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Chapter 13: Life in Muriel's

I sat at the kitchen table just pushing around my eggs when suddenly a loud bang was heard.

"What in the name of Merlin?" Dad mumbled. Suddenly Aunt Muriel's voice was heard yelling. Dad and I looked at each other and sighed before following the sound of her angry voice.

"Always making noise!" Aunt Muriel finished lecturing as we walked in. As soon as she turned to us dad and I did all we could to not laugh. Her hair was a light green color and she was dressed in the oddest assortment of clothing. She was wearing all black with chains connected to the clothing. Her pants were black jeans and baggy, while her shirt fit her body kind of tight. Her hair was spiky and she had a ring in her nose! Is that normal? The funniest part was that she kept ranting and had not realized that her clothing had been transfigured.

"What is going on he-" Mum had started to yell until her eyes became transfixed upon Muriel. I swear mum's mouth had twitched for a second before she composed herself. She immediately turned to Fred and George and glared at them, "Fred and George! What have I told you about pranking the family?" Mum yelled angrily. Muriel took that moment to look in the mirror next to the door.

"What am I wearing?" she shrieked before running out of the room with mum trailing her.

"Boys did you need to make her angry? We are under her roof" Dad reminded them warily.

"We need to have some fun" both replied at the same time.

"There's no one else to prank"

"Ginny knows all our tricks" I nodded in agreement.

"Mum is too scary"

'Muriel is the easiest target"

"Boys get down here now!" Mum yelled interrupting whatever dad was about to say. Dad just nodded for them to follow. I could tell they enjoyed being trapped in this house with our favorite aunt just as much as I did. I stopped at the stairs and sat down.

"Change her clothing back this instant!" Mum yelled.

"As much as we would love"

"To help"

"We can't"

"What?" mum asked angrily. Uh oh they were in for a long scolding.

"It will wear off"

"In about 12 hours," Fred finished.

"You mean I am stuck walking in these horrid clothing?"

"Actually the chains really accentuate your eyes" George added batting his eyelashes, earning a glare from mum and Muriel.

Later that day i sat in the garden relaxing. Something about nature seems to calm me, making me forget everything. All I could think about was the fact that the Hogwarts express would be boarding tomorrow and I would not be on it. I wish I could contact Neville and tell him I'm fine. I didn't have time to bring my coin with me so I couldn't even send a message to him.

"Hey Ginny" Fred said taking a seat next to me, "Cozy little spot you got here" he added.

"Yep" I replied not really wanting to talk. Instead of talking Fred pulled out what looked like dolls and waved his want at them.

"What are you doing?" I asked

"Just a new project." He said showing me a doll. It had a strong resemblance to Snape except it wore earrings and a dress with flowers all over it. He handed it to me so I could get a better look when all of a sudden the voice of Snape shouted, "Darling does my dress make me look fat?" I couldn't help but laugh at my old headmaster who made sure my life was hell.

"Could I keep one?" I asked hesitantly.

"Of course" he said, "Keep that one" I hugged him tightly. He was caught off guard, especially since I was so distant this whole year, but he held me tight. Silent tears escaped my eyes as I basked in the comfort he provided.

"It's okay Gin, just let it all out" he said quietly.

"This has been the worst year of my life, Fred. I don't know what to do anymore" I cried, "I've been tortured, beaten, and worse of all have been crying nonstop! I don't cry" I said quickly, making Fred smile until he caught onto everything I said.

"Explain" he requested. We spent hours outside as I told him everything that happened in Hogwarts. I cried for the DA, for Neville, for Luna, for Ron, For Hermione, and mostly for Harry. Fred was the first in my family I ever told about my relationship with Harry.

"How did you keep all of this in?" Fred exclaimed. I could tell he was upset about the fact that I was under the imperious and cruciatus especially since he had small tears rolling down his cheeks. I don't think I ever saw tears spill out of his eyes. He's always been able to mask pain with jokes.

"It wasn't easy"

"You know he would be proud right?" Fred reassured me.

"Who?"

"Harry." He replied, "You managed to start a rebellion in Hogwarts. You co-led the DA, helped create a family inside a school that was trying to tear you apart, you taught healing techniques and inspired others to fight for what they believed in. I'm proud of you. I knew we didn't go wrong with you" We laughed together and enjoyed each others company until mum called us in for dinner.

