Chapter 4
Fred and George finished the trick with a bang as Jailey's broom turned into a mouse. The crowd let out a roar of delight and the room shook with their applause. Fred grinned and winked at Jailey as he dropped the mouse into her lap. She blushed and let out a giggle as the mouse turned back into a broom.
Fred blushed as Jailey looked up and smiled at him. He mustered up his courage to go and talk to her when George yanked him away.
"Those two shifty blokes are coming towards us. Get your wand ready."
Fred uneasily pulled his wand out of his cloak and they both turned, wands at the ready, and faced the strangers.
"Enjoy the show?" George said stiffly.
The wizards pulled back their hoods. The twins gasped in fright at the two people they least wanted to see.
Their parents.
"So… Boys... How's business been this month, I hear the tax on Stinksap has gone up." Mr. Weasly awkwardly blurted out, trying to cut the tension.
"Yes boys I hear that your stock has been selling as quickly as your moldy strawberries." Their mother said, a smile plastered on her face.
"Yeah its been good." Fred said tersely. "How have the boys and Ginny been?"
"Ask them yourself! They're waiting outside. They wanted a minute to talk. " explained their father.
"Talk about what?" inquired Fred.
"Er….they'll tell you themselves. But you might want to be sitting down for this one."
Fred and George sat down pondering what the news could be. Soon their parents returned with Charlie, Bill, Ron, and Ginny.
"You're gonna hate this!" Ginny said while laughing uncontrollably.
Fred and George knew that anything that made Ginny so happy and put such a sad look on their brother's faces couldn't be good for them.
"Uncle Mike died," Ron began. "He was rich as heck. A bit unfair that he never gave any money to us now that I think about it. But anyway, he's left all of us men some money in his will."
"Boys!" Ginny scoffed.
"That's great!" Exclaimed George "Why the sad looks?"
"Here's the catch," Bill said while shifting nervously "We all have to be married before six weeks are done to get it."
And now our chapter will end… with two screams!