Inspired by our current debate, and with apologies for not being good at scribbling things in 15 minutes…
"You're not going to believe this." "What-? Gin, Mum said she wanted this stuff packed and miniaturised an hour ago." "Shut up and come in." "What's- ohmydearMerlin!" "Are those your parents's wedding rings?" "No, Harry. Why would they be hidden under Percy's old stuff?" "You mean Percy and Penelope-" "No. Look at the engravings." "'Percival' and 'Bartemius'? But... they're guys? They can't... can they?" "Sure! Why, you mean Muggles can't?" "No. My uncle would have a stroke." "That's not the *point*, Harry! My brother... and his boss?" "Well, Fred and George once said-" "I thought they were *kidding*." "Perhaps Mr Crouch was embarrassed - Percy was so young, and his assistant. Maybe that's why he pretended not to remember his name?" "Either that or 'Weatherby' was Crouch's nickname for Perce's little Perce. Ouch! Gin!" "You deserved that." "You mean he behaved like such an utter prick because he'd just lost his fiance?" "Perhaps, Harry. People can behave strange when they're in pain. Uh… sorry." "It's ok, Ginny." "Well, *I* say we put that box right back and never think of it again. Urgh! Crouch! I'd think better of Perce's taste if he'd picked Lucius Malfoy." "Don't be disgusting, Ron!" "And no more comments about Percy's little Weatherby, ever. Ouch!" "Shut up, Harry. You deserved that too."
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"You're not going to believe this."
"What-? Gin, Mum said she wanted this stuff packed and miniaturised an hour ago."
"Shut up and come in."
"What's- ohmydearMerlin!"
"Are those your parents's wedding rings?"
"No, Harry. Why would they be hidden under Percy's old stuff?"
"You mean Percy and Penelope-"
"No. Look at the engravings."
"'Percival' and 'Bartemius'? But... they're guys? They can't... can they?"
"Sure! Why, you mean Muggles can't?"
"No. My uncle would have a stroke."
"That's not the *point*, Harry! My brother... and his boss?"
"Well, Fred and George once said-"
"I thought they were *kidding*."
"Perhaps Mr Crouch was embarrassed - Percy was so young, and his assistant. Maybe that's why he pretended not to remember his name?"
"Either that or 'Weatherby' was Crouch's nickname for Perce's little Perce. Ouch! Gin!"
"You deserved that."
"You mean he behaved like such an utter prick because he'd just lost his fiance?"
"Perhaps, Harry. People can behave strange when they're in pain. Uh… sorry."
"It's ok, Ginny."
"Well, *I* say we put that box right back and never think of it again. Urgh! Crouch! I'd think better of Perce's taste if he'd picked Lucius Malfoy."
"Don't be disgusting, Ron!"
"And no more comments about Percy's little Weatherby, ever. Ouch!"
"Shut up, Harry. You deserved that too."
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