Charmolypi

Chapter 53

"So," she said.

"Morning, Mum," said George, in what he clearly thought was a jaunty, winning voice.

"Have you any idea how worried I've been?" said Mrs. Weasley in a deadly whisper.

"Sorry, Mum, but see, we had to -"

"Beds empty! No note! Car gone- could have crashed -out of my mind with worry! Did you care? Never, as long as I've lived - you wait until your father gets home, we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy -"

"Perfect Percy," Fred muttered, his disdain obvious.

"The opposite Percys," James whispered and everyone nodded, laughing slightly.

"What do you mean?" Peter asked, clearly confused.

"Percy from the wizarding world is 'Perfect Percy' while demigod Percy is a complete mess," Remus explained to their mousey friend.

"You could do with taking a leaf out of Percy's book!" yelled Mrs. Weasley, prodding a finger in Fred's chest. "You could have died, you could have been seen, your father could have lost his job-"

"I get that you're angry, Molly, but the only thing you should be doing is being relieved that your children are alright. You can scold them later, but be happy that they're fine," Fabian said, obviously bothered by how his sister was acting.

Molly was about to defend her actions when Gideon shook his head, showing his agreement with his brother.

"Mrs. Weasley." Thea said loudly, with a stern undertone, catching the woman's attention instantly. Thea's demanding voice also caused all the boys' heads to fly in her direction. No one had ever stood up to Molly Weasley in that way. She put a charming smile before walking up to the woman and taking her hands. "I cannot begin to express my gratitude for what your sons have done. The way they came to our rescue was truly heroic, Harry and I will forever be grateful for all the trouble they went through to get us." Thea let go of Molly's hands and showed her a forming bruise on the ankle Vernon had grabbed. When Molly saw the bruise, she gasped, and her hands flew over her mouth. "I can't imagine what they would have done to us if Ron, George, and Fred hadn't been there."

"She's her father's child," Sirius said whipping a fake tear, just as him and the rest of the marauders stood up, clapping for the girl.

"Bravo!"

"Beautiful work!"

Their applause were quickly joined by the ones of the Prewett twins.

"Oh! My dear girl what have they done to you." Molly said sadly. "I'm very pleased to see you, Harry, dear," she said before she started guiding them towards the house. "Come in and have some breakfast."

Molly turned and walked back to the house while helping a limping Thea, and a nervous looking Harry in tow. Before they got too far, Thea turned back and threw a mischievous wink towards the twins who were watching, slack jawed.

"She's too much like Black and Potter, it's alarming," McGonagall said to Pomphrey who nodded, looking as shocked as the boys on the screen.

When they reached the kitchen, Mrs. Weasley was quick to sit Thea down. She quickly came back with a small vile that she handed to the girl before darting back into the kitchen. When Thea read the label, she realized that it was an anti-bruising potion, which she drank happily. Almost instantly, the bruise that was on her ankle disappeared.

"I don't blame you, dear," she assured Harry, tipping eight or nine sausages onto his plate. "Arthur and I have been worried about you, too. Just last night we were saying we'd come and get you ourselves if you hadn't written back to Ron by Friday. But really, flying an illegal car halfway across the country...anyone could have seen you-"