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Driving Home For Christmas

The snowy countryside flashed past the window of a compartment which was full of laughter and warmth. Sitting next to the window, across from a boy with white-blonde hair sat Rose Weasley, an open book on her lap which she was ignoring for now as she watched her best friends Albus Potter and Scorpius Malfoy playing Gobstones. Al was currently attempting to remove some Stinksap from his fringe while Scorpius laughed openly at him. Sitting next to Rose was her older cousin Molly who like herself had a book in hand though in Molly's case she was actually reading. The compartment next door was full of laughter and shrieks and Rose knew James, Freddie, Emma, Roxie and Alice were in there along with Alice's two friends whose names escaped Rose. Dominique would normally have been in there with them but had claimed there was someone else she wanted to see.

The compartment door slid open and Victoire walked in and dropped into the seat next Al and sighed, her eyes closing as she rested her head against the headrest.

'Rough patrol?' asked Rose and Victoire nodded.

'Everyone's all hyped up and refusing to wait until they get home to release the madness,' she said wearily and Rose chuckled. If Vic was this tired already how would she fair the holidays?

Rose attempted to turn her attention back to her book but found the view beyond the window much more interesting. She sat for almost an hour without interruption gazing out at the snow covered landscape before the compartment door was flung open again. Louis dropped into the seat next to Molly with a groan and Victoire rolled her eyes.

'Let me guess,' she said dryly, 'James and Fred?'

'What gave it away?' he said glaring at the floor. Rose looked up and stared in shock as Louis normally silvery hair had been turned a very vivid pink and styled into dreadlocks. Victoire pulled out her wand and whispered the counter-curse and Louis smiled and muttered 'thank you' before returning his gaze to the floor. Rose closed her book and turned her gaze to the door, an idea slowly forming in her mind.

'Why doesn't anyone try to get them back?' she asked in the suddenly quiet compartment. The other five turned to look at her and then glanced at one another when they noticed her thoughtful look.

'I dunno,' Scorpius eventually said.

'So they don't get pranked?' Molly suggested and Rose nodded slightly.

'Well, they should be taught a lesson,' she said and she straightened up as she said this. Victoire grinned slightly when she realised where Rose was going.

'How?' she asked eagerly. While Rose may have been younger than her she was still a genius and Victoire truly appreciated her way of thinking.

'Where it hurts,' Rose said and Victoire nodded.

'Hang on, what?' demanded Scorpius and Rose rolled her eyes. Victoire waved her wand at the compartment door and cast a silencing charm so no one could eavesdrop.

'We get James and Fred back,' Rose said before turning to Louis. 'Was it just them or did Roxie or Emma help?'

'Just them,' he assured her and she nodded.

'Good, the other two are too smart to let us get them back this rashly,' she muttered and Albus nodded.

'What shall we do?' Louis asked eagerly and together the five of them plotted.

When Harry and Ginny Potter along with George and Angelina Weasley began to look for their children in the mass of student leaving the train the last thing that had expected was to see Freddie with his hair long and curly and a neon purple while his skin had turned yellowish while James' eyes had changed colour, one pink and one silver while his clothes were pink and green polka dots. They were both scowling as Rose, Albus and a blonde boy – a Malfoy – snickered behind them. This may turn out to be a very interesting Christmas, Rose thought as she watched the two boys happily.

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