"I don't understand why we have to share a tent with… him ."
Fred and George promptly double slapped their youngest brother on the back of his head.
"Seriously Ronald"
"I swear"
"You must be"
"Adopted"
"With how dim witted"
"You can be"
"At all times"
"What these two are trying to say Ron," Bill chimed in as he entered the 'common' room of their side of the structure, "is that to rent a space and buy something like this isn't cheap, especially for seven children and two adults. So, why don't you try to be nice for once and just thank Sirius, Remus, and especially Harry for inviting us and paying for everything. Otherwise you would be sitting at home doing chores and hoping for decent coverage in the paper if you ever read it."
Charlie nodded from where he sat at the table, "You didn't hear this from us but… mom and dad have been having money problems lately. Bill and I have been sending what we can back but having so many kids in school and trying to afford everything else is… well it isn't easy right now."
"Well yeah but I mean… why can't the snake just sleep outside with the rest of…" the boy promptly yelped in pain from a stinging hex sent by his enraged sister who had walked in from the other side.
"Say that again Ron and I'll be mentioning the detentions you've gotten the past few years along with the very colorful language you've picked up."
The boy paled, while his oldest brothers shot dangerous glares, secretly promising to find out exactly what their youngest brother had been saying.
"Alright Weasleys we are finished setting up and the first rounds start in about an hour. Everyone ready to head up and… is something going on here?" Arthur inquired as he noticed the atmosphere in the room.
"No, nothing at all dad. Just making sure Ron knows to be nice to the ones whose generosity allowed us to go on this vacation."
Their father's gaze shot to his youngest son for a moment, before he nodded. "Good, I don't want to hear about any more issues or problems with Harry or his godfathers, am I understood?"
"Yes dad" the children chorused, earning a nod of approval.
"Good, then grab a snack and meet us outside."
...
"GOAL!" The announcer rang out, as fans jumped from their seats cheering and hollering for their favorite teams.
Meanwhile up in one of the spectator boxes the Weasley sons were also voicing their opinions of the game, along with Sirius.
"I'm telling you Krum is going to win this for sure! The only ones who stand a chance of beating him would be the Cannons!"
"Oh please Ron, the Chudley Cannons have about the same odds of making it to the World Cup as you do of being declared Dumbledore's replacement in the Wizengamot as Chief Warlock."
"You really think I have a shot Bill?" The boy inquired excitedly, earning a mass eye roll from everyone in the room.
"So, Ginny, how are you enjoying the game so far?" Harry inquired as he sat next to the young girl in the front row. Currently they were the only two seated in their section, with most of the others standing almost against the glass, Remus getting another round of refreshments, and the two Weasley parents sitting near the back.
"It's great! I love how much energy there seems to be in the air!"
"Mhmm"
"It's too bad none of the others could come with us."
"They simply weren't that interested, and Hedwig understood that I wanted to spend more time with just you ."
She flushed, about to reply, and probably get tongue-tied and make a fool out of herself, when another goal was scored, and the teenage girl acted without thinking, reaching out and grabbing the boy-who-lived's hand in excitement. Her eyes widened in shock the moment she realized what had happened, but by then he had already interlaced their fingers together and begun gently rubbing his thumb over her hand.
She turned to him, her face as red as her hair to see his smile returned to her, sending more than a few pleasant shivers down her spine.
"I find myself enjoying this far more than I thought I would."
From a few feet away, Molly Weasley smiled as she observed interaction and gave a gentle nudge to her husband before gesturing discreetly at the two teens. Arthur's face shifted into a smile as well. "I told you it would be this year…" She whispered to the man, earning a sigh and a promise to give her a back rub every night for the rest of the summer. A year prior the two adults had placed a bet on when the teens would 'acknowledge' the feelings that seemed to be developing between them.
Ginny leaned in a bit closer, before resting her head on the other teen's shoulder, "Do you have your own room?" she whispered, earning a slight nod from her current pillow. "Any chance you would let me sneak over tonight?"
His head turned, "Do you really think I would stop you?" he muttered into her hair, before gently kissing the top of her head, earning a giggle from the girl, along with one from her mother nearby.
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