Day Seven
Prompt: Raving
"Oh, there you are Pell," Fred said as she sidled up next to Capella in the hall.
George appeared on her other side. "We've been looking for you," he said.
Capella glanced from Fred to George. "What do you want?"
"I'm offended," Fred said, a look of shock on his face. "Can't we just come talk to you? Can't we…"
"What do you want Fred?" Capella asked again as she stopped walking.
"We need a favor," George admitted.
"A great big favor. We need you to…"
"Sorry boys," Capella interrupted with a small laugh. "I'm on my way to class. I can't be late for Potions." She looked back and forth between the twins. "You know how Professor Snape gets." She shrugged her shoulders and started for the stairs leading down to the dungeons.
"Exactly!" The twins cried in unison.
Capella stopped on the top step. She tried to quickly talk herself out of even asking but her curiosity over-shadowed the fact that she knew very well that agreeing to do a favor for the twins was always a bad idea. "What do you mean?"
"We need you to help us with a prank we have in mind," Fred said. His eyes glinted deviously and Capella made a mental note to never be on his bad side.
"Oh no," she said. "No, not me. Find someone else. Get Lee to do it for you. Not me." She tried to back away slowly and stepped down another step, but George caught her hand in his before she could get any further.
"We need you," George said, staring at her from two steps up. She swallowed hard and stepped up so she was level with the twins. She and George had been spending a lot of time together since they had decided to 'start over' at the end of last year, but they had never been in such close contact before. She was momentarily speechless. "The prank," he said suddenly, interrupting her thoughts, "is on Snape."
Capella yanked her hand out of George's and shook her head vigorously. "No way. Are you two stark, raving mad?"
"Come on Pell. All you have to do is distract him," Fred pleaded.
"All you have to do is get him to go over to your cauldron," George added. "Tell him you're having trouble with the potion."
Capella rolled her eyes, "I don't have trouble with my potions. He'll know something's up." She looked from Fred to George. They we're practically begging her to help them. "And what do you plan to do if I help you?"
Identical looks of excitement crossed their faces simultaneously. "When he goes over to you, we'll put a spell on his chair," Fred said.
"When he sits down it'll grab him and gallop around the room," George finished. They looked at each other excitedly, then back at Capella.
"You two are starkers. You're raving lunatics," Capella rolled her eyes. "You two are going to be in detention for the rest of your lives."
"Please?" They both looked down at her with pleading expressions. Fred even clasped his hands together and got down on his knees.
She shook her head and turned to leave. "I'll think about it." The twins started cheering but Capella silenced them as she turned back around. "Don't hold your breath."
The twins high-fived each other and hurriedly followed Capella down to the dungeons. They positioned themselves outside Snape's classroom and waited.
"A sickle says she won't do it," Fred said.
"You're on."
Not even ten minutes later they heard Capella's clear voice. "Professor, why is my potion this color?"
Fred couldn't decide if he was happy she was helping them, or upset that he owed his brother a sickle.