An Accomplice No More

by marauder05

Ella and Sophie have just returned to Hogwarts from Spring Break and are up to their usual tricks. When Fred tells Sophie that she and her twin are just the Weasleys accomplices, it strikes a nerve and Sophie is determined to prove him wrong.

1. Chapter 1

Chapter 1 (Attack of the Dungbombs)

Sophie picked up the Extendable Ear lying next to her and whispered in it.

"He's coming! He's coming!"

Indeed, Filch was coming down the hallway, headed for the stairs. George's diversion had worked!

They had been planning this trick for weeks. They were even missing lunch for it, which was a huge sacrifice, at least on Sophie's part. She was always hungry.

Sophie was stationed a floor above the others, acting as a look out. Ella was at the top of the stairs, wearing Harry's invisibility cloak (which they "borrowed" from him). Fred was at the bottom of the stairs, concealed by a particularly rusty suit of armor.

There! Filch was within range.

"Ready?" Sophie said into the ear. The suit of armor below nodded. Sophie stifled a giggle. Fred could be so silly sometimes!

"Ok. Ready . . . aim . . . FIRE!"

Dungbombs came flying from all sides, towards the unsuspecting Filch below, or in Fred's case, above.

"Aaaargh!" he screamed, trying to duck the dungbombs flying at him.

BAM! One hit him in the shoulder. Another hit the back of his head.

Sophie waited, and threw her last one, aiming right for Filch's head. SMACK! It hit him right in the face.

"Yes!" Sophie yelled and immediately clapped a hand over her mouth.

Filch let out a scream of fury.

Fred jumped out from behind the suit of armor and threw his last dungbomb. He missed and hit Ella instead, which must have looked really odd, considering she was still under the invisibility cloak.

"Ow!" she yelled.

Filch looked up and seeing nothing there, looked back down the staircase, spotting Fred.

"WEASLEY!" he roared.

Sophie screamed at the top of her lungs, "RUN, FRED! RUN!!!"

Filch heard her and looked up. Sophie was standing in plain sight.

"Oh crap!" she muttered and took off running.

Sophie and Ella collapsed on the couch when they got into the Ravenclaw common room.

"Phew! That was close!" gasped Ella.

"I hope Fred made it out ok," said Sophie.

"Oh, don't worry about him. He'll be fine. The twins know more about secret passages and hiding places than the whole school put together!"

"Well, I guess you're right," replied Sophie. She looked up at the clock. "Grab your stuff Ella! We're gonna be late to potions!"

With that they took off running, headed for the dungeons.