Authors note: me agian, this story takes place 4 years before my Hera story and follows Delphine Weasly and her twin sister, Daphne. This is from Daphne's POV
Disclaimer: ah dont' own any of da chars ya recognize, duh
Prologue:
I howled, my mess of white blond hair shortening by the second. The transformation didn't scare me anymore, like it had the first time. I closed my eyes and laid my head on the floor. Another few hours and this would be over I thought to myself.
"Daphne, are you in here?" Aimee's voice asked from outside the door. I looked up, but didn't dare open the locked door. It wasn't safe for either of us if Aimee found me like this.
"Daphne?" Aimee called again and I had to bite my tongue to keep from calling out to my best friend. Aimee didn't know my secret, no one knew, not even my parents.
CHAPTER ONE
It had all started around my eleventh birthday. My sister and I, instead of being accepted into just one wizarding school, were accepted into two. We'd both been accepted into Hogwarts and Beauxbatons. That's when the real trouble began. My father, a graduate of Hogwarts himself wanted us to follow in his footsteps, however, our mom had different ideas. She had graduated from Beauxbatons and felt we should do the same. My sister and I looked at both schools and ignored our mother's comment that Hogwarts was an ugly old castle. Our parents fighting made the joy of our birthday turn to sorrow and we barely even looked at our extremely large pile of presents. That night we went to bed with our ears covered to block out the sound of our screaming about the schools.
"They won't separate us, will they Delphie?"
"No way Daph, they wouldn't dare. We're a set. No one can break a set." But Delphine was wrong for once in her life.
The next morning we went downstairs dressed identical as usual. Both our parents were sitting at the table, Dad eating his huge omelet and Mom eating her small portions of grapefruit.
"Looks like they came to an agreement," Delphine muttered softly her eyes meeting mine. I only nodded. Something told me something bad was about to happen.
"Girls, your father and I have come to a decision regarding your schools," Mom said as our father only nodded his head which caused his pony tail to bounce.
"Are we going to Hogwarts?" my sister asked looking apprehensive.
"One of you is," Dad answered softly. Both our jaws dropped.
"One of us!" we both screamed in unison.
"Yes, one will go to Hogwarts and the other to Beauxbatons," our mother explained. I could feel the anger rising in my chest.
"It's for the best girls. This way you will each have your own friends, your own personalities, you won't be competing for grades," Dad stated a frown crossing his face as he remembered how him and his siblings were always competing for everything.
"We're going to London tomorrow for shopping. We'll leave it up to you two to decide who's going where," mum said setting a plate of pancakes in front of each of us.
"I don't feel like eating," I whispered to Delphie.
"Me either," she whispered back sliding the pancakes off her plate and onto the floor.
"I'm done, may we be excused?"
"Of course girls. Let your mother and I know what you decide about school."
"Yes, Dad," we said in unison as we darted out of the kitchen and upstairs to our bedroom.
"I can't believe they want to split us up!" Delphine screamed as she slammed our door.
"I knew, but I guess it makes a bit of sense. Dad's family did complete a lot."
"So what? There should be a law against splitting up a set of twins," Delphie stated looking out the window and to her shock seeing a medium sized owl. She immediately let it in.
"Who would be writing us?"
"It looks like Uncle Fred's owl."
"It is. There's a note," Delphi said sliding athe piece of paper off the owl's leg.
"What's it say?" I asked looking over her shoulder.
"It says:
Dear D and D,
we here at Weasly Wizarding Wheezes have heard of your plight and for free, since you're related to us, and your parents are being almost as big gits as Percy, will offer you some helpful advice. Remember our dear neices, you are identical. No one can tell you apart and you can easily switches places back and forth.
love your uncles
Fred and George."
Delphine looked up from the letter smiling. "They're right sis. We can go to both schools, switching places every holiday."
"But we'll still be seperated," I stated.
"I know, but I don't think we have a choice on that. You'll write won't you?"
"Everyday Delph. Which school you want to go?"
"Hogwarts. I'm sending my answer to the headmaster tonight."
"That leaves me to go to Beauxbatons. My french is better than yours. You really should work on that."
"But I hate mum's french lessons," Delphie whined.
"If we're going to pull his off we need to be even more identical than we already are." Delphine nodded.
"We have to fool our own parents too." I nodded a little this time nervous about the whole idea.
"C'mon, we'd better tell mum and dad that we've decided which schools we're going to." Mum was over joyed when she found out I was going to Beauxbatons.
"I knew it would be you. Your French always was so much better than your sister's."
"I know mum. You don't need to keep reminding me of that, and Delphine's talented in different ways."
"I'm sure she is Daphne, but you and her are nothing alike besides your identical outside appearences. I'll always be able to tell my girls apart." I only nodded and hoped that as usual mum was wrong.
"You hear that sweetie?" Dad yelled happily leading Delphine in dressed in his old Hogwarts robes.
"Yes, our little girl is going to Beauxbatons."
"Delphine's going to Hogwarts!"
"I'd still rather have them both at Beauxbatons."
"But it's Weasly tradition for them to go to Hogwarts. I'm still not sure we should split them up either."
"Bill, dear, enough, Delphine's going to Hogwarts. I'm sure she'll do fine there and our talented Daphne is going to Beauxbatons. I must write Gabrielle and tell her."
"I just sent an owl to my mum, and she's relaying the message to the rest of the family"
"You and your huge family," Mum muttered under her breath as she studied me for a second before walking off into the kitchen with dad following her still smiling.
"They are soo weird," Delphine stated sliding out of the black Hogwarts robes.
"I know, at least we won't have to see them everyday once we're at school."
"Good point," Delphine answered as an owl flew past us towards the kitchen.