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Chapter 20
The Worm Twins
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The next few day's passed fairly fast. Ginny had researched Dumbledore's book and created a spell list to learn. Most of which they would have to wait till they arrived at Hogwarts. Hermione had also researched the book she had given him for his birthday, and also created her own list of possible items of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw's, that were more than likely to be the last remaining Horcrux. As they still hand not the vaguest idea of what it could be, much less on how to find it.
Harry now sat with Ginny, Ron, Hermione while Mrs. Weasley was fixing lunch. She refused any help, so the four sat there trying to calm her down. Harry wondered if she had been on her secret mission last night as she looked exhausted. When she had laid food on the table she sat with a huff and stirred her undrunk tea.
"Mrs. Weasley are you alright?" Harry asked watching her closely.
"Yes dear, I'm fine" she answered, but Harry heard her tiredness
"Maybe you should have a bit of a lie down?" he suggested
"No...well, maybe for a little while" Mrs. Weasley said trying to stifle a yawn that slipped past her "Would you four mind cleaning up the house, the bathroom is a mess, laundry need's done, and the kitchen floor needs scrubbed." Harry looked at the floor, it was in need of cleaning. He couldn't remember when the last time he had seen the Burrow this a mess. He didn't think he ever had.
"Sure Mrs. Weasley, if there's anything else just let us know" said Hermione glancing at Mrs. Weasley.
"You're sweet dear thank y-you" said Mrs. Weasley yawning again. She slowly got out of her seat and leaving her tea on the table she left the kitchen and they heard the stairs creaking as she climbed them.
"She's really exhausted isn't she?" said Ginny looking at the empty doorway.
"Yeah, just being around her makes me tired again" said Ron grabbing another sandwich from the plate in the middle off the table.
"Ron, be understandable, I think this has something to do with her mission she's on for the order" said Hermione
"I wonder what it is?" asked Ginny
"I don't know, it must be important though, to take her out at night" said Harry
"Wonder what night's she's away?" asked Ron thoughtfully
"Why? Interested in swapping room mates for the night?" asked Ginny hopefully, Harry couldn't suppress the grin forming at lip's.
"Ginny!" said Hermione reproached, but she must have found this idea tempting too, as she blushed and glanced at Ron, who smiled and tucked into another sandwich.
"How many more are you going to eat?" asked Harry feeling slightly sick at watching Ron scarf about six sandwiches down.
"Last one" he said rounding off the last bite, and swallowing a swig of pumpkin juice.
"Good we are done, now" said Hermione in a bossy voice "What chores should we do first?"
"How about you two take care of the laundry and the kitchen floor, Harry and I will straighten the living room and clean the bathroom" said Ginny
"Fine" said Hermione agreeing and dragging a dreadful looking Ron out of the room.
The rest of the day was set with cleaning. Harry was exhausted when Charlie came calling that evening and was put out when Mrs. Weasley was still sleeping instead of making dinner. Harry and Ginny put a pretty good dinner together and was ready by the time Mr. Weasley arrived that evening.
"Where's Molly?" he asked looking dumbfounded
"Harry sent her for a nap at about one o' clock and she hasn't been down since." said Ginny placing a plate in front of Mr. Weasley who smiled and kissed Ginny's cheek as he sat down and started eating.
"After dinner Mr. Weasley gave them a report that contained no useful information and Harry was starting to feel down. No news in this case was not good news.
"Don't worry Harry we'll find them" said Ginny confidently
"Yeah, I was actually surprised that we were able to find two already" said Hermione
"So when are we going to take the cup to your vault Harry?" asked Ron casting a furtive look at his trunk, were the silver badger cup was hidden near the bottom.
"As soon as we get our Hogwarts letter's, I suppose" answered Harry
"That should be any day now, according to Mr. Weasley there not putting it in the Prophet that Hogwarts is re-opening this term, I suppose Scrimgeour wants to keep as much quiet as he can" said Hermione
"I hate that bloke" muttered Harry
"We don't have to worry about him yet, just concentrate on the task at hand" said Hermione
"What do you think I'm doing Hermione?" cried out Harry before he could stop himself. Ginny's hand immediately snuck it's way into Harry's and as the comfort she gave sped into his stomach he smile down at her, to find her already smiling at him. Ginny was already learning what he loved, and how her simple touch mad him feel. Harry knew what she loved as well, so that road was easily taken both way's.
"Harry, I think what Hermione's trying to say is that let's face one trouble at a time, we've got this mission on our hand's so let's not worry about the minister too" said Ginny her voice smooth like elder wine, making Harry grin again.
