Weasley's Windy Whizzer. Completed Edit

8/19/2019 Weasley's Windy Whizzer. Completed Edit

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WEASLEY'S WINDY WHIZZER

In which Arthur Weasley gets the wind up!

CHAPTER ONE: The Dinner Party

C"e in #u" and Dad$% said &inny Ptter Welc"e t the new incarnatin ' ()

&ri""auld Place! &inny *issed the" +th and then said$ &i,e "e yur cats and g

n thrugh t the lunge- Harry.s in there with the rest ' ur husewar"ing guests-

He.ll as* /reacher t srt yu ut a drin* +e're we all eat- It.s 0ust thrugh n the

le't there$ I.ll pp these things away in the cup+ard 'r yu then I.ll +e +ac* nce I.,e

chec*ed n the prgress ' the 'd-%

#lly and Arthur Weasley l*ed at the +right new "dern entrance hall t the

huse$ with it.s light and airy d1cr and were astnished- They re"e"+ered the huse

as it was in the days prir t the end ' the war- It had +een dar*$ dra+$ dirty and

gl"y- It was a +arely ha+ita+le near wrec* when it was gi,en ,er +y their 'riend

and Harry.s gd'ather$ the late 2irius 3lac*$ t +e the Head4uarters ' The Order '

the Pheni5- O+,iusly Harry and &inny had wrught wnders n the ld place- The

ld 'lic*ering gas la"ps had gne and the huse was nw lit +y "dern electriclights$ The walls had +een cleaned and re6papered$ the 'lr carpeted and the

wdwr* all repainted a pale crea"y yellw- Central heating had als +een installed

as was e,idenced +y the "dern designer radiatr in the hallway- All in all the huse

was unrecgnisa+le 'r" it.s pre,ius hrri+le state-

As the cuple reached the dr ' the lunge they saw that the i"pr,e"ents carried

n and the place was nw +eauti'uly decrated and taste'ully 'urnished- All the ther

husewar"ing guests were already sitting arund chatting with Harry and a"ngst

the"sel,es- Hell e,eryne$% said Arthur$ entering the r" with #lly clse

+ehind-

The guest list$ in additin t the senir Weasleys$ cnsisted ' Rn and Her"ine

Weasley 7' curse8$ &erge Weasley and his 'iance Angelina 9hnsn$ una and

;enphilius ,egd$ Ne,ille and Hannah ng+tt"$ 3ill and


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'ather and thus$ sadly$ ,ery little with his "ther als-

Dudley thugh had +ec"e a thrughly re'r"ed character in his perid ' .e5ile.

and was nw n lnger recgnisa+le 'r" his ld 'at$ +ullying sel'- His l,ely wi'e

Estelle was e5pecting their 'irst child 7which they *new wuld +e a girl8 in a cuple' "nths and Dudley had 0*ed with Harry that he hped she wuld +e a witch-

Althugh in his heart ' hearts he actually "eant it$ ha,ing seen 'r hi"sel' the

wnders that wi>arding 'l* culd d and ha,ing +een s well prtected +y the"-

When Harry phned Dudley t in,ite the" t the party Dudley had 0*ed that the

reasn Harry wanted hi"sel' and Estelle there was s that Harry wuldn.t drwn in a

sea ' Weasleys$ +ut in truth they were ,ery welc"e guests-

Harry and &inny had hped that Percy Weasley wuld ha,e +een a+le t 0in the"$

+ut he was in New ?r* with /ingsley 2hac*le+lt$ assisting hi" at a @N "eeting

+eing held in secret sessin a+ut nging re'r"s in "ugglewi>arding relatins-

Charley Weasley was als una+le t attend as he was still in R"ania$ wr*ing at the

dragn sanctuary-

As they entered the lunge Arthur and #lly said hell t all their 'ellw guests and

accepted a glass ' wine ''ered t the" +y /reacher$ 7nw ,ery "uch a respected

'a"ily retainer 'llwing his help in the Hrcru5 hunt and his heris" at The 3attle

' Hgwarts8- #lly then "ade a +eeline 'r the +,iusly pregnant Estelle$

intrduced hersel'$ 7this +eing the 'irst ti"e they.d "et8$ and then started chatting t

her a+ut the 'rthc"ing happy e,ent-

2hrtly thugh #lly +r*e '' 'r" her cn,ersatin with Estelle$ turned t Harry

and said$ This is l,ely Harry$ I l,e the way yu.,e decrated the ld place$ it.s s

+right and airy I wuldn.t recgnise it 'r" the ld days- 2irius wuld +e prud atwhat yu and &inny ha,e dne t his ld huse-%

Than* yu #lly$% said Harry$ 3ut I "ust ad"it it is "stly dwn t the gd taste

' the l,ely yung lady yu see here$ it.s all her design$ "e and the decratrs 0ust

did the dn*ey wr*-% Harry said$ indicating &inny wh had 0ust entered the r"

a'ter srting ut s"ething in the *itchen-

Well we had t get it dne #u"$% &inny said- We culdn.t raise ur child in that

s"all rented ri,erside 'lat$ althugh it was l,ely 'r 0ust the tw ' us-%


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#lly l*ed du"+struc* 'r a secnd and then s4uealing li*e a little girl$ rushed at

&inny$ hugging her and saying$ ?u "eanB ?ur ging tB @na+le t 'inish her

4uestins and si"ply hanging n t her daughter$ wh ndded and s"iled happily in

reply-

3ut when did yu 'ind ut &inny$% #lly as*ed- ?u.re s naughty telling "e li*e

that! I nearly 'ainted$% she s"iled-

Harry and I gt the cn'ir"atin thrugh 'r" 2t- #ung.s 0ust this "rning #u"$

+ut I.,e suspected it 'r a while- Than* &d we gt the place 'inished n ti"e-

Arthur had +een watching this e5change 'eeling 'la++ergasted hi"sel' and as sn as

his wi'e let g ' his daughter he rushed in and hugged her saying$ Cngratulatins

&inny l,e$ and yu ' curse Harry$% he said l*ing rund at hi"- ?u.re +th

ging t "a*e splendid parents and we.ll +e the prudest &randparents in the wrld-%

Harry said$ Than*s Arthur I *nw yu will- ?u and #lly ha,e +een a "ther and

'ather t "e as well- We.,e already gt a nursery r" set aside and nw we 0ust ha,e

t get it decrated$ +ut we.ll 'inish that '' nce we *nw i' it.s a +y r a girl- We

as*ed the hspital nt t tell us +e're the +a+y is +rn thugh$ &inny and I want it t

