p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;"Siobhan/p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" Halloween is literally tomorrow. I love Halloween more than life itself. Not for the decorations or having the first and second years go around to the common rooms and teacher offices to trick or treat but for the costumes and the scary stories. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" The school was buzzing with excitement as the two other schools would be arriving soon but we didn't know exactly when. Dumbledore had put the Goblet of Fire in the great hall last week and everyone has been wondering who the Hogwarts champion is going to be. Cedric put his name in but he didn't have high hopes for himself. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" The six of us were standing in the great hall as the twins had a surprise for us. Winnie lead up against one of the pillars, Ophelia and I stood next to her and Rosalie and Cedric were holding hands. They had been dating for almost two months and they were really cute. Not gonna lie, I do take credit for them getting together. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" The twins came barreling down the stairs with the most mischievous grins on their faces. This was going to end badly. "Good morrow everyone," Fred said. Winnie knitted her eyebrows together./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Morrow? Since when do you start talking like Shakespeare?" Winnie laughed. They rolled their eyes./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "We're going to have to talk older since we're going to be older," George clarified. We all raised our eyebrows./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "And how are you going to do that?" I asked, I'm still not used to how far they will take things. One time I told them that they couldn't stuff ten marshmallows in their mouths... they each did fifteen./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "With this!" Fred pulled out two bottles of an elixir of some sort. Ophelia scrunched her nose up./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "What the hell is that?" she asked./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "This, my dear," George started, "is an ageing potion. It will temporarily age us one year so we'll be able to get past the age line and put our names in." I swear everyone besides the twins rolled their eyes. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Fuck you guys," Fred said and handed George the other bottle. They both uncorked it. /p
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p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Ready George."/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Bottoms up," they both said at the same time. They interlinked their arms and downed the potion. They jumped past the age line and quickly dropped their names in the goblet. They cheered but the celebration was cut short when the line blew them back and their names fluttered out of the goblet. Ophelia tried to stifle her laughter but eventually broke out into full blown laughter. We all laughed with her until the twins came up to us./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Yeah, laugh it up," Fred rolled his eyes. I looked over to them and gasped./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Oh my god," I stated, "y-you guys..."/p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "You guys are fucking old!" Rosalie exclaimed. The twins looked at each other and nearly fell over in surprise. They screamed./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "You have a beard!" Fred exclaimed./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "You look like fucking Dumbledore!" exclaimed George./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "You both look like Dumbledore," Winnie said through laughter. The twins broke out into roars of laughter with their sister. The walls echoed with our laughter making the other students look at us funny./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "We told you it wouldn't work," I scolded. Ophelia gets herself together and shakes her head. Tear stains were on her cheeks from her laughing so hard./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Come on guys, I'll take you to Madam Pomfrey," Ophelia said, while grabbing each twin by their arm and dragging them off. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "They're such dumbasses," I stated. Rosalie nodded./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Yeah but they're our dumbasses," she laughed. Cedric looked down at her lovingly and gave her a quick peck on the lips. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Well, I'm off to meet Hermione for Care of Magical Creatures," I started. Winnie and Rosalie nodded./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "We'll tell Hagrid about Ophelia, he'll understand," Winnie stated. Rosalie gave Cedric a goodbye kiss and the two girls walked off towards the forest. Cedric waved bye to me and went to whatever class he had to be at. I skipped happily towards the courtyard where I'm supposed to meet Hermione. We've become closer within this last month. Everytime I see her butterflies fill up my stomach and I get nervous. No girl has ever made me feel the way Hermione does. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Hey, Siobhan," Hermione said as I approached her. I smiled and waved./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "You'll never guess what the twins just did," I said with the biggest grin on my face. We started to walk to class./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" She rolled her eyes. "Oh Merlin, what did they do this time?" she asked. /p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "Ageing potion. They were able to put their names in the goblet of fire but were quickly pushed out by the line. Instead of just aging a year, they aged like fifty," I laughed. Hermione rolled her eyes and giggled./p
p style="line-height: 1.7em; color: #222222; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; background-color: #fefefe; clear: none !important;" "When will they ever learn?" her hand brushed past mine and my heart instantly started to pick up speed. I extended my pinky towards her. Her hand brushed past mine again, her pinky interlinking with mine for a minute before we arrived at class. My heart feels like it's beating one thousand times per second. Hermione gave me a small smile and a blush. Ron and Harry came up to her and she instantly let go of my finger. She turned to me, said bye, and then went on with her friends. My heart sunk in my chest and slowly shuffled over to Winnie and Rosalie./p