Toasting Marshmallows

"Okay everyone grab a stick." Granddad Weasley instructed his grandchildren. "There's a bunch, so everyone has a choice."

Granddad and Grandmum Weasley, Molly and Arthur, had invited all 13 of their grandkids over to make a big fire, and then roast marshmallows and make smores.

"James!" Albus exclaimed. "I wanted that one!"

"Too bad, so sad!" James smirked at his little brother. "I got it first!"

"Only because you pushed me!" Albus yelled.

"No pushing, James." Grandmum scolded James. "Granddad is making a fire and I don't want any of you falling in it." She then slipped inside.

"Sorry," James mumbled.

"You don't always have to pick on Albus." Rose said with her hands on her hips. "It's not nice, you know."

"He's my little brother, that's what they're here for." James told her with a smirk.

"I have a little brother and I'm not always being mean to him." Rose spoke just as sternly as before.

"Yes you are!" Hugo exclaimed.

"Not like James is to Al." Rose turned on Hugo. "I actually love you."

"Hey that's not fair, Rosie!" James exclaimed indignantly. "I love Al."

"Well you're not very good at showing it." Al mumbled.

Just then, Grandmum came back out carrying a bag of marshmallows, Hershey bars and graham crackers.

"Yummy!" Lucy exclaimed. "I love chocolate!"

"Me too!" Lily licked her lips.

"First, we need to roast our marshmallows." Granddad told them. "Take a marshmallow, and stick it on the top of the stick." He demonstrated how, before all 13 of them attempted. Only Lily needed a little assistance from Teddy, and Rosie helped Hugo out a bit.

"Now," Granddad said. "We stick the marshmallows in the fire, carefully and like so." He again demonstrated how it was done and soon all 13 kids stuck their marshmallows into the flames.

"I think mines on fire!" Fred exclaimed after a moment. "Crap!"

"Language!" Grandmum exclaimed, but she did help him bring it out of the fire and helped him blow it out.

"Haha!" Roxanne mocked him. "Sucks for you!"

"Shut up!" Fred stuck his tongue out. "I'll just try again."

"Yes you can." Grandmum smiled at him. "Here you are." Fred quickly reassembled and stuck his back in.

"Does mine look done?" Victoire asked as she pulled hers out.

"If you like it soggy." Louis laughed at her. "It's all mushy."

"Well yours is all burnt." Victoire glared at him. "I don't mine all ashy."

"His doesn't look ashy." Teddy looked Louis' over. "I agree with Louis, Victoire, your is mushy."

"Fine then." Victoire said moodily, and she stuck her stick back into the fire.

"Don't be a moody butt now." Dominique told her sister. "It's just a freakin marshmallow."

"Oh shut your mouth, Dom." Victoire mumbled.

"Mine's done!" Roxanne said as she pulled her stick out.

"Me too." Lots of the others exclaimed.

"Mines too mushy." They heard Victoire mumble and everyone laughed.

"Oh quit whining." Louis told his sister. "It's probably all right now any way." Victoire just stuck her tongue out at him.

The kids then all assembled their smores, and took huge bites.

"Mmmmm…" They all moaned in delight.

"This is so yummy!" Lucy exclaimed happily.

"Can I have a bite of someone's?" Granddad asked the group at large.

"You can have a bite of mine, papa!" Lily said happily and she skipped over to where he sat.

"Well thank you, Lily-bug!" Granddad kissed her cheek and took a smile bite of the offered treat. "That is quite yummy." He agreed, as he pulled Lily into his lap.

"I wanna make another!" Louis said as he wolfed down the last of his.

"Me too!" James agreed.

"Can we?" Fred turned to their Grandmum.

"Sure, why not?" Grandmum grabbed the marshmallows. "We've got plenty!"

-finished-