Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
.
Chapter XXIX: Christmas Eve
.
Bill Weasley was nervous. Strike that. He was a nervous wreck. He has been staring the door leading towards the kitchen for a few minutes now knowing pretty well that his mother was behind it cooking dinner.
He thought of himself as ridiculous. He had just faced zombies that would make one's skin crawl and lived but he could not face his own mother. He knew she would be ecstatic when she hears the news, so why was he afraid?
Fleur was getting restless and gave a sigh of exasperation. She then proceeded to open the door and let herself in.
"Hello Molly!" she smiled as she saw the future mother-in-law. Molly Weasley suddenly turned around and gave a shriek.
"Fleur! What brings you here?" she asked as she gave the French woman a big hug.
"Your eldest child," Alucard said as he walked past them and began to help in the cooking.
"Bill's here?" Ron suddenly poked his head into the kitchen. He smiled as he saw his brother entering the house but it turned into a look of shock when he saw Fleur. "Bloody hell."
"Ron!" Mrs. Weasley admonished. "Language! We have guests."
"I don't mind," Fleur smiled as she winked at Ron's direction.
"You can say that we're practically family," Gabby said as she walked towards Alucard with a new change of clothes. Her previous ones were... ruined by Alucard. Smiling at him, she then helped him.
"You owe me a new pair of undies," Gabby said in a soft voice but not soft enough for her big sister to hear her. Fleur only glared at him but lost its venom when she saw them together. It was like they were destined to be together.
"I can't believe this," Ron said as she looked at Fleur.
"I can't believe that you're looking at another girl when yours is standing BEHIND YOU!" Bill warned but it came late. Hermione had suddenly dumped a pitcher of pumpkin juice on his head. Huffing in anger, she then stormed away to the sanctuary of Ginny's bedroom.
Ron was too baffled to comprehend on what had just happened. He was about to go after her when Alucard's voice reached him.
"Wait a few minutes for her to cool down," he advised. "Use that time to clean up. It's no use talking to someone when you're a mess." Everyone looked at him in awe. Without looking, he smiled and added, "Being with my brother for centuries, I tend to note on his flirtations and apologetic tactics." Bill, Fleur and Gabby nodded in understanding.
"Will it work?" Ron asked.
"Just don't gawk at the Delacours and you'd be fine," Alucard turned and looked at him with careful eyes. "And tell her that you were gawking at something on Fleur's hand. Now go." Ron sighed and went to follow his advice.
"That was good," Gabby commented as she hugged Alucard's arm affectionately. "But I wondered if you did that to someone before."
"What?" Alucard was puzzled.
"Apologizing to a girl," there was a hint of disappointment in her voice. Alucard noticed this and gave her a peck on the cheek.
"No," he smiled. "As I have said, I observed my brother and thought of ways to improve on where he failed. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure it would work."
"We'll find out in a few minutes," Bill smiled and suddenly gotten nervous. "Ah, mum? I have something to tell you."
"What is it dear?" she smiled. Suddenly, thunderous footsteps came from above and within seconds, Ginny, Hermione and Luna came bursting into the kitchen almost out of breath.
"Is it true?" Hermione asked.
"What's true?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she smiled.
Fleur smiled mischievously and showed her hand where all could see. On her ring finger was a large diamond ring. The three girls suddenly fussed around Fleur and looking at her ring.
Mrs. Weasley, however, was speechless.
"Bill?" she looked at her son who was blushing in embarrassment.
"I, ah. Mum? I... well."
"And HE'S the fearless curse breaker," Fleur sighed as she smiled at Molly. "It may not be my place to tell you, but the evidence speaks for itself." She held her hand up for all to see the splendor of the ring.
"It's beautiful," Hermione said in awe.
"It's almost magical," Ginny agreed but Luna gasped in surprise.
"It's a Solomon diamond," she said in her surprise. Everyone one in the room, except Alucard, was astonished. "This is priceless."
"How priceless?" Alucard asked as if it did not interest him.
"To sum it up," Hermione calculated it mentally. "Actually, if you have one of those, you have more money that you can ever dream."
"But how much?" Gabby asked.
"Does it matter?" Alucard asked. "It's a proof of his love to her and you question it. Leave it be."
"How much?" Gabby's voice this time was soft and almost pleading. Alucard sighed and began to walk away.
"Thirty eight million, four hundred seventy one thousand, eight hundred twelve galleons," he said as he left the room. But before he exited the door, he turned and smiled.
"Don't bother trying to remove it," he said. "That ring is yours and will not truly leave you until the bond that you have together will ebb from eternity."
"What bond?" Bill was clueless but had an idea.
"Your love," Alucard said and disappeared through the door. Leaving the people inside confused and pondering.
"Such is the power of true love," Luna said as she looked at Fleur. "It was said that the Diamonds of King Solomon's mines chooses their owners and would protect them in anyway they can. Don't ask me how."
"How did he get his hands on something so valuable?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Not even the Malfoys have one," Hermione smirked. "Or else they would have gloated it in the whole school." Suddenly, Alucard came back with snow on his shoulders and head.
"We forgot the presents in the pick-up," he announced. The girls looked at each other with a smile and rushed to help him unload.
"Kids," Mrs. Weasley shook her head as she smiled. Alucard sighed and went to control the riot.
.
end of 29
.
