Back to Magic- Chapter 9

This is a rather long chapter so I hope you enjoy!!

Chapter 9- The Twins Get Involved
By Robert S

Movement out of the corner of his eye made Fred Weasley look up from the last crate of shield items he and Verity had ready to send off to the Ministry, and he saw George come into the back room of their joke shop.

"Who sent the owl?" he asked and waved his wand at the crate. It vanished instantly, on it's way to poor, defenseless ministry workers somewhere.

"It's just small packages now, Mr. Weasley," Verity said. "I'll handle them if you wish."

"If you will, Verity," he said and walked slowly toward George, who turned with him and they both headed for the stairs leading up to their small flat. "What's up? You haven't looked that serious since you tested the first batch of U-No-Poo."

George raised an eyebrow as if that was the last thing he ever wanted to remember. "It's a censored parchment from Dad-look, all blurred out and everything, but he managed to clue me in that Ron's got out from under the Minisry's nose and Mum's gone mad over it."

Fred reached the top of the steps and opened the door and grinned. "You don't say?" With the door closed behind them, George handed the note to him and he raised both eyebrows as he looked at the many blurred woreds and lines on it that the aurors thought gave too much away. "Well done, Ron. Fudge's death must have stunned the aurors, or he'd have never gotten past them. What do you think he's going to do, George?"

"Find Harry, of course. Though that shouldn't be too hard considering Harry already said he wanted to visit his parents' graves. All anyone who knows this has to do is go there and wait."

"Anyone?"

George took back the parchment and began folding it in slow movements as he thought. "Well, yeah, anyone."

"Definitely scares me sometimes." He rubbed his chin. "Hogwarts, then?"

"No," George shook his head. "Hogsmeade. We can get a room at the Three Broomsticks and watch for signs of activity at the castle. The rumors of Death Eaters taking over are rubbish. The enchantments around the school are still in place. Bill said Dumbledore's are gone but, he and Moody aded a few that will make anyone with a Dar Mark feel as if they'd run into a brick wall. They got the idea from the battle in the astronomy tower. If Dark Marks can be used to cross barriers safely, they can be used to keep their bearers out, too."

Fred was already using his wand to fill a small bag with clothes and other items. "Hogsmeade, it is. Shall we take along brooms, do you think? Might come in handy."

George smiled. "Good thought. I'll pop downstairs to tell Lee he has the shop for a few days and he can let it slip, if anyone asks, that we went into hiding with the family at Mum's request, but that we'll be back as soon as Ron is found." With a crack he was gone.

Fred looked around the small flat, collecting items to send on ahead. He knew Tonks was stationed at Hogsmeade and he wanted her to be alert for their arrival.

His patronus had just departed when George reappeared with Lee a moment later. The three friends looked at one another silently for a long time.

Lee looked away first. "Let me know if you need anything," he said. With a double crack, the twins were gone.