By the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were huddled together to rest, warm themselves, and pass the time, chatting lazily about trivial matters.
George leaned back against an armchair, flicking through a recent issue of the *Daily Prophet*. After finding Rita Skeeter's article and reading it carefully, he said to Fred and Lee Jordan, who were playing a game of cards nearby, "I've suddenly grown rather fond of that woman Rita Skeeter lately."
"Don't go falling in love with her," Fred teased with a laugh. "The woman's old enough to be your mother."
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