Who: The Weasleys, all of them. NPCArthur, NPCMolly, NPC(but soon to be PC)Bill, NPCCharlie, Percy, George, NPCFred, Ron, Ginny. What: Welcoming Percy back into the fold. When: Friday 20 April 2002 Where: Shell Cottage Why: Percy has finally come to his senses, and they trust him. Sorta. Mostly. Rating: T for touching.
Arthur was nervous, it was silly, but there it was. It wasn't even as if everything rode on this dinner going well, that had as many chances in the world as they wanted or needed to make this work, but he wanted it to go well the first time anyway. They all needed to put it behind them. He wanted all of his children home and getting along, he wanted them all together, and he wanted it to be easy. He didn't expect all of that though, he had been father to them for too long to expect things to be easy, but he did expect them all to, at the very least, be pleasant.
Checking his watch, then the family clock, Arthur could see that, as expected, Percy was en route, and the others were still in their respective homes. Good. Arthur had given Percy a half hour head start, figuring it would be easier for him to be here already as the others arrived, than it would be to arrive at either the same time or after everyone else. Or perhaps that was an excuse for steeling a few minutes alone with with his wife and their formerly estranged son before being inundated with the whole crew.