CHAPTER12

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny didn't directly go to the Leakey Cauldron. They were passing Fred and George's joke shop and couldn't resist coming inside. There was a gorgeous girl about 20 at the counter. Judging by the nametag on her shirt her name was Melody. She had dark blonde hair and green eyes and she was smiling brightly.

"Can I help you?" she asked sweetly with a slight German accent when the trio entered the shop.

"Erm…can we see Fred and George?" asked Ginny.

"Oh, you must be their relatives…" Melody said glancing at Ron's and Ginny's flaming hair, "they are upstairs…should I call them?"

Ginny nodded.

Melody went somewhere to the back of the shop and a moment after they could hear her going up the stairs.

"Freddy, George! Some one for you downstairs!" she called.

"Coming, love", Fred answered.

Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny gapped in unison. But when they heard pounding at the stairs they tried to hide their amazement.

"Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny! What a surprise! We didn't expect to see you, lot, so soon!" said George.

"And what gives us the pleasure of seeing you in our little place?" asked Fred with an amused twinkle in his eyes.

"We came to check out your shop", said Hermione.

"Hm…never thought that YOU would do such thing, you was always against our 'stupid and lame' jokes", said Fred. George just laughed without reason.

"Lets say that I changed my mind…and I see you business is in bloom", she complimented.

"Oh, shucks, your making us blush", replied George jokingly.

"Actually, we thought you could join us for dinner", said Ron who was silent before that.

"Mmm…well, if Melody wouldn't mind staying in the shop…" said George looking at the girl.

"No, you can go; besides we have to close it for the night already", Melody replied with a smile that never seemed to leave her beautiful face.

"Okay, let's go!" said George with a grin.

Fred held back as the other five went out. He approached Melody and kissed her gently and whispered, "Thanks, hun… I love you…" and went out after the others.

They walked silently for a couple of minutes. But then Ginny couldn't help asking the question that bothered her. "Who is that Melody?"

"Oh…" said Fred, "she's my girlfriend…"

"And…" she continued so that Fred would tell her more.

"And… she's German", he said proudly like it was the best thing in the world. "Her last name is Heinz and she came here with her sister. She needed a place to work for summer and we took her." Fred beamed proudly.

They talked about Melody all the way to the pub. Actually Fred did but George also said a couple of good words about the girl. When they arrived at the Cauldron Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were already waiting for them there. They ordered some food. They didn't have to wait long; the food appeared after 5 minutes. They ate in silence because everybody was too absorbed with their feasting, after all they didn't have anything since breakfast. After everybody was done eating, the Weasleys and Harry started to say goodbye to Hermione.

"I think you'll be well here, dear", said Mrs. Weasley, hugging Hermione, "but I am still a bit worried about you."

"I'll be fine, Mrs. Weasley", replied the girl after Mrs. Weasley let her go.

"I'll passing by from time to time so you see more of me", Mr. Weasley said with a smile. Hermione nodded in agreement.

"Will be seeing you around", said George.

"Yeah, you can't get rid of us so easily", added Fred.

"Guess we'll see you in a month", said Ron, "well, what can I say? Enjoy the rest of the summer."

"Don't forget to write", added Harry.

"You too", Hermione said in return. "I'll miss you, guys, so much…"

She gave both of them hugs (which made Ron blush a bit) and Harry and the Weasley left the Leakey Cauldron. Hermione sighted and went upstairs to her room, thinking about what she will do tomorrow. Reaching her corridor, she went to the door at the left and opened it. She was really tired and needed relaxation strongly. So Hermione decided to take a long bath to organize her thoughts. Without switching the lights on in her room, she made her way to the bathroom door. It was closed but she could see light streaming from underneath the door. "Strange," thought Hermione, "I thought I switched it off… oh, well, guess I forgot…" She opened the door of the bathroom and stepped inside. Her eyes widened with great astonishment. There in HER bathroom lying in HER wonderful Jacuzzi tub was….