Bleh. The next day after that wasn't a good one. I shall start at the beginning.
"Anne!" Come on girl! Get up!" A girl from my dorm yelled in my face. I groaned and said hoarsely
"Fine, but I get dibs on the bathroom!"
"That is perfectly fine, because we are headed to breakfast; meet you there?" She asked. I sat up. Ug, he would be there, no.
"Naw, I will hit the kitchens, thanks anyway, Claire." I said smiling. Ahe smiled and nodded and left.
I took a shower and dried my hair. I pulled my hair into two braids, laura and mary ingalls style. Nice and relaxed. My outft consumed of my boots (as usual), bootcut jeans, and a button-down shirt (red). And of course no make-up.
I walked to the kitchens singing Shining' on me- by Jarrod Niemann.
Life, is taken turns fallin flat on your chin, trying to fly with the birds. Love sure is blind, cause it don't see. Ain't spendin one night, feeling sorry for me.. There ain't too many times, I felt like a king, but sitting here with you dear, makes me want to sing…
I opened the portrait door and took a seat still singing. And then I heard a voice behind me.
"Today the sun… is shinin on me, sitting with my feet in the breeze, a sweating sbout the little things, and who knows what tomorrow is gonna bring, but today, the sun is shinin on me!" It was Fred. Stupid Fred. I took a deep breath. Stay calm and normal. I told myself. I turned.
"Didn't know you were so into country, Weasley" I scowled at the name. Hurt flashed across before his eyes but it was gone before I could question it.
"I started getting into it after I heard you singing 'wildflower' by the 'Janedear girls'? I have to say, it was a very good song, Anne" I pursed my lips and took yet another breath.
"What do you want?" I asked him, grabbing my school bag, ready to leave. He put a hand on my shoulder, and I glared at him. He raised his eyebrows and didn't budge. He liked doing that for some reason.
"I want to apologize." I rolled my eyes and started to leave. "PLEASE! Anne, please. I had the best time yesterday, and I don't know why we can't be friends." I turned slowly.
"YOU THINK WE CAN BE FRIENDS? AFTER LAST NIGHT? IN YOUR DREAMS, WEASLEY!" I huffed and walked out, his and the house elves eyes on me.
It was Saturday, so no classes. I ran, in tears, to the room of requirement. I walked 5 times in front of it thinking rapidly,
"I just want to go home" A door, a brown door showed up. I opened it, and a warm, summer breeze filled the air. I walked in, and saw my blue rope and my tree. I grinned and ran towards it, kicking my boots off in the process. I swung on that rope for over an hour, doing all the tricks I had ever made up. I grinned and put my boots back on. I went into our old white barn and climbed up to my beam and pulled my ipod out and played that song. It reminded me of him but… I loved it.
'Got me fallin apart with my heart talkin out of my head' And I cried. I had never cried over a friend before in my life. And he was my friend for a day, And it about killed me.
"Anne. I am not worth crying over." I nearly jumped out of my skin. Fred Weasley was sitting in MY barn watching me. I looked down at him, wiping my eyes.
"Who said I was crying over you?" I glared.
"The song. And the fact we just had a fight? I am brighter than you think." I chuckled, I knew he was. But he didn't need to know that. "Give me another chance?"
I shook my head. "Why should I?" for the first time I looked into his eyes. The blue was electrifying.
"Because, you aren't a trophy to be won over. I like you, Anne. But I am willing to look past it and be friends. Please! It won't be just me too; you can hang out with James to! Pull pranks with us…" He trailed off. I wiped a tear that had formed in my eye. I could tell. He was telling the truth. And I needed to apologize. Man, I hate apologizing.
I took a breath stopping the music on my iPod. "I am sorry. I shouldn't have assumed. Forgive me?" I asked in a timid voice. I was afraid he wouldn't forgive me, leaving me helpless and without friends, or shall I say friend.
He looked surprised, which didn't surprise me. "It isn't your fault!" He mumbled at his feet. I have him a look which, thank the heavens, he didn't see.
"Oh? And I suppose you think it's yours? No. Look, Fred-"His eyes lit up as I said his first name, looking up at me. I smiled at him and continued. "It is my fault. I am paranoid. With friends anyway." I Started to climb down from the beam. "Come on, let's go, I would like to know James better."
Fred's face couldn't have showed his happiness more. I laughed at his look and jumped on his back. He groaned but held me ever the same. "Ready?" He said, turning back at me. I gave him a quirked eyebrow.
"What do you mean, ready?" And then he took off running. I yelled and laughed and we exited the Room of Requirement down three sets of stairs to the Gryffindor common room. We found James sitting doing homework by the fire. He looked up when he saw us.
"Freddie! Annie!" He jumped up and about tackled us in a hug. "I see you two lovebirds made up?" A smirk playing across his face. I punched his shoulder for the smart comment.
"We are NOT lovebirds, Jamie" I said laughing and going over to his homework. He was working on defense against the dark arts and was actually pretty good at it.
