Emma was sitting on the steps of Tent L at camp when four owls secretly dropped a package and four letters in front of her.
"Thank you, Snowbelle" Emma whispered to her snowy owl and gave her a treat.
"You guys go up in those trees and rest here for a few days, you had a long journey" Emma whispered. Her friend Mackenzie was just coming back from getting a soda.
"Hi Emma, what did you get?" asked Mackenzie.
"I got candy from my dad, a book from my mum, a stuffed lion, and letters from my brother, my cousin and my friends Danny and Lizzie" said Emma.
"Lucky, I never get that much mail in one day" said Mackenzie. Their friend Lauren came back to the tent after helping her chore group with afternoon dish duty.
"Ooo, Emma get a letter from a boy" Lauren teased.
"It's just my friend Danny" said Emma blushing.
"Isn't he the one you have a crush on?" Mackenzie asked.
"Yes" said Emma shyly.
"Do you have a picture of him?" Lauren asked. Emma took out her photo album and opened it.
"That's him, with the red hair, he's from Ireland" said Emma.
"Ooo, he's cute. Where did you meet him?" Mackenzie asked.
"On the train to my new school. There were no empty compartments left and he asked if he could sit with me" Emma blushed.
"You should ask him out someday" Lauren said. Their counselor, Mallory entered the tent then to have a nap during rest hour.
"Hey girls" she said tiredly.
"Mallory, look at this boy, he's Emma's friend" Lauren said.
"He's cute, where is he from, Emma?" Mallory asked her camper.
"He's from Ireland, he's very nice" said Emma.
"They don't make them like that in here in The States. What do you girls have after rest hour?" Mallory asked.
"Arts and Crafts" Lauren said.
"Volleyball" said Mackenzie.
"Rifle" said Emma.
"Alright, you're heading up with me! What level are you on now, Emma? Like a million?" Mallory asked.
"No, Bar 5, I'm kneeling" Emma giggled.
"Gezz girl, I wasn't on bar 5 until was 14. I'm no where near expert like you are. Which gun do you use?" Mallory asked.
"Foxy" Emma said.
"Oh yeah, the little one" Mallory said.
"I'm going to sleep" Emma said.
"Want me to wake you up, Emma?" Mackenzie asked.
"No, Annie can do that, thank you though, Mackenzie" Emma said.
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An hour later, Emma felt a paw on her back and a wet nose on her cheek.
"Ok Ann, I'm up" Emma said. She packed her bag with a sketch book and a book.
"Ready hon?" Mallory said. Mallory set up the rifle range while waiting for the rest of the girls to show up. Emma took out a rifle jacket, an eye patch and a kneeling pillow.
"Hi Emma" a little nine year old named Nikki said.
"Hi Nikki, are you going to shoot today?" asked Emma.
"I'll try, are you going to?" asked Nikki.
"Yup, I'm already see?" said Emma.
"You use that little gun?" asked Nikki.
"Yes, Foxy, she's a good gun, she'll probably be a good fit for you too" Emma said.
"Ok one, two, three four, please go to your mats girls, Emma I'll be right there, sweetie" Kate, the other rifle counselor said. Kate helped Emma get set up the kneeling position for in rifle. Emma had one leg behind her the other on the pillow like a man proposing to his girlfriend. The small Winchester 52 rile rested on Emma's arm and shoulder and she was able to pass bar 5 in two rounds.
"Miss Emma Weasely, look at these targets! You scored a perfect one every time!" Kate said.
"Yea Emma!" Nikki said.
"Way a go, Emma!" her friend Ali said.
"Too bad you're not old enough to be on the rifle team yet" Mallory smiled.
"Only two more years until I can" said Emma. Afternoon activities ended and Emma and Ail walked back to the Mid field which was the unit for the 11, 12, and 13 year old girls.
"Guys look at Emma's targets!" Ail said.
"Woah! Holly cow! Emma, you have to have a counselor show these off at dinner!" Mackenzie said.
"I don't want to show off, I'll seem like a, you know, the B word" said Emma.
"I'll do it for you, let's practice. Hey everyone look at Emma Weasely's rifle targets!" Lauren said skipping around the Mid and Junior field.
"Emma Rose Weasely, why didn't you tell me you could shoot like this?" said Zoë, another counselor who was also from England.
"I don't like to make big deals out of things" Emma said.
"Emma, honey, you're deaf, and I think its ok for you to boast about stuff like this" Zoë said.
"My mum told me to never boast about the gifts God gives us or he'll take them away" said Emma.
At Dinner, the camp sang a song to Emma that everyone sings when they want to offer congratulations to someone; it was in the tune of "Happy Birthday"
"Congratulations to you,
Congratulations to you,
Congratulations dear, Emma.
Congratulations to you"
"Stand up, Emma" Lauren said.
"What did she do?" one of teenaged girls asked.