+e a surprise-%

All their ther guests then 0ined in the cngratulating ' the happy cuple-

2 a new h"e and a +a+y n the way$ this is a du+le cele+ratin then$% said

Ne,ille$ wh was clinging n l,ingly t Hannah +ecause they had a secret

the"sel,es +ut didn.t want t steal &inny and Harry.s thunder- Ti"e enugh in a 'ewdays t in,ite the" t a cele+ratin ' their wn-

et.s ha,e a drp ' that +u++ly we ha,e n ice then Harry$% said &inny- I thin*

Estelle and I can ris* a tiny sy"+lic glass each withut ding any har" t the

+a+ies- 2 Harry went ut in the *itchen t get the cha"pagne$ /reacher +eing

therwise ccupied putting the 'inishing tuches t the "eal- Harry returned with a

"agnu" ' cha"pagne and charged su''icient glasses 'r e,eryne$ althugh with

0ust a sy"+lic drp each in Estelle and &inny.s- He raised his glass and said- T "ydarling wi'e &inny$ wh has "ade "e the happiest "an in the wrld-% They all raised

their glasses and dran* the tast$ T &inny and the +a+y!% N+dy nticed hwe,er


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that Hannah +arely sipped hers-

&inny then replied saying$ T "y wnder'ul hus+and Harry$ withut wh" it.s

pr+a+le neither I nr any ' us wuld +e here this happy night-% And they all dran*$

T Harry!%

2itting +ac* dwn again 0ust +e're ging in t eat Arthur Weasley +egan l*ing

arund the lunge and his eyes were drawn li*e "agnets t the large 'lat screen T=

and ther entertain"ent e4uip"ent n a stand in the crner ' the r"- His 'ace

+eca"e 'illed with an al"st sali,ating l* ' lnging-

He turned t Harry and said$ I see yu.,e had the e*eltricity installed in the place$That.ll +e handy when the +a+y c"es alng- Hw are yu getting n with the

"uggle technglgyB%

Harry laughed$ *nwing hw 'nd Arthur Weasley was ' "uggle gadgets and hw

"uch he ad"ired what they culd d$ e,en i' he wasn.t t sure a+ut hw any ' it

wr*ed- Well Arthur$% he replied- As yu *nw I was raised as a "uggle$ s I ha,e

always +een a+le t get n alright with that *ind ' stu''- &inny.s learned all a+ut it

as well nw and l,es it t-

As yu pr+a+ly *nw 'r" the 'eed+ac* t yur depart"ent in the #inistry that

since we gt rid ' T" Riddle the "uggle+rns are nw spearheading a trend

a"ngst yung witches and wi>ards$ e,en including "any ' the yunger$ less

hide+und .pure+lds.$ ' "i5ing "agical and "uggle in'luences in their h"es and

li'estyles- E,er since the #inistry.s researchers 'und ut a while ag hw t screen

electrnics 'r" "agical da"age it tends t +e the sa"e .pure+lds. wh 0ust a 'ew

years ag wuld ha,e scrned anything "uggle wh nw want all the s"artest and

"st up t date "+ile phnes and ther gear- It.s +ec"e a +it ' a 'ashin war$'unny hw things g- It see"ed weird at 'irst$ seeing the" all ging arund in the

Alley$ tteing their iPhnes and ta+lets etc-% Harry said s"iling- 3ut when it c"es

t &inny and I$ we 0ust l,e watching ",ies and listening t "usic n ur

entertain"ent e4uip"ent- A'ter we.,e eaten I.ll shw yu hw it all wr*s shall IB%

That.d +e wnder'ul Harry$% said Arthur$ wh +,iusly culd hardly wait-

It was a li,ely and 'un dinner party and 'r all thse wh were allwed t drin* it

there was gd el' "ade wine and spar*ling a* "atured "ead- That is 'r all e5cept


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'r Estelle$ &inny and$ strangely enugh Hannah$ wh clai"ed she was staying

teettal in slidarity with &inny and Estelle- 3th the pregnant yung w"en and

#lly i""ediately saw thrugh this white lie thugh and Ne,ille and Hannah were

'rced t cn'ess that they als were e5pecting a happy e,ent and endure "ass hugs

and cngratulatins as a result-

All the guests thugh en0yed plenty ' gd 'd$ partly than*s t the e''rts '

/reacher$ wh was an e5cellent c*$ +ut als due t +th &inny and Harry wh

the"sel,es had learned their way arund a *itchen$ ha,ing ta*en c*ing lessns

'r" #lly since lea,ing Hgwarts- The "eal had in 'act +een a cperati,e e''rt

+etween all three ' the &ri""auld residents-


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Hwe,er$ it see"ed that she had recently +een dating a nice "uggle +y wh" she.d

tld a little a+ut her trips with her 'ather$ hunting 'r e,idence ' unusual creatures

li*e Cru"ple Hrned 2nrcac*s etc- Althugh una hadn.t tld the +y$ 7wh was

called Alan #athers8$ e5actly what type ' creatures she and her 'ather went l*ing

'r she had said they were unusual- It turned ut that Alan was hi"sel' s"ewhatinterested in crypt>lgy$ as well as +eing interested in "re .nr"al. wildli'e

phtgraphy and had said he wuld lend her his HD ca"crder 'r her ne5t trip$ s

she culd sht s"e high 4uality 'tage$ shuld she and her 'ather lcate any '

their targets-

*ing at the T screen una said$ That.s a l,ely picture 4uality Harry- I' Daddy

and I get s"e gd shts ' 2nrcac*s n ur ne5t 'ield trip I.ll +e sure t +ring the

results here t shw yu the"- I d hpe Daddy will +e well enugh sn t c"e na little 'ield trip$ he.s still a +it 'ragile since he had the secnd str*e- That "uggle

"edicine Her"ine 'und 'r hi" see"s t +e wr*ing well thugh$ alng with the

2t- #ung.s ptins$ the tw see" t c"ple"ent each ther$ 0ust li*e she said they

wuld- Daddy.s getting strnger e,eryday$ well yu can all see that 0ust t l* at

hi"-%

Harry replied$ ?es$ let.s hpe he.s sn ut again 2nrcac* hunting with yu una$

and i' yu get any gd 'tage we.ll l* 'rward t seeing it-%

Harry wasn.t sure whether he was hu"uring una r nt any "re- O,er the years

he had c"e t +elie,e that there "ight well +e things she culd see +ut ther.s

culdn.t- The strange case ' the thestrals ga,e hi" pause t thin* and had wea*ened

his pre,ius scepticis"-Anyway$ i' she did sht s"e 'tage he certainly wuld +e

interested in seeing it-

A'ter the de" ' the "uggle technlgy the party recn,ened and then &inny andHarry ga,e all their guests a tur ' the rest ' the huse$ shwing the" all the

i"pr,e"ents t the prperty-

He then called /reacher and as*ed his per"issin t shw the" his pride and 0y$ his

new .+edsit.-

/reacher$ in recgnitin ' his lyalty and +ra,ery in the +attle had +een gi,en ar" ' his wn$ this +eing the ld r" which hused the newly restred 3lac*

