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Chapter 4: Fred and George, The Wand-erful Weasleys!

Despite his original intent to not spend the summer with the three unexpected guests, Harry found himself spending most of time at Ms. Figg's house anyway. Including the days Hermione didn't show up to hang out with him. Which were actually more common than not.

At first he had dreaded going back there, and did so only with Hermione to check on the potion. However on one day he had gotten there earlier than Hermione and had somehow ended up in a surprisingly enjoyable conversation with Crabbe about Quidditch. After that he spent more time there, mostly out of boredom and during that time he found that neither Crabbe nor Goyle were that bad when they weren't trying to keep up appearances or following Malfoy. It wasn't that he really became friends with them as much as they came to the silent understanding that it was pointless for them to be enemies. All three of them knew that were the situation different that they would hang out with others. But Harry was sure that they at least would hold no more animosity towards each other. He had even at some point became on a first name basis with them, and now in his head they had eternally become Vincent and Gregory rather than Crabbe and Goyle, names he now reserved for their Death Eater parents.

Malfoy on then other hand had not managed to get off his bad side over the summer. He remained the same git he always had been. No it wasn't that Malfoy was any different really, it was Harry who had changed. Somewhere along the line in his inevitable run-ins with Malfoy during his dealings with Vincent and Gregory his previous anger had turned to pity in a revelation at a time that Harry couldn't place if he had tried. He then realized that Malfoy wasn't putting on a front or even acting smug because he thought he was better than everyone else (or at least, not exactly). Harry realized that he acted like that because it was the only way he knew how to act. There was no underlying him that he tried to keep hidden from others. Oh he had secrets no doubt and things he didn't want known. But Harry had never seen anything from Malfoy that led him to believe that he had an inner self. The selfish aristocratic boy was exactly who and what he was, he didn't think he was better then others because there was no thought process there at all, he just KNEW that he was. And with a father like Lucius Malfoy, Harry wasn't surprised in the least. Harry realized that hating Malfoy for being who he is would be like him hating Hermione for being Smart or Ron for having red hair. And any anger he had left at that point had melted and turned into pity.

It had actually worked in both their advantages however. Without his former anger towards the boy, he no longer had any reason to respond to his pointless taunts. And after realizing that there was no one there to share them with (there was nothing really new about any of them and Vincent and Gregory were just flat out bored of hearing them, especially when Harry's only response to them was to ignore it and look the other way) he had simply completely stopped saying them altogether. It also didn't help him that Vincent and Gregory seemed to grow less and less scared of him as the summer rolled on and their parents became ever more a memory. Malfoy had eventually given in to his loneliness and grudgingly joined in on their conversations. Which even though he still disliked interacting with Harry in any way, he seemed a bit less unhappy at not being completely left out.

Even Hermione had noticed the changes in Harry's relationships with Malfoy Vincent and Gregory. At first she was resistant to Malfoy's former Lackeys when Harry talked with them. But eventually Vincent asked her for help on studying for one of his planned NEWT classes and that had broken the ice between them, leaving Malfoy even more annoyed at his lack of control of the entire situation. Malfoy still called her mudblood and refused to seriously consider her at all. But she could care less at this point, having experienced that for the last five years at school anyway. It was like this that the five of them had managed to coexist for most of the remaining summer days.

Hermione had kept her promise and not made a big deal about his party. However she had gotten him an extended coin purse to keep his money in saying that she thought he needed something practical rather then fun given the times. Harry had thanked her and then that was the last they spoke of his sweet sixteen.

All five students got their NEWTs sign up sheets within days of each other and Harry and Hermione had spent the next few days trying to decide what to take (Malfoy Vincent and Gregory had gone off to do the same). Ron had owled them telling them his five choices of Care of Magical Creatures, Charms, Trasfiguration, Defense against the Dark Arts and to Harry's surprise Herbology. Ron hadn't gotten a high enough Potions Owl to get into Snape's NEWT potion's class and Snape hadn't given him a second option into it. But Ron's letter had said that he had not only gotten a really high E on his care of magical creatures Owl 'Can't forget much about things you are scared to death of.' He had written but after spending a few weeks with Charlie, who as far as Harry knew still worked with Dragons in Romania, he had gotten over his fear of most magical beasts (giant spiders excused of course) and had found that without that he rather liked many of them, he did admit that it had taken Charlie a bit of effort to get him to change his mind in some cases especially with Hagrid's choices and all. Herbology, Ron had said, was incredibly useful to know when working with animals, especially if one was not so great with potions.

