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Ashleigh: Thanks for the review! It's great to hear feedback!
Scooterbug8515: This is definitely going to be a big story, don't worry. Anyways, thanks for the review!
James: Ha ha! Thanks James! I really appreciate the kind words but you have to thank my friend Ash as well because she is co-writing this!
Chapter 2 - Getting a Place
"Boys'! Get up! We're leaving for Diagon Alley in 15 minutes!! Up Up UP!" Molly Weasley, the head of the Weasely household came barging in to the twins' room.
It had been around a month since Fred and George had received the money for their joke shop from Harry and their preparations for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes were coming along nicely. They had already invented a few extra prank sweets including Leaf Lollies which turned you into a shrub for a couple of minutes, Booga Bonbons which look like normal candy but when you eat them they make your nose run really badly for an hour, Snake Snacks that make your stomach feel like it's crawling with snakes, Jumping Jubes that make you jump in circles until you feel sick, Mysterious Musksticks which come in lots of different flavours including mouldy socks, Sherburp; sherbet that makes you burp, Gummy Bears which when eaten made the consumer loose all their teeth of a short period of time, Jam Tarts that dress up the person who eats them in tarty clothes for 5 minutes, Aptitude sweets that give you special abilities for an hour at a time, like being able to fly, or talk in any accent or speaking incredibly fast, and heaps of other crazy things.
The twins shot up in their beds and started to scurry around trying to get dressed. They had been waiting to go to Diagon Alley so they could visit Lacasayel Negocio's real-estate (A/N La casa y el Negocio means "house and business" in Spanish) to look for somewhere to set up shop. They were thinking that Hogsmeade might be a good place to arrange their first shop of what they hoped to be many.
"George! George! I can't find any socks!!!"
"Use some of mine then!"
"You don't have any either!"
"What!? Who's stolen all our socks?"
"I don't know! But it's not good for us; maybe we should ask Ron for some?"
"Ron? But Ron's feet are huge! His socks would never fit us!"
Just then Ron burst in yelling about how his socks had been stolen and whoever did it had better give them back pronto.
"What! Your's too? What's going on!" asked Fred in confusion.
"Don't play innocent with me Fred Weasley! I know you have them! And if you don't give me my bloody socks back I'll tell mum about Harry's money" Ron replied sounding furious.
"No! No, you can't do that! Can't you see? We're victims too! Somebody has stolen our socks as well!" George protested.
"Right, well I say we find out whoever did it and pay them back big time" suggested Fred.
"Agreed"
"Yep"
So Fred, George and Ron set off to find whoever had stolen their precious socks. After a while they came to Ginny's room, they new that she was down stairs with Mrs Weasley so the quietly eased open her door and peeked into her room. What they found made their jaws drop; it seemed the little Ginny had stolen every single pair of the Weasley twins and Ron's socks.
"Why that little rat! When I get my hands on her I'll." George muttered angrily whilst gathering up his missing sock, he stopped however when he saw a small pair of feet step into the room.
"Yes dear brother, you were saying?"
"Ginny! How dare you steal our socks! Whatever possessed you?" yellow George in outrage
"Well, let me see; maybe it was the fact that I seem to be the test subject for all your new pranks, or maybe it's the incessant teasing about my crush on Harry, or maybe it's because you always treat me like a child. I really don't know, take your pick" she replied smiling all the while.
"Well! I never! Humph! Come on Fred, Ron, its obvious the little sock stealer doesn't want us here!" and with that the three boys left Ginny's room.
After a hurried breakfast and a dizzying floo ride later, the Weasleys' arrived in The Leaky Cauldron. Mrs Weasley instructed that they should all meet up at 3:00 pm back at the Leaky Cauldrons' main fireplace. So the twins set off in search off in search the real-estate agents to find their perfect shop.
"Come on George! This way, ah ha! There it is1 let's go inside" Fred said excitedly
"Right right, I'm coming I'm coming"
They stepped inside the nice clean bright orange shop and walked up to the display cases that showed different buildings available to buy.
"Wow George! Look at this1" Said Fred.
He was pointing to a picture of a small building in the centre of Hogsmeade.
"I wonder why it's for sale, it looks perfect to me" George questioned
"Hmmm, it doesn't say, but the building looks great to me, I wonder how much it is?" Fred Replied
"Let's go check then" George said
They walked up to the counter and tapped the bell. A tall lanky man walked out from the back of the shop.
"How may I help you gentlemen?" he asked
"Are you Mr Negocio?" Said George
"Yes, that's me, now what can I do for you?" the man asked again
"Well, my brother and I were looking for a small building to set up our new shop in, perhaps in Hogsmeade" Fred replied.
"Has anything taken your interest?"
"Yes, we found a small shop in the centre of town but we were wondering who owned it before hand?" George answered
"Ah, that would be Mr Ludo Bagman, he was forced to sell it in order to try and make up some of his gambling debts. I do believe that it's selling very cheaply"
"Really, how cheap?" Fred inquired
"I should say around 700 Galleons" the man responded
"Oh that's great! Fred my dear brother, I say we take it!"
"I quite agree old chap, it is a simply spiffing building now isn't it?"
"Oh yes, now let's buy this thing already!"
"And may I inquire on how you are to pay for this?" Mr Negocio asked
"With this of course" George said bringing out the bag of gold.
"And how much is in there?" "One thousand Galleons" replied George
"Wonderful, I'll just get the papers for you to sign"
Mr Negocio walked back into the rear of the shop to retrieve the necessary paper work. Around half an hour later the twins emerged from Lacasayel Negocio's real-estate with broad grins gracing their freckly faces.
"George old boy, I do believe this will be one eventful year" said Fred still grinning like a fool.
And with that they began making there way through the crowded street to the Leaky Cauldron.
