Okay so I'm back and I just wanted to thank everyone who is staying with me through this story. I really just had to get this story out of my system.

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Chapter 2

Harry and Ron descended the rickety stairs to find Mrs Weasley standing at the bottom, smiling widely at Harry.

"Oh Harry, you look famished let's get you something to eat shall we?"

Hermione and Ginny bustled past and made their way into the spacious kitchen. Harry made his way pas Mrs Weasley slowly.

"Fred! George! Dinner's rea—" Molly was cut off by the Twin's apparating beside her with two loud 'Crack's, wearing identical, maniacal grins; subsequently knocking Harry off his feet.

"Oh! Just because you are qualified wizards now doesn't mean you get to whip your wands out all the time!" She shrieked at her sons who tried, in vain, to dodge her waving hands, receiving reasonably hard smacks to their heads.

They barely even noticed as Harry went to embrace Sirius, as they continued to grin, disapparating and apparating in circles around their mother, ending up in the kitchen.

That was until a cool and highly seductive chuckle caught Fred's attention and he stopped to see Samantha Harlow grinning at the scene before her, leaning casually on the doorframe at the far end of the kitchen. They locked gazes and Fred began to smile at her when his completely oblivious brother disapparated directly on top of him and they fell to the ground in a tangled mess of limbs, screaming insults at each other.

"You moron!"

"I'm the moron? You're the moron! You should have looked where you landed your fat arse! Now get off me!" Fred yelled as he was crushed under his brother. By this stage, everyone was bent over double in laughter at the sight, even Molly.

"I'm sorry? What did you say? I couldn't hear you through your fat fish lips!"

"Oh George, I need you...I want you...To get out of my face!" Fred's voice was muffled as his face was squished against the cold stone floor.

"You should have moved you dimwit!"

"I was distracted!" Fred yelled a blush crawling up his cheeks.

"Don't let your mind wander Freddie. It's way too small to be outside by itself!"

"Oh Yeah? Well Earth is full. Go home!"

"Ummm…. Yeah well, sorry I can't think of an insult stupid enough for you." George teased jumping up and down on top of his brother.

"Enough boys!" Arthur shouted, trying to cover up his laughter. He pointed his wand towards his sons. "Impedimentia!"

George was flung away from his brother and landed with an 'oof' a metre away.

Fred would have stood up but he was paralysed with laughter, his entire form shaking. George after hearing his brother's chuckles he promptly burst into hysterics as well.

Using a nearby counter to help himself stand, George put a hand out to his brother and pulled him to his feet; he slapped Fred on the back as they stumbled to their allocated seats at the table.

"Samantha dearest are you going to join us for dinner?" Molly asked the blonde who had remained in the door frame.

Samantha grinned at Molly.

"That would be–"

"Impossible." A low voice finished for her. Snape strode into the kitchen standing behind Samantha, accentuating how tall she really was, standing less than one head shorter than Snape. The Slytherin's actions earned several glares from those assembled there. "Miss Harlow unfortunately cannot stay for dinner."

"Severus, you do not make my decisions for me." Samantha spoke kindly but firmly as she looked up at him.

"You must get home." He insisted as if speaking to a child and he rested his hand on her shoulder.

"I can do that myself." She persisted.

"I am beginning to doubt that." He spoke and Fred was shocked to find that Snape sounded as if he was… teasing her?

"Severus, you do not need to baby me, I am fully capable of looking after myself." Samantha said, and for a while she simply looked at Snape with a look as if she were daring him to fight back. When he said nothing she turned to Molly. "I would love to stay for dinner Molly, thank you for asking."

She moved to step forward but was held back by Snape's hand gripping her shoulder. Steadying herself she looked pointedly between Snape's face and his pale hand.

With a defeated expression Snape lifted his hands holding them up in surrender, allowing Samantha to calmly seat herself beside the gaping twins.

"Severus, if you are truly that worried for dear Samantha's safety perhaps you should join us also." Sirius spoke mockingly from where he lounged in his seat at the head of the table. One dark eyebrow was raised and he was wearing his trademark cocky grin.

"I think I will." Snape said and sat in the seat next to the young Auror, the smirk instantly dropped from Padfoot's face.

There was a long silence, and looking around the table everyone looked significantly putout.

Sirius was looking as if he regretted speaking at all and behind him stood Shacklebolt who was standing by the fireplace, gazing into the flames serenely. Harry was glaring at the table and next to him; Ron was openly glaring at Snape who was blinking slowly whilst drumming his fingers impatiently against the worn wood of the table. Hermione was looking straight ahead with a distressed look. Ginny was looking down at her hands. Remus and Tonks seemed to be having a silent conversation with their eyes across the table. Mad Eye was observing the scene in front of him, his eye drifting towards Molly who bustled about in the kitchen trying to distract herself whilst Arthur watched.

Samantha however was trying to withhold her laughter as she saw the faces of everyone around her. In the silence you could have heard a pin drop, but, although she knew it was not wise, she looked sideways at the twins who were sitting identically, with their elbows rested on the tables, their hands resting on their hands, a gleeful look on their faces as they revelled in the uncomfortable silence.

She quickly snapped her head forwards again, swallowing the laugh that was bubbling in her chest.

That was until…

"Well this is awkward." Fred murmured next to her.

She burst out into fits of laughter and was joined, somewhat hesitantly, a second later by the rest of the table, even Snape smirked a little before letting his face return to impassive.

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