Change the Future

GOF 3

Harry came out of the fireplace shortly after Rory.

"Did he eat it?" Fred said excitedly, holding out a hand to pull Harry to his feet whilst George smiled at him waiting for the answer his arm around Rorys shoulder.

"Yeah," Harry said, straightening up. "What was it?"

"Ton-Tongue Toffee," said Fred brightly. "George and I invented them, and we've been looking for someone to test them on all summer" The tiny kitchen exploded with laughter, Ron was sitting at the scrubbed wooden table with two red-haired people.

"How're you doing, Harry?" Charlie said coming to stand beside Rory as George went to stand with Fred smirking at each other.

"Hang on that's who you're married to" Marlene says looking between Rory and the screen.

"Yep that's Charlie" Ron tells her.

"Rude" Rory mutters under her breath making him smirk.

"Hello Nova. Don't worry I didn't forget you. Bit hard to see you with your hood up" He wraps his arms around her pulling her to him.

"Nova?" Lily questioned.

"Everyone else calls me Rory or Ror so he decided he preferred Nova" Rory shrugs.

"I missed you" she mutters.

"Missed you too now whats with the hood" He questioned as he let go of her.

"Doesn't matter" She glances down at the floor.

"Yes it does matter" Molly said from behind Rory as the other adults nodded as well.

Bill gets to his feet, smiling, and also shook Harry's hand. Before any of them could say anything else, there was a faint popping noise, and Mr. Weasley appeared out of thin air at George's shoulder. He was looking angrier than they'd ever seen him.

"That wasn't funny Fred!" he shouted. "What on earth did you give that Muggle boy?"

"I didn't give him anything," Fred said, with another evil grin. "I just dropped it It was his fault he went and ate it, I never told him to."

"You dropped it on purpose!" roared Mr. Weasley. "You knew he'd eat it, you knew he was on a diet"

"How big did his tongue get?" George asked eagerly.

"It was four feet long before his parents would let me shrink it!" Everyone roared with laughter again. "It isn't funny!" Mr. Weasley shouted. "That sort of behaviour seriously undermines wizard Muggle relations! I spend half my life campaigning against the mistreatment of Muggles, and my own sons"

Most of the younger people in the hall started laughing along with a few of the adults.

"We didn't give it to him because he's a Muggle!" said Fred indignantly.

"No, we gave it to him because he's a great bullying git," said George. "Isn't he, Harry?"

"Yeah, he is, Mr. Weasley, they all are. They've done nothing but bully us especially Rory all summer" said Harry earnestly as Rory looked down avoiding Charlies eyes.

"That's not the point!" raged Mr. Weasley. "You wait until I tell your mother"

"Tell me what?" said a voice behind them. Mrs. Weasley had just entered the kitchen. She was a short, plump woman with a very kind face, though her eyes were presently narrowed with suspicion. "Oh hello, Harry, Aurora dears" she said, spotting them and smiling. Then her eyes snapped back to her husband. "Tell me what, Arthur?" Mr. Weasley hesitated. There was a silence, while Mr. Weasley eyed his wife nervously. Then two girls appeared in the kitchen doorway behind Mrs. Weasley. One was Hermione Granger and the other was Ginny. Both of them smiled at Harry, who grinned back, which made Ginny go scarlet. "Tell me what, Arthur?" Mrs. Weasley repeated, in a dangerous sort of voice.