Harry had noticed quite a few more specialized classes while he was looking through the NEWTs selection that had not been available at the OWL level, including Healing, Curse Breaking, Invocation, and the oddball Psionics (the magic of the mind, and something Harry hadn't ever heard of before). Harry had decided on Care of Magical Creatures, Defense against the Dark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration, Herbology and of course Potions giving him a hefty workload of six NEWTs rather than his required five but were also for the most part classes he enjoyed. Hermione, as Harry expected had chosen to take almost every NEWT in the book: Her complete list was Care of Magical Creatures, Charms, Transfiguration, History of Magic, Theory of Magic, Psionics, Potions, Defense against the Darks Arts, Ancient Runes, Healing, Herbology, and Arithmancy. Harry wasn't sure how she intended to take all those classes without a time turner. But Hermione was positive that she had worked out a schedule and knowing that she was not one to be deterred once she put her mind to something, Harry just let her obsessive studious nature be.

Before long it was time for them all to go to Diagon Alley for school supplies and the remaining ingredients for the polyjuice potion. Harry had gotten an owl from Dumbledore a few days previous telling him that Hermione, Malfoy, Vincent and Gregory were going to be sent there separately and that he was to meet a member of the Order today in his room who would accompany him directly to the Leaky Cauldron by means of a Portkey. He would rendezvous with Hermione, Malfoy, Vincent and Gregory there and then they would all go together to Gringotts where they were to meet Bill Weasley who would give Harry his key.

Harry had not been told who this member of the order was although he was expecting Lupin or Moody. Tonks was too conspicuous with her tendency to knock random things over and almost everyone else probably had assignments elsewhere.

What he had not expected was a Weasley twin apparating inches in front of him wearing pajamas and a Santa hat.

"George?" Harry exclaimed.

"Actually I'm Fred. But who's counting?" Fred said sarcastically.

"What are you doing here? I thought I was being meeting an order member?" Harry was thoroughly confused. Fred had appeared at the exact time Dumbledore had told them to meet. But he knew that Molly would never let the twin's join the order in a million years. She'd go directly to even Dumbledore and yell at him until he gave in. She was a very protective mother.

"Actually, I am." Fred said. "Although between you and me…it was hell trying to get in. Mum was against the whole thing of course…and wouldn't let anyone get a word in edgewise on our behalf. We were lucky that we had gone to the initiation meeting that we did…because it was all about…well…You."

Harry was about to say ask why Fred kept pausing but Fred continued and cut him off.

"He had intended on making the Order a bit more known at Hogwarts this year as it could be official and such. And he wanted an order member selected as your personal Bodyguard for whenever you were at Hogwarts or well…anywhere else for that matter. He looked directly at us when he said this…and so we took the quite obvious hint and volunteered. Mum tried to throw a hissy fit…but Dumbledore insisted that our only job would be to stay with you and protect you at all times. Of course she wasn't going to argue with 'Protecting Harry Potter' even though she was still adamant that this be our only job. He then went on to say that to would be easier this way anyway…since we TECHNICALLY didn't finish last year there would be a lot less paperwork to fill out to allow us to come to school to stay. In fact he insinuated that the only real paperwork would be holding us back a year so that we could stay in your dormitory. Of course mum tried to stop this as well, but you know Dumbledore. So now you won't have some old twit like Moody or Shacklebolt watching your every move and will be able to get into the same old mischief you're used too. And the best part is we'll actually be able to go along this time!"

Harry had to laugh at Fred's excitement and constant pausing which Harry realized was because he was without his twin, something that Harry thought felt weird. And although he was happy to have personal guards who would give him some leeway he wasn't exactly happy that he NEEDED a personal guard at all. He stopped as he also worried about one more very important thing.

"You know Fred this isn't a game or anything. I have a tendency to get into incredibly serious and dangerous situations. And I don't think I could live with myself if I led you to one of these and then you got hurt or worse especially if that was because you didn't treat it seriously enough."

Fred's face leveled into an expression of serious ferocity that Harry didn't know the Weasley twins even had as he said, "I know. And we take this job incredibly seriously. You are a brother to us and we will not let you be hurt anymore then we would allow someone to hurt Ginny, Ron, or even Hermione. It wasn't just about you. We assumed that we would also end up guarding them too." Harry noticed that Fred didn't pause during that speech. After that Fred's ferocity instantly dropped to his more normal smile. "But in the mean time why NOT have fun? After all, why not make everything fun I always say…or maybe I don't…oh well!"

