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"FRED!" Ron screamed as he tore down the hall of the train. His now beautifully green hair caused quite a few laughs as he passed many filled compartments. Not to mention his freckles were a now a bright blue color.
"Oh c'mon Ron! I'm only joking! It'll wear of in...." he paused, turning around, holding his little brother back. "about 3 hours!" he finished before disappearing in the compartment next to them.
"ARRGH!" Fred heard Ron scream as he sulked back to his compartment.
"What'd ya do to him?" George asked from the floor of the compartment where he was playing Exploding Snap with Lee.
"Oh, nothing at all. Just, turned his hair green and freckles blue." he laughed, taking a seat.
"Haha! Good one!" Lee laughed, patting Fred on the back. Suddenly, the compartment door whizzed open, startling the boys.
"Um, excuse me. I hate to bother you, but is this completely full? We can't seem to find anywhere to sit." a girl with medium length auburn red hair asked, two other girls nodding quietly behind her.
"Sure, you can sit in here. Would you like to play Exploding Snap with us?" George asked, smiling, which caused the auburn haired girl to blush.
"Exploding Snap? Never heard of it. We're exchange students from America, you see, so we probably won't know most of the games you play." a girl with long brown hair answered, sitting on one of the seats.
"No wait. It looks like that game we played once. Oh what was it called? Hmmm...I think it was called....oh nevermind. I can't remember." another girl with short dark red hair said, shutting the compartment door as she talked.
"By the way, my name is Elizabeth." the auburn hair girl said.
"I'm Veronica." the brown haired girl continued.
"And I'm Ashlie." said the dark red haired one.
"Nice to meet you girls. I'm George, and this here is my twin, Fred." George introduced, clapping his twin on the back.
"I'm Lee." said the boy with dreadlocks covering his head.
"So, you said you're from America? Why are you going to Hogwarts now?" Fred asked.
"We, um.....well, you see....." Veronica stuttered, looking to her friends for help.
"We got kicked out." Elizabeth stated nonchalantly, shrugging her shoulders. "You see, Highlands School of Witches and Wizards in Birmingham, Alabama is set on rules...rules...and more rules. They have no toleration for any jokes or pranks, which we girls love to pull. So, they tired of us and kicked us out. So, now we're here....going to Hogwarts." When she finished, Fred and George looked on with admiration.
"You pull pranks?" George asked, staring at Elizabeth in awe.
"Well, yea. How can we not? There's just too much fun to be had!" she replied, smiling.
"We were the most notorious pranksters at Highlands. We did some of the most outrageous stuff!" Ashlie said, sitting back in the seat.
"Like once, we charmed all the teacher's desk to say obscenities and bite them. It was great. I have never seen anyone so mad!" Veronica shared, laughing at the memory.
"I'm in love." George joked, placing a hand over his heart. "What year are you girls in?"
"Um, I think 5th." Elizabeth answered, thinking for a moment. "Yea, we're in our 5th year."
"Wow, we're in our 7th. This is our last year here at Hogwarts. Then, we're free!" Fred laughed.
"Hey, no fair!" Elizabeth said, smacking Fred on the arm playfully.
"So, what house do you want to be in?" Lee asked.
"Personally, I want to be in Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. I read about the other two and they just didn't tickle my fancy." Elizabeth answered, shrugging.
"Same with me." Ashlie and Veronica chorused.
"Speaking of Hogwarts, we're almost there." George said, looking out the window.
"Crap! We gotta get changed into our school uniforms. Those gay little things!" Elizabeth groaned, pulling a black skirt, black shoes, a white long sleeve button up shirt, dark red socks, and a dark red tie out of her bag.
"We'll let you girls get changed." Fred said, grabbing his Hogwarts robes, followed by George and Lee.
A little bit later, a knock was heard on the compartment door. The girls, already dressed, opened up to come face to face with George, Fred, and Lee, all dressed in their Hogwarts robes.
"Nice uniform." George teased, giving Elizabeth a once over at her uniform. She wore her black skirt rolled up, her white shirt untucked and the two top buttons undone, and her tie loosely tied.
"I hate it!" Elizabeth sneered, throwing herself onto the seat.
"We noticed." Fred joked, seeing Elizabeth glare evily at him.
"We're here!" Lee exclaimed, pulling the compartment door open.
"See you boys at the ceremony!" Ashlie smirked, walking quickly out the door.
"Bye." Elizabeth smiled, winking playfully at George, who smirked in return. 'Damn he's smooth!' she thought to herself.
