She put a smile on her face as she heard the door being opened and turned to meet her roomie.
"Hi, I'm Ginny." The young red-head said. Ianna grinned.
"Well, ya already know what my name is, don'tcha?" Ginny laughed and nodded. Ianna had made her accent outrageously stressed to the point it was amusing. Ianna grinned again and talked normally this time. "Where do I sleep?" Ginny pointed to a cot in the corner. Ianna went over and placed her suitcase on top of it. "Is there a place I can put my clothes?"
"I cleaned out the top two drawers of my dresser for you. You can use those." Ginny said and pointed to the beat up dresser in the corner. The girl seemed a bit embarrassed by the condition of her things.
"This is a lovely dresser. Handmade is it? I want one for my room," Ianna commented as she moved her clothes to the dresser. Ginny looked at the older girl shocked but then shook her head and sat down on her bed.
"How long will you be staying here?" Ginny asked playing with a hole in her well-loved bedspread. Ianna paused and remembered the look on her father's face.
"Probably for a while," Ianna answered resuming her task. "You'll probably hear all the details about what happened later, but let's just say my father...went…crazy. And they have to make him better. Until then, I'm here." Ginny just nodded and the room lapsed into silence. Fifteen minutes later the silence was broken by Ianna's stomach growling. Ianna looked at her stomach then back up at Ginny. "I never did eat breakfast."
"Well, it must be almost time for lunch. We can go down and grab a snack or lunch if it's ready." Ginny suggested leading the way out the door. Ianna followed her and the wonderful smells to the cramped kitchen. Almost all the guys had crowded in and sat down and the rest shortly followed Ginny and Ianna. Everyone but Ianna sat down. She didn't quite know where to sit and after everyone had sat down, it appeared there wouldn't be a choice in the matter. There weren't any seats left. The family started to eat until Percy looked up.
"Oh… Mum, where should Ianna sit?" he questioned. Mrs. Weasley looked up and flushed.
"Oh, dear. I forgot about you!" She stood up and bustled over to her. She pointed to the bench on the opposite side. "I'm sure if Percy and the twins squeeze in you can sit there. There's a plate already there for you." Ianna nodded and sat down in the newly made space. She ate quickly and quietly and didn't protest when Mrs. Weasley insisted that ALL the children go out in the back yard. She accompanied the rest out there. Ron, Fred, and George restarted their Quidditch game while Ginny sat down to get a tan, just out of the shadows of a tall tree. Ianna opted for sitting under the tree and using the trunk to prop her up. She watched as Percy tried to write a report while sitting in a lawn chair. It was quite a funny site. Ianna chuckled and mumbled, "Does he always work?"
Ginny heard and answered, "Yes, he loves his job. He's quite obsessed with it. It's not good for him. It will lead to no good, my mum says." Ianna was instantly thrown back to a conversation between her mom and a neighbor.
"Ian is becoming obsessed with his work. I don't think it's healthy. One of these days something bad will happen, you mark my words…" Her mom had said. If only her mom had known how true that statement was. Ianna mused on until she noticed the sky getting dark. Then she noticed that everybody but Ginny and Percy had gone inside.
"Hey, Gin, what time is it?" she asked. "Gin?" the younger girl didn't move. Ianna stood up and confirmed that she was asleep. She softly padded over to Percy. "Um…excuse me…" Percy looked up. "Your sister is asleep…what should I do?" Percy looked over and visually confirmed her statement.
"Go have a bite to eat. I'll bring her in." Ianna nodded and walked inside. She was immediately handed a plate and ushered to the table. After she finished eating, she rushed up to Ginny's room to see the younger girl asleep and in her bed. Ianna smiled and got in her PJ's. Still smiling she slipped under her covers and fell asleep. What an interesting family.
A/N: Well, nobody but me and my bud-DIES like this story, but I don't care. I'm gonna post it anyway…. : )
