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How do eyelashes know to stop growing? Same with eyebrow hairs. Why didn't we learn the answers to these kinds of questions during class? These were questions that I often pondered during history of magic. Professor Binns dull monotone was enough to make even the most avid lover of learning dose off into la la land for a good hour or so.
Meanwhile during my pondering I was conveniently aware of a set of twins snickering as they attempted to drop an enchanted spider onto my shoulder for the second time this semester. These twins were the famous Weasleys. Known particularly for their devious pranks at every possible hour, and shocking ginger hair that they and their family were known for.
I whipped my head around a replied calmly, "if you even attempt to get that spider closer to my shoulder ill take it and then hex you into oblivion."
Their shocked faces were reward enough as I turned around and silently high fived the girl next to me. The girl was my best friend since first year, Clarisse. She had wavy jet black hair that brushed her shoulders, and large hazel eyes. Her hair was always in a high pony tail with light feathery bangs that ended just above her perfectly shaped eyebrows, framing her face beautifully. And successfully shielding a hidden devious side I was lucky enough to be occasionally privy to.
I felt warm breathe on my shoulders as the twins leaned forward, most likely to give me a message of sorts.
"Tsk tsk Melissa." One said, I could hear the grin in his voice.
"That was not a very nice thing to say." Continued the other.
"How do you know that," one started.
"We weren't intent on removing said spider from your lovely shoulder?" finished the other.
"I simply made the assumption that you were intent on pranking me. Seeing as that is your profession, that there was never a spider on my shoulder, and the spider was moving closer to me, not further away. So please, don't mock my intelligence." I boasted confidently.
I felt the air by my neck cool and saw that the twins had sat back into there chairs whispering to each other. I shook my head smiling to myself and looked over to see Clarisse had taken out her pocket mirror and was carefully inspecting her makeup. I caught a glimpse of my own reflection. My strawberry blonde hair, with blonde highlights was perfectly strait, and in a half up half down style with a few strands of hair hanging around my face and reaching my collar bone. The few freckles I had were perfectly noticeable and seemed happy as they decorated my cheeks. My sky blue eyes looked as bored as I was. I wasn't pale, but I wasn't tan, I had a normal complexion that was complemented by coral lipstick. Though the thickness of my brows was concerning me. though every time Clarisse offered to take care of the I backed out, suddenly feeling very attached to them.
I smirked at my unintentional play on words, and sighed in resignation to the fact id have to just accept my eye brows the way id accepted my annoyingly large feet that made shoe shopping a nightmare.
I began to play with the silver locket that dangled from a silver chain that my dad had gotten me for my birthday as I waited for the class to end.
A paper crane then flew into my lap. I lifted an eyebrow and picked it up. I turned to Clarisse and she indicated with her head that it came from the twins. She was a total goody goody. Wouldn't talk at all during class.
I looked to the twins and they made motions with their hands that appeared to mean, "open the crane"
I opened said crane and saw some very sloppy handwriting. It said, "Have no fear, we have yet to ever doubt your intellect. But, you really shouldn't doubt ours either love. Look up."
"What?" I then did the dumbest thing ever. I looked up. Just in time to see a blue bubble pop. The entire class was then splattered in blue paint, and the smell of fish filled the air. Luckily, Clarisse anticipated something to happen and used a shielding charm.
I heard the Twins laughing, and turned around to stick out my tongue at them.
"You'll have to do better than that to fool me." I declared calmly, observing them evenly to see if there was any hint of another prank coming my way.
"Don't worry love, we've got plenty more up our sleeves." Fred replied with a humorous glint in his eyes.
I smiled and rolled my eyes as I stood up. The entire class had rushed out already, and Clarisse had released the laughter she had kept inside the entire class. "Fred, George, please come to the front of the classroom." Professor Binns called.
I grinned at the twins as they strolled up to the teacher. Clarisse and I left the class and erupted in laughter. Now, as Ravenclaws we were expected to be stuffy and find no enjoyment in such 'trivial mockery of this esteemed learning institute'. As our head girl put it. But, when one thought about it, it takes a rather ingenious mind, or two to come up with suck fantastical ideas for pranks that never harmed anyone, and only brought enjoyment. To those that weren't directly effected by said pranks. Most of the time the twins got away with their ideas, which added to my hypothesis.
"Merlin those twins are a riot. Do they ever do the same thing twice?" Clarisse asked.
"Not that I know of. Should we wait for them?" I replied.
"Hmm, well I don't think we have a choice here they come now." She commented with a knowing smile.
I turned around to see the twins stride towards us with bright smiles on their faces.
"I take it you two got away with it?" I asked demurely, betraying the nagging curiosity boiling under the surface. I lived for the twins antics, and them being caught simply wouldn't do for my purposes.
"Of course we did." Fred replied as he draped his arm casually around my shoulders. Inside, I jumped for joy as fireworks went off and chickens danced around my head. Why chickens you ask? Well, I just think they're fun little animals.
"Oh but of course, how could I have doubted your superior pranking skills?" I asked dramatically, placing my hand over my heart for extra dramatic effect.
"Indeed Melissa, how could you have doubted them?" Clarisse added with a calm smile.
"My dear brother, I think we have just been insulted." George said, his face contorted in an expression of mock horror.
"I agree, what are we to do about this?" Fred questioned, his hands clasped at his cheeks and eyes wide.
"I think you know." George said lowly.
I felt a sharp jab in my side which tickled more than anything else and shrieked as did Clarisse and we both wrapped our arms around ourselves as the twins rushed away and turned down a corridor. It was safe to say that I didn't see this prank coming.
"Merlin I hate when they do that." I said, with a smile on my face.
Granted if I really hated it id most likely do more to prevent it.
"Of course you do. That's why you're smiling like an idiot. You've got it bad for Fred." She said with knowing smile, which really riled me up.
"Do not! It's a small little crush. It will go away soon." I said stubbornly, thinking back on the many times I had glanced over at Fred during meals to only daydream of walking with him through Hogsmeade and holding hands with him in the hallways. These silly fantasies slowly making my days confusing as ever and occasionally making things awkward between me and the twins.
"If you say so." She said, in a singsong voice and she added a small skip to her step.
"If you didn't have a boyfriend I'd say you had a thing for his brother." I remarked in return.
"As if." She said laughing at the thought.
I really valued our friendship, conversation came easily and secrets while they were a reality, were far and few. We were both pretty similar in that we both had relaxed demeanors and a passion for information and knowledge. I smiled deeper thinking about all that we were hoping to accomplish this year.
We proceeded to discuss how things were between her and her boyfriend, unaware that a certain red head had heard our entire conversation, and unaware of other things to come in the near future.
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