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[alt_sally_anne]

Oliver and I got home a little while ago from the Weasley house and it was wizard, thank you Ron for inviting us and thank you Mr and Mrs Weasley for letting him have so many friends come.

We played quidditch and it was actually really fun, they had me seek so I didn't have to worry about trying to catch the quaffle on a broomstick and during the first game I caught the snitch and my side won! During the second game we never found it and finally we gave up, though Oliver and Fred and George stayed out on their brooms until Mrs Weasley sent Percy out to bring them in, I think they'd have kept on pretending they couldn't hear her otherwise.

And Ron showed us the ghoul in the attic and Ginny showed me the beehives. And it turns out that Mr Weasley likes to tinker with things just like my and put charms on things to make them work better, or at least differently.

Comments

[alt_ron]

It was totally wizard, wasn't it?!

Ginny's all excited she got to play with us. I mean, we don't usually let her, so I think she was really glad you and Pansy came and put in for her. She wants to know when you're coming back.

[alt_neville]

It was great to see you, and to see where you live. Thanks for inviting us. Your family's ever so nice, Ron. I think my sister Evelyn would hit it off with Ginny, once they're both at Hogwarts, even if Evelyn's a year younger.

[alt_ginny]

Soon, I hope! You have to come rescue me from pesky brothers!

[alt_ron]

Pesky? We let you play!

[alt_ginny]

Only cause you needed me to even up the teams!

[alt_ron]

Well, we could have just got Luna to play instead, couldn't we? Maybe we will, next time!

Sheesh!

[alt_sally_anne]

Well it's up to your mum I suppose, she probably doesn't want to have her house invaded every week.

[alt_ron]

Oh, she doesn't mind. Mum, I mean.

As long as we still do our chores.

Actually, when we have people over, she makes us get the whole house and garden in order beforehand, so it means she can make us do loads of extra chores! But that's okay because it was wizard to have you lot come over!

[alt_sally_anne]

Why don't you let her? She was better than I was and you let me play!

[alt_ron]

Well, because she's little and pesky, I expect.

[alt_neville]

It was fun, wasn't it? Even I had a good time, and I never thought having a good time could ever go together with being on a broom for me! Still, I was glad that what's-her-name (Luna?), Ginny's friend showed up to take over playing Chaser for me for the second game.

That was a great dive you did when you caught the snitch! I suppose there's not much chance you'd ever get to play Seeker for Slytherin, since Harry Marvolo's doing it, but do you think you might ever try out to be a chaser?

[alt_percy]

It really was quite a good dive, Perks. I was impressed.

(But Neville, you don't want to offer advice to students from other Houses that might improve their Quidditch teams TOO much--surely you still want Gryffindor to win, don't you?)

[alt_neville]

Oh, of course, but if Sally-Anne makes the Slytherin team, it'll keep our Gryffindor players on their toes!

[alt_seamus]

Are you really that worried Percy? About Perks I mean. Though that was a nift dive.

[alt_percy]

Oh, no, my comment was meant more in the nature of...teasing. I know it will come as a surprise to some, but I actually do have a sense of humour.

It's just not quite as noticeable, in comparison to, say, the twins.

[alt_seamus]

Too right!

[alt_gredforge]

Most people's sense of humour is less noticeable in comparison to us.

Don't use it as an excuse.

[alt_ron]

Too right, she should!

D'you know how much better you've got at flying already? I mean, for your first year flying ever, you're doing great. More than great, really. And it's only been, what, a fortnight you've been at Wood's?

[alt_ron]

Err. I mean Sally Anne, Nev. You're better, too. And maybe if it was you that's staying with Wood, you'd be ready to try out for the team as well.

[alt_neville]

I dunno that Wood's that much of a miracle worker!

[alt_sally_anne]

Was it really that good? I didn't really think about what I was doing, I got all excited and didn't think about how much it would hurt to hit the ground if I fell off.

I can't imagine getting good enough to try out for a team though, everyone else in my house has been riding a broom since they were old enough to walk.

[alt_neville]

Well, I thought it was wizard, but you have to remember that everyone's an outstanding flyer, compared to me! So maybe my judgement's not the best.

[alt_seamus]

It really was a good dive. I was a little surprised when you didn't hit the ground and break your arm. I expect Mrs Weasley could have healed you up though. Almost everyone breaks something playing quidditch sooner or later but isn't that why healing spells were invented?

[alt_pansy]

It was loads better than you were doing even when you passed flying.

[alt_ron]

Of course it was good! You looked like you'd been flying forever. And you won! That's the best kind of dive when you're playing Seeker!!!!

[alt_molly]

It was a pleasure to have you and Oliver over, Sally-Anne, and you are certainly more than welcome to visit anytime.

(And thank you for the information you passed on to me; I'll be sure to make good use of it, dear.)

Order Only

[alt_arthur]

What information was that, Molly?

Re: Order Only

[alt_molly]

Oh, it was quite sad, really. I was washing dishes after lunch, and she came in, quite furtively, to slip me an address on a crumpled piece of parchment. It was her father's address, and she was so nervous when she talked to me about it, I realised afterwards, because of course she's not supposed to have any contact with her family at all. But apparently he's a rather good spell mechanic; she told me 'he can fix anything that's charmed that isn't working right,' When she read what Ginny said about all the bartering I do, she wondered whether anyone in my trade network could ever use his services.

Poor child. My heart quite went out to her. She was ever so polite, but somehow...I don't know, a little high-strung about it, as if she was afraid someone would snap her nose off if she set one foot a step in the wrong direction. I thought for a moment of offering to take her father a letter from her, but then I decided I'd better not. She was obviously so nervous about speaking to me at all that I didn't want to make her any more afraid about the risk she was taking. So I just told her that I'd tell her father that I'd seen her, and that she was well.

Ginny finally got her to relax and laugh a bit at the end of the day, when they were talking about the bee hives.

[alt_sally_anne]

Thank you Mrs Weasley.

[alt_pansy]

It was a lot of fun, even the Quidditch. Ron's house is wizard.

I think the ghoul was my favourite part. Just think, when we're camping we can make up all sorts of stories now and scare the pants off Greengrass and the others.

I quite like flying. Just not the Quidditch part so much. It was fun, though, mainly because the people were fun, I think.

[alt_ron]

You should hear that ghoul at night! Especially if there's rain, cause then he really bangs around up there.

Next time you come, we'll just go out flying. Maybe take a picnic and tell Mum we need to practice distance flying before the camping trip. What do you think?