'a"ily tree tapestry- This r" nw als cntained the relcated picture ' his ld


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"istress Wal+urga 3lac* as well as$ 7at /reacher.s wn insistence8$ the preser,ed

heads ' his ancestrs in a glass ca+inet- They.d dne this +ecause /reacher wuld

ha,e +een utraged had Harry and &inny +uried the heads in the garden and thrwn

the painting in the +uilder.s s*ip$ as they wuld the"sel,es ha,e pr+a+ly pre'ered-

#,ing the picture$ 7using specialist "agical +uilders wh had t relcate a sectin

' the wall t d s +ecause ' it.s per"anent stic*ing char"8$ had +een 4uite cstly$nt t "entin nisy$ than*s t Wal+urga.s shuting and screa"ing- 3ut at least they

culd nw get int the huse withut +eing su+0ect t a tirade ' a+use 'r" the

.pure6+ld. 'anatic.s prtrait-


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li,ed 'airly clse +y- This le't &inny and Harry t settle dwn in the lunge with a

nice cup ' tea$ alng with /reacher$ wh had his usual nightcap$ a "ug ' cca$

which he relished-

I thin* that all went ,ery well &inny$% said Harry- What d yu thin* /reacherB%

/reacher$ s"ac*ed his lips n his cca and then replied$ ?es$ ,ery well indeed

#aster-%

/reacher yu *nw we *eep as*ing yu 0ust t call us Harry and &inny-%

?es I d #aster$% said /reacher-

Well$ d yu thin* yu.ll e,er +e a+le t d sB%

I du+t it ,ery "uch$ #aster Harry$% said /reacher-

And Harry chuc*led and sh* his head$ *nwing this was as clse as /reacher

wuld pr+a+ly e,er +e a+le t get t calling hi" +y his 'irst na"e- He pulled &inny

up 'r" the s'a +y +th hands- They +th said$ &dnight /reacher$% and they

went '' t +ed 'eeling happily weary- &dnight #aster and #istress$% said

/reacher +wing and als went '' t his r" 'r a well earned rest-

CHAPTER TWO: A #eeting In The Pu+-

The ne5t day was a 2unday and that "rning at The 3urrw a'ter +rea*'ast Arthur

Weasley was ut in his shed$ pttering a+ut a"ngst his ,arius +its ' +r*en and

innacti,e "uggle "achinery- #lly was indrs reading recipe +*s and planning

s"ething 'r the e,ening "eal- Nearing lunchti"e Arthur went +ac* int the huse

and said$ D yu 'ancy c"ing int the ,illage 'r a drin* at the pu+ #llyw++les$

we culd ha,e a snac* there and it.s a nice day 'r a wal*-%

N than*s darling%$ #lly replied- I thin* I.ll d a nice +it ' +a*ing this a'ternn$

+e're I get dinner ready- I dn.t get "any 2undays 'ree t d as I li*e$ usually we


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ha,e 'a"ily here t c* lunch 'r- ?u 'eel 'ree t pp int the ,illage 'r a +it

thugh$ the wal* will d yu gd- Dn.t get drun* thugh-%

As i' I wuld$% s"iled Arthur and *issing her gd+ye wal*ed '' t the near+y

,illage pu+ in Ottery 2t- Catchple- This was called The &lden Pheni5 and wasa+ut nly a+ut hal' a "ile away acrss cuntry-

2ince the war ended there had +een a cnsidera+le lsening in s"e areas ' the

2tatute ' 2ecrecy as the increasing nu"+ers ' "uggle+rns plus the need t help

=lder"rt.s "any "uggle ,icti"s had caused a shi't in pinins- Recently the

#inistry ' #agic had authrised an e5peri"ent in integratin which was ging n in

tw lcatins which already held high cncentratins ' wi>arding 'l*- One such

area +eing Ottery 2t- Catchple itsel' and the ther was &dric.s Hllw-

Within a "ile r s ' these places there was a "agical peri"iter screen$ which wuld

aut"atically "di'y the "e"ries ' any utsiders wh saw anything .unusual.$

whilst lea,ing the lcals unna''ected- 3ut within the screen the "uggle and "agical

c""unities "ingled penly- It was 'und thugh that in any case in Arthur and

#lly.s ,illage that the re,elatin t the lcal "uggles that they had witches and

wi>ards li,ing a"ngst the" culd hardly ha,e +een said t ha,e c"e as a shc*-

2 "any "inr incidents and sightings had happened ,er the years that nt +een

.crrected. +y the #inistry.s +li,iatrs that it was an pen secret anyway that there

were s"e .strange. 'l* arund- Hwe,er$ this *nwledege had pr,*ed n hstility

'r" the lcal "uggle ppulatin$ it see"ed the ti"e ' .witch +urning. was lng past-

The 'ull re,elatin ' wi>arding presence in the area there're caused n great

surprise r dis"ay and "any "uggles in 'act happily 'und that they had +een 'riends

with witches and wi>ards 'r years withut *nwing it-

Arthur Weasley wal*ed int the +ar ' The &lden Pheni5 and sptting hi" the

"uggle landlrd Da,e called ut$ Hi Arthur$ Hw.s the hcus pcus +usiness

gingB%

Nt +ad$ nt +ad at all Da,e$% Arthur replied- I "anaged t prduce three ra++its

ut ' "y hat the ther day- #lly "ade a pie ut ' .e"$ they were delicius t$% he

said s"iling- This +eing a *ind ' running +anter +etween the" when Arthur ppped

in 'r a drin*$ nw the lcals *new he was a wi>ard-


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Arthur rdered a +eer then sat dwn in the crner at a ta+le t drin* it- 2hrtly a

"iddle aged$ tall$ +alding "an$ with a ruddy s"iling 'ace +ut wh" he did nt *nw

apprached hi" saying$ E5cuse "e sir$ "ay I ha,e a wrd-%

O' curse yu can$% Arthur replied$ that.s the gd thing a+ut pu+s isn.t itB Ialways 'ind it s anyway$ getting t *nw peple I "ean-%

I +elie,e the landlrd said yur na"e.s ArthurB% said the "an-

That.s right$ Arthur Weasley-%

#y na"es 9e'' #iller$ we.,e 0ust ",ed int the area$ that is t say "y wi'e 9enny

and I- I understand 'r" what yu 0ust said that yu are ne ' the lcal "agical 'l*

we.,e heard s "uch a+ut- I "ust say yu dn.t see" s ,ery dd$% he s"iled-

Well$% said Arthur$


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ut- Nw I." a +it ' a part ti"e in,entr$ pttering a+ut in "y shed-%

Arthur.s eyes lit up upn hearing this- Nw here.s a chap I really want t get t *nw

well$% he thught t hi"sel'- He sp*e saying$ Well this is 'rtunate 9e''$ as yu can

pr+a+ly tell 'r" what I said a+ut "y wr* I ha,e always had a 'ascinatin with"uggle science and technglgy-%