"Yeah, your right, sorry Hermione" muttered Harry
"That's alright, I just think that maybe we could do some research, but that has to wait till we get to Hogwarts, so there's not much left to do, is there?" Hermione asked looking at the three who now sat looking at her with eyes of tiredness.
"Well, there's one" entered Ginny "The wedding is the day after tomorrow, maybe Mum will let Charlie take us to Diagon Alley to get wedding gift's?"
"Yeah, and I can put the cup in the Potter vault" said Harry
"Charlie's downstairs let's go ask him first, then we'll ask mum tomorrow" said Ron
They made there way downstairs to find Charlie spread out on the couch reading the prophet.
"Any new news Charlie?" asked Ron setting down on the arm of the couch at Charlie's feet.
"Nope, seems to be quiet, a little to quiet, but anyway, what do you four want now?"
"What make's you think we want something?" asked Ginny
"Cause it seems that you four only want o talk when you want something?" said Charlie sitting up.
"Oh dear brother of mine. Sweet, wise, thoughtful and won-" Charlie interrupted Ginny's musing's as he waved her off
"Yeah like I was saying what do you four want now?"
"We need to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow" said Harry getting to the point, or near enough anyway.
"And you want me a few other's to take you right?" asked Charlie as Harry nodded and sat down into the opposite couch, pulling Ginny onto his lap. "Have you asked Mum yet?"
"No, we were wanting to make sure you didn't have any plan's before we get mum wired up" said Ron as Hermione moved to sit by Harry and Ginny.
"Okay, sure, but why do you all need to go there for anyway?" asked Charlie raising his eyebrows question at them.
"We need to buy wedding gift's, the wedding's the day after tomorrow, and we won't have time tomorrow because mum will have us doing weird thing's, and stuff, then we'll have to be in France before noon on the day of the wedding so there won't be any other time to get there, will there?" asked Ginny, expertly backing Charlie into a corner state of confusion as his brow wrinkled as she had said this pretty fast, though not breaking her story once.
"Yeah, guess not, sure I'll take you maybe Lupin can come to?" said Charlie
"Yeah Moony's fine to come if he wants, so is Tonks and Moody" said Harry
"Okay I'll pop over there in a few minutes then and we'll see about what kind of guard we could pull together for you all" said Charlie laying back down and picking back up his paper.
Mrs. Weasley gave her okay again with much debate, but was able to talk her into it, as much of the trusted order was going to escort them around. Having all apparated to Gringot's again Harry, Ginny, and Charlie traveled down to the Potter vault were Ginny and Harry hid the cup Horcrux in the chest with the locket, and finally finding another cup with similarities, except of a badger this cup held the crest of the Potter's. Harry smiled at this. His family actually had a crest. He found a ring that held this crest and put it on, it fitted his middle finger on his left hand, as he still wore his union ring he shared with Ginny on his right.
"This place, I tell you" said Ginny looking through another chest that held a few odd thing's and some robes.
"What about this place?" asked Harry stowing the Potter cup in his jacket.
"You could literally look for day's and still not come across the same thing twice" she said standing up and shacking her head of the dust. Harry laughed.
"Yeah we'll have to come back soon and go through some of this stuff. There load's of interesting things here, and I bet I could learn a lot about my parent's" said Harry looking around
"I'd say you'd learn a lot about you're heritage, period." said Ginny as Harry lead them back to the front, were Harry pulled his money bag out threw it to the side and picked up a bigger one. He loaded it full with galleons, sickles and knuts. Ginny stood waiting patiently by the door. Harry smiled.
"Okay what's next?" asked Moony a few hours later as the four teenager's were just about to finish for the day.
"I don't know, what else do you think they'll need?" asked Harry. Between the four of them they had purchased Bill and Fleur a number of items, Hermione bought a book titled 'Everyday household spells' along with a few embroidered pillows that held a cleaning charm on them. Ginny had purchased a set of pot's and pan's that never needed to be cleaned, ever. Ron had bought some useful items, like a blanket that matched the pillows Hermione had purchased, with similar spells, and something Harry still wasn't sure what it was, no matter how many time's Ron tried to explain it. Harry bought some dinnerware that Ginny and him had fun creating a crest for, since the Weasley's didn't have one that she knew of. Some cutlery that held a large curvy W on the end. Harry felt certain this was usual wedding gift's, or at least he hoped.
"I think you four alone covered the necessity's of a new marriage." said Tonks
"We didn't cover it all, but we'll leave the rest up to Bill" said Ron snickering. Harry laughed.
"Think maybe we have enough time to go to the twins shop?" asked Ginny looking at Moony who stood next to Moody, his electric blue eye swirling in all way's, Harry felt instantly dizzy.
