They chatted for a few more minutes until there was a knock on the door. "Harry?" the voice of Molly Weasley asked. "Dinner is done."
"We'll be down soon," Harry replied and then in a lower voice. "Help me keep an eye on Ginny. I'll tell you about the train trip back later, but we know she had several cauldrons of different types of love and jealousy potions. She even had one filled with a lust potion."
"What are you going to do?"
"Find out if she has any left and then catch her in the act," Harry replied. "It has got to be in front of Arthur or at least Bill and Fleur."
"Why not Molly?" Sirius asked. "Do you think she's in on it?"
"No…Miranda's only complaint about her was her overly mothering, but I do know she used a love potion on Arthur when they were younger. She told Ginny and Hermione about. I'm afraid she won't take it seriously enough if it's only her."
"Molly has told that story to everyone," Sirius chuckled. "What she didn't know was the Arthur knew about it. He liked her too but was too shy to approach her. He figured the love potion would just do what he wanted to happen anyway. It worked it seems."
"And no one bothers telling Ginny that part of it and now she thinks it's perfectly acceptable to use potions on me."
"True. What can I do to help?" Sirius asked.
"I don't know," Harry replied. "Like I said, I'm not even sure if she has any more. If she does, I need to know and if not, I need to know if she starts brewing more."
"Can I get Kreacher to help?" Sirius asked. "I can have him check Ginny's trunk when everyone is out."
"That'd help," Harry agreed. "Thanks."
If Harry had any complaints against Molly Weasley, her cooking definitely wasn't one of them. The table everyone was sitting around was overflowing with various pots and bowls of delectable things to eat. Someone had made sure that Ron wasn't sitting near Harry, but unfortunately Ginny ended up sitting at his left side. The first thing Harry did when he filled his cup was to move it away from her.
"So," Mrs. Weasley started, "how were the OWLs?" She was looking at Harry, so he started.
"I think I did very well," Harry said. "I was told I did exceptionally well in Charms and I'm quite sure I did very well in Defense. I might have even got an O in potions. The color was exactly right anyway."
"Excellent Harry," Mrs. Weasley said with true enthusiasm. She turned to her son. "And you Ron, how'd yours go?"
"Waadl enhmp" Ron said through a mouth full of food.
"Ronald Weasley, don't talk with your mouth full," His mother said.
"Well enough," Ron said after he'd swallowed his mouthful without chewing another time. He immediately shoveled another bite into his mouth.
"Did you ever get to take your Charms test?" Harry asked.
"Why?" Molly asked turning again to her son. "Why didn't you take your Charms OWL?"
Ron still had his mouth full so Harry explained. "There were a few love potions going around that day. Somehow Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson ended up fighting over Ron right in the Great Hall before the test. Pansy actually kissed him."
"Well that's better than Draco," Sirius smirked. "Love potions? Good prank. Did anyone else get hit?"
Harry turned to Ginny, "There was Millicent…"
"NO!" Ginny exclaimed and rushed out of the room as she again tasted the kiss of the overly large Slytherin Hag. She didn't stop until she was in the bathroom digging out her toothbrush.
"Millicent Bulstrode got a love potion for Ginny?" Tonks asked incredulously.
"Yeah, I understand there was a kiss and everything," Harry smirked.
"I need to have a word with Dumbledore," Molly said. "How can such things happen at that school?"
"He wasn't there remember," Harry explained. "In fact Umbridge accused Hermione because of that stupid article by Skeeter last year. That's how she ended up being questioned."
"How did Hermione do in her OWLS?" Tonks asked.
"She'll get all Os of course," Harry shrugged. "My girlfriend is the smartest witch at Hogwarts."
"Just like your mother," Sirius said. "Remus here," He pointed over to his fellow Marauder, "and your father were both smart, but Lily was in a class by herself."
"Sirius, maybe you shouldn't…" Molly started as she looked over at Harry.
"I'm fine, Mrs. Weasley," Harry replied.
"Yeah Lily was about the only one who could put James in his place as well. Very much like how Hermione's about the only one you'll listen to," Sirius continued. "I remember at Christmas time when you were locked in your room. As soon as she walked in the door she stomped up those steps and in no time she'd done what no one else could."
"I didn't listen to her last week though," Harry replied trying to sound convincing. "She warned me it was probably a trap."
"And yet she was still there with you."
"Speaking of the Ministry," Arthur spoke up. "Have you heard my news? I got promoted. I'm heading up a brand new office. With You-Know-Who finally recognized as having returned, the wizarding world is being flooded with counterfeit protection devices and other such junk. I've got ten witches and wizards under me now and our job is to find and confiscate them."
"So similar to your old job, but instead of muggles, you're protecting Witches and Wizards?" Harry asked.
"Yes," Arthur exclaimed.
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