Disclaimer: All characters are Joanne Rowling's
For Jenny… you helped me write down the sins and you helped explain them. Where would I be without you! I love you!
Chapter One: Opening Pandora's Box
Ron peered over Hermione's shoulder as she opened her latest book.
"Oh wow, Hermione. How'd you get that?"
"Ron!" She said snapping the book shut. "Go away, you're not allowed to read it. It's from the restricted section."
At these words the whole common room whet silent and heads popped up. Whispers filled the room.
"Let us see, Hermione." Said Ron pleadingly.
"No way. I'd get told off."
"Oh forget teachers right now."
"No. Sorry Ron but no." Hermione narrowed her eyes and stood up. "I'm going to bed. Goodnight."
"Night, Hermione." Said Harry from the table.
Ron walked over to Harry and sat down. "I should have known she wouldn't have let us see it."
"She's Hermione, she'd never betray a teacher's trust."
"I know." Ron grumbled, resting his head on his hands. "Are you going to bed soon, Harry?"
"Mmm… I should finish this first." He pointed to his Potions essay and sighed. "Perhaps it can wait till tomorrow." Harry grabbed his things and followed Ron up to the boy's dorm.
In the back of the common room, Fred and George Weasley were planning to get their hands on the book.
"I really want to see that book. I've been after it for years but you know McGonagall." Said Fred excitedly.
"Yeah… maybe we could… borrow it?" George replied. "I've been looking out for it too."
"Steal it?"
"No… come on, Fred. You know I don't mean that."
"I guess we could look at it tonight and… put it back tomorrow morning."
"That would work. It's in the girl's dorm though!"
"We've sneaked past Filch more times than I can count. I think I can handle some girls."
"I hope so."
George Weasley crept up the stairs to the girl's dorm about an hour later. It was silent and the only sound heard was the purr of Crookshanks.
He pushed open the door to the Fifth year girl's room and looked around. Hermione led under her covers with her back to George. The book was led open across her hips.
"Damn… that's going to be hard." Whispered George silently.
He walked up to her bed and Crookshanks opened his eyes.
"Oh cripes!" he whispered under his breath. Crookshanks jumped off the bed and wandered around Georges ankles purring. "Good kitty… good kitty." He said quietly to Crookshanks who continued to purr.
George pulled at the bottom of the book and released it from Hermione's grasp. Easing it slowly from under her arms he closed it and began to walk out of the room. Just as he reached the door Crookshank's purr turned into a quiet but deep growl.
"Oh cripes…" said George again. Only this time with slight fear in his voice.
Crookshanks bounded forwards towards him and dug his claws into George's right leg.
George bit down on his tongue and almost screamed with pain. The cat was scraping into his leg with his back claws while holding on with his front ones.
Hermione turned over slightly and George froze.
"Crookshanks… come back to bed."
The cat growled one more time but let go of his leg. Hermione turned back over as her cat jumped back onto her bed and curled up next to her purring contently.
George let out a long breath at he'd been holding and closed the door to the room. He walked back down the stairs and into the common room.
"What took you so long…?" said Fred trailing off. "Why are you limping?"
"Blasted cat!" he replied angrily. "But anyway, I got it."
"Whoa…" said Fred taking the book and laying it on the table.
Inscribed in gold across the front of the huge black book were the words.
Conjuring Forces"Whoa…" said Fred again apparently lost for words. "I hope it doesn't scream when we open it."
"It shouldn't. Hermione had it open so the protection spell hasn't been put back on it."
"Excellent!"
Fred put his fingers around the edge of the book and pulled it open. Dark smoke leaked out and the twins stepped back.
"Should it do that?" asked George nervously.
"…Don't know. Maybe. Nothing else is happening so it must do."
"Yeah…"
Fred flicked through the pages slowly stopping at almost everyone. "Wow… return to the past with a Pastreal Ball."
"And look at this… Labyrinth… Make up a land of your own." Said George engrossed in the book already. "…Wow… no wonder this is restricted."
"Mmm… oh…"
"What?"
"Pandora's Box!"
"Again I say… What?"
"Pandora box! Hermione told me about it last summer. Or rather the muggle version, apparently they made it into a film. They denied it happened. They think it's a myth."
"What is it?"
"It's all about the seven sins."
"Deadly sins…" continued George. "That doesn't sound too good."
"Want to try it?"
"No way… I mean…"
"Chicken!" Said Fred jokingly.
"I'm not… alright I'll try it."
"Always works!" Replied Fred pulling his wand out of his robes.
George did the same and they both looked down at the book.
"So we wave our wands at the book and shout… How do you say that?"
"How do you say that?" George repeated laughing.
"Oh your so funny." Said Fred sarcastically. "Say… Arodnap Arodnap…"
Fred and George pointed their wands straight at the book and remembering there 'Swish and Flick' they spoke.
"Arodnap Arodnap!" they said together.
For a while nothing happened.
"Perhaps we did it wrong?" said George hesitantly. "We should take it back to Hermione now."
He went to grab the book and as soon as it touched his hands he let it go. "Ouch!" he shouted a little too loudly.
"What?"
"It's really hot!" replied George rubbing his hands together.
"It is?"
"No... I said ouch for fun." He said with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.
Fred held his hand over it. "Whoa… your right. Feels like it's on fire!"
"I know I touched it!"
The book burst into bright orange flames and lifted off the table. It hovered for a while and the flames changed colour several time.
White… Blue… Yellow… back to orange…
"Oh my god." Breathed the twins at the same time.
The flames slowly died down and the book lowered its self onto the table. There was a burst of orange smoke and then before them. There was the book and a dark orange box. There were words inscribed into it. It read.
Pandora's BoxFred picked it up and ran his finger across the writing. "Do you think it opens?"
"Probably." Replied George touching the book and then picking it up. "Oh good it's cold now."
"Oh… the box is cold too… very cold."
"Can you open it then?"
"I'm looking… here it is… a clasp."
Fred put his finger behind the clasp and pulled it hard. It squeaked as it flicked up. Forcing it a bit more, it opened right up. Fred then pulled at the lid and again with a slight squeak it opened.
Inside there were seven dark hovering balls of black mist. Each one was a slightly different shade.
"It's really… something…" Said George peering in at them.
"Totally…" Agreed Fred ready to close the box.
Suddenly all seven balls of mist shot out of the box and span around the room in front of them.
"What the…?" Said both twins suddenly.
The mist stopped and hovered for a second as if checking the room out. Then they all shot off in different directions. Two went up to the girl's dorm. Two went up to the boy's dorm. The other three span around the room several time and then went through different walls.
"What just happened?" said George confused.
"We've… we just released the seven deadly sins into Hogwarts halls…"
"Oh right… I was afraid it was something serious."
A/N
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