"Wake up! Wake up! We need to beat the rush! Only a week to start of term! Wake up!" Molly shouted through the burrow waking everyone up in a start.
I groaned and turned into George hiding in the pillow. Fred moved closer and took the remaining space. The bed was tinny and their feet hung off the bottom, but I fit perfectly between them and my cold feet were always warmed by their hairy legs.
"Come on you three. We have only an hour! Wake up before I get the bucket!" she threatened.
I sprang up. The bucket was ice cold water charmed to fall on our heads. I scrambled over the sleeping boys and got up. I rushed to Ginny's room and started to get dressed. I heard a loud yelp from the other room. Fred and George got the bucket. I laughed and they came into the room as I pulled my jumper on.
"You think this is funny?" They were drenched head to toe and dripped onto the floor.
I smiled, "No, no. Not at all Fred. Ginny simply told a joke I found rather funny." I lied
"Oh really?"
"And where would Ginny be?" George asked
I turned around and her bed was empty. "Well damn."
They rushed me and hugged me soaking my clothes and frizzing my hair.
"Aw Fred, George you ruined my jumper! I have to change again."
"Maybe next time you'll wake us before we get the bucket!"
They let me go and walked out to change. I pulled my jumper off and went looking for another one. The door creaked and the room went silent. I turned and saw Fred standing at the door holding my wand. His eyes were wide. I threw myself under the blanket on Ginny's bed and hid. "Fred! You pervv! How could you?" I yelled
"You left your wand! I was only gone a moment! I didn't think you'd have stripped down so fast!" He yelled back
"Leave!"
I felt my wand hit the bed I was in and the door creaked again. I peeked my head out and saw an empty room. I slid out and found I had no more jumpers. I put the wet one back on and went into the twin's room. It was empty. I walked to the closet and took out a smaller maroon jumper with an F on the front. I walked bac to Ginny's room and changed into the new to me jumper. He would live without it, there were four more inside anyways. I walked down stairs and found the twins stuffing their faces with Ron. I sat next to them and started to eat the eggs Molly placed in front of me. "Thank you, Molly."
"Dear is that Fred's Christmas jumper?"
"Yes, they had gotten mine wet and I dint have any more so I took Fred's."
"Oh, darling do you like it? I can make you one this year! It'll be blue!" She smiled excited and walked away cooking more eggs
"My sweater? You stole my sweater?" Fred asked through a mouth full of eggs
"Yes, you two ruined mine and I needed something to wear." I avoided Fred's eyes and ate my eggs.
"Hunn. I'm sorry. I swear I didn't mean to." Fred whispered
I ignored him my cheeks turning red and walked to the sofa near the fireplace.
I could hear them whisper. "What did you do?" George asked
"I walked in on her changing. She had her jumper off."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
Their voices dropped lower, harder to hear. "What was she wearing?" George asked
"Lacy black bra. Very nice." Fred told them
My face flamed and anger bloomed in my chest. I sprang from my seat and stomped over to them smacking their heads together. "Stupid. Stupid boys." I muttered and walking away again.
"Ow. Hunn that wasn't very nice." George said
I looked at them and narrowed my eyes. Breathing deep trying to calm myself. "Not, nice? I can show you not nice George."
He paused a moment looking at me. "No, no we're good." They went back to eating silently
After a few moments they walked over to me trapping me in the middle. "Hunn. I swear I didn't mean it. I really am sorry."
"Sure, you are. That's why you were over their gossiping over my bra color." I refused to look at them
"Hunn, we're blokes how could we not? You're beautiful. Of course, George wants to know what color your kickers are!" Fred explained
"Well I've always been a little curious. Now I know. Lacy black quite classy Hunn." George laughed and nudged me
I could feel their innocence and something deeper underneath. They were hiding something.
"How did you know what we were talking about though?"
"What do you mean? I heard you whispering."
"We weren't whispering though Hunn. We were doing our twin thing and talking with our eyes and thoughts." George said
"Really? I heard you whispering. It was soft and quiet like you said it out loud."
"I wonder if it's because our bond is getting stronger?" Fred asked looking at me for an answer.
"I don't know. I never saw the spell we did."
"We can show you and your Ravenclaw brain can figure it out."