"We have about another forty minuets, so if that's what you want to do" said Moony leaving the sentence hanging.
"What do you all say?" asked Ginny looking hopefully, they all agreed and entered the Weasley Wizard Wheezes, a few moment's later.
"Hello welcome to Weas-" began the which behind the counter which was packed out with kid's holding sweet's, Harry recognized Ton-tongue-Toffee, along with the Dark mark sucker's and few skiving snack boxes.
"Yes, we know" said Ginny cutting her off with an impatient wave of her hand "Were are those ingenious brother's of mine?"
"Oh I'm sorry Miss Weasley, I'll get them for you" She turned on her heal leaving another frazzled looking witch alone. She returned momentarily with Fred and George in tow.
"Harry, Ginny-"
"Ron, Hermione-"
"Lupin- Tonks-"
"Moody-"
"Charlie-"
"What are-"
"You all doing
"Here!" asked Fred and George. Harry grinned at the impossible twins.
"Harry" said Fred holding out his hand and grabbing Harry's
" Follow us, Ginny follow us too!" Fred and George lead them into the small storage space, were there 'serious' line had been and found that had indeed enlarged this line of combat product's.
"We've got something to share" began Fred
"We want you two to be the first to try it" said George
"What make's you think that we're that dense to try anything that you give us?" snapped Ginny placing her hands on her hips, despite her packages she carried.
"Because this product isn't a joke" said Fred
"Indeed, this product is a neat trick we've been working on for a few year's now." said George excitedly
"And we've decided to share our knowledge with our finical provider." said Fred bowing dramatically toward Harry, who snickered a laugh. Then added.
"What exactly are you planning on sharing?" asked Harry nervously
"This" said Fred and George as they each held out a small plastic sleeve, with a squiggly worm inside them.
"What the bloody hell is that?" asked Ginny taking a step closer to look
"These our dear sister, is what we call a 'Communicator Worm" said George as if this were obvious
"Which is?" asked a dumbstruck Harry
"Dear Harry, this mean that if two, such as you and Ginny were to insert these two Communicator's in your ear's you will be able to hear each other's thought's" said Fred
"Maybe even dream's, we did sometimes, Fred had this one that was-"
"George that's not important" Fred intervened and Harry swore he held a slight blush in his cheeks, but it was gone quickly as he turned back to Harry and Ginny. "These bugger's will allow you two to communicate without talking, a handy thing we found especially in public"
"Oh" said Harry and Ginny. Harry didn't know haw to feel about this, there were thought's he didn't want Ginny knowing he had, and particular dream's he defiantly didn't want her to see. More than just the graveyard, or the ministry, there were far more personal dream's that Harry wanted to keep private.
"I don't know, Harry think you could handle my dream's?" asked Ginny eyeing him suggestively. Harry wondered if she had similar dreams.
"I can handle almost anything you can dish out" said Harry teasing her right back
"Almost?" asked Ginny cocking an eyebrow
"Well, those bat-bogy-hexes, like I've said are down right terrifying." said Harry as Fred and George watched amusedly.
"I do have a way, don't I?" said Ginny as he watched her eyes roam over his body, Harry suddenly felt hot. Too hot!
"Yes, you certainly do!" agreed Harry raking his own eye's over her form.
"As much as we like to hear dirty stuff, just not about our young sister." said Fred
"I don't know, blackmail comes to mind" said George
"But we agreed we won't go down that way again" said Fred
"Too right you are, my brother" said George as the twins suddenly held out there plastic sleeves. Harry gave Ginny a shrug and reached out and took a hold of the one that Fred held out to him. Ginny took the other just as nervous as he was.
"Come on put them in?" said George excitedly
"Put them in were?" asked Harry as he was suddenly regretting this.
"In your ear of course" said Fred. Harry gave another furtive look at Ginny who opened her sleeve, with shaking hands. Harry opened his and took a hold of the slimy worm ' Why am I doing this?' Harry asked himself.
"Okay ready, Mr. Potter?" Ginny asked taking hold of her own worm. Harry nodded and as one they entered the worm in there ear. It was cold slimy and Harry felt like laughing as he felt it tickle his ear. It suddenly sank teeth into him, and collapsed to his knee's in slight pain, and shock. Ginny who also fell to her own knee's, but it was over just as quickly. Harry didn't feel it no more. He rubbed his ear nervously. It wasn't there.
"Did I loose it?" asked Harry looking around him on the floor, and down his jacket, expecting it to have fallen out.
