Ron tapped his daughter's shoulder as she rode Kodiak to the living room. He pointed a video camera at Emma and she smiled and waved to it.
"Hi daddy!" the now six year old Emma said. Her auburn curls came to her back and she enquired her mother's love of books, she could read by herself now. She was wearing a light blue baby doll dress she picked out herself while shopping with Hermione, and had light pink bow holding her hair back.
"Hello baby girl, what is today, Jellybean?" Ron asked.
"It's Jack and my birthday!" Emma said.
"That's right, sweetie, how do you say happy birthday in Emma language, how do you say happy birthday in your language, honey?" Ron asked. Emma brought her hands to her chest and moved them up for the sign for 'Happy' then for 'Birth' she put arm to her stomach and made a fist with the other and made the fisted hand comes under the stationary arm. For 'Day' she kept one arm still and put her other elbow on the still arm and then brought it down.
"Very good, princess" Ron said. Emma blew a kiss to the camera and continued to the living room on Kodiak.
"Happy birthday, Jack!" Emma said hugging her brother.
"Happy birthday, Emma!" Jack said.
"Mummy and I have a surprise for you; this is your birthday gift from us. Can you guys read that?" Ron asked.
"Dis-ney, Disney Wo-r-ld, we're going to Disney World?" Jack asked.
"That's right, Buddy, Emma, mummy, you and me are all going" Ron said. Jack and Emma jumped up at their parents and hugged them.
"Thank you mummy and daddy!" the twins said together.
"Hey, Pierre!" Emma cried finding her stuffed penguin behind the couch.
"You crying last night because you couldn't find him" Jack said.
"He's my favorite, mummy still has her stuffed panther, and he's on mummy's self in her office" Emma said. The door bell rang and the lights in their house flashed twice allowing Emma to know that there was someone at the door.
"I'll get it!" Emma said.
"Happy birthday, pumpkin" Mr. Granger said lifting his granddaughter up.
"Thank you pappy" Emma said kissing his cheek.
"Hello my little sweetie, don't you look just darling" Mrs. Granger said.
"Hi grandma" Emma said kissing Mrs. Granger's cheek too.
"Grandma, grandpa!" Jack said.
"Hey there, buddy, look how big you've gotten" Mr. Granger said giving his grandson a high five.
"Mum said I'm going to tall and handsome like dad" Jack said.
"Yes you are pal" Mr. Granger said. The twins went to answer the door again.
"Hey guys, my goodness you're so big" Ginny said hugging the twins and kissing their cheeks. Harry came in with their cousin James who was six months younger than them.
"Hi Emma, 'Happy Birthday'" James Signed, to his Deaf cousin and hugged her.
"Happy birthday Jack" James said. James looked just like his father except he had Ginny's eyes.
"You three want to go to the playroom?" Hermione said kindly.
"Emma, can you teach me more Sign Language?" James asked. Emma nodded and took out a book that was bigger than her of basic Signs.
"Has Emma made any friends yet?" Mrs. Granger said.
"Emma made one friend named Carle, she's a very sweet girl" Ron said.
"Is she hearing?" Ginny asked.
"Of course, but her mother is deaf and her father is partly deaf so she totally understands Emma's condition" Hermione said.
The twins were going to muggle public school before going to Hogwarts and in kindergarten Emma wasn't really able to make any friends and Jack wouldn't be friends with anyone who was mean to his sister.
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"Protect your sister, Buddy, ok? She's different from the other kids" Ron said. Jack hugged his dad and looked over at his sister being kissed on the cheek by their mum.
"You have a great day, sweetie, you have Jack with you too" Hermione said.
"Bye mummy, bye daddy" Emma said. Jack took Emma's hand and walked into the classroom.
"Hi my name is Carly, what's your name?" a little girl with strait blonde hair and green eyes said. When Emma is feeling shy, mad, sad, or nervous, she'll only Sign.
'My name, Emma' she Signed shyly.
"Are you deaf?" Carle asked. Emma nodded.
"My mummy is deaf and my daddy is partly deaf, can you read lips?" Carly asked.
"Yes" Emma said.
