A/N: I don't own the Harry Potter series.

Back to the Burrow

The Burrow found itself awake at an ungodly hour on Sunday morning. The only ones who were ready for the rude awakening were Ginny, Ella, and Hermione. Since Bill and Charlie arrived, the twins had been sharing a room with Ron. Friday morning, the three girls were woken up by a screeching Pigwidgeon who was chasing two more exotic birds that Bill and Charlie created. The three girls had escaped the room without too much trouble, and Mr. Weasley dealt with the conjured birds. The boys were in fits of laughter due to the feathers in the girls' hair and the bird poo that had fallen on Ginny's clothes. At that moment, Ella and Ginny had plotted the perfect revenge. Hermione didn't want any part of it, but she wasn't going to stop it.

Both of the girls decided to take a Muggle route. Ella had two alarms in her bag and as it turned out, their batteries did work. She hadn't told the twins about her previous idea to prank Percy because of the embarrassing near kiss she'd had with Fred. Now Ella and Ginny had snuck one of the set alarms in Ron's room and the other in the twin's room. All the boys except for Percy were about to learn why they shouldn't mess with the girls. Not only were the hiding spots ingenious, but Ella's alarms didn't quite work right. The off button didn't work, so to get the shrill noise to stop, one had to hold down the snooze button for at least twenty seconds –there was no way the boys would figure that out.

"Where is the noise coming from?" Ella heard Bill yell above Ginny's room. The two girls were sniggering while Hermione continued to sleep. She'd opted for earplugs instead of the four o'clock wake up. Nearly the entire house was buzzing with panic at the blaring devices. The twins and Ron had found their clock and were in the stairway. Ella could hear the beeping getting closer to their room. Ginny and Ella barricaded the door before going to bed with a dresser.

"Open up!" The boys shouted pounding on the door. "Make this bloody thing stop!"

Mr. Weasley's voice joined the mix, "Boys! What on Earth are you all doing?"

"The girls put these in our rooms and we can't get them to shut up!" Ella heard Ron groan over the alarm.

"Really? How fascinating!" Mr. Weasley exclaimed and Ella doubled over in laughter.

Fred's voice rang out next, "Can't you hear them laughing in there? They did this on purpose so we wouldn't be able to sleep!"

His father scoffed, "And I suppose those birds just randomly were found in their room? You boys brought this on yourselves." There was an overwhelming surge from the boys about whose fault this whole situation was. Ella and Ginny felt very satisfied with the entire escapade. The boys had certainly learned their lesson about messing with the girls.

"Maybe we could just smash it against the wall!" Ron shouted.

"You'll do no such thing," Mr. Weasley said. Ella doubled over in a fit of laughter and Ginny fell off her bed onto the mattress Ella was currently laying on. Leave it to Mr. Weasley to protect a Muggle object that was slowly driving them insane. After more bickering insured, the girls felt like they'd been punished enough.

"Hold down the button that says Snooze!" Ella told the boys through the closed door. There was silence for a moment only disrupted by the alarms until finally the beeping died off. There was a shuffling that indicated everyone going back to bed. Ella and Ginny grinned one last time at each other before going to bed.

In the morning, Ginny and Ella got dressed and headed down towards the kitchen. They were surely going to get an earful from the boys, but they couldn't bring themselves to care. Hermione followed behind them being the only one in the house to get a full night's rest. She hadn't even asked in the morning whether their plan had worked. Ginny and Ella's tired yet triumphant expressions told Hermione everything she needed to know.

"I'm not sure whether to be extremely proud, or very upset," George grumbled as the girls walked in. Ella just grinned.

"Maybe you shouldn't have taught us so well. All the pranks I've helped you with gave me the wits to be able to prank the masters of mischief," she explained.

Fred laughed, "Oh please, you had enough wits to prank us before you'd even met us. You just didn't have a reason to until we gave it to you."

"Shouldn't have given us a reason then," Ginny told him with a grin. Behind the paper he was reading, Mr. Weasley rolled his eyes.

"We'll leave around one in the afternoon for Diagon Alley, girls," Mrs. Weasley said as she spooned scrambled eggs on everyone's plate.

Hermione smiled, "Oh good! I was hoping to show Crookshanks the gnomes Ginny and Ella had been telling me about. I've only read about them and he's certainly never seen them."

Ginny replied, "I can show you where they're hiding. I know all of the places they typically like to go and I'm sure Crookshanks can help us find the others. Oh, they're going to love having a cat around. They'll think it's funny."

