Chapter 24: Plans and Demands
Harry walked quickly with Marcus, Fred and George towards the castle, leaving Hagrid in the hut, telling him that they had to talk to Sirius. This was true to an extent, but Marcus had already guessed Harry's intentions.
"It's not a good idea Harry..." He stated.
"What isn't?" Replied Harry with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Whatever you're planning to do... Dumbledore'll never let..."
"You sound like Hermionie..." Harry interrupted. This was quickly becoming a heated argument. Marcus stopped. Fred and George followed suit.
"Harry... Calm down..." Marcus said calming himself. "I know we have to get them back, but rushing into doing something stupid won't help them or us... We need to concentrate on our studies and let the Ministry of Magic get them back..."
"He's right Harry" Fred added.
"Think about what you're doing..." George urged...
"Okay..." Harry tried to calm himself. "I've got an idea..." Fred rolled his eyes as his brother forced a very fake smile... "Don't look like that..." Harry continued... "I need you two to do me a huge favour, or rather to do us a huge favour."
"Us?" Marcus asked.
"Yes, us. I need you two, " He motioned to Fred and George, "To be us... For a while at least... Just until we bring Ron, Cho and Herm back..."
"Harry, we have lives, we can't just become you for a couple of weeks, people would miss us!" George started to protest...
"When was the last time you each went on a date?" Marcus asked, knowing the answers already.
"Good point..." Fred conceded.
"So it's the polyjuice potions then?" George asked...
"That's the one... Now only we, Sirius, and your parents will know about it, so make sure you are convincing, and try not to lose too many points for us, and don't get us expelled..." Marcus continued to explain the plan as they walked towards the front door of the castle once more...
They walked into the Gryffindor common room, and were immediately whisked away by Sirius...
"We need to talk..." He said, holding a piece of parchment in his hand...
"What's that?" Harry asked.
"Read it..." Sirius commanded.
"This is Ron's writing!" Marcus exclaimed.
"Yes... But they aren't his words. He was forced to write this." Sirius explained. "You can see a blood stains on it from each of them, Ron, Cho, and Hermionie... It's not them they, want, it's us..." Harry felt hatred and fear rise inside him, but Marcus's words calmed him.
"We have a plan. It's not easy, but Fred and George agreed to help us." Marcus went on and explained the plan again.
"We'll take the places of Harry and Marcus until you get back..." George stated. Sirius was less optimistic.
"This could easily get us all killed." He said. "But we have to try it at least."
"So you're in?" Harry asked.
"Merlin help us! I'm in Harry..." Sirius finished.
"We'll leave as soon as possible..." Marcus stated to the others. "Sirius, you'll need to tell Dumbledore you're going away for a while. Visiting some of your old haunts..."
"Fine. I'll do it now." He said leaving them to brew the potions...
The next morning they woke early, making the excuse of taking a walk, and meeting themselves beside the lake. After exchanging jokes about meeting themselves, as well as supplies, they departed from Hogwarts, three crusaders fighting for their friends...
Harry walked quickly with Marcus, Fred and George towards the castle, leaving Hagrid in the hut, telling him that they had to talk to Sirius. This was true to an extent, but Marcus had already guessed Harry's intentions.
"It's not a good idea Harry..." He stated.
"What isn't?" Replied Harry with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Whatever you're planning to do... Dumbledore'll never let..."
"You sound like Hermionie..." Harry interrupted. This was quickly becoming a heated argument. Marcus stopped. Fred and George followed suit.
"Harry... Calm down..." Marcus said calming himself. "I know we have to get them back, but rushing into doing something stupid won't help them or us... We need to concentrate on our studies and let the Ministry of Magic get them back..."
"He's right Harry" Fred added.
"Think about what you're doing..." George urged...
"Okay..." Harry tried to calm himself. "I've got an idea..." Fred rolled his eyes as his brother forced a very fake smile... "Don't look like that..." Harry continued... "I need you two to do me a huge favour, or rather to do us a huge favour."
"Us?" Marcus asked.
"Yes, us. I need you two, " He motioned to Fred and George, "To be us... For a while at least... Just until we bring Ron, Cho and Herm back..."
"Harry, we have lives, we can't just become you for a couple of weeks, people would miss us!" George started to protest...
"When was the last time you each went on a date?" Marcus asked, knowing the answers already.
"Good point..." Fred conceded.
"So it's the polyjuice potions then?" George asked...
"That's the one... Now only we, Sirius, and your parents will know about it, so make sure you are convincing, and try not to lose too many points for us, and don't get us expelled..." Marcus continued to explain the plan as they walked towards the front door of the castle once more...
They walked into the Gryffindor common room, and were immediately whisked away by Sirius...
"We need to talk..." He said, holding a piece of parchment in his hand...
"What's that?" Harry asked.
"Read it..." Sirius commanded.
"This is Ron's writing!" Marcus exclaimed.
"Yes... But they aren't his words. He was forced to write this." Sirius explained. "You can see a blood stains on it from each of them, Ron, Cho, and Hermionie... It's not them they, want, it's us..." Harry felt hatred and fear rise inside him, but Marcus's words calmed him.
"We have a plan. It's not easy, but Fred and George agreed to help us." Marcus went on and explained the plan again.
"We'll take the places of Harry and Marcus until you get back..." George stated. Sirius was less optimistic.
"This could easily get us all killed." He said. "But we have to try it at least."
"So you're in?" Harry asked.
"Merlin help us! I'm in Harry..." Sirius finished.
"We'll leave as soon as possible..." Marcus stated to the others. "Sirius, you'll need to tell Dumbledore you're going away for a while. Visiting some of your old haunts..."
"Fine. I'll do it now." He said leaving them to brew the potions...
The next morning they woke early, making the excuse of taking a walk, and meeting themselves beside the lake. After exchanging jokes about meeting themselves, as well as supplies, they departed from Hogwarts, three crusaders fighting for their friends...
