Breaking Limits and Rules
Molly Weasley had known since the day the twins were born that they would be a bit of trouble. Not specifically because they were twins, but because they had both chosen the exact same moment to bite Bill with their toothless mouths when he tried to hold them. The oldest Weasley child had yelped loudly, quite surprised, and a look of sheer glee had passed over the faces of her newborns simultaneously. When their mischief continued to abound the older they got, she decided to make up a list for when they came of age to go to Hogwarts for schooling.
Exactly one week before they were to make their first journey to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, she sat them down, a bit of parchment in her hand. "Now, boys, I understand that you're interested in having fun, but there are some things I'd like you to do for me. A list of things not to do, if you will…aside from the normal list that the headmaster will read out to you. Study this list," she urged, leaving the parchment on the table to go see to Ginny and Ron, who were out in the back yard.
"What is this d'y'reckon?" Fred asked his doppelganger.
"'Suppose we should read it," George replied with a shrug. Fred unrolled the parchment and held it out so that both he and George could read the list.
What You're Not to Do at Hogwarts
Under no circumstances are the two of you to do these things while at school!
Confuse your professors in class by claiming to be your brother.
Make rude or inappropriate remarks about the headmaster's beard.
Skip class without a valid excuse for being sick. (Hangovers don't count)
Lead friends into the Forbidden Forest for parties. IT'S FORBIDDEN FOR A REASON!
Capture and breed creatures…magical or non!
Ransom Filch's cat to get into his office.
Disturb the ghosts of the castle.
Harass some poor girl into doing something…unladylike with the both of you.
Steal school brooms for wild rides after hours.
Make jokes at the expense of those in other houses.
For a moment the twins simply looked at each other, grinning like mad. "I think she's given us a brilliant starting point," Fred said enthusiastically. "What do you think?"
"I agree whole-heartedly, Gred. Brilliant list."
"Wicked! We'll start on getting all of these under our belt as soon as we get there."
"Start on what?" Mrs. Weasley asked her sons, returning to the living room with the two younger children in tow.
"Nothing," they replied together. "Just working on getting good marks, mum," George lied with an angelic grin.
She looked at them suspiciously, but wanted to get Ron and Ginny into the bath as soon as possible as they were both covered in mud, so she let it go for a while. Little did she know that she had given her sons inspiration where she had meant to deter their misdeeds. Of course she couldn't have predicted that they would go above and beyond her theories…she had only taken ideas from Bill and Charlie about what young men could do to cause trouble in school. Her twins, however, were the most devious minds of their age and would come to do some of the most memorable things Hogwarts had ever seen.
A/N:
Does this sound like a good start for a story? I had planned on doing a chapter for each of the ten misdeeds that Mrs. Weasley had outlined for them, but perhaps it will be a bit shorter than that. I've never really done a list or a set of months or what have you, but the idea struck me and I thought I'd give it a shot!!!