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CLUNK!

"Ouch!" said Scorpius. He looked up and saw Rose already peering at something. He walked over to her. "Your Dad sure did put a lot into this pensive," he muttered as he came to her side. "What is this?" he asked as he looked at the direction where Rose eyes fell. He saw Ron and Ginny out in the rain, dancing happily. "They're going to get sick doing that," he pointed out.

Rose didn't reply. She watched as Ron, Ginny, Fred, and George danced around the rain as if there were no problems in the world. She looked on as each of the twins took Ginny's hands and danced around happily. Ron did just the same. Their red hair was drenched with rain and the freckles in their faces were very much evident as they smiled.

"Make a wish, Ron!" exclaimed Fred. Ron stopped dancing and looked at his older brother. Fred smiled at him. "The rain, it sometimes gives us a chance to wish and it'll come true. You don't know when it will be. Just make a wish and dance." He let go of Ginny and took Ron's hand. "Don't stop dancing," he urged and pulled Ron to a dance along with him.

Ron beamed and danced along again. "What wish should I make?" he asked.

Fred snorted. "It won't be your wish if you ask me. Go on and make a wish of your own. I've done mine." His eyes sparkled as he looked at his younger brother who seemed to be thinking about his wish. "That's it, Ron. You make the best wish there is." The back door suddenly swung open. Fred looked aside and saw Percy. "Come on, Perce, join us!" he invited.

"You're going to catch a cold," said Percy. "You better get back to the house now. Look, you've wet your clothes. Now Mum will have to do more laundry." He shook his head. "You're always selfish, thinking about yourselves," he said disapprovingly.

"Don't be a spoil sport, Perce!" cried Ron. "Make a wish too!"

"What wish?" Percy asked, raising his eyebrows.

Fred smiled and pulled his arm. "Any! Come with us, Perce." Percy stumbled forward into the rain. "Make a wish and dance with us. Don't worry. We won't get sick. Mother Nature won't have it. She never wants us to get sick. She created rain for us to enjoy. Make a wish, Perce, and it will come true. I can feel it," he said, still dancing.

Percy looked at him, frowning. "I don't wish to join you at this state," he said and turned about.

Fred grabbed his robes. "Come on, Perce, join us. It's not everyday that you're with us. You always lock yourself in your room and keep us out of it. We're part of our world whether you like it or not, you know. We're your family." Fred gave Percy a wide childish grin. "We won't have each other like this when we grow up."

George nodded. "Yeah, Perce. You won't know what will happen then. Dance with us!" he said as he helped Ginny twirl. "Don't worry about what will happen to our clothes. Mum's really good at casting that drying charm. You rarely get into trouble with Mum and Dad anyway, so why not be at it from time to time?" he asked with an impish grin.

Ron agreed. "Yeah, Perce! You're wet now anyway. Make a wish with us. Mum wouldn't be coming home until this afternoon and I doubt she'll catch us dancing out here." He cocked his head as he stopped dancing. "You can't possibly always this serious. Loosen up a bit. You wouldn't be with us starting this September. You're going off to Hogwarts too." He grinned. "I just know you'll miss us," he said laughing.

"Miss you, probably, but I still don't want to get wet in the rain," said Percy and turned back to head into the house. "Mum would be really upset to find you out here when she comes back. It's hard when one of you catches a cold. She'll have to take care of you all day and that will surely tire Mum out," he said as he walked back into the house.

Fred watched. "Why can't he be less serious?" he asked, looking disconcerted. He turned to George and Ginny who had stopped dancing. "He's always off in his little world." He looked to the direction of Percy's window. "I just wanted him to join us. He's our brother," he said sadly.

George placed a hand on Fred's shoulder. "I know," he whispered. "Come on, fun's drained anyway. Let's go inside the house to dry up." He pulled Ginny behind him as the four of them entered the house. "I just hope that our wishes come true. I can't wait to see my wish happen," he said, trying to lighten the mood since it was darkened by the walking away of Percy.

"Me too," Ron chimed in.

Ginny looked at him. "What did you wish for?" she asked.

"He can't tell," interrupted Fred before Ron could reply. "It won't come true if he tells. What's the point of making the wish if you'll just ruin it by telling?" They reached the living room. Fred grabbed a towel that was lying on the floor. "We better dry up before Mum finds out we've been out in the rain though," he said as he tossed the towel to his twin brother.

