AN. OK I'm really, really sorry this took sooooo long to come out, but
first I had writers block, then I had end of year exams and projects all at
the same time, then I wrote this chapter and didn't like it, then Christmas
came and I haven't had a chance until now. Also please read the authers
note at the end.
Disclaimer: (these are so annoying) Anything you recognize belongs to J.K. Rowling, anything you don't recognize belongs to me.
The Girl Next Door
Chapter 2
Jessica was in a foul mood. She was really pissed off with her Mum, Dad and brother. Earlier that morning she had had a massive fight with her parents. It had been something about leaving unassembled electrical items lying around the house. Jess couldn't really remember, but she didn't really care. Upon returning to her room, she had discovered that Damien had been through it. He seemed to think that Jess was hiding a box of his stuff in there, they still weren't fully unpacked from moving yet. The argument only ended when Jess put the Jelly-legs curse on Damien and kicked him out. When her parents had come to punish her, she had sent a number of curses and charms out the keyhole, which was now looking scorched and black. They had then left her alone. Jess was now lying on her bed, working on her brothers scorched and very battered looking CD player. She was trying to make it run without electricity. She had stopped listening to Damien yelling about the injustice of Jess not being punished. If she had, been listening, however, she would have heard someone knock on the door. After that she would have heard her mother telling two people that Jess' bedroom was "up two flights of stairs, the rooms with posters and a sign saying 'enter at your own risk, contains one teenage girl'. Watch out for the keyhole". She didn't hear the two pairs of feet stomping up two flights of stairs, but what she did hear was a loud knock on her door. Jess leapt off her bed, grabbed her wand and pointed it in the keyhole, muttering the first spells that came in to her head; the cheering charm and the full body bind. Luckily, the two people standing outside her door had kept out of the way of the keyhole.
"Jess? Just because you're having a bad hair day doesn't mean you have the right to curse us." Jess heard Fred say.
"I agree. It's not our fault. Well...not this time." George said as Jess threw open the door.
"Sorry about that." Said Jess, as the twins walked into her room. Before following them in she noticed that the wall opposite her keyhole had a nasty looking hole burnt in it.
"Sorry again. I've had a really bad morning. I thought it was one of them back again. I had a fight with Mum and Dad, then had to curse Damien for going through my room."
"We heard." Said George, with a look of great amusement on his face.
"What? Did Mum tell you?" said Jess looking murderous.
"No, we literally heard." Said Fred, jerking his head towards the Burrow. Jess blushed and started to move piles of stuff around so the twins could sit down. As she did she started to explain what a CD player was, along with other muggle objects. When Jess had finally cleared a big enough space they all sat down. It was a big room but it still had heaps of boxes that hadn't been unpacked yet.
"So.. what brings you here?" asked Jess
"Just bored." said George shrugging "you know...since we're grounded and everything." He added quickly, seeing the look on Jess' face.
"What's all this stuff?" asked George, changing the subject.
"Just muggle junk. I like playing with it. At the moment my aim is to make it run without electricity." She explained.
"Electricity." Said George, "I've heard of that before."
"It's what muggles use instead of magic, kind of."
"Why are you so interested in it?"
"Dad. He works in the Muggle Relations Section of the Ministry. That's why we use so many muggle things in our house, so Dad can do his job better. All the things in this house have mugggle protection charms on them. That's the only reason I'm aloud to do this. Dad brings heaps of stuff home for me." Jess explained.
"Hang on!! How come you're aloud to use magic? Won't you get expelled?" asked Fred.
"Well...." said Jess, grinning evilly, "I didn't technically get a note or anything saying I couldn't. Because I'm not technically attending any school at the moment. I mean, I am enrolled, but I can't technically be expelled if I haven't attended, can I?"
"Oh, I get it." Said Fred catching on.
"So your not technically supposed to be using magic either." Said George.
"So, your enrolled in Hogwarts, right?"
AN. I need a bit of help from you. The Readers (notice that Readers has a capital letter). First, where should Jess and her family come from (ie. What country, city, planet?). How old should Jess be? Remembering she is the same age as the twins. And finally, if there is anything you want me to include in this story, write it in a review. I'm kinda making it up as I go (that's another reason it's taking awhile).
