Chapter 1: The Burrow
"Shut up Fred." George threw a dinner roll at his twin brother's face.
"Make me." Fred said as George threw another dinner roll at him.
"Boys! Boys! Calm down, you are seventeen now! Don't act like five year olds!" Mrs. Weasley said taking both rolls away from them.
"Sorry mum." George mumbled.
"So, tomorrow is the first day of your last year at Hogwarts! I am so proud you've made it so far!" Mr. Weasley said patting George on the arm.
"Dear, I'm surprised they haven't gotten expelled yet! They have gotten into enough trouble, you should follow your brother, Percy's footsteps." Mrs. Weasley went into a dreamy haze about her perfect son, Percy, who had a great girlfriend, and was working at the ministry.
"Snap out of it mum. There is no way we're going to be like him." Fred said.
"Ever." George added.
"Oh you two." Mrs. Weasley grunted.
"Mum, what time do we have to wake tomorrow?" Ginny asked, breaking a roll apart.
"Arthur dear? What time?" Molly Weasley turned to her husband.
"Early." Mr. Weasley said to a frowning pair of twins.
"Alright, alright then I'll go to bed now." Ginny said as she walked up the stairs to her room.
"Us too, you know how cranky we get in the morning." Fred said stretching. "Come on George."
The twins walked up the staircase and into their rooms.
"What are you doing?" Fred asked as he examined his brother who was writing something on a piece of parchment.
"I have a new idea for another joke prop, its called Bulging Coffee Creams. Look, it bulges your ears and eyes when you eat it, and it stays that way for an hour. What do you think?" George said, but it was too late, Fred was propped on his bed, fast asleep. "Whatever." George said as he hid the parchment in a drawer and got himself into bed.
They woke early the next morning, dressed and went downstairs for breakfast.
"Here's your bacon Ron." Mrs. Weasley said putting bacon on Ron's plate.
"Thanks mum." Ron said with one eye open, scratching his ear.
"Where's Ginny?" Mr. Weasley asked, not looking up from his newspaper.
"She is still getting ready." Mrs. Weasley said, pouring Fred some orange juice.
"Well, best be off in ten minutes, make sure everyone has everything." Mr. Weasley said getting up. "I am going to start loading your stuff next to the fireplace."
"Floo Powder?" Ron asked.
"Yes Ron. Alright then." Mr. Weasley walked out of the room.
They got their luggage and each stepped carefully into the fire, one by one and were soon all at King's Cross.
"Alright, Fred and George, you go first." Mrs. Weasley said.
"Ron, your turn." Ginny said. Ron stepped into the barrier casually.
"Alright my turn!" Ginny squealed. She walked into the barrier and landed on Platform 9 and ¾. She immediately spotted Hermione, talking to sigh…Harry. Ginny kissed her mum goodbye and walked over to Hermione and Harry with her brothers at her side.
"Ginny!" Hermione squealed and hugged Ginny tightly. They broke apart and then noticed Fred and George hugging and talking in girlish voices.
"Bugger off you two." Ginny said in an annoyed tone.
"Gladly." George said and walked over to Lee Jordan, who screamed and threw his hands in the air at the sight of Fred and George.
"Hi Ginny how are you?" Harry asked.
"I…I uh I'm good." Ginny stammered, looking down at the floor.
"Why don't we get on the train?" Hermione asked.
"Good idea." Ron said.
They walked onto the train and found a compartment unfortunately next to Fred, George, and Lee.
"This will have to do." Ginny said plopping herself down next to Hermione.
"So, Hermione, I have the book you lent me, here it is." Harry pulled out a big brown book with black lettering on it.
"Oh thank you." Hermione stuffed it into her bag and looked out of the window. "Boy! Look at the clouds! I have been researching something about clouds and you can read them to tell if there is going to be a good forecast for the day. Let us see…Yep! Today is bright and sunny as usual."
Just then, there was a knock at the compartment door. Harry got up to open it, but Ron stopped him.
"It's probably Fred and George, leave it." He said, glaring at the door.
"No it isn't!" Ginny protested, "Fred and George would just come in if they were there. I'll open it." She opened the door, and there stood a tall thin girl with brown hair and gray eyes.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Seamus Finnigan…I was supposed to meet him here." The girl said with a worried look on her face.
"Oh, hi I am Hermione Granger." Hermione spoke up. "We know Seamus also."
"Oh thank you, he is my cousin! I was transferred from Durmstang and I had the worst time trying to find him, could you help me please?" The girl at the doorway pointed to the hall of the train.
"Sure! Ron, Harry, Ginny, I'll be right back." Hermione started to go out of the doorway.
"Wait! I'll come too!" Ginny stood up and they all walked out.
