Sorry I didn't update yesterday but there's a lot of stuff going on at school – exams at the end of the year I have to pass. University isn't fun (not all the time). So I won 't have time to update every day now, but I'll try every second day. Please be patient.

Thank you, for all the reviews and for reading. You're awesome!

and sorry for all the typos/mistakes etc. I really don't have time to re-read the chapters these days - I promise I'll do it one day and correct everything.

After breakfast everyone got an order to use the bathroom and put on their sun hats. Molly packed big basket full of apples and water bottles and set it on the kitchen counter.

Arthur came back wearing old jeans and simple white polo, he kissed Molly and took the basket.

"Hey everyone! We're leaving!" he shouted so loudly that owls flew down from the roof.

Molly playfully smacked him with the dishtowel she was holding.

Arthur just winked at her and caught Ron who almost fell down the stairs as he was trying to put on his tee and fasten his belt at the same time.

Ginny and Jade came down after him.

Arthur unlocked the broom shed which was packed with all the family brooms.

He handed out Ron's broom which was actually Charlie's old one and Ginny's which belonged to Percy but he hardly ever used it. Arthur took his broom and put it behind the door and kept looking for some broom which would be good for Jade.

There wasn't much left. Twins had their brooms at school and all that was inside was Molly's ancient broom from times when she was still at school and Bill's…hmmm he had forgotten about Bill's old broom, it was in pretty good shape, old, that is true, but Bill always took good care of his things.

Arthur handed it to Jade, who took it hesitantly.

"Let's go everyone, we still have 5 hours until the lunch's ready!" said Arthur, picking up the basket full of snacks and hanging it at the end of his broom which was balancing on his right shoulder. He took a box full of some odd balls, Jade has never seen and started to walk in the direction of the hill.

Ron followed him immediately, almost running with excitement. Ginny seemed to be happy with their plan because she took her broom, swung it over her shoulders and went up the path.

Jade looked at them, still unsure about what to think, but then she simply smiled and ran fast to catch up with Ginny, who started to pick the flowers alongside the road.

They went around the hill and stopped in the middle of small valley, where the quidditch pitch was. They had tall posts with old baskets without bottoms and even one spare tire from some bicycle - tied to the tops a line made of small pink pebbles showing the borders of the playground.

"Dad?" Ron asked smiling so wide that Jade thought he's gonna hurt his face if he kept up with that.

"Sure. Off you go!" called Arthur already knowing what Ron wanted to do.

Ron threw his leg over the broom and kicked himself up from the ground.

Ginny followed him, only flying a tiny bit slower and not nearly as high as her Brother.

"Ron! Remember there might be some muggles in the village – fly lower ok?" reminded him his dad and Ron sadly flew lower, quickly poking Ginny to her shoulder.

"Tag! You're it!" he yelled and speeded up, his sister chasing after him.

" quit it you two! No pushing and chasing!" scolded their dad and kids slowed down taking few rounds around the field.

Arthur turned to Jade.

"Ok, there are few rules you need to know before I let you fly.

First, no flying higher than the treetops – we don't want anyone from the village to see us, there might be some strangers visiting and they might be muggles.

Second, no flying on your own, always have AT LEAST one more person with you and NEVER EVER go flying without telling me or mom first, understood?"

Jade nodded. She wasn't even sure she wanted to fly, it looked so unreal, and she was absolutely sure it would take years of practice for her to feel comfortable enough on the broom – to actually want to fly higher than a couple of feet above the ground.

Arthur continued:

"There's a rule in our family that we don't take each others broom without asking first. This will be yours for now.

Also, no pulling, pushing, poking and absolutely no chasing in the air."

Jade nodded again, looking at Ron who was now flying up and down in a zig-zag pattern and Ginny followed him exactly as if they both saw some kind of path in the air.

Jade was a little bit jealous looking at them. She wondered how long they were doing this. Or course there were moments when she saw they weren't 100% sure about what they were doing, a little stumbling here and there – if it is possible to stumble in the air. Also, both of them had really concentrated looks on their faces and were holding the brooms with all the force they had.

"Ok, come on, swing your right leg over the broom." Ordered Arthur and Jade did it, holding the old broom with all she had.

"Now, push yourself off the ground softly, and just hold the broom straight and then come back down." He said, and Jade did it. Easily, no sweat, no panic, she didn't even feel frightened at all.

She felt free. Like when she climbed trees and no one could reach her because she was high and nobody wanted to climb there. Like she had her own world.

Flying came naturally to her, she even loosened her grip on the broom.

"Great!" complimented Arthur. "That was easier that I thought it would be for you!

Ok, try again, and you can fly a little bit higher, let's say, over my head, ok? No higher. And come back when you'll be ready." He smiled as she rushed away, picking up some speed.

He saw her flying easily, without really trying, but it wasn't the elegant kind of flight that Ginny had.

Jade seemed free and wild, like there was no stopping her, even while flying low and slower than she could, she seemed happy, laughing all the way around the playground.

