Pool Party

"Okay, do we have drinks?"

"Check."

"Food?"

"Check."

"Bathing attire?"

"Uh, I don't know. I guess since we're not in school anymore we can just conjure our suits. I don't know about everyone else, though."

Fred, George, Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione were now standing around the kitchen table. On the table, however, were mounds of drinks, food, and a rather good selection of music. The only thing missing were their suits.

"Don't worry about that. We all got a notice before we left school that the students could do magic outside of Hogwarts this year. But they can't be any big spells, only small ones. And I'm sure conjuring two bathing suits aren't on the list as "big things"," Hermione said, the others nodding simultaneously.

"Bathing suits?" George asked, grinning and turning back to Fred.

"Check," Fred said with an exact grin as his brother's. But as his eyes swept over the list one last time, he frowned. "Something is still missing."

"What could possibly be missing? We have food, drinks-" Ginny said, pointing at each item.

"More guests!" George suddenly shouted.

"Exactly!" Fred agreed with his twin.

"What? That's impossible. How are we going to get them here? We don't have time to send out owls now, it's almost four. Besides, you heard what Mum said. No parties," Ron said.

"Oh, Ron, when are you going to learn?" George said, chuckling and shaking his head. "Don't you know by now that we never listen to her when something this important is just sitting there? I mean, by Dad ordering that pool, they practically begged for us to have a party,"

"Yeah, and it's not a party as if we've just won a Quidditch match or something. Just a small get together with some friends is all," Fred supplied. Ginny, Ron, Harry, and Hermione glanced nervously at each. "A small get together" was an understatement if Fred and George were planning this.

"Don't worry, guys. I've got it all planned out. You four go get changed and we'll worry about the other guests. Ron, can we borrow Pig?" Fred asked.

"What do you need that git for?" Ron asked, irritably.

"Look, we'll explain later. I promise it will be for the best," Fred begged.

"All right. He's upstairs in his cage," Ron said.

"Thanks. Come on, George. We've got work to do," Fred said, leading the two of them up to Ron's room.

"Well, I guess the only thing left is us. Come on, Ginny. Let's get going." Hermione said. Ginny nodded her head as the girls went into the downstairs bathroom while Harry and Ron went to Percy's old room.

Ten minutes later, Harry and Ron emerged from Percy's room, Ron dressed in plain black swim shorts and Harry dressed in plain emerald green ones. Both carried a huge beach towel and they trudged downstairs to where Hermione and Ginny resided, still in the bathroom. Ron knocked on the door with his knuckle.

"Are you girls ready?" Ron asked. Low giggles escaped from behind the closed door. Ron looked over at Harry, who was as puzzled as Ron was. "What are you two doing in there?" came Ron's voice again.

"Nothing," the girls said together. More giggles.

"Okay, well we'll be out by the pool. Come out when you're ready," Harry said. They didn't wait for a reply; instead they turned and headed outside with the food, drinks, and music onto the patio. No sooner had they gotten everything set up, there was a low THUD from the living room. Harry and Ron ran in to see who had arrived by fireplace, when a coughing Seamus Finnigan stood up, dusting off his shirt and red swim shorts.

"Seamus!" Ron and Harry shouted together.

"Hey, Harry, Ron! I came as soon as I could. Fred and George told me all about your party," Seamus said.

"How did you get an invitation so fast?" Harry asked, incredulously.

"I don't know. I was in my room doing my summer homework, when Pig showed up at my window. It was an invitation from Fred and George saying that they just got a new pool and was having a pool party. It also said that if I wanted to go that I should come by floo powder," Seamus explained.

"So that's why they wanted to use Pig. For a couple of class clowns they sure know how to think up quick solutions," Ron said. Harry nodded.

"Do you know who else is coming?" Harry asked. Seamus was about to reply when Fred and George came jumping down the stairs.

"Seamus! You made it! Glad you could come," George said, clapping Seamus on the back.

