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CHAPTER FIVE

Olivia's next and final stop before going back to the kitchen for breakfast was her own bedroom. She woke up Evelyn quickly and without struggle. They agreed not to wake Scarlett just yet and to instead bring her and Gregory breakfast once they themselves were done eating.

Just as they were about to leave the room, two figures sporting bright red hair zoomed past the doorway, heading towards the staircase, yelling at each other.

Olivia chuckled. "Looks like Bella and Ron didn't react too well to being woken up," she commented.

"They never seem to react well to anything," Evelyn said. "All they do is bicker."

"You're telling me," Ginny said, entering the room with Hermione. "They never shut up, those two. I don't know how their friends deal with it."

"I usually just walk away," Hermione admitted.

The four girls went down to the kitchen together. Already down there were Fred, George, Duncan, Arabella, Ron, and of course Molly. Olivia sat down next to George and saw Arabella and Ron glowering both at each other and their elder brothers.

"What did you do?" Olivia asked her boyfriend.

"How do you know I did something?" he questioned.

"Because your siblings are angry with you and they wouldn't be angry for no reason."

"Well, I may have let Fred slap Ron to wake him up."

"Did you have to slap him? Aren't there other ways of waking up someone?"

"Probably, but we felt slapping him would be more efficient, and it was. He woke right up."

"I would hope so. If he didn't, I'd have suggested you check his pulse. What about Bella? I saw them fighting on the way down here."

"I'm not exactly sure what happened there, but I heard her mention poking."

"Poking?"

"Poking."

"That's... you know what, I think I'm just going to enjoy my breakfast."

"I think I will, too."

They had no sooner began to eat than Oliver, Ben, and Fraser entered the kitchen. The older boys looked extremely grumpy as they took their seats as far away from Olivia as they could. Fraser, however, still wore a smile upon his face despite looking quite frazzled. He caught Olivia's eye and gave her two thumbs-up.

"What happened?" Duncan asked his brothers and cousin, knowing the expressions on their faces all too well.

"Ol' Benji here hexed me," Fraser said casually, motioning to his older brother. At the concerned looks he got from some of the Weasleys, he added, "It's all right, though. Ollie put me right."

"How many times do I have to tell you people not to call me that?" Oliver asked.

"As many times as you want," Olivia said. "You'll be wasting your breath, though. You'll always be little Ollie to us."

Oliver threw his head back and looked to the ceiling in defeat as Duncan and Fraser sniggered.

The kitchen door opened once again, this time to reveal Faustus and Sirius. The two had been having a conversation but stopped when they saw the scene before them.