alt_molly | Friends gathering at the Burrow

The Burrow has been positively seething with activity today, but it's all good fun. It's a good thing the weather's nice, because with all the friends the children have invited over, I'm sure my ears would be ringing if they were rampaging through the house. As it is, they've been outside on their brooms for most of the day.

Ginny invited Luna (and it's been perfectly lovely to see her again) and Honoria Sandoval, whom I've never met before. She was a little shy at first, but now the three girls are warming up marvelously together. And the twins invited Lee, of course, and Angelina Johnson and Nick Towler (which of course means talk of Quidditch, Quidditch, Quidditch). Sally-Anne Perks is here, along with several members of the Stretton family, and Pansy Parkinson, and Neville Longbottom.

The twins set up an obstacle course in the orchard this morning, and everyone competed to see who could race through it the most quickly. From the sounds of it, Fred and George managed to come up with some surprises that not even those who participated in the CCF week expected! I could hear shouts and howls of laughter echoing through the trees all morning. (Result: one gashed elbow, some torn robes, and one briefly bloody nose--Neville's--but everyone took it all in stride, even Neville, and after all, that's what healing charms are for.)

Everyone clattered in and devoured the platters of sandwiches I'd put out for lunch, talking up a storm. Now they're outside again, playing a fast and furious game of pickup Quidditch. I haven't had a single Quaffle go through a window yet, which means I must count the day a great success.