"DO NOT CALL ME JAMIE, ANNIE!" He pretty much yelled. He huffed and glared at me and sat down, picking up his quill and writing again. He kept dipping his quill in the ink every couple of seconds, and it looked annoying. I sighed, making both boys look up at me curiously. I rolled my eyes and grabbed my pen out of my bag and gave it to James. He clicked it, and jumped when it popped out.
"Don't worry, James, it is a muggle invention. SO you don't have to keep dipping your pen in ink. It works very well." I said matter-of-factly-like.
"Is it…. Is it safe?" He asked, still clicking it. I grinned.
"McGonagall has loads of them. You should see her collection. About a hundred in there!" His eyes almost popped out of his head. Obviously he thought they were expensive. I laughed again. "They aren't dangerous or expensive, James, Fred. Trust me.
All of a sudden, James started cracking up. I looked at him, confused.
"I already know what a pen is!" He laughed. "my dad has all sorts of muggle objects because he was raised in a muggle home. It isn't a big deal. I PRANKED you." I glared. Hard. I laughed-rather evilly, I should add.
"Oh you think you are SO cool, huh?" James smirked, also winking, obviously agreeing with me. "Ok, then you should agree with a pranking war." His smirk dropped. He was dumbfounded.
He wiped the look off his face, grinning again. "fine, Annie. I call a war. All things goes, even sneaking up to each others dorms." I laughed(evilly again). You are on, Jamie." He glared at me, but we shook hands anyway. Fred was speechless. I turned to him.
"You are to make sure none of us does anything inappropriate. Seem fair, Jamie?" I saw him nod his head and grinned. "Okay, good. Now, if you will excuse me, I have a prank to plan, good day." I did a fake curtsy, and Fred and James bowed.
Okay, a prank. Hmm. In the middle of everyone, of course, but it has to start when he wakes up. The floor. Oh yes. Air horns, like a rug in front of his bed, not to self, better give Fred and his roommates headphones. I grinned. I am goooood. I Started putting wards on my room, to make sure James couldn't get to me up here but Fred could come up if he could get past the staircase.
After waking him up… make his towel disappear after the shower. Mwahaha. Next; the great hall. Ah, food exploding his face, then a bucket of water at the exit. That should do it. Now I had a list.
Air horns- wake victum up.
No towel, practical, and rather mean.
Food blow up, embarrassment.
Bucket of water to clean him off, more of the above.
That should do it. I know I am evil. Just watch if you don't believe me. Actually, it wasn't THAT bad of a day I guess.
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The next morning was a fun one. I woke up hearing James Potter screaming my name.
"ANNE WHATEVER YOUR MIDDLE NAME IS GABLES! I MIGHT KILL YOU!" Welp, I guess the airhorns went off. We will listen as we see what happens next. Mwahaha.
A half an hour later I heard another scream…
"NOW I AM REALLY CONSIDERIN KILLING YOU, GABLES!" I laughed when I heard this. I heard a muffled yell.
"JAMES SIRIUS POTTER! IF YOU DON"T SHUT YOUR FACE I WILL KILL YOU!" Oh Fred.. You have no clue what happens next.
I walked down to breakfast alone. Just to insure James to be suspicious. I knew he was about to kill me anyway. I wasn't stupid. I was actually rather smart, thank you very much! As I arrived at the great hall, I felt the Gryffindor's eyes on me. I grinned and waved, yelling;
"Yes Gryffindor! I did prank James Potter! And no it isn't over, it never is! Now, please enjoy your breakfast peacefully, and please do not ruin my prank for James Potter!" I nodded and sat down. The Whole great hall went back to eating. I looked up at Professor McGonagall, I noticed she was laughing along with the portrait of Dumbledore. She caught my eye and lifted her drink up to me. I grinned and did the same, also laughing. Then Mr. James Potter walked in. Yay, It is my time to shine!
I flicked my wand underneath the table, the timer should go off in five minutes, making poor, sweet, Mr. Potter's face covered in breakfast foods.
"Hey!" Fred took a seat next to me, James across from me. "Did you do something else to James?" Fred asked, piling waffles onto his plate and drenching them in syrup. I wrinkled my nose, sighing.
"Honestly, Fred, the waffles ain't good if you put that much syrup on them!" I took the syrup and passed it to James who mock-glared at me and said thanks.
"Are you going to answer my question?" I turned and looked at Fred who was smiling at me sweetly. I cocked an eyebrow. He is up to something. Hmmm, okay, play it cool Anne.
"If I was, why would I tell you?" I asked him, giving him my big brown eye, innocent, puppy look. He averted his eyes to the ground and muttered
"No- no reason." Huh, that must really work on him. Gonna hae to do that more often.
BOOM! James' waffles blew up in his face, spraying syrup and butter everywhere. I had made sure the boom was loud enough so the whole great hall could hear it. It went silent. Everyone was looking at our table, at James.
"Okay! It is official. I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" James yelled at me. And then broke out into a grin. "YOU ARE HIRED!" That is when I stopped laughing and so did Fred. We looked at eachother than back at James.
"What?" Fred and I's voice's clashed together as James grinned.
