The day had come. It was time for Fred, George and Ron to go and get their partners.
They had all arranged separate portkey's to go and collect their brides, seeing as you can't apparate out of the country.
First went George. He seemed pretty relaxed about the whole situation, Fred thought.
Next went Ron. Unlike George, Ron seemed to be bricking it.
Then it was Fred's turn. He didn't know what to think. So many thoughts ran through his head about her, Katy. He was finally going to meet her and he was kind of excited, sure it would be the end of his bachelor ways but he knew it was going to happen sometime. Settle down. Have a wife…kids. At that Fred shuddered. He made a vow to have no more than three children; he didn't think he could handle the stress of seven.
Fred's hand closed around the old hairbrush, he felt the familiar tug at his navel and he was gone. Gone to bring home his future wife, his "supposed" true love.
In the muggle world:
Katy shifted her weight nervously. He was late. Well ok he wasn't really late but he should have been early to make a good first impression!
She looked out of the window of her two-story house in rural Ireland and there was still no sign of him. She checked her watch again, two minutes. If he wasn't there in two minutes well…she'd let him have it.
A bell rang through the house. The doorbell. He was here and with a minute to spare. She reflexively fixed her hair and smoothed her clothes; she wanted to make a good first impression even if he didn't.
She opened the door. Standing there was a handsome fella with a cheeky grin plastered across his face; like he was God's gift to women.
In the muggle world:
Katy stared at him. That's all she could do, stare. He was gorgeous. He had a rugged look almost, messy hair that looked like he had just rolled out of bed and made you want to run your fingers through it, sparkling eyes full of mischief. Katy knew one thing for sure; she liked what she saw. It was then she noticed his height and muscular frame, he was well over six foot and was lean with tight muscles which she just knew would make her feel safe. He definitely had a magical look about him that's for sure. She could just see the tip of his wand poking out from his jacket jarring her back to reality.
He spoke. "Hi"
Oh his voice, Katy nearly dropped then and there. It was so deep and masculine, and that British accent! Oh holy hell she was in trouble.
"Hey there, I take it you're Fred Weasley then?"
He smiled and did a little bow. "The one and only Fred Weasley at your service."
"Well let's get a move on then Fred, no time to waste!" Katy just wanted to get out of there, she had said her goodbyes, her parents weren't happy about the situation she could tell, but they were putting on a good front for her sake. She knew that they wanted her gone, they hated magic and everything and everyone that had anything to do with it and that included her now as well.
Fred quickly agreed, she guessed that he didn't want to be there any more than she did.
He led her down her road and into a field where an old hairbrush was lying on the ground.
"Right, all you have to do is hold onto this hairbrush and whatever you do don't let go, I'll take care of the rest" he said.
Katy was confused. Why does she have to hold onto a rotting old blue hairbrush for? She didn't ask any questions though; she just wanted to get away.
She did as Fred instructed and held on for dear life. Little did she know that this small action would lead to a lifetime of trouble, laughter, danger and love.
In the wizarding world:
They landed with a thump. Well Katy did anyways, Fred knew what to expect and didn't think to warn her.
Katy had barely stood upright when Mrs Weasley came barreling through the door and nearly knocked her over again.
"There you are dear, I'm Fred's mum but you can call me Molly, oh you look a bit peckish, well never mind dinners nearly ready!"
Katy didn't know what to make of her. She certainly talked a mile a minute, but she liked that it reminded her of well...her.
She was overwhelmed, Fred could tell. He wasn't surprised really. The whole family plus partners were there to meet her, Aimee and Louise. Poor things.
They went into the Burrow and Fred saw two unfamiliar girls staring back at him. Well one fit right in, she was tall, had freckles and ginger hair. You'd almost swear she was a Weasley. She was sitting beside his other half so he guessed this was Louise, George's partner. The other girl, Aimee was like any other girl really. She had light brown hair and blue eyes and a few scattered freckles, nothing about her really stood out apart from the way she looked at Ron. Fred could see admiration in her eyes already, it seemed like they were a good match and Ron looked happy so Fred couldn't complain really.
He then turned to look at his own partner, Katy. Her whole face lit up when she walked into the room and saw her two best friends sitting there. She was now being introduced to the rest of his brothers and he couldn't help but think that she was handling the whole situation very well. Her blue eyes sparkled with excitement and her long blonde hair shimmered in the sunlight. She wasn't that tall, the top of her head barely reached his shoulder, but he liked that, he felt protective over her already and he was sure that he wasn't the only one.
Katy's head was spinning. She did not know that Fred had such a big family! Just when you think that you've met them all another pops out of the woodwork! So far she's met Molly and Arthur (They insisted on being on a first name basis) Bill and Fleur, Charlie, Percy and Audrey, Ginny and Harry, Hermione and Draco, Ron and Fred's twin George! She didn't know Fred had a twin or that they lived together.
She was just getting to know the Weasley family when more people showed up. She didn't know how many more people could fit in the Burrow before it burst.
She then met Sirius (Harry's godfather) Remus, Tonks and Teddy. They all seemed really nice and Teddy was actually the cutest little boy ever.
Katy looked over at her friends and smiled. She liked this feeling. All these people made her feel safe and wanted. She finally felt home.
It was time to go and see the twins' flat and Katy couldn't help the butterflies in her stomach. It was reassuring however to have Louise there with her. They had been friends for about five years and were practically sisters, they did absolutely everything together they even had the same birthday! Katy was glad that it was Louise and not anyone else that went on this journey with her.
Fred put his arm around Katy and could feel her shaking "Cold?" he asked. She shook her head. Nerves then, he decided.
"Don't be nervous" he whispered.
Katy smiled. Bless him, she thought, here she was freaking out and he was probably feeling the same way.
She took Fred's hand and he apparated them to their flat.
It was not what Katy was expecting. She didn't realise that wizards had no electricity. Like at all. No television. No phone. No internet. This was a major problem she realised.