"It's ok, I won't laugh at you, Emma, I understand" Carly said.
"This is my brother Jack, he's my twin, this is Carly" Emma said.
"This is Rory, this is my sister, Emma, please don't laugh at her, she talks like that because she can't hear" Jack said.
"I won't laugh at her, hi Emma" Rory said. Rory was a boy with brown and freckles and he was very nice.
"Hi Rory" Emma said. Lucky for Emma their teacher was a Signer. At lunch time some of the other boys noticed how Emma "talked weird".
"What's wrong with you, huh? Why don't you talk like a normal person?" one said. Emma's eyes welled with tears. Her brother and new friends little hands were turning into fists.
"I'm deaf, I can't hear" she said bravely through her tears.
"Then go to a school for speds" another boys said. Jack punched the boys in the face.
"Jack Weasely! We do not hit!" the teacher said.
"They were making fun of my sister! She's deaf!" Jack said.
"I know you wanted to protect your sister but you can't hit people, you should have told me, and as for you boys you will all sit five minutes in the quiet corner" the teacher said. Carle was rubbing Emma's back and Rory was trying to make her laugh. Their teacher told Hermione what happened when she picked the twins up.
"I know his intentions were honorable, Mrs. Weasely but you know I have to discourage it" the teacher said.
"Yes of course, I will speak to both of them. How was Emma?" Hermione asked.
"She did very well, she made two friends and painted a picture of a lion, it was very good for a five year old, and she is the best reader in class" the teacher asked.
"How was Jack, aside from the hitting?" Hermione asked.
"He did well too, he loves buildings things, and playing sports and the guitar, he is very good with Emma" the teacher said.
"Yes he is, well we need to get home, come on guys" Hermione said. Emma took her mother's hand and Hermione took the kids to the car.
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"That must have been a fun conversation for the twins" Harry said.
"Oh it was, Jack got the protectiveness from his father" Hermione said. Ten minutes later Carle and Rory showed up at their house.
'Hey B-I-L-L, how you, mate?' Ron Signed to Mr. MacDonald, Carle's father.
'Absolute murder this week, had two trail cases that went one three days' Mr. Mac. Donald Signed. Mr. MacDonald is a lawyer and Mrs. MacDonald is a copywriter.
"Emma and Jack are in the playroom with their cousin guys, you remember where it is?" Ron asked the children. Rory and Carle nodded and went to find their friends.
'Your little E-M-M-A the most amazing Deaf child I have ever met. She Signs and lip reads and doesn't where hearing aids' Mr. MacDonald said.
'Thank you that most Hermione's doing. She want E-M-M-A to know who she is' Ron Signed back.
'C-A-R-L-E so excited when she said met a Deaf girl in her class' McDonald said.
'E-M-M-A very shy, Hermione and I glad she found friends' Ron Signed.
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Carle walked over to Emma and tapped her shoulder. Emma turned and smiled.
"Happy birthday Emma, happy birthday, Jack" Carle said.
"Happy birthday, Emma, happy birthday Jack. Is this your cousin?" Rory asked.
"Yeah this is James, James this Carle and Rory" Jack said. Kodiak came and licked their friend's faces.
"Hi Kodiak, I can't wait for first grade to start next fall, can't you?" Carle said.
"I'm afraid other kids will make fun of me" Emma said.
"They won't Emma we won't let them" Rory said.
'I'm leaving, honey, we'll come get you and Rory tomorrow morning' Mr. MacDonald Signed. Carle hugged her daddy and he picked her up and kissed her forehead.
'Mind your manners and please be respectful to Mr. and Mrs. Weasely' he Signed again.
"I will daddy, I love you" Carle said.
"Lo-ve yo-u too, swe-etie" Mr. MacDonald stuttered.
"Is your dad learning to lip read, Carle?" Ron asked.
"Yes, he tries very hard, I'm proud of him" Carle said.
"Your mum doesn't lip read right?" Ron added.
"No, but that's ok, I understand her Signing" Carle said. Mr. and Mrs. Weasely arrived at Ron and Hermione's house a few minutes later. Mrs. Weasely came in hugging everyone.
"Where are my grandbabies?" Mrs. Weasely asked.
