CHAPTER 3
"Damidgion Michael Weasley!" I said in an authorative tone.
The boy in front of me snapped his head up and quickly tried to hide something in his trunk. He turned around sheepishly, like a boy with his hand caught in the cookie jar. When he saw me the sheepish look was gone and was replaced by a huge grin. I crossed me arms and tapped my foot against the stone floor.
"What do you have Damidgion?"
His smile faded at my cold tone and he stammered a bit.
"Well...erm...it's uh....uh..."
"And another thing, you weren't here for my birthday. You promised me you would be. And you didn't bother to owl me either."
I pouted and started to turn away. Before I could start to cry Midge pulled something out of his trunk and handed it to me.
"So very sorry it's late. I had to have it specially made."
I looked at the small box I held. It was made of black velvet and had a silver ribbon around it. I forgot I was mad at him and pulled the ribbon off. Inside the box was a ring. It was sterling silver with a star on one side and a cresant moon on the other. There was a space between the moon and star so it could be adjusted to most sizes.
"Midge, it's beautiful. I love it."
Midge took the ring from the box and put it on my index finger. Up close, I saw that the moon had a smiling face. I looked closer and it winked at me.
"So, where did you go over the summer that was so exiting you couldn't take the time to owl me?"
"Well first I visited America with mum and dad. After that I went to see gram and Aunt Ginny. Then I spent the rest of the summer at Fred and George's shop, Weasly's Wizard Wheezes, working.
"Did they pay you in jokes and pranks?
"Well...sorta."
"You will share, right?"
"I don't know..."
"No, you don't understand, you will share. I'm not giving you a choice. Besides, you wouldn't want Jess and Jenn to get a hold of them and use them against you."
"Well, when you put it that way I guess I don't have a choice. I was going to share with you anyways."
~*GREAT HALL*~
There was a lot of chatter at all of the tables. Friends were babbling on about their summers and greeting old acquaintances. Lots of greetings were being shouted across the room, from one table to another. I sat next to Midge with Jess and Jenn across from us. They had arrived 2 hours earlier. Jess and Jenn had transferred from Durmstrang second year and refused to talk about what happened there to most people. The only people who knew what happened were Midge, our parents and I.
"What are you two up to?" I asked when I saw their twin mischievous grins on their faces.
"Nothing." They said together.
"Ok. Now I know you've done something. What's going to happen to the first years?"
"You'll see." said Jess.
"It's great!" said Jenn.
"Is it as good as the Mrs. Norris prank last year?"
All of us laughed and the twins nodded. Last year they had charmed a puddle of dye to look like water. Mrs. Norris drank some and turned a neon pink. She still had some pink splotches on her head and tail. She had been after them ever since. Suddenly the hall got very quiet. All heads turned to watch the long line of timid first years file past. They stopped at a tall stool with a ragged wizard's hat resting on it. Professor McGonagall stood in front of the new first years with a long roll of parchment.
"Now, when I read your name, come up and sit on the stool and put the hat on. when you find what house you are in, go and sit at your house's table. Understand?"
All the first years nodded.
"Bell, Kitty."
A tiny girl walked shyly to the stool and sat down. She put the sorting hat carefully over her perfect curly brown hair. The hat thought for a minute or two then shouted:
"GRYFFINDOR!!!"
The Gryfendor's all cheered loudly and Kitty rushed from the stool in front of the whole school to the first available seat, next to me. She had a very relieved but worried look on her face.
"Welcome to Gryffindor, Kitty. I'm Fi, this is Midge and the twin tricksters, Jess and Jenn. Beware of them, they love to play tricks on unsuspecting first years."
She smiled and looked more comfortable. We all turned back to the front of the hall where Professor McGonagall was continuing to read the names off her parchment. The line was slowly getting shorter and the tables, more full. Finally the last first year was announced to be a Hufflepuff. When he was seated Dumbledor stood to make his speech.
"Normally we would start the feast now but I would like to announce that we will be having a transfer student arriving tomorrow. He is a 7th year from Durmstrang. His name is Sabertan Malfoy."
I gasped and looked at my parents. Draco looked shocked and Harry was trying to get a reaction from him.
