I woke up the next morning at dawn, excited about starting school. I woke Marie, showered, dressed and organized my bag for the day. I'd had dad put a weightless charm on it before I left home and then had him teach me the incantation and wand movement so that I could try it on my own once I got to Hogwarts. I headed downstairs to wait for Marie and found the boys already awake. Charlie was waiting with them. I flopped down on the couch next to one of the twins and yawned widely.
"Morning." I greeted.
"Morning." The twins chorused. Charlie grinned.
"Good Morning, Elizabeth." He said gallantly. I raised a single eyebrow.
"Lizzie." I corrected. "Call me Elizabeth again and you die."
"Where's Marie?" One of the twins asked.
"Getting dressed, I just woke her up."
"I'm here." Marie called from the stairs. I smiled as I glanced around. She was walking over, Tabby beside her.
"Hey, Tabs!" I greeted.
"Hey Liz. How are Uncle Sirius and Aunt Lex?" She said, a smile on her face.
"Mum and Dad are good." I said easily. "This is Charlie, Fred and George Weasley." I said, waving a hand at the boys.
"I know Charlie, and I knew Bill." She agreed. Charlie snorted.
"These are the twins, Tabby, you don't know them." She looked to me curiously. I shrugged.
"From what he told me first time we met, they might be Rouge material." Her face paled and she groaned.
"No, no, no, no. Merlin help me, no!" She groaned. I grinned brightly. "Not more of you."
"Huh?" Charlie questioned.
"These are the two I told you about, the Double Trouble." She explained. His eyes widened.
"Aww, Tabs, you talk about us?" Marie said, her eyes wide with fake innocence.
"We didn't know you cared that much!" I exclaimed.
"I think we should tell her how much we love her, Liz."
"Why Marie, I do believe you may be on to something." I agreed. Tabby was looking between us warily.
"Don't you two dare." She warned. I smiled innocently.
"Don't you want to know how much we love you?" I questioned. She shook her head viciously and I pouted. I looked to Marie, making sure Tabby could see my face and let a tear slide down my cheek. "She doesn't love us anymore." I whispered, heartbreakingly soft. Marie's face fell and her head drooped, bottom lip trembling. We both made our shoulders shake as though we were crying and I felt a pair of arms wrap around me seconds later.