November 10, 1992

After the whole entire scene that had happened at Honeydukes my attitude greatly improved. I ended up spending the rest of the day with Fred and George and not once had I felt awkward about it. George gave me an odd look once we had come back inside but he didn't ask about my sudden change in attitude, I guess he knew better then to ask. He was a good friend. I smiled to myself absentmindedly as I sat in my Defense Against the Dark Arts class, doodling on my paper a picture of me, Fred, and George at our hopefully future joke shop. I smiled as I began to write down a list of possible prank items tat we could sell when Professor Lockhart screamed at the top of his lungs, "AND THERE I WAS! MY WAND HALFWAY ACROSS TOWN AN ANGRY WEREWOLF GROWLING DOWN AT ME! AND I BET YOU WONDER HOW I SURVIVED! ITS SIMPLE I JUST-"

"Threw the turkey that he handily had hidden in his socks at the werewolf and it became as tame as a bichon frieze puppy?" I muttered under my breath to Fred and his face broke into a huge smile.

"He' such a phony." he whispered to me

"Yah a liar." George agreed with a smile as Lockhart went on about how he poked the werewolf in it's eyes just barely avoiding its fangs.

I laughed into my hand.

"AND THEN! AS IT MOANED WORTHLESSLY ON THE FLOOR I ADMINISTERED THE WOLFSBANE POTION AND IT BECAME AS TAME AS CAN BE! IT APOLOGIZED FOR ITS BEHAVIOR, AND TO THIS DAY HE REMAINS ONE OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS!"

I raised my hand into the air promptly.

"Yes, Miss. McGonagall…" he pointed at me out of breath

"Sir where did you keep this potion?" I asked and Fred and George smiled wickedly

"Well… um you see…"

"Was it in your sock?" I asked with a serious expression on my face and everyone giggled, everyone that is except the girls who were too busy glaring at me. Oh well, can't please anybody.

"Um… perhaps…"

"Or was it in your pocket, because I believe if your fighting a werewolf the potion vial would fall out…"

"Er…. Well you see…"

"How did you get the potion into its mouth anyway sir? I figure with the snarling fangs and all it would be nearly impossible."

Everyone broke into laughter, all except the girls who had stupid crushes on him….

"I told you it was moaning over its eyes that I poked…"

"But how did you get your hands past the fangs?" I asked my eyes wide, and my face still ever so serious.

"Well…. You see…"

"Excuse me Gilderoy, I'm so sorry for interrupting your … interview with my niece, but perhaps you should be getting along with some teaching?" my Great Aunts voice broke through the impending silence.

"Right! Yes! I'm sorry Allison, but if you'd like to find out more on how I defeated the werewolf I suggest you read my book Magical Me and the Creatures of the Underworld, edition one."

"Could he have come up with a better name?" I mumbled and Fred laughed

"No, he couldn't have…" He answered I huge smile on his face

My aunt gave me and Fred a quick glance before turning back to Lockhart, "Now, please continue with your lesson Gilderoy, since you seem to know so much about werewolves…."

"Of course! Now werewolves are err… humans who can turn into a large wolf. They forget everything about their human selves during this transformation and are highly dangerous!"

"No freaking duh." I muttered into my hand and Lockhart continued on about werewolves for the rest of class, often repeating the fact that 'they are humans who turn into wolves'. Oh well, I learned nothing new, homework would be easy that night….

December 3, 1992

My aunt had pressured me into joining the dueling club even though the person who ran it was an absolute fake. 'Just watch, you may learn something new…' she had told me. So fine, I would go. And Fred and George would join me. But that wasn't the only reason why I was going, with all the attacks that had been happening I wanted to be as prepared as possible….

"Allison, do you think we will actually learn anything? The guy's an airhead!" George said as we walked into the great hall and stood next to Lee.

"Hey Allison, Fred, George." Lee smiled

"Why did you come?" I asked as I raised my eyebrows in disbelief "You don't even pay attention in class."

"Neither do you." He grinned

"Exactly." I smiled

And he laughed, "So what brings you to dueling club?"

"My aunt… and I want to see him make a fool of his self." I said simply

"Likewise." He grinned and we all laughed, nit was then that Lockhart strode onto stage.

"Now everyone! If you would pay attention! I am going to show you how a wizard duels, now professor Snape, if you would please step up."

Fred, George, Lee, and I all laughed into our hands as Snape came up onto the stage, his greasy hair staying in place despite the pace he was walking at.

"One sign you need a shower…"I mumbled and everyone grinned

"Don't worry! You'll still have your potions master when I'm done with him!" Lockhart said pompously, "Now on the count of three, one, two, thre-"

"Expelliarmus!" Snape cried and Lockhart went flying into the wall, there were cheers from the Slytherin's side.

Lockhart got to his feet, "Well played… well played… but it was so obvious what you were going to do Severus… now…" he held his wand up. "But now it is my turn to attack you—"
"Enough of this Lockhart, if you were in a real duel that would be the end of you. Now perhaps we should have a pair of students come up here and duel?"

"Oh of course, Harr-"

"No , I would like to see someone else come up here instead, perhaps." He said as he looked up, "Allison McGonagall?" my mouth dropped open. "Her Aunt is an excellent duelist, as were her parents; I would perhaps, like to see how she compare?" he said in his dead pan tone of voice.

Lee pushed me onto stage.