"Now on with the feast."
Wit those words the plates filled with food. I took a few bites and them glanced back at my parents. Draco still looked shocked and Harry looked disturbed.
"Excuse me." I said and got up.
I headed to the professor's table.
"Daddy? Papa? Who is the transfer student coming tomorrow? Is he a relative? My brother? Uncle? Who?"
"I don't know Fiona. For now, go back to your dinner. Everything is normal." Draco said calmly.
"But daddy, you heard the name. I want to stay with you tonight-"
"Fiona, listen to Draco. You're going to sleep in Gryfendor tonight." Harry told me.
"What? Why?"
"It's where you belong. Welcoming the first years, Head girl. You need to make them feel comfortable, and make sure those terrible twins don't terrify them." said Harry.
"ok. Fine, but I'd rather sleep at home."
I went back to my seat and ate my dinner. We all started joking and laughing. Soon I noticed Jenn looking at her watch every 30 seconds or so.
"30 seconds" Jess whispered to Jenn.
"20 seconds" Jenn said.
"10 seconds"
"5 seconds"
"Show time." they said together.
I looked at them strangely when nothing happened. They just sat there looking smug. Seconds later murmurs went around the tables. I looked around and noticed Kitty next to me. Her light brown hair was now spiked and bright neon green and purple. I gasped and looked at all the first years at the tables. They all had bright hair color and was in wierd styles.
"Yes. It worked." Jenn said quietly so that the poor first years couldn't hear her.
"Did you have a doubt" stated Jess.
Soon all the first years had discovered what had happened to them. Some of them were going wild while others were crying. A few of them had tried to fix their hair magically and now their skin was spotted and striped with the same kind of bright colors. The older students all reacted differently. Most were sympathetic and were convincing them not to try undoing the charm . Others were laughing their heads off at the brightly colored students. Most of the professors looked concerned but amused. I looked at the twins and they were laughing quietly.
"Don't worry, it'll wear off by the time the first classes start." Jess told me.
"That is unless they decide to try to take it off themselves. Then it's going to stay until tomorrow night, with their skin a different color."
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Midge laying on the ground with tears rolling down his face.
"What spell did you use?" I asked Jess.
"Well it was dyetanus, but that's to charm an object to dye something." she answered.
"To do the same thing directly it's 'diatrus'." Jenn told me.
"Thanks." I said to them.
I took out my wand and pointed it at the oblivious Midge and said "Diatrus". Midge's hair was now long, orange and pink, and curly instead of his normal short, red-blonde. I smiled and went back to eating. Soon Midge's laughing calmed enough for him to sit up again. When the twins saw him Jess snorted and Jenn sprayed her drink all over the table.
"What's so funny?" Midge asked.
"Nothing." Jenn said still choking on her drink. Jess slapped her on her back and Jenn stopped choking. I smiled. Everyone went back to eating except me, who had a fine spray of Jenn's pumpkin juice on my food.
*7th Year's Girl's Dorms*
AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
All the girls looked up from what they were doing.
"I think he just found a mirror."
all the girls who had seen Midge on the way back from dinner laughed. I put my pajamas on my bed and went down to the Gryffindor common room. I sat in a loveseat next to the fire and watched as a very colorful Midge descended from the boys' dorms.
"What's the matter Midge?"
"Grrr."
He sat next to me in the loveseat and started to sulk.
"Love you too, dear."
"Why?"
"Because you were laughing at the poor first years. they've been through enough without your laughing making them feel worse. Don't worry, you'll be back to normal by this time tomorrow."
I rested my head against his shoulder.
"You know, you look very handsome in blue."
He pushed me off of him and stormed up to bed.
"Good night" I called after him.
I heard something obscene and wasn't sure if was directed at me or one of the other boys. When I returned to the girls' room twin faces were looking at me expectantly. I changed and crawled into my bed.
"He's blue, now go to sleep and please don't tease him tomorrow."
They looked at me as if I were crazy.
"No!"
"Oh alright." Jess said.
"If you insist." Jenn said.
I turned out the light.
"Not even one little smurf joke?" Jess asked.