"Too late for that, I believe," said Molly as she walked into the living room and stared furiously at the four with her hands on her waist. "I expected better from you lot. You could've caught a cold." She looked at Ginny and Ron. "And you boys have brought along these two with you? You should know better!" Fred and George hung their heads. "Ginny, Ron, you two follow me. Fred and George, go up and dry yourselves. I'll speak to you in a while."

"Your grandmother sure does know how to catch them in their mischief," said Scorpius amusedly. His eyes followed as the twins disappeared upstairs. "What do you think your dad wished for, Rosie?" he asked when he saw Rose looking as her father as Molly dried him up with a towel.

Rose shrugged. "I have no idea. I've never been into his memories until today," she reminded Scorpius"I don't understand how Percy could be so unkind to them. All Dad and Ginny and Fred and George wanted was to have him join them. Little rain wouldn't hurt and everyone knows that," she said thoughtfully. Molly had dried the two youngest by now and helped them wear dry shirts.

"Your dad was just as disobedient as you are now," said Scorpius suddenly, making Rose give him a playful slap on the arm. "But I feel sorry for Percy right now. I mean, he didn't want to hang out with Fred before and then…" Rose looked upset. She was beginning to like the uncle she had never come to know. Scorpius looked away. He felt sad as well too. He couldn't find any comforting words to her.

Rose suddenly spoke up, breaking the moment of silence that had come between them. "I bet Uncle Percy thinks about the times when he lost the chances to be with Uncle Fred. He was a nice brother, wanting Uncle Percy to be with them." She felt sad at that moment. She looked at her father who was now sitting on the couch.

"Mum," Ron started. "Why doesn't Percy want to join on our games?" he asked.

Molly looked at him. "Of course. Your brother has enough sense to stay out of trouble. He knows perfectly well like you do that rain would let you catch a cold. Don't take it against your brother because he is in the right," she said and went back to helping Ginny to get dressed.

Ron shook his head. "Sometimes I think he doesn't like us," he murmured. Molly stopped dressing Ginny and looked at him. Ron looked back at his mother, looking very more matured than he looked as he danced in the rain a while back. "He doesn't join in on any of our games, not even Bill and Charlie come back from school. He always locks himself up in his room and sometimes I think he doesn't exist anymore because of it. Sometimes I feel like he doesn't want to be a part of us," he said sadly.

"Yeah," Ginny piped up as she wiggled into her shirt.

Molly looked at Ron for a moment. She didn't know what exactly to say to him. "Percy is just…" her voice faded. Ron just looked at her and waited for her to explain. "He's just misunderstood by the rest of you. Some people prefer not to be bothered. He is part of this family and he knows it well," said Molly firmly. "Now you two go upstairs. I'm going to talk to the four of you. Go on. I'll be right up," she said and walked into the kitchen.

Ron and Ginny looked at each other before heading up the stairs. "Mum's really upset," muttered Ginny. Ron nodded. He felt guilty. They reached the twins' room. Both of them were sitting on their bed. "Mum's coming up soon," Ginny told them.

"Don't worry," said Fred. "You both didn't do anything. We got you into it. We'd tell her," he assured his two younger siblings. Ron could see that there was something other than that on his brother's mind. He stared at Fred. Fred looked back at him. "What are you staring at me for, Ron? I already told you we'd get the blame for you," he said lamely.

Ron shook his head. "I don't mind about that," he replied. "What are you thinking about?" he asked.

"Nothing," Fred quickly muttered.

George frowned and looked at Ron. "I've been asking him the same thing."

Suddenly, Molly came in. "Now what were the four of you thinking? You could have caught a cold and do you know how much that would cost us if you did?" She studied the four children's faces. They looked sorry enough to her. She could tell though, that they had something other than the incident on their minds. "What is it?" she asked.

"What is what?" said Fred.

Molly looked at him. "There's something that's bothering you," she replied. Her eyes shifted to the other three. "What is going on? Is there anything else I ought to know?" she asked, her suspicion rising even more as she looked at them.

"It's Percy," Fred finally said. "I don't get him. I was just having some fun and he's always so uptight. He never comes out from his room and since the start of this year he's always very bitter and angry when we play some jokes on him. Charlie and Bill don't mind. They laugh at our jokes. It's like…" Fred's voice faded a while, then he said, "…he doesn't want to be with us."

