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wildest dreams
VOLUME I

CHAPTER THIRTY

We had been on the Hogwarts Express for a few hours when Fred, George and I decided to go and walk around the train, just to see if there were some Slytherins around that we could prank. My hope was to find Montague, and give him one last memory of me before the summer, but as we made our way though the train, we found none other than Draco Malfoy and his two favorite gorillas hanging in a compartment with Harry, Ron and Hermione. Malfoy had always been a favorite target of the twins, because he hated Harry so much. However, Harry never really took his revenge – and the twins felt like it was a little bit of their duty to do so. I couldn't agree more.

"You've picked the losing side, Potter ! I warned you ! I told you you ought to choose your company more carefully, remember ? When we met on the train, first day at Hogwarts ? I told you not to hang around with riffraff like this !"

I instantly knew he was talking about Ron and Hermione – and raised my wand at the same time as the twins. Luckily, Malfoy and his friends hadn't even seen us.

"Too late now, Potter ! They'll be the first to go, now the Dark Lord's back ! Mudbloods and Muggle-lovers first ! Well – second – Diggory was the f –"

I was almost blinded by the light of all the spells that seemed to come from everywhere – and half a second later, Malfoy and his friends were laying on the floor, unconscious. I smiled.

"Thought we'd see what those three were up to" said Fred.

He stepped into the compartment, careful to put his feet directly on Goyle. George followed, stepping on Malfoy. I followed their lead, stepping on the last one of them – Crabbe, I thought – but I stayed there, just for fun, and looked down at his face.

"Blimey" I muttered.

He looked quite awful – his face was covered in weird-looking boils.

"Interesting effect. Who used the Furnunculus Curse ?" asked George.

"Me" answered Harry.

"Odd. I used Jelly-Legs. Looks as though those two shouldn't be mixed. He seems to have sprouted little tentacles all over his face. Well, let's not leave them here, they don't have add much to the decor."

"But they're quite comfortable" I said, shrugging.

"I'll find you a better-looking cushion, my dear" said George.

I chuckled, and stepped down from Crabbe's belly to help the others roll the Slytherins out of the compartment.

"Exploding Snap, anyone ?" asked Fred.

We were almost done with our fifth or sixth game – I didn't really count – when Harry put down his cards.

"You're going to tell us, then ? Who you were blackmailing ?"

I glanced at the twins. They had given up on Bagman a week after sending their last letter. I was still mad at the man – but there wasn't much I could do.

"Oh" said George. "That."

"It doesn't matter" shrugged Fred. "It wasn't anything important. Not now, anyway."

"We've given up."

Harry, Ron and Hermione insisted.

"All right, all right, if you really want to know… it was Ludo Bagman."

"Bagman ?" said Harry, clearly shocked. "Are you saying he was involved –"

"Nah" said George. "Nothing like that. Stupid git."

"And a bloody bad liar too" I added.

"He wouldn't have the brains" nodded George.

"Well, what, then ?" asked Ron.

Fred seemed to hesitate.

"You remember that bet we had with him at the Quidditch World Cup ? About how Ireland would win, but Krum would get the Snitch ?"

"Yeah."

"Well, the git paid us in leprechaun gold he'd caught from the Irish mascots."

"So ?"

"So, it vanished, didn't it ? By next morning, it had gone !"

"But – it must've been an accident, mustn't it ?" asked Hermione.

George let out a laugh – I caught his hand, squeezing it lightly.

"Yeah, that's what we thought, at first. We thought if we just wrote to him, and told him he'd made a mistake, he'd cough up. But nothing doing. Ignored our letter. We kept trying to talk to him about it at Hogwarts, but he was always making some excuse to get away from us."

"In the end, he turned pretty nasty. Told us we were too young to gamble, and he wasn't giving us anything."

"So we asked for our money back…"

"He didn't refuse !" said Hermione.

"Right in one" said Fred. "Addy even threatened him. Didn't work."

"But that was all your savings !"

George then told Harry, Ron and Hermione everything about what we had learned about Bagman – his financial troubles with the goblins, how he had a bet on Harry to win the Cup – which we had learned about after the third task – , and how he had run away after that. I shook my head. I was still so frustrated about the whole thing. The twins didn't deserve that. They worked really hard, but it would take months, maybe years to get back what they had saved. I wished they were was something I could do – I was seriously thinking about asking my uncle to loan them so money – at least to help them getting started.

After we had played a few more Exploding Snap games, I left them to go back to our compartment to spend some time with Angelina, Alicia and Lee – I wouldn't be seeing them until next September, after all. The rest of the train ride passed by quickly, and soon, we were pulling into King's Cross station. I took my trunk and got out of the train. My uncle couldn't come and get me at the station – he had tried it once, two years ago, and we had been stuck there for two hours as he signed autographs. So I had to take a taxi to his flat – but usually, Molly took me there by Apparition. I couldn't wait to pass the test this summer – that would become really useful, even if it was incredibly scary.

