First chapter! I hope you enjoy it. More info on ages and stuff will be supplied later on.
It was a quiet summer's day at Shell Cottage. Rain pattered down outside as it's occupants lounged around.
Dominique lay sprawled across the couch engrossed in a book. She didn't normally read and she definitely didn't enjoy it as much as some of her cousins but this particular book was all about quidditch and as many people stated she was addicted to it. The majority of her extended family was. Dominique was actually trying to find a way to beat her uncle and had finally resorted to the book that had been suggested multiple times by Molly, one of her eleven cousins.
As Dominique lay there with her nose a book with her fiery hair tangled in a heap the brother she was supposedly watching had made his way into the kitchen. Dominique and Victoire could be very bossy older sisters at times and Louis had learned to sneak away from a young age. While Dominique read in a disheveled blob Louis stopped to checked his appearance in the hallway mirror. He wasn't vain but unlike the middle sibling he and Victoire enjoyed looking their best. Once he was satisfied Louis arrived in the kitchen, he hadn't had breakfast yet and it was already past noon. What could he say, growing boys need sleep. Grabbing ingredients out of the fridge he started to construct the Weasley boy's special, a tall sandwich with anything you could get your hands on stuffed in it.
Blissfully ignorant to what her younger siblings were doing downstairs Victoire relaxed in the shower, letting the hot water run down her back. She couldn't wait for later that night. Her and Teddy were going to a muggle concert. They had always been the weird but fun couple. Having known each other since she was born gave them that advantage. Even though they had only really started dating a bit more then a year before. The only thing that really changed was that they could kiss if they wanted and could go on dates. Victoire turned off the tap.
Shutting of the water and her daydreams, Victoire wanted tonight to go perfectly. As she rapped a towel around herself she got a nauseous feeling. She gripped the sink and attempted to to will it away. Victoire wasn't going to let anything get in the way of tonight, she and Teddy had been waiting for this night for at least two months now.
Louis swallow a bite of sandwich mentally going over the things he'd stuffed between the slices of bread. He didn't feel very well but he couldn't think of anything that hadn't been on the sandwich before.
Dominique dropped the book to the floor. Her brain swam with all the information she'd just read. For a second she thought she was imagining it as she had just sat up but sure enough she felt sick. It felt like she was going to throw up and then everything went black.
Teddy had been pulled every which way so far that day.
He had gotten a letter telling him he had an interview and the chance of a life time to become an Auror. He had nearly exploded waiting for some kind of notice so naturally had to celebrate after. First with his Gran who he twirled around the kitchen and then had tea with, at her insistence. Then he had rushed over to the Potter's where everyone had celebrated with him. Including lots of congratulations and left over cake. The kid's chanted and danced around the kitchen before being shooed out by Ginny but not until after she had shouted with them for a bit. Even Harry gave his godson a big cheer.
After all the excitement all Teddy wanted to do was collapse onto the couch and sleep but there was still a concert to attend. He had wanted to tell Victoire about the letter earlier but didn't have the time after being held up at the Potter's when Lily had insisted that he change his appearance for her. Now, he rushed around his Gran's house trying to get everything ready for the concert. He couldn't wait. After making sure he had the tickets at least three times Teddy rushed up stairs to take a shower.
Half way up he bent over feeling sick. It rushed over him like a wave changing his hair from a vibrant turquoise to a sick grey. Before he had a chance to change it back the world faded from view.
"YOU IDIOTS!" James and Fred raced down the stairs and into the store trying to escape Roxanne. While she pranked other people all the time she herself did not like to be pranked.
The two of them squeezed through the crowd at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. People turned to stare as the two red heads hid behind a display for pygmy puffs. Their mouths dropped open when a girl stomped down after them, her skin completely blue.
James cursed the crowd as they parted for Roxanne. They were hiding for their lives and these awe-struck people weren't making it easy. After Teddy had left James had flooed to the shop. Fred had gotten lucky and been able to snag the extra ingredients from his dad's work shop. The two of them had spent the day working on this skin dying drink. So far the effect was wonderful.
Fred stepped out from behind the display to meet his older sister. James fallowed suit exchanging a grin with Fred as he waved away the stares of the customers. Fred smiled at the effect the potion had had on her skin. Once tan Roxanne was now completely blue. All they had to do now was see if the antidote worked. They had attempted to make the dye something like the skiving snackboxes his father sold. "Dearest sister what brings you here?"
