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A.N. - Basically, in honor of the twin pranksters and April Fool's Day, I'm writing a six chapter fiction about Fred and George's time at Hogwarts, more specifically, the pranks they pulled on the first of April.
April the First
First Year- Fred's P.O.V.
I woke up in the middle of the night because George was shaking me.
"Urmf, go away, I'm trying to sleep," I mumbled, still dreaming about breakfast.
"But it's April 1st!" George practically shrieked in my ear. Strangely enough, none of out roommates awoke. I popped out of bed. We'd planned something special for our first year at Hogwarts. Nobody would ever forget the Weasley twins! At least, no one on the receiving side of this prank would. All the first years from every house had a plan, and we were at the very heart of it.
"Are the others awake?" I asked.
"Alicia, Katie, and Angelina are up and ready. The Hufflepuffs, Slytherins, and Ravenclaws are heading towards the meeting place accorfing to this," said George, waving thee Marauder's Map in my face. "Lee's waking up the other boys." Once everyone was ready, we headed down to the meeting place.
George started putting things on tables while I walked up to Dumbledore's chair.
"Alright, there are enough semi-permanent markers for each house to take six. We recommend that you take two of each color except your house color. When you finish, come back to the Great Hall so that we can mask ourselves." The students raised a slight clamor before George and I shushed them. Then, we followed everyone's progress using the Marauder's map.
The Hufflepuff's common room was the closest to the Great Hall. They had already made in. The boys were working on the third years, while the girls were still on the second. The Ravenclaws arrived at their common room about two minutes later. After standing in the hallway for a few seconds, they marched in and split up, the girls went to the right and they boys went to the left. The Gryffindors were walking in a small bunch. Lee was in the lead, followed by the girls. He paused in the common room, before rushing up the stairs. He ran directly to Oliver Wood's bed. The Slytherins were the last to reach their common room. They were also the first ones to get back. They smirked as they walked in.
"Hey, Slytherins! Time for Part 2! Draw on each other," I ordered. The Hufflepuffs walked in. "You Puffs, do the same." George leapt off the dais and walked around.
"I don't care if you want to draw a Snitch on your cheek, Diggory. Just draw something already." I heard him exclaim.
Slowly, the Gryffindors and the Ravenclaws headed in. People started trading stories.
"Sorry folks, no talking about the prank. We're voting tomorrow as to the best pranked person. We're picking one person from each house for fairness' sake. No telling which pranks were yours," I glared at them as I spoke. Little by little, the crowd began to grow smaller and smaller. When we were the only people left, we cleaned everything up and placed a card on Dumbledore's chair. Then we headed up to bed, our faces covered in ink.
"Fred! George! Mother will hear about this!" shouted Percy, waking us all up. We looked at each other, then at Percy.
"Obviously it wasn't them, Perce," said Bill from the door. He had a giant HB on his forehead in green. His entire face was covered yellow and blue stripes. "They're covered in face paint, too. It must have been someone else."
"My name is Percy!" squealed Percy.
"Your forehead says, 'Call me Perce," replied Bill, with a half-smile. Percy grimaced.
"Scourgify!" exclaimed Percy so loudly that Charlie came in.
"What's happening?" asked Charlie. "What's with your faces?" I handed him a mirror. "A snitch and a dragon! Cool!"
"We'd better head down to breakfast since we're all awake. By the way, happy birthday, Fred, George," said Bill. As soon as our brothers left the room, George and I smirked at each other. Then, we woke up Lee, who sleeps like a rock. Together, we headed down to breakfast.
"Whoever did Oliver Wood did an amazing job," I whispered to George. Oliver's face was green with the words "Quidditch is for Real Men" lettered across his face in yellow.
"Marcus Flint is my favorite," replied my twin. I looked over at the Slytherins. Marcus's face was covered in pretty red, yellow, and blue flowers with a title that read "I am a girly man."
Percy bumped into us, and was about to yell at us. I noticed his blush and the direction of his stare. I nudged George and pointed at Penelope Clearwater. Her name was on her left cheek. There was a heart on her nose. Percy's name was on her right cheek.
"Look at Dumbledore," muttered Bill. Dumbledore had just pulled out a card and was reading it.
"Fifty points are awarded to Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw for this wonderful prank. Classes are cancelled for the rest of the day. According to my informants, the ink will wear off at the end of the day. Until then, enjoy yourselves. Remember, no dangerous pranks," said Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling. He waved his wand twice. Green fireworks lighted up the room.
"Happy April Fools. And Happy Birthday, Messers Weasley," flashed across the room twice.
"Firsties, to the kitchens!" yelled George, noticing all the looks we were getting. "Follow me." Then George and I ran off, followed by the rest of the pranksters. Dumbledore laughed as we miscreants marched off.
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