Easy Mistake ; Harry Potter

O N E H U N D R E D A N D T W E N T Y S E V E N | Fred & George

Although Eleanor received Harry's letter hours after he had disappeared from the fireplace, (Eleanor guessed he told Hedwig it was urgent) she needn't have been told about the twins because by the time she had got the letter, a red faced Mrs Weasley had already barged into Grimmauld Place with the silent but proud looking twins following in her wake.

For the next 30 minutes Eleanor had to hear Mrs. Weasley go off to Sirius, Remus and the other Order members (Tonks and Mad-Eye had made an appearance that day) about how stupid and irresponsible her sons were for leaving Hogwarts.

Personally Eleanor thought the twins had it right. Like Harry, she was glad they were pursuing what they wanted. Fred and George didn't much care for education, they just wanted to open a joke shop and although Eleanor had seen their O.W.L grades, she disregarded these because she knew Fred and George had brilliant minds to be able to come up with all these new and original ideas for pranks and joke products to go in their shop.

"I am absolutely disgusted. Six years of education wasted!" Mrs. Weasley fumed, shooting daggers at Fred and George who for once remained silent. It seemed nothing, not even their mothers screaming could take them out of their happy mood.

Eleanor sat quietly and continued writing her reply to Harry. The other Order members were silent also. It seemed everyone was waiting for the storm to pass.

Eleanor did remember Fred and George once saying not to let Mrs. Weasley get in her stride otherwise she would go on for hours but Eleanor didn't much want to argue with Mrs. Weasley and have her rage turned on to her. Besides Eleanor thought Fred and George were only staying silent in hopes that once Mrs. Weasley had finished she wouldn't mention it again. Eleanor thought otherwise, she thought the twins would never live this down.

"You had months left, why couldn't you just finish your exams first!"

"With that old toad as Headmistress! It's not Hogwarts anymore mum, it's like prison. All the fun has been sucked out!" Fred said, speaking for the first time.

Mrs. Weasley turned if possible even more red. "Yes, you took all the fun with you, didn't you! What were you thinking? A giant swamp in the corridor! Not everyone wants to waste away their lives like you two with your silly ideas, you've disrupted the entire school!"

"No we haven't, they can go around it. Hogwarts is huge mum, you know there are alternative routes to go."

"And that makes it okay, does it?" Mrs. Weasley shouted.

Fred and George stayed silent. Eleanor knew that Fred and George had only made the prank so big so that they could keep Umbridge distracted for Harry and Eleanor felt a little guilty. It seemed Remus and Sirius were fitting the pieces together and seemed to have the same thought as Eleanor. They exchanged glances.

"Molly, perhaps you are going about this at the wrong angle. Fred and George have their O.W.Ls, there is absolutely nothing stopping them from having successfull lives." Remus spoke consolingly, his voice calm.

Mrs. Weasley sighed. "You're right. I'm sorry." She turned to the twins, who looked amazed. But Mrs. Weasley's anger soon turned to tears. "I'm sorry! I'm just so worried. What are you going to do now? At Hogwarts I knew you were all safe but now you're not there, what will protect you?"

"Mum," George said softly, his gaze soft. "Don't be so daft. We can keep ourselves safe. And once we open up our joke shop, we will be able to provide for ourselves too so thats two less people to buy for."

This made Molly's bawling worse. "I never minded! You know I didn't. I'm your mother, I would spend every last Sickle on you if it meant I knew you two would be okay."