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AN – Hey all sorry its bin a while but I've bin on holiday J so I haven't been able to update but I'm back now. YEY lol so here's the next chapter you all deserve. Thanx 2 all my reviewers and thanks to silver ice it felt great to come home 2 all your reviews made me smile :D well enough of that on with the story.

"He's not looking do it now"

"But he's asleep"

"Means he'll wake up and be estra, estra scared"

"We're gonna get in trouble for this aint we"

"Deffin . . . deffin . . . yep"

"Cool!"

Ron stirred at the sound of voices. He looked around but couldn't see where they were coming from. Then he heard the words he hoped he'd never hear again.

"Spiderus"

Oh very funny I'm over the whole spider thing its all just a bad memory

That's what he'd meant to say what he actually said sounded a little more like

"Vewie funny spiders bad dream" his vocabulary didn't seem to stretch too far.

What the? He thought to himself he may have continued to think these kind of thoughts if it hadn't been for the fact that he'd felt something warm and hairy move in his arms.

Glancing down he felt like his worst nightmare was being relived. In reality one of his worst nightmares was being relived. He was gonna kill Fred and George.

"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" he yelled throwing the large spider he had been holding in to the air. It bounced down to earth and scuttled off in to some nearby bushes. Ron hadn't realized he'd been outside.

Ron felt something trickle down his cheek and figured he was crying. He heard laughter from behind one of the surrounding trees and caught a flash of red hair.

Why you bloody twats he yelled at them what a dirty rotten trick you know I hate spiders

Ron was surprised he knew what he'd said but what he'd heard had been completely different. The twins were now rolling around on the floor laughing so hard he thought their heads would fall off. If he'd been in their situation he thought he might have been laughing himself instead of the talking too he had tried to give them he had only managed.

"Teddy . . . teddy gone . . . Mummy" it wasn't even similar to what he'd wanted to say. He felt such a Prat they would never let him live this down.

"What's goin on out here?" Ron heard the familiar voice of his mother and noted that the twins immediately stopped laughing.

He turned to face his mother and felt more tears trickling down his cheeks. He had no idea what was going on. The last thing he remembered was the amazing fight between his friends and himself against Voldemort. Come to think about it he distinctly remembered being pulled towards the ground and hitting it hard. What he didn't remember was being in a garden surrounded by trees with his twin brothers and mother.

Not only his mother though he soon realized but his baby sister also. Who although he knew she was 15 years old he still saw her as a little girl but here he really was seeing her as a little girl. She was 2 years old and clutching on to his mothers skirt smiling at him. Out of all his siblings he felt closest to Ginny.

Ron knew that if he was seeing Ginny at 2 that meant he was only 3 and the twins were 5. He was more confused than ever.

Percy came out of the house behind his mother. Holding a letter Ron recognized the Hogwarts crest on the envelope.

Excellent he thought to himself that should explain what's going on

"Letter for you mum" Percy said handing it to Molly and sitting down on the wooden porch they were standing on.

That means Percy must be 7 Ron thought to himself.

"And Fred and George turned Rons teddy in to a spider that's why he was crying" Percy informed her from his position on the floor "I saw it all from the window"

"Why that lil sneak" Fred said and made a move towards Percy only to be dragged back by the hem of his jumper by George.

"Leave it we'll get him later mum's right there"

Ron heard Fred and George mutter some more before his mothers yell silenced their conversation.

"HOW DARE YOU TREAT YOUR BROTHER LIKE THAT YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING OUT FOR HIM NOT BEING MEAN TO HIM THAT'S WHAT BIG BROTHERS ARE FOR"

Ginny began to cry and so did Fred and George. Ron couldn't help it he found himself crying to. Molly's face softened immediately and she beckoned them to join her on the porch. She sat herself down on the wooden rocking chair and sat Ginny on her lap. Ron watched as Fred and George sat themselves down at her feet and waved him over.

He smiled and made his way over when he was at the foot of the steps Percy stood and picked him up, carrying him up the stairs. He re-sat himself down with Ron on his knee. Ron vaguely remembered this Percy. The Percy who played out doors with his brothers and sister. The Percy who helped them out and was there for them. The Percy who had no need for books and never worried about grades. The Percy that was still a child.

Many people believed that Percy had been a bookwormish child who never played outdoors and spent all his time on homework and being well behaved (kind of how people perceived Hermiones childhood) when in fact he had been quite the opposite. Often giving Fred and George a run for their money. But he knew when to be serious. Ron missed that Percy the Percy he had lost when he went off to Hogwarts.

This was partly why Ron and Ginny were so close they had grown up within a year to each other and hadn't spent much time apart. Bill was in his 5th year at Hogwarts when Ron had been 3 and Charlie in his 1st with Percy well on his way. The 4 remaining Weasley had formed a bond strengthened when there were only 2 left.

Ron looked up at his mother she smiled and bent down to stroke his hair. Ginny giggled and waved her arms out to him.

"It's a letter from Bill" Molly told her children "From school, he says:

Dear Mum, Dad, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny. How are you all? I'm excellent if you discount the load of homework we've been given to complete I suppose it's necessary being OWL year and all but that doesn't make me want to do it but I am doing it don't worry mum. I've been made a prefect to but I suppose someone already told you about that. Charlie's settling in just fine I've been keeping an eye on him like you asked. He's quite popular with the ladies I must say – like his brother. And is living up to his Gryffindor potential. The lessons are quite interesting and the food amazing. I guess that's all my news really. I hope you're all having fun with Uncle Bilius wish I were there. Charlie sends his love Stay safe everyone I love and miss you all Love Bill xxxx"

Ron saw his mother wipe away a tear when she was finished reading. Must be tough for mum not seeing all her kids most of the year I should really write to her more often he found himself thinking. That is if I ever get back to where I'm supposed to be.