We say Technlgy$% 9e'' put in-

D yu reallyB 2ee I." learning already$% Arthur laughed- Anyway$ I." a +it ' a

"achinery +u'' "ysel'$ I nce "agically cn,erted a


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9enny$ 9e''.s wi'e$ ca"e dwn the stairs- 2he was a petite$ dar* haired$ pretty w"an

+ut she l*ed a +it 'lustered- 2rry$ she said- I was 0ust changing the du,et c,ers-

I hate ding that$ it.s "y least 'a,urite 0+$ I." hpeless at it$ they always get in a

tangle and it ta*es "e ages- I was wrried that the scnes in the ,en wuld +urn

+e're I 'inished it- Anyway$ hell$ I." 9enny #iller$ and yu areB% 2he said hldingut her hand-

Arthur Weasley$% Arthur said ta*ing 9enny.s hand and sha*ing it- Pleased t "eet

yu 9enny- 9e'' and I were ha,ing a chat at the pu+ and he *indly in,ited "e +ac* t

see his wr*shp-%

Ah$ s yu.re anther engineer are yu$ I swear 9e'' spends "re ti"e in the shedsince he retired than he spent at wr* at the 'actry$ still$ it *eeps hi" happy$% she

s"iled-

N$ I." nt an engineer 9enny$% Arthur replied-

That.s right$% 9e'' put in happily$ Arthur is ne ' the lcal "agical c""unity$ he.s

a wi>ard! ?u.,e +een saying yu.,e +een wanting t "eet s"e ' ur new "agical

neigh+urs e,er since we ",ed here and the estate agents tld us a+ut the"$ s I.,e

+rught Arthur t "eet yu and see "y wr*shp-%

9enny l*ed stunned 'r a ""ent and then said- Well this is a delight and such a

nice surprise- Wuld yu li*e a cup ' tea Arthur$ yu wi>ards d drin* tea dn.t

yuB%

9enny$ I "ay call yu that "ay IB The whle "agical wrld ,irtually runs n tea$that and pu"p*in 0uice anyway$% Arthur s"iled- Then pulling ut his wand he

cn0ured a +eauti'ul +unch ' 'lwers 'r 9enny and said$ These are 'r yu "y dear$

culd we pssi+ly ta*e ur tea ut in 9e''.s wr*shpB%

2he stared in wnder at the 'lwers she had +een gi,en$ sni''ed the" and 'und they

were real- Then rec,ering her c"psure she replied$ saying$ Certainly Arthur$ and

I.ll +ring it ut t yu with s"e war" scnes and h"e "ade 0a" shrtly-%

As the "en were ging ut ' the +ac* dr and int the garden 9enny pened the


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,en dr ' her Aga$ 'r" which a l,ely s"ell ' +a*ing was e"inating-

CHAPTER THREE: Arthur.s New H++y-

That e,ening +ac* at The 3urrw Arthur was enthusing t #lly a+ut what he.d

seen at his new 'riend.s huse- It was a"a>ing #lly!% he e5clai"ed- He.s gt a

welding "achine that stic*s +its ' "etal tgether using heat! ?u shuld see it

wr*ing$ a ,iscius thing it is$ all spar*s and "lten "etal li*e a g+lin.s wr*shp!

And there.s s"ething$ I thin* he called it a lathe$ that lets hi" chp +its '' ' pieces

' "etal a thusandth ' an inch at a ti"e- Can yu i"agine that$ a thusandth ' an

inch! Plus there.s all srts ' tls and gadgets$ lts ' the" running '' ' electricity!

?es$ that.s the prper wrd 'r it he taught "e- He.s gt a shed 'ull ' "achines thatrun ' plugs and the sc*ets t stic* .e" int- It.s a +rilliant place-%

2 it sunds li*e yu.,e 'und a nice new 'riend then Arthur- I." glad$ since the *ids

ha,e le't h"e yu.,e +een l*ing 'r s"ething t d$ and yu.ll need a gd

h++y i' yu retire- This$ what did yu call itB Engineering was itB 2unds right up

yur street- At least it sunds li*e this 9e'' persn *nws what he is ding with it$

"uggle r n "uggle- @nli*e yu and yur ddgy +dged up car that nearly gt Rn

and Harry *illed and yu the sac*! ?u 0ust "a*e sure yu listen t what 9e'' tells

yu t and d it prperly!%

?u.ll l,e his wi'e t #lly-% Arthur went n- 9enny l,es t c* 0ust li*e yu

d$ yu ha,e s "uch in c""n$ can we in,ite the" ,er t dinner ne e,eningB%

O' curse we can$% said #lly- It.ll +e nice t "eet s"e new peple$ things are

s"eti"es a +it 4uiet arund here nw the *ids ha,e ",ed ut-% And +rie'ly #lly

l*ed a +it whist'ully sad-

C"e n #llyw++les$ cheer up%$ Arthur said- The *ids "ay ha,e .",ed ut.

''icially$ +ut they.re here "st 2undays 'r lunch and there.ll sn +e a whle new

generatin ' Weasleys and Ptters$ nt t "entin ng+tt"s drpping +y at all

hurs$ t 'ill this place up again- Hw.s a+ut Wednesday night 'r dinnerB I dn.t

thin* we.d +est su+0ect the #illers t the "adness that is The 3urrw n a 2unday

lunchti"e$ nt until they get t *nw us a +it +etter anyway-%

Wednesday wuld +e 'ine +y "e Arthur$ will yu let the" *nw$ 0ust tell the" t +e


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Wednesday e,ening ca"e and the #illers duly arri,ed- They were a"a>ed at The

3urrw and all it.s 4uir*y "agical char"-

They had their "eal and 9enny was ,ery c"pli"entary a+ut #lly.s c*ing$

saying$ That was 'antastic #lly$ than* yu s "uch$ the la"+ literally "elted in the

"uth and the pudding was grgeus-% 2he went n t say$ This is a l,ely huse#lly$ It.s s uni4uely yurs- ?u and Arthur$ yur persnalities shine ut ' it- It.s s

h"ely and c"'rta+le% I wish we culd ha,e a place s uni4ue$ ur new huse is

nice and c"'y +ut I.d swap it 'r The 3urrw in an instant-%

#lly was delighted that 9enny l,ed her h"e and ''ered t ta*e her n a 'ull tur-

The tw w"en went '' lea,ing Arthur and 9e'' t "a*e their way ut t Arthur.s

shed t see what culd +e dne a+ut setting hi" up a prper wr*shp-

They entered Arthur.s ld nissen hut and Arthur lit the il la"ps using his wand-

Whilst this actin i"pressed 9e'' he see"ed a +it wrried-

2 Arthur$% he said$ ?u.,e n electricity in here then$ and nne in the huse either

I nticed-%

N we dn.t$% said Arthur- In 'act until recently it was ,ery rare 'r wi>ardinghuses in the cuntryside t ha,e it$ and nt e,en all twn huses wned +y "agical

