"Bill! Over here! I need some help!" Bill heard Rahul call to him, somewhere from his left. It was hard to see in the dark tomb, but breaking curses in the dark was wiser, though not easier, than breaking them in the light. Darkness meant it would be harder to be spotted by ghostly guardians and minions that lurked about the tombs. Pushing a lock of his long red hair out of his eyes, Bill rushed off to help his friend.
"Where are you?" Bill hissed as he walked right into him.
"Right here." Rahul said sarcastically.
"Sorry." They two worked silently on trying to figure out how to break the curse. Finally, after about 10 minutes, the curse was lifted and Bill and Rahul found themselves looking down at piles of gold and jewels, illuminated by Bill's wand, worth well over a million Galleons.
"Jackpot!" Bill said cheerfully. He and Rahul started loading the treasure into the sacks they had slung over their shoulders. They exchanged a high five once all the treasure was collected. "Let's get out of here. I'm starving." Bill said.
Back at their flat, they decided to order their favorite Muggle fast food: pizza. In the time they were waiting, they showered and changed into something comfortable. After 20 minutes, Bill was beginning to get impatient.
"Argh! Where is it?" He grumbled.
"It should be here soon." Rahul told him.
"It had better. I'm so hungry I could eat a Hippogriff and still be hungry!" Bill complained. They heard a rap on the door. "Finally!" Bill cried. He went to open the door, but much to his despair, it was not the pizza man.
"Hermes?" Bill looked at his brother's owl in shock. "What are you doing here? Is everything ok?" The owl hooted as Bill took the letter. All thoughts about his empty stomach vanished as he read his father's words: We're going to the Quidditch World Cup! Hoping you can come down as soon as you receive this! Love – Dad. Bill whooped with joy.
"What?" Rahul asked.
"Rahul my friend, I am going to see the Quidditch World Cup!" Bill practically squealed with delight.
"Not fair!" Rahul gasped. Bill was smiling uncontrollably.
"I'll have to make sure with Mystika that it's ok."
"Oh I'm sure it will be. You know what a fan he is! He'll be just as jealous, if not more so, than I am!"
"Dad wants me to come home as soon as I can. I haven't seen any of my family since last year." Bill said.
"I liked your family. They were very nice. I especially liked your twin brothers. They were funny." Rahul said.
"They're annoying. They are loud 100 of the time and are always pulling pointless pranks on people. But what do I care? I just pity the poor girls who agree to marry them!" Bill and Rahul laughed.
"I remember your mother wasn't too pleased to see that you wore your hair in a ponytail."
"Oh shoot." Bill said, looking a bit scared.
"What?"
"Mum hasn't seen my earring yet, nor does she know about it." Rahul laughed. "It's not funny! She's gonna kill me!"
"Bill, you're 23! You're allowed to have long hair and earrings!"
"You don't know my mum too well."