Molly lifted her Daughter off her knee and set her down on the ground. "Why don't you all go off and play" she said to them getting up "Play nicely" she added looking pointedly at Fred and George before she went back in the house.

"Lets play tag" Fred said

"Yeah" George agreed

"OK" Percy said "But you mustn't be to rough with the little ones"

Ron was about to protest that he wasn't a little one but decided against it. It would be nice to spend some time with his brothers and sister the way they used to. Maybe this was his reward for playing a part in beating Voldemort.

Ron soon forgot that he wasn't really 3 years old and found himself having a lot of fun. The sun was beginning to sink low in the sky and it was getting chillier Molly had insisted they come in but Uncle Bilius had joined them and said they would be ok for a few more minutes.

"And that's how you tackle an angry dragon"

Fred and George gasped eyes wide at the story Bilius had just told them.

"Did you really do all that?" Percy asked his uncle they were sitting on the porch once again listening to Uncle Bilius tell his famous stories.

"Indeed I did Percy my lad your father was right there beside me"

"Wow I want to fight a dragon" Fred said rugby tackling George. "I'd do this" he wrapped his arm around his neck, "and then this" he pushed his twin so he was lying face down on the floor, "and then I'd do this" he sat on his back dusting himself off. Acting as if he did this kind of thing every day.

"And if I were a dragon I'd do this" George mumbled from his position on the floor. Arching his back he sat up quickly so Fred tumbled over and on to the floor. He quickly sat on his brother as he had done to him. "And then I'd eat you" he laughed

Bilius laughed also. "You'd make fine Dragon wrestlers my boys but not for a few years yet"

There was a rustling in the trees that caught everyone's attention.

Percy looked at Bilius "What was that?"

Bilius looked just as confused as the rest of them.

"Maybe it's a Dragon" George whispered

"Or a giant" Fred added "Who wants to eat us for his supper"

The rustling died down but Ron couldn't help but feel they weren't alone. He remembered this day it was late October and they were staying with their uncle so their father could have a rest. Both his mother and father were inside seeing to the dinner while they were outside. He remembered everything but this. When had their been voices in the trees?

"Do dragons talk uncle Bilius?" Fred asked

"Not usually" their Uncle told them "Percy take your brothers and sister inside please. I'll join you in a minute"

Percy did as he was asked picking up Ginny he led the rest of the Weasley's inside. To the warmth of their uncles home.

He led them in to the sitting room and sat them down to wait for lunch. Ron couldn't shake his feeling of unease. Something wasn't right he thought as he watched as the lightning shone through the curtains lighting up the room

Molly walked past the living room door on her way to the kitchen "Hey kids Uncle Bilius finished with his Dragon tales?"

George looked up from his pillow fight with Fred "yeah" he said excitedly "he's outside fighting one right now"

"Is not," Fred added hitting him with his pillow "It's a giant Uncle Bilius said Dragons don't talk"

"He's probably upstairs mum" Percy told her "why would he fight a dragon or a giant in the middle if a thunderstorm?"

"Percy what are you talking about?" Ron noted the panic in his mother's voice

"There is no thunderstorm"

"But we saw the lightning" Fred said

"It lit up the whole room," George added

Percy nodded.

Molly rushed from the room screaming for her husband and his brother. Ron didn't see what all the fuss was about it was just lightning or not as his mother seemed to think.

They all listened as their father ran down the stairs. They heard the door fly open and the wind whistle round the house. Then it all went quiet.

Each of the Weasley children looked at each other unsure what was going on. When the silence was broken by the loud screams of their mother.

Percy ran to the window but couldn't see anything "stay here" he instructed his siblings and he was gone.

Fred looked at George "Something's not right" he whispered

"Someone has to see what's going on" George replied

Ron stepped forward "me" he said pointing to himself.

"No Ron your to little" Fred said

"Me" he said louder pointing to himself again

Fred and George continued to talk ignoring him. Ron could still hear his mother screaming he ran for the door and out in to the hall.

"Ron come back" Fred yelled

He carried on running until he was standing on the porch.

"Ron get here" George shouted

Ron stopped dead. He saw his mother kneeling on the floor by his uncle's body she was shaking and screaming, he saw his father searching through the bushes, he saw his brother trying to comfort his mother. Above their heads he saw something that made his blood run cold.

"Cool, fireworks" Fred said pointing

But they weren't fireworks they were the mark that something terrible had happened here something-involving dark magic. The lightning Ron realized hadn't been lightning at all. He began to cry.

Molly turned at the noise. "Get inside all of you" she shouted

"It's the fireworks he doesn't like them," Fred said

"IN NOW" she yelled

They did as they were told.

Ron carried on crying getting louder and louder "Billy" he yelled

"He'll be in soon when he's done with the dragon" George tried to soothe him but it was no use.

"Billy" he yelled again, as he couldn't say Bilius

"It's ok Ron"

"BILIUS"

"Ron"

"UNCLE"

"Ron wake up."

"BILIUS"

"Ron it's over"

Ron opened his eyes.

Wew another chapter for y'all. This was going to be a chapter about Seamus but I'm gonna have to think that one through a bit more so you got this one instead. Lol :D hopefully y'all like it please review and let me know.