Harry laughed again and that reminded him of the money he gave the twins two years ago and the joke shop they funded with it. "What about your shop? How do you intend to run that and guard me at the same time?"

"Blimey Harry!" Fred exclaimed. "We both don't have to always be near you at the same time! And besides Lee Jordon is much better at Arithmancy then we are anyway. And of course we immediately signed him on as a full fledged partner as soon as we could. Of course we told him about the Order and about our assignment to you. And he of course doesn't want to see you get hurt any more than we do. So he keeps up the shop…which is doing quite well by the way. And we keep up you, and everything works out in the end!"

Fred then, apparently tired of standing around talking and not even taunting someone, launched a mini Wildfire Whiz-Bang right into the room and they watched it until it burnt out a few minutes later. Harry was half afraid that he would get another letter from the Ministry for underage magic but it was too cool for that thought to stay for any amount of time.

"Oops, look at the time were late!" Fred said and then he quickly pulled out his wand, transfigured his pajamas into robes and then said. "And were off!" before quickly taking off his Santa hat and shoving it on Harry's head to activate the portkey taking them to the Leaky Cauldron.

When they finally stopped spinning Harry couldn't see a thing because Fred had shoved the hat down over his eyes. He heard a few laughs he somewhat recognized before Fred snatched the hat off his head put it back on again. Hermione, Vincent and Gregory were snickering in his direction and Malfoy was simply smirking triumphantly.

The portkey had taken them to be standing directly on the bar conveniently where there were not people to step on but also in view of pretty much everybody in the room. Fred flamboyantly curtsied before jumping off the bar. Harry just climbed off the bar, feeling his face get slightly warm with embarrassment.

"Well, you'll be okay in Diagon Alley and I really need to go check on something. Be sure to stop by Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes before you leave. You'll recognize it as the store with the large number of shoppers inside, and well, outside it. I've still got the portkey to take you home!" Fred pointed towards the Santa hat, "So you can't forget!" After that, he disapparated, with a dramatic billow of his robe and a large bang that resounded the room. Harry then realized that Fred had barely made any noise when he had apparated into his room and again wondered just how powerful the twins actually were. And what they could accomplish if they actually put their minds on something.

"So…to Gringotts then? Or should I sit on your lap and ask what list I'm on?" Harry was surprised that it was Hermione who had said that and not one of the other three. Apparently her friendship with Ginny was rubbing off on her. He thought as everyone, even Malfoy, laughed.

"Ok then lets go." Harry said as he led them all out to the wall out back and tapped the brick he knew opened the way to Diagon Alley. He would never forget that brick after being confined to the Leaky Cauldron and Diagon Alley the last week before his third year and thus using it every day.

As soon as Harry looked through the newly opened gate he noticed a change in the demeanor of the once exciting place. He had not had a chance to go here since that week his third year and it appeared that while the shops remained the same the mood of the alley was a lot more gloomy then he had remembered. Wizards were traveling in groups, some with their wands out. And he could see quite a few Hogwarts students walking with muggle looking adults, their wands at the ready for the slightest sign of Danger.

This was the way things were for the entire walk to Gringotts. A few of the shop keepers and other people he recognized waved to him but for the most part people were to busy making sure it was safe to notice them.

In light of this it was incredibly obvious which shop was Fred and George's, simply because it was the only shop in the alley that had a group of excited people in front of it and also the only place where there was any sort of laughter.

Gringotts itself seemed to have stepped up its security and not only was there a second goblin at the door ushering people in. There were also a witch and a wizard standing guard by the entrance with their wands at the ready. Harry noticed that the two had no insignias of the ministry of magic and was glad of that. He remembered what the ministry had tried with him and he didn't want to see the wizards' bank having anything to do with them while Fudge was minister.

They had to wait in a line outside the building and then be checked one by one by both the security wizard and witch as well as the two goblins before they were allowed inside.

Once Harry had passed the security check he saw that the inside of the bank had barely changed. It was still the bustling place he had always seen. Bill Weasley was standing in the middle of the foyer talking with one of the taller Goblins.

Harry waited for the Hermione to pass the check. And once that was done they both walked up to Bill. Malfoy, Vincent and Gregory had been checked before the two of them and were waiting by the wall, looking uncomfortable.

