𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑢𝑝𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 \\ 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗷. 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

𝑋𝑋𝐼𝐼𝐼.

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𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚

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MRS. WEASLEY WOKE Caroline and Ginny up that morning, and then went down to finish cooking breakfast. Hermione had arrived, and was waking up Harry and Ron. Mr. Weasley was getting the twins and Jacob up and ready.

      Caroline and Ginny didn't speak as they got dressed, as they were both exhausted. Caroline left her hair alone after removing her bonnet and dampening it with water from the sink, letting it spring above her shoulders. Once she was dressed, she made Penny a blanket pile on her bed and kissed her goodbye, grabbing her bag.

      "Breakfast!" Caroline heard Mrs. Weasley shout from downstairs. She knew this would make Ron hurry and get up.

      "I'll meet you downstairs, Gin," Caroline said as the girls exited the bedroom. Ginny nodded with a yawn, walking down the stairs while Caroline walked over to Ron's room. She walked in the room with ease due to the open door, seeing Ron falling back to sleep with Hermione urging him awake, and Harry still laying in his bed. "Ronald, get up. Your mother says breakfast is ready." Caroline said, taking a pillow from the floor, tossing it at Ron's face.

      "Bloody hell." Ron cursed, opening his eyes. Hermione rolled her eyes, giving Caroline a brief hug and a peck to the cheek in greeting before she left the room.

      Caroline turned to Harry. "Why are you so sweaty?" she asked, hearing Ron stand from his bed.

      Harry shrugged, removing the sheets from his body, standing up. Caroline didn't notice that he was even taller than her now. "Bad dream. I'm fine." Harry said, putting his hands on Caroline's shoulders to move her to the left so he could walk past her to his trunk.

      Caroline turned on her heel and left Ron's room, walking down the stairs to eat breakfast. Jacob's head was down in front of his plate, so Caroline walked by him and lifted it up, giving the top of his head a shove, to which he groaned and pushed her off in annoyance. She put his fork in his hand and pushed his chair in. "Thanks." Caroline heard him mumble.

      "No one's carrying you if you fall asleep." Caroline warned, sitting down across from him next to Hermione.

      By the time Harry and Ron actually made it down the stairs, everyone else was practically done. After a scolding from Mrs. Weasley, they quickly ate, grabbed their bags, and joined Mr. Weasley, Jacob, Fred, George, Ginny, Hermione and Caroline outside. Mrs. Weasley waved them off, and they were on their way.

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CAROLINE WAS WALKING with Ginny and Hermione, Fred had Jacob, and George was with Mr. Weasley, leading to Harry and Ron pulling up the back of the group. They were walking through a nice forest as the sun was beginning to rise. "What time did you have to leave your house, Hermione?" Caroline asked, flipping her curls away from her face.

      "Too early." Hermione sighed. Ginny and Caroline chuckled.

      Caroline feared no one knew where they were going, and she was about to ask Mr. Weasley, but Ron beat her to it. "Hey, Dad. Where are we going?"

      "Haven't the foggiest. Keep up!" Mr. Weasley said. Caroline heard Ron and Harry jog a bit closer to the group.

      "Arthur! It's about time, son." an anknown man said, standing by a large tree.