"Ron?" Hermione's eyebrows shot up.
"Good idea!" Harry spoke at the same time, raising his hand to high-five Ron.
Hermione shook her head helplessly. "You two..."
Ron lowered his hand and cleared his throat, changing the subject. "Hermione just mentioned... starting contact, and it reminded me of Dad."
"Didn't you tell us before..." Harry seemed to recall something. "You said that since summer vacation began, your house had been getting more and more crowded with all sorts of electrical appliances, right?"
"Yeah! Dad was so excited!" Ron recalled. "Vacuum cleaners, washing machines... and some microwave or other. Anyway, they're all for heating food."
"In short, as long as it was made by Muggles, he bought a whole pile of it and crammed it into the house. He even praised that microwave thing, saying Muggles were incredible for being able to heat food without fire."
That reminded Harry of something. "Speaking of heating food without fire, I thought of the Dance Step Charm in Vizet's 'Expansion Magic.'"
"Sirius told me last time that he seemed to be planning to use that special Dance Step Charm to create an entirely new Magical Artifact. He originally wanted me to go back during the Christmas holiday so he could show me properly."
"Then it just depends on what you choose." Ron winked. "Buying Cockroach Clusters for your uncle, or checking out a new Magical Artifact..."
"I was going to invite you, actually! To come play with Fred and George... They seem to have gotten hold of a nuclear bomb. They said I should go over and take a look too."
"A nuclear bomb?" Hermione's eyes widened. "Are you sure? But... how could that be possible?"
"I don't know, which is why I need to go see it!" Ron shrugged. "Anyway, Fred and George told