Chapter- 12

 

Krystal smiled at the memory. Kendra snapped her fingers and Krystal snapped into reality. Ava raised her eyebrows questioningly. Krystal continued, ‘ They all screamed in joy, but all the children were standing in a corner apprehensively. They never knew him. They were all told once a week that Fred was exactly like George but after Fred had died George always looked as though he had had a dementor kiss. So, they had no idea how George was before Fred died. Then Fred shook everyone off and stared at the children and they stared back. Fred stepped up and examined them very closely as though they were a priceless item that was on sale. He asked, “ Who are these?” Then Harry, still grinning, walked over to Fred and said, “ These are my and Ginny’s chil-“ “ Wait, Ginny’s and yours?” “ Yeah they’re my parents”, said Albus Severus Potter. Fred gawked at him. “ So, who are you?” said Fred. Albus answered almost immediately “ I’m Albus Severus Potter”, then he gestured James, “ that’s my brother James Sirius potter”, then he pointed at Lily, “ That’s my sister Lily Luna Potter. Dad’s an Auror and mum used to play Quidditch but now she just edits the Quidditch section in  the Daily Prophet. Then Rose walked up to Fred and said, “I’m Rose Granger-Weasley”, she pointed to Hugo and told him, “ That’s my younger brother Hugo Granger-Weasley.” Then she puffed her chest and said, “ Children of Minister of Magic and,” she smirked at her father Ron Weasley, “a joke shop assistant.” Fred collapsed onto a chair trying to digest what the children had told him. Then, finally he pointed a weak finger to Hermione, “ So, you’re my sister-in-law and the Minister of Magic”, then pointed to Harry and said, “ You’re my brother-in-law and an Auror.” Then his face brightened as he pointed to the children as he said, “ You’re my nieces and nephews.” Then he tried to take his wand from his robes but it seemed that he had lost it. His face turned pale. “ M-my w-wand”, he stuttered. Mrs. Weasley bustled to a showcase that Fred hadn’t noticed till then. She stuck her hand in it and took a wand out of a trophy that said ‘Rose Granger-Weasley Quidditch Winner in Children’s Quidditch Finals”. Fred looked immensely relieved when she gently placed the wand in her hand. But he jumped about a foot when she burst into tears and hugged him so hard his breath caught in his throat. “ Mum- gerrof” he choked. George had small tears of happiness in his eyes. Ginny jumped off her chair and went over to Fred and put her hand in her robes and showed him a poster that said  ‘Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes’ and a picture of Fred and George in it, pulling silly faces together so that it looked like a mirror was in between them. They looked thirteen or so. In the corner read the words ‘In Britain, America and France’. Fred gasped unbelievingly and spluttered, “It’s all we ever wanted”.  He grinned at George and Ron. “ Thanks Ron”, he said in a small voice. Ron grinned at his not so older brother. Fred looked at himself and at George and said uncertainly , “ Err- do you know how to make me the same age as you , George? Like, I mean permanent ?” “Well it’s actually a very simple process”, looking at the shocked look on Fred he said, “ Modern magic has changed and my magic has too but I haven’t”. Fred nodded. Then he noticed the children still standing a corner. He grinned and asked, “ Which one is like me ?” Then Harry pointed at James who stared at Fred and said, “ But I thought Uncle Fred was gloomy and sad all the time like Uncle George”,  and indicated George who rushed scarlet. “George was actually the biggest troublemaker in the school along with Fred who were the ones who gave me the Marauder’s Map. They were the ones who invented ¾ things that you get in a joke shop.” James gawked at George looking him head to toe. Fred clapped his hands and told them that it was time we change him to George’s age.”