"Later!" Veronica said, pulling the door shut. Once all the girls were gone, George ran a hand through his shaggy hair.
"Those girls are something else." he said, shaking his hair out of his eyes.
"Yea, I really hope they get Gryffindor." Fred announced, walking out of the compartment.
"Me too." Lee agreed, following the twins off the train.
SORTING CEREMONY
"Rodney Zimmerman!" McGonagall called, watching a thin brown haired boy nervously walk up to be sorted.
"HUFFLEPUFF" the sorting hat called, as applause rang from the Hufflepuff table.
"This year, we are pleased to welcome three exchange students from America. When I call your name, please come and be sorted." McGonagall announced, looking down at her list.
"Veronica Collins!" she said, before she placed the sorting hat on the girls head.
'Hmm.....you're very intelligent I can see. Not Slytherin material, nor Hufflepuff. It's going to have to be...' "GRYFFINDOR"
"YES!" Veronica yelled, running down to where she saw the twins and Lee clapping happily.
"Ashlie Wallace!" McGonagall called, again watching as the young girl slowly took her seat on the stool to be sorted.
'You're quite an easy one. No other house would suit you except for...' "SLYTHERIN!"
Faces fell, as Ashlie made her way to the Slytherin table. Elizabeth felt hot tears spring to her eyes. They might be completely split up! What would she do without any of her friends. What about George? Sure, she had just met him, but they had really hit it off.
"Elizabeth Wilson." Ever slowly, Elizabeth made her way to the sorting hat. She swallowed a huge lump that had settled in her throat as the sorting hat was placed on her head.
'Hmm...I haven't had such a difficult one since Harry Potter. I can sense you don't want Slytherin, nor Hufflepuff. You quite intelligent. Ravenclaw would suit you well, but there's courage in you as well. It's going to have to be...' "GRYFFINDOR!"
"Oh my god!" Elizabeth yelled, running full speed towards her friends! Veronica enveloped her in a huge hug, tears slightly falling. "I'm SO glad I'm with yall! I just wish Ashlie were here!"
"Me too! Oh no. I really hope we see her!" Veronica said, taking a seat by between Fred and Elizabeth.
"Mind if I sit here?" a deep familiar voice asked, chuckling slightly. Elizabeth turned to see George staring down at her.
"Um....yea...yea. Sit down." she mumbled nervously, silently cursing herself. 'Real smooth Elizabeth! REAL smooth!'
"Haha. Thanks!" he said, sitting down. He could sense how nervous he made her and that made him smile. He hadn't had this effect on anyone since him and Alicia had broken up. Soon the feast was underway. Laughter rang throughout the hall as teachers and students told stories of their summer. That's when Veronica saw him.
"Hey, Liz, isn't that Harry Potter?" she whispered, pulling her friend close.
"Yea, I think it is." Elizabeth laughed at her friend.
"I wonder what year he's in." Veronica asked, aloud.
"Your year." Fred answered, laughing. "He's our little brother's best friend. Trust me, you'll be seeing a lot of him."
"He's cute!" Veronica thought aloud, staring silently.
"Not like some.." Elizabeth muttered under her breath, expecting no one to hear.
"And who would that 'some' be?" George asked teasingly, poking her in the side.
"None of your business Weasley!" she teased back, swatting his arm playfully.
"Students, you may now return to your dorms! See you in the morning for classes!" Dumbledore dismissed, standing up.
COMMON ROOM
"Wow, this place is amazing." Veronica breathed, placing herself on a couch.
"Yea, definitely different than Highlands!" Elizabeth agreed, taking a seat in an oversized chair.
"Glad to see you like it!" George lauged, sitting on the arm of Elizabeth's chair, making her quite nervous yet again.
"You girls had better be off to sleep. First day of classes tomorrow!" Fred suggested, waving them up the stairs. "Girls on the right. You're in the 5th year dorms. G'night!"
Grumbling, the girls stood and trudged up the stairs, mumbling goodnights to the boys below.
"So, George, what's up with you and Elizabeth?" Fred asked, sitting himself on the couch.
"Nothing. I'm just being nice. She's a really sweet girl, but I think of her like a little sister. I mean she IS Ron's age." George lied, really he liked Elizabeth a lot. She was everything he said he wanted. She was funny, amazing, beautiful, and wonderful at pranks. He just didn't want Fred or Lee to know yet. He knew they would tease him.
No one saw the shadowed mass huddled on the stairs listening to all that was said. Silently, Elizabeth stood, running to her room, tears freely flowing.