"I'm glad to be here. Say, Fred, who else is coming?" Seamus said, repeating Harry's question.

"Oh you know, the regulars. Dean, Oliver, Angelina, Alicia, Lavender, Parvati, you know." Fred said, counting off names on his fingers.

"That's a lot of people. I never expected you to get that many invitations out. How is Pig delivering them all?" Ron asked curiously.

"Ah, but that's the beauty of it. Hermione was actually helpful with her info on you being able to do magic. I forgot that we could. Ever since we left school we haven't had the need to use it as much since we live in the Muggle World. But Hermione triggered my mind. Since we needed to get more people over here fast, all we did was write one invitation, charm it so it says the same thing on all the other invitations, with the exception of changing their names, tie them all to Pig, and give him warp flying speed. He delivered all of them within ten minutes," Fred explained, the twins beaming proudly at Harry's, Ron's and Seamus' stunned faces.

"Wow! I never thought you could pull that off!" Ron said.

"Same here. I'm impressed," Harry said.

Suddenly three THUDS issued from behind them. Standing up to dust off more soot were the past Gryffindors' three House Quidditch team Chasers: Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, and Katie Bell. All three girls were equipped with a towel, sun block, and each girl was wearing bright colored bikinis.

Angelina was decked in a plain green bikini in which the top tied around her neck. Alicia was dressed in her shimmery yellow bikini that also tied at the neck and in the middle of her back. Katie had on her dark blue bikini with spaghetti strapped top. All three looked quite excited to be there, after they had gotten all of the dust off.

"Girls, you made it! Glad you could come so quickly," George said, leading the small group outside.

"So could we! You have no idea how happy I am to be out of my house. My Mum was starting to drive me crazy! Ever since I came home to visit her, it's been nothing but nags, complaints, and all sorts of things. You have no clue how much you've saved me, Fred, thanks," Angelina said setting her things down on the glass table and giving him a light kiss on the cheek. Fred began to blush madly.

"G-glad I could help," Fred stuttered, avoiding his eyes and trying to hide his blush at the same time, all while setting out the party favors.

It wasn't until about two minutes later that Hermione and Ginny came striding out of the house, both wearing sunglasses.

"Finally! I thought something happened to-" Ron said, but immediately stopped when he saw how radiant Hermione looked, just by being in a bathing suit. His jaw dropped.

Hermione's hair was pulled up into a tight ponytail and twisted into a bun that was being held into place by a set of scarlet chopsticks. Her gold pareo covered her simple midnight blue bikini. Harry's jaw also dropped, not by looking at Hermione, but by looking at Ginny. She had on a red pareo that covered up her plain orange bikini. Her hair was down, but was wavier than usual from top to bottom.

"Ginny-"

"Hermione-"

"You both look-"

"Amazing!"

"Wonderful!" Both Ginny and Hermione couldn't contain their giggles when their boyfriends ran up to them and kissed them lightly. Fred and George groaned in the background.

"Can we please cut out the lovey dovey scenes already? I'm getting sick just by watching you guys hold hands," George said, holding his stomach and pretending to gag, Fred doing the same thing. Ginny scowled at her two older brothers.

"Well, excuse me if we want to show a little public display of affection. I'm sorry if it bothers you, but that's just not my problem." Ginny and Harry took hands and walked away to get into the pool.

"Same goes for us. Come on, Ron," Hermione said, also grabbing Ron's hand and leading him away, Ron shrugging at his brothers as he walked passed them. When everyone else had shown up and had gotten settled into the pool or residing by the pool, Fred and George called for their attention.

"Okay, guys! It looks like everyone's here," Fred said.

"So . . . are you ready to party?" George said and all of their guests replied with loud, "Yeah!", "Hell yeah!", and shouts.

"THEN LET'S PARTY!" Fred and George shouted at the same time, pushing play on their radio, music beginning to play, and shouts of laughter coming from every direction of the Weasley backyard.