"Annie is hired. She is now a…. we need a name." I laughed. He had made us into a team you can say. And we were going to be awesome!
'Accepted!" I yelled, hugging him. Then I noticed everyone watching us, still silent. "OKAY, YA'LL! PLEASE TURN AROUND AND GET BACK TO BREAKFAST SO THAT WE ALL CAN HAVE A NORMAL CONVERSATION!" At once everyone turned around at their food again. Yay, go me!
And then James decided to walk through the doors to go back to the common room. Whups, I forgot to take the charm off… silly me! The water dumped straight on his head and he just stood there taking it.
"ANNE GABLES! I SWEAR! ONE MORE AND I WILL KILL YOU!" He yelled before shaking his head and walking out of the hall. I burst out laughing, while everyone else just sat there, not sure what to do. Fred stood up on the table, much to McGonagall's displeasure.
"Mr. Weasley!" She said in a shrill voice. Fred looked up at her and grinned his dimpled grin.
"Oh hi! Minnie! Didn't see you there! Hold on!" He ran across the table to the heads table, his shoes now covered in breakfast foods from running across the table. He did a leaping jump, landing right in front of the headmistress.
"HI!" He said, laughing. She glared at him.
"20 points from Gryff-" She started.
"Ahah! NO. No points from Gyrffendor. Remember, you still owe me and Anne for mopping!" She seemed speechless. Then;
"Anne and I. Weasley." She smiled slightly and went back to her pancakes. Fred chuckled and leaped of the table, over to me. HE bowed, offering his hand to me. I looked at it questionably.
"Would you like to get on my back, Ms. Gables?" He asked as I giggled. I clambered on his back and yelled
"GIDDY UP FREDDIE!" The whole great hall laughed. I grinned at them and Fred took off. We were almost out the doors when… SMACK! We hit an invisible barrier. We looked at eachother and Fred turned around into the great hall. SMACK! We stooped again. We went left and right, nadda.
And then I saw James in the corner by the stairs. He winked and flicked his wand. Water poured down from the ceiling, vanishing at our feet. I laughed and danced in it, taking advantage of James' prank. Fred grabbed my hand and we danced like wild people. Like we were drunk. But hey. We were having fun! James sat and watched us for a little bit, before joining us.
I stopped dancing, then Fred did, then James. They looked at me, confused. I whispered in their ear, and they grinned knowingly.
"Ready? One… Two… THREE!" I yelled. We flicked our wands and water poured from the outside-looking ceiling. The water vanished when it hit the floor, but got everyone wet. McGonagall looked mad. I saw the portrait of Dumbledore tell her something, and she grinned, dancing with Professor Longbottom. Everyone took this as their que to dance as well. Everyone grabbed a partner, or five partners and were dancing. I grabbed both Fred and James' hands and we danced again.
About half an hour later, everyone was exhausted from dancing and trudged up or down to their common rooms to change from the water. I turned to James and Fred.
"Beat prank ever!" I said excitedly. And then McGonagall saw us.
"Ms. Gables! Mr. Weasley, Mr. Potter!" She said sternly. We turned to look at her, and knew we were in for it.
"That was quite a prank!" She said, taking her hair down from her normal bun and squeezing it out.
"Professor- It was all in good fun we didn't mean to hurt anyone or-" I begged, but McGonagall stopped me.
"Did I say you were getting punishment?" She asked. We shook our heads. "Good, now, 20 points each to Gryffendor, and Ms. Gables, for the excellent pranking on Mr. Potter here, 50 points. Good day!" And she left, heading in the direction of her office.
We were dumbfounded. We all just stood there looking at eachother, mouths wide open. We probably looked stupid. I turned, looking at the Gryffindor point's glass. We were in the lead, Hufflepuff not far behind. I squealed and hugged James and Fred excitedly.
"We did it!" Fred looked at me. Then to James.
"Did what?"
"I love it when a plan comes together!" I yelled jumping up and down. "I have ALWAYS wanted to use that!" I reached in my pocket, finding chocolate, I bit on it, humming the A-Team theme song.
"James. I have offiacly confirmed it. Anne is mad." He looked rather scared. I giggled madly and ran to Ag, still cackling. I heard James yell at Fred and they took off, trying to catch me.
I finished my chocolate on the way, humming very loudly. I ran as fast as I could, yelling at Harry to 'open sesame' He looked at me all odd, which made my laugh more, and opened up. I could hear Hermione and Ron laughing at me as I shut the portrait. I ran around the room, trying to find a good hiding spot. THE BATHROOM!
I jumped in the shower (with my clothes on) as I heard Fred and James clamber into Ag. I heard James wowed comments, and Freds 'Where are yous.' I laughed quietly when I heard Fred tell James to stop "wowing and get to work finding her" James replied saying okay 'Bossman" I just sat in the corner of the shower, listening to the conversation.
And then I noticed something red and gold in the corner of the bathroom. Boxers. Freds. EW! I grabbed them by the hem and held them in front of me, climbing back in the shower. I waited until they found me to say something