"Hello Harry!" Bill looked pretty much the same as he always had. He was wearing a different earring that was in the shape of a unicorn and the length of his ponytail had slightly increased. But that wasn't even a very noticeable change. He looked to be wearing a rather official looking robes and he still had on his ever apparent dragon skin boots.

"I have your key right here." He produced a key form somewhere in his robes, handed it to Harry and then turned his attention to Hermione. "You have some Muggle money to get exchanged right Hermione?" Hermione nodded then produced some bills. "Ok then, I'll help you get that exchanged after I get these four settled." At that he motioned for Malfoy, Vincent and Gregory. Who reluctantly came to where Harry, Hermione and Bill were talking in the center of the foyer.

"Harry, here is a letter from Dumbledore about getting these three their required materials. You remember how this works right? After all you were here with Hagrid your first year?" He then winked at Harry in a very Weasley manner before handing him a letter with Dumbledore's signet. "Oh and sorry we didn't catch your birthday. We figured you would rather not have a bunch of hurried letters so we decided to wait and maybe hold a party for you at some other time. I for one would rather just get you a gift and skip the whole party thing, and I think you would probably agree?" Harry smiled and nodded. And with that Bill left with Hermione to get her money exchanged.

Assuming that the other three boys had in fact been here before and knew how this worked Harry walked up to one of the goblins behind the front desk and said. "Hello, I would like to make a withdrawal please."

"Name," The goblin said without looking at him.

"Harry Potter." Harry responded.

The goblin then looked at him sternly and said, "And I trust that you have your key Mr. Potter?"

"Yes." Harry said handing it to the goblin. "And there's one more thing." He said placing the letter that Bill had just handed to him from Dumbledore on the desk. "These three need some of the stuff from you know which vault for you know what." He then handed the goblin the letter.

He quickly looked it over and then said, "Very well, this way please," before leading the three of them to the cart and the vaults below.

Malfoy seemed shocked when he saw the amount of galleons piled in Harry's Vault. It appeared that Malfoy had not expected Harry to have quite as much as he did.

After gathering a fairly large number of galleons, sickles and knuts into his new extended Money pouch, the three of them were led down to vault 888 by the goblin. Harry recognized it as the same type of vault that the Philosopher's stone had been in and cautioned the others not to touch it as the goblin went over and opened it up.

Harry had not expected what was behind it. The entire thing was packed to the brim with neatly stacked coins that went form the floor of the vault to somewhere above the frame of the door. It looked like a wall of coins right behind the door. He would not want to be the person trying to steal that. The goblins would be cleaning a bloody stain off the coins rather than removing a corpse. The others looked just as shocked as Harry felt.

The Goblin then levitated three small piles of galleons, sickles and knuts before closing the vault and saying. "Ok here are the 45 galleons, 45 sickles and 45 knuts I am supposed to remove for you. It says here that fifteen of each coin is to go to each of you three." The goblin said as he again looked at Dumbledore's note.

"We're supposed to buy our entire year's supplies with 15 galleons 15 sickles and 15 knuts!?" Malfoy looked horrified at this idea. Harry knew it was possible. He had seen Ms. Weasley buy supplies for all her children on significantly less his second year. It was the first time he really understood exactly why Ron was so touchy about his parents lack of wealth.

The goblin did not respond to this and merely separating the three piles into nine smaller piles before taking out three small bags and putting a pile of galleons, sickles and knuts in each bag. He then handed one of the bags to each of Malfoy, Vincent and Gregory before heading back to the cart. Harry couldn't help but smile at Malfoy's shocked expression. It was down right hilarious that Malfoy thought of this as a pitiful some of money when he knew for a fact that Ron would kill to have that much money to spend on only himself.

The trip back up to the main foyer was just as bumpy as ever, and Harry was glad when eh saw Bill and Hermione waiting calmly in the middle of the big room.

"Hello," Bill said before turning to Malfoy Vincent and Gregory. "I have been asked by Dumbledore to take you three shopping as he assumes you have never had to spend thriftily before." Bill said smiling. Malfoy on the other hand was anything but happy. Not only did he have to get his supplies on what must have been pocket change to him before but to be taught how to shop by a Weasley? He could imagine the taunts if that got out at school. He'd have to remember that one if Malfoy became too much of a git again when they got back in school. Vincent and Gregory didn't seem as shocked. However neither one of them looked too pleased either.

