Hey everyone it's been a few days but I've been extremly busy with homework being in the 11th grade and all but yea. Here's Chapter 11. We get some mischief in this one with a Weasley. Enjoy. ~ T. T. Zoldy
Chapter 11
Candy and Mischief
March 9th, 1990
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry - Owlery
As the students packed their trunk for the March Break, Anna wandered off to the Owlery to go visit Luna, her family owl a gift from Minnie when she'd first discovered she was a witch. As she entered the small stone building, the owls hooted in greeting at the young witch, whom always visited Luna and always brought everyone a little treat.
When Luna saw Anna enter, she flew down from her perch and landed on the young witches vacant shoulder. Spirit, having refused to go with the young witch, went off with Mrs Norris to hunt for some mice. The beautiful barn owl nipped at Anna's ear affectionately in greetings and tilted her head to the side in question of a treat, making Anna laugh and pull out a large basket of meat as she placed it on the small table in the middle of the Owlery, one by one she grabbed a piece and threw it to an owl as each and everyone caught it and ate the treat, twittering in thanks.
An owl flew—stumbled—in suddenly looking like an old battered feather duster. Anna giggled and ruffled his feathers, helping him sit straight as she said, "Hello Errol." handing the old owl a big piece of meat from the basket. He twittered in thanks and held his ankle out.
She looked at the letter attached to his ankle and saw the name Fred written in cursive handwriting upon the front of the letter, she smiled knowing exactly whom Errol belonged to.
"I see you've met my family's owl," a voice said suddenly from behind her.
Anna turned around and smiled at the redhead at the door. "There's a letter for you, Freddie," she said and he bristled, shocked that she had gotten his name right, not mistaking him for George like everyone else did. "And I've already met your lovely owl, poor thing looks a hex away from death." She gave him a smile and he returned it as he took two strides and he stood beside her awfully close as he reached his arms around her and took the letter from his owls ankle.
"Thanks love," he said in her ear and kissed the top of her head, he was just tall enough to do so and she smiled, her eyes turning a deep plum. "I'll read it later, I have a letter of my own to deliver and Errol's just in time."
"The poor thing just got here, use Luna," she said pointing to the beautiful barn owl on her shoulder. "She needs to stretch her wings anyways."
Fred nodded, taking a letter out of his robe pockets and tying it to Luna's ankle. "Bring this to my Mum, Molly Weasley. She's at the Burrow, my home." Luna nodded and took flight, flying out the open window from the Owlery.
"Are you not going home for March Break?" She asked turning to face him, their noses only an inch apart, she didn't back away, nor did she seemed surprised.
"No, I'm staying, that's what my letter said, George is going home, as are my brothers Bill, Charlie and Percy. Mum wanted to have the whole family home, but I'm going to stay here. Are you staying?" He asked.
She nodded and smiled, her eyes flashing violet. "All my friends are going home, they've already left for the train. I'm staying cause my parents haven't been answering my letters so I don't know whether or not to go home." She said simply as though she were speaking of the weather.
"Want to do some mischief with me?" He asked. "This week I mean," he added and she stifled a snort as she nodded.
"Sure," she said smiling brightly.
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Hogsmeade Station
"Bye Jamie," Anna said as she hugged her best friend tightly. "Here." She added handing him a small bag of what he knew were Chocolate Frogs for the upcoming full moon. She kissed his cheek and moved on to say goodbye to the rest of her friends.
Irys, Mia, Holly, Weave and Clover encased her in a girls group hug and bid their farewells and scolded her to behave while they were gone to which Anna simply feigned innocence as she smiled innocently and said, "When am I not," the girls giggled and hugged once again before one by one, getting on the train to find an empty compartment.
Peter, Al, Cedric, Thomas, Amos and James all hugged her tightly in their turn and bid their farewells before going to find the girls compartment. Anna waved to them as the train started to leave, they all waved back and she smiled brightly, her eyes violet and screaming trouble. Fred joined her as the train pulled out of Hogsmeade Station and disappeared from sight, the pair walking back to the castle together.
March 13th, 1990
Hump-Backed One-Eyed Witches Statue - Third Floor Corridor
Anna giggled as Fred pulled her along, as they wandered the third floor corridor at night, the waning moon shining through the corridor windows as the pair ran hand in hand, Fred in the lead pulling the witch along; Anna struggling to keep up and keep quiet. Fred pulled her into a dark corner and illuminated his wand, took out what looked to be a spare bit of parchment and tapping his wand in the middle. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." He whispered and as if someone had dropped a single drop of ink, inked words appeared on the parchment, spreading like a spider web.
She walked up beside him to read the parchment properly and it read:
Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs
Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers
are proud to present
The Marauder's Map
He smirked at her reaction as he opened it and she realized it was a Map of Hogwarts. She looked at him in wonder. "Where did you get this?"
"Nicked it from Filch's office, of course. It's the Map of Hogwarts, the entire school, secret passages and all. Me and you," he pointed between them. "Are going to find the one that leads to Honeyduke's Cellar. The Hump-Backed One-Eyed Witches Statue, there's a secret passage in her hump." He said with a smirk as if it were the most obvious thing ever.
He pointed to the Map and Anna saw two pairs of feet, "Fred Weasley" was marked beside "Tassiyanna Cloud", he turned a small square and "Argus Filch" was turning the corridor heading towards them.
