She was quickly ushered into a room and made to sit on a couch while the woman ran off, presumably to look for Mr. Weasley. Ianna didn't care because as soon as she sat down, she passed out. What a day.
"This way Arthur," Mrs. Weasley said as she led her husband into the sitting room. "She's in here." Arthur Weasley had read the note and immediately wanted to see the girl. Imagine the daughter of his best friend. He had only seen her once before the family had moved away. When they walked in he was startled to see the girl, Ianna was her name, out cold on the couch. With a gasp he ran to her and dropped to his knees. Upon finding a pulse he let out a sigh of relief.
"Ianna, honey, I need you to get up…" Arthur said pushing the hair off her face. 'By Merlin, she looks exactly like Maggie.' Arthur thought. "Ianna…" The girl's eyes opened and looked around blearily. The world was slow to come into focus, and when it did the first thing Ianna felt was pain. She let out a small groan then focused on the man squatting beside her.
"Allo," She said. "Will you be Arthur Weasley, then?" Arthur smiled and Ianna was surprised to see unshed tears sparkling in his eyes.
"That's me." The woman in the doorway made a small noise. "You've already met my wife, Molly." He slapped his head. "Oh, you'll have to meet my kids." He smiled and stood up. "KIDS! GET DOWN HERE!" he yelled. His excitement made Ianna smile and almost made her forget the happenings of today. Her smile wavered when what sounded to be a wild herd of hippogriffs thundering down the stairs. Soon the smile was back and she was standing when she saw it was just the kids Mr. Weasley had been referring too. A lot of kids had he, too. All of them had bright red hair. Arthur's wife stepped up beside her and led her to stand in front of the line of kids.
"Children, this is Ianna. Her mother is a friend of your father. She'll be staying with us a while." Mrs. Weasley turned to her. "Ianna, this is Fred and George. They're twins and practical jokers. Don't eat anything they give you. This is Virginia, or Ginny. You'll be rooming with her. This is Ron. And this is Percy." Ianna nodded at each one noticing that the one on the end looked to be closest her age.
"Thank you for letting me stay here Mr. Weasley. My mother sends her regards and says that she loved the picture you sent." Ianna groaned inwardly she hadn't exactly said that, but hey. She'd seen these people before in a photo, so she might as well throw it in for good effect. Her throat throbbed and she could almost count the bruises from the pain each was radiating. She raised her hand to the back of her head and gingerly felt around until she felt a huge knot. "Oh, Merlin!" she exclaimed as her vision danced. "Note to self: don't touch your bruises." At that Molly Weasley jumped to attention. She made Ianna sit down while she tended to her bruises. The children all excused themselves. Fred and George went off to play Quidditch with Ron, Ginny went to her room to make room for the newest addition, and Percy went to work on something for the Ministry of Magic.
"Percy works for the ministry?" Ianna asked of Mr.Weasley who was staring at her with fond memories in his eyes.
"Oh, yes. Quite a hard-worker, he is. Perhaps you may find common ground to talk about. I heard that you love to research things." Mr. Weasley said with pride. Ianna nodded then winced as the bandage Mrs. Weasley was attaching to her head yanked a few hairs. After five minutes more of healing and silence, Ianna was finally declared fit to walk up to her new room. She bent down to grab her suitcase but Mrs. Weasley would have none of it.
"Boys, one of you come help Ianna with her luggage!" She called up the stairs. A chorus of voices followed saying that they couldn't but finally a reluctant thumping was heard coming down the stairs.
"Mum, I really haven't the time for this…" Percy stated as he easily lifted the bag and started up the stairs. Ianna hurried after him.
"Don't worry about it, will ya. I'll take it. Sorry for disturbin' your work." Ianna said trying to grab her bag. Percy blocked her easily.
"I was just complaining. I'll be happy to take your bag for you." He smiled then and Ianna was stunned at the…friendliness conveyed in it.
"Thank you then. I'll owe you a favor." Ianna said and followed him to Ginny's room. He knocked on the door then sat the bag down. He nodded his head in farewell and walked a short ways down the hall and into a room. She put a smile on her face as she heard the door being opened and turned to meet her roomie.