July 15, 1993
I sighed contentedly as I dozed on my soft queen sized bed. The sun that made it through the cracks in my dark blue curtains warm on my skin. The breeze blowing the curtains through my open window. My room was painted a light periwinkle blue and the floors were oak. Next to my bed sat a small night table on which sat the pictures of my parents who were both holding a baby with bright pink hair in their arms, me. Next to them sat another picture of me and my best friends Fred and George, I was in the middle of them my arms strung around their shoulders casually as we laughed over something hilarious that Fred had said before the picture was taken. Lee was in the back round making a funny face. The last and final picture was of me and my Great Aunt Minerva McGonagall. On my shoulder was perched my elegant Great Horned Owl Belle, we were standing in front of a fountain in a French wizarding town. That was earlier this summer, I was now awaiting my owls return from Fred and Georges house. I was going to spend the rest of my summer with them because my Great Aunt had to return to Hogwarts early to send out the acceptance letters. I wasn't expecting her arrival however to be quite so dramatic, for just then I heard the loud whoosh of wings and then a fluff ball of feathers came crashing down onto my chest.
"Belle! Hey!" I smiled as I shot up and cradled her in my arms, 'how was your flight?" I asked her as I pulled off the letter attached to her leg.
She hooted softly in my arms and nibbled my fingers affectionately. I opened the letter up excitedly and read…
Hey Al's! Nice to here that your vacation went well. Anyway, our mum would be glad to have you as always, she said later today would be fine. Cant wait to see you again! Oh guess what else? Lee is coming tomorrow for a week so we can all hang out and prank Ronnykins. Well see ya later! Try to freak us out with one of your extreme metamorphs!
Fred
I smiled as I put my letter down and walked over to look in the mirror on my nightstand. My skin was a nice tan and my hair its usual long curly black. My eyes were my natural dark green. I grinned, maybe stormy gray eyes… and a blonde bob maybe… my hair shortened itself so that it fell to just reach the back of my neck and my eyes changed color. I smiled in satisfaction, Add some light and dark blue highlights… satisfied I took a step back and examined myself. "Nice." I said out loud as turned away from my mirror and filled up Belle's food dish with some owl treats. I sighed happily as I walked over to my window and opened my drapes, tying them back I looked out my double windows. Outside I could see some of our great oaks and my favorite brook which had some lily pads floating on them. In some of the trees were Belle's owl nests that she had made one summer when she would get bored at night sitting in her cage. I smiled again as I moved across my room to my school trunk, pulling open my closet that it sat next to I transferred my school robes and other school supplies into it, and then adding in my vault key and Belle's owl treats I closed the trunk with a triumphant thump.
Just then My Aunts voice carried up the stairs, "Allison! Breakfasts ready!"
I smiled as I opened my door and walked down the stairs into our quaint living room. The smell of pancakes filled the air. "Good Morning!" I smiled cheerfully at my Great Aunt as I walked into the kitchen.
"Good morning my dear." She said back warmly
"The pancakes smell good." I said grinning as I took a bite, "Taste good to!"
She laughed, "Thank you. Did you get a letter back from Fred and George? You seem awfully cheerful."
"What do you mean? I'm always cheerful!" I laughed
"well, you always seem especially happy when you've recently been in contact with the twins." She said gazing through her spectacles at me, "Is something going on …." She said cautiously
"No! No! Of course not!" I said throwing my hands up "Nothing out of the ordinary at all! I'm just happy because their my best friends, I'm always happy to talk to them..."
She smiled at me, "Well then, it's not really my business anyways… I was just curious, you are fourteen after all."
"Right…" I said sipping my orange juice
"So you did get a letter from them?"
"Yes, Belle woke me up this morning." I laughed
"Well what did they say?"
"That it would be fine if you dropped me off this afternoon." I smiled
"Well that's good. Are you already packed because it is eleven o clock after all." She smiled as I jumped out of my chair shocked.
'What?" I exclaimed "It is?"
"Yes, you slept in quite a bit."
My eyes widened as I sunk into my chair.
"But you have packed?"
"Yes…" I trailed off
"Then finish your breakfast and get ready, we'll be there within the hour. I suggest you send Belle off to wait for you as well. We'll be using floo powder to get there."
I nodded as I finished my breakfast and proceeded to go upstairs, in about forty minutes I was ready to go as I sat in the living room with my school trunk.
