Harry Potter and the Death Hunters

Chapter 2: Welcome Back

It's nine o'clock in the morning. The brush is washing the dishes, the knitting needles are knitting and all the magic clock spoons are pointing towards 'home'. It's finally a normal morning in the Burrow after a year of living in fear. Slowly the Weasley-family is waking up. Molly is making breakfast, Arthur is in his garage preparing for work and Ginny is outside hanging the wash. "Ginny! Can you wake up the boys? Breakfast is almost ready!" yelled Molly. "Of course mom!" replied Ginny. Ginny sprinted up the stairs. When she's on the third floor, she knocks on the door that says 'Fred and George's room'. "George? Are you coming downstairs? Breakfast is ready." says Ginny careful. "Maybe.. I'll see.." says George sad. "Okay.." agrees Ginny quick. She didn't want to argue with him, so she did go to the next floor. Now she's standing for a door with a sign that says: 'Ron's room'. But that wasn't the only thing that the door said. There was a carving under the sign that said: '..and Harry's!' Ginny knocks on the door and yelled: "Boys, are you awake?". But she didn't get an answer. "Ron?! Harry?!" still no reply. She opened the door and she sees two very tired boys, sleeping in their beds. "Boys, breakfast is ready!" Ron's eyes opened and he jumped out of bed. "Nice, breakfast! I'm so hungry!" says Ron with a sleepy face. "Of course you are hungry, you are always hungry." says Ginny with a smile. Ron probably didn't even hear what Ginny said, he was already downstairs. The last task Ginny had to complete is waking Harry. "Harry wake up.." and she's giving him a him on his forehead. His eyes went open. "Good morning Harry! Are you coming downstairs for breakfast?" she said with a sweet voice. "Only if you'll be there.." joked Harry. "Well come on then, let's go downstairs".

At the moment that Harry and Ginny arrived at the table, Molly was serving bacon and eggs at the table. "Ah! That looks delicious again misses Weasley!" said Harry. "Thanks sweety, boys your age deserve a proper breakfast." said Molly smiling. 

It was a long time ago breakfast was this cozy. Everyone was laughing, Arthur was telling some of work-stories. Overall a beautiful morning. The morning did even get more beautiful than it already was. At one moment Harry saw a body appear in the fields around the Burrow. Before Harry could recognize who it was, Molly was already screaming. "CHARLIE!! What are you doing here?!" She jumped out of her chair and ran outside. Molly ran with a lot of speed towards Charlie and she hugged him so hard he almost couldn't breathe. Time to get his breath back wasn't there. Because Ginny was also storming at him and gave him a big hug. "Charlie, I've missed you so much." said Ginny happy. "I've missed you too baby-sis".  -"Big bro! How are you?" yelled Ron from a distance when he was running towards him. "I'm great, not so little bro". -"Do you guys think I can have a moment with my son too?" asked Arthur with a big smile on his face. "Hey dad, how is work?" asked Charlie when they were hugging. "Well we are still rebuilding everything at the office" said Arthur serious. "Can I introduce myself?" asked Harry. "Of course you can. Hi, I'm Charlie and you obviously are Harry Potter am I right?" Said Charlie on a confident tone. "Yes you are" confirmed Harry. "Yeah Ron told me a lot about you when he visited me in Romania." said Charlie.

After a half-an-hour they're still standing in front of the Burrow. After some talking Ginny asked the follow question: "But Charlie, what is the reason you're here?" -"Well actually I'm here for George, I've got an offer for him. Isn't he home?" wonders Charlie. "He is, but since Fred passed away he has barely spoke to one of us. He's in his room. Maybe you can go talk to him." said Molly hopeful. "Ah, I see. I'm still very sad that I couldn't be at his funeral." said Charlie with his face looking to the ground. I'll try to go talk to him. You guys can continue your breakfast.

When Charlie arrives at the third floor, he stopped walking. He took a deep breath and knocked on George's door. "George?! Charlie here.. can I come in?" he whispers. There was no response. After five seconds Charlie wanted to repeat his question. But at that moment, the door swung open. "CHARLIE!" yelled George and he gave him a hug. "What are you doing here?" asked George a bit sobbing. "I'm here to make you an offer. But first I want to talk with you." said Charlie when he was pointing to George's bed. George agreed by nodding and they sad down on his bed. "How do you feel now, mate?" asked Charlie careful. "Empty.. Like all happiness is gone.." answered George sad. "But it isn't George. We really would to have you back George. And sure, we're all missing Fred a lot. But we try to get over it with each other." said Charlie starting to sob. "I can't.. He is.. was like a part of myself" said George crying. "You can get over it, but not if you're sitting here alone on your room. Try to sit with us." said Charlie when he strokes George's back. "I'll try.. Can you tell me your offer now? said George hopeful with something that looks like a smile on his face. "Okay, Okay. Are you still continuing with Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes?" asked Charlie hopeful. "I guess so, why?" wondered George. "Would you like me to be your new business-partner?" asked Charlie exited. "Are you serious? That would be awesome!" said George with a big smile on his face.

Downstairs everybody helped to clean the table. At that moment George and Charlie walked down the stairs. "We have a big announcement!" started George. "Really? What may that be sweety? "I'll continue with Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and Charlie will be my business-partner." -"That's amazing news honey, congratulations!" said Molly happy. Everyone in the room congratulated them.