Chapter One

Distractions

Riley and her 3 best friends are talking about what pranks to pull this year at Hogwarts when she finds herself completely distracted by none other than the famous Harry Potter, not to mention some pranks from her past.

"George, you've got to think of something original!" Leroy said. Riley was hesitant, but had to agree with him; Dungbombs weren't very original. George looked at her and then at his twin, Fred, in search of someone who would support his opinion, but it didn't seem to be working well. "Sorry," she mouthed.

Riley had her own better ideas. She was extraordinary at causing trouble, probably because she had 4 brothers to live up to and nothing better to do. Once, when she was 12, she had let a Niffler into the house. She was cleaning up for weeks after that. Then, when she was 9, she had set off Dr. Filibuster's No-Heat, Wet-Start Fireworks in the kitchen and had been grounded for a month. She smirked to herself, relishing these moments in her head.

Suddenly, she was called to attention by her best friend in the whole wide world, Fred Weasley. "Riley?!? You awake?!?" "Yes, Fred, bloody hell, you're impatient!" she retorted. Leroy stared at her with bulging eyes. "Got any ideas?" She was completely baffled. "Ideas for what?" she asked. "Ways to get in trouble this year, since you excel at that, we thought we'd ask you!" he said.

Riley had to think for a moment, but thinking back to how the fireworks had gotten her mother so mad at her, she thought of how mad it would make Filch. Or Snape. "Hey, Leroy, remember when mum got so pissed at me after I let off those fireworks in the kitchen?" she said, expressing her thoughts out loud. "Imagine how mad it would make Snape," she said.

Leroy felt the need to applaud. George leaned back in his chair and gave a fake sulkish frown, then smiled and gave her a pat on the back. Fred stared at her with admiring blue eyes. She smiled. "Wow, Riley, you're brilliant!" Fred shouted, startling a couple of people in another compartment, including someone that Riley had long admired from afar: Harry Potter.

Harry Potter was the most amazing boy, in Riley's opinion. His messy black hair stuck up in the back and his electric green bespectacled eyes made her swoon. She looked right into them as he stared at Fred and her, a little startled, causing her to sit back and become so lightheaded she nearly fainted.

Fred and George and all 4 of her brothers often teased her about this, as they all knew about her crush on The Boy Who Lived. Riley had a feeling some more of this was coming soon, very, very soon. She was right, of course. Fred and George imitated her, giving large, false sighs, causing more and more people to stare at them. They didn't seem to mind.

"Oh, shut the hell up you two!" she exclaimed. The boys all pretended to be taken aback, but Riley knew they weren't really. She whacked them all with her copy of "Quidditch Through the Ages" and the teasing stopped. She smirked to herself. "Now back to pranks," George said with a huge grin.

But Riley was way too distracted to think about getting in trouble at the moment. She was too busy thinking about the famous Harry Potter, hoping that this year would be a turning point, and that she would finally outshine her four brothers, Leroy, Montgomery, James, and O'Connor. She had a lucky feeling about this year, but when she got to school, she found out that the "lucky year" wouldn't be off to a good start.

I hope you all enjoyed Chapter 1 of my story. Please review! I want at least 10, but I'll start the second chapter anyway. Plan for a little Harry/Riley moment and Fred feeling jealous, but not knowing why.