The next morning was a bit rushed. Fred or George kept picking me up and carrying me around the house. I feel self-conscious and I really feel that I need to get some exercise. Ron says I look skinnier than I did when he met me but I think he's entitled to say that since he's my friend.
"C'mon, Katie!" Fred says to me when I'm not getting down the stairs fast enough.
"We have to go buy you Christmas presents!" George says.
"I have to buy yours too. I might take longer." I say to them as they finally give up and carry me down the stairs.
"Here dear." Mrs. Weasley says as soon as her sons have me safely on the ground. She hands me a handful of black powder. "This is floo powder. You say where you want to go and throw it into the fireplace."
"You have to stand in the fireplace, mum." Fred says.
"Since you know so much, you go first." Mrs. Weasley says firmly. "We want to go to The Hog's Head."
"Yes!" Fred says as he steps into the fireplace. "The Hog's Head!" He throws the powder down and disappears.
"Your turn." George says as he pushes me into the ashy area.
"The Hog's Head!" I shout and I zoom up and then come crashing down into another ashy… thing. Someone pulls me out. I soon see that it's Fred.
"Up! Don't want to be there when someone comes crashing down." He says to me.
"Thanks." I say. "I've never traveled by fireplace."
"You haven't?" He asks.
"I was born into a Muggle family, but I apparently have incredible magical abilities."
"Really?!" He sounds astonished. "And you don't try to know everything before you go to Hogwarts?"
"Yeah." I say. I didn't try to know anything because that would ruin my once in a lifetime experience to be a witch.
"Wow. It's a new experience every time I go through that thing." George says after a loud poof from the floo powder.
"Tell me about it!" I say to him.
When everybody came through the fireplace, we all went our separate ways. Fred and George followed me around a bit until I told them I was buying them their Christmas present. I felt guilty that I lied to them because I was getting them their Christmas present at a Muggle store.
After a whole lot of walking and window-shopping, I finally found a present for Ron. If you think I'm going to tell you, you're wrong. You'll have to wait until Christmas. I found Fred and George soon after buying Ron's Christmas gift and they carried me to where their mother was waiting at the Hog's Head.
Next, we went to Hogsmede. Immediately after we got there, Fred picked me up and carried me to his favorite store, Honeydukes. It's a pretty cool store… if you're a jokester. George made it his mission to show me everything in the store and to let me know what were his favorites. It's like he knew what I was going to get him. That would be creepy cause I'm sure he doesn't know what I'm getting him.
Harry's gift was just a matter of finding it. I already knew that the wizarding stores wouldn't have what I'm looking for so the Muggle stores were next on my list. It was Ron's turn to follow me around. The twins tried to find a good joke store but failed in the end. Ron followed me and kept nagging me with questions. I mean, is it really that hard to understand what goes on in a mall?
"What is this place?" Fred says to me once I finished Christmas shopping.
"Yeah. There are no joke shops and they don't accept Galleons, Sickles, or Knuts." George says
"That's because this is the Muggle world. They don't have that kind of money." I explain.
"They should." George pouts. I laugh.
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Back at the Burrow, Mrs. Weasley, Ginny and I are wrapping Christmas presents for the boys. Before you ask, I did get a present for Ginny and Mrs. Weasley because Mrs. Weasley is really nice and Ginny is the only other girl who knows what it's like being with the boys a majority of the time. Ginny is also the person I've been spending the most time with. She is constantly asking me questions on Harry Potter and Quidditch.
"What you girls doin'?" Says Fred and George behind me. I scream and instinctively try to cover my gift from them even though it's Ron's.
"Wrapping Christmas gifts." I say.
"Oh, can I see?" George says.
"No." Mrs. Weasley says firmly.
"Aww, mum!" Fred tries.
"No." she repeats.
"Can't we have a peak?" Fred says as he leans over my shoulder.
"No." I say as I push him off me.
He pauses. "Okay, you asked for it." He says before lifting me off my chair and carrying me up to his room. Luckily all the presents I bought were wrapped.
"Fred!" Says a startled Mrs. Weasley behind us.
"Now, what are my captors going to do to me?" I say laughing somewhat.
Fred turns his head and smiles at me slyly. "Oh, a whole lot of things."
Fred drops me gently on his bed in his room. He and George make sure to block all exits before turning back to me who is now sitting up on the bed. "So, what's the plan?"
"The plan?" George says.
"I didn't really plan this far ahead. I was thinking mum would come after us but she didn't." Fred continues.
"Let me in!" Says Ron from outside the door.
"Ah! Here comes a plan." Fred says quietly, then louder, "No Ron. We aren't finished with Katie."
"Scream and pretend we're torturing you." George says to me in a whisper. I decide to do what they tell me.
"Ahhhhh! No! Not that!" I yell pretending the twins are doing something. What? I don't know.
"Let me in!" Ron shouts. I think he's frightened. I stand up and walk to the door.
"No! Let me go!" I say as I continue to pretend that the twins are still antagonizing me. Truth be told, they're keeping me from the door.
Eventually I open the door. When Ron sees who it is he pulls me into this crushing bear hug and doesn't let go.
"Ron, you're going to suffocate her." Fred says after a minute of hugging.
"What did you do to her?" He says fierily without letting go of me.
"Nothing." George says.
"You did something! She was yelling." Ron replies.
"Oh, we made her yell things that would scare you." Fred says.
"I'm fine Ron." I say when he's about to protest.
He takes a good long look at me, which makes me feel naked. "Okay. If you say so, but I'm not letting you go!" At that, he grabs my wrist, because he's not man enough to grab my hand, and drags me to his room.
"Ron, I'm fine." I say, cupping his face in my hands.
"I know, I know. But, you've been spending much of your time with Fred and George."
"Ahh." I say. "Okay. I'll spend time with you tomorrow if you'd like."
"Yes." He says. "Can-can we play Quidditch?"
"Of course." I say.
"Fred and George can be beaters too." He says.
"Fred and George can play if you want them too." I say back.
"Yeah! Power over who plays!" He cheers.
"Okay. Now go to bed. I'm tired and I want to be fully rested when we play Quidditch tomorrow."
"Yeah." He practically pushes me out of his room.
"Night." I say.
No response.
READERS! Sorry I couldn't update yesterday. I had a reunion with my parents friends and it was way out of town so I couldn't type. I hope you liked this chapter. It wasn't as awkward as the last one but it was still good. –wolfhound22