"NO!!"
"Damidgion Michael Weasley!" I said in an authorative tone.
The boy in front of me snapped his head up and quickly tried to hide something in his trunk. He turned around sheepishly, like a boy with his hand caught in the cookie jar. When he saw me the sheepish look was gone and was replaced by a huge grin. I crossed me arms and tapped my foot against the stone floor.
"What do you have Damidgion?"
His smile faded at my cold tone and he stammered a bit.
"Well...erm...it's uh....uh..."
"And another thing, you weren't here for my birthday. You promised me you would be. And you didn't bother to owl me either."
I pouted and started to turn away. Before I could start to cry Midge pulled something out of his trunk and handed it to me.
"So very sorry it's late. I had to have it specially made."
I looked at the small box I held. It was made of black velvet and had a silver ribbon around it. I forgot I was mad at him and pulled the ribbon off. Inside the box was a ring. It was sterling silver with a star on one side and a cresant moon on the other. There was a space between the moon and star so it could be adjusted to most sizes.
"Midge, it's beautiful. I love it."
Midge took the ring from the box and put it on my index finger. Up close, I saw that the moon had a smiling face. I looked closer and it winked at me.
"So, where did you go over the summer that was so exiting you couldn't take the time to owl me?"
"Well first I visited America with mum and dad. After that I went to see gram and Aunt Ginny. Then I spent the rest of the summer at Fred and George's shop, Weasly's Wizard Wheezes, working.
"Did they pay you in jokes and pranks?
"Well...sorta."
"You will share, right?"
"I don't know..."
"No, you don't understand, you will share. I'm not giving you a choice. Besides, you wouldn't want Jess and Jenn to get a hold of them and use them against you."
"Well, when you put it that way I guess I don't have a choice. I was going to share with you anyways."
~*GREAT HALL*~
There was a lot of chatter at all of the tables. Friends were babbling on about their summers and greeting old acquaintances. Lots of greetings were being shouted across the room, from one table to another. I sat next to Midge with Jess and Jenn across from us. They had arrived 2 hours earlier. Jess and Jenn had transferred from Durmstrang second year and refused to talk about what happened there to most people. The only people who knew what happened were Midge, our parents and I.
"What are you two up to?" I asked when I saw their twin mischievous grins on their faces.
"Nothing." They said together.
"Ok. Now I know you've done something. What's going to happen to the first years?"
"You'll see." said Jess.
"It's great!" said Jenn.
"Is it as good as the Mrs. Norris prank last year?"
All of us laughed and the twins nodded. Last year they had charmed a puddle of dye to look like water. Mrs. Norris drank some and turned a neon pink. She still had some pink splotches on her head and tail. She had been after them ever since. Suddenly the hall got very quiet. All heads turned to watch the long line of timid first years file past. They stopped at a tall stool with a ragged wizard's hat resting on it. Professor McGonagall stood in front of the new first years with a long roll of parchment.
"Now, when I read your name, come up and sit on the stool and put the hat on. when you find what house you are in, go and sit at your house's table. Understand?"
All the first years nodded.
"Bell, Kitty."
A tiny girl walked shyly to the stool and sat down. She put the sorting hat carefully over her perfect curly brown hair. The hat thought for a minute or two then shouted:
"GRYFFINDOR!!!"
The Gryfendor's all cheered loudly and Kitty rushed from the stool in front of the whole school to the first available seat, next to me. She had a very relieved but worried look on her face.
"Welcome to Gryffindor, Kitty. I'm Fi, this is Midge and the twin tricksters, Jess and Jenn. Beware of them, they love to play tricks on unsuspecting first years."
She smiled and looked more comfortable. We all turned back to the front of the hall where Professor McGonagall was continuing to read the names off her parchment. The line was slowly getting shorter and the tables, more full. Finally the last first year was announced to be a Hufflepuff. When he was seated Dumbledor stood to make his speech.
"Normally we would start the feast now but I would like to announce that we will be having a transfer student arriving tomorrow. He is a 7th year from Durmstrang. His name is Sabertan Malfoy."
I gasped and looked at my parents. Draco looked shocked and Harry was trying to get a reaction from him.