'l* did either- We.re a+ut a hal' a "ile 'r" the nearest pwer lines in the ,illage

here and t get the huse cnnected wuld cst a 'rtune$ 'ar "re than I$ a hu"+le

ci,il ser,ant$ culd e,er a''rd$ nt that we.,e e,er "issed it anyway-%

It culd +e a pr+le" thugh Arthur$ i' yu want a gd wr*shp set up here$% 9e''

said- ?u.d need the .leccy. t run the gear- @nless yu can use "agic t d it '

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Well yes$ I can see that$% said Arthur sadly- 2"e things I can get t wr* +y "agic

r e,en "anually li*e si"ple saws and drills etc- 3ut 'r the 'ine tlerance stu''$ n I

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Well$% said Arthur$ I *nw I ne,er went t a "uggle uni,ersity t study this stu''$

+ut I can see s"e ' the +asic principles- ?u say that running an electric "tr in

re,erse can "a*e it create electricity- That "a*es sense- ?u put electricity in and it

",es$ yu put ",e"ent in and yu get electricity ut- 2 i' we put thse wind"illsail thingies nt ne ' the +igger electric "trs I.,e gt then they.ll "a*e it turn

and we.ll get pwer we can send dwn wires int "y +atteries$ where I can *eep it

until I need t use it- Is that rightB%

That.s precisely right Arthur! ?u.re catching nt this 'ar 4uic*er than I culd e,er

get t understand "agic$ that.s 'r sure- We.ll "a*e an engineer ' yu yet!% 9e''

laughed-

O/ +ys$ schls ut 'r the night$ we.d +etter +e ging h"e sn 9e''$% said

9enny-

9enny.s right Arthur$ it.s getting late and we.d +etter call it a night sn$% #lly

agreed- ?u.,e gt t g t wr* t"rrw Arthur$ yu.,e nt retired yet-%

?es$ yu.re +th right$% Arthur said$ 2rry we a+andned yu 'r s lng ladies$ +ut

yu *nw us "en$ can.t "ultitas* t sa,e ur li,es and when the ld creati,e 0uices

get 'lwing we tend t get +sessed-

Oh dn.t wrry Arthur$% said 9enny$ #lly and I ha,e had a l,ely chat and we.,e

arranged 'r us t c"e ,er and 0in the rest ' their 'a"ily 'r 2unday lunch$ i'

that.s O/ with yu 9e''-%

I warn yu thugh 9e'' and 9enny$ Arthur added$ When the *ids are here it can +e a

+it ' a "adhuse$ +ut t +e 'air it.s a lt less cra>y than it used t +e when they were

yunger- Ha,ing their wi,es and girl'riends arund has helped t ci,ilise the" a +it-

9ust dn.t eat anything ur sn &erge gi,es yu!%

2eeing the sudden l* ' alar" that appeared n her new 'riend.s 'ace #lly swi'tly

went n t say-N$ dn.t wrry 9enny$ Arthur.s nly *idding$ it.s an ld 'a"ily 0*e-

Angelina$ his intended$ has gt hi" well under cntrl and nw he.s al"st hu"an-%


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It.ll +e great t "eet s"e "re ' yur 'a"ily #lly$ said 9e''- What.s "re 'r"

what Arthur and I ha,e +een planning we "ay well need s"e help nce we get

started +uilding it and$ as Arthur suggested$ a 'ew guys n +r"stic*s wuld +e a

great help putting it tgether$ since we wn.t ha,e a crane-%

Arthur then said$ O/$ wh.s 'r a nightcapB I ha,e s"e particularly nicely aged


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Than*s all the sa"e #lly$% said 9enny$ 3ut I dn.t "uch 'ancy 'lying n a

+r"stic* either$ certainly nt in the dar*-%

N we wn.t ta*e yu that way either- 3ut neither Arthur nr I ha,e had t "uch tdrin* t Apparate$ we.ll ta*e yu h"e side6alng-%

What des that "ean #llyB%

Arthur put in$ ?u.ll 'ind ut 9enny$ hld n t "y ar" and then hld nt yur hat!%

9enny std up$ t* his ar" l*ing a +it wrried and they disappeared with a crac*-

Where.d they g #lly$% said 9e'' l*ing cncerned-

Dn.t wrry 9e''$% said #lly- Arthur *nws where yur huse is and I.,e put a

te"prary trace n hi"$ s we can 'llw- 2he held ut her ar" and said$ Hld n

tight$ the 'irst step.s a +iggie$% and they t disappeared-

The tw cuples reappeared in the 4uiet$ e"pty lane 0ust utside the #iller.s cttage-

9e'' and 9enny +th 'elt a +it w>y 'r a "inute r s$ ha,ing ne,er apparated +e're

+ut neither were t nauseus and sn rec,ered a'ter a shrt sit dwn +ac* in their

h"e- The Weasleys e5plained that "any witches and wi>ards were 'ten 'ar "re

a''ected +y it the 'irst 'ew ti"es ' tra,elling that way and that in 'act the #iller.s had

dne ,ery well- Once the #illers were 'ully rec,ered the "en sh* hands and the

w"en *issed and hugged each ther gd+ye saying they were l*ing 'rward t

2unday- 9enny insisted she.d +e +ringing alng with her a ca*e$ s"e dessert ands"e scnes t share$ +eing nearly as "uch ' a .c*ahlic. as #lly-

CHAPTER THREE: O' Weasleys and &uests-

2unday "rning ca"e arund and 9e'' and 9enny +egan t get ready 'r their 2unday

lunch at The 3urrw- 9enny pac*ing a large spnge ca*e$ a cuple ' large apple piesand s"e scnes$ plus a 'ew +ttles ' wine int a +as*et t ta*e with her- 9e'' had

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they needed t +uild-

The pre,ius day Arthur Weasley had drpped +y their huse 'r a shrt ,isit

carrying an ru++ishy l*ing ld "etal watering can with a hle in it- He held it up

prudly t shw 9e''-

Eyeing it du+iusly 9e'' said$ Well I suppse I culd weld it up a +it Arthur$ +ut t +e

hnest it.s a +it 'ar gne with rust- A new plastic ne 'r" the garden centre wuld d

the 0+ +etter and wuldn.t cst a lt-%

Ah$% said Arthur- ?u dn.t understand ' curse$ why shuld yu ehB I dn.t want

it repaired$ let "e e5plain$ this is a Prt*ey! It des "uch the sa"e 0+ as Apparitin +ut needs n "agic n the part ' the users$ that.s +uilt int the +0ect itsel'- It is pre6

set t ta*e yu +th t ur garden at The 3urrw and return yu h"e t yur wn

huse whene,er yu want- I thught it wuld +e use'ul and gt #inistry appr,al 'r

it$ ha,ing e5plained it wuld +e help'ul 'r a 0int "uggle"agical pr0ect- #y +ss$

#inister /ingsley 2hac*le+lt$ was ,ery *een when he heard what we are up t as he

is ,ery enthusiastic a+ut these e5peri"ental c""unities- The Prt*ey.s nt acti,e

at the ""ent$ I.ll 0ust put it in yur +ac* garden and use "y wand t acti,ate it i'

