Chapter 2

"Oh that was brilliant!" exclaimed Lucy as the trio exited Flitwick's office. They had gotten off easy with a lecture on how such obvious knowledge should've been applied to their O.W.L.S and a few point deductions each.

" Now aren't ya glad I made a learn to cast non-verbally?" she questioned eagerly.

"We are eternally grateful!" twins said in unison. " Now we just need to figure out a way to get past that rubbish age barrier Hermione warned us about."George suggested, referring to the age line Dumbledore had placed around the Goblet of Fire to keep under 17's from entering their names. It had been a couple of weeks since the announcement that the triwizard tournament would be held at Hogwarts. Immediately, the two boys were planning on entering their names into the magical goblet. When Dumbledore had quickly announced that they had to be 17 to enter, the two had begun scheming. In just a couple of days the Beaxbatons students were to arrive, along with the Durmstrang students. Then the goblet would begin accepting names. The trio figured that they had until then to perfect their aging potion. Lucy honestly didn't care about the tournament, and secretly Fred didn't either, but George was adamant that at least one of them enter with him. Being the kind soul she was, Lucy had reluctantly volunteered. She knew better than George himself the true reason for his entering. It was to impress a certain fourth year named Hermione Granger. Though he denied it at every turn, Lucy could see the way he looked at her when he figured the brunette wouldn't notice. He knew that he could only impress her with some rather incredible magic. On that thought, Lucy decided to have some fun. "Yeah George,wouldn't want dear Miss Granger to be disappointed, now would we?" She mocked.

"Bollucks!" the redhead shouted, " I think we both know it's you who should be the most nervous!"

" And why in the world would I be nervous?

" I hate to interrupt this nervous-off but I've forgotten my Tranfiguration book and must rush off to get it." Kissing Lucy's hand in big blown up gesture, Fred rushed off, much to the amusement of the girl and brother he was leaving.

" And why in the world would I be more nervous?" Lucy started again, still blushing slightly from her encounter with Fred.

" Oh come off it Luce! I think we both know you fancy Fred!"

" And I think we both know that it's never going ta happen!" Lucy said in her thick Scottish accent. "He flirts with every female that moves! Not ta mention he an Angelina have only jus' broken things off!"

" EXACTLY! Maybe he won't go back to her again!"

"Whatever! I don't like him that much anyway." Lucy lied easily. As much as she hated being mushy and girly, Lucy had to admit that there was something about Fred that made her feel... Safe. Comfortable. Not to mention he was easy on the eyes! Until 5th year, she'd brushed off the pesky feelings as brotherly affection, like she felt for George. All the same, Lucy wished George wouldn't push the issue. Suddenly, the witch had an idea.

"Ya know what? I'll make a deal with ya! If Freddie boy asks me out, like you say he will, then you have ta ask out Granger!"

"Why would I agree to that! If he asks you out then I'll be right!"

"Well it'll give ya incentive to ask her. And don't bother denying it. I read yer journal the other day."

" You read my-"

"You called her sexy, brilliant, and said she had 'dreamy eyes that I could stare into forever'"

"But how did you get into it! Not even Fred can!"

"Most brilliant witch in our class, remember!"

"Fine. Let's get to potions before Minny kills us."

"Race ya!" Lucy ended the conversation by running down the hall, this time careful not to run into any 12 year olds.

"Mr. Weasley I trust that you have a most amusing excuse for your tardiness." Asked McGonagall, her face in it's favorite disapproving expression.

"Well you see Minny, my dear friends and I were causing a disturbance in dear Filius' class, and so we had to spend all of 15 minutes in his office."

" First of all , you will NOT address your professors by their first names! Second of all, your fellow perpetrators were on time, if barely!"

" Well, you see Professor, I also happened to forget my transfiguration book."

" Very well Weasley. 5 points from Gryffindor. Now sit down!"

Fred sat down in his usual seat next to George and Lucy. He thought back to their first time on the Hogwarts Express. She had been in a compartment all by herself, looking scared and a little bit intimidated by the other students.

" Are you alright?" Fred asked, worried about her, "You look kind of lonely."

"Bug off! I just want to be alone."

"But we don't want to bug off!" George interjected. " You're going to Hogwarts! You ought to be happy right now!" The twins invited themselves into her compartment and sat down, George in front of her and Fred beside her. " So, where are you from?" Fred asked, trying to start a conversation.