Harry and Hermione left the bank together towards Flourish and Blotts while as Bill took Malfoy, Vincent, and Gregory towards Madam Malkin's, it was obvious they would need new robes. Harry hadn't grown noticeably at all and he wasn't sure if he would ever need new robes. Hermione had grown a lot and was now noticeably taller then him. But apparently she had somehow already gotten her new Hogwarts robes so Madam Malkin's was not a stop for either of them. Harry was fine with this because he didn't really feel like standing around to get measured again anyway.

After getting their books for their NEWTs and looking at quite a few others books that Hermione had either not seen before because they were new or newer printing of books she already had. They went to the apothecary and got the supplies they needed for school and the remaining supplies for the polyjuice potion, as Hermione had managed to get all the rarer ingredients from Dumbledore.

After stopping for lunch and then wandering the alley buying the rest of their supplies (paper, quill's and the like) and stopping at Quality Quidditch Supplies so Harry could stock up on polish for his broom cleaning set and get a set of retuning silver practice snitches (they were snitches enchanted to return to the owner when called so that they could be practiced with more efficiently. They were silver so that they couldn't be used in a normal game and thus couldn't be used to cheat) as well as a new pair of gloves.

They finally ended up dropping their bags off in a room Harry paid for at the Leaky Cauldron (he had the extra money and they were both tired of carrying the things around). After which they decided to head to Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes.

"Hello I was wondering whether you'd be here, Dumbledore had said that you were coming today." Harry could not be more pleased to hear Ron's voice. Now Ron was something else entirely and now Harry almost had to strain his neck to look in his face. Ron, already being tall for his age seemed to have hit a growth spurt over the summer and was now even taller then Gregory. Harry wondered where he had gotten this from as neither one of his parents were all that tall. In fact they were both built a little more like the twins. Not exactly short, but more average and slightly stocky. Bill and Percy (he shuddered as he thought of the one Weasley who he greatly disliked) were built more like Ron although neither were as tall. And Charlie was the average one lumped in the middle. Harry didn't know where Ginny fell because she was the only girl in the family and she didn't seem to have a build at all like her mothers.

"Sorry we're late. Mum made me and Ginny finish degnoming the garden before we could come. It had gotten dreadful in all the moving and stuff. We told her we might miss you but she wouldn't budge saying that we would still meet on the train and that it would just be more work later if we let it be." Despite this Ron was smiling obviously happy to see his two best friends.

"It's ok Ron." Harry said. "Well we're done with our Shopping having been out here all day long and we were heading off to Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes to see what the twins have been up to."

"It's bloody brilliant that it is." Ron said. "I have been there many times and just looked around. They really have invented a lot of stuff that is really cool. And there are of course the Wildfire Whiz-Bangs which have always been neat. Well, I have to go get new robes."

"Yeah I can see why. You have really grown since I last saw you." Hermione said as she looked up at Ron.

"Yeah, I hit two meters tall this August. It's a pain really, not only were the growing pains horrid but my old clothes stopped fitting me and I needed a completely new wardrobe within a few weeks of the summer."

Despite what Ron said Harry found himself jealous of him. Whereas Ron had grown immensely tall Harry had remained incredibly short. He wished he could have grown at least a bit over the summer. He quickly snapped himself out of that train of thought realizing how silly it was. Ron could no more control his growth than Harry. Harry realized that as much as he must be straining his neck to look up at Ron, Ron must also be straining to look down at him. He then laughed for seemingly no reason earning a confused look from both Ron and Hermione.

"What's so funny?" Ron asked.

"I was just thinking that now probably the tallest kid and the shortest kids in our year are now best friends!"

Hermione and Ron laughed at that too before Ron said. "Hey look at it this way, maybe people will stop staring at the 'Boy Who Lived' and now start staring at the immensely tall Weasley freak of nature standing next to him!"

At that the three of them laughed again and Harry wondered how he had ever lived without his two best friends.

"Well, I'm gonna go get measured and Madam Malkin's, see ya later." He said. Harry saw Arthur, Molly and Ginny standing a few feet away and he was glad that they had let him, Ron and Hermione have their little reunion undistracted.

They waved at him and he heard Molly say "Be careful dearies!"

He then heard Ginny's voice say. "See ya on the Hogwarts Express!"