that.s O/B%

&ing thrugh the side gate +y the huse and int the #iller.s +ac* garden Arthur

placed the ld watering can n the lid ' a water +utt and pinted his wand at it-

There$ nw it.s acti,e$% he said- When yu want t c"e ,er t"rrw +th ' yu

hang n tightly t it and a 'ew secnds later it will transprt yu t ur place- ?u.ll

*nw yu.,e arri,ed as the spinning sensatin will change and 'eel ,ery di''erent

'r" hw it 'eels when yu.re in transit- When yu 'eel it change let g- As it is a

,ery shrt 0urney with ,irtually n change ' altitude r lattitude there will +e littledi''erence in energy ptential +etween the pint ' departure and that ' arri,al$ s

whilst yu "ay drp at "st a 't r s t the grund it shuld nt "a*e 'r t

trau"atic an end t the 0urney- 9ust +e ready 'r it when yu get there$ +end the

*nees and let g$ alrightB%

Right then$% 2aid 9e''- O/ then$% 9enny wh.d 0ined the" said- 3th spea*ing

al"st at nce +ut sunding ,ery du+ius and ner,us-

N seriusly$% said Arthur- A little trip li*e that.ll +e n tru+le and sa,e yu a lt


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' wal*ing$ plus we can all get a +it tipsy n that 'irewhis*y yu li*ed s "uch

withut ha,ing t wrry a+ut hw yu.ll get h"e- Althugh ' curse yu.d always

+e welc"e t stay ,er-% Then Arthur s"iled$ win*ed at the" +th and ,anished

with a crac* +ac* t The 3urrw-

2unday lunchti"e was nw near and 9e'' and 9enny$ ha,ing gt ready 'r their lunch

engage"ent and with 9enny carrying her +as*et ' +a*ed gdies held tightly in the

cr* ' her el+w they went ut int their rear garden and apprached the "an*y

l*ing ld watering can- Then with a l* ' trepidatin n +th their 'aces held

hands- 9enny +ra,ely said$ well here ges nthing-% They +th gripped the rusty

handle with their 'ree hands and a 'ew secnds later their wrld +egan t spin-

It nly lasted a 'ew secnds and then the sensatin changed$ 0ust as Arthur had said itwuld- 9e'' shuted ,er the whirling chas arund hi"$ 3end yur *nees and let

g 9enny!%

They +th did s- And the whirling instantly stpped and they drpped a ,ery shrt

distance t the grund$ in 'act "ere inches$ nwhere near as 'ar as they.d e5pected$

landing sa'ely in the garden ' The 3urrw$ +etween the huse and Arthur.s shed- The

ld watering can lay n the grund near the"-

Ww$ that was di''erent$% said 9enny s"iling- I 'eel 'ine thugh$ hw are yuB%

N pr+le"s at all$% said 9e''- Either I." getting used t tra,elling +y "agic r that

Prt*ey thingy is nt s rugh n the sense ' +alance as apparating- et.s g and eat$

I." star,ing$ I didn.t ha,e any +rea*'ast n purpse and s"elling yur +a*ing has

+een "a*ing "e drl since eight .clc* this "rning$% he s"iled-

They wal*ed up t the dr ' The 3urrw and *nc*ed- #lly answered the dr$

war"ly welc"ed the" and ushered the" in hugging the" +th- C"e in$ c"e in$

s glad yu culd "a*e it$% #lly said-

Wuldn.t ha,e "issed it 'r the wrld #lly$% 9enny replied- 2he handed her +as*et

,er t #lly saying$ I +rught a 'ew things ,er 'r yu$ li*e I said I wuld- I

culdn.t accept yet anther in,itatin withut "a*ing a cntri+utin-

Oh yu shuldn.t ha,e wrried$ we are s used t ha,ing a lt ' guests t 2unday


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lunch$ +ut than* yu anyway$ it.s "st *ind ' yu- Oh$ thse apple pies l*

grgeus$ we.ll ha,e the" with s"e custard 'r pudding-%

Please g thrugh t the dining ta+le the pair ' yu and Arthur will intrduce yu t

the 'a"ily and ur ther guests$% said #lly t the" +th- E5cuse "e 'r a littlewhile thugh as I." "ust 'inish getting lunch ready t ser,e$% and with that she

headed +ac* int the *itchen$ 'r" which delicius s"ells were e"erging-

Arthur was there$ seated at the head ' the ta+le alng with a grup ' peple at least

a cuple ' wh"$ +y their red hair$ 9e'' and 9enny sur"ised were 'ellw Weasleys-

There was als a stunningly +eauti'ul +lnd haired w"an wh$ 7'r" the way she

was hlding hands with hi"8$ was ,ery attached t ne ' the red haired "en wh

+re s"e 4uite serius 'acial scars- Hwe,er despite his in0uries he see"edne,ertheless "st happy and s"iled +radly when they entered the r"- Anther

+,iusly nn Weasley was a +eauti'ul$ athletic l*ing$ dar* s*inned yung w"an

wh had A'rican ancestry- 2he was sat ne5t t anther ' the yung Weasley "en

wh win*ed at the" in a "st disar"ing 'ashin when they entered the r"- The

ther tw wh appeared t +e nn Weasley guests were anther yung w"an$ this

ne ,ery 'ey l*ing$ ash +lnd$ petite and pretty and the yung$ slightly +uilt$ dar*

haired +y she was +,iusly with$ wh 'r" his l*s and the ner,usness he

displayed see"ed t +e there as a 'irst ti"e guest as well-

Arthur std up when 9e'' and 9enny ca"e in and greeted the"$ then +egan

intrducing the" t their 'ellw lunch guests- Arthur said$ E,eryne$ I.d li*e yu all

t "eet ur new 'riends 9e'' and 9enny #iller- They li,e near+y in the ,illage and are

lcal "uggles- 9e''$ 9enny let "e intrduce ur 'a"ily and 'riends$% he said$

+eginning t g arund the ta+le-

He started with the scarred red haired "an and his +eauti'ul lady- This is ur sn 3ill

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e,er hurt "e +ut I sure d *nw nw what the phrase .culture shc*. "eans$% he

s"iled- 2a"e here$% said 9e''- i*ewise$% said 9enny- 3ut they +th chuc*led a

little as they said it-

una went n$ saying$ 2adly this ti"e Alan and I can.t stay that lng$ as I dn.t li*et lea,e Daddy alne 'r "re than a 'ew hurs since he.s +een unwell- uc*ily he.s

