Knowledge is Power
Chapter one
Benedict Weasley walked down the long winding road towards his house in Hogsmeade. It wasn't that late, and he really didn't need to go home for at least another hour or so, but he'd heard that the Finnigan brothers were planning some sort of prank to pull on him. Heading home was most likely the wisest course of action and he was happy to take it.
Benedict wasn't exactly the biggest kid his age. In fact, he was nowhere near close. He was about 4'6" and really skinny, he was small, even for an eleven year old. Not exactly the kind of person who could stand up to the Finnigan triplets. All three of the Finnigans had broken the five foot mark, and easily weighed fifty pounds more than him. What's worse is that they were very clever. Any prank they pulled was bound to be good. Or bad, depending on your point of view.
"Hey Benji! Where ya going?" a voice called from behind him. One of the Finnigans. Probably Jack.
"Away. Mom wants me home early." Benedict lied. He knew nobody would want to cross his mother. She was quite intimidating.
"Away so quick you forgot your wand?" Another Finnigan asked him, standing in the path ahead of him. Benedict thought it was Manfred. But all the Finnigans look so much alike that one could hardly tell them apart. Manfred held Benedict's wand in his hand. They probably picked it from his pocket. Wands were easy to take from people's pockets, since the top is usually sticking out.
Benedict played along. "Oh. Thanks for bringing it back. It'd kind of suck without it."
The third Finnigan came in from his left. This would be Monty. "But what if we don't want to give it back? What if we want you to earn it back. Maybe by going and getting it from somewhere. Like the other side of the wall..."
"Give it back Finnigan!" he shouted
"Not a chance." Manfred replied
"But, if you get it from over the wall, we'll take a wizard's oath never to bother you again." Jack added
"And we'll let you be our friend. We might even show you some of the school's secret passages." Monty finished
"But if you don't go after it, and you chicken out, then we'll transfigure you into what you truly are... A chicken!" Jack put in
"So what do you say Benji? You in?" Monty asked.
"I'm in." Benedict said with a glare. He had no intention of climbing the wall. He was hoping to grab the wand back before they threw it. He knew e was faster than all three Finnigans put together, so if he got the wand, he was home free.
"That a boy." Monty said coming over to him and grabbing hold of Benedict's left arm.
"This is just to keep you from cheating." Jack told him as he grabbed his other arm. The two boys guided him off the path about fifty feet to the nearest segment of wall. (A gigantic wall surrounded Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. Nobody ever ventured to the other side, because all the dark wizards lived there.)
With a grin, Manfred threw the wand. It sailed cleanly over the wall. Benedict's hopes dropped. Wands were expensive. His mom would kill him.
Unless... Benedict grinned as Monty and Jack let go of him. There was no reason why he couldn't go get the wand. It wouldn't be far from the wall...
Benedict walked up to the wall, Got sturdy hand and foot holds and started to climb. He could practically hear the sound of the Finnigan's eyes widening. He reached the top, swung his legs over, and disappeared over the other side.
He almost reached the bottom, when his grip slipped, causing him to fall the rest of the way down. He landed directly on top of a boy about his age. Benedict hoped it wasn't a dark wizard...
END
A/n: three points to anyone who figures out how I named the Finnigan triplets. Hint: think of using ways to shorten the names. I.e Benjemin = Ben.