Despite the grim mood of the Alley and the fact that everyone seemed to be on guard, Harry and Hermione had a giddy air between them after the meeting with the Weasleys and they could do nothing but talk about how much Ron had changed over the summer as they walked towards Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes.

"I still can't believe he got that tall over one summer!" Harry said, "I feel shorter than ever before now!" He said his giddiness leveling off slightly.

"Oh Harry don't think being short is bad. Look at it this way you haven't lost your seeker's edge." Harry wasn't so glum about being short anymore but the fact that Hermione had not only tried to cheer him up, but had tried to do it by mentioning quidditch (something she had never really been attracted to) made him immensely happier with himself.

"Oh what would you know about being a good seeker!" Harry teased.

"Well, you aren't the only one present when Ron goes on about it. Honestly I could probably name all the national teams and their players and I have only ever been to that one professional match!" Harry laughed knowing exactly what Hermione meant, Ron had always been borderline obsessed with quidditch as long as Harry had known him.

"Did you see the slight red fuzz on his chin? It's so obvious that he's started shaving! I personally think he should keep his face clean." Hermione was talking quickly and giddily.

"I agree." Harry said. "That way I won't be the only Gryffindor boy in our year who looks like a little kid."

Hermione looked at him about to console him again when she saw the sarcastic look on his face. "Well be glad you still look like you do. You'll probably look twenty your entire life. And that Harry Potter is nothing to be ashamed about." That made them both laugh again as they tuned the corner and saw the crown around Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes. A Santa hat told Harry that Fred (he could only sometimes barely tell the difference between Fred and George unless he already knew who was who) was ushering people a few at a time as he hovered a few feet off the ground presumably on his broomstick.

They were about to stand in line when Fred noticed them and flew to them over the crowd. "Wow." Was all Harry could say when he noticed that Fred was riding a Firebolt.

"Where did you get that?" Hermione asked. Harry heard George take Fred's place ushering and sure enough he was not wearing the hat that Harry knew was also his returning portkey, confirming that they were in fact talking to Fred.

"Oh we made a lot more then we thought this summer and we both thought we would treat ourselves to a self serving delight. Firebolts seemed like the perfect thing. But honestly why are you waiting in line? You know we can't keep our best brother's best friends waiting!" And with that Fred scooted forward leaving room on the broom for Harry and Hermione who he then ferried across the crowd of people to the front gate.

Surprisingly no one seemed to care that they were getting preferential treatment from the twins. Of course Harry and Hermione recognized most of them as Hogwarts students and they wouldn't be surprised at this one bit. Harry waved to Justin Finch-Fletchley as he flew past who waved back and he heard Seamus Finnigan yell, "Hey Harry save some for us will ya!" from somewhere in the crowd.

"Well look around and see what you like. Harry here just needs to talk to us to get stuff. Hermione, sorry but we're going to have to charge you for anything you want. I hope you understand." Hermione looked at him evenly smiling. Harry had told her last year that he had been the one to finance the shop with his tri-wizard tournament winnings and it looked like she was not surprised in the least by this statement.

As Harry looked around he could see why the twins were doing so well. They had the Wildfire Whiz-Bangs, Wands, and all the treats and other things they had described last year at school as well as countless other new things that Harry had never seen before. The portable swamp now had more complex and varied versions including a portable beach (complete with salt water), portable rain forest (not recommended indoors), portable desert (beware of dehydration) and the incredibly odd portable rainbow plains which create a flat plain of almost normal grass that shines with rainbow colors. The food section had been increased considerably and there were now other things besides candies in including a precooked turkey that squirms to avoid blades and a bar that turns into a salad if you wave the right wand at it.

There was a bottomless mug where the bottom disappears and the drink falls out (a simple trick but he could imagine it being useful) and a discus that hovers on its own and will dodge all hands but the ones that release it.

The fake wands were back in full force and it seemed that they had new versions that turned into increasingly weirder things. Harry even thought he saw one that turned into a small ant eater but he couldn't really be sure.

Eventually Ron, Seamus, Dean, and Neville were let in. At this Fred and George left Lee and a boy and girl who Harry didn't recognize to run the shop while they gathered the new entries as well as Justin, Ernie Macmillan, and Padma Patil (where Parvati was Harry had no idea) and brought them to the back room of the shop one by one. It did not escape Harry's notice that all of these people were members of the DA from the previous year (with the semi exception of Seamus who had only actually been to one meeting).