"uch +etter nw and getting strnger all the ti"e- Als we li,e ,ery clse t here s I

gt hld ' a "agical alar" which Daddy carries arund his nec* at all ti"es and

which will call "e i' he needs "e urgently- 3ut all +eing well we will stay at least

until a'ter pudding$ that.s "y 'a,urite +it ' all$ especially #lly.s c*ing$% she said

s"iling-

Well that.s all ' ur guests this wee*end$% 9e'' and 9enny$% said Arthur- There are'ten "re here +ut ur 2n in aw$ Harry Ptter and his wi'e$ wh.s ur daughter

&inny$ alng with ur sn Rn and his wi'e$ ur Daughter in aw$ Her"ine are

away tgether at Hgwarts 2chl seeing 'riends this wee*end- Harry and &inny are

"a*ing a pint ' getting ut and a+ut ding s"e tra,elling as 'ten as pssi+le 'r

nw$ as &inny wn.t +e allwed t apparate when she gets 'urther alng with her

pregnancy-%

We.re als "issing ur ther sns Percy and Charlie this wee*end as they.re +th

a+rad wr*ing at the ""ent- 2 this place isn.t 4uite s "uch ' a > as it 'ten is

n a 2unday lunchti"e$% Arthur s"iled-

9ust then ut ' the *itchen ser,ing dishes and tureens +earing delicius l*ing 'd

'lated and landed n the "iddle ' the ta+le- #lly 'llwed the" in 'r" the

*itchen saying$ Well dig in e,eryne$ and watch the plates$ that heating spell tends

t "a*e the" a +it t ht-%

During the "eal the cn,ersatin was li,ely$ 3ill "entined his wr* in the +an*

where he was currently helping ad"inister the c"pensatin 'und that had +een set

up pst war t help ,icti"s ' =lder"rt.s reign ' terrr$ +th "uggle and "agical

'a"ilies ali*e- 9e'' and 9enny$ as "uggles nt li,ing in the ,illage at the ti"e$ and

ha,ing +een in a part ' the cuntry that had +een luc*y enugh t ha,e +een little

a''ected +y the cn'lict *new nthing a+ut the recent "agical war and were

astnished t hear a+ut what had happened nly a 'ew years +ac*- They were

shc*ed t hear the real e5planatin 'r the "any .accidents. and .natural disasters.

that had ccurred at that ti"e in ther parts ' the cuntry-


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They als learned +rie'ly the stry ' +th 3ill and &erge.s in0uries and a+ut the

sad lss ' s "any in the war$ including that ' the ther Weasley sn$ &erge.s twin


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that sense the "agical c""unity gt there way 'irst in the se5 e4uality sta*es- It.s a

'ast and spectacular ga"e$ it can +e 4uite dangerus when played at a high s*ill le,el

and in0uries are 4uite c""n- Althugh it "ust +e said that ur healers are "uch

+etter than the "uggle dctrs at curing things li*e +r*en +nes- T thse ' us wh

l,e the ga"e thugh it is the +est sprt in the wrld and I." sure that i' yur 'ellw

"uggles here get t see it they.ll +e h*ed as well-%

Angelina went n t e5plain the +asic rules ' the ga"e and said she wuld lend 9e''

and 9enny s"e D=D.s ' recent "atches s they culd see e5actly what she was

tal*ing a+ut- I.ll send a cuple ' discs t yu thrugh the "ail$ 0ust gi,e "e yur

address$ I *nw hw t use the "uggle pst s yu shuld get the" in a cuple '

days-% Angelina and &erge +etween the" then went n t tal* a+ut hw they.d

+th started playing 'r their Huse Tea" whilst they were at Hgwarts tgether$

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c"'rta+le and carried n tal*ing whilst sipping 'irewhis*y r s"e ' the "uggle

"ade wine 9enny had als +rught- This "ust ha,e +een ,ery gd$ as ards$ as it culd +e +uilt with si"ple carpentry whilst laid

hri>ntally n the grund$ then raised "agically t it.s ,ertical psitin and secured

in place n it.s 'undatins- They wuld then use 'urther "agical "eans alng with

+r"s t li't the tur+ine hu+.s husing t the tp$ secure it in place and +lt n the

+lades t dri,e the generatr-

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synchrnised Wingardiu" e,isa and then$ when it was high enugh$ they s*ill'ully

tipped it.s cnsidera+le +ul* t ,ertical and dri'ted it ,er t it.s intended psitin-

9e'' and Arthur ",ed in clse t the +ase ' the twer and using a c"+inatin '

Arthur.s wand and 9e'' pulling n a lp ' rpe they gt tw ' the legs in line with

the hles that had +een dug 'r the"- This "eant the ther tw legs were

aut"atically aligned as well- They then held the twer steady$ whilst the 'ur .pri"e",ers. lwered it slwly int place- The twer std there 'urs4uare in it.s prper

place and was sta+le- T ensure it wuld re"ain s the sc*ets int which it was

lcated were 'illed with cncrete pured 'r" wheel+arrws and sh,elled int the

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This ti"e thugh it see"ed 'ew$ i' any peple wuld +e ging h"e$ e,en una and

Alan wuld +e staying the night$ as her 'ather ;enphilius was +eing l*ed a'ter +y

s"ene 9e'' and 9enny were gi,en t understand went +y the na"e ' /reacher$ wh

was s"ething called a .huse el'. and wr*ed 'r Harry and &inny- This e,eningculd +e a true cele+ratin +ecause$ as it turned ut$ it happened t +e Alan.s +irthday

that day as well-

As the ,aried and delicius +u''et style "eal ' .'inger 'd. prduced +y #lly was

+eing cnsu""ed the sund ' "usic +egan t 'ill The 3urrw- 9e'' was a"a>ed t

'ind ut that the wi>arding wrld had a 'r" ' radi +y which they culd pic* up

"usic and ther prgra""es$ e,en withut "ains electricity r +attery pwer- He

assu"ed it was s"e 'r" ' "agically a"pli'ied .crystal set.-

Initially the asse"+led party listened t these +radcasts$ +ut the "usic a,aila+le was

hardly li,ely- Harry and &inny then +rught a large .+" +5. type +attery pwered

sund syste" ut 'r" a s"all .hldall. style +ag they had +rught with the"- This

+ag see"ed three ti"es t s"all t ha,e held it t 9e''.s eyes$ let alne all the rest '

the cuples clthes etc-

2n the party +egan t li,en up as the "usic t* a turn twards dancing and Irish

'l*- &inny needed t ta*e things sedately as she was pregnant$ +ut e,en she and

Harry shared a 'arely gentle dance t s"e ' the slwer nu"+ers- The 'l* went n

'r s"e ti"e +ut then there were a ,ery li,ely cuple ' .rc*. nu"+ers that nly the

yunger$ 'itter cuples were a+le t dance t- These were apparently +y a 'a"us

wi>ard grup called The Weird 2isters- 3ut that was 'ine$ since the lder party gers

needed t get their +reath +ac* anyway and ha,e a drin* 'llwing the .Irish 2essin.-

