Chapter 29

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Avalon wore bell bottom denim jeans and a baby pink full sleeve top reaching her navel, both of which she had borrowed from Ginny. She didn't had any clothes other than the three pair of clothes she had bought from Diagon Alley when Dumbledore had taken her and Melora there just after they had arrived had Hogwarts. And she didn't get the chance to buy unlike Melora. But the boots she was wearing was her own -- gifted to her by Sirius on Christmas day last year.

She peeked from the door in the kitchen, where Harry, Ron, Fred, George and Mr. Weasley were eating breakfast. She caught Fred's eye and gestured him to come outside. He raised his eyebrows in question, but quickly excused himself and walked out. Avalon grabbed his hand and dragged him up the stairs and into an empty room.

"Calling me out secretly, then dragging me here to this empty room." Fred grinned. "Are we some secret lovers?"

"The toffees." said Avalon directly, holding out her open palm. 

"What toffees?" Fred said instantly.

"The toffees that you're hiding in your clothes." she said. "The ones that you made."

He narrowed his eyes. "How do you know I'm hiding them?"

"Your mum will most probably know that you're hiding them and will try to confiscate them." said Avalon, ignoring his question. "It's better if you let me hide them. She won't suspect me at all."

Fred titled his head slightly in thought, and then nodded. "It's a better plan. She won't suspect you at all."

He then pulled out the dozens Ton-Tongue Toffee from his pockets, his jackets lining, and the turn-up of his jeans, and handled them to her. 

Avalon stuffed most of them in pockets, but she couldn't fit all of them. The rest she returned to Fred.

"Better saving a few of them than losing all of them." she said. 

"But how did you know that I was hiding them?" Fred repeated his question.

Avalon crossed her arms and smiled secretly, and said, "I guess I'm all knowing."

The door of the room opened and Ginny peeked inside. She looked at them suspiciously.

"What are you two doing?"

"Nothing." Both Avalon and Fred said together.

"Come in the kitchen then. Or else Mum will have a fit." 

They returned back into the kitchen where everyone was already at the dining table eating breakfast. Avalon quietly sat down next to Melora, and poured herself porridge in the bowl.

"Why do we have to be up so early?" Ginny said, rubbing her eyes and sitting down at the table.

"We've got a bit of a walk," said Mr. Weasley.

"Walk?" said Harry. "What, are we walking to the World Cup?"

"No, no, that's miles away," said Mr. Weasley, smiling. "We only need to walk a short way. It's just that it's very difficult for a large number of wizards to congregate without attracting Muggle attention. We have to be very careful about how we travel at the best of times, and on a huge occasion like the Quidditch World Cup —"

"George!" said Mrs. Weasley sharply, and they all jumped. 

"What?" said George, in an innocent tone that deceived nobody.

"What is that in your pocket?"

"Nothing!"

"Don't you lie to me!" Mrs. Weasley pointed her wand at George's pocket and said, "Accio!"

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