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"Won? Where's Charlie?"

"Hogwarts."

"No. Bill goes to Hogwarts!"

"Charlie does too."

"No! Bill lives at Hogwarts. Charlie here."

"Charlie's big now. Charlie goes to Hogwarts."

"Bigger than Bill?"

"No. But bigger that he was."

"Will I be bigger?"

"After Percy and Fred and George and me are bigger."

"Oh."

CRASH! Suddenly, chaos erupted. Fred and George ran into the room. From somewhere upstairs, Percy could be heard yelling "Mum! Make them behave!"

"Fred! George! What have I told you!" came Mum's voice. As Percy and their Mum ran into the room, Ron and Ginny grinned at each other. The day had just gotten a lot more interesting.

"We didn't do anything…"

"…that you told us not to." The twins grinned, certain that their defense was flawless.

"What did you do?" bellowed their mother.

Fred looked nervously at George. Maybe their plan had not been so perfect.

"We booby-trapped Percy's chess board," confessed George.

"It exploded," Fred clarified.

"Fred, George, I have told you not to bother your brother! And you know better than to break things! Fred, go to Ginny's room and stay there. George, go to Bill and Charlie's room. And don't come out until I say so! And if either of you touches anything, breaks anything, or does anything else you shouldn't, you're both grounded until the Canons win the Quidditch Cup!"

The twins obeyed. Percy they might torment, but they knew better than to go against their Mum.

"Now Percy dear, are you alright?"

Percy nodded. He didn't want to speak because he was afraid he might start crying, and he was too old to cry. Especially in front of Ron and Ginny.

"Percy, go get your chessboard and bring it down here. I'm sure we can fix it."

As Percy went upstairs to retrieve the remains of his chessboard, Ron leaned over to Ginny and whispered "Let's go into the kitchen. Mum'll give Percy a treat. She'll give us something too!"

"Ok," answered Ginny.

They were sitting at the table when Percy reappeared, cradling the fragments of his chess board.

"Mum," he said plaintively, "Why do I have to be their brother? Ever since Charlie left, they've been bad and they won't leave me and Ron and Ginny alone and I just can't make them behave!" He was on the verge of tears.

"Percy," said Mum, "never wish Fred and George weren't your brothers. You are all my children, and I love them just as much as I love you. Even though they don't always behave. They're just testing you. Remember when Bill left the first time? You wouldn't give Charlie a moment's peace. They just want to know that you're in charge so that they feel safe."

"But why Mum? Why can't they be good?"

"Percy, I don't know why Fred and George like to break rules. Certainly your father and I were never like that. But they are your brothers, and you have to take care of them."

"But they don't want me to!"

"Yes they do, Percy. They just want your attention. They love you and look up to you very much. You're the big brother now. You have to help Dad and me. Now, Dad and I are going to talk to them this evening. They do need to behave. But Percy, you need to play with them."

"But I don't wanna play quidditch, and that's all they ever talk about!"

"Percy, there are lots of things you can do. You can read to them, you can tell stories, and you can watch them on their brooms."

"But I don't want to!"

"Percy, I know you don't want to now. And that's alright. But you're bigger than them, and part of being bigger is helping other people. Bill and Charlie have always taken care of you. Now you get to be the big brother."

Percy was somewhat comforted. If he could be like Bill, maybe being bigger wasn't so bad after all.

"Now, how about some cake?" Percy nodded. "Ron, Ginny, would you like some too?"

"Yes please." said Ron.

"I told you so!" he whispered to Ginny. "Ginny, say please!"

"Pwease."

"Here you go," said Mum, handing out cake to the three children. "Percy, let's see about your chess board. It doesn't look to badly damaged. Repairo!" The fragments, which she had laid side by side, moved together and mended. Percy could still see where the board had been broken, but he would be able to play on it again. "Percy, I'm going to go talk to Fred and George now. I want you to think about what I said."

"Yes Mum," he said obediently, if not enthusiastically.

"Won," whispered Ginny, "I don't wanna be bigger." Poor Percy, she thought was bigger. He had to make Fred and George behave. She was glad she had Percy to take care of her.

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