Old Friends
(A/N: not mine, never will be)
"Hi Ron, how have you been?" he asked meekly. Ron glowered at him as Mimi came running. Harry was very pleased to note that she had the decency to look apologetic.
"Oh don't, worry I've just found out that my best friend decided I didn't have the right to know he was still alive!" Ron exploded, Harry winced and hope Ron's aim wasn't as good as it had once been. "So I'm just fine Harry. I just have one question where the HELL is Cedric?" Harry shot a look behind him before swearing loudly. Mimi winced and hoped for both their sakes Ced turned up soon. She remembered their 5th birthday Harry barely let them out of his sight for months.
"What is all the shouting about Ron? You're scaring the customers and would it kill you to stop swearing?" Harry heard Fred call, or was that George?
"Come over here Fred you'll want to see this." Ron called back still staring at Harry who was still trying to resist the urge to bolt. Fred walked over then gasped dropping the large number of boxes he had held in his arms.
"My God, Harry, why didn't you tell us you were alive? We've now go to make up for nine missed birthdays for Cassandra and Cedric." Fred seemed to have completely forgotten about the boxes that lay on the floor till thick, stinking mud began to ooze out of one. He pointed his wand at the floor and muttered a spell. Harry opened his mouth to answer but was interrupted as the door swung open.
"Get that ice cream out of my shop right now!" George cried striding quickly to the door. Harry turned at the slight cry of alarm and Ron and Fred seemed to forget about him momentarily. Harry turned to grab Mimi so they could get out of the store without him having to explain himself further but was stopped in his tracks as Cedric ran over to him and hid behind him. George stalked over looking ready to break something and with a large ice cream smear on his robes. Mimi calmly walked in front of him holding a blue pygmy puff.
"Excuse me but no ones serving at the till and I would really like one of these, if that's not too much trouble?" She asked. Harry rushed forwards at that point meaning that Cedric fell forwards.
"You are not getting a pygmy puff Cassandra. After the stunt you pulled you should count yourself lucky if I even let you get an ice cream." Harry scolded her with a bit more venom than was necessary, but hey it had been a trying day and it wasn't even noon yet. Fred ran forwards and spoke quickly.
"Count it as one of the many birthday presents we owe you that means we just owe you eight more so why don't you and your brother pick some things you want. Anything from the store." He tried to avoid the angry looks both George and Harry were giving him.
(A/N: Okay sorry I haven't updated for so long I will try to whenever I can but there could be some long waits. Please keep reviewing and don't get discouraged.)