The Daughter of Phoenix 2 [George Weasley]

Chapter 5

"We'll be eating down in the kitchen." Molly says to everyone who's coming downstairs.

"OHHH!" The twins pop up.
"Just because you're allowed to use magic now does not mean you have to whip your wands out for everything!!"

"Tsk!" Jessie gently hits George's arm after they are scolded.

"Harry Potter." Sirius says.
"Sirius!" They hug tightly.
Watching them reunite, Lupin has a weird and disappointed feeling. When is his turn?

"Hey Jess!" Tonks touches her head.
"Hello Tonks." She smiles to Tonks and Lupin as she goes in.
To Jessie's surprise, she has spotted Tonks then goes to Lupin, trying to comfort him or something. She wonders where his disappointment comes from.

On the other hand, George's in charge of distributing drinks, which is always his job. He hands Jessie a drink and winks at her, making her grin so hard and roll
her eyes. And of course, how could Hermione possibly miss that.

"I don't understand. What has the Ministry of magic got against me?"

"...Fudge is using all his power, including his influence at the Daily Prophet to smear anyone who claims the Dark lord has returned."
"He thinks Dumbledore's after his job."

"No one in his right mind will actually believe-"

"Exactly the point. Fudge isn't in his right mind."...
"Now he's return. I'm afraid the minister will do almost anything to avoid facing this terrible truth."

"We think Voldemort wants to build up his army again..."
"But gathering followers isn't the only thing he''s interested in."

"Sirius!" MadEye stares at him.

"We believe he's after something... something he didn't have last time-"

"No. That's enough! He's just a boy!" Molly rushes to Harry and grabs the newspaper they gave him.
"You say much more and you might as well induct him into the order straight away-"

"Good! I want to join! If Voldemort's raising an army then I want to fight."

Fred instantly smirks at Jessie, who winks him back in return. At this moment it seems like the order may not really be her business or she doesn't need to get involved. But she's sure that she doesn't want Harry to be in it.

"Goodness..." Molly feels too hopeless to respond.
Jessie walks to her and helps with the cooking.

"Molly he's not a child. It's about time."

It seems like there's nothing could be said anymore in this subject. The conclusion is set: They told Harry about what Voldemort is up to and Harry wants to fight him. Great. The atmosphere is then loosened up a bit.

"What are you drinking?" Jessie has found out her drink is different from George's.

"Daisy root draught. You wouldn't know because it's an adult thing."

"Ah." Jessie stares at George while chopping the vegetables.
"I want to try."

He brings his cup to her lips, letting her take a sip directly from the glass in his hand. Her hands are too busy to touch anything else.

She instantly lets out a slightly unpleasant expressions.
"Yeah?" He smirks.
"Not so cool." She actually doesn't really fancy alcohol's bitterness, but she won't admit it.
"I do not fancy this one only I'm sure it's not the alcohol." She then turns away to assist Molly.

"Absolutely." He then drinks from his glass looking at her.

"Gone sweeter?" Fred asks George after looking at his glass.
Hermione instantly holds her smile and looks away.

"Harry tomorrow I'll go to the hearing with you. No need to worry." Arthur says to Harry.

"I think you'd better go earlier Harry, in case he's losing his mind again." Jessie says to Harry.

"Yes, right you are Jessie." Arthur smiles at her. "He may as well play games."

As she sits down, Fred smirks at her so naughtily that she doesn't even know what she's done.

"...Can I help you?" She asks in a soft tone.

"I'm good." Fred smiles and looks away.