When they had finished eating, Ginny and Hermione took the ginger cat outside, but Fred and George snatched Ella before she could follow them. Ella didn't quite mind though. The gnomes were funny but they didn't really like her. Every time she had wandered into the garden that summer, they chose to bite at her, and as much as Ella adored having their sharp little teeth sink into her leg…well, she actually didn't.

The twins entered their room and both flopped onto their beds. Now that Bill and Charlie were up and about, Fred and George were welcome to use their room however they pleased. Ella sat down on the edge of George's bed and waited for one of them to start talking. Ella really liked their room. They had a few posters of Quidditch teams, but the main thing Ella loved was all of the weird, half-created inventions they had strewn about the place. She could name some of the items, like their trick wands, but there were things she doubted they even knew what they were supposed to do.

"I don't understand why you girls are going shopping. They're just dress robes, can't mum get you them tomorrow?" Fred asked Ella.

She shrugged, "Dresses are difficult to account for. The sizes can be all different and fit people differently. I told your mum this and she agreed that it was best we get them now."

"But you should go get Harry with us, it'll be such fun," Fred replied mischievously.

"You know I can't do that. The last time the Dursleys and I were under the same roof it was an utter disaster. I only lasted a couple of hours," Ella reminded the boys before turning towards Fred. "And what on Earth do you mean it'll be fun? What are the two of you planning?"

The boys exchanged glances before George pulled out something that resembled taffy, "Our newest invention –Ton-Tongue Toffee. We've been working on perfecting it for half the summer, and we developed our first prototypes during the school year. We believe we've finally got the perfect concoction!"

"So what does this have to do with anything?"

"You don't see it? Dudley Dursley, according to Harry, has been on a strict diet for all of the summer!"

"Kid must be dying for something sweet."

"We thought that instead of subjecting you, Ginny, or Ron to something like this…"

"…You'd make a nice guinea pig out of Harry's cousin," Ella finished for the twins. They both nodded. "Brilliant."

Fred grinned, "Of course it is, we came up with it."

Ella tried to keep her expression business like, "So what does this toffee do then?"

"Well," George began, "It's kind of what the name says. It makes your tongue grow quite large."

"Highly unpleasant looking, believe us. It's the reason we brewed so many shrinking potions before leaving Hogwarts. It'd hardly help our case with mum if we ended up in the hospital testing out our new inventions," Fred explained to her. Ella had to admit they had a point. The two of them had only come to truly accept the idea of creating their business last year. They'd been worried about how successful they'd be and confessed to Ella just how frightened they were that everything would fail. Ella didn't believe they'd fail though. She had complete and utter faith in them.

She looked between the two of them before saying, "I think you should go for it, but I don't need to look into the future to tell you there will be consequences."

The boys scoffed, "Aren't there always? I say it's worth it to get back at the prat for all he's done to Harry throughout the years." Fred sounded completely earnest about this being more to help Harry out than test the product one final time.

Ella observed the prank candy one last time before tossing it back to George, "It does look delicious. I'd imagine anyone would try to eat it, especially if their some deprived boy who hasn't tasted sweets in months. He'll eat it before anyone has even noticed." She smirked at the boys who merely grinned back.

"Thanks, we worked hard to make it believable. Stared at these for hours," Fred told her as he pulled out a giant jar of regular toffee. The Ton-Tongue Toffees were perfect replicas of the candy in the jar. He put it back under his bed.

Around lunchtime, Mrs. Weasley took the girls to go to Diagon Alley. They all put on cloaks and got ready to use Floo Powder in order to travel. It wasn't Ella's favorite way to get around, but it certainly beat the Tube. She kept her mouth closed as the fireplace spun her about. She was covered in soot when she stepped into the Leaky Cauldron, but Mrs. Weasley came prepared with a brush so the girls could clean up before trying on dresses.

"Alright girls, the first thing to do is find something for the boys," Mrs. Weasley told them after getting some money out of both the Weasley account and Ella's. She insisted she'd buy all of Harry's things at once when they were at the World Cup. Hermione exchanged her money at the counter with one of the goblins. Ella felt a little odd not doing that herself. It was surreal to have her own account in Gringotts instead of needing to exchange Muggle money. She almost felt a sense of belonging from having her own account –even her money belonged to this world now.

