Hidden Secrets {Bill Weasley}

101

With the days passing quickly and the weeks doing so too, eventually, it was brought around to August. Nothing much had happened for Harley and Bill in the recent months, work was work and they couldn't be more in love. Bill had improved his cooking skills he can now successfully cook eggy bread. Asa and Dylan spent a lot of time with Dylan's parents when they were not at work but nonetheless still made time to crash at the Lupin/Weasley house and eat their food.

Belle was perfectly fine after a day of rest with Remus after her nearly drowning in the Black Lake. She and Fred were still dating, much to Remus' despite. Lyall was still competing to out-sass Harley every time he saw her and even added a few sarcastic comments in his letters.

Sirius was well.

As well as he could be now that he is enclosed in his childhood 'home', Number Twelve Grimmauld Place, which was now being used as headquarters for the Order of The Phoenix, an army set up by Dumbledore in other words. After some rather devasting and shocking events that happened during the final task of the Tri-wizard tournament where a student got murdered by Peter Pettigrew after being ordered by Lord Voldemort, you know the geezer that Harry stopped when he was a baby? Yeah, he's back, not that the ministry believes but Dumbledore does and Dumbledore is top-notch and Harley will believe anything he says.

For their outstanding work during the year, Bill, Harley and Asa were awarded three weeks holiday off and there was no way Harley and Bill were not going to spend those three weeks in England with their family who, all, other than Lyall and Percy who has now decided he doesn't want to be part of the Weasley family are residing at Grimmauld Place with Sirius, later to be joined by Harry.

Making sure they had everything, Bill and Harley locked up all of the windows and doors in the house which would stay empty for the next three weeks. Hogwarts had already broken up for summer a week prior which meant that Harley and Bill were apparating to Grimmauld place straightaway. They needn't worry about Ginger because ever since Harley sent him off with a gift to Lyall he hadn't returned but Remus had reassured the pair that Lyall was taking good care of him.

Bill and Harley apparated to an alley close to Grimmauld place and dragged their trunks to the side of the road opposite numbers eleven and thirteen like they had been instructed to by Remus in his letter. They admired how the houses shifted and no muggle noticed a thing. Once the door appeared for number twelve, the two crossed the road and climbed the stairs knocking on the door.

It swung open soon after and revealed Nymphadora Tonks, Charlie's best friend with her bright bubblegum pink hair and devious smirk. "When Charlie told me Bil and Harley Lupin were together I never believed him, but my word, he was right!" She exclaimed hugging the pair. "How much are is Charlie paying you?" Tonks asked Harley jestingly.

Before anyone could answer a shout was heard from further in the house, "Let them in, Nymphadora!"

The woman gritted her teeth and her hair morphed to a deep red. She tromed off, tripping over an umbrella rack which caused a loud racket and a woman to start shouting. "FILTHY HALF-BREED! BLOOD-TRAITORS AND MUDBLOODS IN MY HOUSE!"

"OH SHUT UP!" A loud bellow echoed in the hall just after Bill clicked the door shut behind him and Harley.

Familiar raven curls came into view and he tugged a curtain over a portrait of a strikingly beautiful woman muffling her banshee-like cries. He turned around and inhaled. "Sorry about my mother, she had herself stuck permanently with magic and isn't too polite," Sirius said and approached the pair, outstretching his arms and pulling Harley into a hug.

"I told you I'd be alright." He chuckled lifting Harley off of her feet.

"You're still too skinny!" Harley exclaimed.