I do not own Harry Potter, or Hogwarts, or any of the other characters or places. I am simply borrowing them for a time, in the interest of true love and laughter. :)
Stuck on You ~ Chapter 6
By Caliko
~Interlude~
The Weasley twins arrived in Hogsmeade that night, then began their trek up to the castle. Every few minutes, they would snicker, then bite their lip, trying to be quiet.
"So, we're gonna play it serious, right?" George said, then lost it, laughing hysterically with the next step.
He kept thinking of the cure to the hex, then rising into new spates of mirth. They knew that soon, the boys would be begging them to leave the curse alone. There was only one, extremely foul tasting cure, you see, and no one in their right mind would choose it over their curse!
"Yeah, we can't laugh. It would only encourage Gin." Fred replied, his lips twisted in a strange smile.
Neither of them had ever thought that Ginny took after them. At home, surrounded by their boisterous family, she was almost unnoticeable. It wasn't as if they ignored her, but she was so quiet, so ... serene, almost. They always felt that it was their duty to protect her!
Which was why none of them said a word when Ron threatened Derek's manhood. All of the brothers had seen him in action before, and none of them wanted to pick up the pieces when the Ravenclaw outgrew their baby sister. Now, it seemed as if Gin could probably take care of herself!
"Why not?" He finally muttered, not realizing he spoke out loud.
"What?" George, looking up, noticed the sign for the Three Broomsticks, then motioned his brother to the door. Without a word, the twins entered looking for Madame Rosmerta's famous butterbeer.
"Why can't we encourage her? It's not like she's getting dangerous or anything!"
"She made the entire seventh year boys curse whenever they hear Harry's name! Don't you think that's dangerous?"
"Pshaw! Come on, now! It was only the Gryffindors!" The red head said, sitting down at a table. "I say we help her!"
"Are you crazy, Fred? This is GINNY!"
Rosmerta came to their table with two pints, knowing their long-standing addiction to her butterbeer. Smiling, she fondly tousled their hair, then left, chuckling at 'old times.'
"Yes.. all the more reason why we should help. Pull her out of her shell, and all that."
"And what about Malfoy? Wouldn't it be helping him, too?"
"There's always at least one drawback. Besides, after that first prank, he can't be all bad."
"He broke the first rule of pranking, Brother. He got caught."
"Then he really does need our help."
"So, what do you plan?" George gave in, knowing that he was losing ground.
"We cure the boys, then go talk with Ginny and the Git. We can't help them unless we know what they plan, right?"
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"Soap." Ron said, blinking. "You expect us to take a shower?"
"Err.. not exactly, Ron." Fred hesitated, glancing at the five boys. "You have to eat it."
"I should have known!" Seamus moaned, shaking his head with dread. "It's mum's favorite punishment when she catches me cussing."
"It's every mother's favorite punishment." Dean growled, closing his eyes as he reached for the soap. "Can we at least have a glass of water?"
"Sorry, Dean. You have to eat it dry." George sympathized. "I know it's horrible. I had to do it, too. But it's the only way."
"Dry?" Neville was near tears. "Just one bite, though, right?"
"Half a cake, Nev."
"This is all your fault, Ron! You just couldn't leave them be, could you?" Harry stopped sulking long enough to grab his bar, "Ginny wouldn't have retaliated again if you just left it alone!"
"Shut up, Harry!" Ron began, only to stop what he was saying.
Fred and George watched, befuddled, as the boys opened their mouths, shouting something, only, nothing came out of their throats but empty air.
Cocking their heads, they looked over at Professor Dumbledore, meeting the old man's twinkling eyes with confusion.
"It's the only way I had of protecting innocent ears." The Headmaster replied. "All of their curses are transported directly to the middle of the forest, where all but the most dangerous of beasts avoid."
Bemused, the twins nodded, looking on with raised eyebrows as they waited for the boys to eat the homemade soap cakes.
First, Ron took a bite of his, screwing his face up and until his eyes were near slits and his lips were a straight line over his chin. Every time he had to swallow, he would look at his brothers, each time silently asking his brothers if he had to do it.
At their smirking nods, he would screw up his courage, and gulp down the soapy mass, blushing as a bubble would escape past his lips.
Finally, he finished his half a cake, then looked up with malice in his gaze. "They are going down." He swore, then bolted out the door.
After that exhibit, the other four boys blanched white. Then, pulling up their courage, they began to chew.
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Ginny and I were busy doing our potions homework, the scratching of our quills stopping only when we would read the next question, then bite the tip of our pens as we thought of our answer.
I had never done this disgusting thing before, as I really hated the taste of ink. Unfortunately, I found myself picking up a lot of her bad habits as the week went on.
On the bright side, she no longer left her clothes all over the floor, seeing that I would refuse to budge until she picked them up. She would bend over, giving me an eyeful of her trim ass, growling that I was a neatnik freak. I didn't want to ruin it all by telling her that I was a worse slob than she was. Smack me, but I was enjoying the view!
Then, the door opened, and we both looked up from our work, wondering who had braved our domain. Fred and George Weasley walked in and closed the door behind them before sitting down at the table across from us.
"Malfoy." George nodded, "Hey, Gin."
"Ron has a message, Sis." Fred chortled. "He said that you two are going down."
If he intended to scare her, he had another surprise. Ginny just leaned back in her chair and smiled.
"Really?" She laughed, grinning. "I'm so scared."
The twins exchanged a look, then returned her grin.
"We wanted to donate our expertise." George said, "After all, you know that all five of them are going to be after blood. You might as well have some help from us."
Ginny looked like she was going to refuse, but I covered her mouth with my hand, remembering all the nasty tricks they played on me over the years. "What do you propose?"
She growled, then bit my finger, almost drawing blood. "We don't need help, Draco."
"Why did you do that?" I howled, shaking it off. "Gin, when it was just us against Ron, it was fair. But now, the whole bloody house is going to be joining in your little war! We'd be stupid not to take their help!"
"You better not be calling me stupid, Draco Malfoy! I still haven't decided whether to give you a chance or not!"
"Yes you have! You're just too stubborn to admit you like me!"
I caught the twins look out of the corner of my eye, smirking at the fish lips they were making.
"Now I'm stupid and stubborn?" She stood up, determined to fight. :::So be it.::: I smirked, standing up to my own full height.
"No. You're stubborn and adorable. Ron is stupid."
She flushed, flattered at the 'adorable', then realized that I didn't take back the other part. "I'm not stubborn!"
"Yes, you are, Virginia! If you weren't, you would be taking the twins up on their offer."
"Ummm...are we missing something?" Fred asked, his eyes wide.
"What? Oh, sorry. We're seeing each other. Now, are you still willing to help us?" Ginny demanded, her eyes daring them to draw back their offer.
They swallowed, then sent me an evil glare before nodding. "We told you we would."
"Good! Go keep Ron occupied for a couple of days." Pointing to the door, she dismissed her troops, then turned on me. "I am NOT stubborn!" She yelled, oblivious to the amused look I shot at her brothers.
"No, Love. I admit it. You know when to give in."
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A/N - Scary how Draco is learning how to deal with Ginny! Wonder when she'll figure it out how to turn the tables........ Oh well. All's fair in love and war, and here, we have both!
~Caliko
