Much to my happiness Molly didn't ask how the test went, she only asked if I'd passed it or not, which of course I replied with "Yes, I did" and I wasn't lying. I did pass it, it's not my fault those examiners don't have a better Apparation testing system.
This meant that I didn't have to explain to her that, technically, I didn't pass it, and I didn't have to act like I didn't end up in Egypt, expose magic to a young Muggle child, then steal from that same Muggle child. Because I don't think they would be to happy with me, and I have a slight hunch that it might be illegal, but only a slight hunch, no need to say anything to anyone, right?
I, of course, told the Twins about my trip to Egypt, but only after they persuaded it out of me with chocolate. I love me some chocolate. We laughed about it for a while, until Ginny came in and demanded to know what was so funny. In the end, Fred, who had always found it hard to resist Ginny's puppy dog eyes, told her. Of course you can imagine what happened then. It spiralled out of control.
Ginny told Ron about it, Harry who over heard Ginny telling Ron, told Sirius who of course, told Remus, Remus told Tonks, who told Mad-eye, who… Well he didn't tell anyone else. But Tonks also told Bill, who told Charlie who Owled back to Bill, seriously considering Owling Percy about it and saying "What do you think of your perfect little Ministry now?" At this point I was seriously considering asking Mundungus if he could sell me a bomb, wipe them all out, I thought, only way to contain my secret. But then after realising he'd probably want to know why I was doing it, I decided against it. I'd have to tell him too, and who knows who he'll tell? Oh yeah, and I have morals… I would never want blow up my extended family and friends. Ha-ha, what you talking about?
After threatening most of them violently, they agreed not to tell Mrs Weasley or Hermione, who would tell Mr Weasley and probably alert the media.
Sirius, who had been getting increasingly moodier and surlier as the days passed spent most of his time shut up in his mother's room with Buckbeak. Only ever really coming out for dinner when we had company. That's why, when I heard that Remus, Tonks, Kinsley, mad-eye and a few others from the Order such as Charlie and Bill where going to be joining us I hatched a plan to make him feel a bit better, A wonderful, hilarious and somewhat bonkers plan, that was about to start any second now.
I heard everyone from the first floor talking to themselves, I entered the room through the door and took my designated seat across from Sirius.
Once I'd sat down I waited as everyone piled their plates with food and started eating, talking between themselves happily.
Earlier in the day I'd sent an Owl out to Molly that read something along the lines of "Dear Mrs. Weasley, we are sorry to inform you that Jessica, blah, blah, blah." Basically talking about how bad I am at school, and how she needs to keep a closer eye on me in the future. Nothing that she hadn't been trying to do already, not to worry, this won't mess anything up for me.
She read through it, tuting and scowled at me, "You know what this is young lady? This is a formal complaint about your behaviour at school. Not even the twins have done enough to get one of these."
From across the table Bill gave me a thumbs us as Charlie winked, thinking it was real, they're such good role models.
Molly wasn't finished yet though, "what have you been doing?" She asked, I internally sighed in relief, if she didn't ask this, the plan wouldn't have worked. POINT TO ME!
I shrugged, "You know, a little of this, a little of that. They weren't too pleased when I started making fake cheat sheets for the Owls. Apparently I'm not allowed to ink Brains feet" I said, Brain is my Owl by the way, "and have him walk across parchment, and sell the results as cheat sheets for Ancient Runes, even if Crabbe and Goyle keep falling for it."
Hermione and Molly gasped at the same time, "That was YOU?" Hermione squealed, horrified, "that's so…wrong"
"Well, you know what I say, if they're dishonest enough to buy cheat sheets, they deserve it."
She gave me a stony eyed expression, clearly asking me to tell her what else I'd done. "Oh, and I've been told that The giant Squid is not to be referred to as 'my lord Cthulhu,' nor am I allowed to sacrifice first years to it on a new moon, which sucks."
A booming laugh bounced off the walls as Sirius laughed out loud along with most of the inhabitants of Grimmauld Place. They may be Wizards and not know what things like a Mobile phone one rubber ducks are, but they know who lord Cthulhu is.
"Don't forget the time when you got detention for drawing a dark mark on Ron's arm while he was sleeping." Ginny piped up, I grinned fondly at the memory.
Sirius and I then went on to tell funny stories about things we'd done at school; mine normally had the Twins in it. Whereas his nearly always contained Harry's Father, James, which made Harry very happy, so I made two people's days nice today. You know what that means? Yup, I don't have to do a kind deed for someone else, for at least a year.
It was the last day of summer until we had to go back to Hogwarts, I Apparated into Harry's room, after hearing the voices of Fred and George coming from inside it.
