Chapter 25
Disclaimer: Anything you see that you recognize does not belong to me. Unless we're in a parallel universe where I am JKR…but here, I am not, so I do not own the characters or the world. I only own this fluffy piece of plot.
A/N: I can't believe how quickly I wrote chapter 24 and 25. Y'all should really thank for roommate for getting me pissed off and upset. It made me want to write to have some therapy. Please review!
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Ron had gotten a letter from George telling him that Harry wished to talk to him about something. It made his head spin. If there's all this he said that he said crap, it's gonna be bad, Ron thought. He met Harry for lunch at the Ministry cafeteria, a good place for cheap, cardboard flavored food and watered-down Earl Grey.
Harry sat down at the table with a toasted bologna sandwich and some cheese crackers. "You'd think this food would get better," he sighed.
Ron looked at his own peanut butter and apple jelly sandwich and thin dill pickle. "Yeah. Cheapskate Mundungus. Always trying to save a buck."
"And so are you, actually eating here."
Ron sighed. "So I got George's letter…"
Harry nodded. "Yeah. I needed to tell you something about the girls."
"What? Are they squibs? I mean, cause I don't really care. They could play football and learn how to work eklectriciy instead."
Harry smiled. "No, they're magical alright. I saw their names on the list of children to attend Hogwarts."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah. But they're listed as Grangers."
"WHAT?" Ron cried. Everyone turned and stared at the two men. Ron shot them a glare. "What are you staring at?" he asked, a warning clearly in his voice.
The crowd quickly went back to what they were doing.
"Okay, where were we—oh, right. So, how do I get them to list them as Weasleys?"
"You're going to have to prove you're their father."
"Oh, well, they can just use a paternal spell, right? No big deal."
Harry shook his head. "No, Ron. There's loads of paperwork and all kinds of shit you have to go through."
Ron put his sandwich down. "Well, I'll just have to talk to them about that, won't I?"
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Two hours later, Ron exited a small, cramped little office and found Remus Lupin waiting for him.
"Don't worry, Ron. I had to sic Moody on them. I'm sure it'll work when you do the same."
Ron looked at the older man and smiled. "No need. I got them to change their names."
Lupin looked quite impressed. "Really? I even threatened to bite them and they wouldn't change it." He paused, "Of course, Moody reckoned they wanted me to bite them. He says that they'd just love a reason to chunk me in Azkaban. Nymphadora and I were married and everything. I don't understand…"
"Oh, well, I began to have a 'psychotic episode.' So they changed the names quite quickly."
Remus laughed. "Oh. Very nice, Ron."
Ron beamed. "Thanks. I thought so myself." He grinned. "You should have seen their faces. I think they thought I was going to jump them. I probably should have, but I can't afford to lose my job." He frowned. "Or get chunked in St. Mungo's myself."
Lupin shook his head. "No. Just like I couldn't really bite them, no matter how much I wanted to. But children make you do crazy things."
Ron smiled. "Yeah. I can't believe Christmas is only a few weeks away. I can't wait to have kids around for the holidays again."
Remus nodded. "They put everything in perspective."
"Was it hard at first, Remus? Being a dad?"
"No. Not really. Just love them. I know they're a little hesitant around you, but I think they just need time." He sized up the young man before him. "Are you and Hermione going to get married?"
Ron sighed heavily. "I don't know. We're still having issues with work. She wants the girls to go to Hogwarts, but she wants to finish up her job first. She says she still has one last project to sum up before she can come back here." He paused. "You know, I think she really missed everyone."
Lupin shook his head. "No, Ron. I think she just really missed you."
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A/N: Yeah, I know, it was a REALLY short chapter. Sorry. Everything that needed to be said was said. Did you notice that Christmas is approaching in my chapter? I'm so excited. Oh, thanks to all my reviewers for the exam encouragement. I appreciate it!
Good luck on all of your exams too! Oh, and I hope to have chapter 26 up tomorrow. I don't have an exam tomorrow, so I'll just be sitting around getting bored. There might even be another 2 chapters in one day posting!