My aunt walked in with her school bag, dressed in her usual emerald robes.,"Well are you ready?" She smiled.
'Yes." I replied happily
'well then, best to get going, we'll say our goodbyes here?"
I nodded as she pulled my into a hug and kissed my cheek, "Well I'll see you at Hogwarts in September."
"See you then." I agreed. And we proceeded to the Weasley's…
'ALLISON!" Fred and George shouted simultaneously as I appeared in their living room.
'Hey you guys!" I smiled at them happily as I ran over an tackled them into a bear hug.
Moments later my Aunt stood in the fire and place and I jumped back from them. Didn't want her getting any wrong ideas.
"Professor McGonagall!" Fred and George jumped back
"Hello, Fred. George." She smiled at them and they had to do a double take.
"Did you just smile?" Fred asked confused
'At us?" George finished
"Does that mean that your going to consider letting us off if we prank in your classes?" Fred smiled, trying to be angelic.
I laughed.
"No, , just because you're my Great Niece's best friends doesn't mean I'm going to go easy on you."
"Please?" George begged
"No." she said sharply
Just then walked into the room, she jumped up a bit when she saw my Aunt, "Oh! Professor McGonagall! How nice to see you!" She smiled
"Ah, how nice it is to see you as well." My aunt smiled back at her
'Please, forgive my sons Fred and George, they aren't exactly into following the rules…"
"ah, yes… well I have realized that." My aunt smiled, "But it isn't a problem. Even if they can be a bit… annoying."
nodded.
"I have to thank you again for letting her spend the rest of the summer here. As you know I have to return earlier…"
"Hey mom? Can we go upstairs?" Fred asked
'Outside dear, it's a beautiful day." sighed
'Alright," he called over to her as he was already halfway out the door. I waved to my Aunt and hurried after them. "Upstairs later then Allison? We've been working on some new joke merchandise, I think you'll enjoy it." He nudged me in my ribs laughing.
"Yah, that sounds great Fred." I smiled at him happily.
We got in at around six in the evening after a full day out in the sun chasing gnomes and playing Quidditch. We had a lot of fun, and tomorrow Lee would be coming to visit. I was sitting on the couch by the fire place in my pajamas when fred came running down the stairs hiding something in his pocket. George who was sitting in the kitchen came over to join us, "Allison, check this out!" He whispered quickly as he revealed what looked to be a telescope.
I considered it for a minute then answered, "What does it do? Put black powder around your eye?"
'No, of course not, it punches you!" Fred laughed
"But you have to put it on your eye first!" George finished smiling widely
"Awesome!" I smiled, "Is it for Weasley's Wizards and Wheezes?" I asked curiously
"Maybe." Fred smiled again
"You know, we were thinking… you've been such a big help with all our pranks over the years…" George trailed off
'maybe we could I don't know, give you a job there?" Fred laughed
'Really?" I smiled at them
"Well yah, until you get a job as an Auror. We both know you've wanted to do that since our first year." Fred said quickly
"Well… its to early to make any real decisions. It's a good thing to strive for though… my parents were both Aurors. But, the joke shop sounds like it would be more fun!"
Fred and George both smiled back at me.
"Dinner's ready! Come and get it!" called in through the door.
We all jumped up and ran outside I could tell that this was going to be another great summer…
I awoke the next morning to something wet on my face. I sighed as I rolled over in my sheets, blinking a few times, 'Lee, get that smelly rag off me." I muttered
Fred, George, and Lee started laughing.
"Lee, she know's you to well!" Fred laughed
"Am I honestly that predictable?" Lee asked genuinely confused
'Yes!" I said quickly as I took he wet rag form his hand, "And so is this!" I laughed as I pushed the rag into his face.
He recoiled quickly. "Oh come on! Allie! You are one mean McGonagall!"
"Hey, I take offense to that." I said, keeping a serious expression on my face.
"Oh.. sorry Allie, didn't mean to compare you to your Aunt…" Lee said slowly in an authentic apologetic manner.
"Just kidding!" I laughed as I stuck my tongue out at him playfully
'you little brat!" He laughed as he hit me with a pillow.
'Oi! What did you call me!" I laughed back as I hit him back with a pillow.
'A brat! Why?" He smiled
'I'm gonna get you for that mister!" I smiled as I chased him out of the house with my pillow, followed by Fred and George.
"I'll get you first!" he laughed .
We were out there for about a half hour hitting each other with our pillows. It was the perfect way to start the day.