"BAM" I screamed, hoping to make them all jump, but the Twins, Harry and Ron had come so accustomed to me doing this that they treated it like I had just walked through the door.
Everyone was looking at Ron confused as he stood in the middle of his room, clutching his Hogwarts letter, his mouth slightly open, gaping at it.
"What's the matter?" said Fred impatiently, moving around Ron to look over his shoulder at the parchment.
Fred's mouth fell open too.
"Prefect?" he said, staring incredulously at the letter. "Prefect?"
George leapt forwards, seized the envelope in Ron's other hand and turned it upside down. Something scarlet and gold fell into George's palm.
I snatched the piece of parchment out of Ron's grip and read through it, before throwing my head back and laughing.
"No way," said George in a hushed voice.
"There's been a mistake," said Fred, taking the letter from me and holding it up to the light, as though checking for a watermark. "No one in their right mind would make Ron a prefect."
The twins' heads turned in unison and both of them stared at Harry.
"We thought you were a cert!" said Fred, in a tone that suggested Harry had tricked them in some way.
"We thought Dumbledore was bound to pick you" I said, my eyebrows furrowed.
"Winning the Triwizard and everything," said Fred.
"I supposed all the mad stuff must've counted against him," said George to Fred and me.
"Yeah," said Fred slowly. "Yeah, you've caused too much trouble, mate. Well, at least one of you's got their priorities right."
He strode over to Harry and clapped him on the back while giving Ron a scathing look.
"Prefect … ickle Ronnie the Prefect."
"Ohh, Mum's going to be revolting," groaned George, thrusting the Prefect badge back at Ron as though it might contaminate him.
I sat on Harry's or Ron's bed and watched the scene before me. Hermione came in, thinking that Harry was the one who got the badge, Harry quickly told her that he hadn't it was Ron's. Then Molly came in, asking for book lists and asked Ron what colour Pyjamas he wanted, as she was going to get him new ones.
"Get him red and gold to match his badge," said George, smirking. I smiled to myself; he's so mean to Ron, why the hell do I find that so attractive?
"Match his what?" said Molly absently, rolling up a pair of maroon socks and placing them on Ron's pile.
"His badge," said Fred, with the air of getting the worst over quickly, I moved from the bed and hid behind George, Molly get's crazy when she's exited. George gripped my hand, stroking the back of it with his thumb as he smirked at my position behind him.
"His lovely new prefect's badge."
Fred's words took a moment to penetrate Molly's pre-occupation with pyjamas.
"His… but... Ron, you're not?"
Ron held up his badge. I hid behind George more, peeking out from one of his sides.
Molly let out a shriek just like Hermione's.
"I don't believe it! I don't believe it! Oh, Ron how wonderful! A prefect! That's everyone in the family!'"
"What are Fred, Jess and I, next-door neighbors?" said George indignantly, as Molly pushed him and me aside and flung her arms around her youngest son.
Molly stared blubbering on and on about how happy she was, and how she was going to tell Arthur when he gets back. "Oh what a thing to happen in the middle of all this worry, I'm just thrilled, oh, Ronnie -"
Fred, George and I were making retching noises behind her back but Molly, didn't notice; arms tight around Ron's neck, she was kissing him all over his face, which turned a brighter scarlet then his badge.
Molly and Ron continued to talk but I wasn't paying attention. I stared at the side of George's face, as he watched his Mother and brother talk, his face stretched into a wide smile, pulling out the laugh lines I saw daily. He turned his head and caught me staring; he looked a bit confused at first, his eyebrows rose. I continued to look at him, not caring that he was watching me to it. Suddenly he took my chin in one of his large hands and tilted it up towards his face. He placed a soft kiss on my lips and then pulled away. I leaned up and caught his lips with mine another time, before sighing satisfied.
I'd forgotten that there were other people in the room, so I quickly turned to see that Ron and Molly weren't looking in out direction.
She gave Ron yet another kiss on the cheek, sniffed loudly then bustled from the room.
"You don't mind if we don't kiss you, do you, Ron?" said Fred in a falsely anxious voice.
"We could curtsy, if you like," said George.
"Oh, shut up," said Ron, scowling at them.
"Or, what?" said Fred, an evil grin spreading across his face. "Going to put is in detention."
"I'd love to see him try," I sniggered.
"He could if you don't watch out!" said Hermione angrily.
Fred, George and I burst out laughing, Ron muttered, "Drop it Hermione."
"We're going to have to watch our step," said Fred pretending to tremble, "with these two on our case."
"It looks like out law braking days are finally over," I said shaking my head.
And with another loud crack we Disapparated out of the room.
Not the best chapter I admit, but it's sort of a filler until she get's back to Hogwarts, then shit gunna go down. I'm actually really looking forward to it. xD
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