"Alright. Where's the book?" I asked
"At Hogwarts. We hid it in the library."
"You went into the library?" I was shocked, they'd never set foot in there with me
"Well we needed to translate it. So we hid it with the Latin book when term was over."
"It'll have to wait."
We sat in silence. Not knowing what to say.
After a moment, Harry and Ron came downstairs followed by Hermione and Ginny. They started eating and chatting filling the house with noise and laughter. Molly bustled about the kitchen and made sure everyone was fed and ready including Arthur who walked down last ruffled and tired.
"Hey, Hunn we figured out what we want to sell to students." They whispered
"What is it?"
"We want to sell instant pranks and class evaders."
"Instant?"
"Yeah! We want to sell things to get students out of class." Fred whispered
"And instant pranks for use against all and those who aren't prank savvy." George finished
"Like what?" I asked
"Well. We can make something to get students sick during class instantly, and then better once they're out in the hall."
"And pranks that happen right away and turn kids into something else until the prank puller wants to change them back!"
"I don't think anyone's every done that before."
"That's what we want! We want to bring something new to the prank world!"
"How are we going to do it?" I asked them pondering potions and options
"A potion maybe?" Fred suggested
"To sloppy." I answered
We sat thinking. Everyone was eating and laughing and we sat on the sofa thinking deep in thought.
"Time to go!" Molly yelled
We walked to fire place and everyone flooed out of the house. It came to be my turn and I threw the powder and in the next moment I was squeezed between the green flames and landed in Leaky Cauldron stumbling and coughing, covered in soot.
It was dark and a little stuffy. There was no natural light in the bar and witches and wizards were sitting at tables reading and writing with their beautiful quills. The bar maid walked around refilling drinks and cleaning. She was dressed in a long skirt and it flourished around her as she twisted and turned around us and the tables. Molly pushed us all along and out the door of the Leaky Cauldron into the bright morning sun. Everything was bright and beautiful. People bustled about talking and searching. Children laughed and screamed running around with their play wands and small brooms.
"First stop Gringots bank." Molly said pulling us along. We entered the bank stopping in the long marble room. Goblins sat high in their chairs writing and reading, they're long hook noses turned up at the sight of us. And Their eyes narrowed turning ugly and savage as we walked past deeper into the building. Molly stopped in front of a tall table and waited to be recognized by the old goblin.
"Yes," he drawled slowly leaning over the edge to look down at us. Tapping his crusty pointed nails on the deep dark wood.
"We need to make a withdrawal from three accounts today." Molly spoke her head held high
"What accounts?" he hissed
"Weasley. Rose-Singer, and Potter."
"Very well. Griphook will take you down." He leaned back and waved his hands
"Come Hunn, and Harry. We'll go down together. Arthur stay with the children." Molly told them
We walked away from the group. It felt wrong to walk away from them. I looked back to see the twins fidgeting awkwardly. I walked on holding onto Molly, Harry walking beside us. The goblin lead the way and seated us in a rickety old cart. It zoomed down the path and stopped. "Weasley." The gobbling said "Vault 104."
Molly got up and walked to the door handing him her key. The door opened to reveal a very small pile of silver Sickles inside, and just one gold Galleon." She took out a tiny hand full and got back in the cart next to me.
The cart lurched forward again and zoomed away. Stopping suddenly the gobbling called out, "Potter. Vault 687." Molly got up with Harry and handed him a small bag to fill. The door swung open and revealed a massive pile of gold and silver. Harry took out a few handfuls and got back in the cart with Molly. Mine was last I didn't know what I would find, empty or full, somewhere in-between. The cart went on deeper into the bank, and stopped again and the gobbling got up, "Rose-Singer. Vault 897." He spoke getting up and walking to the door. Molly handed me a small pouch. I walked with the gobbling and handed him the key.
The door opened and inside there was a decent pile of gold and silver lying in the center, but that's not what amazed me. There were books. Walls covered in them and shelves lined in the center. "Books?" I whispered
"Yes. Your parents collected for the last five years. God knows why, but the value of the collection is in need of, higher security. Rare books, the value alone out numbers Mr. Potter's vault.
"Can I have a moment?" I asked
"Yes. Hurry though I have work to do." He wondered away, leaving me in peace.
