act sometimes..." George smirked. He and Ron seemed to find it equally funny that Jacque might not approve of Fred. It would be pretty bloody funny watching Fred in a fight without using magic.
Finally, they walked into the restaurant, and found their table. Actually, they found Ginny at their table.
"Mum and Dad and Percy are getting coffee." Ginny said as soon as they sat down.
"What, Ginny, forget how to say hello?" Fred replied glumly.
"Whats his problem?" Ginny said to George.
"I don't know... something about a big hostile French guy. Ask Fred." George shrugged.
"Gin—nnnnnyyyy..." Ron said slowly.
"What's his na—mmmmeee?"Fred asked, right on cue. Ginny covered her ears with her hands, squeezed her eyes shut and said, "LA LA LA ...can't hear you!"
Just then, Mr. and Mrs. Weasly and their lovely son Percy strode over.
"Ginny, what ARE you doing?" Percy frowned.
Instantly, Ginny returned to her normal state and took a sip of orange juice.
"Today, we're meeting up will Bill and Charlie at the pyramids. Then, we're going out to lunch. Then, Bill and Charlie have a surprise for us!" Mr. Weasly beamed.
Ron's eye widened. What kind of surprise could they have? He thought hard. Dragons, maybe? Hopefully.