Disclaimer: (these are so annoying) Anything you recognize belongs to J.K. Rowling, anything you don't recognize belongs to me.
The Girl Next Door
Chapter 2
Jessica was in a foul mood. She was really pissed off with her Mum, Dad and brother. Earlier that morning she had had a massive fight with her parents. It had been something about leaving unassembled electrical items lying around the house. Jess couldn't really remember, but she didn't really care. Upon returning to her room, she had discovered that Damien had been through it. He seemed to think that Jess was hiding a box of his stuff in there, they still weren't fully unpacked from moving yet. The argument only ended when Jess put the Jelly-legs curse on Damien and kicked him out. When her parents had come to punish her, she had sent a number of curses and charms out the keyhole, which was now looking scorched and black. They had then left her alone. Jess was now lying on her bed, working on her brothers scorched and very battered looking CD player. She was trying to make it run without electricity. She had stopped listening to Damien yelling about the injustice of Jess not being punished. If she had, been listening, however, she would have heard someone knock on the door. After that she would have heard her mother telling two people that Jess' bedroom was "up two flights of stairs, the rooms with posters and a sign saying 'enter at your own risk, contains one teenage girl'. Watch out for the keyhole". She didn't hear the two pairs of feet stomping up two flights of stairs, but what she did hear was a loud knock on her door. Jess leapt off her bed, grabbed her wand and pointed it in the keyhole, muttering the first spells that came in to her head; the cheering charm and the full body bind. Luckily, the two people standing outside her door had kept out of the way of the keyhole.
"Jess? Just because you're having a bad hair day doesn't mean you have the right to curse us." Jess heard Fred say.
"I agree. It's not our fault. Well...not this time." George said as Jess threw open the door.
"Sorry about that." Said Jess, as the twins walked into her room. Before following them in she noticed that the wall opposite her keyhole had a nasty looking hole burnt in it.
"Sorry again. I've had a really bad morning. I thought it was one of them back again. I had a fight with Mum and Dad, then had to curse Damien for going through my room."
"We heard." Said George, with a look of great amusement on his face.
"What? Did Mum tell you?" said Jess looking murderous.
"No, we literally heard." Said Fred, jerking his head towards the Burrow. Jess blushed and started to move piles of stuff around so the twins could sit down. As she did she started to explain what a CD player was, along with other muggle objects. When Jess had finally cleared a big enough space they all sat down. It was a big room but it still had heaps of boxes that hadn't been unpacked yet.
"So.. what brings you here?" asked Jess
"Just bored." said George shrugging "you know...since we're grounded and everything." He added quickly, seeing the look on Jess' face.
"What's all this stuff?" asked George, changing the subject.
"Just muggle junk. I like playing with it. At the moment my aim is to make it run without electricity." She explained.
"Electricity." Said George, "I've heard of that before."
"It's what muggles use instead of magic, kind of."
"Why are you so interested in it?"
"Dad. He works in the Muggle Relations Section of the Ministry. That's why we use so many muggle things in our house, so Dad can do his job better. All the things in this house have mugggle protection charms on them. That's the only reason I'm aloud to do this. Dad brings heaps of stuff home for me." Jess explained.
"Hang on!! How come you're aloud to use magic? Won't you get expelled?" asked Fred.
"Well...." said Jess, grinning evilly, "I didn't technically get a note or anything saying I couldn't. Because I'm not technically attending any school at the moment. I mean, I am enrolled, but I can't technically be expelled if I haven't attended, can I?"
"Oh, I get it." Said Fred catching on.
"So your not technically supposed to be using magic either." Said George.
"So, your enrolled in Hogwarts, right?"
AN. I need a bit of help from you. The Readers (notice that Readers has a capital letter). First, where should Jess and her family come from (ie. What country, city, planet?). How old should Jess be? Remembering she is the same age as the twins. And finally, if there is anything you want me to include in this story, write it in a review. I'm kinda making it up as I go (that's another reason it's taking awhile).