Chapter Three

She awoke to Fred shaking her shoulder. "Do you have any idea of how much we overslept, how Father had to come and open this bloody box?" He asked and Roxie tried to gather herself together. Her mind felt like cotton wool, she turned the time turner back twelve hours and laughed, Fred was sprawled across his bed, of course she had planned for the idea that they might oversleep a bit. Overtaxing one's magical core, was somewhat of an issue, even among the strongest of spell casters.

She drank several potions that she had put in a bag in quick succession and instantly felt better than she had been feeling a moment ago. She then force-fed Fred the potions using a body binding charm. "Bloody hell!" He yelled at her. "What was that for?"

"We slept for two days Fred, I have no idea what time it is, but I think we should get out of these boxes, don't you?" She asked and her brother's eyes widened.

"Bloody hell, they must be so worried."

"I would imagine so, but we are the Weasley twins." She said and smiled at him. "Some quick spells and I'm going out, it seems like a nice enough time to step outside this box and assure our nearest and dearest that we are very much alive and well."

"Well we are both Leos so I believe talk of cats would be appropriate." He joked and she laughed.

"Oh Freddy, I love you my brother." She said and kissed him on the forehead. "Polyjuice Freddy?"

"Polyjuice already, when we have no idea of what awaits us on the other side?"

"I believe that my friends will be nice enough." She said and smiled at her brother. "When you wear my face."

"Indeed, well let's keep the bottles at least and save them for the best time." He said and she laughed.

"Yes brother, that would be wise, we have our journals as well, never leave without your satchel." She chided and he smiled at her, they both walked to the respective doors. She opened hers and smiled at Lucille who stared at her wide eyed, before giving her the biggest hug.

"What the hell, why were you gone so long?"

"Magical exhaustion, me and Fred both had it, I assure you that me and my brother are doing well." She said and smiled.

"Your brother, you know it's fairly easy to tell you apart."

"Really even when we wear one another's bodies?" She asked and Lucille opened and closed her mouth.

"What? You do what? With your brother and if you have to piss?"

"I try not to examine it too closely." Roxie said and laughed.

"Seriously, Polyjuice? With your twin, that's really weird Roxie."

"Come now, it's not like you haven't seen Silas' bum many times."

"His bum? You're talking about my brother's bum?" Lucille asked and she flushed bright red, Roxie laughed in response, clapping her on the shoulder.

"What time is it?"

"Four in the morning."

"Well then get some rest, I believe there's a bell I need to ring." She said and rang the bell that had apparently been attached to her bed.

"Mistress you rang?" A house elf, in a paper sack asked and she smiled.

"Inform everyone who needs to know that me and my brother have both awoken and taken potions."

"What sort of potions?"

"The usual sort, most healer trainees have to learn them within their first year. Of course before I decide what I may want to do, I asked for trainee manuals from various Mastery programs."

"Indeed and what does Mistress like best?"

"I may join the Unspeakable, their introductory volumes were the most interesting, I may also become a teacher. It's not like I can't get a mastery in potions at some point."

"Oh Foddy sees, Foddy sees Mistress, Mistress would you take Foddy as your servant, please Mistress."

"I didn't expect to be asked to tie myself to a house elf instantly upon waking, has my brother received a similar offer?"

"Yes, you are very, very, very strong and your magic is tasty. Many would offer to be your house elf and consider it to be a great honor, but Foddy is the Cousin of Dobby, so Foddy gets his clothes and Foddy gets his new master."

"Well then Foddy, before you are freed, your old master should give you very good clothes indeed, Dobby only got some socks."

"I like socks, I like socks a lot, Foddy loves socks."

"Well you won't be getting any from me, here is a book of drawings." She said and went to her trunk, pulling out the drawings. "I am sure that everyone is aware of our house shield." She added and put the book in Foddy's hands.

"Mistress has given Foddy a book, what sort of book did Mistress give Foddy?"

"Give the book to your Master, along with a quick missive." She said and wrote out a short letter, explaining how Foddy's master would have to buy Foddy the clothes he felt were least objectionable, in that particular book.

"Foddy is very happy, Foddy is a very happy elf."

