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"Oh, lighten up, George! When have you cared about rules?," asked Fred, dropping the doxy egg into the cauldron and smiling as the potion turned the exact right shade of blue.

"I don't, but this is dangerous, and...and...Illegal!," cried George, holding a hand up to stop Verity as she walked in, about to say something. "Not now, Verity."

"But it's very important, Mr. Weasley!," Verity said impatiently, pouting. George sighed and allowed Fred to tell her to continue as he searched for the Acromantula venom for the potion. "We've got two men at the door insisting that they're from the Ministry, saying they're here to check out your products for safety."

Fred sighed, getting to his feet and pulling his robes off the back of the chair and putting them on, heading for the door, George right behind him.

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Fred frowned as the man lifted a Shield Hat from the shelf, examining it closely, then heard a crash from the upstairs lab. His eyes widened and everyone looked up.

"Your experiment!," cried George in horror, and they both ran upstairs.

Upon approaching the door to the Weasley's lab/apartment, they could see a faint blue mist seeping out from under the door. George gulped and grabbed the knob, opening the door.

There was a flash of green light, then the twins were gone.


Crappy prologue, I know, but I'm half-asleep and running on birthday cake, black raspberry ice cream, and lemonade, so it's all I've got/