I walked into the vault and browsed the books. One stood out above the rest. In the center at the back corner there was a book displayed above the rest. 'Hogwarts A History, First edition, signed.' I gasped the book was displayed behind glass and opened to the signature.
The plaque read: 'For my Hunny Bunny. My little Ravenclaw, with the heart of a Hufflepuff, and the soul of a Gryffindor. Love Mum and Dad. '
Tears sprang to my eyes and I wiped them away. My parents bought these books for me, they knew how much this would mean to me. I touched the glass and wiped my eyes again. There were books on everything. There was a thick book on detailed Latin language, I pulled it off the shelf and tucked it under my arm with books on advance Defense against the Dark Arts, Charms, and Dark Curses. I took large handfuls of Gold and placed it in my pouch. Walking out of the vault Molly looked at the stack of books shocked. "Books?" She asked.
"Yes. My parents had bought many books and never told me. I wanted to take these with me. Can you help me? Maybe shrink them down for now?" I asked
"Of course!" She waved her wand and shrank the books to fit in my front pocket. "You got your gold?" I nodded to her. The cart went on and took us back to the top of the vaults. Day light broke through and I sprinted for it. I saw the twins waiting and talking to Ginny and ran into them knocking them off balance. They caught me and held me close for a moment before letting me go.
"What's up little rabbit?" Fred asked
"You should have seen it! It was like a library! It was beautiful! And there was this, this First edition Hogwarts a History book! Signed!" tears sprang back up and I wiped them away as they came, "My parents bought them for me before they died and it they left it for me to find!" I Smiled and I laughed, it was wonderful.
"Really?"
"That's wonderful! Anything useful?" George asked me, smiling.
Fred placed his arm around my shoulders and we walked with everyone else onto the street again.
"There was a book on advanced Latin, Dark Arts, Charms, and Dark Curses! Your mum shrank them all and I have them with me." I whispered
"Nice!" George laughed excited
Molly led us into the book store where she directed us to find our books. The twins got the only book they didn't have at home. I went down the list and picked up used copies of all the books I needed for sure.
"You have money. Why are you getting the used ones for?"
"Well I have a plan for the rest of my money. Our money." I told them paying for the books
"Our money?" They looked confused
"Well I had an idea when we passed the sweet shop." I walked out behind Molly and Ginny and they followed closely behind me
"And?" the prompted
"Well the instant pranks and class escapers can be made into candy form!" I whispered to them falling behind the group
"That's brilliant!"
"How do we do it?"
"We brew a paste and shape it into the candy. One half gets you sick enough to leave class and the other fixes you up again!" I was excited. It was possible and brilliant!
They stopped me and pulled me to the side of the crowd, "You are so smart! So brilliant!" They said hugging me tightly
"We need to get a few things at the potions shop and then we can start this week before term starts. And perfect it." I smiled and pulled them back to the group
"Molly! I need to get new robe's, do you mind stopping? Please?" I asked her sweetly
"Yes darling! Come on come on. I don't get to do this often." She walked ahead of me into Madam Malkin's shop. I slipped George the Gallons and a list.
"Mum we're going to look at Zonko's!"
"Don't you buy anything! Trouble makers the lot of you." I hooked my arms with hers and we walked inside with Ginny and Hermione.
I winked back at George and Fred. They laughed and headed in the direction of the potion shop down the way. I was measured and poked all over for new robes.
"Your bust measurements are a bit larger as with the hips and waist. That's to be expected with your age though, so don't fret to much darling." She poked my ankle and I jumped
I turned in the mirror to get a good look, they were nice.
"Oh, darling you're beautiful!" Molly beamed
I bought new robes, skirts and dress shirts for class. It felt good to buy new things. Ginny was measured next and her robes were let out and taken in, in places as needed. I slipped her a few Gallons and she got new skirts and dress shirts as well. We laughed as we left the store our new robes being held by Arthur and Percy who tagged along. The twins were waiting outside with our bags of books. I noticed inside was a smaller bag ruffled and stuffed to fit between the hard spines and covers. I smiled at them and we walked shopping for a while longer, getting everything else we needed. As the sun rose high in the sky Molly took us all home and fed us and shoved us off to our rooms to organize and prepare.
The twins and I went upstairs and started brewing. This school year would be something wonderful.