"That is good Foddy, go eat in the kitchens, before going back to your master, I will need proof that the contract between you and your master has been broken. I do not want to deal with another Kreature, I have no tolerance for spies, or Black decorations." She said and Foddy swallowed fear in his eyes.

"I will do as you say, future Mistress." Foddy said and Roxie smiled.

"Foddy is a good elf, now go." She said and Foddy snapped his fingers.

"You...You...A House elf...A HOUSE ELF? JUST LIKE THAT YOU HAVE A HOUSE ELF!"

"I am quite certain that you have several." Roxie said in response. "I am going to get an earful from my Auntie Hermione."

"Indeed I'm fairly certain that you will." Lucille said. "I am going to bed now, you can do as you like, but I find I want some sleep tonight, I have better things to do, than babysit boxes, while my brother babysits your little sister, who's getting into all sorts of mischief and really missing her cousins."

"Well then I suppose I have to visit another door tonight; this box stays here."

"It's coded to your cores isn't it, your father doesn't even have the ability to enter your boxes, not unless you choose to let him."

"I trust you enough, do not betray that trust." She said and cast the spell. "Now you can travel between all houses, do you wish to visit your brother tonight, while I check on my little sister?"

"Seriously, a wave of the hand is all..." Lucille started to ask, before Roxie entered the box and traveled to the Slytherin girl's dorm. She smiled at the tiny first years, bodies sprawled across beds and rather loud snoring. She laughed, before gently removing the book from her little cousin's hand and blowing out the candle. She gently tucked all five little girls into bed, before casting wards upon herself and opening the door.

"Bloody hell, Weasley? You are here? In our hall, the nerve of you!" Magnolia Crab said, the fifth year was positively fuming and Roxie winked.

"The little ones are all tucked into bed, forgive me for wishing to check upon my little cousin Crabbe."

"THAT'S MY LITTLE SISTER! MY LITTLE SISTER, YOU WERE IN MY LITTLE SISTER'S ROOM TONIGHT! YOU CAN GET INTO MY LITTLE SISTER'S ROOM AT ANY POINT!"

"That I can, I can also get into the Gryffindor boy's dormitory."

"WHAT, YOU CAN WHAT, BLOODY HELL YOU CAN GET INTO THE BOY'S DORMITORY."

"WELL NOW YOUR GOING TO WAKE EVERYONE UP, SERIOUSLY YOU AREN'T THAT DIFFERENT THAN YOUR FATHER. DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND JUST A FEW OF THE SOCIAL GRACES, OR WOULD THAT BE TOO MUCH TO BLOODY ASK?"

"WHAT IN THE NAME OF SALAZAR IS GOING ON?" Silas yelled from the stairs.

"APPARENTLY MAGNOLIA GOYLE WAS UPSET AT THE FACT I CHOSE TO VISIT MY LITTLE COUSIN!" Roxanne stated thumping her chest with emphasis. "DO YOU WANT TO DUEL, OR USE FISTS NEXT?" Instead of replying Magnolia charged her and Roxanne used a series of movements she had learned in her Jujitsu classes to easily knock out Magnolia.

"Really Weasley, like I see why you had to do that, but really?" Someone asked and Roxanne raised an eyebrow, examining a finger nail.

"I do believe she might be a bit more hesitant to come at me in future." Roxanne said, examining her nails, she should paint them soon, maybe a pretty silver color, or possibly black.

"What long finger nails you have." Someone else said and she smiled.

"The better to gouge out eyes with."

"I see you are pretending to be a wolf, aren't you?" Gabriella asked and stared between Roxanne and her sister. "That's my favorite story, your Cousin Lorcan read it to me, it's the best muggle story ever."

"Indeed perhaps you should read more muggle stories, did I harm you at all Gabby Goyle."

"No and you only hurt my sister when..." Gabby's little face fell and she started crying.

"Oh go to a friend, or your family child, I see my own little cousin has tears in her eyes." She said and hugged Lucy tightly, kneeling to do so. Lucy sobbed and clutched at her and it wasn't much effort to lift the girl into her arms, Lucy was only eleven after all and a feather light charm was enough to hold her tight and shower her with kisses. Her cousin sobbed clutching at Roxie's robes, she would not be calmed this night, Roxie was certain of it.

