TBAY: Waiting for the Last Can(n)on

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 172054

The rumblings of the Last Canon were growing louder every day, 
shuddering across the expanse of Theory Bay.  Alla and Ceridwen entered 
the George and ordered some butterbeer, needing something to help them 
sleep.

"Oh,"  Alla groaned as the canon made another lunge against the heavy 
gates.  Butterbeer sloshed onto the tables.  "It is good to know the 
Last Canon will be released soon, but I need sleep now!"

Ceridwen frowned out the window, up to the lone torch by the massive 
gates.  "Maybe the Last Canon should stay put.  Maybe bad things will 
happen that we won't want to know."

"Oh!  Not Voldemort killing Harry Potter!"  Alla downed her butterbeer 
in one swallow.

"No, no, Alla!  Voldemort must die.  I mean really horrible things."  
Ceridwen leaned forward and whispered,  "Things like Ever So Evil 
Weasleys!"

"No."  Alla shook her head.  "No!  The Weasleys are good to Harry!  
They're like the familiy he never had!  They would never hurt him!  
They'd rather die!"  Alla leaned back in her chair as if trying to 
escape the shadows of the Ever So Evil Weasleys cast against the back 
wall of the George.

"Who was first people helping Harry Potter, when he couldn't find the 
train for school?"  Ceridwen asked.

"Molly Weasley and the kids."

"Why did Molly Weasley need to ask about the gate?  She has seven 
children, with only one not in Hogwarts.  Molly Weasley could find Gate 
9 3/4 sleepwalking."

"But..."

"And, who sits in the compartment with Harry?"

"Ron Weasley, heroic best friend."  Alla crossed her arms, reminding 
Ceridwen of Ron's many dangerous adventures with Harry.

"Ron Weasley, the boy who shares all of Harry Potter's secrets!  Sleeps 
in same room with Harry Potter, so he can hear nightmares or talking in 
Harry's sleep!  Brings Harry to his home in the summer, to hear more 
secrets."

"No.  No!"  Alla shook her head.

"And, who was Harry Potter's ideal girlfriend?  The one who changed so 
very much?  Who had the diary, and shared confidences with the evil 
shade of young Tom Riddle?  Who released the murderous Basilisk?"

"But, Ginny Weasley almost died!  The evil shade of young Tom Riddle 
nearly killed her!  Only Harry Potter saved her!"

"Ginny Weasley is like Bellatrix.  She would willingly give her life 
for her dark master.  All of the Weasleys would, except for brave Percy 
Weasley, who left home because of his family's evilness."

"Percy Weasley is a prat.  He hates his mother.  He sends her gifts 
back to break her heart."

"All for show, planned by Molly Weasley herself.  The jumper was soaked 
through with spells to listen in to Ministry business, for the Dark 
Lord.  Even loyal Percy doesn't know this, Alla - who sold Peruvian 
Darkness Powder to Death Eaters?  Whose shop is still open, even with 
those nasty signs in the windows about the Dark Lord?  Who pushed 
Montague into the Vanishing Cabinet so Draco Malfoy could learn about 
its connection to Borgin and Burkes's shop?  Who is so smart they makes 
advanced sweets and devices, but only got three O.W.L.s between them?"

"Not Gred and Forge!"

"Yes!"  Ceridwen leaned across the table, her eyes almost glowing in 
the lantern-light.  "Gred and Forge Weasley!  Following in the muddy 
footprints of the evilest Weasley of all, Arthur Weasley, who's been 
passing information from the Ministry of Magic to the Death Eaters 
since first war!  He put his own son Percy under the Imperius curse so 
he would never speak ill of his family to Dumbledore or the Minister.  
This is why Fake Moody said the son of Arthur Weasley should know about 
Imperius - Arthur Weasley is the master of Imperius!"

Someone was talking outside the George.  The door opened and more elves 
entered, unable to sleep for the noise of the Last Canon...
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Ceridwen.