~HP~HP~HP~HP~

Talking to Fred was probably the best thing I could have done. Ever since then my stress level has dropped. Fred and George let me help them develop new products mostly to keep me busy. It was never boring that's for sure. I never had to repair so much clothing in the time span of just a month. Slowly the bags under my eyes had decreased, and my sleeping habits were getting better. I still had some nightmares but they weren't as bad as before. Now that all my feelings weren't bottled up it was easier to smile. I was starting to feel like my old self, smiling and laughing again. I wasn't exactly carefree anymore, I don't think that part of my childhood could ever exist again; I had grown up.

Slowly I was regaining the weight I had gained and was looking healthy again, though still pretty skinny. Even my hair was looking alive again and had regained its shine. Although I still hated that I couldn't help Neville and prayed that the DA was fine, I knew that it would all get better soon. It's bad enough that the last Potterwatch said that Harry, Hermione, and Ron had broke into Gringott's and rode a dragon!

"Gin we are not paying you to sit there and look pretty!" George exclaimed as he gathered the new products.

"You're not paying me at all," I replied rolling my eyes.

"To think I thought" George started

"That spending"

"time with your dear brothers"

"was enough of a payment," Fred ended.

"That's it? You guys are cheap" I said raising an eyebrow.

"You all behave. Your father and I will be back after the meeting" Mum interrupted, "Muriel will be here." She added as if it mattered. I shuddered at the thought of Muriel.

Muriel was literally the worst person to live with. She was so old fashioned and seemed to think that this was the perfect opportunity to bond with me. Thankfully Fred and George kept me occupied, but of course they weren't able to spare me the first time.

"Ginerva don't you think you should wear something more dressy to dinner? I mean a young lady can't be seen in…in that." She said pointing to my outfit. I was dressed in jeans and a tank top that Hermione had given me.

"I look fine" I said annoyed, "and I am fine on my own. I don't need a man to make me happy" i pouted stubbornly adding except Harry to myself.

"Ginerva it's about time you start to act like a proper young lady. You won't be able to find the perfect man if you don't. You are almost of age. Speaking of which has your mother sat down and talked to you. Since you will probably be married with kids soon. I mean knowing Molly she probably hasn't gotten around to it. So I will just help her out. I mean I am more qualified." Wait she isn't doing what I think-, "So as you know boys like it when-"

"Oh my god! Stop!" I yelled. What has gotten into aunt Muriel?

"You see I don't know what you're mum has taught you but-" She scolded as I tried to forget this talk.

"My mum taught me all I needed to know about that!" I yelled. No one talks bad about my mum! "I am proper…enough and I don't need a man right now!" I added. She doesn't need to know that I was in love already.

"Proper? Look at the way you talk, you have no respect." She said angrily.

"I respect those who deserve it!"

"Do not talk to me like that Ginerva Weasley!" Muriel yelled.

"Then don't talk to me as if I am a child whom you can control!" I yelled back.

"Ginerva Molly Weasley! What is going on in here?" Mum yelled as she stood in between us. Fred and George were with her with the most amused faces. I don't think anyone has seen me this fired up about anything in a very long time. If she hadn't stepped in when she did then I probably would have jumped aunt Muriel.

"Ginny what has gotten into you?" She asked holding me back. What could I tell her? That Muriel was trying to make me wear a dress? "Muriel?" mum turned to when I wouldn't answer.

"All I was telling her was that she should wear a dress and prepare herself for proper suitors. I mean I figured she would need to know some extra details on boys. She is almost of age" Muriel exclaimed angrily.

"You tried to give her the talk…oh Merlin" Mum said as my face burned.

"Wait Ginny" Fred started

"Muriel tried to give you the talk?" George ended

"about boys?" Fred asked. Both boys looked at each other and started laughing. Mum looked like she was tempted to laugh with them. The whole idea of it was pretty funny.

Fred and George still won't let me live that down. I can't believe Muriel tried to talk to me about boys. Mum gave me that talk when I first got to Hogwarts and then an extended talk when I turned 15. I still shudder at the thought. The talks were awkward enough, but Muriel. What could she teach me? Eww!

"Ginny, what do you think about this?" George asked as he showed me the inventory list.

"Is this up to date?" I asked as I took a look at the numbers. Since I was the one who had to gather up their products and sort them, I knew how much of everything there was.

"Yes it's May 2nd right?" George asked. I nodded and looked over the list when Fred rejoined us.

"What is it dear brother of mine?" George asked happily. I looked up and noticed Fred looked serious.

"It seems we are needed" Fred said holding out his old DA coin which had a message written on it. "Harry Is Back. We are going to Fight!"

Author's Note: Thanks for reading...the next chapter will be up soon! Thanks for the helpful reviews. I will try and make the next chapters longer so i wont skip any important details. I enjoyed writing this chapter. I know Muriel isn't exactly like that...but its possible.