Chapter 5! I was thinking of waiting to put this up but I decided I wanted it up sooner. This Chapter is more like the length that the Chapters will be from now on! Please review!

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One month and 20 days into my first year at Hogwarts was our birthday! I woke up more excited than I had been for anything and I noticed the sun was not even out yet and even though it was Saturday and I had no class, I couldn't think of a reason not to get up. I jumped out of bed and nearly broke my leg when I tripped over two boxes. One note was placed in between the boxes and I was surprised to get a present so early upon waking up.

Dear Xanne,

Well it's your birthday! Lorcan and I felt it was necessary to be the first people to wish you a Happy Birthday and give you your present so we snuck in. We would have gotten something for Fred as well but we don't personally know him enough but give him our best anyway. The box in the silver wrapping is from me and the box in the blue is from Lorcan (I now that gray is your favorite color so see I really do listen to you when I'm in my little world). I hope you like what we both got you because even though we've only just met you are our best friend! See you soon!

P.S. Don't tell anyone that we were in the girls dormitory! And you should really get that snoring problem checked on!

Love,

Lysander

As I sat there I all could think was wait—I do not snore.

After letting that thought out of my head I looked back down at the boxes and kicked myself for being bothered by the snoring comment. They wanted to be the first ones to wish me Happy Birthday, how sweet! Dad usually woke Fred and I up on our birthday for our special birthday breakfast that Mum made. Mum's cooking was second only to Gram's and that was just a hair better. I wished I could have some at the moment but the presents I received from the two boys brought me back to reality. Mum always says to save the best for last so I let the silver box stay on the ground while I picked up the blue one from Lorcan. The wrapping was very well done and meticulous and I realized that Lorcan was thoughtful about everything he did. In the box he gave me was a Muggle book I knew had to be there as a joke. Twilight. When I opened it up there was a message on the inside from Lorcan:

Dear Xanne,

Do not throw this book out!

You remember last week in Defense Against the Dark Arts when we were talking about different species of vampire? Well this book talks about a new species of vampires and werewolves that witches and wizards haven't even thought existed: Sparkly ones! Read this because I promise you'll get a good laugh!

Happy Birthday love,

Lorcan

Sparkly vampires? OK. I guess I'll give the book a try if only for a laugh. Lorcan would be the one to get me something I could make fun of.

Lysander's box was more of a series of boxes. It took me opening 8 different boxes until I finally got to the real present. It was small and simple and something only Lysander could know I wanted: a charm bracelet. On the bracelet already were too small charms that I knew represented him and Lorcan a dog and a wolf. I told them constantly that the two were like a dog and a wolf because even though they were the same species, they were different variations of it. A smile spread across my face as I looked at the two charms. Lysander didn't leave a second note but he didn't need to for me to understand why he got me the gift. I put the bracelet on, grabbed my book, and ran down to the common room. It was still empty but I could tell the sun would be rising soon so I sat and waited for my boys to come down.

Only a half an hour past while I waited reading the book and I realized Lorcan must have some deep-seated hatred for me. The book was awful! Every other word had to be "shuddered" and I was getting pretty annoyed! Still I endured through it because he was one of my best friends here already and I had to finish it for him. Besides, it was kind of funny.

Lysander finally came down from the boys dormitory and took me out of my misery. He always was first to come down because he liked the quiet of the common room before people were around. When I saw him I shut the book and ran to give him a hug.

"Thank you so much for the gift Lysander!" I exclaimed placing a swift kiss on his cheek. He blushed slightly at that but smiled all the same.

"How do you always know which one of us it is?" he questioned but still with a smile on his face.

"Oh it's easy," I said, "but still something I'll never tell you."

He rolled his eyes at that and gave me an incredulous look.

"How long have you been up?" he asked looking down at my attire. It was then that I realized he was fully dressed and I was standing there in my pajamas. Unless I wanted all of Ravenclaw to see my pink pajamas with penguins on the bottom I figured it was about time I put some clothes on.

"Oh a little over an hour, 'suppose I should be getting dressed. Watch that book on the table over there for me for, K?" I asked and ran back up to the girls dormitory to get dressed.

When I got to my dorm the room was loud with the sounds of girls getting ready. Lauren Clancy, another girl in my year looked at me and ran over to wish me a Happy Birthday. I hadn't made too many friends outside of the Lorcan and Lysander but Lauren was one I made quickly. Maybe I just liked people with "L" first names or something but she was the only girl that I really ever talked to in my beginning month at school.

"Were you in the common room?" she asked.

"Umm, yes."

