disclaimer: all belongs to the founder of hogwarts, JK ROWLING.
The rest of the day went by smoothly as they cleaned, occasionally sang, and with the outburst of Mrs. Weasley as Ginny had unfortunately mentioned Percy's name. Everyone had to be cautious of that name, because he had betrayed his family, and Mrs. Weasley was very sensitive about her estranged son. Around six, Mrs. Weasley eyed Sirius who nodded and said, " Children I want you to stay upstairs. We have an order meeting. I will call you when it's time for dinner."
" Mom! We aren't children. Fred and I have come of age, we should join the Order." Whined George.
" Enough non sense! Do what I tell you for once, I will not have more family in danger." Molly said and went downstairs followed by Sirius.
The children were a bit put out, until Fred grinned wickedly and pulled a weird string out of his pocket.
" Behold, one of our greatest inventions!"
" What is that? A booger?" asked Ginny.
" No you unworthy bugger." Said George put out for having his invention called a booger.
" Well what is it then?" asked Hermione.
" It's…and extendable ear!"
" A what?" asked Ron.
" EXTANDABLE EAR!" said Frederick proudly, but everyone just looked at them with dumb looks on their faces.
" Uhh...and what does it do?" asked Laura.
" Oh, it enables the listener to hear things happening a little way off."
" Brilliant!" said Ron and Ginny, already heading to the stairs to put it in use towards the secret meeting happening below. The twins were so proud to have influenced their siblings in such a fashion, and everyone headed to the landing on the stairs to see the 'extendable ears at work.'
" Move you are stepping on my foot!" exclaimed Hermione.
" Yeah, well maybe it shouldn't have been there in the first place." said Ron to maintain his dignity.
" Will you two lover birds shut your traps, we can't hear anything!" called out George. Hermione and Ron turned a lovely shade of crimson at that comment and turned away from each other. The group became silent trying to hear what was being said in the kitchen, but they could only grasp certain word.
"…Voldemort's supporters…rounding up…new members…"
" Fred what are they saying?" asked Stephanie poking him the shoulder because he was hogging the 'ears.'
" Something about Voldemort gathering new supporters, like building and army of some sort…wait there's more…"
" Dumbeldore…secret weapon being put into progress…"" Holy shit! Dumbledore has a secret weapon…or is that Voldemort? Ron, Voldemort, Voldemort, Voldemort!" mocked George knowing Ron always winced at the dark lords name, while he and Fred took everything more so in good fun.
" Shut up, that's not funny." Said Ginny who had experienced the dark lord first hand. George gave her an apologetic look and turned back to the 'ear.'
Stephanie got a feeling that the weapon was her and Laura, and she looked towards her friend, but Laura's ear was glued to that of George as she tried to listen out of his other ear.
"Laura what are you doing?" asked Stephanie.
" I am trying to listen out of this other ear. Maybe the sound can travel through his head."
" Are you implying that my head is hollow?" asked George turning his head towards Laura's.
" No! …Sort of…" smirked Laura.
" Damn. The meeting is over. Hurry, our room now. Act inconspicuous." Said Fred as everyone rushed up to there room and tossed themselves on the bed to put on theatrical faces of boredom.
" Molly sent me to get you guys. Meeting's over, but some members are staying for dinner." Said Sirius as he opened the door. He glanced at the twins wondering if they used the ears, then chuckled.
" What's so funny?" asked Laura.
" Oh nothing, nothing, not a thing…it's just you all look a bit out of breath. What have you been up to?" he asked suggestively raising an eyebrow. All the kids just rushed out the door to go to the kitchen.
" Ah hello dears, let me introduce you to some of the members who will be staying with us for dinner," Mrs. Weasley started naming off various faces and pointing to the group of teenagers huddled around the table, " This is Nymphadora Tonks, Lupin which you already know, and…"
" Just call me Tonks thanks." Said the bright young witch with the hot pink hair.
Nympho…he he…I like her…thought George. Truth be told, he was intrigued at this older woman, for she seemed so vivacious, just the way he liked them.
"…oh dear me, I guess that's actually all. The other members must have left to check up on Harry. All right then, you can all take a seat. Let's eat."
Everyone sat around the long wooden table talking pleasantly to the members trying to get to know one another.
" So 'Tonks' how old are you?" asked George trying to sound older.
Tonks raised her eyebrows and said in an undertone so only the kids would hear, " too old for you sparky."
Fred started laughing so hard, he was doubled over on his chair making no sound, but George, trying to keep face continued, " I fear you are mistaken, you will soon find me irresistible…"
" Oh George, stuff it." said Ginny as she kicked him under the table.
" Tonks, your hair is the bomb." Said Stephanie smiling warmly. Tonks kept her eyes on George a little longer as they stared at each other, then turned her hair toward Stephanie and said, " Thanks, what's your favorite color?"
" Uhh…red. Why?"
Before she could get a reply however, the pink witch puckered her face into utter concentration and changed her hair color to red.
" You are a meta—" gasped Hermione.
" Yup. In the flesh!" said Tonks beaming, happy to have impressed everyone with her ability to change appearances at will. Everyone was so thrilled that for the rest of the dinner, Tonks would come to regret having shown them, because they kept asking her to change her appearance every 5 seconds.
Meanwhile a little further down the table, Lupin and Mr. Weasley were talking about different types of motorcycles, and Laura and Sirius kept giving each other little glances while the other wasn't looking. Finally, Sirius being the more mature of the two decided to try and act normal in front of the others when it came to Laura.
" So Laura, got any plans this summer besides being cooped up here?" asked Sirius sounding friendly.
