After Saving Draco [ONGOING / REWRITING]

chapter sixteen

Tala. 134 days before May 4, 1999.

      "Tiny lady!"

      "Tiny pretty lady!"

      "Weasley twins!" I cheered with them as they carried me and pulled me into a hug.

       "Tala!" Molly cheered as she stole me from Fred and George, pulling me into a hug.

       "Hi Mrs. Weasley," I smiled as I hugged her back, handing her a bag full of gifts.

      She was wearing the apron I had made her two years ago for Christmas, looking so pretty in it as her curly red hair fell down her shoulders. I got the Weasley's alcohol as a gift, both as a joke to make their already hectic nature even wilder, but also since I wanted to get them something nice with the money I earned from the Weasley's shop over summer.

     I asked for nothing in return, they already so nice enough to let me stay with them for the holidays. Though, Molly still made me a replica of the sweater I lost before the war — and so I wore it proudly on the way to the burrow, showing it off to anyone and everyone.

      "Oh! Come on now," Molly waved me off as she took the gifts from my hand. "Call me Molly!"

       "Right," I chuckled softly. "Sorry."

       Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Ron, and I arrived at the Weasley's burrow by Floo Network. I've never tried it before but I managed to get it right the first time. Some ash had left trails on my small button nose, and so Harry casually wiped it off with his fingers, making my ears turn a little warm.

      We were supposed to arrive in the morning, but because I was in the Hospital Wing over night, the they were sweet enough to wait until I was all healed and ready to go. It was now sometime after sunset, and the smell of home cooked meals filled my nostrils.

      I looked around and found myself smiling, seeing that I was in Ronnie's family home for the first time. It was several stories high, a little crooked but held up and managed with magic. It was very cluttered and messy, different types of furniture sitting on areas that they didn't belong in. It was hectic but it was welcoming, a perfect home for the Weasley's.

      You could hear the chickens that roamed in their pen outside and the windows were opened, letting the cool breeze of the night sky greet us. I ran over to Ron, playfully wrapping my arm around his neck to tell him that I'm excited and thankful that he invited me.

      "You're messing up my hair Tally!" Ron scolded me as he chuckled, stopping me from ruffling his hair. "Besides, they all have been begging you to stay for a holiday."

      "Thanks Ronnie!" I tell him excitedly, repeating it as I hugged him again.

       I was in a really good mood, but it might've been because of the Potion Madam Pomfrey had me take. And usually, the energy in a room would dictate how I was feeling and the Weasley's were always so happy.

      How couldn't I be happy too?

      I greeted and hugged every member of the Weasley family; including Ginny, Percy, Bill, Charlie, Fleur, the twins, Molly and Arthur, and Ronnie. After the war when I saved Freddie, they all took a liking to me and didn't even care that I was a Slytherin. Molly's pushed multiple times for me to get with Freddie instead, but I would just brush it off with a laugh, finding it amusing that even the Mom was as silly as her children.

      "We miss you at the shop," George told me as he ruffled my long black hair. "It's quite boring now without you, you're so fun and happy everyday that it made working not feel like work."