A/N: Yay! New chapter! And it's a fun chapter! Sweet. So it's filler basically, but I'll tell you something that happens. Nothing major, just a detail to look forward to. Actually it'll just be one word and you'll have to guess what happens. Okay, ready? Sirius. That's it.
"Aaralyn!" someone shrieked.
My eyes shot opened. I was still in the Gryffindor common room, on the couch in George's arms. I looked up to see a lot of Gryffindor students gaping down at me, including Harry, Ron and Hermione.
"What are you doing here?" Ron asked.
George and I glanced at each other, surprised and not knowing what to do.
"Uh.." I paused, looking back at the group of people in front of me, "I'm...uh...I came...to visit?"
"Do you know how dangerous that is?" Hermione asked shrilly.
"Don't worry," I sighed, "I'll be in here all day. It's not like Umbridge comes in here."
Hermione glared, knowing that she was defeated in the building argument. She sighed and crossed her arms furiously.
"Is Rosaline here, too?" Ginny asked.
"No, sorry," I said, "It's just me."
"Why wouldn't she come?" Dean asked curiously.
"Beats me," I shrugged.
"We should get going," Hermione said, "O.W.L.s are starting soon."
Slowly the crowd started to thin out. Soon everyone was gone, except for a few of the 7th years. A few moments later, Fred came down the stairs.
"'Morning," he said.
"'Morning," George yawned.
"So when will we be ready to go?" Fred asked, lowering a voice.
"Well, Aaralyn is ready," George said, "And I just have to get a few things together and then we'll be ready. So I'm thinking, some time during the second or third O.W.L."
"Brilliant," Fred smirked.
He then went back upstairs, leaving me and George by ourselves.
"You nervous?" I asked.
"No, more like overly excited," he smiled.
I laughed and nodded in agreement. Seconds later Fred came running down the stairs with a trunk in his arms. He set it down next to mine and then lifted up a very full cloth bag.
"What's in the bag?" I asked curiously.
"A little something for Hogwarts to remember us by," Fred smiled deviously.
"I better finish packing," George said, getting up from his seat.
He went upstairs to grab his things. Fred sat down next to me and looked at me, still smirking.
"What?" I asked.
"So did you sleep well?" he chuckled.
"Shut up," I glared as I smacked his arm hard. He winced, but was still laughing, which made me continue to hit him.
"I'm joking, I'm joking!" he repeated so that I could stop bruising his arm. "Merlin's beard, Aaralyn. That hurt."
"Man up," I rolled my eyes.
George came back down the stairs and immediately noticed me glaring at Fred.
"What happened?" he asked.
"Nothing," Fred and I said.
George and Fred tied the trunks to the bottom of their brooms. Fred pulled out a small firework from the bag and set it off. It flew off into the Great Hall where the O.W.L.s were being held. I could hear it explode inside the room. Then George and I mounted on to his broom as Fred mounted onto his. I saw Umbridge standing at the entrance, gawking up at the flying figures of us coming in closer and closer.
We zoomed into the Great Hall. O.W.L. exams flew into the air, fluttering back down to the ground. Fred and George continued to throw out fireworks in the room, letting them explode in bright colors. A few of them were charmed to chase a couple of the students; preferably Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle.
George pulled out a giant firework, lit it and then handed it to me.
"Would you like to do the honors?" he asked.
I grinned widely and nodded, grabbing the firework.
"Take this, you bitch!" I shouted at Umbridge.
I threw the firework behind my back and then George and I flew out of the room. I looked behind me to see it explode and form into a firework-dragon. I saw it charge at Umbridge, and then we flew out of Hogwarts. As we soared into the sky, Fred and George threw out more fireworks. Soon the fireworks created an giant, exploding 'W' in the sky.
Several students ran out to the courtyard to watch the fireworks. I could hear them cheering and clapping as we flew farther away from the school. We were actually leaving.
"We've done it!" Fred cheered.
"Bye-bye Hogwarts," George shouted, "Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, here we come!"
I laughed and held on tighter to George's waist. The sun was still high in the sky as we continued our flight to Diagon Alley. It wasn't that long of a ride. Soon we touched back down to the ground, in the crowded area of Diagon Alley. And right in front of us was the new shop; Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. I smiled to myself as I gazed up at my new home. Fred unlocked the door and then let us in. The shop was empty, but large. There were hundreds of shelves to be filled, which meant hundreds of inventions to be made. This was going to be the best job ever.
"Well let's bring this stuff up to the flat," Fred sighed.
