A week later, everyone was at the Weasley's. They had just finished eating and the guys sat in the living room. "I can do the dishes girls." Mrs. Weasley said as Ginny and Katie began clearing off the table and Hermione and Emma began washing.

Katie handed Emma a stack of plates, "You cooked for us, let us do the dishes and you sit down and relax."

"The trash needs to be emptied." Emma stated. Mrs. Weasley stood. "Sit." Emma said. She walked into the living room where the guys were watching Quidditch and placed her hands on her hips. "Fred," she said sweetly.

Fred looked up, "Yes?"

"Will you take out the trash?"

"Do I have to?" he whined

Emma's eyes narrowed, "Fredrick Walter Weasley," she pointed to the kitchen, "you get your cute butt in there and take out the garbage right now."

The guys' eyes widened and the other girls started laughing. Fred stood up and saluted her, "Yes Ma'am!"

She stopped him in the doorway and kissed his cheek, "Thank you." He mumbled something and did his job. Emma smiled and rolled her eyes.

"You'd make a great daughter-in-law." Mrs. Weasley sighed. Emma looked over at Fred and they both blushed. Mrs. Weasley went on, "You're sweet, helpful, and you're the only person besides Arthur and me that can keep Fred in-line."

The girls giggled. Fred looked up, "I'm not THAT bad."

"You keep telling yourself that sweetie." Emma said putting away the last of the dishes.

Mr. Weasley entered the kitchen, "So Emma, Fred tells me your turning sixteen this week."

Emma nodded, "Yes sir. Tomorrow."

He clapped his hands together, "We must celebrate."

"Please, don't bother. It's no big deal, really."

"Don't you ever celebrate birthdays at home?" Ginny asked.

Emma shook her head, "No…not mine anyway." She shrugged, "My parents are the greatest. They're the kind who think they need to keep up appearances. That's why they didn't get rid of me…" She shook her head, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to tell you my life story. I'm just a nutcase with parental issues. If anyone needs me, I'll be upstairs."

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"We need to do something for her." Harry stated. This issue was very close to his heart. After all, he did grow up with the Dursleys.

"How about a surprise party?" George suggested.

Mr. Weasley nodded, "We'll need to go to London tomorrow morning." He turned to Fred, "Can you keep her company while we're gone?"

Fred nodded, "Yeah. Sure."

"Then it's settled. Off to bed, we have an early morning."