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Chapter Two: Living With Babies and Brothers

After a few months, Bill and Charlie learned that it wasn't as simple living with twin toddlers, toddler Ron, and a baby as they thought. Plus, they still hadn't given Ginny a name for her to use incognito.

"Bill," Charlie asked one afternoon while changing Ginny's diaper. She was crying from a tooth coming in as well.

"Yeah Charlie? What is it?" He asked from where he sat on the floor reading to Fred, Ron, and George.

"We need a name for her. She can't go into town and be known as Ginny. It's too simple." The boys both agreed that Ginny needed a new name. Ron, Fred, and George all knew their names by then and could be called nothing else, but Ginny was young enough to disguise. Charlie put crying Ginny down and suddenly felt a tug on his pants. Looking down he saw Ron.

"Charwie? I need to potty." He said softly. With a grin Charlie took him to the loo as Ginny crawled over to where her brothers sat.

"Ok, now, 'The evil men sat at their looms and worked all day long, and when the King's advisor came in, he saw nothing on them! But not wanting the Emperor to think him stupid, he reported to him about bright colours and shiny cloths....'" Bill read to a highly attentive Fred and George.

"Why didn't the man just say he didn't see anything?"

"'Cuz George, he wanted to seem smart." Bill said simply.

"I'm Fred. And if people are that easy to fool, then they're dumb anyway." Fred said. Bill sighed. For three-year olds, the twins were rather smart. It was highly un-nerving.

"OWIE! BILL! The baby bit me!" The real George said. Looking over, Bill saw Ginny chewing on her brother's finger. Bill chuckled.

"For such a cute kid, she's causing you quite some pain huh kiddo?" He asked. George glowered.

"Even Roses have thorns you know..." Bill's gaze snapped up at him and he gasped.

"Little brother! You're brilliant!" He said picking up George with Ginny still attached.

"What'd he say this time?" Charlie asked coming into the room. He put Ron on the carpet who instantly stood up and walked over to the forgotten book and flipped through the pages.

"Briar Rose! We'll call Ginny Briar Rose! She's so cute and pretty, but as she just demonstrated with Georgie here, she has thorns." Bill announced.

"Meaning she bites." George said simply to a confused looking Charlie.

"Ok, but don't you wanna take her off your finger George? She's still chewing." He said.

"No. It doesn't hurt anymore. It tickles now." He said patting Ginny on the head.

"Then Gin-I mean Rose can bite George when she needs to." Fred said absently. His older brothers nodded before returning them all to the story.

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"Give that back! If you don't I'll rip your head off!" A very angry Rose shouted chasing down her three brothers. By the age of six, living with five boys was starting to show. She was very adventurous and liked walking in the woods, while smart enough to learn what would and wouldn't get herin trouble. But she somehow wasn't immune to her brother's jokes. George skidded to a stop in front of her.

"Awwww... Baby Rosie wants her dolly back?" He asked holding it above her head. Fred laughed and tugged on Rose's flaming red hair causing her to turn around. Ron had taken the third side.

"Toss it here George! Keep away!" He said catching the rag doll.

"Ronnie! Heads up!" Ron caught it and waved it in Rose's face.

"Grrr... That's it! You die!" Rose shouted, tackling Ron to the floor. Fred and George tried to pull her off but got dragged in instead. Soon the room was full of the sounds of four fighting children, the doll lay on the floor feet away, forgotten.

"Well, we should have enough food to last a few days, the twins eat too much." Bill said pushing the door open. Him and Charlie walked in and stared at the bedlam that had broken out.

"Not again..." Bill groaned stepping over to the scuffle. "Break it up. What happened now?"

"She came outta nowhere! She tackled me!" Ron yelled indignantly. Rose scoffed.

"Don't lie dip-weed. You three took my dolly!" She said scooping it up and leaving. "Going out, be back later!" She said grabbing a few coins off the mantle and heading out. Rose headed out into the woods and sat on a large rock near the stream. She pulled a few berries off a nearby bush and popped them in her mouth. Sweet. She started to sing softly, bringing a few squirrels and birds around. When she cooled off a bit, she got up and ran into the nearby town. It was on the out skirts of the kingdom of Godric's Hollow. She quickly bought a muffin and started to chew on it as she looked around. Soon, she bumped into someone from not paying attention.

"Why don't you watch your step you little creep?" The voice of a boy not much older than Rose said.

"Why don't you say that again? To my FACE this time." Rose said standing up and raising a fist. She was looking into a pair of bright green eyes. The owner was taller than she, with messy black hair and round glasses.

"You gonna take me? I oughta punch you in the nose." He said.

"You're welcome to try." She said. Before things got ugly for the second time in Rose's day, a young girl with bushy brown hair came over.

"HARRY! What has mum told you about hitting girls?" She said her brown eyes glinting angrily. She then turned to Rose. "Sorry my brother's such an ignoramus. My name's Hermione. And yours?"

"I'm Rose. It's all right. I coulda taken him down. I have five brothers at home."

"Really? Wow. I couldn't handle that. Where do you live? Would you like to be friends?" Hermione asked, clearly impressed.

"Sure. I've never known another girl. I live in the house in the glen, just within the woods." Rose said with a smile. The two girls took off, leaving poor bewildered Harry behind, screaming for them to come back.

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"Why do you guys have to leave again?" Rose asked. It was the eighth of April. The twins had been thirteen for a week, and Bill and Charlie were going to return home, giving their siblings the excuse that they were going on a quest.

"C'mon Rosie, we'll come back and visit soon. You have a birthday coming." Bill soothed brushing the nine year-old's hair away from her face. Rose sniffed and then went over to where her other brothers were standing. Bill and Charlie left, and they went inside. "I'm going out to pick berries." She said heading for the kitchen. Suddenly a loud thud rose from the area. "Who the bloody hell left the bucket there? When I find out, I'm gonna..." Rose continued on in a tirade that included enough words to give their mother a heart attack. Rose rushed outside and into the woods.

"When mum hears those words, she'll have our necks." George said to Fred. On their birthday, Bill and Charlie told them about the curses and made them swear not to tell Ron or Rose. Now that the twins were in charge, they were entitled to know the truth.

Out in the woods, Rose heard a voice. "Hermione!" She called out. Hermione looked up. Over the past few years the girls had met there and enjoyed each other's company, often bringing books and toys to share.

"Rose! How are you?" Hermione said. "How'd you handle Bill and Charlie leaving?"

"Alright. I have three more."

"I've never met your brothers. You know that? Of course from what you've told me, I don't want to." The girls laughed and spent another afternoon together.

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