I said goodbye to Angelina, Alicia and Lee before they made their way to their parents, and starting to search for the twins in the crowd when they suddenly appeared in front of them, grinning from ear to ear.

"We have news" said Fred.

"Brilliant news."

"What ?"

They said nothing – only showed me the sack that George was holding. I raised an eyebrow.

"What's that ?"

"What's that, she asks" chuckled Fred.

"Look inside" said George, handing me the sack.

Frowning, I took the sack, which was a lot heavier than it looked – and opened it. I stared at the gold inside.

"What – that – how – how did you get this ?" I blabbered.

"Harry gave it to us."

"Harry ?" I repeated. "Wait – is that his winnings from the tournament ?"

The twins nodded, eyes blazing. I was speechless.

"He gave you his winnings ?" I said.

"He did."

"All his winnings ? All bloody thousand of it ?"

"He did."

"That's mental !"

"That's what we said" chuckled George.

I couldn't help it – I bursted out laughing.

"That's brilliant !"

"We know. It's all going for the shop, of course" said Fred.

"Of course !" I repeated.

"Weasley Wizard Wheezes isn't dead, after all."

I shook my head. I felt so happy for them – finally, after all that rubbish, something good. It felt incredible. I jumped into their arms, smiling brightly.

"I'm so happy for you !"

We then heard Molly calling the twins, gesturing them that they were leaving. I felt a twinge in my chest.

"We better go" said Fred, rolling his eyes.

"Yeah" I nodded. "I'll see you soon, I hope."

"We'll make it happen" nodded George.

I hugged Fred tightly.

"You'll write to me, won't you ? I know you hate it, but I don't care !"

"Have fun in South America. Don't drink too much of that disgusting Muggle stuff…"

"I'll try not too" I chuckled.

I turned to George, my heart racing. I really didn't want to say goodbye. Not at all.

"I want you to –" started George.

He was interrupted by Fred who sighed loudly.

"I'll leave you lovebirds be. See you around, Adelaide."

"Take care of yourself, Frederick" I said.

I shook my head as he turned around to join the rest of the Weasley family. I felt George's hands grab mine.

"Addy, about your parents –"

I turned to him, eyes wide. I had nearly forgotten about that.

"Don't worry too much about it. You'll be great. They'll love you."

"I hope they do" I smiled softly.

"They will. If they don't – they're as mental as Harry is."

I chuckled.

"Write me everything about it, all right ? I promise to write back this time."

"You better" I said, pulling him closer to me.

I softly kissed him. How I would miss that during the summer. It was almost already unbearable. I then hugged him tightly.

"I'll miss you" I whispered in his ear.

"I'll miss you more."

I smiled, and with a wink, he turned on his heels and joined the other Weasleys. I waved at them, grinning, before they disapparated. I stayed there for a few seconds, staring at the brick wall in front of which they had been standing. What a year it had been. I was still breathless from everything. And I knew that my adventures were far from over – I still had one year left at Hogwarts, after all.

I remembered Dumbledore's words – there were dark times ahead of us, that much was true. But at least, I was far from alone – I had the best people standing beside me. I grabbed my trunk and made my way into the streets of London. There were a lot of things I didn't know. I didn't know if I would even make it through that last year with all the work ahead of me, and I didn't know where my relationship with George would lead us, and I didn't know if the world would still be the same in September. But there was one thing I was sure of.

I couldn't wait for my next adventure.

Here it is - we have reached the end of Volume I !
This has been incredible. I can't thank you guys enough for your support, your lovely words, your presence. I want to hug all of you! And I have a few things to tell you.

1. Of course, the story is far from over. I am currently revising Volume II, and there will be a Volume III... so if you guys still want me, if you still want to read Addy's adventures, I'll be here for a long time :)

2. It may be a while before I start publishing Volume II. I am revising it and it's taking me some time, so it might be two or three weeks before I start publishing it. But fret not, I will publish it if you guys want it ! :)

3. I have asked you guys before, and I've had some great suggestions, so I'm asking you again - if there's anything you would like to see in future volumes, any suggestions, please send them to me ! And questions, too - I can't promise I'll answer all of them, because I don't want to spoil anything, but I might give you some hints of what's to come.

4. And one last thing. Can you guys please tell me, in the reviews, what you liked the most about Volume I ? What was your favorite moment ? Your favorite line, your favorite plotline ? And also, what did you not like so much ? I want to improve myself, so please tell me what you think. :)

Thank you guys again for everything ! I'll see you soon !
Marianne x