Laura was slightly surprised for him to address her all of a sudden that she spat her butterbeer all over his face. Everyone became silent looking at the comical scene. Sirius drenched in Butterbear, and Laura looking horrified, apologizing abundantly.
" I am so sorry! I-I-I am soo sorry." She couldn't find any other words to explain how mortified she felt. She quickly got up to grab a towel and help him clean up as Lupin grinned and snorted into his own drink thinking this was all too much fun for him. Stephanie was laughing, " Good going Laura! Real smooth!"
Argh! If only you know Stephanie, this is soo not cool!Then Sirius started laughing, and said, " Well I asked for my house to be more lively, and what happens, first there's a pillow war, then crazy afternoon cleaning, and now I get drenched in butterbeer. This is the life."
Oh God, at least he is laughing; I just want to crawl in a hole. Actually it's even sexier the fact that he finds it funny…damn I sprayed him in my spit…ooo like when my mouth will roam all over his body dirty thought ok focus!
Laura tried to wipe off his face with the towel, then his neck and shoulders, but the second her gentle touch made contact with his body he felt pure bliss. She was so humiliated, she continued to dab his face and shoulders when he
grabbed her hand and said, " I can do it. Thanks."
" Oh I am so sorry, the least I can do is clean you up."
" No really. There's no need. See I can do it." he took the towel and started dabbing himself.
The truth of the matter was, that as funny as the whole situation was, her touch made him harder by the second in wanton to hold her, and he couldn't bear the temptation. Especially when she was doing and act as innocent as softly dabbing his face and upper body, it gave him ideas of the gentle things she was capable of doing on his skin…
Laura sat down, and couldn't eat for the rest of the dinner too embarrassed to eat.
As everyone was getting comfortable, eating their food, laughing and what not, a slightly different scene was unveiling itself under the table top.
Fred was venturing his hand on Stephanie's thigh, daring it to go higher.
'SMACK' Stephanie had smacked his hand under the table. He gave her a wicked smirk and she turned to her neighbor Ron, but he and Hermione were having a conversation about Harry.
Up..up..a little higher..a little higher…" Frederick stop it." whispered Stephanie sharply.
But he did not stop, he rested his hand on her knee, tickling her knee with his fingertips as she tried not to squirm or draw attention to herself. He enjoyed this all too much; as he ventured his hand a bit higher…a bit higher, watching her body react to his hand. Finally Stephanie set her gaze on his face, and instead of telling him to stop, she put on a very seductive little smile, leaned into his shoulder and set her hand on his leg, massaging the soft flesh of his thigh beneath his pants.
Fred was shocked. That reaction was so unexpected, his heart jumped in his throat.
How funny, thought Stephanie, you just put your hand on a guy's thigh and he gets all jittery and nervous…he he…Oh Frederick I am going to make you pay…
Stephanie leaned her head into the crook of his neck, and with a breathy whisper that put all his nerves on end, she whispered," Frederick…"
" Mmm" he said trying hard to remain cool.
" …frederick…" she licked her lips really slowly letting a warm breath sweep his ear, making him want to forget about their age and just make love to her until they went into sweet oblivion.
"…you should really watch what you eat." Finished Stephanie straitening up and acting as though nothing had happened.
" What?" asked Fred bewildered.
All of a sudden, Fred started sprouting hair from his ears and nose, getting so long it almost reached the floor in less than a minute.
" FREDERICK WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" roared Mrs. Weasley.
" I…uhhh.."
" HA HA HA…this is so great…wait!-- IT'S GOT ME TOO!" yelled George who also started sprouting hair, soon followed by poor old Ron, looking scared of his hair as though it would strangle him.
" Well George, I guess you are older than I thought. You seem to have hit puberty very well." Said Tonks sniggering.
Fred looked at Stephanie who just gave him a satisfied smirk and turned looked over at the girls who were about to die of laughter. George got up completely ridiculed to go find his wand, and as he left the kitchen he was ranting about the inconceivable act…
" YOU FILTHY TRAITOR! YOU LIAR! YOU HALFBREED!"
" What was that?" asked Hermione shocked out of her laughter.
" Oh no! Everybody meet my dear mother." Said Sirius standing up to go quiet the portrait of the screeching demonized woman.
The kids followed him, curious of seeing what 'portrait' was causing the commotion, as the adults just shrugged and returned back to their conversation.
" KREACHER! What are you doing with her! Go away. NOW." Bellowed Sirius to the scabby looking house-elf bowing at the portrait.
" Sorry Sir—" started George.
" Don't worry about it. Everyone this is Kreacher. The worst house-elf on the planet."
Hermione frowned and said, " Well maybe if he was free he wouldn't be so bad!"
Kreacher stuck his tongue out at her, and Sirius simply stated, " We can't he knows too much."
" YOU DISGUSTING DISGRACE! YOU SCUM OF RAT!" continued to portrait.
" Ah, my dear old mum. You guys should probably go to bed, careful when you pass the living room next time, the yelling gets tiring after awhile." He gave them all a tired smile and turned around to the kitchen. Once he left, George tripped on his beard trying to get at Ginny.
" Hey! What are you trying to get me for?"
" You! You did this to us!"
" Me! That's preposterous…"
" Oh yeah! Then who?"
" Well…it wasn't JUST me silly!"
And with that the girls rushed upstairs before the boys could realize what she had said. Needless to say the two days spent at the Headquarters turned out to be much more eventful than planned, but unfortunately or should I say fortunately for both the women and the men clan, it was only the beginning of the summer. What other prank, awkward moment, and romantic episode would possibly unveil itself?