I cant say that I have writer's block: for I have written much since this, but just haven't gotten around to this!!

Gred and Forge:

Harry was very careful that evening, at the start of term feast. He knew that Fred and George and some ex-lax on them, and knew that they would make no friendly exceptions to try it out. He made sure he never took his eyes off his food, so that they couldn't sneak it in. Taking a quick glance up, just to find out where Fred and George were, Harry spotted them. They were up at the front table, Fred was talking to (distracting) a very formidable looking Professor Snape. Snape scowled as Fred talk incessantly. As Snape looked up, frustrated by being interrupted at dinner, George dumped some of the ex-lax into Snape's pumpkin juice.

Harry winced, he was sure only a spoonful or two was enough, but George had poured about half the bottle in. He quickly hid the bottle in his robes and fred finished his distracting and they came back to the Gryffindor table.

"Oy! Harry! Did ya see us?" Fred asked.

"Yeah, ya don't have to fret boy, we wont get you...yet," George winked, "we just had to kick off the year with Snape, anyway we don't want to use it all up right away!"

It didn't relieve Harry much, "yeah I saw, great one, you know that you don't have to use that much to get the effect."

"Yeah, but it's Snape, come on." Fred said.

"True." Harry said, grabbing for a treacle tart that just appeared on the table.

So they ate in peace, tho Harry still kept his eye on Fred and George. The last of the desserts were just melting off the plate, as Prof. Dumbledore stood up for last announcements. He was in the middle of reminding the students that the Forest was off limits, Harry was falling asleep when Fred and George started giggling silently. It seemed as though they were going into convulsions, and Harry half wondered if thye needed medical help, when he looked up and saw Snape. He was fidgeting uncomfortably in his seat. Harry could see sweat beading up on his forehead. He fidgeted and fidgeted he nudged Ron and soon they joined George and Fred in their silent laughter. Hermione looked on and tried to hide her smile, and tried to act normal, but definitely not sympathetic.

The very moment Dumbledore said, "now off to bed!" Snape bolted up and out the room. With that Fred and George just exploded with laughter. Several people nearby looked at them suspiciously, knowing that they had just played some hilarious prank on someone.

Harry laughed to himself, and he and Ron discussed the prank, and hoped that would happen again, during their potions class.



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Over the period of the next few weeks Harry and Ron and Hermione, along with most of the school, were very careful of what they ate, or drank. People would hop in and out of class all the time, sprinting to the toilet. Professor Dumbledore, because of staff complaints, had to make an announcement, though he sounded very amused while up in front of the class saying, "and whoever," staring straight at Fred and George with a smile, "or whatever, is causing these, disruptions, which make folks use the loo more often than usual, must be stopped. That is all."



Finally, right about the time the first Hogsmeade trip came along, Fred and George ran out of the Ex-Lax. When that happened, they approached Harry again.

"Harry! Buddy!" George started

"Pal!" Fred added.

"We have a dilemma."

"See, we are out of Ecks- lacks."

"The loo potion, you know."

"Oh good!" harry cried out with relief.

"But Harry, see, we were just wondering..."

"Well, do the Muggles have other potions?"George asked.

Harry groaned, it was going to be a loong year......

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