Twinsanity Abounds ~Steph'n'Ollie~ Chapter 2
A/N: This is an AU story, so, naturally, we have changed some things around...like the birth order of the Weasley children, for example. Disclaimer: Obviously, we are not JKR, and do not own Harry Potter or anyone/anything you recognize from her amazing books. Thanks for reading, and please review! Steph 'n Ollie
The Weasleys
Arthur Weasley wasn't stressed or nervous. He and Molly, his wife of 10 years had been through this four times already. Bill the oldest at 7, then Percy at 5, then Charlie at 2, and finally Fred and George at 1. Now Molly was giving birth to another set of twins, and he was resigned to the fact that all he would ever have was boys. It had been that way in his family for the past 6 generations.
On the 11th of August, 1980 at 2:15 in the afternoon, Molly gave birth to Ronald Bilius Weasley, and Arthur's resignation to his family's tradition continued. Then, at 3:19 Molly started her push for the second child. He already had a name picked out for him as well, Gerald Mitchell Weasley. Well, at least he had enough to fill a Quidditch Team. When the baby made its first appearence, it was like any other baby, except it seemed to be missing a vital organ. Arthur looked to Poppy Pomfrey in shock. Is this what he thought it was? Poppy smiled to him and then to Molly, saying "It would seem you two will have to come up with a different name. Molly, please welcome your new daughter."
Molly smiled the biggest smile that ever spread across her beautiful face. She had a daughter. She looked to Arthur, and saw a look of bewilderment. He didn't say or do anything, but just stood there with that look, like he didn't know what to think. Molly started to worry - she had never seen this look on her husband before. Didn't he love his new daughter? Molly felt tears begin to well up in her eyes.
Arthur stood there trying to get it in his head that he had a daughter. It was unthinkable. It was not supposed to be, but there she was, his daughter. He felt something new flush over him, the love for his daughter; and he couldn't hold it back any longer. "YAHOO! Molly, it's a girl. I have a daughter. We have a daughter. Geraldine Michelle Weasley."
Molly looked up at her husband and exploded. "I WILL NOT NAME MY DAUGHTER AFTER THE MALE NAME WE HAD PICKED OUT! Since you chose all the boys names, it is only fair I pick out the girl's name. Don't you agree Arthur?"
Arthur looked to his wife, and he couldn't begrudge her this little bit of compassion. "Of course Molly, my love. You should be the one to name our daughter. Please forgive my ignorance."
"Thank you, love. Just to let you know, she will be keeping her initials. You know my passion for the Arthurian era; that is why I fell in love with you after all. Well, a part of the reason anyways. So with that being the case, I can't really name her Guinevere, but I can name her close to that. She will be named Ginevra Molly Weasley."
Arthur's eyes lit up. Ginevra. He liked the sound of that. It rolled off his tongue easily; much easier than Geraldine. He looked to his daughter - he could see the few red hairs she had, and her chocolate colored eyes. He had a feeling he and his sons were going to have their hands full, fighting off suitors for his daughter. He did not wish to be in their shoes.
1 April, 1988.
Fred and George loved the fact that they shared their birthday with the best day of the year, after Christmas that is. April Fools' day was their special day. It was the one day where they could be themselves, and get away with it. Not that Molly particularly liked it, but it was their brithday after all. Arthur was never strict with his children, so Molly had to be the disciplinarian of the two. She didn't resolve to spanking, but she instead took certain privileges away...or had the guilty party do extra chores.
The twins thought it was funny, watching the rest of the family checking entries, drinks, food, and whatever, looking for pranks. The one that surprised them was Ginny. She never fell for their pranks, ignoring everything they had set up. It was as if she knew what to look for, like she was reading their thoughts. Spooky, if you were to think about it. They wondered if she and Ron shared a link like they did. Fred and George found out about their link at the age of five - they could read each others' thoughts. They didn't think Ginny might have this link with them, since she was not a part of their bond. Little did they know that not only was Ginny able to link with her entire family, but she also did so without any of them knowing about it.
When the twins sat down for breakfast, they jumped back up, having just been shocked. They looked at their chairs, expecting them to have some sort of a device on them to produce this shock. There was no such device, so it must have been a spell. With Bill and Percy being the only members of the family being in school, naturally they assumed it was one of them who did it. Percy was too studious to be bothered by such childish behavior, so that left Bill. With the twins being the only ones affected by this spell, it only served to confirm this theory.
The pranks continued throughout the day, both pulled by the twins, and being pulled on the twins. This frustrated the twins, as they were seldom the victims of pranks, knowing what to look for. Bill was being very careful with his pranks, never being anywhere near them when they occured. They had four different hair color changes; had been turned into birds, monkeys, and chipmunks; and their voices had changed to girls' voices, accompanied by having their hair grow longer and curlier.
At the end of the day, they approached Bill.