I lifted up my trunk and then followed Fred and George upstairs. We were met by a small hallway and a door at the end.
"Home sweet home," George smiled.
He opened the door and revealed an amazing flat. The living room walls were a scarlet red; obviously Fred and George wanted to show their Gryffindor pride. Two brown cushioned chairs and a burgundy couch sat around a small coffee table. The kitchen was to the left and another hallway led to the bedrooms. Fred took his trunk to his room, leaving me in the living room with George.
"Well," George said, "What do you think?"
"It's fantastic," I smiled, "Better than any home I've lived in before."
"You know, I've always wondered," he said, "Where have you lived before?"
"Well I was Hong Kong all of my life," I said, "I lived in the headquarters of Division until I was 10. I was on the streets for two years. And then I lived in a shabby apartment with Nick and Rosaline. Then we ran off to a bunch of different places; most of them in America. The last place I stayed in was a rundown apartment in New York."
"Oh," George said awkwardly, "I'm sorry."
"It's okay," I shrugged, continuing my exploring of the flat, "I never had a real home."
George then walked over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist.
"You're home now," he smiled.
I smiled back and then stood up on my tip-toes to reach his lips.
"Merlin's beard!" Fred groaned, making us pull away, "We just got here and already you're snogging in the living room!"
"Then go to another room," I said.
Fred rolled his eyes and then went back to his room. George lightly chuckled and then held onto my hand, pulling me down the hall. He then opened one of the doors in the hallway.
"This is your room," he said.
I gasped at the sight of it. The walls were a midnight blue and the ceiling actually looked like the night sky, like in the Great Hall at Hogwarts. Several stars glittered brightly and a small moon was covered by thin dark clouds. A medium sized bed sat against the wall, covered in purple and black covers.
"I love it," I smiled, "How did you get the ceiling to look like that?"
"It wasn't easy," he sighed, "Luckily, Hermione gave me a couple of tips."
"It's amazing," I said, "Thank you."
I walked back to his side and kissed him sweetly on the lips. I could feel his smile against my lips as he deepened the kiss. He quickly wrapped his arms around me while I placed my hands on his chest.
"FRED AND GEORGE WEASLEY!" someone shrieked from downstairs.
George sadly moaned against my lips. He then pulled away with a frown.
"I was wondering when she would come here," he sighed.
"Come on," Fred said as he walked by us, "Better now than later."
We walked down the stairs to see Molly standing by the front door, scowling terribly at us. Surprisingly, Sirius was there, too. But then again, I wasn't surprised.
"How could you do this?" she asked shrilly, "I expected better from you two! How dare you waste your education! And to make things worse, George you bring your girlfriend with you!" she then softened her voice and turned to me, "Of course I don't blame you, Aaralyn. It wasn't your idea."
"Stop taking this child for granted, Molly," Sirius said, "Aaralyn is a part of this as much as Fred and George. Rosaline told me everything," he then added when he noticed my confused look.
I cursed under my breath, as Molly and Sirius then continued to lecture us.
"Why would you waste your education on this?" Molly asked, "You could do so much better!"
"Mum, we don't want to do anything else!" Fred said, "We're not like Charlie or Bill or Per -"
He stopped himself from saying Percy's name. Molly winced slightly but immediately recovered and continued to glare at her sons.
"What we're saying is," George said, "This is basically our dream. We haven't thought of doing anything else. This isn't some impossible fantasy; we can actually make a business of this. Trust us, Mum."
Her glare softened and then she crossed her arms in thought. She sighed and lightly smiled. But Sirius didn't seem to give in. He was still looking quite furious.
"Well," she said, "Alright. We'll see how this turns out."
Sirius cleared his throat quite loudly. Molly then rolled her eyes and then turned to me.
"We're still...well Sirius is still uncomfortable about Aaralyn living here," she said.
"Yeah, I figured that," I sighed.
"I don't approve of it," Sirius snapped, "You're too young to be living with...him."
"You make it sound like he's an unspeakable disease," I said, "He's my boyfriend, Sirius. I know you don't like the sound of it but it's the truth," I added when I saw him twitch at the sound of the word 'boyfriend.'
"I'm sure she'll be fine," Molly reassured him.
Sirius looked at me; his eyes showed that he trusted me but he wanted to protect me. He then looked at George, showing extreme protection and slight anger in his eyes. He sighed and finally gave in.
"Fine," he said.
I smiled and then hugged him tightly.
"Thank you," I said.