"And to go against her perhaps certain….. Fred Weasley?" he said and everything became quiet as Fred slowly made his way onto the stage.

We both looked into each other's eyes. Oh god. I couldn't attack Fred.

"You must hit your opponent or disarm him do you understand? The duel will continue until one of you is unable to move… now on the count of three… one, two, three…"

Fred gave me an apologetic look that I returned and the he shouted "Expelliarmu-"

"Protego!" I said quickly and his spell was diminished

His mouth dropped open. Everyone knew that I was a good student, they knew I had an extensive vocabulary of spells, and they knew that I had especially good reflexes, thanks to my childhood spent dodging an angry broom flailing caretaker…. But never had they seen me actually duel.

"Densauge-"

"Protego!" I said again and then quickly, "Entomorphis!" A brown color shot from my wand hitting Fred square in the chest, instantly he turned into a kind of human-bug creature. Unable to utter another spell, I won.

I smiled as people smiled and laughed, now eager to get up onto the stage. I however paid them no attention as I walked over to Fred, "Are you okay?" I asked softly He looked up at me with his brown eyes that were staring at me with an amused look. Despite the insect pinchers, he was still very cute.

"An interesting spell choice Entomorphis…" Snape said as he walked up behind me, "And a great challenge to produce as well…. It would require much practice." I turned around to face him and he smiled slyly. "So much like your parents…" He muttered , "Don't worry … Your girlfriend hasn't done any… permanent damage …. I will assure you it will wear off… now get off the stage." A couple of Slytherin's giggled as Fred and I blushed and hurried off the stage.

Just as we reached George and Lee, Fred's bug like qualities melted away and he returned to normal.

"Girl friend?" Lee smirked "I haven't heard Snape ever call Allie your girlfriend before Fred."

"Then again you two are always together…" George said slowly, "And you have gotten rather closer lately…"

"Yah what's with that?" Lee asked

We didn't have to answer though because a moment later Gilderoy Lockhart called Harry to the stage, Snape called Draco, and the duel began. It was a normal duel for a few minutes, but then something happened, something that I had never seen before, only heard about in myth's and stories. Draco cast a serpent, and Harry… Spoke to it… I became paralyzed with fear and wonder. He spoke with a hissing voice, and the serpent obeyed him..? I couldn't believe it as the snake rose up to seemingly attack some Hufflepuff when a flash of light streamed across the stage causing the serpent to fizzle up and vanished. Screams erupted around the room and Harry, his eyes wide, sprinted off the stage. Ron and Hermione quickly followed him out and as the doors slammed shut Gilderoy Lockhart said with wide eyes with a somewhat less pompous air said, "Ah, very well then… dismissed…"

"A parslemouth! Harry's a parslemouth!" I said quietly as I sat on the couch by the fire.

"A parslemouth? What the hell is a parslemouth?" George asked confused

"It means he can talk to snakes…" I muttered "What kind of Pureblood are you?"

George laughed, "Well it's not like I actually listen to the stuff my parents used to say at dinner."

" 'Eye, same." Fred smiled

"Of course…" I grinned

"But you don't suppose he knew he was one do you?" George asked

"I doubt it… if he did he would have told Dumbledore, being a parslemouth is a very bad thing… it's related to the dark arts and Harry being Harry would want nothing to do with that." I answered as I stared into the flames that crackled in the fire place, "That kind of magic killed his parents, killed mine to…" I trailed off.

It was silent for a few minutes before Fred spoke again, "But does he know being a parslemouth is a bad thing? I mean he wasn't exactly raised like us…."

It was then that Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked through the portrait hole, with Harry looking a bit paler than usual.

"Oh well… he does now…" I sighed as I looked back at the fireplace.

I heard a few of the people studying chairs screech as they jumped up out of their seats. No doubt to avoid Harry…

"Oh leave him alone!" Hermione sighed exasperated "Harry! Harry wait don't go…" she moaned as he went walking up stairs into the boys dormitory, Hermione's and Ron's footsteps followed him upstairs.

"You don't suppose we should go up there do you?" Fred asked

"Well… it would be good for him to know that were not all against him… but perhaps we should let him be for now." I sighed and Fred and George nodded.

Poor kid… I thought, First he loses his parents, then he's raised by bunch of Muggles, and then he becomes a parslemouth… he was going to have the whole school against him. I frowned

"Hey Allison, were going upstairs do you want to come?" Fred asked as he stood to leave, "Hey… what's with the sad face?"

"Oh it's nothing…"

"Allison…" he sighed, "You know I don't believe that."

"I know… I just feel bad for him that's all…"

"Well, everyone who isn't a stupid nimwit feels bad for him Al's …" he said

"I'm going to talk to him." I said softly "I have to…"

Fred looked at me with his soft brown eyes for a few moments, "Alright…" he smiled at me, "But for now we should get going, don't want to keep George waiting."

I nodded as I followed him upstairs…

Yes another chapter up! I'm going to try to update this every Friday now so that I don't keep anyone who still reads this waiting (if anyone still reads it….) TT_TT nobody reviewed last chapter… well a couple of people did… So review if you read this please! They keep me going! You have no idea how happy they make me! And If you think this story is totally suckish after the last few chapters tell me, okay? This is my first time writing a romance so if there is anything you'd like to say to help me along I'd appreciate it Anyways, until next chapter…

~Drakefan077