"She scored 10 perfect targets in rifle today and passed her bar 5" another said.
"Wow! How old is she?" the first girl asked.
"She's 12" the second girl said.
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"I wonder what Jack and Emma are up to now" Hermione sighed as she flipped the children's baby books.
"Emmy is probably getting perfect scores in rifle, and Jack is scoring every goal in football" Ron said. Ron then noticed tears come to his wife's eyes.
"Mione, what's wrong, darling?" Ron asked.
"I want to have another baby" Hermione sobbed.
"Oh God, oh sweetheart, we talked about this remember? The healer said Emma and Jack would have to be it for you. It would be too dangerous for you to have another child, and you went through menopause two years after the twins were born" Ron said holding his Hermione in his lap and rubbing her back.
"It's just, I always miss the twins when they leave and I want another baby in the house" Hermione cried.
"It was your idea to send the kids to camp, you thought it would build up Emma's self-esteem and Jack wouldn't be bored all summer without his sister" Ron said. Hermione nodded.
"What if we adopted a baby?" Ron cooed.
"I know this sounds horrible of me but, I want my own" Hermione cried.
"I know love, I know, um the only thing I could think of is a surrogate" Ron said.
"Oh god, no, Ron, I could never put another women threw that" Hermione cried. Just then Harry and Ginny came in the house with a pop.
"Hello, anyone home?" Harry asked. They found Ron cradling and rocking Hermione in his lap.
"Shhh, everything will be alright, darling" said Ron tears coming to his own eyes at the expense of his wife.
"Why did God do this to me, Ron? Why wouldn't he let me have more children?" cried Hermione.
"Oh God, they want another baby" Ginny whispered.
"Hermione can't have anymore" Harry said sadly.
"Are you going to leave me, Ron?" cried Hermione.
"Hermione Jane Weasely, what gave you a crazy idea like that?" Ron asked.
"Because, your sperm is still alive and kicking and my uterus took early retirement" Hermione said.
"Mione, we've been married 12 years, you see this ring? I never take it off; you can ask anyone at the hospital. My patients say 'Healer Weasely, why don't you take your ring off?' and I say because my wife is very special and important to me" Ron said.
"I'm so sorry I
can't give you more children" Hermione whimpered.
"Hey, I
love my son and my daughter, and I love you. We have the perfect
family" Ron said.
"Hey guys" Harry said with Ginny in tears behind him.
"How much did you hear?" Hermione whimpered.
"Oh Hermione, I would gladly be a surrogate for you" said Ginny hugging Hermione.
"Oh no, Ginny, that is so, I don't even know, but I could never do that to you. You'd be carrying a baby that wouldn't even be yours, and wouldn't it be weird having your brother's sperm in you?" Hermione laughed lightly. Ginny made a face.
"Maybe we were only meant to have two children, love" Ron said.
"But your family is so big, I thought you wanted that too" Hermione said.
"I have everything I ever wanted, sweetheart" Ron said kissing his wife's lips gently. Hermione snuggled up to her husband and kissed his cheek.
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"What are you reading, Emma?" Mackenzie asked as she got into her bed.
"Letter from Danny. I didn't get a chance to read it yet" said Emma as she put her glasses on and lay her contacts case on her trunk and Annie brought her a flashlight.
"Hey Em,
How's camp going? Have met any nice blokes, oh wait you're at an all- girl's camp. Never mind. I hope the muggles weren't freaked out by Blarney; this was her first big trip. How's the food? Is it as good as Hogwarts? What kind of things do you do for fun there anyway? You have no idea how boring it can be around here. I can only draw for so long. I hope you come home soon so we can hang out. Have fun at rest of your time at camp!
Love,
Danny" Lauren noticed the love-struck expression on her friend's face and she came to sit with her.
"You really like this boy, huh?" said Lauren. Emma nodded.
"Ask him out" said Lauren said.
"We're 12! What are we going to do on a date? Go to cinema and throw popcorn at people's heads for two hours?" asked Emma.
"Sounds fun to me" Mackenzie said.
"I'll do it when I'm older and when I'm ready" said Emma.
"Don't they dances at your school?" asked Lauren.
"Yeah but there for fourth years and up, they have socials for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years. Like last year four of the teachers took us to the nearby village to go trick-or-treating because the older students were having a dance. For Christmas we had an outdoor party while the older students had the Yule Ball" said Emma.
"When do you get to go to the dances?" asked Lauren.
"Not until fourth year" said Emma.
"Ladies, lights out, ok? Emma, sorry, sweetie" Zoë said.
"I'm scared of the dark" Emma whimpered.
"Why don't you put your torch in your book bag put it beside you so you won't be frightened" Zoë said kindly. Emma nodded and obeyed the counselor.
"Is Mallory on portal tonight?" asked Emma.
"Nope, she's off. Goodnight sweethearts" said Zoë.
