Author:
phnxfeather47Title: Normalcy of a Simple Dinner
Word Count: 288
Prompt: CM's
thankful
You see her pause for a fraction of a second in her movements before… “Fred, George, one more unnecessary remark about your sister, and you
will suffer the consequences!”
Although she hasn’t laid out what exactly the consequences are, you listen as they chorus, “Yes, Mum.” They smile sweetly at Fleur as they say this, just before George jabs Fred in the ribs with a grin as the blonde continues to look adoringly at her new husband. Bill glances at them before commenting dryly that they need girlfriends.
Meanwhile, heaps and heaps of food litter the Burrow’s long kitchen table. Hands are reaching, grasping, and passing so fast that you can’t help but watch the food vanish like the end of your first Hogwarts’ Welcoming Feast. Her hand wraps its way around yours as it lay next to your overflowing plate. Seated next to a pristine and quiet Percy, Charlie gives you a wink from across the table and makes what Mrs. Weasley would call another ‘unnecessary remark.’ She laughs at your embarrassment.
At the head of the table, Mr. Weasley engages your second favorite female in yet another discussion about all things Muggle. For a moment you watch them in amusement that any two people could be that engaged over a ball point pen.
All the while, you feel him fidgeting next to you. It’s a habit of his that’s increased recently whenever aforementioned female is in the room. “Ron, Hermione’s foot is to your left if you’re wondering,” you say through a smirk. There is a collective pause as eleven pairs of eyes dart around the table before the room breaks out in roguish laughter, turning his ears instantly scarlet.
Satisfied, you tuck into your meal.