Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter universe.

Author's note: So I usually write things in the Marauder's era but I thought it would be fun to write something different. Please note that the big line breaks represent a change in point of view.

Met their Match

CHAPTER 1

I stared in wonder out the little window as the plane shot up into the day sky after taking off from the BWI airport. I had been on planes before but it never got old. It looked like I could reach down and pick up any of the houses and cars in the muggle towns below me. Something, and I couldn't explain what, always excited me about flying.

"Linds, are you sure this is going to be alright?" I tore my mesmerized eyes away from the tiny window and looked at my twin sister, Madison. We were identical down to the very last freckle. We had exactly the same long strawberry-blond hair, stunning grey eyes and pale skin. We both had somewhat athletic builds from the sports we played, I was a seeker on my hall's Quidditch Team at Potomac Academy for Witchcraft and Wizardry and Madison was a swimmer on one of the surrounding muggle teams in the Washington, DC area, but there was no other word for us: tiny. We only stood about 5 ft 1 inches high and many of the boys at school would often joke around with us by carrying us away as if we weighed nothing. We were often teased about our small size by people we first met but within a few moments realized that our size was not as big as our personalities.

"Madison, how many times have you been on a plane before?" I asked her amazed. Our father's job often took us all over the country. He was the proud handler of one of the country's best detection dogs, a German Shepard named Scout. He usually worked in the DC area close to our home but sometimes he and Scout would be called away to other areas of the country for a few days at a time. Our mother died when we were four so he had to take us with him when ever this happened. It devastated our father greatly when she died because he loved her so much and he took to working more because it was his job that was the reason he met her.

He had been stationed at BWI near the security check point with his Lab at the time, Pointer, when all of a sudden Pointer went crazy at a woman leaving the airport. If a detection dog smells something, he will go, calmly, sit next to the bag or person that is giving off the smell and will not move until is has been told he can or rewarded. However, when the women walked by, Pointer bolted up towards her and chased her around the airport, dragging my father behind. The woman ran because she thought she was being chased by some crazy dog. Eventually Pointer and my father caught up with the woman and Pointer walked all around the woman, sniffing at her bag and wagging his tail. Dad had never seen Pointer act like this while he was working. He asked the woman if he could see her bag and she wouldn't let him at first. They got to talking and some how, BAM! Love at first sight! Eventually my mother told my father she was a witch and she had just come back from England with some potion ingredients that were known to make dogs crazy. I think my father thought she was crazy and didn't know what to make of her, but he was just about to get off work so he offered her a ride home. Anyway, things worked out and we were born.

"I know Lindsey, I know," Madison replied gripping the armrests tightly as we climbed higher into the sky. The two of us may look the same, but we had slightly different personalities. Despite Madison's fear of flying, we were both extremely brave and outgoing. People have told us we have huge hearts. Where we differed was that Madison was more about books and keeping everyone in check, while I was a little laid back and a huge risk-taker. I was always up for something new. We may have somewhat different personalities but the two of us were inseparable and definitely knew how to have fun. "But I always feel like we could fall out of the sky. I don't understand how these things stay up, with or without magic. How long is this flight again?"

"10 hours," I replied, starting to get comfortable before the in-flight movie began.

Madison glupped, looking terrified and gripping even harder onto the armrests. "Remind me again why we're doing this."

"Madison," I laughed. "You're the one who convinced me to go. This whole Hogwarts thing was your idea. Not that I'm complaining or anything because I haven't been thinking about anything but this trip since the end of school last year. This is going to be awesome. We get to spend a year in England! And meet lots of new people, especially British boys, with their sexy accents." I saw her give the tiniest smile I could think possible. Because we lived in Washington, DC, we got to meet so many different people from around the world. Whenever Madison met someone from a new country, she would automatically go find out everything she could about it and put it on her list of the places she wanted to visit. After winter break last year, our fifth year, our headmaster, Professor Jonestone, knowing how much she was fascinated by other cultures, asked Madison if she would like to be the first person to go on an exchange trip to a foreign school anywhere in the world. She automatically said yes, as long as I was able to go. At first, I didn't really want to go because I didn't want to leave my friends and my boyfriend at the time, John Trenton. But eventually I found out that he had been cheating on me since the moment he asked me out, so I dumped his sorry ass and told my sister that I would defiantly go to Hogwarts with her. "Now come on, just sit back and watch the movie."