"Nope, it already rooted" said George crossing his arm's across his chest
"Err...rooted?" asked Ginny as she got to her feet beside Harry who was still on his knee's.
"Yep" said Fred "They sink teeth into you and sink into your ear, they will take effect momentarily"
"Great" said Harry getting to his feet, now.
"Harry what did we just agree to?" asked Ginny turning to him
"I was just thinking what did we just put in our ear?"
"We told you gee, you two are too dense" said George rolling his eye's
"There communicator Worm's, allowing you two to hear each other's thought's" said Fred mimicking his brother.
"Anyway you two better get back out there, before Moody has a fit." said George as the twin's went to leave, but Harry stopped them.
"I was wondering if you two could do me a favor?" asked Harry as the twins both turned back around to face him again.
"Oh really?"
"What?"
"I was wondering, those fireworks in my fifth year, can you make me a special one?" asked Harry
"Sure we made a few special for Bill's wedding tomorrow" said George grinning evilly
"Yeah, didn't need to know that" said Ginny "I want to be able to plead innocent"
"Yeah for once" said Fred
"What?" snapped Ginny "I am innocent"
"In lesser way's everyday" said George now eyeing Harry malevolently, Harry blushed, and quickly changed the subject
"I want a few that I can release when we kill-"
"You-know-who" offered Fred
"Yeah" said Harry
"We've been creating a few thing's already" said George
"We'll let you know" said Fred. Harry nodded and gave his thanks for the 'worms' and soon after, they were saying some more goodbye's and thanks to the order for helping them then they were all floo'd back to the Burrow.
Harry went up to Ron's room to stow away his Potter crest cup. He starred at it fondly and put it carefully into his trunk. He would love to be able to take time and look at all the neat thing's in his vault's, but he would have to wait until after Voldemort's fall. Harry was now more sure it would come, every time he spent one more minute with Ginny he became more confident.
Harry closed his trunk and picked up his box of memory's from a life he wished for again. He passed the baby picture's of himself, with his parent's, and found a brown book. Opening it slowly he saw his mother's curvy handwriting and saw that this was her Diary. Harry closed it, feeling to weird reading about how his mum felt at certain time's in her life, or how she dealt with grily thing's. Harry shook his head and pushed it back into the box.
He found a smaller box almost at the very bottom. Harry made for it, and pulled it out. He opened it slowly. On top of a silk white pillow, sat two ring's. Harry suddenly realized they were wedding ring's. He picked up the thicker band and saw something inscribed on the inside of the band. 'Love you' Harry smiled this had been his Dad's wedding band. It was gold and simple, though it held a ruby in the center of the front. Harry laid it back into the box and picked up his mother's. Her's was a large diamond with two green emerald's on the side's. with a gold band and then another gold plain band matched and fitted it perfectly it even was inscribed with the simple, but powerful word's 'Love you'. Harry wiped the tear's that were suddenly streaming down his cheek's. He fingered the ring's again, before closing the lid.
Looking back into the box Harry found two golden chain's, they must have been his parent's too. Opening the ring box one more time Harry slipped the wedding ring of his father's on one, and his mother's on thee other. Harry wanted Ginny to wear it. He hoped she would. He pulled the golden chain around his neck as Ginny entered.
"Hey what's going on?" she crossed to sit beside him on the bed.
"Nothing, turn around" Ginny obeyed and Harry lifted the golden chain and placed it on her neck. Ginny gasped in surprise.
"Harry when...how...?" She starred shocked at him.
"It was my mother's wedding ring" He said and lifted to show her his father's around his neck.
"Harry I couldn't possibly take this" said Ginny starring incuriously at the large diamond, Harry grinned
"I want you to, Gin, It would only be right for my future wife to wear it, one way or another" said Harry and before Ginny could respond he placed a loving kiss on her lip's that held promises of so much more to come. He felt Ginny melt under his touch and knew she would not resist him further. Harry broke the kiss and smiled into her glowing face
"Have I told you I hate it when you do that to me?"
"Yes, but I'll do it again, so you can tell me again" said Harry capturing her lip's again, as Ginny melted further. It was sometime before Ron came in broke them apart and sent Ginny on her way to bed. She waved a final time and closed the door. Harry fingered his father's ring ignoring Ron's glare, as he laid back in bed and closed his eye's. Dream's of Ginny, him and two ring's and a night of seduction came immediately
"Harry get up it's almost ten" screamed Mrs. Weasley "Ron get up now!" She left there room and the door banged shut
' What the bloody hell' thought Harry
' The wedding Harry remember, I told you it was today' came a reply. A voice sounding to much like Ginny
' Ginny! '
' Harry?'
