Fighting Fate, Fighting Friends
Background: I was watching Monster-In-Law the other day when my friends challenged me to a fanfiction writing competition…So this story is loosely based off of Monster-In-Law…Please note that this is AU after OOTP and that Draco will probably be extremely OOC as I near the middle of the story and Snape of course will be his usual sarcastic self…Most of the OCs are going to be based off of real life people…If you want to be featured, e-mail me with a loose description of yourself and your personality and I will see what I can do…Again, this is written in response to a challenge my former best friend put out…Have Fun!
Pairings: DM/GW
Rating: Ratings vary, currently T, soon to be M
Summary: Draco rises to a challenge set forth by a new set of twins that have arrived in the middle of his 7th year. Involves a very sarcastic Ginny, irritated Hermione, three sets of crazy twins, Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, and a mystic Dumbledore. Primarily DM/GW…Have Fun and Enjoy!
Chapter 1
"George, Fred, Up NOW!" An extremely irritated Molly Weasley stormed up the stairs intent on getting the twins up, out of bed and back into school. She had been devastated to find out that they had walked out in the middle of the year in their last year at the prestigious school and decided for the twins that, for their best benefit, they would go back to school and study for another year, finishing up the classes they had left, and taking more advanced classes for those that they had mastered. Fred and George, however, had different thoughts. Going to school, they had decided, would be a great place for them to hook up, and come up with great new products, while selling the others. But, as it was, they still loved to irritate their mother.
"Come on! Up, up, get up!…Ginny, Harry, Hermione, and Ron are already waiting downstairs…"
Not getting any responses except for several grunts, Molly Weasley retreated downstairs in defeat.
"Ginny, be a dear and go wake your brothers." Molly said wearily, clearing the table with a swish of her wand.
Ginny stormed upstairs and stood outside her brothers' room, not wanting to enter and find herself the subject of another of the twins' joke products. However, she would enjoy the grim task of waking her older brothers up…
"Fred, George, Get up! There are two girls downstairs…I honestly have no idea what they wa…" Before she could even finish, Fred and George had appeared, completely dressed and ready to go.
"Are they hot?" Fred asked as Ginny rolled her eyes.
"Well…You see…you guys really needed to get up…so…" and at this, Ginny bolted downstairs and into the kitchen grabbing her bags and flooed to the train station before Fred had even blinked…much less bolt after her.
After a relatively uneventful ride to Kings Cross Station, Molly and the boys met up with Ginny who had been talking with her friend, Meagan. And Fred and George who had both apparated to Kings Cross, leaving a fuming Ron in Molly's hands.
"Come on let's find a carriage." George pointed toward the train and as he got on, he finally realized, "Bloody Hell, We're early!"
"That's new," commented an impatient Ginny as she pushed past the boys and dragged Meagan to the compartment nearest the ladies room.
Ginny barreled into the compartment and did several double takes upon noticing the four heads in the compartment. Meagan, who had been shamelessly flirting with George, bumped straight into Ginny. Turning around to face Ginny, she also noticed two pairs of twins.
"Hi, My name is Anna Cambridge and my sister, is Carolina, though most people call her Carla. We are twins, in case you didn't get it." The girl that had said that had long, waist-length, wavy brown hair, honey brown eyes, and a Butler T-shirt on. Her twin was introduced as Carla. Ginny could see that Carla was Anna's twin, but instead of brown hair, Carla had dyed hers black and had it in a bun. Anna looked about 5'5 and was quite skinny. She had the appearance of a queen and acted with an air of royalty. Carla was about average height as well and she just exuded gracefulness. Carla, as Ginny would later find out, was a star ballerina in the States.
