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An Unexpected Guest
Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to JKR. All situations are mine. No $$$ is being made from this fanfic.
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Chapter 43 ~ An Unexpected Guest
Ginny had not heard from Percival in almost a week, which was quite a long time for the wizard. The witch wondered if the wealthy wizard had second thoughts about her family and decided it would be best not to see her anymore. She wouldn't blame him if he had felt that way.
Ginny had been impressed with the sensitivity he'd shown when dealing with his mother concerning Percy, and also how adaptable he was at dinner, diving in and participating with gusto. He really seemed to enjoy himself. It was very hard to believe that the wizard was a Slytherin. Of course, if she had known about the very discreet bodyguards Percival had assigned to both her flat and her person, Ginny would have adjusted her view of the wizard immediately. He was just as sneaky and driven as any other Slytherin graduate.
Finally Sunday rolled around, and Ginny returned to the Burrow for Sunday dinner. It was a bit subdued when Ginny told them how she hadn't heard from Percival all week. Fred and George looked very sullen. They were feeling guilty. It appeared their sister had actually liked the wizard, and their greed and forwardness had driven him off. They tried to apologize.
Ginny looked at her brothers.
Fred, George…you just acted the way you always act. I brought Percival here so he could see my family in their natural habitat," she said.
Both Fred and George raised their eyebrows.
"You make us sound like animals," Fred said.
Ginny laughed.
"No, you are just…well…untamed. There's a difference. We're all just open, down-to-earth people. We just might have been a bit too much for Percival. He's a nice wizard…but he is from a different background. He might as well be from a different world," Ginny said a bit sadly.
Molly looked at her daughter and felt terrible, and a little angry with Percival. If he were going to stop seeing her daughter, he could have told her. She wished she could get hold of him…she'd give him a piece of her mind.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. All heads turned toward the kitchen. Visitors rarely came to the Burrow.
Arthur stood up.
"I'll get it," he said, heading for the kitchen
Molly rose too, curious.
"I'm coming Arthur," she said, following him.
Presently all the curious Weasleys followed their parents to the front door, Darlene and Shannon remaining behind, the witch trying to get her daughter to eat her peas.
The knock sounded again, and Arthur opened the door. Percival stood there and bowed as Molly's face went black. Percival noticed it immediately.
"Good afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Weasley…Weasley family," he began. He looked over their heads until he saw Ginny who was looking at him evenly, her face unreadable.
"Hello, Ginny," he called to her. The witch walked back into the dining room as Molly moved forward.
"You have some nerve showing up here after not talking to Ginny in a week. If you were going to stop seeing her, Percival, you should have told her. And here I was thinking you were a nice wizard, obviously I …" Molly began, warming up to her browbeating state.
Percival cut her off.
"I was quite busy in negotiations with my lawyers, Mrs. Weasley, from morning until night taking care of some arrangements. But I do have a reason I am here if you will just give me a chance to explain," he said, looking at the witch furtively.
Molly sighed and crossed her arms angrily. None of the Weasley men looked all too happy with him either. Percival thought they might like to beat him up, the way they were looking at him. It was dangerous crossing a witch who had so many brothers. But he hadn't crossed Ginny. He really had been busy.
"Well, Mrs. Weasley…Molly…the reason I'm here is because I know you have a vacant chair at your table…" he began.
Arthur frowned blackly. Surely he wasn't here to try to mooch a meal, in Percy's spot no less. The wizard's fist tightened. If Percival said that was the reason he was here…
"I just thought you'd like to have somebody fill it," he said.
Arthur started to move forward when Percival stepped aside. A tall, thin wizard replaced him. Pale, red-haired with heavy glasses.
Arthur blinked at him.
"Percy?" he asked, his voice threatening to leave him.
"Hi dad," the wizard said, looking at his father. Then…
"Percy?"
It was his mother. She was frozen in place, staring at him.
"Percy is that really you?" she whispered, moving forward as if under the imperious curse.
Percy nodded, his brown eyes filling with tears as he looked down on his mother's beautiful face.
"Yeah, mum. It's me. And I'm so, so sorry," he said softly.
Suddenly Molly let out a scream and flung herself on her son, pulling him down and covering his face in kisses, as the rest of the family stared at him in amazement. Percy's arms locked around his mother as tears streamed down his face.
"Percy! My baby! My baby!" Molly cried hanging on to the wizard as if she would never let him go.
Ginny ran into the kitchen and looked, thinking she couldn't be seeing what she was seeing. It was her brother. It was Percy. The wizard looked up at her, his mother's arms still wrapped around him.
"Hi sis," he said softly. "I think I might have missed your last letter."
Ginny let out a scream and fought through her brothers to get to Percy, wrapping her arms around both her mother and him…kissing him much as Molly did, tears streaming.
He was out of Azkaban. He was home. Home where he belonged with his family who loved him.
