The Moon and Stars.

22- Gilderoy Who?

   Life at the Burrow was entertaining, to say the least. The ghoul in the attic howled and screeched and dropped pipes, small explosions sounded from the twin's room, Mrs. Weasley was constantly fretting over Harry and feeding him fourth helpings, and Mr. Weasley always sat next to Harry and across from Cass and Selena to ask questions about the muggle world.

  "Pass the bacon." Said Selena one sunny morning as Harry and Ron stumbled into the kitchen.

  "Letters from school came in this morning." Said Mrs. Weasley.

   "Dumbledore already knows you're here Harry, and one came for Cassiopeia and Selena as well. You two have got them too." She added as Fred and George walked in, yawning.

  They all tore open their letters and read over them in silence.

  "What's with all these ridiculous book names?" Said Selena with a quizzing look on her face.

  "You lot been told to get Lockhart's books too?" Said Fred, peering over Harry's shoulder. "Bet the new Defense teacher's a witch."

  "Won't come cheap. Lockhart's books are really expensive." Said George, looking at his mother.

  "Well, we'll manage." She said, although she looked quite worried.

"Look, it's Errol!" Said Selena, pointing out the rather ugly and disheveled owl flying towards them.

  "Finally! He's got Hermione's response. I wrote to her saying we were going to rescue you from the Dursley's. Wonder what she said." Ron said while pulling Hermione's response out from under Errol's wing, reading it out loud.

  "Dear Ron, Selena, Cass, and Harry if you're there,
  I hope everything went all right and that Harry is okay and that you didn't do anything illegal to get him out, Ron and Selena-"

  "I like how she didn't mention Cass, just us." Selena grumbled while her friend sat next to her, a triumphant grin on her face.

  "-because that would get Harry in trouble, too. I've been really worried and if Harry is alright, will you please let me know at once, but perhaps use a different owl, because I think another delivery might finish your one off. I'm very burst with schoolwork, of course—"

  "How can she be? We're on vacation!" Exclaimed Ron in horror.

  "-and we're going to London next Wednesday to buy my new books. Why don't we meet in Diagon Alley? Let me know what's happening as soon as you can. Love from Hermione."

   "Well that fits in nicely." Said Mrs. Weasley, peering over their shoulders. "We can go and get all your things then too. What're you kids up to today?

  "Nothing much Mum, just Quidditch." Said Ron.

  "Well have fun, and don't do anything stupid, Ronald, or so help me!"

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  Five minutes later they tromped up the grassy hill to the small paddock they owned. It was surrounded by trees which gave them cover from the small muggle village below. So long as they didn't fly to high, that is. Harry, Ron, Fred, George, Selena, and Cass headed up, each holding a broom. Selena and Cass had borrowed some old ones of Percy and Charlie.

  "Too bad Percy didn't come, we'd have a full team." Commented Cass.

  "Wish I knew what he was up to." Said Fred with a frown. "He hasn't been himself. His exam results came in the day before you, Harry. Twelve O.W.L.s and he hardly gloated at all."

  The three non-Weasleys, none of who knew anything about O.W.L.s, gave each other a look.

  "Ordinary Wizarding Levels." George explained, seeing their puzzled looks.