Chapter six

Molly jumped out of her bed as she heard movement below her, surely no one would be up before her, maybe Harry had had another nightmare, she blinked and looked around, this was not her room, for a moment she was seized by the terror that Voldemort had somehow kidnapped her. She looked around and assured herself that what ever else the dark lord might do he would not put her in a room with flowery wall paper, then she remembered the wife swap thing, then she groaned remembering the absolute humiliation that had been granted to her by Dave the previous night, she then remembered that Dave was having a drinks party tonight, she stalked over to her trunk and after rummaging through it for several minutes she found the slimmest of the slim potion she had left over from her Hogwarts days, having taken the appropriate measures of the said potion she dressed and headed downstairs.

She looked into the dining room which was below her bedroom and found herself looking at a completely strange woman,

"Umm…Hello" she said suddenly wondering what the time was as the woman started and stared at her

"Good Morning, Ma'am" said the strange woman, " can I help you? You are up a bit early"

Molly backed away slightly nervous of the woman's disapproving tone

"S-sorry, I have a lot of children, I wake up at the slightest noise…" she said wondering what she should do

"Oh, sorry…I didn't mean to wake you up…"

"Don't worry dear" said Mrs Weasly, "it isn't your fault that my sons enjoy playing practical jokes, who are you?" she asked

"I'm Ann Herdtom, I am the maid here…I suppose you are the wife from wife swap"

Mrs Weasly nodded, then said

"I don't suppose you could explain the kitchen to me?" Ann gave her a funny look, "I don't know what anything is" said Mrs Weasly despairingly

"I suppose I could give you a few moments of my time" said Ann primly, "but I have to do this room as well…"

"What needs doing?" asked Mrs Weasly curious

"I need to dust, polish, hoover…"

"Hoover?"

"you don't know what a hoover is?"

"no…tell me the most old fashioned thing that was used for the purpose of a hoover" said Mrs Weasly

"a brush?"

"oh…strange hings you muggles come up with…what time is it?"

"Five o'clock in the morning" said Ann with a small smile

"and when does his royal highess come down?"

"about eight at the earliest" said Ann

"Well then" said Mrs Weasly decisively, "can I ask you a favour?"

"What?" asked Ann

"could you make me a cup of tea…and help me with a few things?"

Ann looked as though she wanted to argue but walked in the direction of the kitchen. Once Mrs Weasly was certain that Ann wasn't coming back soon she started to enchant the household equipment to clean the room and conjoured a broom to do the what had Ann called it the hovering