"Lucy is sad, why is she so sad?" Gabriella asked.

"I think she's more happy than sad, but she's only eleven, so perhaps you should go a bit easy on her."

"You went very easy on my sister, one punch to the eye only, that's pretty neat, how you fought her, I bet you could take on a troll."

"Hardly, it's just a bit of muggle fighting." She said and Gabriella's eyes widened.

"Muggle fighting? Muggles fight like that?" She demanded and Roxie nodded.

"It takes years of training to get as good as I am, of course I could only train in the summer and spar with my brother in secret corners of the castle. It was something Daddy insisted upon, that we should learn to fight, before we learned to cast spells even."

"Your Daddy made you fight your brother?" Gabriella asked. "But your brother is five inches taller than you."

"Yes, but that didn't matter so much when we were small, he grew this summer." She said and smiled. "I don't think I've seen my full height quite yet either."

"You are like really big, how tall are you, are you taller than my sister?"

"I am taller than your sister lass, your sister is only in fifth year, if I remember things correctly. She is a lot prettier than your father, I saw him at the party Scorpius invited me to last summer. Your father seems be a bit hard to talk to, it wasn't until he had his fifth cup of fire ball, that he would let me approach him even."

"Bloody hell." Someone said and she smiled.

"Well I think little Lucy and I will be spending the rest of the night in our box." She said and went back into the dorm, going into the box. She smiled and sat on the bed with Lucy in her arms, it only took a few minutes for her cousin to stop crying and fall asleep. She settled her fully on the bed, before using the fire to call her Uncle Percy.

"What did you do, what did you do, why is my daughter on your bed, instead of in her dormitory?" Percy demanded.

"Well, I was charged by Magnolia Goyle the instant I stepped through to the Slytherin dorm pretty much, there was no way I was leaving little Lulu there, will you come here and see to it that she is cared for?"

"Of course, be sure you trust those you let into that box, it seems to be a bit like an endless possibility. I wish you the best, but I have my own daughters to think about."

"Of course Uncle Percy, you should have been in Slytherin with the attitude you take towards things. I'm going to spend the rest of the night with my brother, try to get her to go to class today, she shouldn't miss her first day of school."

"Oh you are like your Gran aren't you?" Percy asked and Roxie smiled.

"A little bit like all the people who had a hand in raising me Uncle Percy." She said and left through the Gryffindor door.

"Roxie?" Fred asked and jumped startled. "You scared me."

"Why, surely you know that I can open and close this door any time I choose, how often do I sneak into your room brother?" She asked and hugged him tightly.

"Roxie, you have blood on your knuckles, you got into a fight already?"

"Well a certain Magnolia Crabbe had to be taken down a peg." She said. "Of course I could fix these easily enough, nothing damaged really, just some blood on my hands."

"Roxie...Never mind, I'm sure you know what you are doing."

"Hardly brother, I was attacked, I defended myself from being harmed. It was not my choice, but it happened."

"Are you okay, is Lucy okay?"

"For now, I may have to issue an apology to Vincent Crabbe for striking his daughter, but I feel that it was only fair considering that she charged me."

"Bloody hell Roxie...You do know whatever trouble you bring down upon your shoulders falls upon mine as well."

"I'm well aware, what time is it now?"

"Six in the morning, I'm most likely going to use my break to nap today, so please don't do anything to prank anyone within the hours of eleven to two, I have no desire to be awoken."

"Well I will attempt to see to it that you are undisturbed between those hours brother, how about this, we switch now and every other hour."

"Thoroughly confuse everyone?"

"Won't this be great fun, our greatest prank yet." She said and he laughed. She downed the potion and he did at the same time, before she changed into one of his uniforms, he adverted his eyes, before she tossed him a bra and went to the sink to wash her hands.

"Tank top at least, I find these to be a bit more comfortable than whatever other contraptions you tie these things down with." He said looking pointedly at her chest and she laughed.

"Well I am well-endowed as are you brother, I have ample boobs." She said and he blushed scarlet, she laughed taking up his satchel, glad they had breaks at the same time this year, because otherwise this would be a bit too hard on both of them. She whistled a jaunty tune as she walked from the lion's den and down to breakfast.