I don't own Harry Potter. Our Lovely Queen Jk Rowling owns the wizarding world. :)
I didn't have many crossings with the twins for the rest of my First year; it wasn't until once again on the train heading back for our second year that I saw Fred again.
I was worried sick, walking up and down the corridors searching for Harry and Ron, but they were nowhere to be found! I was terrified! What if something happened to them, and they were hurt.. I couldn't lose my friends right after finding them.
As I was wandering the halls, I saw Fred and George talking to some students. They were first years, because they didn't have a house on their robes, plus, one was Ginny Weasley. Fred and George were sitting there telling them that they were going to have to fight trolls to be sorted! For Merlins sake! Did they have nothing better to do than terrorize poor kids who were already terrified?!
"He is lying to you guys," I state as I walk closer to them.
"Oh, don't listen to her, she's just upset because her troll ended up almost killing her last year." One of the twins said. I'm pretty sure it was Fred—his ears are a little bit bigger than Georges.
"That was on Halloween, you blabbering baboon! It's not Trolls, I swear guys it is just a sor…" I started to say, but halfway through my voice was cut off. Odd, maybe you can't tell new students how you are really sorted. Interesting. "Well, apparently I can't tell you how you will be sorted, but just know, whatever these to imbeciles tell you, it's false." I finish.
"For Merlins sake.."
"Granger, why can't you.."
"Let us have our.."
"fun?" They finish in tandem.
"Must you speak like that? Your giving me a headache." I retort while rubbing my temples. These boys are going to be the death of me. "Oh! Do you two by chance know where your brother and Harry are? I can't find them, and I'm worried."
"Nope, last we saw.."
"Them, they were outside.."
"The barrier, then we ran.."
"Through, and we haven't seen.."
"Them since.."
"We wonder if.."
"They decided to skip the train.."
"In order to take Dad's.."
"Car. If they did, I wish they would.."
"Have taken us with them!"
Oh these boys are really going to be the death of me.
"They wouldn't do that, well, Ron might, but Harry is much too nice to do that." Ginny blushes as she finishes that statement.
"Ginny here has a crush.."
"On the Boy-Who-Lived.."
"you should have seen her.."
"Face when she walked downstairs this summer.."
"And saw him at our table while she was still in her.."
"Pajamas!" they finish.
By the end of this, Poor Ginny's whole face was scarlet.
"You two are so rude! Ginny, who don't you and your friends come with me and we can go find a compartment away from these two jerks?"
She happily agreed, and we spent the rest of the journey talking about Hogwarts. And about some odd creatures this girl named Luna kept on talking about. I think she was making it all up, because I have never read about them. And I have read pretty much everything on magical creatures.
As the train pulled into Hogsmead station and the first years went with Hagrid to the lake, one of the twins caught up with me and decided to ride to the school with me in the carriages.
"I'm sorry we like to tease little first years. It's the most fun we have on the long boring train ride. You should have heard the stories we were told our first year! They make what were saying like a nap on a soft fluffy cloud." He said.
"That doesn't make it right for you to pick on first years, Fred."
"Sure it d—wait! How did you know that I'm Fred?! No one can tell us apart, not even our mother!"
"Easily. You have bigger ears than your brother, plus, your voice is slightly different, and your hair is a touch lighter of a red." I smirk at his flabbergasted expression. "Also, you really should be nicer to your sister. That really wasn't nice of you to make fun of her in front of her new classmates."
"You are way too smart. I'm scared. Remind me to never get on your bad side with the amount you pay attention to detail. About my sister, she knows I love her, and that I have to tease her—its my job as her older brother." He retorts.
"Aren't big brothers supposed to protect you, and beat up people who are mean to their little sisters?"
"Well, see, she has all the other brothers to do the whole nice thing, but Georgie and I, well, we're the pranksters, so we have to tease her. But if anyone besides us were to give her a hard time, they would find their lives full of pranks that really aren't too nice."
I sit there and think about that for a while. I mean, I get that they are pranksters; everyone in the school knows they are pranksters. I wonder what it would be like to have a big brother who teased me, but protected me fiercely. I come to the conclusion that Ginny is lucky, because not only does she have two brothers who are not just her brothers, but also her friends, protectors, and who know how to make her laugh.
"Ginny is lucky to have you guys. Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to go sit with Neville for the feast since Harry and Ron seem to be missing. I will talk to you later, Fred." I smile at him as I walk towards Neville.
Maybe Fred isn't as bad I first thought him to be.