Chapter 23 - ROOMING WITH PRANKSTERS

Harry POV

Once we got to the hospital wing… again…

How come I am here so many times this year as well?

We settled Tracey down onto a bed before Poppy shooed us off, telling us she needs to rest and not be disturbed. I knew better than to argue with Poppy. Daphne and I promptly left, not before we ran into professor Mcgonagall.

"Mister Potter! May I ask for a moment of your time?"

I turned to look at her, she had her stern no-nonsense face on.

Uh oh! This can't be good…

Daphne instantly bailed, she gave me a smile before saying bye and went off back to DADA.

"Yes, professor?"

"I noticed that you have not been in the Gryffindor common room of late, I had heard of an argument that occurred between you and Ron Weasley. I will not name any names, but many students, especially all of those on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, said that you stormed off outside and never came back. They were beginning to get worried as they barely saw you throughout the school day and you weren't returning to the dormitories. I was hoping you could tell me where you went?"

Like a deer caught in the headlights, I then told Mcgonagall about my row with Ron and how he didn't approve of my relationship with Daphne, and how he said I was glory hunting to show off my patronus to Hogsmeade. I did, however, not tell her about the Room of Requirement, that place was too much of a good hiding spot to give away. I lied to her instead and told her that I took up refuge in an abandoned classroom and stayed there for the last week. Mcgonagall then raised an eyebrow and gave me a quizzed look, calculating whether or not I was lying.

She then huffed out, "Very well Mister Potter, I understand your situation with Mister Weasley…"

Then I noticed that she didn't use Ron's first name.

"...However you still must return to the dormitories, I cannot have a student sleep somewhere that is unsupervised!"

I sighed at this, back to my ex-best friend I guess...

Mcgonagall then cut in.

"Although I hate to suggest this, but there is a spare bed available in the Weasley twins and Lee Jordan's room, if you wish, you could sleep in their room, at least for the rest of this school year".

My jaw then dropped open as I couldn't believe it. I then quickly nodded and agreed to move back in. Rooming with the twins? Talk about jackpot! Lee is also a funny bloke as well, this is going to be so much fun!

After I finished my last class of the day, I quickly bolted to the Room of Requirement and packed up all my stuff. I then emptied the bookshelf and took all the hand-written books from Rowena Ravenclaw, some of them I hadn't even read yet. I then stuffed them in my trunk and shrunk it before bolting towards Gryffindor tower. I entered the common room and instantly everyone turned their heads and whispers started. I ignored all of them and took a look around.

Thank god Ron was not here, I don't want to make under scene.

I then quickly bolted up the steps to the boy's dormitory when I bumped into Lee.

"Hey Lee!"

"Hiya Harry! I thought you weren't coming back. Honestly, I wouldn't if my roommate bashed me like that and booped me out. I'd give the Slytherin dungeons a chance before coming back!"

I laughed slightly at this.

"I would too…"

He then gave me a smirk. Realizing the implied meaning behind what I said, I blushed slightly.

"... anyway, Mcgonagall asked me why I wasn't back in the tower and basically said I needed to come back… she knows about Ron so she asked me if I wanted to Room with you and the twins… I mean… if that's okay with-"

Lee then cut me off.

"Of course! Blimey! It would be a blast! I need someone else as a target for Fred and George's pranks! They really give it to me on some days! Having you around will keep me sane!"

I laughed slightly at his remark. Lee then lead me towards his and the twin's room. On a gut feeling, I stepped back as Lee opened the door. BAM! A cloud of smoke covered Lee's face and he started coughing. Luckily I took a few steps back or I might have caught some of it. When the smoke cleared, Lee's hair had turned pink and his ears had elongated until they hung off his head and touched his shoulders. I stared for a moment before I started to laugh uncontrollably.

Lee then yelled out, "FORGE! GRED! REVERSE THIS NOW!"

Then from behind one of the beds, the two pranksters poked their heads up and snickered at the sight of Lee. They then pulled up a camera and took a picture before reversing Lee's catastrophic appearance. Lee chased them around the room for a bit, trying to steal the photo, but eventually gave up and lay down on his bed. Fred and George, or Forge and Gred, then looked at me.

"Harry-"

"What might you-"

"Be doing here?"

I then explained to them about Mcgonagall and rooming with them. They both glanced at each other before lowering the heads slightly.

"Look Harry-"

"We are terribly sorry-"

"About ickle Ronnikins-"

"He was out of line-"

"And we already told him off for it-"

"And pranked the crap out of him!"

I waved off their apology, as it wasn't the twin's fault. In fact, I was slightly worried that they would stop talking with me and take sides with Ron. I was glad they were chill about it. Fred then spoke up after I settled in and enlarged my trunk at the spare be.

"Oh and Harry, Oliver told me to remind you to come to the next training session for Quidditch this Saturday!"

Cold sweat then dripped down my back as I froze on the spot.

Bollocks! I completely forgot about Quidditch practice had started! Training started last weekend! I missed it because I slept in the hospital wing… with Daphne... and forgot the sessions afterwards. It was also Oliver's last year at Hogwarts and I remember him being so disappointed in not winning the house cup last year since Quidditch was canceled because of the big fat snake with killer eyes that was on the roam! Merlin's beard I am so screwed…

The twins noticing me freeze up came over and patted me on the shoulder as they knew how utterly fucked I was.

It was Saturday, after returning from Hogsmeade with Daphne, I quickly said goodbye to her and left to my room to meet the twins to get changed into quidditch robes before going together with them to the Quidditch pitch. Once I arrived, I had gotten pummelled at first by not only Oliver when I came onto the pitch for missing practice, but also the chaser trio, and gotten bruises before training even started! Fred and George merely whistled as if they didn't see anything and mounted their brooms and flew off. I then mounted my Nimbus 2000 and flew off after them.

Oh boy… this is going to be a long practice!

After two hours of practice, I was outright dead. Oliver had pushed the team hard today since I missed the two training sessions before and hadn't played any quidditch since last year with that bloody bludger, I was on my last legs whilst the rest of the team pushed on.

By some miracle, I somehow managed to fly on and kept up with the team. Once training came to a close, I landed down on the pitch and collapsed onto the grass, lying down like a starfish on the pitch. Katie snickered whilst Angelina and Alicia both laughed out openly at my tired state. Fred and George then walked past me whilst whistling, pretending to not notice how dead I was on the floor. Oliver then stood above me.

"You actually kept up Harry? Great! I managed to also get the pitch on Wednesday afternoons as well, so remember next Wednesday and Saturday alright? See you then!"

After Oliver left a more pleasant person came into view. Daphne then stood above me as I looked up at her.

"Well… you look tired hahaha! You up for a picnic by the lake? I don't really want to eat at the great hall… I had enough of Malfoy and his riff-raff about his arm".

I then shot up immediately, forgetting the soreness of my body. I was about to lean in hug her when Daphne shoved me back.

"Oh no you don't! You go shower and clean up first!"

I was about to retort when she took her wand out and pointed for me to go towards the changing room. I then walked off towards the changing rooms. The chaser trio then broke into a fit of laughs and giggles as they watched me walk away from Daphne.

"Whipped!" yelled George.