Opening Up Farmland with the Twins

It was the weekend, but Muya had been too tired to play games last night. She decided to invite her friends over to her place this afternoon.

Now, she had something important to do: farm!

After breakfast, Muya went to find Hagrid. "Hagrid, are you home?"

The door opened the next second, but it was not Hagrid. It was Harry. "Good morning, Mya Mu. Come on in."

"Good morning, Harry." Muya nodded and walked in, where she indeed found Ron and Hermione.

"Hi, everyone. Why are you all here?" Muya was puzzled. Were they having some sort of team-building activity this early in the morning?

"Hahaha, Harry and I wrote letters. I wanted him to come help me move some pumpkins." Hagrid came over carrying several cups of hot milk.

"That's right, we came to help." In truth, Hermione had come with Harry and Ron because she knew Muya would be looking for Hagrid today.

Harry nodded. "It's a day off, so we didn't have anything to do."

"Oh, yeah. It always feels a little boring in the dorm... cough, cough." Ron took a huge gulp of milk and accidentally choked on it.

"Be careful, Ron." Muya handed him some tissues from her bag.

"...Thanks."

"I almost forgot, Harry. Congratulations on becoming the Quidditch Seeker." Dumbledore's explanation yesterday had finally helped her understand what Quidditch was.

Harry came back to himself and awkwardly scratched his fluffy black hair. "Thanks."

After finishing her milk, Muya turned to Hagrid. "Oh, Hagrid, may I farm somewhere nearby?"

Hagrid nodded. "Of course. I'll look for my smallest farming tools, though I probably won't be able to help you today."

"It's fine, it's fine. I can do it myself."

Hagrid went to find the tools, and Harry and the others suddenly leaned closer. "Mya Mu, why do you want to farm?"

"You wouldn't understand. Deep down, Chinese people just like growing things." She just did not know whether the soil in the wizarding world was fertile.

"By the way, are you free this afternoon? I want to invite you all to come play."

"Oh, of course we are." Hermione was delighted to spend time with Muya.

Harry and Ron nodded as well, saying they would come.

"Then let's meet on the Seventh Floor." That room from last night seemed perfect. It was well hidden and no one would find them.

After saying goodbye to the four of them, Muya picked up the tools Hagrid had given her and prepared to find a good spot first. She could not exactly plant crops right in front of Hagrid's house.

"Hey, Little Badger, what are you planning to do with that?" Fred emerged from the forest, with George right behind him. "We can help."

A few leaves clung to their dazzling hair, and they smiled at Muya without realizing it.

"Fred and George, could you crouch down? You have lots of leaves in your hair." Muya set the tools aside.

The twins blinked. They were not wearing black robes today, making them seem even more youthful, lively, and handsome.

They crouched down and let Muya fuss with their hair. "Did you go into the forest? Is it fun in there? Could you take me with you sometime?"

"Sure! Your big brothers will protect you." Fred excitedly tried to stand, but Muya accidentally tugged his hair. "Hiss!"

"Sorry, Fred. Don't move yet."

"But there's a rule saying we can't enter the Forbidden Forest whenever we like. Little Badger, do you want to break the rules with us?" George obediently stayed crouched and still, though a brilliant smile curled his lips.

"So we're not allowed in? Then we can sneak in. As long as we aren't caught, it'll be fine!" No wonder it was called the Forbidden Forest. But what was inside? Could they try wilderness survival there?

"All right, you can get up now." Muya patted both fluffy heads with her hands.

"So..."

"Do you need our help?"

Muya thought about it. Doing it alone really would be tiring, so she agreed. "Okay, but I'll pay you."

Muya took out the money she had exchanged on the day she bought her wand and selected two shining coins to hand them. "How about this?"

Fred and George were stunned when they saw the two Galleons in Muya's hand. "No, Little Badger, we can't take your money!"

"And you're giving us way too much. We can't accept it!"

"Then... let it count as material costs from me, a member of the prank team. Please take it, okay?" Muya was not in the habit of taking back things she had given away, and she pleaded with them sweetly.

"All right. We'll consider ourselves temporary custodians of it." Fred accepted the two precious Galleons.

"Mya Mu, don't take out so much money in the future. What if the other person is a bad person? Then you'll lose all your money." George picked up the hoe Muya had just placed on the ground.

"All right, can we start now?"

Muya nodded and explained her plan to clear a patch of land here. Their eyes lit up; they found her idea very interesting, and the three of them got to work.

Fred was in charge of pulling weeds, George was in charge of tilling the soil, and Muya was in charge of scattering seeds. Fred and George took turns, because they believed this little witch did not have much strength. Muya let them do as they pleased, since she really was quite small right now.

After a good while, the land had finally been cleared and planted. The three of them sat on the ground, back to back, and laughed.

"Mr. Twins, I want to invite you to my place this afternoon." Muya spoke up.

But Fred and George looked puzzled. "Are we leaving the castle this afternoon?"

"That would be even cooler than sneaking around the castle at night."

Muya slapped her forehead. "Actually... we can go without leaving the castle. You can wait for me on the Seventh Floor this afternoon."

"Are we going to the Room of Requirement?" they asked.

"Yes. I just told Hermione, Harry, and Ron too, and they accepted my invitation. I also want to ask some of my friends in Hufflepuff whether they want to come. The more, the merrier." Gatherings were supposed to be lively, and she had been thinking of making hot pot for dinner. She had not eaten it in ages.

"Ron is coming too?" The three of them had already gotten up and were heading toward Hagrid's house. They had to return the hoe first.

"Oh, yes." Only then did Muya realize that all three of them seemed to have red hair and were all named Weasley. "Is he your younger brother?"

"Yes."

"That's right."

"Mya Mu, apart from those three you met before, do you have any other good friends in Hufflepuff?" Fred placed the hoe somewhere obvious by the door, then casually asked Muya.

"Yes. There's Cedric, Sean, and Vester." Muya answered honestly.

Very good. So far, she had not made any friends in Slytherin or Ravenclaw.

The twins relaxed. Luckily, Muya had not made any Slytherin friends.