"I can't blame him for saying that," said Scorpius as he looked at Fred looking gloomy. It was his first time to see him like it. The other memories he'd seen, Fred hadn't look so down. He looked at Rose who seemed to be listening very closely to what Fred was saying. Scorpius felt sorry for Rose too for she will never get to know Fred any longer, only though these memories. "Rose…" whispered Scorpius.

Rose looked up. "Yes?"

"Are you all right?" asked Scorpius. Rose nodded and turned back to Fred. Scorpius sighed. He knew exactly what Fred was feeling since his father treated him the same way. He looked at Fred's eyes. They had the same look on their face every time they thought about their family member who seemed to be drifting away from them. "My Dad's the same sometimes," admitted Scorpius.

Rose spun and looked at him. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"He locks himself up in his room. Every time I ask for a family day from him, he'd tell me tomorrow, but tomorrow never comes," explained Scorpius. His voice was full of sadness as he said it. He could picture it in his mind perfectly at the moment. "He's always serious about every matter and never comes out to play with me, unlike your father."

Rose blinked. "I didn't know that…"

"Now you do," whispered Scorpius.

Before Molly could answer, someone came to the door, sniffing. "Mum, I don't feel well." With a red nose and watery eyes, Percy stood by the doorway. His mother went to him and felt his forehead. "I'm okay, but I just don't feel well," said Percy ironically, making George roll his eyes.

Molly shook her head and ushered him to his room. "You have a fever, Percy," she said. Molly and Percy went to Percy's room, followed by the other four. Molly helped him back into bed. "You stay there. I don't want you getting out of bed. I'll be right up with a tonic and some warm milk. You stay put." Molly spun and looked at the twins, Ron, and Ginny. "You four stay clear of this room if you don't want to taste the tonic," she said and went out of the room.

"Mum said to stay clear of the room," sniffed Percy. He looked pretty weak.

Fred smirked. "And you think we're going to listen to her and leave you here to die of boredom?" he asked. He nudged George who shook his head. "You're always listening to what Mum says, don't you know any better." He sat on Percy's bed. "What are we here for? Besides, you can't lock us out this time," he said smirking.

Ron nodded in agreement. "Wizard's Chess is the best cure for fever!" He took the chess board from Percy's shelf. He set the board in front of Percy. "Besides, I doubt you'll sleep all day, knowing you." He looked cheerfully at Percy. "You start, Perce," he offered.

George walked around the room. "You'll be off to Hogwarts in a few months from now with Bill and Charlie. You won't get to hang out with us much anymore if you do. I don't think it'll hurt to spend a little more time with us, right?" he said.

"No," Percy admitted.

Ginny laughed. "Finally, you say it!" she exclaimed happily.

Ron moved his piece on the chess board. "Your turn," he murmured.

Fred looked at Percy. "I thought we were the ones who were supposed to get sick?" he joked. Percy gave him a look. Fred threw his head back. His freckles were very evident now that he had cleaned his face. "Don't give me that look. I told you Mother Nature won't want to make us sick and I told you that wishes do come true in the rain. Didn't I?" he said proudly, beaming now.

Ginny sat on the edge of the bed. "What did you wish for? Now that it had come true, you can tell us about it right?" she said hopefully.

Fred winked. "I wished for a time that Percy could stay put and we'd be in one room breathing the same air," he said sweetly. "Like George said, you'll be off to Hogwarts soon, Perce. We won't be together us much except for the holidays and we won't stay kids like are now forever. Just have some fun with us, before you go," he insisted.

Percy finally smiled. "I promise to play with you guys when I get well," he said.

Just then, Molly Weasley came into the room. "I told you four to stay out," she barked. "Now go before you catch Percy's cold." She looked at the twins. "No coming in for no matter what reason," she warned them as she placed the warm milk on Percy's bedside table. "You too Ronald and Ginerva," she said to Ron and Ginny warningly. Having their mother call them by their full names meant that she means what she say.

Ron looked at Percy. Percy smiled at him and winked. Ron smiled back before he headed for the door.

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I'll never let you down
Even if I could
I'd give up everything
If only for your good
So hold me when I'm here
Love me when I'm wrong
You can hold me when I'm scared
You won't always be there
So love me when I'm gone
-3 Doors Down-

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"It's spinning again!" exclaimed Rose. Scorpius took hold of her hand. Rose looked at him and smiled. "I'm glad you're here with me, Scorpius. I don't know what adventure this would turn out to be without you. I'm glad you're my best friend. Don't worry about your dad. Everything will turn out fine like it did back there," she assured him as Ron left Percy's room and the scene changed.

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