"This is crazy." I mused as Devin and I sat on the floor of the abandoned shop.
"Thats okay, crazy is good every once and a while." He answered as he pulled out two pillows and a blanket.
"We leave for the Hogwarts in two days." I said as he set up a makeshift bed.
"Do you have your ticket?" He asked, laying down on the hard floor. I nodded as I went over to curl up with him. He put an arm around me and I put my head on his other arm. We talked for a while, before we fell asleep.
I woke up alone and sat up alarmed. I looked around but Devin was no where to be seen.
"Devin?" I called out but no one answered. I mentally slapped myself. Of course he went back to his uncle. What had I been thinking. Just then the door opened and I jumped up, wand out.
"Casper its me." Devin said, his hands up looking worried
"Damn it Devin I thought you left." I replied crossing the room and hugging him.
"No I won't leave I only went to see what was going on back at the Leaky Cauldron." He said into my hair. "Anyways you should probably get dressed, I'll make breakfast." I agreed reluctantly and went into a separate room we had found had a mirror and got dressed. I pulled off my old clothes and pulled on white skinny jeans, a dark blue Witch Sisters band t-shirt, and some tall black converse which went over my jeans just barely I also pulled on a dark grey beanie.
I did my usual make-up except making the color on my lips darker and painting my fingernails the same bright blue as my hair. I walked out of the room and saw Devin, huddled over a little pit trying to get a fire started with his wand. I laughed and attempted to help him, moving the little rocks he had put around the small hole.
"I don't think this is working." I sighed as the small leaf we had lit shriveled up and died. "But you never told me what was happening back at the bar." He smiled and told me everything. There wasn't much going on. McGonagall, Dumbledore, and Tom were asking the people who came in if they had seen us but they weren't quite making a great effort themselves. They all just assumed that they would find us at Hogwarts, which they of course would.
"So we have only today left." He ended sadly. I felt a pang in my chest at the thought.
"Then lets do something crazy." I said, my head falling in his lap as he played with strands of my hair.
"Like runaway?" He asked with a laugh.
"No."
"Then what?"
"Something crazy."
We looked at each other and an idea struck me.
"I've got it."
"It" took about an hour to plan and when we were ready it took a half an hour to work up the nerve.
"This is brilliant." Devin told me as I got ready to go into the Leaky Cauldron.
"I know." I answered and ran into the bar. Heads whipped around and I was crying hysterically.
"Casper?" I heard and McGonagall ran up in front of the crowd.
"I...I'm so sorry we..we shouldn't have left." I sobbed hugging myself as Tom joined McGonagall.
"Is Devin with you?" He asked looking side to side and I cried harder as he said Devins name.
"He...he g...got hurt I didn't kn..know where else to go." I cried and they both looked at each other alarmed.
"Take us to him." I heard Dumbledores calm voice. I looked around and saw him at the bottom of the stairs. I nodded and ran out the door. They followed me closely as I led them to the abandoned shop. We ran inside and no one was there.
"Devin?" I called to no response.
"Where is he?" Tom demanded pushing me away.
"Right here." I heard and an unhurt Devin walked out of the darkness.
"Devin what are you doing?" I asked as I saw his outstretched wand. I walked up to him. "This wasn't the plan."
"Plan what's going on Casper?" McGonagall asked drawing her own wand.
"It was supposed to be a prank we were going to walk in and Devin was going to pretend to be hurt and then throw water on you. It was going to be hilarious but I have no idea whats going on right now." I answered not looking away from Devin. Dumbledore laughed and everyone looked at him.
"It was a good plan." He mused, stroking his long white beard. I laughed too but my laugh was cut short as I felt arms around me and Devins wand pointed to my neck. I tried to fight and Dumbledore and Tom got out their wands too.
"What are you doing Devin?" Tom yelled as Devin pushed his wand into my neck making me force my head up. He gave a laugh that made my skin crawl.
"What are you doing Uncle Tom? You and I both know who this is, what she is." He answered pulling off my bandage and showing off my white mark. "Think of how useful she could be. I decided to get close to her, my only regret is that I didn't get closer." I felt his cold hand under my shirt and I struggled, crying out as he pulled my hair back.
"Devin stop." I pleaded as his hand snaked around me.
"Get away from her!" McGonagall yelled shooting a red spark at him but he deflected it with ease.
"You won't attack me because you don't want to hurt her." He whispered in my ear, loud enough for them to hear but thrown at me.
"You're going to hell." I told him stepping on his foot.
"CRUCIO!" He yelled in pain and I felt agonizing pain. It was all pain. Everything. My limbs were twisting in ways they shouldn't. I could hear pain, I could see it, I could taste it. I was the pain. I was screaming trying to get away but he held me up. Finally the pain stopped and tears streaked down my face but I didn't cry. I wasn't going to give him that satisfaction.
"What do you want?" McGonagall asked white faced and slightly shaking.
"He wants Casper, and he'll keep hurting her if we don't leave." Dumbledore said quietly, his wand was still not out.
"Good the old mans not as dumb as he looks." Devin said smiling.
"Who are you to be calling people dumb?" I challenged.
"Crucio." He whispered with a smile but I was ready for it this time. I didn't cry out I just took it, sometimes letting out a gasp, or a moan of pain. I heard McGonagall pleading for him to stop in the distance but I was too focused to really hear her. I was tensed for more pain but he stopped looking disappointed. "You're taking all the fun out of it."
"Okay so if we leave you… you leave Casper alone?" McGonagall asked putting her wand down slowly. Poor Tom was rooted on the spot, a look of pure hurt on his face.
"Not necessarily. I want the old man to stay." He answered. I was tensed, the moment any one moved I was going to strike.
"You're-"
"Casper shut up alright." McGonagall cut me off with a stern look.
"No lets hear what she has to say." Devin breathed in my ear and I felt sick.
"You're a son of a bitch who is going to wish you were never born after I get my hands on you." I told him and I saw his face get red.
"CRU-" But I was ready, I brought my heel up hard in between his legs and he pushed me away doubling over in pain. Using the momentum of the push I swung my leg around, kicking him hard in the head and he fell holding his head in pain. I had my wand out and pointing at him in a second.
"Expelliarmus!" I yelled and caught his wand as it flew at me.
"Do it. I hurt you now you're going to hurt me." He said, his voice full of malice. A part of me wanted to. A part of me wanted to kill him for what he put me through. I snapped his wand in half with my knee and threw it at him.
"I'm not like you." I whispered and grabbed my stuff, running out of the store and through the crowds accidently running into a short red headed women followed by a taller redhead, four more redheads and a pair of twin redheads.
"Oh dear." She said looking at me kindly.
"I..I'm sorry I should've been watching where I was going." I apologized picking up my trunk.
"Molly!" I turned and saw Dumbledore and McGonagall running towards us.
"Professor Dumbledore! " The woman, Molly, exclaimed in surprise looking at me then back at him.
"It seems Miss. Potter here has had a prank gone awry, thank you for catching her can I ask you to lunch with us? And please Molly call me Albus." He said and I saw everyone the whole family stare at me. The twins perked up especially when Dumbledore said prank.
"Oh yes I suppose we could how about it Arthur, we've just finished the school shopping. Fred and George are starting Hogwarts this year." She answered looking at her husband, Arthur, and nodded to the twins, Fred and George who were whispering furiously to each other.
"Oh yes that would be splendid." He said absentmindedly and we all walked back to the Leaky Cauldron.
Authors Note- WEASLEYS! I love them I swear guys they are probably my favorite people in the entire series. Till next time!