They ",ed ut t the *itchen and sat at the ta+le there lea,ing the lunge t theyungsters 'r a while$ since there was "re r" in there t dance$ the 'urniture

ha,ing unaccunta+ly ,anished 'r the "st part$ 9e'' and 9enny ne,er ha,ing nticed

the ging ' it-

E,entually the lder partygers re0ined the yunger nes and as a 'inale t the

dancing that e,ening anther$ 7+ut ,ery di''erent style8$ Weird 2isters trac* was

played- This was an incredi+ly +eauti'ul and .s"chy. sng called #agic Wr*s and

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The ,anished s'as$ chairs and ther 'uniture then unaccunta+ly reappeared and

e,eryne rela5ed$ and dran* 'irewhis*y$ wine$ "ead$ ale$ whate,er they 'ancied r in

&inny.s case h"e "ade le"nade and chatted until a+ut (a"$ then started sleepily

dri'ting '' t +ed$ as it had +een a tiring +ut succes'ul wee*end-

Arthur and #lly then ca"e up t 9e'' and 9enny and #lly said- Why nt stay the

nightB 3rea*'ast here tends t turn int anther party- As yu.,e seen "agic can d

wnders with 'urniture$ +ut s can yu "uggles and that s'a is actually a ,ery c"'y

"uggle "ade s'a+ed- Arthur here +ught it a cuple ' years ag t put up

une5pected guests- O' curse we culd si"ply ha,e trans'igured a nr"al s'a int a

+ed 'r the night +ut$ as yu *nw$ Arthur l,es "uggle gadgets and en0ys the way

it 'lds up$ +less hi"- Anyway$ It.s a wi>arding pu+lic hliday t"rrw and s nne

' us ha,e t g t wr* r get up early- That.s anther reasn why we culd hld thiscele+ratin$ apart 'r" than*ing yu 'r yur wnder'ul wr* 9e''-%

9enny and 9e'' were +eginning t 'eel ,ery tired and s accepted the Weasley.s ''er

with than*s- 2 the "agical cuple created the "uggle ne a set ' clean new

nightclthes each and a new tth+rush etc- and then a'ter Arthur wa,ed his wand$

7which un'lded and set up the s'a+ed8$ Arthur and #lly wished the" a gd night

and went upstairs-

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The 'llwing "rning in the Weasley husehld was a li,ely a''air- With s "any

huseguests staying ,er +rea*'ast$ as #lly had predicted$ it turned int a +it ' a

party in cntinuatin ' the pre,ius night- A'ter +rea*'ast the yunger nes went ''

t play an i"pr"ptue ga"e ' uidditch in the 'ield +ehind the huse- The ga"e

was rendered 'airly sa'e$ as the practice +ludgers were s'ter and s"ewhat slwer

than real nes$ "re li*e 't+alls$ s there was little ris* ' in0ury- E,en s it was

re'eree.d 'r" the grund +y a s"ewhat gruchy &inny$ wh hated nt +eingallwed t play +ecause ' her pregnancy$ which +arred her 'r" 'lying .0ust in case.-

The ga"e was watched in a"a>e"ent +y Alan and 9enny$ wh had ne,er seen the

li*e +e're-

9e'' and Arthur went ut t the shed t 'inish '' the installatin ' the ca+ling 'r"

the generatr- They laid the dwn ca+le 'r" the wind tur+ine int it.s prper

waterpr' ducting in a trench that had +een dug 'r" the wind tur+ine twer-

9e'' then "ade the per"anent cnnectins t the charger and +attery +an*s andthence t the in,erter circuits he had +uilt 'r" s"e ' Arthur.s ld +its ' electrnic

scrap- These circuits wuld cn,ert the direct current ' the +atteries t a usea+le


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"ains AC ,ltage t pwer Arthur.s new wr*shp tls which he wuld sn +e

+uying- 9e'' chec*ed the a,aila+le pwer 'r" the e4uip"ent and said t Arthur

?u *nw what Arthur$ yu.,e gt lads ' .0uice. here "y 'riend$ certainly enugh

t spare t run lw energy lights in the huse and a 'ew gadgets- Pr+a+ly nt aenugh 'r a washing "achine r electric st,e$ +ut then again with #lly.s "agic

yu dn.t need thse 'r" what I.,e seen- There.s plenty ' ."ph. thugh 'r a

tele,isin$ D=D and sund syste" thugh$ and "ay+e a laptp c"puter +ecause

they dn.t need a lt ' pwer- It.d +e a sha"e t waste it- 2 shall we lay anther

"ains ca+le int the huse and get it cnnected upB What d yu sayB%

Arthur gt a glea" in his eye$ re"e"+ering Harry and &inny.s "ar,elus e4uip"ent

that he.d seen in &ri""auld Place and didn.t need as*ing twice- The pair i""ediatelyset t wr*$ Arthur using his wand t dig anther s"all trench 'r" the hut t the side

' the huse and 9e'' running the e5tra ca+ling Arthur had created with his wand 'r"

a s"all re"aining sa"ple he had le't- This they then placed in waterpr' ducting t

*eep the installatin dry and sa'e-

O,er the ne5t cuple ' wee*ends 9e'' aided +y Arthur$ wh.d learned s "uch .n

the 0+. that he was +ec"ing a 'airly c"petent electrician.s "ate$ ran new ca+ling

thrughut The 3urrw$ installed lighting and a 'ew sc*ets in the lunge and ne in

each +edr" and e,entually cupled the whle installatin up t a new 'use +5 and

circuit +rea*er 9e'' had 'itted in a *itchen stre cup+ard-

One 2unday e,ening a 'ew wee*s later at sunset the lng su''ering #lly$ wh had$

7' curse8$ "ade a 'uss a+ut the "ess and disruptin the installatin wr* had

caused in her huse$ was gi,en the hnur ' 'r"ally switching n the

.illu"inatins.- &erge$ Angelina$ Harry$ &inny$ una$ Alan$ 3ill$


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'llwed the tw cuples int the r" l*ing pu>>led and as they put dwn their +

+urdens Arthur as*ed$ What.s all this then-%

Harry replied$ This Arthur and #lly is yur new h"e entertain"ent syste"$ we all

chipped in$ as I saw hw "uch yu li*ed ur setup at h"e- It.s a present 'r" us allt say than* yu 'r all yu.,e dne 'r us ,er the years-


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0+ in the #inistry ' #agic we hardly want t start +rea*ing the law at ur age$% she

giggled-

Well$% said Arthur$ I "ay still +e wr*ing 'r the" at the ""ent$ +ut nw I."

getting "y new wr*shp I dn.t thin* it.ll +e 'r "uch lnger- I." ta*ing ,luntaryretire"ent and letting the yunger nes ta*e ,er- As t "e$ with 9e''.s help I." ging

t +e an in,entr$% he said-

And with that Arthur di""ed the lights and they all sat dwn t ha,e a drin*$ and

watch a +it ' the ",ie-

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