He pulled away and then faced George.
Crap, this can't be good.
But surprisingly, he held out his hand. George awkwardly stared at him and then his hand. He slowly brought out his hand and then shook it. Sirius smiled, making George loosen up a bit. But then Sirius's expression became serious again.
"If you do something stupid," he said, "Like break her heart or get her pregnant, I'll damage you."
George looked slightly frightened. Molly scoffed and then lightly slapped Sirius's arm. I wanted to hit Sirius, too, but I was too busy stopping myself from blushing to do anything. Fred was chuckling in the background, enjoying my embarrassment.
"Well I think we'll be leaving now," Molly smiled, looking at my sympathetically.
Sirius transformed into his dog form and then Molly opened the door and they were gone. As soon as the door closed, I leaned against the counter and banged my head against the wood.
"I can't believe he said that!" I shrieked.
"I thought it was funny," Fred chuckled.
"Shut up!" George and I shouted at him.
He only laughed more and then walked back upstairs.
"I'm really sorry about Sirius," I said.
"It's okay," he said, "I have to admit, I was frightened."
I bit my lip to hold back a laugh.
"But I know he's just looking out for you," he said.
"You're too sweet," I smiled, bringing myself closer to him.
"I know," he smirked as he wrapped his arms around me.
George leaned in, playfully brushing his lips against mine. He then softly brought his hand on the side of my face and kissed me gently. The quickly grew more passionate and fiery. Every few seconds he'd pull away to tease me; but two could play at this game. When he brought his lips back on mine, I lightly nibbled on his bottom lip. I deepened the kiss, tracing his collarbone with my fingers while I pulled him even closer to me. He moaned in pleasure and kissed me fully this time.
"Hey!" Fred from the top of the stairs, "I think he was serious about the pregnancy thing!"
"Shut up!" George groaned loudly.
Rosaline's POV
My morning was quite eventful. Aaralyn was gone when I woke up. Sirius didn't seem to notice until the afternoon. Mrs. Weasley came storming into the house, shrieking about how Fred and George had dropped out of Hogwarts. Sirius didn't go ballistic until he heard the words "and Aaralyn left with them." He searched the whole house to see that her room was empty of her things and she wasn't anywhere to be found. Then he came to me, started asking questions. I didn't exactly put up a fight; I just hesitated and then told him. He was definitely mad and then stormed out of the house with Mrs. Weasley. I knew that Aaralyn wasn't going to like that.
About a half an hour later, Sirius came back. He had a small frown on his face. I was sensing a defeat in an argument, which meant Aaralyn was still living with George and Fred. I think it was mostly Aaralyn living with George that he was mad about.
I sat in my room, reading a book; feeling slightly bored since Aaralyn was gone. Suddenly I heard a continuous tap at my window. A small brown owl was standing at the window sill, holding a letter between its beak. I opened the window, took the letter and let the owl fly away. Who could be writing to me? I opened the envelope and started to read.
Dear Rosaline (and Aaralyn if you're still there),
I saw what happened with Aaralyn, and Nick is pretty pissed. He keeps yelling at the walls since Aaralyn isn't really there for him to yell at. It's kind of ridiculous. So I decided to write so I could tell Aaralyn what he wanted to say. But she probably has already left, so just pass this on to her when you can:
"Aaralyn White! How dare you go run off with some guy! And on top of that he's 17! He has more experience and could take advantage of you! I expected better from you! You're 15! You're too young to living with a guy! What if he hurts you? Or gets you pregnant? But apparently you won't because Cassie says so. But Watchers can only see a few days into the future, so maybe not until next week or the next! You just wait until you come home...wait, damn you won't! I keep forgetting that."
I paused to laugh a little at Nick and then continued to read.
Well it basically keeps going on like that. But trust me, he'll get over it. Nick's just being the over-protective weirdo he is. I do hope to see you guys soon. Division will soon fade out and give up on us and then we'll live normally. I just hope that will be soon. But like Nick said, I can't see that far into the future. The only person that could is my mom, but she's still missing. I miss her. Enough about me, I want to know what's going on with Aaralyn and this ginger guy! They seem pretty serious. And don't think I've forgotten you, Rosaline. Yeah, that means I know about that asshole in your school. He's in that house...uh, Slitherlot? Slithertin? I don't know, it has something to do with a snake. Well my point is, I know you're trying to avoid him. And I know why.
Miss you,
Cassie
I hated it when Cassie lectured me about things like this. But sadly, she was right.