"Wow," breathed Fred when Skye finished the story.
"Did anyone believe him?" Roxy asked.
"My parents, but we can't go talk to them about it, they won't let us go if we did," Skye said in thought.
"What I'm more worried about is this Thing he said about. Do you think it's the same Thing that spoke to Fred?" George asked.
This caused a pause between the four of them. Was it? They really hadn't thought about the things that may be hidden within or around Dragon Hills. In fact, they didn't know much at all about it.
"That is a possibility," Skye said.
"We really can't go somewhere not knowing what to expect, can we?" Roxy questioned quietly.
Even Fred and George agreed to that. They didn't want to go unlessthey had some clue. "Who else knows about it?"
Skye opened her mouth to speak. She knew one other person who knew, but she hadn't seen is person in years. She didn't to either. He was cruel and dark; his eyes always held a cold look, one that would send shivers up anyone's spine. She was not going to him. She could always take the others to St. Mungo's to see the Crazy Man, and if and then that failed and only if, she would take them to him. "There is one other person who I know that knows," she started. "But I think we should go see the Crazy Man first,"
Everyone nodded, agreeing that they would do that. For the next few hours they sat and discussed how the would get into the ward without being asked why they were there.
"I could say I have a check up," suggested Fred. "I haven't been out long and Mum did say I may have to go back,"
"But, if you say that, they will take you in for a check up. What about the rest of us?" George replied.
"Well, you can say you going to wander around," Fred said.
George opened his mouth to object, then closed it and sat in thought. He had to admit it was a good plan, but what if they found something odd? What if they find out about what happened at the shop? George really didn't want to have to come to a hospital to see his twin again. 18 months was bad enough. Everyone else seemed to think it was a great idea, but they don't know the bond twins have. OK, Skye did, and she's been separated from her twin for the rest of her life, but to know your twin is alive and that you can only see them a certain parts of the day, it just feels wrong.
Roxy looked over at George. "You alright?"
George nodded his reply. "I'm fine,"
Roxy bit her lip. She could tell George wasn't OK and she wanted to find out why, but for some reason, a voice was telling her to leave him be.
Fred was now laying down on his back, looking up at the sky through the branches of the trees. "So, when we going?" he asked.
"Whenever we can," George said. "And it might be best if we do it soon,"
So, with that they began discussing another plan.
George sat quiet in the circle while everyone else spoke. They were really going ahead with this. Fred was going to risk being kept in hospital again just so everyone else can try and find a man who was said to be crazy. Was it worth it? Was it worth risking Fred just so they knew what they would be facing in Dragon Hills? Without Fred, none of them would leave for Dragon Hills. It was partly because of Fred thy were going.
"So, Fred," Roxy said. "What exactly are you going to say?" Her voice was muffled in George's ears. He d
idn't want to listen.
"I'm just going to say I forgot to book a check up, which is true, I did and if I could have one now because I want to go traveling for a bit while two of my friends watch the store for me and George," He said smiling, proud of his little excuse.
George had to admit it was a good one. They wouldn't keep him in if he wanted to go traveling, would they? He doubted it. Skye nodded, she too thought it was a good excuse. He wasn't lying, he was going traveling and he had got friends to watch the store. She was proud of him.
"So," George said for the first time since the conversation had begun. "What are we going to do?"
Skye looked at him and smiled. "We will go with him to the check up room and say we are hungry and we are going to the canteen. Instead of going there though, we are going to look for the crazy man,"
George nodded and they all agreed it was a plan. For the rest of the conversation they discussed when it would be and how long they may have. Something was tugging at Skye's thoughts though. Right at the back of her mind a small thought was playing with her. What if the Crazy Man is still, well, crazy. What if he freaks out when they mentioned it? Would he really tell them? She weren't going to voice them. By doing that everyone may think it was a bad idea and would ask if there was another way. She didn't want to go that way. The other way was scary. Not even Fred and George would want to go that way.
He hated her, he wouldn't tell her anyway. Well, maybe he would. Maybe he would tell her to try and give her nightmares and scare her. But how would he react if she and her friends turned up at his door step. She would be in for it. Her parents would know instantly and then they wouldn't be able to go.
Her parents want her to get out and spend time with friends but they would never allow her to go somewhere dangerous. Not after Sahara. Everything Skye was allowed to do now had to depend on whether she would end up meeting the same fate as her sister. She knows her parents were upset and heartbroken. But twins have a much closer bond. Fred and George were a prime example of that bond. But surely if Skye was willing to do it, she should be allowed. She had finished school, she was 17 and allowed to use magic where she wanted as long as muggles didn't see her. They were going to a magical place so no muggles would see her. She hated how everything she did now involved Sahara. She loved her, of course she did, but it was slowly getting on her nerves.
Soon everything was planned and was ready to go. They were going to do it the following day so they could get it over with. All they had to do was pray it went right.