"Dressed like that? What were you doing?"

"Just waiting for the boys to get up."

"Oh, you mean the twins. I should have guessed," she replied with a sly smile on her face. I wanted to ask her what that was supposed to mean but she pulled me over to her bed before I could say anything else.

"Here, Happy Birthday Roxanne!"

She never called me Xanne because I think she knew somehow that that name was something only Lorcan or Lysander could call me. She gave me a card with a little note saying if I ever spent more than 5 minutes away from the twins I should spend it with her. It was funny and sweet and I knew I would take her up on that offer. Or maybe I just needed to bring her along with us more.

After getting dressed, Lauren and I went down to the common room together. Lysander was sitting at a table and appeared to be reading the book Lorcan had got me while Lorcan sat beside him waiting. When he saw me he got up and I ran over to give him a hug but instead of a kiss on the cheek I gave him a little back handed slap.

"What possessed you to get me a Muggle book about sparkly vampires?" I asked.

"Well I thought that you liked that discussion in class so why not let you read about more vampires. Plus it's a love story don't girls like those things?" he had a sly little smirk on his face after that comment. I couldn't help but laugh. He did have a point and it was funny...oh well.

"Thanks all the same then, but for your birthday just know that I'm getting you a book about American Muggle football, boys like that stuff right?" and with a triumphant smile I walked over to Lysander.

"Xanne, do you actually like this book Lorcan got for you?" Lysander said as I sat down beside him.

"Not even slightly but that clingy girl is pretty funny," I said with a laugh. He didn't actually laugh and agree with me but a small did appear across his face. "What I did like though was your present. Thank you for that."

"I never questioned if you liked my present," he replied rather quickly. That spark in his eyes was there as he smiled up at me.

"I'm going to head down to breakfast and see if Fred is up yet, want to come down with me?"

"Of course."

"Lauren and Lorcan, you coming?" I asked as Sander and I walked to the door. They both followed as we left.

Nearly very Weasley student at Hogwarts was already down at breakfast and from the looks of it, they must have been waiting for someone to come down.

"Happy Birthday Fred and Roxanne!" they all screamed and I turned around to see that Fred was just coming down as well. I ran to and squeezed him tight when I got to him because it was after all our birthday and it had been a while since I saw him. We had absolutely no courses together.

At the Gryffindor table with only my family around, I saw that instead of food there were presents sitting on the table.

Each box had Fred and Roxanne scribbled on it in different pen because of the different people who had sent them. Only Mum and Dad ever got us individual presents but that was alright. Mum sent Fred and I each our favorite foods and must have charmed them too stay warm. I shared mine with Lysander, Lorcan, and Lauren because Mum really did send us each a feast.

Dad sent us each things from the joke shop. I don't think he checked with Mum before doing that though because she would not be pleased to see he got me Puking Pastilles to get me out of class if I ever wanted a day off. He was sure that being a Ravenclaw was putting too much pressure on me and in his note he said he would send me more if need be. I wasn't feeling pressured to be brilliant or anything just because I was in a different house then everyone. It was weird but it wasn't until I looked at that note that I remembered that I was alone in Ravenclaw. Only almost two months in and here I am forgetting things like that.

I spent the rest of the day with my family. Mostly just me and Fred. We talked about how it felt waking up without the other for the first time and exchanged our own presents. Every year we got each other the same things and that fact was never going to change. They were simple things that no other person would ever understand the meaning of but they were the things that reminded us that we would always be by the others' side even when we weren't.

Every year for as long as I can remember we had given each other these things: small black marbles with what appeared to be a red flame on the inside. It was our own visual representations of each other. No one in the family ever really knew why I gave each other these marbles but the first real memory I have is of Fred and I coincidentally only giving each other a marble for our third birthday. Maybe it was because we were too little to buy a real present or maybe it was because we couldn't think of anything better but we both gave each other marbles. After that it became a sort of unspoken vow to continue doing. I always kept one in my pocket to squeeze if I ever missed Fred too much and I know he kept one with him as well. I decided then that this year I'd try to make a charm out of the marble and add it to the bracelet I got from Sander.

When we finally each went back to our respective houses because of curfew I went straight to bed. As I laid there I thought about everything that had happened that day. It was one of those days that I just knew I'd savor the memory of. I think one of the reasons though was the morning that I spent before breakfast with Sander and the group. They had each given me something to remember my birthday as being just that my birthday. I loved sharing the day with Fred but it was nice to have even a little spent on my own.

Authors note: The Twilight reference is by no means meant to be an insult. I actually do like the books but I thought it would be cute to add!