Violet couldn't help but be in awe at the world around her, after Harry had let her and the rest of her family into Diagon alley she couldn't focus on just one thing. Wizards covered in robes of all colors, shapes, and sizes bustled around.
"Daddy, these people are weird" Petunia speaks to her father who is in just as much awe as his second child.
"Petunia don't be rude" Mrs. Dursley scolds the girl as she crosses her arms letting out a huffed breath. They walk into Gringotts to be greeted by chaos,
"What is going on here?" Dudley asks and Harry is taken aback when a Daily Prophet reporter walks uncomfortably close to him.
"Harry Potter! Tansy Rubble speaking Can you tell us about the new girl you are with? Is this another child of the potter family? An Illegitimate one from an affair perhaps?" Harry is caught off guard by the shorter woman, her rounded face framed by brown hair and large dark eyes sparkling with interest. Harry scratches the back of his head nervously.
"I-i mean of course not see, I have this cousin and-" he stutters slightly before Ginny cuts him off.
"Lay off him! Leave us alone it's none of your business" she huffs before ushering all of them to the bank's desk.
"We need to withdraw and open an account." Harry says to the goblin at the front desk who looks bored.
"Alright, we just need to know your blood status, and if the new account owner is a muggle born we need at least one pure blood to sign off on it or two half bloods." Harry looks confused and Violet looks up at him wondering if this was normal, her question was answered when Ginny once again comes to her husband's rescue slamming her hands down.
"That's bullshit! why?" she yells as the goblin uses the end of his quill to gently pry her hand off the wood as if touching her would give him some sort of disease.
"The ministry put the order in recently, so muggle borns don't pose as wealthier wizards of long lineage and steal their money." Harry is the one to speak up this time as the entire Dursley family stays quiet, Violet wonders if this is something that happens often.
"That's ridiculous you guys have the best security in the world! Why would the ministry do such a thing?" the goblin shrugs marking something in his book and taking out two parchment pieces,
"Why does everyone assume most goblins are greedy and prefer to work in a bank? I wanted to be a dancer." he says simply and Ginny glares.
"Well why do goblins tend to answer a question with a question?" the little man looks up and points his quill at her,
"Now that's offensive, we don't all do that I just like to." he gives them both a piece of parchment.
"Sign here and give me the name of the new and old account owner." Harry furrows his brows unsatisfied with the conclusion of their conversation but signs the paper anyways.
"Withdrawn from Harry Potter, new account name Crocus Dursley. Hun, remind me to speak to Hermione about this as the minister of magic she has to know something." Violet cringes at how the account is under her real name but doesn't say anything.
"We can just go see ron now if the shop is open" Ginny offers and Harry nots slowly,
"You take everyone, I'll withdraw the money and set up Violet's account then meet up with you later." Ginny nods, walking away from Harry and Violet looks up at her.
"Is everything all right?" she asks and the taller woman smiles nodding,
"Of course dear everything is going to be just fi-" she gets cut off when Tansy Rubble walks over.
"Will you give the Prophet a statement on the young girl ?" Ginny seems to fume, her face turning as red as her hair before she turns around.
"If it will satisfy you vultures to know, Crocus Dursley is Harry's younger cousin." She doesn't let the woman ask anything else, taking Violet's hand and dragging her out of Gringotts ushering everyone else with them.
"Teddy, take the boys and go get your school things." She sighs walking hand in hand with Violet to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, the Dursley family following.
Ginny opens the door to her brother's store to find it packed with young wizards and witches. Fred Weasley jr. is at the counter a moving portrait of his name sake is in the ground behind him, taunting him with kissy faces and noises as he talks to a girl with a flirty grin on his face. Ginny walks to the counter "Freddy is Ron in?" Ginny asks quickly, moving the girl over as she asks. The dark skinned boy puffs out his cheeks letting out the air slowly knitting his eyes together in frustration,
"Damn aunt Gin, I was trying to work an angle." he complains watching Ginny roll her eyes.
"Freddy, where is ron? RONALD?!" she yells walking around the counter before Ron comes out from the back.
"What? What!? Is someone dying?" He asks a stressed look on his face as he wipes sweat from his brow before seeing Ginny.
"Ron, did you hear about the new mandate passed by the ministry?" he looks confused at her for a moment, shooing Fred away.
"I did but I didn't think you'd hear about it so quickly." He looks over at the Dursley's he could almost recognize Dudley but really only noticed their clothes.
"You have muggles standing behind you, Gin." he says simply, his confusion growing as Ginny sighs exasperatedly.
"I'm aware of that Ronald, why would Hermione pass such a thing being muggle born herself?" she asks him. Violet takes the moment to look around at all the amazing things in the store, gumballs to give you different voices, x-ray spectacles, trick quills, and more.
"Hermione didn't pass it" Ron says simply sitting down with a sigh wiping his face again.
"That's impossible, she's the Minister of Magic." Ginny furrows her brows and Ron lets out a huff like laugh.
"For now she is." Ron mumbles and Ginny steps closer to the counter.
"What do you mean? It's not an election year." she asks and Ron stands up straightening some display items on the counter.
"They're questioning her accountability and work due to her being a muggle born. I guess someone from the sacred eight brought up a good point that was backed up by someone in muggle studies." he rubs his forehead
"Hermione might lose her job for something that isn't even her fault." He sits down again, his stressed face makes more sense now.
"Are they mad? Who made up such a thing?" Ron lets out a deep breath.
"I don't know and they wouldn't tell her, she's on paid leave until everything gets sorted." he stands up moving to the back of the shop again.
"We're both very overwhelmed but that's all I know for now, sorry sis." he disappears to the back of the store just as a loud explosion is heard.
"Eurika!" George yells before running out looking triumphant, his face darkened by ash and his hair blown out of his face.
"Ha ha! Freddy! You've got to come see this! Oh hey sis." he greets Ginny who waves with her eyes wide and Petunia laughs at his wild appearance.
"Freddy, where did you-" he stops as he sees the moving portrait of Fred sr. looking up at him almost sheepishly. George's son rounds the corner.
"Sorry i'm here" he says tilting his head as his father stays quiet looking at the portrait wave at him.
"What's wrong pop?" he asks but George doesn't move, transfixed on the picture. Violet watches the blood drain from Ginny's face.
"Where… did this come from?" George asks finally, not looking at Fred Jr. who shrugs.
"Roxy said she heard humming and brought it from the basement all covered up, it looks just like your portrait by the door. She thought it was a backup or something, although it's weird it has my name on it." he chuckles and George sighs deeply, a heavy sound that seems to fill the space making the air thick and sticky.
"Take it back, I don't want to look at it." he says softly before disappearing into the back again.
"Uh.. ok" Freddy says looking confused as the portrait also seems down.