' Yeah '
' Wow, they really worked ' Ginny sounded impressed.
' Didn't have any weird dream's did you?' asked Harry nervously.
' No, why what did you dream? ' asked Ginny her tone interested.
' I'm sure you'll find out soon enough ' said Harry defeating. He heard Ginny giggle as Ron stirred next to him
"What's up mate?" asked Ron, getting up and stretching his arms over his head.
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you" muttered Harry as Ron looked at him like he was a weird school project gone bad.
"What?"
"Nothing, come on, the wedding" said Harry as he finished getting dressed.
' Finished yet?' asked Ginny
' Yep, met you on the stairs? ' asked Harry
' Okay, Hermione's already downstairs' said Ginny
"Wonder if Hermione is up yet?" asked Ron lacing his shoes
"Yeah, she's already downstairs" said Harry before he could stop himself
"How did you know Harry?" asked Ron getting to his feet and giving Harry another weird look.
"You wouldn't believe me I told you" said Harry again.
"What?" asked Ron looking more intrigued.
' Should we tell Ron and Hermione about this? ' Harry asked Ginny
' Let's try to keep it a secret for a while, see what we can get out of it' replied Ginny
' Your so evil ' said Harry and heard Ginny giggle again, then added to Ron "Just guessing mate, why do you look so tense?"
"I guess it's the wedding, you know, puts thought's in the girls head's" said Ron
"Yeah let's go, before your mother comes in again" said Harry and breathed a sigh of relief as Ron nodded his head, and grabbed his overnight bag. They conveniently met up with Ginny on the stairs, and met up with Hermione in the living room. Mrs. Weasley bustled in soon after, waved her wand and their bag's disappeared.
"Let's go floo in pairs again" said Mr. Weasley. throwing floo powder in the orange flames.
"Fred and George you first" said Mrs. Weasley. They allowed their selves to be pushed into the flames by her, but was able to pass an inquiry look at Harry and Ginny. Harry nodded that it had worked and watched in amusement as they gave each other a smile, before shouting and disappeared. "Hermione, Ron, come on you next" Mrs. Weasley shoved them into the fire and they to soon disappeared. "Harry Ginny" Harry nodded and before she could push grabbed Ginny hand, and lead her to the fireplace as she shouted and Harry felt the his elbows banging into fireplaces along the way, Ginny moved closer, sensing his discomfort and Harry tightened his grip on her.
As soon as they stepped out of the fireplace Fred and George took there shoulder's and lead them to the side.
"Well, it worked didn't it?" asked George
"Yes" said Ginny who Harry now knew she found this amusing
"Good, share any dream's last night?" asked Fred
"No, so we don't know when it took effect" said Harry
"Well, it still happened in the first twenty-four hours, so that work's" said George happily
"What works?" asked Hermione coming up behind them. Harry shared a look with Fred and shook his head to say that Hermione and Ron didn't know yet.
"What do you mean- oh we were just talking about a new invention we creating, you wouldn't be interested Hermione" said George changing his sentence. Hermione flicked her eyes over to Fred who nodded his head agreeing, and back to George who was smiling a little to innocently before they both walked away to collect their bag's from the heap in the middle of the floor.
"We should find our bag's too!" said Ginny ignoring the look's Hermione was now giving them.
"Yeah, come on Hermione" said Ron who had obviously not noticed anything.
"Coming Harry?" asked Ginny " You can help me find mine"
Harry had said goodbye to Ginny a little while ago and was now standing getting ready. His dress robes of emerald green were nice. Ginny had assured him he would look nice, but he was too interested on what was happening over there with her.
' Ew gross'
' What?' asked Harry
' As part of the wedding party and according to French Heritage Gabriella, Mum, and Mrs. Delacour, along with me just had to put Fleur into her bath!'
' Why?'
' Because it's suppose to cleanse the bride of past relationship's, so she doesn't think of no one but her soon to be Husband, or some rubbish like that, Harry remind me, let's not have a French wedding ..eww'
Harry smiled as he watched Bill looking around nervously. Mr. Weasley, and Mr. Delacour shared a drink, while Charlie was looking out the window, looking solemn.
' Harry come to the stair's, Hermione need's you ' said Ginny
' Why? '
' You'll see' replied Ginny.
AN:
Hey everyone, guess you know what's coming next, no big surprise, yet! Thank's for the review's, but keep them coming, they keep me writing. To all concerned, no I won't be giving up this Flic. I will finish this even if I die! LOL!
The next Chapter will be along shortly and it will probably be longer, I've been working on it at the same time as this one, so give me a little while longer and it will be posted, but again, please review.
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