This chapter is a lot shorter than my others…cause it's the end of my documentation of their first year. (I'm sort of doing this in a seasonal sort of way…First year is fall and winter…fourth year is winter to spring…and seventh year will be spring to summer)

Weasley's the Name- Chapter 6

The twins headed home the next day, giving the family a week and a half together. Hermione fussed over Anthony the entire time, giving the boy very little privacy. Finally, around twelve thirty on the first day of the New Year, Anthony was finally alone, trying to fall asleep.

It was hard thinking about how his life was going to be from now on. He expected people to stare at him oddly, and whisper things in the hallways as he passed. Knowing Hogwarts' reputation of gossip, he was sure that by the time they returned from break all the students would know.

Anthony rolled onto his back to stare up at his ceiling. It was enchanted to look like the night sky, a great charm his mother had found. He watched as a shooting star shot across it, and he closed his eyes, making a wish.

He wished for the rest of his stay at Hogwarts to be uneventful, no matter how boring it would be. At least have nothing dangerous happen to his family or friends. Anthony was starting to believe that he actually belonged in Gryffindor, and he knew that he would stand his ground against Stephen all over again.

There was a knock at the door. It creaked open, and Jacob peered in.

"You awake?" He whispered, coming in without having Anthony answer.

"I haven't been able to fall asleep." Anthony said, sitting up. Jacob crept to his bed, trying not to make any noise, and then he sat on the end.

"Neither have I. Dad and Mum are making a lot of noise down there with Professor—I mean, Uncle Harry and Ginny. I think they had a little too much too drink."

The boys laughed at the thought of their parents being tipsy, but then Jacob's face turned serious.

"What was it like?" He asked softly. Anthony looked down at his hands and sighed softly. "If you don't want to talk about it…" Jacob said quietly, backing away. His twin just shook his head.

"No, it's okay." Anthony said, looking up. "It's just that…well, I don't really remember." Jacob's eyes widened.

"How could you not remember?" He asked, clearly astonished.

"I remember what I was thinking. But I don't remember the pain, weird, right? I didn't think it was possible at the time, but I have. I just woke up really exhausted." Anthony explained.

"What were you thinking?" Jacob asked, really wanting to know, but not sure if he should be asking. He watched as his brother took a deep breath; Jacob knew that Anthony had not told anyone about those terrible ten minutes of his life.

"I kept telling myself…" He paused, trying to remember what he was telling himself, it hurt his head to recall the thoughts. "I kept telling myself not to fall. Richard…he had smashed my face to the ground, and when he pulled me up, I promised I wouldn't fall again."

"Who'd you promise?" Jacob asked simply. Anthony shrugged uncomfortably.

"You guys, I guess. You, Mum, Dad, Emily. All the Weasleys and Potters, all the Gryffindors. Taylor, especially." He blushed and avoided contact with Jacob as he said his last words.

Jacob smiled softly at his brother, and the feeling of making his brother uneasy gave him that familiar brotherly feeling.

"Do you love her?" Jacob asked, biting his lip. Anthony looked up at him in surprise; eyes wide and face beat red.

"What?" He asked stupidly. Jacob rolled his eyes and crawled onto the bed, sitting crossed legged.

"You wouldn't have put your life on the line if you didn't." He said slyly, wanting to laugh at his brother's face. Anthony could not think of anything to say, so, he just shrugged.

"I told her I did. But…we're only eleven. Maybe it's just a friendly thing?" He said, a little sadly. Jacob shook his head roughly,

"Nah, it's possible. Mum once told me that she knew Dad was the one for her the moment she saw him. He was just too slow to realize it until their seventh year."

"But they were always fighting! Uncle Harry said they never went a day without arguing!" Anthony exclaimed, clearly not understanding. Jacob just rolled his eyes.

"She said that she would push his buttons on purpose just so he would talk to her. And it worked. They only really got angry at each other a few times at Hogwarts." The curly-haired twin said knowingly.

"How do you know all this? All I ever see is Mum yelling at you." Anthony said, avoiding a smack from his brother.

"That time in Diagon Alley!" Jacob sighed, remembering the day. "We were alone together for about an hour or two, and you know how Mum doesn't stop talking once she has an audience." The two boys giggled, knowing that the comment about their mother was true.

The door creaked open again, and Emily peeked in.

"Hello there Red, come here." Jacob said, motioning for the bed. Emily rubbed her eyes and dragged one of her teddy bears behind her as she found her way to the bed. Jacob pulled her up onto his lap, hugging her around the waist. "What are you doing up?"

"Daddy's singing." She said sleepily, leaning back into Jacob. The two boys tried to contain their giggles to listen to their father. Sure enough, the tallest red head in the house was belting out a tune that the three didn't know. Their giggles couldn't be suppressed anymore, and the siblings began to laugh ecstatically.

They sat in Anthony's room for about another hour, and it was a while before the boys realized that Emily had fallen asleep in Jacob's arms. The boys too was getting ready to fall asleep; Jacob's eyes were drooping and he yawned between almost every word. Slowly, he lifted Emily up in his arms, and made his way towards the door.

"Jacob?" Anthony called. His brother turned, the little girl still fast asleep in his arms.

"What?" He said drowsily. Anthony shrugged softly, squirming a bit.

"You really believed, at the sorting, that we were both going to be in Gryffindor together?"

Jacob smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I was just wondering when you would realize it."

Anthony smiled as well, nodding softly. Jacob heading towards the door, and was pulling the handle when Anthony said,

"I want to cause some havoc. It'll be fun…as long as we don't get caught, of course." He winked at his brother, who was clearly excited,

"We can show how daring Gryffindors can really be."

Yay! Fourth year is coming soon! Thanks to Silver Dragon Princess for reviewing from the beginning J Thanks!