"Shut up Fred." George threw a dinner roll at his twin brother's face.
"Make me." Fred said as George threw another dinner roll at him.
"Boys! Boys! Calm down, you are seventeen now! Don't act like five year olds!" Mrs. Weasley said taking both rolls away from them.
"Sorry mum." George mumbled.
"So, tomorrow is the first day of your last year at Hogwarts! I am so proud you've made it so far!" Mr. Weasley said patting George on the arm.
"Dear, I'm surprised they haven't gotten expelled yet! They have gotten into enough trouble, you should follow your brother, Percy's footsteps." Mrs. Weasley went into a dreamy haze about her perfect son, Percy, who had a great girlfriend, and was working at the ministry.
"Snap out of it mum. There is no way we're going to be like him." Fred said.
"Ever." George added.
"Oh you two." Mrs. Weasley grunted.
"Mum, what time do we have to wake tomorrow?" Ginny asked, breaking a roll apart.
"Arthur dear? What time?" Molly Weasley turned to her husband.
"Early." Mr. Weasley said to a frowning pair of twins.
"Alright, alright then I'll go to bed now." Ginny said as she walked up the stairs to her room.
"Us too, you know how cranky we get in the morning." Fred said stretching. "Come on George."
The twins walked up the staircase and into their rooms.
"What are you doing?" Fred asked as he examined his brother who was writing something on a piece of parchment.
"I have a new idea for another joke prop, its called Bulging Coffee Creams. Look, it bulges your ears and eyes when you eat it, and it stays that way for an hour. What do you think?" George said, but it was too late, Fred was propped on his bed, fast asleep. "Whatever." George said as he hid the parchment in a drawer and got himself into bed.
They woke early the next morning, dressed and went downstairs for breakfast.
"Here's your bacon Ron." Mrs. Weasley said putting bacon on Ron's plate.
"Thanks mum." Ron said with one eye open, scratching his ear.
"Where's Ginny?" Mr. Weasley asked, not looking up from his newspaper.
"She is still getting ready." Mrs. Weasley said, pouring Fred some orange juice.
"Well, best be off in ten minutes, make sure everyone has everything." Mr. Weasley said getting up. "I am going to start loading your stuff next to the fireplace."
"Floo Powder?" Ron asked.
"Yes Ron. Alright then." Mr. Weasley walked out of the room.
They got their luggage and each stepped carefully into the fire, one by one and were soon all at King's Cross.
"Alright, Fred and George, you go first." Mrs. Weasley said.
"Ron, your turn." Ginny said. Ron stepped into the barrier casually.
"Alright my turn!" Ginny squealed. She walked into the barrier and landed on Platform 9 and ¾. She immediately spotted Hermione, talking to sigh…Harry. Ginny kissed her mum goodbye and walked over to Hermione and Harry with her brothers at her side.
"Ginny!" Hermione squealed and hugged Ginny tightly. They broke apart and then noticed Fred and George hugging and talking in girlish voices.
"Bugger off you two." Ginny said in an annoyed tone.
"Gladly." George said and walked over to Lee Jordan, who screamed and threw his hands in the air at the sight of Fred and George.
"Hi Ginny how are you?" Harry asked.
"I…I uh I'm good." Ginny stammered, looking down at the floor.
"Why don't we get on the train?" Hermione asked.
"Good idea." Ron said.
They walked onto the train and found a compartment unfortunately next to Fred, George, and Lee.
"This will have to do." Ginny said plopping herself down next to Hermione.
"So, Hermione, I have the book you lent me, here it is." Harry pulled out a big brown book with black lettering on it.
"Oh thank you." Hermione stuffed it into her bag and looked out of the window. "Boy! Look at the clouds! I have been researching something about clouds and you can read them to tell if there is going to be a good forecast for the day. Let us see…Yep! Today is bright and sunny as usual."
Just then, there was a knock at the compartment door. Harry got up to open it, but Ron stopped him.
"It's probably Fred and George, leave it." He said, glaring at the door.
"No it isn't!" Ginny protested, "Fred and George would just come in if they were there. I'll open it." She opened the door, and there stood a tall thin girl with brown hair and gray eyes.
"Excuse me, I'm looking for Seamus Finnigan…I was supposed to meet him here." The girl said with a worried look on her face.
"Oh, hi I am Hermione Granger." Hermione spoke up. "We know Seamus also."
"Oh thank you, he is my cousin! I was transferred from Durmstang and I had the worst time trying to find him, could you help me please?" The girl at the doorway pointed to the hall of the train.
"Sure! Ron, Harry, Ginny, I'll be right back." Hermione started to go out of the doorway.
"Wait! I'll come too!" Ginny stood up and they all walked out.