Chapter XXIX: Christmas Eve
.
Bill Weasley was nervous. Strike that. He was a nervous wreck. He has been staring the door leading towards the kitchen for a few minutes now knowing pretty well that his mother was behind it cooking dinner.
He thought of himself as ridiculous. He had just faced zombies that would make one's skin crawl and lived but he could not face his own mother. He knew she would be ecstatic when she hears the news, so why was he afraid?
Fleur was getting restless and gave a sigh of exasperation. She then proceeded to open the door and let herself in.
"Hello Molly!" she smiled as she saw the future mother-in-law. Molly Weasley suddenly turned around and gave a shriek.
"Fleur! What brings you here?" she asked as she gave the French woman a big hug.
"Your eldest child," Alucard said as he walked past them and began to help in the cooking.
"Bill's here?" Ron suddenly poked his head into the kitchen. He smiled as he saw his brother entering the house but it turned into a look of shock when he saw Fleur. "Bloody hell."
"Ron!" Mrs. Weasley admonished. "Language! We have guests."
"I don't mind," Fleur smiled as she winked at Ron's direction.
"You can say that we're practically family," Gabby said as she walked towards Alucard with a new change of clothes. Her previous ones were... ruined by Alucard. Smiling at him, she then helped him.
"You owe me a new pair of undies," Gabby said in a soft voice but not soft enough for her big sister to hear her. Fleur only glared at him but lost its venom when she saw them together. It was like they were destined to be together.
"I can't believe this," Ron said as she looked at Fleur.
"I can't believe that you're looking at another girl when yours is standing BEHIND YOU!" Bill warned but it came late. Hermione had suddenly dumped a pitcher of pumpkin juice on his head. Huffing in anger, she then stormed away to the sanctuary of Ginny's bedroom.
Ron was too baffled to comprehend on what had just happened. He was about to go after her when Alucard's voice reached him.
"Wait a few minutes for her to cool down," he advised. "Use that time to clean up. It's no use talking to someone when you're a mess." Everyone looked at him in awe. Without looking, he smiled and added, "Being with my brother for centuries, I tend to note on his flirtations and apologetic tactics." Bill, Fleur and Gabby nodded in understanding.
"Will it work?" Ron asked.
"Just don't gawk at the Delacours and you'd be fine," Alucard turned and looked at him with careful eyes. "And tell her that you were gawking at something on Fleur's hand. Now go." Ron sighed and went to follow his advice.
"That was good," Gabby commented as she hugged Alucard's arm affectionately. "But I wondered if you did that to someone before."
"What?" Alucard was puzzled.
"Apologizing to a girl," there was a hint of disappointment in her voice. Alucard noticed this and gave her a peck on the cheek.
"No," he smiled. "As I have said, I observed my brother and thought of ways to improve on where he failed. To tell you the truth, I'm not sure it would work."
"We'll find out in a few minutes," Bill smiled and suddenly gotten nervous. "Ah, mum? I have something to tell you."
"What is it dear?" she smiled. Suddenly, thunderous footsteps came from above and within seconds, Ginny, Hermione and Luna came bursting into the kitchen almost out of breath.
"Is it true?" Hermione asked.
"What's true?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she smiled.
Fleur smiled mischievously and showed her hand where all could see. On her ring finger was a large diamond ring. The three girls suddenly fussed around Fleur and looking at her ring.
Mrs. Weasley, however, was speechless.
"Bill?" she looked at her son who was blushing in embarrassment.
"I, ah. Mum? I... well."
"And HE'S the fearless curse breaker," Fleur sighed as she smiled at Molly. "It may not be my place to tell you, but the evidence speaks for itself." She held her hand up for all to see the splendor of the ring.
"It's beautiful," Hermione said in awe.
"It's almost magical," Ginny agreed but Luna gasped in surprise.
"It's a Solomon diamond," she said in her surprise. Everyone one in the room, except Alucard, was astonished. "This is priceless."
"How priceless?" Alucard asked as if it did not interest him.
"To sum it up," Hermione calculated it mentally. "Actually, if you have one of those, you have more money that you can ever dream."
"But how much?" Gabby asked.
"Does it matter?" Alucard asked. "It's a proof of his love to her and you question it. Leave it be."
"How much?" Gabby's voice this time was soft and almost pleading. Alucard sighed and began to walk away.
"Thirty eight million, four hundred seventy one thousand, eight hundred twelve galleons," he said as he left the room. But before he exited the door, he turned and smiled.
"Don't bother trying to remove it," he said. "That ring is yours and will not truly leave you until the bond that you have together will ebb from eternity."
"What bond?" Bill was clueless but had an idea.
"Your love," Alucard said and disappeared through the door. Leaving the people inside confused and pondering.
"Such is the power of true love," Luna said as she looked at Fleur. "It was said that the Diamonds of King Solomon's mines chooses their owners and would protect them in anyway they can. Don't ask me how."
"How did he get his hands on something so valuable?" Mrs. Weasley asked.
"Not even the Malfoys have one," Hermione smirked. "Or else they would have gloated it in the whole school." Suddenly, Alucard came back with snow on his shoulders and head.
"We forgot the presents in the pick-up," he announced. The girls looked at each other with a smile and rushed to help him unload.
"Kids," Mrs. Weasley shook her head as she smiled. Alucard sighed and went to control the riot.
.
end of 29
