Chapter 14-Year 2
Recap: "Welcome to the Burrow!" Ron says proudly and we park the car, before sneaking inside. "Good thing Mum didn't catch us," Ron whispers, and then the lights turn on. "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" Uh oh.
Maia's POV
"Disappeared in the middle of the night! Stole the car! Just wait until your father hears!" Mrs. Weasley roars, her face red in anger.
"But Mum! You didn't see how they were treating them! We had to save them!" Fred and George whine and Mrs. Weasley sends them a sharp glare, before turning to look at Harry and I.
"Oh Harry, Maia dears! Of course I'm not mad at you, this was not any of your doings. Are you hungry? Breakfast is just about ready! You both look so skinny!" She gushes, before waving us all upstairs. "Go on! Get dressed and ready! And you three! Don't think I forgot about what happened!" She points at Ron and the twins who sigh, rolling their eyes.
"Yes Mum, we know," They say, before we all run upstairs. Harry disappears into Ron's room and I'm left alone in the hallway.
"Well, are you gonna stand there all day? Come on!" The twins drag me into their room and start digging through their dressers for clothes.
"Um, so is there a bathroom I can change in?" I ask awkwardly and they both share a look.
"Bathroom? No just change here. We won't look, promise!" They smirk and that definitely make me feel better about the situation. Note my sarcasm.
"Um, ok, but if either of you look so help me I will hex you into next year!" I warn and they snicker.
"Ooh scary! We told you we wouldn't now get changed! We're hungry!" I roll my eyes and dig through my trunk, casting a worried glance behind me, before quickly stripping and sliding into fresh clothes. When I turn around, I'm glad to see that neither of the twins are looking at me.
"Can we turn around now? This wall is dreadfully dull," They whine and I giggle, nodding.
"Yeah, just quit whining you big babies!" They roll their eyes at me, before pulling their shirts over their heads.
"W-wait! What are y-you guys d-doing?" I stutter, my face bright red.
"We're changing. Duh," They raise their eyebrows, and I roll my eyes, trying to bring my blush down.
"You couldn't of waited until I left the room?" I exclaim and they smirk.
"Why? Does us shirtless bother you?" They ask and I think my face turned even redder, if that's even possible. I shake my head furiously, before running out of the room, their laughter following after me.
"I'll get you back!" I call as the door shuts. Stupid boys.
"Hey, what happened? Your face is all red," Harry appears out of nowhere behind me, with Ron and I put a hand to my heart.
"Blimey Harry! Don't sneak up a someone like that!" I gasp and he smiles.
"Sorry." We head down to breakfast and the twins appear moments later.
"Here you are dears!" Mrs. Weasley sets two full plates down in front of Harry and I and we share a shocked look, before digging in. This is the most food we've had since we left Hogwarts.
"Slow down piggy!" The twins tease and I roll my eyes at them, sending them an egg filled smile.
"Mummy! Have you seen my shoes?" The voice breaks off in a gasp and I turn to see a little girl with bright red hair like the rest of the Weasleys, clad in a small nightgown, staring in horror at Harry.
"They're in your room Ginny," Mrs. Weasley says and the girls face turns bright red as Harry smiles at her.
"Hi," He says and she lets out a small 'eep', before turning and running upstairs.
Ron starts talking to Harry, but all I catch is, "She wouldn't shut up about you all Summer!"
"Looks like someone has a crush on Harry," I whisper to the twins and they snicker.
"Yeah, a big one!" They agree.
"Oh Mummy! Do you think I'll meet Harry Potter when school starts? Oh he's so amazing! I can't believe he defeated you-know-who!" They start mocking her in a high-pitched voice and I slap both of them playfully on the arm.
"Shut up! It's cute," I say and they roll their eyes. Suddenly, a loud thump fills the air and Percy gets up, opening the window and letting a clumsy owl in. It flops down on the table, dropping mail as it goes.
"Oh Erol! Off the table!" Mrs. Weasley shoos the owl away, before sifting through the mail. I look around and my eyes land on a clock. It's not just any clock, it has 9 hands, each with a face on them, and 8 words in the place of the hours. There is traveling, home, work, school, mortal peril, lost, hospital, and prison. Most of the hands point to home, except for three. One of them, points to traveling, and then suddenly moves and points at home.
"Oh! Arthur is home!" Mrs. Weasley exclaims as the door opens and Mr. Weasley walks in.
"Hello kids! Molly!" He says and everyone exchanges hellos.
"Oh Arthur just wait until you hear what your sons have done!" Mrs. Weasley rants, frowning.
"They stole the car and left in the middle of the night!" She starts to explain what happened to Mr. Weasley who looks like he doesn't know what to think.
"But Dad! You didn't see what happened! They had Harry and Maia locked up in their rooms and they weren't feeding them!" Ron protests, cutting in and Mr. Weasley frowns.
"Harry? Maia? Oh I didn't see you there!" He shakes both of our hands and smiles at us. "I'm Arthur Weasley! It's a pleasure to meet you both!" He says and we both smile back.
"You too Mr. Weasley."
"Arthur!" Mrs. Weasley sighs and Mr. Weasley clears his throat.
"Boys, that was very wrong of you to do!" He scolds, not very well.
"Boys!" Mrs. Weasley groans, before returning to the dishes.
"Ok, we have to go shopping for school, so we're going to travel by the Floo Network to get to Diagon Alley. Ron will demonstrate," Mrs. Weasley says and I watch as Ron scoops up a handful of dark powder, standing in the fireplace.
"Diagon Alley!" He says in a loud, clear voice, and tosses the powder down. When the fog clears, he's gone.
"Ok Harry dear, your turn!" Mrs. Weasley says, gently pushing him forward. "Remember, Diagon Alley. Say it loud and clearly," Mr. Weasley says and Harry nods.
"Diagonelly!" He says and I frown as he disappears. That wasn't loud or clear.
"What did he say?" Mrs. Weasley asks and Mr. Weasley frowns.
"I believe he said, Diagonelly," He says and I don't like the look on his face.
"Oh no," Mrs. Weasley whispers, before smiling at me.
"Ok! Your turn Maia dear!" She says and I gulp silently, walking forward.
"Diagon Alley!" I say as clearly as possible, and then it's dark, and I'm being jostled around. What the heck is this?
Ok so my friend pointed out that she thought Maia's name was pronounced Mae-ah, so I just wanted to clarify that it is pronounced Maya. That's all! Thanks lovelies!