Harry shared a big hug with Ron, then Mrs. Weasley. Ginny seemed to want one too, but the twins squeezed her aside.
Although those two had opened a shop in Diagon Alley, they were very laid-back about their opening hours.
Of course, every shop in the wizard world was laid-back. The average closing time in Diagon Alley was four in the afternoon. Outside the summer holidays and certain other holidays, plenty of people left at three.
There were even plenty who never came back after lunch, or only showed up after lunch.
And by comparison, Diagon Alley was actually fairly good.
The shops in Hogsmeade only stayed open all day when Hogwarts allowed visits. At other times, they opened whenever they felt like it. Opening for just an hour or two a day was perfectly normal.
By comparison, the Ministry of Magic actually counted as having fairly long working hours in the wizard world: people arrived at ten for a nine-thirty start, took three hours for lunch and a nap, started slacking off at three, and were nowhere to be found by four-thirty despite finishing at five.
Wizards were all about taking it easy and going with the flow. Hardly any obsessive go-getters existed. Why had Ron and the others disliked Percy so much before? Because he was one.
That sort of person was far too competitive, to the point of making everyone around them deeply uncomfortable.
Apparently, for the first few days after opening their shop, the twins had kept it open ten hours a day. But a few days later, once the excitement of selling things wore off, they began coasting and slacking like most of the shops in Diagon Alley.
Today, when they heard Harry was coming-even though he had said he would arrive before dinner-the pair