After getting the money they needed, Mrs. Weasley led them to a shop that specialized in new and used dress robes. Ella was surprised to see many pretty dresses like the ones she'd seen in the Muggle dress shop, but she was especially excited that her dress was nowhere to be found in the store. Ella didn't want to have someone else wear the same dress. She knew it was petty, but she really wanted to not blend into the crowd for once.

Their first task was to find robes for Fred, George, and Ron. They'd need something in their size and with their height it wasn't going to be a walk in the park to find. The girls split up to search some bins. They weren't having much luck. Most of them were meant for younger children or older men. Ella found a vivid lavender dress robe that smelled of mothballs and seemed like it would fit both the twins at once.

"I've got something!" Ginny cried out to the others across the store. When Ella got over to her, she saw that Ginny was holding two matching black dress robes. They looked more normal than anything else Ella had seen.

Mrs. Weasley inspected the material closely, "They're in extremely good condition, and just the right size for the boys."

"And black will match any color," Ella interjected. Molly nodded and kept the two of them.

"I suppose that will have to do for today. I'll have to get Ron's dress robe when I come for Harry's. Now let's get you girls some dresses," Mrs. Weasley told them. Ginny and Hermione practically ran towards the side of the store meant for girls. Ginny was more there just for the fun of trying on dresses. Mrs. Weasley had already broke the news that she wouldn't be needing dress robes, but Ella saw otherwise. Deep down, she knew that Ginny would be attending the Yule Ball, she just didn't know who would be asking her.

First, Hermione tried on a frilly pink dress that certainly did nothing to flatter her. Ella wrinkled her nose and Ginny shook her head so vigorously, Ella thought it would pop off. Ginny's first attempt was a green dress that made the girls think of leprechauns –certainly not ideal. Ella was badgered into trying on a magenta dress that threated to drop if she moved her arms from her side, which would be disastrous on the dance floor.

There were several more attempts where the girls tried picking out the own dresses only to find that it was an awful fit for them. Ella sighed and sank into a chair beside the other two girls. Mrs. Weasley stood in front of them with her arms crossed. She had a determined look on her face that Ella had seen many times on the twins.

"Now that you girls have got that out of your systems, let me try," she told them. Before they could say a word, she disappeared into the store in search of dresses for the girls. It took nearly fifteen minutes for Mrs. Weasley to return. She had each of the girls close their eyes and put the dresses she had chosen in the dressing rooms the girls had been using. Ella entered her dressing room and slowly tried on the dress. It was a plain white with some silver and gold beading towards the bottom. Ella looked at herself in the mirror.

"What do you think?" She asked.

The mirror didn't miss a beat, "Heavenly, darling."

Ella nodded, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

She walked outside the room only to be met with a gasp from Mrs. Weasley. In a matter of seconds, the woman was next to her cooing about how angelic she looked. Ella found herself blushing furiously, but despite all the compliments she still liked her other dress much better. Hermione was the next out and her face was flushed with surprise and delight.

"I love it, Mrs. Weasley!" Hermione said excitedly. Ella couldn't help but smile at the girl's happiness. The periwinkle dress did fit her extremely well and the flowy material just seemed like the perfect fit.

"It suits you perfectly," Ella told her. Hermione's cheeks turned as red as Mrs. Weasley's hair.

Ginny was the last one out of the dressing room and Ella couldn't believe what she was seeing. For the last few years, Ella had been looking at Ginny as though she were still the nine year old she'd first met –her little sister. But Ginny was growing up just like the rest of them, and she was stunning.

"What do you all think?" She asked hesitantly. Mrs. Weasley's eyes filled with tears as she rushed to give her daughter a hug.

"You look so grown up!" Molly cried as she hugged her youngest child. Ella smiled and her resolve grew. She had to buy Ginny the beautiful sky blue dress she was wearing. It fit her like a glove and Ella could see how much it pained her little sister to take the dress off and put it back on the shelf.

As Mrs. Weasley focused on paying for the boys' dress robes, Ella grabbed Ginny's dress and quickly paid for it before anyone could see that she switched the two. Ginny's mood didn't seem to dampen too much at not getting the dress, but the girls quickly made their way back to the Leaky Cauldron to get back to the Burrow. It was late in the afternoon and if Ella was right, the boys should have headed to get Harry by this time.

