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Ginny decided against sending her hate letter to Ron and the others. It wasn't worth getting them into trouble. Some death eater could be following owls. The other reason was, she didn't know where to send the letter. Ginny came downstairs to find three confused roommates starring at her.
"Alright there, Ginny?" Noelle asked.
"Yeah, I just got a letter from my brother telling me to go back home." Ginny said.
"Why, wasn't this place secured or whatever when you came." Reilly asked.
"Not enough for my family." Ginny said, narrowing her eyes. "But, I don't care."
"So, are yo hungry?" Shannon asked. "I made dinner."
"We're eating like a family." Noelle said blandly. "Whoopee."
"There's nothing wrong with eating together. Everyone has such hectic schedules that this is probably the only time we get to talk." Ginny said.
"I said the very same thing to her." Shannon said quickly, narrowing her eyes at Noelle.
"We all see each other enough." Noelle said starring right back at Shannon.
"What are we eating?" Reilly asked, not liking the tension.
"Soup, I was too busy arguing to make anything better." Shannon said.
"Soup is fine as long as it's hot." Ginny said. "I feel horrible."
"Was it your brother or the old lady?" Reilly asked.
"Both," Ginny answered.
"What old lady?" Shannon asked as the all moved into the kitchen.
"Ginny was harassed my some crazy, old, senile bat in Diagon Alley." Reilly said.
"You should do one of those stress removing things in one of Reilly's book." Shannon advised while she brought out big bowls.
"You know what I think we should all try them together. The stress relieving activities, I mean." Reilly said.
"That's really great, Reilly. Now where did these come from?" Noelle asked, pointing at the lime green bowls with pina coladas around the rims.
"Aren't they charming little things? I found them when I was shopping for a scarf. I never did find the scarf, but oh well, I got the bowls." Shannon said brightly, passing out hot soup."
"You buy scarves and bowls at the same place?" Noelle asked.
"I prefer the small, unknown stores downtown to your swanky ones around here." Shannon said. "I always find something."
"That sounds lovely." Noelle said plastering on a fake smile.
Shannon frowned and was about to retort when Reilly started to sing.
"I heard some news todayyyy!" Reilly's voice cracked unmelodically. "But, I won't share unless you shut the hell uuuup!"
Ginny and Shannon laughed while Noelle scowled.
"What news?" Noelle asked.
"At work today I overheard this shady fellow and a woman rapped up like a mummy talking. They say the Minister is going to up the auror's powers. They can start using unforgivable curses during times they say are appropriate." Reilly said.
"AND YOU TELL US NOW?" Noelle screamed. "WHEN YOU COULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS AN HOUR AGO?"
"You couldn't possibly trust a shady fellow and a mummy woman." Shannon said.
"I never new Scrimgeour could do something that horrible." Ginny said.
"Unforgivable curse," Reilly said. "I thought it would be an interesting topic to bring to the table."
"One man couldn't have that much pull over an entire Ministry, right?" Ginny asked, stirring her soup.
"I don't think he can do anything without the Wizengamotts permission." Noelle said.
"It might not even be him. Money and being able to put a security blanket over the country has always been what the man wanted. It might just be a dark power wanting these laws put in. Some people sell out at low prices; Scrimgeour could be one of them." Reilly said.
"Yeah, but what dark power wants to give aurors more strength?" Shannon asked.
"Aurors are respectable," Ginny said. "They would rather quit than win the wrong way, by killing or torturing people."
"Scrimegour would have thought of that though." Noelle said. "He doesn't want his aurors to quit."
"Like I said, he could sell out low." Reilly said.
"You just don't like him." Noelle said.
"I don't either." Ginny said. "But I doubt he'd pass a law like that."
"Nathan would've told me." Shannon said.
Noelle groaned. "Nathan wouldn't tell anyone unless he was aloud to."
"Who's Nathan?" Ginny asked.
My boyfriend," Shannon said. "He's great."
"Yep, they're just like Barbie and Ken." Reilly said, wrinkling her noise.
"You're just jealous." Shannon said.
"Ginny needs a boyfriend." Noelle stated simply.
"What about Reilly or does she have a secret boyfriend too?" Ginny asked.
"Reilly needs her sanity before she can get a boyfriend." Noelle said.
"What you call insanity I call originality. You should try thinking outside of the box." Reilly said, pointing her spoon at Noelle.
"I do think outside of the box. That's why I'm not a housewife in Pure-blood suburbia." Noelle said. "Although living with you three isn't much better."
"You should know that no one takes your insults to heart." Shannon said.
"Princess, I love you all." Noelle said.
"Hey, you two, why are you here on a Friday night if you have boyfriends?" Ginny asked.
"I had to unpack." Shannon said.
"I had to welcome home the newcomers and Shannon insisted on eating as a family." Noelle said. "Why don't you have a boyfriend?"
"No one seems that great." Ginny said. "And I just don't have time."
"Make time," Shannon said.
"Easier said than done." Ginny said.
"I don't think it has to do with time." Reilly said.
What're you talking about?" Ginny asked. "My schedule barely leaves me time to breathe."
"Nobody can meet your standards." Reilly said. "It's because Harry Potter is hard to compete with. Not many people can measure up to him."
"We broke up when I was sixteen. That was about two years ago. I've dated, I just haven't found a boyfriend type." Ginny said.
"Harry Potter has turned you into a social recluse." Shannon said dramatically. "You poor soul."
"Shut up, all of you," Ginny grumbled.