By late morning at The Burrow, Fred and George had definitely had enough of the atmosphere within the home. Both Ginny and Ron were still moping about the discovery of the betrothal between Harry and Hermione and their mother was still up in her wand about how 'the poor boy' was coping with all that had happened to him. Ron was supposed to be packing to move that evening to 'Aunt Muriel's', while Ginny was stuck in the kitchen with her mother learning how to be a 'witch of the house'.
Bill and Charlie were home for Christmas and, by mid morning, Bill at least had had enough. He used the excuse he needed to 'attend to something' at work in Gringotts before he took off with Charlie in tow. He claimed both would be back for lunch, but not precisely when. Arthur had disappeared out to his workshop almost immediately after lunch and Percy rarely left his room.
Eventually, even George and Fred had had enough of the tenseness and had retreated to their room. There, they quickly decided to write to Harry and beg him to pay a visit. If anything, it would at least provide entertainment.
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Lord Harrikins,
HELP!
You need to come and save us from Mum! She's going all crazy-like over how you must be getting on, what with everything that's come to light about what Dumbledore did to you. You know how she worries and frets about you.
We just think she needs to see you to know you're actually alright. That way she'll stop fretting so much.
Please come visit.
Gred and Forge
P.S. Bring Hermione. She's worrying about her too.
P.P.S. Watch out for Ronnikins. He seems to think Hermione was going to be his girlfriend and is pretty pissed she won't be.
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"Now, how do we get it to Harry?" asked Fred. "Ron will want to know who we're writing to if we ask to borrow Pig, Pinhead won't let us use Hermes because he's working that bird hard writing to his... girlfriend... and Errol is likely to die of exhaustion before he's even halfway there."
Cutting in, George replied, "We send it the same way he's been sending letters to us, of course, my dimwitted sibling."
"Oh, bravo; my uglier brother," said Fred. "Now, all we have to do is remember the name of that crazy house elf that Harrikins now has."
George frowned in thought, quickly joined by an identical expression on his brother's face. "Hobby?... Doggy?... Hoggy?..."
"No, my forgetful brother, it's Bobby!..." When no elf turned up he tried, "Doddy?... Toddy?... Tobby?... Dob―"
With a snap of his fingers, George exclaimed, "Ah ha!... Dobby!"
A moment later Dobby popped in and immediately asked, "What cans Dobby be doings for the Great Master Harry Potter, Sir's, Red Hair Devil Twins?"
"Eureka!" declared both.
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Setting aside the book he was reading on Ancient Runes, something he finally admitted to Hermione he'd already been studying, Harry picked up the letter and hunted down his betrothed. She was sitting in the parlour on one of the couches with her legs tucked up while also reading.
"Hey, you," he called.
Surprisingly, she responded on the first call. Usually, at Hogwarts, he'd had to try three or four times before he finally got her attention.
"Yes, Harry?" she asked, looking up.
Silently he just handed her the letter, then asked, "What do you think?"
After reading it, she frowned and replied, "I suppose we could go visit them. It is, after all, one of the things you said you'd do before we got back to Hogwarts."
Nodding, he replied, "My thoughts, too. I'm just worried about the reaction from Ron."
"And Ginny," she added. "Still... if they do react, it's probably better it happens at The Burrow, rather than in the Great Hall at Hogwarts."
"Good point," he replied. "At least there, I won't be put into a position I'll have to take 'official' action. I really don't want to have to challenge Ron to an Honour Duel."
Hermione shook her head and said, "I was thinking along the lines their mother will also be there. I'm more hoping she'll stomp on any bad behaviour that arises from either of them as it happens."
"Hmmm..." he nodded. "I see your point."
"So," she said. "Do we floo call them?"
Harry thought for a few moments before he gave a firm nod and said, "We do."
After getting the okay from Hermione's parents, the two informed their auror guard they'd be floo-calling the Weasleys to ensure it was alright for them to visit. They'd contact them after lunch.
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