Chapter 12: Exploding Toilet Seats
Our second year ended pretty dully... Slytherin won the house cup again, along with the Quidditch Cup. Needless to say Snape had been gloating to his greasy content and McGonagall was left sulking away. Our defense against the dark arts teacher quit, and we were headed back home.
Hey, speaking of our former Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher...
We forgot to mention that it was our fault he quit
Or at least we think so
I think it had something to do with that exploding toilet seat...
"D'you reckon she got the letter?" Fred whispered over his shoulder.
"Only one way to find out..." He stepped through the Platform with his brothers "Hey Mum!" they both grinned innocently
"We're back!"
"Don't play innocent with me!" Mrs. Weasley huffed.
"Yup...she got it" George whispered.
"I got a letter from Hogwarts! Concerning Poor Professor Proops! And an exploding toilet seat!!!"
"Uhhh... we can explain"
"Hey Mum! Aren't you forgetting Charlie! He Graduated as Head Boy!" George said hiding behind his big brother.
"That's nice dear! Your father and I are so proud!" She turned towards the twins "However..." She grabbed them by the ears.
"Ow! Mum!"
"They're attached you know!!"
"Arthur! Home! Now!"
"Yes Molly dear"
As the summer proceeded, we practiced Quidditch in the woods, de- gnomed the garden, pestered the ghoul in the attic, turned Percy into a fire-breathing chicken (curtsey of the marauders), experimented with toothbrushes and such and the school letters arrived... including one for little Ronnikins, and the new "Perfect Prefect Percy Weasley Git".
"Mum! Mum! I've got a letter from- Ron was cut off.
"Hogwarts! Mum! I'm a Prefect!!!" Percy announced importantly.
"Oh great... not another one" George sighed.
"MY Percy! A PREFECT! That makes three Weasley boys in a row! I'm so proud of you!" Mrs. Weasley gave her son a backbreaking hug. "This deserves a special gift!"
"Mum!" Ron tugged on her robes.
"Yes dear?"
"I get to go to Hogwarts this year too..."
"That's nice dear, we're really proud" she turned to Percy "Now, what do you want? A prefect deserves the best you know!"
Fred and George gagged.
"I was thinking of an owl, Errol has been dreadfully undependable lately"
"An owl?"
"For him to owl his girlfriend!" Fred hollered across the room. Percy's ears turned slightly pink.
"Who has a girlfriend?" Charlie popped his head in the room.
"No one-
"Percy!" George laughed.
"Oh?" Bill joined in.
"Yeah Penelope Clorwater" Ginny hopped down the stairs.
"Clearwater" Percy corrected her "and she's not my-
"Percy has a girlfriend! Percy has a girlfriend!" Fred and George teased. They just enjoyed watching him squirm.
After that little ordeal, Percy stayed out of everyone's way, fearing being pestered about Penelope
Which of course is a good thing
After that Bill left for his job at Gringotts
Charlie left for Romania to work with dragons...
He promised to send us a few samples for our joke items
And he kept it; some of our best sellers contain dragon toenail, or fertilizer.
A/N- I predict we will be seeing Harry very soon
