Author's note: Sorry this is pretty short, but I haven't submitted in a chapter in a bit so I really wanted to get this in tonight. Hopefully, the next chapter will be up within the next few days. Also, I want to apologize in advance for any character or plot inconsistencies. I'm trying guys! I love everyone. Also, I have forgotten this in previous chapters but:
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter though I thoroughly, sincerely, and with all my heart wish I did. J.K. Rowling is My idol.
By October, all the first years had settled into a comfortable schedule. Sasha went to all her classes with either Seamus, Lavender, or Parvati. After class, she'd spend time with Fred and sometimes Lee and George. When Fred and George were at practice, she went to the library with Hermione. It was a week before Halloween and the twins were giddy with excitement.
"Halloween is our second favorite holiday." Fred explained
"April Fool's being our first." George added
"Also our birthday." Fred pointed out
"That explains so much." Sasha laughed.
"Anyways, Halloween's a pretty big day for us." George began
"We have to do something good. People expect it of us." Fred said excitedly
"Usually, we prepare for months for Halloween, starting somewhere at the end of August, beginning of September at the latest. Unfortunately, Fred has been a bit...distracted of late, and we haven't even started. Lee's already agreed to help us pull something together. But-" George said
"We could use another hand." Fred said, flashing his unforgettable grin.
"You know I can't say no to that face." She said, playfully squeezing his cheeks.
"Knew we could count on you, Sash." George said.
Soon Sasha was spending the majority of her time preparing with the boys. Though thanks to Fred, she could describe every prank they ever pulled in detail, from the first time they pretended to be each other, to their first attempt at making magical fireworks. She had never actually been a part of one of their pranks.
"Well, it seems fitting that your initiation into the prankster world would be the night of Halloween." Fred said as he caught up with her after class.
"What are we going to do?" Sasha asked him
"Honestly, I haven't the slightest idea. Usually, George and I plan it out, but...well meet me in the common room tonight at midnight and we'll discuss it."
That night, Sasha slipped past Parvati and Lavender and made her way downstairs. Fred was sitting by the fire, he seemed to be pouring over a book of some sort.
"Fred." She said quietly. He whipped his head towards her. There was a certain fire in his eyes.
"Hey! There you are!" He said
"Shh! Keep your voice down! Did you get any sleep?" Sasha said
"No, there's way too much work to do!" he said " George went to bed hours ago but I've been down here all night."
"What have you been doing?" She said, stifling a laugh
"This!" He said holding up the book
"What is it?" Sasha questioned. Fred laughed loudly
"What is it? Only the most important thing I own! This book, has every prank I've ever came up with in it. Look! Look at this!" He gestured her over into the dim light of the fire and showed her a page.
"I was about 5 or 6 when I wrote this one!" The handwriting was sloppy and childish.
"I turned Ron's teddy bear into a spider! A spider! He's horrified of them now. Arachnophobia. Ha! That was all me!" Fred told her excitedly
"Fred! You're so loud!" she said in a hushed tone.
"OH! SORRY! sorry!" He said
"You need to sleep!" She told him
"Yeah, no. Noooo. We've got work to do!" He grabbed her arm and pulled her onto the couch. He flipped later into the book.
"I've got so many ideas. But I need your help! This is your first time! Your prank! YOU have to do this!"
"Fred, you really need to get some sleep. You have class tomorrow." Sasha said gently.
"It doesn't matter!" he yelled. He looked at her deeply and she saw the intensity in his eyes. Then he lowered his tone.
"No one gets it." He told her "Not Lee, not Oliver, not Angelina. Not even George gets it. This is all I have. Pulling pranks is my life. I know people like George better. He's nicer, less critical, I don't care! I don't have to be the popular one. But if you take the pranks away, I'm just George's annoying twin brother. Please, Sasha you've got to help me." Looking at Fred, with bags under his eyes, his tie crooked, hair messy, she couldn't help but feel, sorry for him.
"Okay Fred. I'll help you. But then you need to sleep." she told him
"Ok. Ok." he said.
He held out the book and she took it. There were detailed sketches and crazy doodles, well written paragraphs and random notes.
"I was thinking, that new teacher Quirrell has had it too easy. We need to give him a taste of his next few years at Hogwarts. I was thinking, we take that turban and we..."
Sasha listened to him plan and watched him draw and make notes and she just smiled to herself. That night she had seen an entirely new side of Fred, and it was... exhilarating.