For a moment, the whole house was silent -even the chickens had stopped scolding them from their pens. This was a rare occurrence at the Burrow during holidays as with six girls and one boy ranging for ages ten to nearly twenty two.
Mrs. Weasley blanched. "Whats your name? " she asked.
"Harriet Potter." Harriet said quietly, dipping her face into the mug then gagging slightly. She had been expecting juice. Instead, she got a throatful of rich salty soup.
"Not Lily and Jamess daughter? "Mrs. Weasley suddenly rose without Harriets answer thankfully, because she was silently choking on soup.
"Hey, whats going on -" a girl stuck her head in the door. Her hair was slightly short, cut to slightly past her shoulders with the ends turning up slightly. Her eyes were attentive and she was wearing paisley pajamas.
"Ronnie! Go get the clock! "Mrs. Weasley ran toward her, waving the girl named Ronnie away.
"But Mum -"
"Ronalda Bilias Weasley! You will get the clock or Ill lock you in the garden with the gnomes! "Mrs. Weasley said from halfway downstairs.
The girl took a brief curious glance at Harriet then scampered off, yelling.
There was immediate screams. Harriet sat up taller as five of the girls surrounded her bed. From the rear, the other girl stared on. She was now wearing a woollen winter hat with tassels hanging on the sides and red Wellington boots.
"Howd I get here? "Harriet said, getting up and walking to the girl.
"It was almost midnight. Charlie- her real names Charlene -and Mum had gone out to nab a couple gnomes that were keeping us up. You just rolled from the sky into the shrubs. " she said.
Harriet and the girl laughed. "My names Ronalda but call me Ronnie or Ron, if you want. " she said, outstretching her hand.
"Harriet. Ill call you Ron." Harriet said, shaking Rons hand.
"Youre in Freddie and Georgias room, but Mum was planning on moving you into mine anyway. You wanna see it? "Ron said.
"Yeah! "Harriet said brightly. Brianna, Charlene, Percia, Freddie and Georgia looked in amazement as their little sister escorted away one of the biggest celebrities in the wizarding world.
"She gets the Weasley charms from us." the twins said in unison.
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Rons room was like nothing Harriet had even seen. There were wall to wall posters showing several people in an active game on broomsticks.
"Quidditch. Its like a wizard version of a Muggle game Dad told us about. Footyball, I think." Ron said as she dressed nearby in the closet.
"Football." Harriet said absent-mindedly, admiring the room from the lumpy iron framed bed set with Chudley Cannons bedding. On the low wooden desk nearby, a small Quidditch game was being conducted with several action figures near a tank of frog spawn and a rat cage.
"They arent that great. Viktoria Krum is the real deal." Ron said, coming out of the closet in a plaid shirt and shorts and following Harriets gaze at the game. She picked up one that was walking around, hunched over slightly.
There was a sudden shout from across the hall and a loud bang.