"Now on with the feast."
Wit those words the plates filled with food. I took a few bites and them glanced back at my parents. Draco still looked shocked and Harry looked disturbed.
"Excuse me." I said and got up.
I headed to the professor's table.
"Daddy? Papa? Who is the transfer student coming tomorrow? Is he a relative? My brother? Uncle? Who?"
"I don't know Fiona. For now, go back to your dinner. Everything is normal." Draco said calmly.
"But daddy, you heard the name. I want to stay with you tonight-"
"Fiona, listen to Draco. You're going to sleep in Gryfendor tonight." Harry told me.
"What? Why?"
"It's where you belong. Welcoming the first years, Head girl. You need to make them feel comfortable, and make sure those terrible twins don't terrify them." said Harry.
"ok. Fine, but I'd rather sleep at home."
I went back to my seat and ate my dinner. We all started joking and laughing. Soon I noticed Jenn looking at her watch every 30 seconds or so.
"30 seconds" Jess whispered to Jenn.
"20 seconds" Jenn said.
"10 seconds"
"5 seconds"
"Show time." they said together.
I looked at them strangely when nothing happened. They just sat there looking smug. Seconds later murmurs went around the tables. I looked around and noticed Kitty next to me. Her light brown hair was now spiked and bright neon green and purple. I gasped and looked at all the first years at the tables. They all had bright hair color and was in wierd styles.
"Yes. It worked." Jenn said quietly so that the poor first years couldn't hear her.
"Did you have a doubt" stated Jess.
Soon all the first years had discovered what had happened to them. Some of them were going wild while others were crying. A few of them had tried to fix their hair magically and now their skin was spotted and striped with the same kind of bright colors. The older students all reacted differently. Most were sympathetic and were convincing them not to try undoing the charm . Others were laughing their heads off at the brightly colored students. Most of the professors looked concerned but amused. I looked at the twins and they were laughing quietly.
"Don't worry, it'll wear off by the time the first classes start." Jess told me.
"That is unless they decide to try to take it off themselves. Then it's going to stay until tomorrow night, with their skin a different color."
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Midge laying on the ground with tears rolling down his face.
"What spell did you use?" I asked Jess.
"Well it was dyetanus, but that's to charm an object to dye something." she answered.
"To do the same thing directly it's 'diatrus'." Jenn told me.
"Thanks." I said to them.
I took out my wand and pointed it at the oblivious Midge and said "Diatrus". Midge's hair was now long, orange and pink, and curly instead of his normal short, red-blonde. I smiled and went back to eating. Soon Midge's laughing calmed enough for him to sit up again. When the twins saw him Jess snorted and Jenn sprayed her drink all over the table.
"What's so funny?" Midge asked.
"Nothing." Jenn said still choking on her drink. Jess slapped her on her back and Jenn stopped choking. I smiled. Everyone went back to eating except me, who had a fine spray of Jenn's pumpkin juice on my food.
*7th Year's Girl's Dorms*
AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!
All the girls looked up from what they were doing.
"I think he just found a mirror."
all the girls who had seen Midge on the way back from dinner laughed. I put my pajamas on my bed and went down to the Gryffindor common room. I sat in a loveseat next to the fire and watched as a very colorful Midge descended from the boys' dorms.
"What's the matter Midge?"
"Grrr."
He sat next to me in the loveseat and started to sulk.
"Love you too, dear."
"Why?"
"Because you were laughing at the poor first years. they've been through enough without your laughing making them feel worse. Don't worry, you'll be back to normal by this time tomorrow."
I rested my head against his shoulder.
"You know, you look very handsome in blue."
He pushed me off of him and stormed up to bed.
"Good night" I called after him.
I heard something obscene and wasn't sure if was directed at me or one of the other boys. When I returned to the girls' room twin faces were looking at me expectantly. I changed and crawled into my bed.
"He's blue, now go to sleep and please don't tease him tomorrow."
They looked at me as if I were crazy.
"No!"
"Oh alright." Jess said.
"If you insist." Jenn said.
I turned out the light.
"Not even one little smurf joke?" Jess asked.
"NO!!"