When Ella's feet were firmly planted back in the Burrow, she looked around to see Bill and Charlie sitting in the little kitchen where the fireplace was located. Percy was nowhere in sight, but she assumed he was in his room working on his report. Apparently, once Ella gave him the idea it was important, he took the idea and ran with it. Ella was both thrilled and annoyed by Percy's newfound obsession with cauldron bottoms. He was happy, which was great, but no one wanted to listen to him talk about cauldrons and Mr. Crouch as much as he was determined to talk about them. Even Ella could hardly stomach the conversations he'd try having at dinner –though she still did out of politeness.

"Did they leave too long ago?" Ella asked the boys.

Bill shrugged, "A few minutes. They were running late, but I don't think any of us should be too surprised."

Ella nodded and wondered how Fred and George planned on getting Dudley the toffee. They could hardly walk up and hand it to him. The boy looked completely daft, but Ella doubted he'd be that crazy. Besides, his parents weren't likely to let him eat anything the Weasleys gave him.

"Accio!" Mrs. Weasley yelled and some of the Toffees flew out of George's pocket. "We told you to destroy them!" Ella couldn't help but wince. She knew how long the boys sent and it was easy to see that they would not be happy to lose their hard work.

Without moving a muscle Ella stopped the vision. She watched as all of the toffees froze in midair. The twins had tried smuggling them out in any way they could imagine. Just from what she could see, it looked like they were wearing more toffee than clothes.

She sighed. This wouldn't do at all.

"Ella? Are you alright?"

Bill's voice drifted across the scene reminding Ella she was actually standing in the kitchen of the Burrow, not in this moment. She looked over the scene once more before telling it to go away.

"Sorry, I was seeing something," Ella said.

Bill and Charlie both gave her confused looks before Charlie's face lit up. She knew before he opened his mouth what he was going to tell her.

"You were having a vision!" He nearly shouted.

Ella rolled her eyes, "What else would I be seeing so intently? The furniture?"

Bill looked between the two before saying, "I'm sorry, vision? What do you guys mean by a vision?"

"Wait, did no one tell you?" Ella questioned him. "I thought everyone told you a little bit about me?"

"Yes, Mum thought you were sweet, Charlie said you made a good friend for the twins, Percy said you were smart, and the twins raved about how you helped with their pranks. Visions were not included in the mix. So what are you talking about?" Bill asked. For a moment, Ella's heart swelled with even more love for the people she called her family. Not only did they love her for who she is, but when they were describing her to Bill, they never even thought to mention her abilities. Ella had always been a person to the Weasleys not someone with power, but just an average witch. Just Ella.

"When I was little, I used to dream about a castle and these magical people in it. I dreamt of a world with broomsticks and trolls where there were good people that welcomed me and people that scared me. It wasn't until I was eleven and given my Hogwarts letter that I discovered everything I had seen in my dreams was actually reality. I knew Ginny and Ron by name before I'd even been introduced with them. I got on the Hogwarts Express knowing the entire Gryffindor Quidditch team for the next year without knowing how the game itself worked. There are things I don't know, but I know more than anyone should about many different events that haven't come to pass yet," Ella explained to Bill. He gaped at her in shock.

Charlie looked at Ella questioningly, "But when you were eleven, you could only see the future through your dreams. You said you just saw something while standing there…awake."

Ella smiled shyly, "Like most people's magical abilities, my Seer abilities have grown as I got older. I don't need to be asleep to get a vision."

"That's amazing," Bill whispered.

Ella shifted uncomfortably, "I guess it is, but I need to go take care of something upstairs. Be back in a moment."

She ran up to Fred and George's room. Ella had to think fast otherwise the twins would be back and probably forced to destroy most of the Ton-Tongue Toffees like Mrs. Weasley said they did in her vision. Ella would have told the boys her plan, and they probably would've imagined it was perfect. She couldn't do it though. Bringing the twins into her devious idea would lose a powerful element in keeping Mrs. Weasley from knowing the toffees were still around –their expressions. They can feign innocence about as well as a rabid dog. Molly would know she was being tricked almost immediately. Ella pulled out the bag where the perfected candies were and dumped them on Fred's bed. She then pulled out their jar of actual toffees and proceeded to swap the places of them both.

Without a second thought, Ella ran back downstairs and waited for the boys to arrive at the Burrow. She managed to get there without a moment to spare. Fred was entering the room with a massive grin stretched across his face. Then George came through the flames and Ron behind him. Whether or not they were ready for it, the Dursleys were getting pranked.

A/N: What'd you think? Some more fluff really, I think there will be a few more chapters that are light, but as we all know, Goblet of Fire is where things begin to get darker, Ella's story is no different! :) Please review!