Mrs Weasley had been preparing lunch in the kitchen when she suddenly heard an extremely noisy commotion outside The Burrow, followed by the wails of children.
Mrs Weasley hurriedly dropped what she was doing, wiped her hands, and ran outside. The moment she opened the front door, the sight before her nearly scared her senseless.
On the lawn before the house, eight soaking-wet children lay on the ground in pain. Wood chips from shattered tables were scattered everywhere. Several irregularly shaped planks lay crookedly across the grass, and remnants of water balloons that had burst upon hitting the ground were splashed all over the place.
The eight children's cries rose and fell. Percy rushed downstairs at that moment and, upon seeing the scene, covered his mouth in shock.
Mrs Weasley cried out in despair, pacing back and forth across the lawn as she repeatedly checked on each of them.
"What on earth were you doing?! What were you doing?!"
Everyone had taken quite a tumble, but fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.
Aisling and Charlie were the first to get up. They explained things to Mrs Weasley while helping her deal with the aftermath.
"Reparo."
After helping everyone on the ground to their feet, Aisling and Charlie took out their wands and repaired the two broken tables, then cleaned up the mess on the ground until it was spotless.
Once everything was done, Mrs Weasley looked around at the drenched children with both exasperation and amusement, unable to stop herself from scolding them.
"Honestly, don't play such dangerous games again! Hurry upstairs and take a hot bath."
Everyone exchanged smiles and prepared to head upstairs.
"Er, has anyone noticed where Roy went?"
Cedric really was Roy's best friend. He was the only one who noticed that Roy had vanished, and