Ashleigh: Thanks for the review! It's great to hear feedback!
Scooterbug8515: This is definitely going to be a big story, don't worry. Anyways, thanks for the review!
James: Ha ha! Thanks James! I really appreciate the kind words but you have to thank my friend Ash as well because she is co-writing this!
Chapter 2 - Getting a Place
"Boys'! Get up! We're leaving for Diagon Alley in 15 minutes!! Up Up UP!" Molly Weasley, the head of the Weasely household came barging in to the twins' room.
It had been around a month since Fred and George had received the money for their joke shop from Harry and their preparations for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes were coming along nicely. They had already invented a few extra prank sweets including Leaf Lollies which turned you into a shrub for a couple of minutes, Booga Bonbons which look like normal candy but when you eat them they make your nose run really badly for an hour, Snake Snacks that make your stomach feel like it's crawling with snakes, Jumping Jubes that make you jump in circles until you feel sick, Mysterious Musksticks which come in lots of different flavours including mouldy socks, Sherburp; sherbet that makes you burp, Gummy Bears which when eaten made the consumer loose all their teeth of a short period of time, Jam Tarts that dress up the person who eats them in tarty clothes for 5 minutes, Aptitude sweets that give you special abilities for an hour at a time, like being able to fly, or talk in any accent or speaking incredibly fast, and heaps of other crazy things.
The twins shot up in their beds and started to scurry around trying to get dressed. They had been waiting to go to Diagon Alley so they could visit Lacasayel Negocio's real-estate (A/N La casa y el Negocio means "house and business" in Spanish) to look for somewhere to set up shop. They were thinking that Hogsmeade might be a good place to arrange their first shop of what they hoped to be many.
"George! George! I can't find any socks!!!"
"Use some of mine then!"
"You don't have any either!"
"What!? Who's stolen all our socks?"
"I don't know! But it's not good for us; maybe we should ask Ron for some?"
"Ron? But Ron's feet are huge! His socks would never fit us!"
Just then Ron burst in yelling about how his socks had been stolen and whoever did it had better give them back pronto.
"What! Your's too? What's going on!" asked Fred in confusion.
"Don't play innocent with me Fred Weasley! I know you have them! And if you don't give me my bloody socks back I'll tell mum about Harry's money" Ron replied sounding furious.
"No! No, you can't do that! Can't you see? We're victims too! Somebody has stolen our socks as well!" George protested.
"Right, well I say we find out whoever did it and pay them back big time" suggested Fred.
"Agreed"
"Yep"
So Fred, George and Ron set off to find whoever had stolen their precious socks. After a while they came to Ginny's room, they new that she was down stairs with Mrs Weasley so the quietly eased open her door and peeked into her room. What they found made their jaws drop; it seemed the little Ginny had stolen every single pair of the Weasley twins and Ron's socks.
"Why that little rat! When I get my hands on her I'll." George muttered angrily whilst gathering up his missing sock, he stopped however when he saw a small pair of feet step into the room.
"Yes dear brother, you were saying?"
"Ginny! How dare you steal our socks! Whatever possessed you?" yellow George in outrage
"Well, let me see; maybe it was the fact that I seem to be the test subject for all your new pranks, or maybe it's the incessant teasing about my crush on Harry, or maybe it's because you always treat me like a child. I really don't know, take your pick" she replied smiling all the while.
"Well! I never! Humph! Come on Fred, Ron, its obvious the little sock stealer doesn't want us here!" and with that the three boys left Ginny's room.
After a hurried breakfast and a dizzying floo ride later, the Weasleys' arrived in The Leaky Cauldron. Mrs Weasley instructed that they should all meet up at 3:00 pm back at the Leaky Cauldrons' main fireplace. So the twins set off in search off in search the real-estate agents to find their perfect shop.
"Come on George! This way, ah ha! There it is1 let's go inside" Fred said excitedly
"Right right, I'm coming I'm coming"
They stepped inside the nice clean bright orange shop and walked up to the display cases that showed different buildings available to buy.
"Wow George! Look at this1" Said Fred.
He was pointing to a picture of a small building in the centre of Hogsmeade.
"I wonder why it's for sale, it looks perfect to me" George questioned
"Hmmm, it doesn't say, but the building looks great to me, I wonder how much it is?" Fred Replied
"Let's go check then" George said
They walked up to the counter and tapped the bell. A tall lanky man walked out from the back of the shop.
"How may I help you gentlemen?" he asked
"Are you Mr Negocio?" Said George
"Yes, that's me, now what can I do for you?" the man asked again
"Well, my brother and I were looking for a small building to set up our new shop in, perhaps in Hogsmeade" Fred replied.
"Has anything taken your interest?"
"Yes, we found a small shop in the centre of town but we were wondering who owned it before hand?" George answered
"Ah, that would be Mr Ludo Bagman, he was forced to sell it in order to try and make up some of his gambling debts. I do believe that it's selling very cheaply"
"Really, how cheap?" Fred inquired
"I should say around 700 Galleons" the man responded
"Oh that's great! Fred my dear brother, I say we take it!"
"I quite agree old chap, it is a simply spiffing building now isn't it?"
"Oh yes, now let's buy this thing already!"
"And may I inquire on how you are to pay for this?" Mr Negocio asked
"With this of course" George said bringing out the bag of gold.
"And how much is in there?" "One thousand Galleons" replied George
"Wonderful, I'll just get the papers for you to sign"
Mr Negocio walked back into the rear of the shop to retrieve the necessary paper work. Around half an hour later the twins emerged from Lacasayel Negocio's real-estate with broad grins gracing their freckly faces.
"George old boy, I do believe this will be one eventful year" said Fred still grinning like a fool.
And with that they began making there way through the crowded street to the Leaky Cauldron.