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Eventually Madison had calmed down, but she would not loosen her grip on the armrests at all. But like every other plane ride we had been on, we made it safely to the ground. We arrived in England a day before the Hogwarts Express was going to leave and stayed at an Inn close to the train station. We spent half the night discussing how awesome this year was going to be and eventually fell asleep.

Now, we were standing in the midst of Platform 9 and 3/4s surrounded by the chaos of hundreds of students and parents getting ready for the train to leave. Not having anyone to say good-bye to, Madison and I decided to get onto the train and find a compartment before they were all taken.

As we were getting settled onto the train, I felt a lot of stares. I had a feeling this would happen. It's not very common to see two very small, identical strawberry-blonde twins and people always felt the need to comment. However, guys always seem to like us and always feel the need to help us in someway. I think they automatically see some cute, tiny thing and feel the need to help. And we kinda stick out like a soar thumb; we're something different. Sometimes it really bothers me. I mean, I can carry my own groceries to the car, but today, I really hoped the charm could work.

"Would you like some help with that?" I heard a male voice with one of those amazing British accents Bingo. I spun around to see who was going to help us. He had golden-brown hair and blue eyes. He already had his school robes on, which had a patch of blue with an Eagle. He also had a pin which was a smaller version of the patch, only with the letter "P" instead of the word Ravenclaw.

"My name's Anthony Goldstein. Ravenclaw Prefect. I've never seen you two before. Did you transfer here?"

"I'm Lindsey Walker and this is my sister Madison."

Before I could say anything else, Anthony said, "Oh, you're the American exchange students! Well, welcome to England, and to Hogwarts!" He shook both of our hands and carried our luggage onto the train.

"Well, I've got to scurry off, Prefect duties," he said quite proudly, puffing his chest out to show off the badge with the P on it. It would be even more impressive if I knew what a prefect was. "If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask."

Madison and I got settled into our compartment as the train started rolling away from the station and we watched all the parents wave good-bye to their children.

"I'm gonna miss dad," I told Madison. Even though Potomac Academy was a boarding school, we got to see dad all the time because he lived only a few miles away from the school. Third years and above were allowed to go off campus whenever they pleased as long as they didn't use magic, which is how Madison was able to be on a muggle swim team.

"Me, too," she replied. "But let's try not to think about that. We're going to have so much fun here. Did you see any cute guys at the station?"

"Umm, well I guess that Anthony guy was ok looking but-" I had been looking towards the windows to the little hallway on the train when a set of flaming red-headed boys walked passed our door. I had always had a thing for red-heads.

"What are you looking at?" Madison glanced around to see where I was looking, but she was too late. They were already gone.

"Come on Fred, I think I heard someone say that git, Zacharias, is sitting towards the back of the train. Maybe we can jinx him before he sees it coming," I told my brother as we walked down the train corridor, saying hello to people we passed.

"I wonder where Malfoy is. I'd rather use our first prank of the year on him," he replied. I shrugged and started glancing in the compartments as we walked by.

"Hang on Fred," I replied and did a double take. There were two identical blondes sitting in the compartment we had just passed and they didn't look like first years. We made a habit of getting to know most of the girls at Hogwarts and we at least knew faces. I had never seen these two twins before.

"Who do you think they are, George?"

"I don't know, Fred. How 'bout we find out?" I said with a grin. We turned around and entered the compartment.

"Well, what are two lovely ladies like yourselves doing sitting all by yourselves?" I asked, trying to be my usual charming self. As soon as I said that, one of the girls elbowed the other a tried to tell her something with a look. They were prettier up close. Their hair had a tint of red in it that I hadn't noticed at first glance. And both were extremely tiny, but had athlete's bodies. For some reason, I felt the need to pick up one and carry her away to protect her. "I'm George Weasley and this is Fred."

"George, I can introduce myself. I'm Fred."

"I'm Lindsey Walker and this is Madison," one of the girls said. They were Americans.

"Wow, you're Americans?" I replied and gave a look to Fred. Foreign girls.

"Yea, this was the first year at our school, Potomac Academy, that an exchange program was but in place. Me and my sister were the first to be asked to go," the twin replied, Madison.

"Well, welcome to England, and to Hogwarts. Me and Fred here know basically everything when it comes to Hogwarts. Isn't that right Fred?"

"Right it is George."

"Oh really," Lindsey said with a look.

Well if she didn't believe me. I strolled over and took a seat on the bench next to her. She gave me a face so I looked her in the eyes, which were a stunning grey. "You can bet on it. Ask me anything."

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Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed it. I promise it will get better but I had to give a little back story for Lindsey and Madison. Please review! ~Wolfash