"Mischief Managed." Fred said quickly, the ink disappearing from the parchment. "Nox." His wand's light extinguished. They heard footsteps approach, someone mutter something along the lines of "Someone's out of bed" and recede, a crash from an empty classroom being heard and then the sound of awkward running towards the crash, followed by the sound of Peeves taunting Filch. "Never thought I'd thank Peeves for saving myself and a pretty girls arse," Fred breathed and Anna giggled quietly.
"Please do not mention my arse Freddie; not in a dark corner with Filch and Peeves just around the corner, let's just go to the statue. Please?" She whispered and he stifled a snort, but nodded, taking her hand and pulling her along once again.
They had reached the hump-backed, one-eyed witches statue and Fred pointed his wand to her hump and whispered, "(Dissendium.)" the hump hinged open and Fred picked her up and helped her inside quickly, her feet hit dirt as he climbed in after her and closed the passage door. "(Lumos.)" He whispered and the tip of his wand lit the way, the darkness dispersing to show a long and low corridor. He took her hand and pulled her along once again. "Me and you are going to grab a few things at Honeyduke's before we come back," and her feet immediately dug into the dirt of the passage floor, halting them in their tracks.
"Freddie!" She scolded. "I did not come all this way to nick candy from Honeyduke's," her eyes were a deep amethyst, she was furious, the ends of her blackberry mane sparked. She was pissed. "I came with you to make some mischief, not become a thief." She added, her hair sparking a little more.
"They won't notice besides the shop's closed right now, you can take as many Sugar Quills as you want, as long as it doesn't look like we nicked anything." He said, his eyes begging her.
She groaned in frustration. "Fine, but just this once, Fred Weasley, but if we get caught I'm ditching your arse and getting mine back to Hogwarts."
"I thought we agreed not to speak of each others arse's in dark spaces," he teased, trying to lighten up her mood and the tension between them.
She stifled a snort. "I said "Not in a dark corner with Filch and Peeves just around the corner."" She recited her words from earlier as they reached a steep hill that meant they'd almost reached Honeyduke's Cellar.
His grip on her hand tightened. "We're here," he said as the passage came to an end. His hand left hers and he slowly and carefully moved the loose tile and peered inside Honeyduke's Cellar, which was dark and empty, no buzzing of voices were heard, nor the pitter pattering of footsteps from above.
Fred had been right, the shop was closed, her mood brightened up as he opened the tile completely, keeping it open for an easy and quick escape just in case something happened. He pulled himself up and put down his still lit wand as he pulled her up into the Cellar, her feet touched the ground his hands still on her waist. "You can let go of my waist now Freddie," she whispered even though they were alone, she was still nervous and anxious.
His hands left her waist in a flash of embarrassment. "S-sorry," he stammered having been daydreaming, she giggled, a real giggle, at his embarrassment, and his heart started to pound hard and heavy, his heart now in his throat, he swallowed down the lump as he picked up his wand. "We'll leave the passage open, just in case, I can see your nervous." He said, successfully swallowing the lump in his throat.
"O-okay," she stammered in a whisper, she was nervous again.
"Nox." His wand extinguished and he held out his hand, which she took immediately, as he lead her upstairs into the shop. The shop was dark and Anna took in the beauty of the shop in the night, having been there already when it was open and full of life. 'Pick whatever you want.' He smiled and she beamed at him, her anxiety gone.
She hugged him and quickly kissed his cheek. "Thanks for bringing me Freddie," she said, her voice no longer whispering as her fear disappeared, the longer she stood there in the shop. She let go of him and gave him a shy smile before disappearing somewhere in the shop, in search of the Sugar Quills, no less.
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Honeyduke's Passage
As the pair walked back towards the castle through the Honeyduke's Passage, they chattered quietly, Fred's wand lit the passage once again as they carried each an armful of different candies each.
Anna was carrying a load of Sugar Quills, after successfully using the Geminio Charm to duplicate the Sugar Quills she took, so it would appear that she hadn't taken them at all. She also carried a box of Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans in her robe pocket as well as a few packets of Droobles Best Blowing Gum, some Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes and even a few Licorice Wands.
Fred was carrying a few boxes of Bertie Botts' Every Flavour Beans in his robe pockets, some Pepper Imps, some Licorice Wands, Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes and a bunch of Droobles Best Blowing Gum packets.
"That was fun, Freddie," Anna whispered as they reached the end of the passage once again, she noticed that Fred made no move to open the passage door. "Thanks for dragging me along," she added as she waved her wand and all the candy she held shrunk so it could all fit in her pocket, she did the same for Fred so they could use their hands.
He took out the Marauder's Map and tapped it with his wand. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." He whispered as the Map appeared to show Filch's, Mrs Norris, Peeves and Severus Snape's names, far away from the third floor corridor. "Mischief Managed." He said, the ink disappearing as quickly as it had appeared. "Nox." His wand extinguished immediately.
He opened the passage door and climbed out, helping her out as well.
She kissed his cheek. "Thanks," as they made their way to the stairs.
He gave her a boyish grin and she returned it with a girlish one of her own, which only made his grin widen.
They parted ways, Fred making his way to the Seventh Floor to the Gryffindor Common Room and Anna to the Kitchens to the Hufflepuffs.
So here's Chapter 11, Chapter 12 is still in progress, I know this is a semi-short chapter, but it'll do for now. Love you all.
~ T. T. Zoldy