The back room was much less grand than the main shop area. It had a simple work area on one side of the room with a filing cabinet and a desk and a small lab on the other side that didn't look that much more complicated than a muggle chemistry lab (although Harry was sure it had many more uses).

Fred and George gathered all the intrigued DA members together before starting to talk.

"We have brought all of you back here…" George started.

"Because we have created a few things…" Fred continued

"That we think might be very helpful…" George stated.

"For everyone involved in any conflict against a certain dark lord." And Fred finished.

At that everyone started murmuring nervously.

"We know as well as you do that it is likely…"

"Especially with Harry here…" At that Fred pointed pulled Harry next to him in with his arm and held him there.

"That Hogwarts will not be a very safe place this year."

"With that in mind we have created something that we like to call Wand-derful Weasleys' spread spell wands." At that both twins pulled a lot of small stubby wands with normal sized handles out of their robes and handed them to everybody.

"These wands are useable with almost any spell and they will spread a spells effect greatly. Whether it be cursing the entire Slytherin table in one go or stunning a group of attacking death eaters these are the way to go." They both finished together dramatically.

Then they split up and started showing everyone individually how they work. Fred showed Harry first. "Well they don't work on their own you have to use them with your regular wand. When you cast the spell you want to spread hold the spread spell wand next to your regular wand at the handle like this." Fred arranged Harry's hands around his wand and the spread spell wand. "Say 'Omnus' before you cast the spell and then wave it across the area you want to effect." At that he pointed his own wand at some quills in a cup on the table and said, "Omnus Accio Quill!" the quills all flew out of the cup to his hands. "And that's that."

"The spell itself will be a lot weaker as the effect is spread and to our knowledge and testing that is the only problem. I personally still wouldn't recommend using them except in the worst of circumstances though as it took a lot of testing to get them to stop exploding in our faces." Despite what Fred said Harry realized just how useful this little thing could be. He wasn't about to be stupid and use it with reckless abandon but he was sure that this would come in handy at some point.

After describing how it works to all the people there and providing each of them who wanted one, which was everybody, with their free sample. The group returned to the shop which Lee had already started to close down. The rest of the customers had been shoed off and only the few of them remained in the store.

"And now you all get free reign to purchase whatever you want without others getting in your way. It's the least we can do for our fellow soldiers of Dumbledore. And now we can give you the discount we planned from the beginning for being so great!"

Lee smiled at them and stood behind the cash register while George wandered the store with the other excited students. Fred, who was still wearing that silly Santa hat stuck with Harry as he picked up a few things, each time he did Fred made a mark on the scroll he was holding presumably an inventory. Harry didn't really take much, he didn't see much use for a lot of it as he had no intentions of playing any jokes on people. He more picked the things that could help him escape a death eater attack, and some things he thought were simply amusing.

When he, Fred and Hermione left the Shop to head back to the Leaky Cauldron his bag from their shop contained a few boxes of Wildfire Whiz-Bangs, A few portable swamps and deserts, a portable beach and a portable rainbow plains (just because). A few fake wands (never know when those could come in handy) and an invisible head hat for Ron when they use the invisibility cloak (who was much too tall to use it right now without hunching over very uncomfortably), a bottomless mug and a few Skiving Snackboxes (just in case) which he had made sure to keep from Hermione.

When they reached the Leaky Cauldron they found Bill Weasley drinking butterbeer with Vincent, Gregory, and a still very annoyed Malfoy. After saying good night to them Harry and Hermione went upstairs to get their things from their rooms. Hermione then said goodbye to Harry and Fred before tapping her badge three times activating the portkey to her house.

"Here you go." Fred said, "This will take you directly to your room at the Dursleys. Be sure to be careful for the next few days. And either me, George or both of us will be back to pick you up and portkey with you to platform nine and three quarters on the first."

"I take it I activate it by shoving it down over my eyes?" Harry asked smirking.

"Good study, yes that is exactly how you trigger it! In any case I have to get home, Mum will be expecting us and I do hope to get some of her nice food tonight." with that Fred disapparated leaving Harry by himself in the room.

Harry was sure to grab all of his stuff (which was a lot) to make sure it went along with him (a daunting task) and then used his left hand to pull the hat down over his eyes. In an instant and a slight pull of his abdomen he was back in his room at number 4 privet drive with a pile of school supplies and random stuff to organize and put away. Should have bought an enlarged trunk, Harry thought, Oh well, I'll think of something. And he began moving things around and putting them at least out of the way.