Disclaimer – This is a continuation of 'The most disliked first-year at Hogwarts'. We don't own blah blah blah. We're in Harry that lots 6th yr so Tal her mates are 2nd yrs and Aidan is a 1st year. We make several references to what has happened in the previous stories, so it would be best if you had read those two first.
Family Problems
Chapter 2
Meanwhile,
"You never told us you had a brother Hermione" Ron said as Hermione paid for her brothers school books with her money.
"Yah wonder why?" she asked sarcastically. The books took up 3 bags. "He is going to pay me back or I'll kill him" Hermione muttered darkly to herself.
"That wouldn't be very nice" Tal said innocently.
"I didn't mean literally" Hermione snapped. Tal flinched and backed away from her. "Sorry" Hermione mumbled.
"So your brother gets on your nerves then?" Harry asked.
"Yes! He doesn't do homework, he listens to rock music, he ruins all my books…"
"Ok Hermione, we get the picture, you don't like him" Ron interrupted, but Hermione still ranted under her breath.
"So, everyone finished here then?" Mrs Weasley asked kindly. Everyone nodded and they quickly left the shop. Once they were outside Aidan ran up, a bag with WWW on it and Fred and George behind her, looking slightly guilty.
"Look at all this cool stuff that I got from the twins shop, cakes that make you turn into something, fake wands that turn into chickens and…" Aidan was cut of by his sister.
"How did you get all that?" she asked, a threatening tone in her voice.
"With the money you gave me earlier" Aidan said. "Anyway, there's also this firework that…"
"You spent all your school money on jokes!" Hermione demanded.
"Not all of it, got some chocolate too!" Aidan said showing her a huge bar of chocolate. Ron sniggered as Hermione's face turned sort of purple.
"So…anyone want a drink? We could go…" Fred tried to calm the mood but Hermione turned her furious gaze on him.
"You! You two sold him all that…that junk!" she shouted.
"It's not junk!" Aidan protested. Hermione raised her hand to him.
"Why don't we forget about this and go get your dress robes" Mr Weasley said, pulling the now slightly angry Aidan towards Madame Malkins. Hermione stood between Ron and Harry, glaring at her brother as he was measured, he himself didn't look too pleased about it.
"If we need dress robes we must be having another ball" Ron said.
"Great" Harry groaned.
"I wasn't there for the last one, what are they like?" Tal asked as she was measured as well.
"Boring" both the boys said.
"Do you have to dance?" Tal asked.
"No, I didn't dance once" Ron said.
"Good, I can't dance" Tal said smiling, causing everyone (even Hermione) to laugh.
"What colours do you want my dears?" Madame Malkin asked.
"Black" Aidan said immediately.
"Mum and Dad said you weren't allowed black" Hermione said.
"Don't care, I won't wear anything other than black!" Aidan snapped.
"What about Midnight Blue?" Madame Malkin asked.
"Black" Aidan said decidedly.
"No! The midnight blue would be great…" Hermione said.
"But…" Aidan began.
"Take the blue or you'll regret it!" Hermione said threateningly.
"Fine" Aidan huffed. Everyone could easily read the tension coming off the two and stayed out of it. Madame Malkin picked out a selection of different midnight blue materials. "I want that one" Aidan said, pointing to a leathery material.
"You are not having dress robes made out of leather!" Hermione snapped.
"Well if not they'll be black" Aidan said, using blackmail. Hermione was positively seething as she grumbled an agreement and stormed out.
"Midnight Blue, type 4 it is then. And what colour would you like dear?" Madame Malkin asked Tal. Tal shrugged her shoulders.
"Lilac would look nice on you, or pale blue. Possibly even Periwinkle green" Ginny offered kindly.
"Lilac's nice" Tal admitted. Madame Malkin brought out a nearly see through lilac piece of fabric. It seemed to float in her hands and Tal looked at it amazed.
"That'll do" Ginny said.
Later That Day Back At The Grangers' House,
"Hello you two, nice shopping trip?" Hermione's mum asked in her bubbly voice when her 2 eldest children walked through the back door. A little boy of 4 jumped up from the floor and ran at them. Hermione hugged her other brother (who she liked) but Aidan backed away.
"You back! Did you bwing me anyting?" the little boy asked in his very young voice.
"Yes actually Sasha, here you go" Hermione said, handing Sasha a colouring book.
"Woo!" he cried happily. He went to hug Aidan but stooped suddenly. "I fordot" he said childishly and then raised his free hand, the thumb and 2 middle fingers tucked in. Aidan returned the gesture.
"Aidan, stop influencing Sasha!" Mrs Granger snapped. Aidan just smiled and went to go upstairs.
"Oh no you don't!" Hermione said, grabbing his arm. "Show mum what you bought today" Hermione said smugly. Aidan looked at the ground.
"I…um…well" Aidan mumbled.
"With the £40 we changed into wizarding money for him he bought jokes from a jokes shop and chocolate which meant that I had to buy all his books as well as my books, his dress robes, his school robes, his cauldron and his wand which meant that I couldn't get the new diary I wanted, or new dress robes or the book I saved up for!" Hermione shouted angrily.
"Aidan Zachary Granger! How dare you spend all of that money on childish jokes! Go to your room! Your father shall hear of this when he gets back from work!" Mrs Granger shouted. Aidan huffed and went to go.
"Wait a minute, show mum your dress robes" Hermione said, a slightly evil glint in her eyes. Aidan grumbled and brought out the leathery Midnight Blue robes.
"What is that?" Mrs Granger asked slowly.
"My dress robes" Aidan grumbled.
"Your…dress robes…are made out of leather!" Mrs Granger shrieked.
"At least it's not black!" Aidan snapped. He froze, realising he had just raised his voice to his mother. Bad idea.
"Get to your room!" his mother said angrily. Aidan ran as if all hell was on his tail up to his room, slamming the door behind him.