"But…but how, Percy? How did you get out? Your last appeal was denied and you couldn't apply for another for six months, she said to the wizard, releasing him.
Arthur tried to pry Molly off her son, but she was molded to him, whispering his name over and over.
"I believe the gentleman who met me at the Ministry today had something to do with it. He was waiting for me when I was released. The guards at Azkaban started treating me very good last Monday, and last night they told me I was to be released in the morning. That someone important had called in one hell of a favor for me and insisted I be out by Sunday morning. Then he took me and bought me new robes and some other things, and brought me here," Percy said.
Ginny looked at him.
"It was Percival, Ginny. Percival brought him here," Molly whispered. "Percival got my boy released. The gods bless him."
Ginny craned her neck to try and see behind the wizard and her mother as they blocked the door.
"Where is he?" she asked.
Percy looked behind him, then shrugged.
"I don't know. He's gone," the wizard replied.
Ginny fell silent.
Arthur managed to get Molly off of his son, then shook his hand.
"Welcome home, son," he said to the wizard soberly.
Percy met his father's eyes, holding his hand tightly.
"Dad, I am so sorry. I was so stupid. I didn't think…I just…" he began.
"Shhh. You're home now, son. You're back with the family who loves you. Come in and have some supper," Arthur said softly.
Percy looked at his father for a moment, then embraced him tightly as Arthur patted his back.
"It's all right, Percy. We love you just as much as we always did. You've still got your old spot at the table," Arthur said, pulling away from him.
One by one, his brothers embraced him. Percy came to Ron last, who scowled at him.
"You're a bloody idiot, you know that Percy?" he seethed at the wizard.
Percy looked at him.
"Yeah, I know, Ron," he replied.
"But I'm glad you're home, you git. Now maybe mum won't wash us away with all the tears she's been shedding over you," Ron said, punching Percy in the arm, then embracing him tighty.
They all moved back into the dining room, in one huddled group.
All except Ginny Weasley, who stood staring out the door, her brown eyes glistening brightly.
Why had Percival left? He was a hero to the Weasley family. He should have stayed to be thanked.
No matter.
She knew where to find him...and exactly how to thank him.
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A/N: Ok. I teared up writing this. Let me know if I'm the only twinkie here. Sigh. Well, I'm impressed with Percival, and by Ginny's final thoughts…I think she is very impressed. Short chapter and evil cliffie I know. But I think Lord Percival Hornswallow the 2nd is about to become a very happy wizard. Please review.
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Chapter 43 ~ An Unexpected Guest
Ginny had not heard from Percival in almost a week, which was quite a long time for the wizard. The witch wondered if the wealthy wizard had second thoughts about her family and decided it would be best not to see her anymore. She wouldn't blame him if he had felt that way.
Ginny had been impressed with the sensitivity he'd shown when dealing with his mother concerning Percy, and also how adaptable he was at dinner, diving in and participating with gusto. He really seemed to enjoy himself. It was very hard to believe that the wizard was a Slytherin. Of course, if she had known about the very discreet bodyguards Percival had assigned to both her flat and her person, Ginny would have adjusted her view of the wizard immediately. He was just as sneaky and driven as any other Slytherin graduate.
Finally Sunday rolled around, and Ginny returned to the Burrow for Sunday dinner. It was a bit subdued when Ginny told them how she hadn't heard from Percival all week. Fred and George looked very sullen. They were feeling guilty. It appeared their sister had actually liked the wizard, and their greed and forwardness had driven him off. They tried to apologize.
Ginny looked at her brothers.
Fred, George…you just acted the way you always act. I brought Percival here so he could see my family in their natural habitat," she said.
Both Fred and George raised their eyebrows.
"You make us sound like animals," Fred said.
Ginny laughed.
"No, you are just…well…untamed. There's a difference. We're all just open, down-to-earth people. We just might have been a bit too much for Percival. He's a nice wizard…but he is from a different background. He might as well be from a different world," Ginny said a bit sadly.
Molly looked at her daughter and felt terrible, and a little angry with Percival. If he were going to stop seeing her daughter, he could have told her. She wished she could get hold of him…she'd give him a piece of her mind.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. All heads turned toward the kitchen. Visitors rarely came to the Burrow.
Arthur stood up.
"I'll get it," he said, heading for the kitchen
Molly rose too, curious.
"I'm coming Arthur," she said, following him.
Presently all the curious Weasleys followed their parents to the front door, Darlene and Shannon remaining behind, the witch trying to get her daughter to eat her peas.
The knock sounded again, and Arthur opened the door. Percival stood there and bowed as Molly's face went black. Percival noticed it immediately.
"Good afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Weasley…Weasley family," he began. He looked over their heads until he saw Ginny who was looking at him evenly, her face unreadable.
"Hello, Ginny," he called to her. The witch walked back into the dining room as Molly moved forward.