" I live in America, but my parents are from Scotland. I have an accent because I was homeschooled before this."

"Ah, so you've not been around many people before this, and your scared you'll miss your parents!"

"Well your half right. I'm one of six, so I've been around people, but I think I will miss my parents! At least my older brother, James and my two older sisters Wendy and Abigail are here!"

" Well then why aren't you sitting with them?"

" James is in 6th year and Wendy and Abigail are in 2nd! They said I wasn't cool enough to sit with them!"

"Ah" sympathized Fred. "Our oldest brother Bill has graduated already."

" He's a curse breaker at Gringotts! It's wicked!"

" And Charlie is in sixth year as well! Those two are cool, but our closest brother Percy is a total git!"

" Yeah, he's in third year and he thinks he knows everything!"

"We prank him a lot."

"Yeah! Like one time, we put pepper in his tea!"

Lucy laughed in spite of herself.

" Hey! Did your eyes just change color? And wasn't your hair darker before?"

Lucy looked embarrassed as well as another emotion that she would years later reveal to be fear. " I guess I'd better go ahead and tell you. I'm a metamorphmagus, like my Aunt Halie. That means I can change my appearance at will. It also sometimes changes with my mood. I'm learning to control it.I've also been an animagus since I was 5. I accidentally turned into a dove when I was thinking about it.I'm sorry if I freak you out."

"What? You're even more bloody awesome now! We definitely need you on our side." Exclaimed George, amazed at what he'd just heard. "Yeah! We'd better be in Gryffindor together!" agreed Fred.

"Really? You still want to be friends?" The young metamorphmagus's hair turned platinum blonde in excitement. "I was hoping for Ravenclaw, like my dad, or Hufflepuff, like my mom, but my Uncle Carson was in Gryffindor! I almost forgot! What are your names?"

"Well I'm Fred Weasley, and this is my twin and partner in crime, George!"

" I'm Lucy Emily Waldo! Partners in crime?"

" Yeah! George and I are master pranksters!"

"Yeah! But honestly I'm more interested in your powers!"

"George!" Fred yelled," You're being rude!"

" No, no it's completely fine! I don't mind talkin about it! What would you like to know?"

" Can you change your gender?"

Lucy responded by changing into a splitting image of the twins.

"Wicked! Can you change your nose into a funny one?"

She changed it into a pig's nose.

" Hold on, you said you were an Animagus! That's really complicated magic! How'd you manage it?" Asked Fred.

"Well since I'm a meta already, it was ridiculously easy for me already. All I needed was a little thought!"

"Are you registered?"

" In the US, but all the teachers here know my special abilities."

"Can you... Show us?" Asked George hesitantly.

"Sure! Watch this!"

Lucy concentrated hard. In the course of a couple of seconds, she shrunk and changed into a pure white dove. Cooing, she flew up and landed on Fred's head, much to his amusement. " That's bloody awesome!" He exclaimed. Lucy hopped off of his head and changed back. "Ya really think so?" She asked, her hair changing to strawberry blonde curls. "Yeah we bloody think so!" Fred answered, "Do you have a favorite look?" He asked.

Lucy changed once more into a slender girl with big grey eyes, sun-kissed skin,waist length dark honey blonde curls, and full lips.

"Wow!",exclaimed a stunned Fred,"You're a looker!"

Lucy blushed.

Later they had ridden to the castle together, all three of them. They had been in line to be sorted together. When Lucy had been sorted into Hufflepuff, they were disappointed but happy for her. When they had been sorted into Gryffindor, she had been distraught, but later realized that she would be able to keep her new friends. Their first potions lesson, she had sat next to them, getting herself sent to the headmaster's office by professor Snape for refusing to move. She had burst out crying and changed her appearance twice in distress before Dumbledore gave her permission to sit with them in all of their classes.

"Fred! Can you hear me Fred?" Asked Lucy frantically. Fred snapped back into reality. "We're supposed to get a partner. George's got Lee. Wanna pair up?"

" Yeah, yeah sure. What are we working on today?"

" Wow ya really were in Fred-Land! We're producing those blue flames George's crush makes all the time. We have to have partners to put them out."

"Oh it's basic then."

" Yep. What were ya doin on yer trip to Fred-Land?"

" Mostly reliving the first dayr we met you. You were such a shrimp back then!"