On the other side, there were two boys, James and Carter Evanston. James and Carter, apparently, were fraternal. James had jet black hair and deep, blue eyes. Ginny noticed he had a cute smile and an amazing, tanned body. Carter, on the other hand, had almost platinum blond hair and soulful grey eyes. The only thing that set him apart from Draco Malfoy, Ginny realized, was his tanned body. Both had amazingly cute dimples and both were extremely kind. Taking a seat, Ginny soon learned that the two pairs of twins were both from a wizarding academy in the States. It was in Florida and that was why the boys were so tan.
As the train soon filled with the returning students, Ginny, Anna, Carla, James, and Carter continued their conversation. Interestingly enough, Meagan had managed to wander off. No doubt flirting with any boy that managed to cross her path.
The sky began to darken as the new acquainted friends chatted and found out more about each other. Anna, as Ginny had thought, was in a way, royalty. Their old academy only went until 5th year and last year, Anna had been what was equal to Head Girl. Anna, had, at one point, been a prominent ballerina but was now into hip hop dance and clubbing. Carla, or Carolina, was the most famous ballerina in the southern States and had been in and won many competitions. Carla was a no-nonsense girl and was as into her studies as Hermione, probably more so. Both set of twins would be in their 7th year, the same as Harry and gang. Carter and James were both swimmers in a sense and both would actually be schooling with Fred and George with Anna and Carla joining them for advanced Transfigurations and Advanced Charms.
Ginny noticed that Malfoy had not stopped in yet and hoped that wouldn't, however, luck, as it seemed was not with her. Anna had stepped out to use the ladies room just as Ferret Boy stopped in.
"Oh, what's this? New students?" Malfoy smirked, then continued. "Just so you know, I am the head boy this year, so you don't want to cross my path…Especially since you wouldn't want to lose points…"
"Oh, do bugger off Ferret Face, in case you haven't noticed, they are older than you." Ginny exclaimed in indignation as Malfoy walked off, pretending not to have heard. "Oh, he infuriates me!" She sat down fuming and did not notice the twins exchanging several furtive glances. To any outsider, it looked like the twins were plotting.
"Oh, how pretty!" Carla exclaimed as the train turned the corner, and arrived at the station. Harry stopped in to help Ginny with her bags and Anna, noticing this, just exclaimed sly glances with Carter.
"So, who's the hottie there?" Anna asked as the girls climbed into one carriage and the boys, another. At this comment, Ginny blushed deeply. "Oh, that's Harry Potter."
"Mmmm, Harry Potter ehh? So does he have a girlfriend? Or is he single?" Anna asked Ginny.
"Oh do be quiet! I used to crush on him…if that's what you're insinuating…" Ginny exclaimed, "Come on! Let's go!"
Ginny, Anna, and Carla clambered out of the carriage just as it began to rain and raced into the Great Hall. Ginny noticed McGonagall and Carter and James standing over on the side and dragged Anna and Carla over to her head of house before taking a seat.
Dumbledore rose and the Hall fell silent. At the swish of his wand, the Sorting Hat materialized in front of him and he began to call the first years.
"Sterling, Jenny"
"Gryffindor!"
"Ivakoff, Jack"
"Slytherin!"
"Lee, Lili"
"Ravenclaw!"
"Evans, Jacob"
"Ravenclaw!"
At this point, Ginny had tuned everything out as she had noticed that Malfoy seemed really nervous.
"Now, that the first years have been sorted, I would like to welcome several new students that will be joining our 6th and 7th year students! When I call your names, will you please come forward? First, Fred and George Weasley, thank you for rejoining us. Gryffindor if you will. Next we have twins, Anna and Carolina Cambridge from Florida, USA! One at a time please, Carla, if you will."
"Hmmm, a dancer ehh? Gryffindor!" The Gryffindor table erupted into cheers.
"Settle down please. Anna, if you would." Dumbledore seated himself again andAnna sat down.
"Wonderful,Sly and cunning, yet quite brave. Yes…I think it would suit you to be in…"
TBC
A/N
Sry for the cliffie but…that's the way the cookie crumbles! Kudos for anyone who can tell me where that line comes from!
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No, that does not stand for rest and relaxation XD