A few days later
"How much do you want to bet that I can beat you in a broom race?" Lee asked George one afternoon as the sun was starting to set.
"I don't know… nothing?" George laughed
"You don't exactly play Quidditch Lee." Fred grinned
'Just because I dont play quidditch doesnt mean that I dont know how to fly." Lee said grumpily
"So? We'll stilll beat you." Fred Laughed
"You wont!" Lee laughed
"Are you all jsut going to argue or are you going to even out the odds?" I asked smiling
'What do you mean even out the odds Allie?" Fred asked confused
'We could do a tag team race, you know... with you two on separate teams. One of you with Lee and the other with me..."
"why didnt we think of that? Allison cant fly on a broomstick to save her life!" Lee laughed,"My team will definately win!"
"Dont be sure about that Lee! I bet you'll be pretty surprised about what I have up my sleeve." I laughed as I hit him playfully on the arm
'Bring it! You and George vs me and Fred!" Lee laughed, "Losers have to do the winners laundry for a week!"
"Your on!" I grinned and we ran over to the broom shed...
"Alright then, five times around the valley... Ron, Ginny hold up the finish line..." George grinned wickedly
'Why do we have to bloody do that?" Ronnykins asked clearly upset
'Oh Ronnykins... because we told you to. Do we need to say anymore?" Fred grinned an identical grin
"Yes, i say you stop bossing me around."
'Ronny you got a spider on your shoulder." I pointed and he jumped up terrified
"No fair!" He snapped
"Beh, its fair. Because if you dont hold up the marker there will be one on your face after you go sleep tonight, and you know how you snore..." I grinned mischieviously at him and I heard Fred and george break down into hysterical laughter.
'Fine! I'll hold youe stupid finish line up..." Ron grumbled
"thats a good boy!" i smiled at him before turning around to face Fred and Lee.
"Prepare for a deadly encounter with my socks Allie, theyre lethal." Lee laughed
"Prepare to eat my dust Lee." I grinned back at him as I borded my broom
'Ready... go." Ron said bored as we all took off into the air
There was nothing that I loved more then the feeling of flying. Well maybe i loved pranking a bit more but still flying was just awesome. The feeling of the wind swooping through your hair as you dodged past and around the others... I caught sight off Lee in the corner of my eye and quickly turned my broom into his direction he hesitated instantly but before i bumped into him a pulled a faint and dodged down underneath him leaning forward on my broom trying to gain speed by my changed aerodynamics. it worked.
'WHAT THE CRAP ALLIE!" Lee shouted behind me as I sped up, now to broom lengths away from him, I was coming up behind George now... his red hair blew in the breeze. I improved my dynamics even more by practically lying flat on my broom, moments later I was right next to him.
"'Ey, George." I smiled at him as his eyes bugged out surprised.
we were on the fourth lap before I really tried to rev up my broom, Lee was still in the back, and I was still in second place, fred was inches in front of me and we were halfway around the field. Now was the time to bring my broom riding skills up to the max. Pushing up on the front of my broom I sped up, zooming up above Fred's broom I held my position, we were neck to neck and he didnt even realize it, the finish line was only ten feet away when I pulled my move, zipping down on to of Fred I pushed him back, and crossed the finish line in first place.
Gracefully, I landed down onto the grass.
"excellent Allie!" Fred laughed as he landed up next to me, 'I have never seen a move like that before!"
"Thanks, you did pretty good yourself." I smiled at him and he laughed again.
"Bloody Hell, didnt know you were that good Als... where did you learn all that?"
"Well, i watched you practice and picked up a few things from you and Harry." I said simply
"but that wasnt your first time on a broom?" Fred asked
"Of course not, sometimes I would go out onto the quidditch field and fly when you were in detention." I said
Fred's eyes widened.
"What?" I was confused
Fred didnt answer.
"Alright then, lets just go back inside... and Fred? lee? Dont forget the bet." George smiled awkwardly as he walked back towards the burrow.
Lee followed after him but I stayed back to talk to Fred. Once they were out of earshot I turned around to face him,"Well? What is it?" I asked crossing my arms and raising my eyebrows up, posing what I hoped to be an interogating look.
Fred grinned then slowly began to laugh, "Allison, that look doesnt suit you very well... you arent a very serious person..."
Slowly my face brok into a grin and I began to laugh as well. And there we stood, laughing like a couple of idiots for who knows how long.
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