" Oh, like this?" She teased, morphing to a honey blonde eleven year old.

" Yep! I had forgotten you could change your age!"

"Well at least I wasn't as awkward as you!"

She changed into him as an eleven year old.

"Now your just a great shaggy haired prat!"

"Oi! I'm offended by that!"

" Miss Waldo if you would stop distracting with your abilities that would be much appreciated!" Professor McGonagall interrupted them.

" Sorry Professor! I got a little carried away!"called Lucy, morphing back to her favorite look, only with deep auburn hair.

" Quite right! I understand if you and Mr. Weasley are ahead, but that is no excuse!"

"Gotcha Professor!"

Lucy's favorite form had changed dramatically since she was eleven. Fred hadn't quite realized it until now, but she had legs! Long ones! And an arse! Not to mention a good sized rack! Fred had to catch himself from checking her out further. This was his best friend he was thinking about!

" Oi Fred! You've gone off on mind holiday again! I was trying to ask how the aging potion was getting along."

"You'd know better than me! Your the only one of us whose eligible to take potions this year!"

"True! Good thing I am too! Otherwise you and yer brother wouldn't have had the idea for those nosebleed nougats!"

" To that we owe your 'lady problems' actually!" Fred whispered the last bit, making the metamorphmagus blush furiously. He was referring to last year when Lucy had finally gotten her first period. She had been so miserable she had begged the boys to get her out of class. That fateful day was the beginning of the nose blood nougat.

" I'd really rather ya not talk about that! It's really rather embarrasin'!"

" Oh come on Luce! I know everything about you!"

"Oh really?"

"Muffliato" whispered Fred.

" Your name is Lucy Emily Waldo, named after the Beatles song and your mum, Avery Nicole Perry-Waldo's, best friend. Your patronus is a dove, as is your animagus. You have 3sisters; Wendy, Alice, and Abigail. You also have two brothers, James and John who were named after your grandfathers who you call Retro and Grandfather. Your mum's pregnant with a baby girl who she will name Victoria after your grandmother, who you call Grandmere even though you aren't french. You're favorite color is pale yellow, though you like all shades of blue. You sometimes feel insecure and your bogart is me and George calling you a freak and then murdering you. You've never been able to overcome it. You used to fancy my brother Bill, but then you stopped last year. You've not told me who you fancy now. You're 16 and won't be 17 until next May. You're favorite season is fall. You're allergic to cats. You have a birthmark just below your left hip that stays with you through your changes. You hate eating stuffing and you have a major sugar tooth! You're a beater on Hufflepuff's quidditch team though secretly you wish you were seeker. Your wand is almost the exact same as mine and we have twin cores. That means that it's eleven inches, maple, flexible, and with unicorn hair at it's have a beautiful singing voice and can play the electric guitar like nobodie's business. You have a flying horse called Batman who you talk to sometimes. You find Cedric Dighory attractive, but have drunkenly told me that my arse is cuter. You love old muggle movies, and your secretly an avid 're a virgin and proud of it. You told George and I in fourth year that you believed in God and planned to wait for marriage, like your mum. You look best with your hair in golden ringlets, and you don't like to curse."

"I...um..wow!" Stuttered a shell shocked Lucy changing her hair to meet his description. "Did I really tell you yer arse was cuter than Diggory's?"

"Yes, but you had consumed vast amounts of Firewhiskey, so you can't be held accountable!"

" Hey Fred?"

" Yeah?"

"You can back up now!"

Fred had been walking forward without realizing it. " Oh sorry Luce! Didn't mean to hit you full on with my overwhelming sexiness and charm!"

" Oh you wish!" Yelled Lucy, indignant at his flirting. She waved her wand, muttering the incantation and accidentally creating a huge purple wall of flame.

" Now that's more like it Miss Waldo! 20 points to Hufflepuff!" said McGonagall, clearly impressed. Fred waved his wand and put out the flames quickly before they burned him.

" I think that's enough for you two today, you may leave early." She said, surprising both of them. " What about me Professor?" asked George, sounding hopeful. "Both Weasleys out at once? Do you take me for a fool?"

A/N: I've decided not to be completely canon with this. Also no awkward "I'm not sure if I like him/her business. Read and Review! Third chapter coming soon. In my world I've decided on present dates so I don't have to worry about pop culture references! Hope you likey! I do!

-Mischief Managed,

Supera99