"You have some nerve showing up here after not talking to Ginny in a week. If you were going to stop seeing her, Percival, you should have told her. And here I was thinking you were a nice wizard, obviously I …" Molly began, warming up to her browbeating state.
Percival cut her off.
"I was quite busy in negotiations with my lawyers, Mrs. Weasley, from morning until night taking care of some arrangements. But I do have a reason I am here if you will just give me a chance to explain," he said, looking at the witch furtively.
Molly sighed and crossed her arms angrily. None of the Weasley men looked all too happy with him either. Percival thought they might like to beat him up, the way they were looking at him. It was dangerous crossing a witch who had so many brothers. But he hadn't crossed Ginny. He really had been busy.
"Well, Mrs. Weasley…Molly…the reason I'm here is because I know you have a vacant chair at your table…" he began.
Arthur frowned blackly. Surely he wasn't here to try to mooch a meal, in Percy's spot no less. The wizard's fist tightened. If Percival said that was the reason he was here…
"I just thought you'd like to have somebody fill it," he said.
Arthur started to move forward when Percival stepped aside. A tall, thin wizard replaced him. Pale, red-haired with heavy glasses.
Arthur blinked at him.
"Percy?" he asked, his voice threatening to leave him.
"Hi dad," the wizard said, looking at his father. Then…
"Percy?"
It was his mother. She was frozen in place, staring at him.
"Percy is that really you?" she whispered, moving forward as if under the imperious curse.
Percy nodded, his brown eyes filling with tears as he looked down on his mother's beautiful face.
"Yeah, mum. It's me. And I'm so, so sorry," he said softly.
Suddenly Molly let out a scream and flung herself on her son, pulling him down and covering his face in kisses, as the rest of the family stared at him in amazement. Percy's arms locked around his mother as tears streamed down his face.
"Percy! My baby! My baby!" Molly cried hanging on to the wizard as if she would never let him go.
Ginny ran into the kitchen and looked, thinking she couldn't be seeing what she was seeing. It was her brother. It was Percy. The wizard looked up at her, his mother's arms still wrapped around him.
"Hi sis," he said softly. "I think I might have missed your last letter."
Ginny let out a scream and fought through her brothers to get to Percy, wrapping her arms around both her mother and him…kissing him much as Molly did, tears streaming.
He was out of Azkaban. He was home. Home where he belonged with his family who loved him.
"But…but how, Percy? How did you get out? Your last appeal was denied and you couldn't apply for another for six months, she said to the wizard, releasing him.
Arthur tried to pry Molly off her son, but she was molded to him, whispering his name over and over.
"I believe the gentleman who met me at the Ministry today had something to do with it. He was waiting for me when I was released. The guards at Azkaban started treating me very good last Monday, and last night they told me I was to be released in the morning. That someone important had called in one hell of a favor for me and insisted I be out by Sunday morning. Then he took me and bought me new robes and some other things, and brought me here," Percy said.
Ginny looked at him.
"It was Percival, Ginny. Percival brought him here," Molly whispered. "Percival got my boy released. The gods bless him."
Ginny craned her neck to try and see behind the wizard and her mother as they blocked the door.
"Where is he?" she asked.
Percy looked behind him, then shrugged.
"I don't know. He's gone," the wizard replied.
Ginny fell silent.
Arthur managed to get Molly off of his son, then shook his hand.
"Welcome home, son," he said to the wizard soberly.
Percy met his father's eyes, holding his hand tightly.
"Dad, I am so sorry. I was so stupid. I didn't think…I just…" he began.
"Shhh. You're home now, son. You're back with the family who loves you. Come in and have some supper," Arthur said softly.
Percy looked at his father for a moment, then embraced him tightly as Arthur patted his back.
"It's all right, Percy. We love you just as much as we always did. You've still got your old spot at the table," Arthur said, pulling away from him.
One by one, his brothers embraced him. Percy came to Ron last, who scowled at him.
"You're a bloody idiot, you know that Percy?" he seethed at the wizard.
Percy looked at him.
"Yeah, I know, Ron," he replied.
"But I'm glad you're home, you git. Now maybe mum won't wash us away with all the tears she's been shedding over you," Ron said, punching Percy in the arm, then embracing him tighty.
They all moved back into the dining room, in one huddled group.
All except Ginny Weasley, who stood staring out the door, her brown eyes glistening brightly.
Why had Percival left? He was a hero to the Weasley family. He should have stayed to be thanked.
No matter.
She knew where to find him...and exactly how to thank him.
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A/N: Ok. I teared up writing this. Let me know if I'm the only twinkie here. Sigh. Well, I'm impressed with Percival, and by Ginny's final thoughts…I think she is very impressed. Short chapter and evil cliffie I know. But I think Lord Percival Hornswallow the 2nd is about to become a very happy wizard. Please review.