Sorry, I forgot to explain the last chapter. That was just a flashback, and it's not a part of the story. This is the beginning of the story. Sorry for any confusion! Please review after you read I would really appreciate some feedback!
Chapter 2: Going Back to Hogwarts
"Maggie…. Mags…. Maggie…. MARGARET-SUZANNE!"
"What?" Maggie asked, dazed.
"I asked you how your summer was," George said.
"Oh…. Did you?"
"Yes, I did," he replied, rolling his eyes. "You were really out of it this time, weren't you?"
"Yeah, I guess…. You know how short my attention span is."
"Yes, we do, and so do, McGonagall, and Flitwick, and Snape, and Binns-" Fred began, but Maggie cut him off.
"Shut up, Fred!" Maggie yelled at him. Fred only smirked. Next to her, Nina was laughing.
"Oh, calm down Mag. It's not like it's not true. Anyways, how was your summer?" George asked again.
"Not bad. I worked part time at the ice cream shop down in Diagon Alley, so I actually have some money now! But that's pretty much it. Yours?"
"Well, I didn't make money, but it wasn't bad. Flew a car to Harry's and rescued him in the middle of the night with Ron. Then got yelled at by Mum. Pretty normal summer."
"Normal? You flew a car-I don't know how, and I don't want to-and you think that's normal?" Maggie said incredulously while Nina rolled her eyes.
"Well, yeah, I mean, it's normal for us." Fred said nonchalantly.
"You two amaze me. How did you get the car to fly in the first place?" Nina asked.
"Our dad enchanted it on his own- we only borrowed it." Fred said, smirking. "Mum wasn't too happy when she found out what he did. Nor was she happy when she found out what we did. But that's considered a normal summer for our family. Coming back to you, how are all of your friends that you told us about?"
"Carli's fine... She got a scholarship to a dancing school, so she left for that a couple weeks ago. Josh is….. Josh. There aren't really any words for him. He's been hanging out with other people a lot, so I don't see him a lot."
"They're all jerks," Nina added disgustedly. "Why, we have no idea. But whatever. It's not important now."
"All right, then," Fred said. "Exploding Snap, anyone?"
That was what they did for most of the train ride. A little way in, Lee Jordan came in and joined them for the rest of the ride. When it started to get dark, they changed into their robes and started talking about what to expect this year.
Once the train had pulled in to Hogsmeade Station, they all got off the train and into one of the carriages.
"Where do you reckon Ron is?" George asked, looking worried. "I haven't seen him since we got onto the platform."
"I don't know, but he's all right, wherever he is. He's probably off doing his own thing with Harry," Fred said reassuringly, but he too looked worried.
They made their way up to the castle and into the great hall. Maggie felt so relieved to be back because the summer had felt so long. The castle looked just like she remembered it- the four long tables in the great hall, the four giant hourglasses counting all of the house points, the staff table- everything was perfect.
When they sat down, Fred and George scanned the table for Ron and Harry, but never saw them. They both denied it, but they looked pretty worried. Maggie couldn't blame them.
Right before the Sorting, a second-year Hufflepuff screamed and pointed out the window. Everyone turned and looked, and they all saw a flying car go straight past the window.
"No!" Fred shouted. "They took the car without us!"
"They stole your car?" Nina asked, laughing.
"Apparently," George answered bitterly.
"Sucks for you!" she snickered.
"And for them," Maggie said quietly as she saw Snape practically run out the door. "They're going to in so much trouble….." She saw McGonagall follow him after talking to Dumbledore.
"Who cares?" Fred asked. "They've been in trouble before, and they'll be in trouble again. Nothing wrong with that."
Maggie just shrugged as Dumbledore got to his feet and said, "Let us begin with the Sorting." The hall fell silent.
One by one, the first years walked up when their name was called and had the sorting hat place on their heads and announced what house they were in. They all clapped when a Gryffindor joined them at their table, and Fred and George hissed when a new Slytherin sat down across the hall from them.
Finally it was Ginny Weasley's turn to be sorted, and Fred and George watched intently. Her face was almost as red as her flaming hair when she finally reached the stool. When the Sorting Hat was placed on her head, it called out "GRYFFINDOR!" and Fred and George clapped and cheered louder than anyone. Ginny looked so relieved to sit down at the Gryffindor table and not have everyone staring at her.
At last, it was time to eat. The feast looked as good as ever, and no one wasted any time talking, and dove straight in for their food.
When the feast was over, they found a prefect, who told them the new password for the Gryffindor common room was 'wattlebird', and they headed up there. When they got there, Ron and Harry were sitting there, and immediately upon seeing them, all the Gryffindors cheered and crowded around them. When the four of them managed to squeeze themselves into the crowd, Fred and George both yelled "Why couldn't we've come in the car, eh?" and looked at the two of them for an answer they never got. Maggie turned to her sister and said, "I'm going upstairs." Nina nodded, and the two of them said goodnight to Fred and George and went up to their dormitory.
It looked as familiar as ever, and Maggie was so relieved to go to sleep in her large four-poster bed. It had been a great, but long, day.
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