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I've heard that before, Ginny thought to herself. Auntie Muriel made a spur-of-the-moment decision to visit the Burrow. For a week. Even mum can't stand her. But at least Fred and George would assure that she wouldn't want to return any time soon. Call me angel! Here's your angel. Ginny dashed up to Fred and George's room, knocked and entered.
What she found behind the door appeared to be a hazardous waste facility, with her brothers in the midst of it. Why does this not surprise me?
"Fred! George! I need your help." Though Ginny rarely asked for the help of her brothers, desperate times called for desperate measures. Plus, she would rather ask Fred and George for help than, say, Percy or Ron.
George stood up, wiping his hands on his legs, and turning to face Ginny. "How can we be of service?" George asked, making a curtsy and chuckling.
"Shut it," Ginny said. "Muriel's coming over." Fred, who had been standing on his bed, his head ducked to avoid contact with the ceiling while he was doing who-knows-what, gave a start. His head hit the ceiling with such force that it left a dent. George hastily waved his wand, and the ceiling evened out again.
"Muriel's coming?" Fred asked, massaging his head. "How do you know?"
"I've just overheard mum talking about it, downstairs. Now are you going to help me or not?"Ginny put her hands on her hips, and fixed the boys with a piercing stare.
"What exactly is it you need from us?" asked George, in a would-be innocent voice; however, no one who knew George Weasley could ever be convinced for a second that he could ever pass as innocent. Ginny raised an eyebrow.
"You already know." It wasn't a question, so the twins didn't bother to affirm it. "What are you planning?"
"How do you know we're planning anything?" Fred asked. Ginny just looked at him. "Oh, all right. But you can't tell anyone. Especially not Muriel or Percy."
Ginny, who had seen many of Fred and George's pranks throughout the years, had to admit that this one was quite disappointing, especially by their standards. But she had no other option than to let it go on. She certainly couldn't bear it if Muriel left the Burrow unscathed.
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Muriel's stay had been quite unceremonious. It was the last night of her stay, and she (not to mention Molly, Arthur, and Percy) seemed quite unsettled about something. She seemed to wonder how it could ever happen that she would be able to finally escape a trip to the Burrow, and make it in one piece. One un-shattered, sane piece.
But of course, the Weasley twins couldn't let her go, not like that.
And neither could the precious, little angel, Ginny.