Fred started, "Bill,"
"Can we"
"Talk"
"To you"
"For Just"
"A minute?" George ended.
Bill still didn't know how they did this. "You guys freak me out, do you know that? What do you wish to talk to me about?"
"We want"
"To know"
"How you"
"Pulled"
"Those"
"Pranks"
"On us"
"Today?" George finished once again.
"What are you two going on about? I didn't pull any pranks on you today. I was too busy looking for your pranks to be pulling any on you."
Fred and George looked at each other. It would seem they both agreed that Bill was telling the truth.
Ruling Percy out, they then thought Charlie. But they didn't get the right answer from him either; he was not the one. Percy wasn't the one who did it either, as they finally broke down and asked him.
Dad laughed at them when they approached him. Mum gave them the look that scared the poop out of them for even suggesting it.
That left Ron and Ginny, and even though they were younger than the firstborn twins, they wouldn't put it past them to pull pranks; but not to the depth that was pulled on them. Even with potions, Fred and George couldn't pull some of the stuff that was pulled on them. Ron proved to be completely lost when they approached him; he just wasn't smart enough for this.
When they approached Ginny with the question, they were taken aback by her answer. "Took you gits long enough to get around to asking me. Dear sweet innocent Ginny, she wouldn't do such a thing. Boy, are you two gullible! I have been pranking you all day, and you kept thinking it was Bill. How you even thought it was Ron, is beyond me. He hasn't learned how to tie his shoes yet. And Percy, for Merlin's sake, he wouldn't even know where to start to pull a prank. Dad could do it, but not on your day of days. And how you could even think Mum would do such a thing is nothing short of suicide. Boy, are you guys thick."
George flipped out, "So it was you who has pulling these pranks on us all day? How? You're too young to know the stuff that was pulled on us!"
"Would you listen to yourself, George. You think because I'm so young, and being the twin to Ron, I am of the same mentality. Brother, have you got that wrong. I am going to let you two in on a little secret-call it my birthday present to you both. I have the same mind link you two share, but I share mine with the whole family. I can read your minds like a book. And because of that, I have access to mum's and dad's abilities as a witch and wizard. Believe me when I say, you don't want to get mum mad. She is much more powerful than dad. She may not look or act like it, but I got most of my pranks from her."
Fred and George just stood there with their mouths open. Fred thought to George, 'Do you believe her?'
'Do we have any other choice?'
Ginny spoke out, "No, you don't have any other choice. How else do you think I was able to get by all your pranks all day?"
Fred looked at Ginny, and broke out laughing. "You know George, this could be the start of something big."
"Oh yes, dear brother, it very well could."
"You two do realize that Bill is completely lost as to how you two finish each others' sentences, don't you?"
George said, "We are aware of it, sis."
"Well, what would happen to Bill if I were added to the mix, and we three ganged up on him?"
Fred and George fell over laughing at the thought, and it only got worse when they looked up and saw Ginny just standing there looking serious. It was too much and they started all over again.
They finally calmed down enough to go try it on Biill.
Fred started. "Hey Bill"
George, "We want"
Ginny, "To try"
Fred, "Something out"
George, "On you"
Ginny, "If you don't mind?"
Bill screamed and ran into the house saying "They've done something to Ginny, and she has become one of them."
Now all three of them were rolling around on the ground laughing. In the coming years, their strengths would just get better.
August 11, 1990. It was Ron and Ginny's 10th birthday, and they would get to go to Diagon Alley with Mum, Fred, George, and Charlie. Percy, who was Head Boy, went earlier with the head girl, Penelope Clearwater. They had liked each other since they became prefects together in fifth year.
Nothing changed there, except for the joke shop was closed down; Zonko's in Hogsmeade put them out of business. The twins and Ginny were quite disappointed at this, and made a promise to each other that they would bring pranks back to Diagon Alley. Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes would become famous, but that was at least 8 years away; there was no way they could start it without Ginny.
They made it a point to save whatever they could and begin to plan on this venture. It meant buying everything secondhand, but it was worth it. Molly was surprised the twins were being so thrifty. Ron thought they were being dumb buying used stuff. Ginny thought they were brilliant, and promised to do the same next year when it was her turn. The twins had saved themselves 200 Galleons by buying secondhand clothes and equipment, which was just as good as new.
With the trip to the Alley being over, they floo traveled back to the Burrow.
Ginny wasn't happy about having to wait another year to be joining her older brothers at school, but she would be ready when it was her and Ron's turn to make the trip. It wasn't just for them that she was ready to go, however. She knew her dream guy would be starting school this year, and hoped the twins would get to know him. Yes, Ginny looked forward to meeting the savior of the wizarding world...one Harry Potter. She made it a point to tell Fred and George to get to know Harry, and most importantly, for them to tell him about her if they did get to know him.