"James and the twins are in the playroom, mum, and their friends Carle and Rory too. They're sleeping over" Ron said.
"Grandma!" James and the twins yelled.
"Hello little darlings" Mrs. Weasely said giving each child a kiss on cheek.
"Guys, time to open presents!" Hermione said.
"We're glad you have more energy now, mummy" Emma said.
"Me too, sweetie, now I can keep up with you" Hermione said taking her daughter's hand.
"This is from grandma and grandpa Weasely" Hermione said. The twins open their gifts to find their first Weasely sweaters. Jack's was a light blue with a golden "J" on it and Emma's was a light purple with a golden "E" stitched in the front.
"Don't they look adorable" Mrs. Granger said.
"Thank you grandma and grandpa" the twins said.
"These are grandma and grandpa Granger" Ron said. The twins received two more sweaters with their favorite animals on them. Jack's had a lion on his and Emma's had a penguin on hers.
"Thank you grandma and grandpa" the twins said again. From Harry, Ginny and James they got small brooms.
"Harry are those real brooms?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah but don't worry they don't go that high or that fast" Harry said.
"This from me, Emma" Carle said. Emma got a book of basic Irish Sign Language from Carle.
"Oh this is so wicked! Thank you Carle" Emma said.
"Here you go, Jack" Rory said.
"A new foot (soccer) ball! Thanks, Rory" Jack said.
"You guys wanna go play?" Harry asked. Ron, Harry and the boys headed outside while everyone stayed inside. Carle was teaching Emma Irish Sign and Ginny was helping Hermione with dinner and the grandparents were talking amongst themselves.
"Let's watch the boys play football" Emma said. When Emma and Carle got outside Ron, Harry and the boys were chasing Kodiak around the yard trying to get the ball.
"Mummy, get the video camera!" Emma yelled. Hermione grabbed it and ran to the girls. Emma pointed her daddy, uncle, brother, cousin and friend chasing in the dog and very unsuccessfully catching him. Emma walked into the backyard.
"Kodiak, may I have the ball please?" Emma said sweetly. The husky gave the sweet little girl the ball and licked her hand.
"He likes women" Ron panted. Emma gave Jack his ball back.
"Can Carle and I play?" Emma asked.
"Sure Emmy" Jack said.
"Be careful, please Jack, with your sister" Hermione said.
"I know Hermione, don't worry, Emma is tough, aren't you, sweetheart?" Harry said. Hermione cast a charm on Emma so her dress wouldn't get ruined. Emma stole the ball from her cousin and kicked it to the moving panther statue in the backyard that Hermione made. The panther caught the ball in her mouth scoring a goal. Emma was very fast because she was so small.
"You go girl!" the panther said. Jack high-fived her and took the ball from the panther.
"They should bring football to Hogwarts so you can play, Jack" Emma said.
"I think mummy would have a hard time explaining a muggle game to a bunch of witches and wizards who are very set in their ways" Ron said.
"Why do some people not like mummy?" Emma asked.
"Because she is a muggle-born, she is very young, and she is a woman" Ron said.
"Why is that bad, dad, mum is the best woman in the world" Jack said. Hermione and Ginny smiled when they heard that from the kitchen window.
"A lot of pure blood wizards are stuck in their ways and when mum introduced muggle things like computers and cell phones they got very angry, but don't worry a lot magical people like it" Ron said.
"Why don't they like a woman being in charge?" Emma asked angrily.
"The ministry is made mostly of men, and men get scared when women are in charge" Ron said. Emma giggled at this.
"Are you scared of mummy, daddy? She's in charge around here" Emma said.
"Yeah the both of you, both of my girls run things around here" Ron said.
"Dinner, everyone!" Hermione yelled. After dinner Ron and Hermione brought out a large half chocolate and half vanilla cake with white frosting with a lion and penguin on it and it said 'Happy Birthday Jack and Emma'.
"Make a wish guys" Ron said. The twins blew out their candles and everyone clapped.
"What you wish for, Emma?" Jack asked.
"I can't tell, it won't come true" Emma said. In a few years time Emma will find her six-year-old birthday wish will come true.