"What brings me here? WHAT BRINGS ME HERE?" Her face was purple the frustrated red mixing perfectly with the blue of her skin. "Just give me the stupid antidote so I can kill you and the blue won't lead them to me."
They tossed a small bottle at her knowing their was no other way. She caught it sighing. Roxanne was starting to regret agreeing to watch her brother while her parents went out. Fred was enough of a trouble without James.
With one final suspicious look at the boys she drank the bottle. Sticking out her hand she relaxed to see that it was her normal sandy brown colour. Her eyes settled on the boys. Roxanne had to admit that they did a good job and she was going to tell them just that when she was hit with nausea.
"What in the world did you put in the antidote? Poison?"
"No, I don't think I was the potion Roxy. I feel sick too," James replied holding his stomach. "What did we have for lunch?"
Fred opened his mouth to answer but before he could make a sound. The world disappeared around him.
Back at The burrow four cousins lay across the floor. Lucy, Lily and Hugo were having a small chess tournament as they often did when they couldn't play outside. Molly lay a little ways away reading. Every once and a while she'd look up to cheer someone on.
They were all pretty bored but it would have to do until the rain stopped. Halfway through the game Lily and Lucy teamed up. Hugo got his chess skills from his father so the girls felt the need to become a double force against their cousin. Yet they were still losing, Hugo grinned madly as he plucked another one of their pawns off the board.
Lucy and Molly's parents had gone out of town and they had been dumped at their grandparents. Not that they minded. Their cousin's came and went all day long but with the rain they couldn't hang out in the garden where they liked to. Grandpa Weasley had gone to take a nap so they couldn't run around the house and yell like they did when all the cousin's came together either. It was quite annoying really.
Molly put down her book. She was tired of sitting around and by the looks of it so were the younger kids. Being the oldest she took charge. "Why don't we do something else?"
"Anything would be better then this game," Lily stated standing up. She was tired of being beaten by Hugo.
"But what can we do?" Hugo took another pawn. Lucy kicked the board over ignoring the look that it earned her from the the younger boy.
"We can go see what the others are doing or invite them here, they'll spice it up a bit," The others agreed after they realized that that was the best idea anyone of them could come up with.
Lucy excused herself to the bathroom saying she wasn't feeling to well. The others followed behind each of them slowly registering that they didn't feel very well either.
"I bet it was James!" Lily spit out. The others could only nod their heads as black consumed them.
At 12 Grimmauld Place Albus Potter relaxed in the silence. Happy as could be with out siblings to worry about, even if it was just for a day. His parents had slipped out to some adult thing or another leaving the house to him.
There was a bang and some cursing from the other room. Al jumped up his plans for the day slowly fading away as he scrambled to the other room. But it was only his best mate, Scorpius. Once he explained that his mother was on a cleaning rampage Al kindly let him in. Soon they were planning their day together but again someone interrupted. Rose flew out of the fireplace her red curls messy and dangerous. She saw the two of them on the couch and frowned, "Having a party without me?"
"Ha ha, very funny. Come to join me as well?" Al joked but in reality he was excited. This day just kept getting better and better. "I guess you too are better then James and Fred."
For the rest of the morning they joked around and hung out. With the whole house to themselves they ran around like a bunch of seven year olds. After a late lunch they relaxed back into their chairs.
"We should do this more often," Scorpius remarked lazily, a hand rested peacefully on his stomach, the picture of peacefulness before Rose smacked the back of his head. His feet fell off the table and scowling he sat up.
"You idiot. If we did this every day we'd be old and fat and clueless. I'd rather spend some more time adventuring the world and learning," Al and Scorpius groaned, it was summer after all.
"Ow, Rose! Why did you smack my stomach?"
"I didn't you idiot," Scorpius opened his eyes to see the concerned faces of his best mates.
"It must've been something in the food, I feel it too," Al rubbed his stomach but it just felt worse. "I swear I'm going to clean out the fridge after this."
"I'll help," Rose moaned. Scorpius bobbed his head in agreement before they were whisked away.
That's all for now. Thanks so much for reading! This is my first story and I'd love some feed back. I'll update as soon as I can, probably sometime on the weekend. -OEL