When Aidan woke the next morning it was raining. She loved the rain, and as far as she was concerned there was never enough of it back in Australia. She snuggled deep down under her blanket and listened to the patter against the window. But is wasn't long before it was joined by another patter, coming down the hall, followed by the bedroom door hinges creaking open, then a giggle as Darby climbed up onto her bed.

"Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!" Darby cried bouncing up and down on the bed.

"I am awake you little brat," Aidan cracked a smile.

"Get up! Get up! Get up!"

Aidan curled her arm around her younger brother and pulled him down next to her. "You will be the end of me you monster!" and she tickled him mercilessly.

Darby screamed in delight. "Stop it! STOP!"

"Say please".

"PLEASE!" he gasped. Aidan stopped and pulled the covers up over Darby.

"Your going to school today, aren't you?" Aidan nodded. "So you wont be here all the time, will you?"

"No, I won't. Jasper and I will be at Hogwarts", Aidan brushed the stray hairs of Darby's forehead. "But we will come back every holiday, and you can write to us everyday, and it wont be long until you'll go to Hogwarts too".

"But I want to go to Hogwarts now" Darby whined, squirming under the sheets.

"But you have a very important job to do, you…"

"I know, I have to look after Daddy."

"And?"

"Make him happy when he's sad."

"And?"

"Make him a chocolate milk every morning cause it's his favourite" Darby intoned

"That's right," Aidan grinned, kissing the top of Darby's head.

"Now I've got to get dressed, but I have a very important mission for you. Do you accept?" Darby nodded his head frantically. "I need you to sneak into Jasper's room and pour this glass - " she reached over and retrieved the glass next to her bed. "- on his head. You got it?"

Darby giggled gleefully and bounced of the bed with gusto. "Be very quiet," she called after him as he skipped from the room.

Aidan stretched the kink out of her back with a yawn. Today was the big day, she thought to herself with a grin. She was going to Hogwarts… the Hogwarts… with a castle. Her school back in Australia had many beautiful buildings, but a castle… an actual castle. It was too much.

"ARGH! Darby you little shit!" Aidan giggled at the sounds of her brothers chasing round the room next door. It was going to be a good day.

She quickly dressed herself and made her way into the hall trying to suppress the butterflies making maddening circles in her stomach. She spotted the twins in silent hysterics outside Percy and Ron's room and headed over to them. It sounded like a bloody good row was in progress.

"What's happening?" Aidan whispered.

"Percy thinks Ron stole his head boy badge," said Fred.

"But it was us," smirked George, holding up the offending badge proudly, bighead boy written in large letters across it's surface. "Serves him right for being such a nob."

"And now he thinks Ron spilled coffee over his dearest Penelope," Fred smirked.

"Not us but equally as funny," George grinned with an identical smirk.

"We caught your little minion in action," Fred said with a wink. "You've trained him well."

"You're a diabolical genius!"

Aidan got up, "Oh the compliments," and she smiled over her shoulder as she left down the hall.

Fred watched her leave with a grin. "I like the girl."

"As do I, brother dear, as do I".