She stopped by Arthur and jumped off the broom and ran to him with wide smile on her face and broom in one hand.

Jade hugged him without even thinking what she was doing and why she did it.

She just felt so happy for doing something she didn't have to learn, and something she could share with her new friends.

When she realized Arthur was patting her back and laughing with her she looked shyly up at him and asked: "can I fly with Ron and Ginny now?"

"Well, I don't see why you couldn't. Just don't go higher that you feel comfortable going ok? You have lots of time to learn all the moves and tricks, I don't want you falling from the broom the first day you learned how to fly. Alright? Molly would kill me!" he laughed and let go of Jade's shoulder he was still holding.

She jumped on the broom, her right food didn't even touch the ground, she was already in the air.

Arthur saw twins do that. Right, Fred and George did that every time he took them flying, too eager to fly. Jade reminded him about his sons in many ways but her flying was the most obvious trait his three kids shared.

His three kids… Arthur smiled to himself. It was so easy to take Jade in. It seemed like she was there since always. He already loved her and cared for her the same way he did for all his children. He was in his "daddy mode" like Bill called it.

He watched the kids fly behind each other, zigzagging around the field, sometimes so low, their sneakers touched the tops of overgrown grass, and sometimes almost as high as the trees surrounding them. Thankfully there were several big old pines growing in the valley so passing-by people couldn't see them.

He smiled when Ron picked up more speed and Jade did the same, as if she was flying for years.

Then it happened, Ron made a quick turn, almost too quick for himself, his face sweating with concentration, Arthur was sure Jade would make it too, maybe with less problems than his son, but Ginny wasn't that skilled yet. Her hands slipped from the broom and the centrifugal force of their turn pulled her out from her broom, which stopped suddenly after making a 90 degrees turn.

No one really knew what happened next.

They were too close to the ground, Arthur didn't even have time to take out his wand and slow the fall.

Jade didn't make the turn after all, she didn't stop either, instead, she lowered her broom, flying under the handle of Ginny's old Comet and (Arthur was sure about this) continued, falling to the ground after Ginny. In the last second Jade caught Ginny around her waist pulling her up, missing the floor by inches.

Ron had no time to realize what was going on, only when he saw his father standing there in absolute shock for a blink of an eye, he turned over and saw two girls landing in the high grass. They both fell on their knees and Arthur was by their side instantly.

No one knew what happened and what will happen next. The only certain thing was that Molly was going to kill them all (after making sure everyone was fine – of course).

"Dear Merlin! Are you ok girls?" asked panicked Arthur. No one answered.

Jade was hugging Ginny around her waist.

The youngest Weasley was crying, silent tears falling down her cheeks down oh the tan hand which was still holding her.

Jade couldn't let go, she couldn't speak, she was too terrified. Was she fast enough? Did she catch Ginny on time? What happened?

Arthur slowly loosened her grip, but it took a lot of force from his part.

Ginny instantly jumped into his arms and cried and cried.

Ron came running, pale, almost green and hugged his sister, taking her from Arthur's arms as he handed her over to her brother, wanting to check his other daughter.

Jade was sitting there, in the tall grass, hugging her knees. There was blood on her right palm and when Arthur took her right arm to examine it, he saw a deep cut – almost like a burn – all the way from her thumb to the wrist. She burned her hand, probably by holding to the broom so hard.

"It's ok, honey. Everyone is fine, and we will fix your hand in no time ok? Don't worry, I will make the pain go away and mom will cure it quick when we get home.

Jade looked up at him and blinked a couple of times, then looked down on her palm. She didn't know there was something wrong until Arthur mentioned it. Oddly, it didn't hurt, she didn't feel her hand at all.

Then she looked up at Ron who was still holding Ginny. Then she started to look around as if she was looking for something. She didn't really know where she was, what happened, why was everyone staring at her. She didn't really hear them, but she knew they were talking. Telling her something, something important. She knew she wanted to ask something, but couldn't remember what it was she blinked again.

Arthur picked her up from the ground and carried her, cuddled to his chest like a baby, whispering into her hair.

"It's fine baby girl, everything is fine. You saved Ginny, you did it. You saved your little sister. Everything will be fine, I'll take care of you. Don't worry baby girl."

Arthur saw Ron picking up all their brooms and holding Ginny's hair, who calmed down a little and was asking about Jade now. But he didn't stop to answer her questions and Ron didn't ask anything just pulled Ginny behind him.

And Arthur kept whispering sweet nothings to his little brave girl he was carrying in his arms, and he didn't realize there were tears falling from his eyes, down to Jade's short brown hair, making it wet and almost black at places.

"You will be fine, you will be alright." He repeated over and over, more for himself than for her.

And Jade just held still and let him carry her, wherever they were going, she couldn't tell who he was and why was he telling her she will be fine when there was nothing wrong with her, but she started to feel really sleepy and finally closed her eyes.

She trusted him when he said it will be fine.