Enter for the Quidditch League Competition - Daily Prophet Competition - Caerphilly Catapults - Beater 1
Prompt: Wingardium Leviosa – [action] flying high above the ground on a carpet
Word count: 527
strategy sets the scene for the tale
"Are you sure it's safe?" Percy asked, looking at his brothers. "I don't think Mum would be too happy with it."
Bill and Charlie looked at each other, and tried not to smile. Percy was their baby brother and they love him, but this doesn't mean that they won't be messing with him from time to time.
"Of course it's safe. Don't you trust us?" Charlie asked, coming near Percy, who looked at him with narrowed eyes.
"At this moment? Not really," Percy said, crossing his arms and looking at them. "I still don't understand why I have to be on top of this rug."
"Because it's fun!" Bill replied, twirling the wand on his hand. It was his first Christmas Break after he started Hogwarts and he wanted to show his brothers what he had learned.
If things were a little out of control, it wasn't going to be his fault, right?
"Fine," Percy finally acquiesced, to the cheers of Bill and Charlie. "What do you want to do?"
Bill looked at Charlie, who seemed to be trying not to laugh at his younger brother's innocent question, but was failing miserably.
"The first spell we learnt in Charms was 'Wingardium Leviosa'," Bill said, moving his wand the way Professor Flitwick had taught him, and the rug Percy was sitting on started to levitate. "See? It works!"
"What?" Percy screeched, seeing the rug going up and up, while the floor looked far away from him. "Bill! Put me down!"
"Why? You said you wanted to see what I learnt in school, so I'm showing you!" Bill said, while Charlie was too busy rolling on the floor laughing his ass off.
"This isn't funny! Put me down!" Percy yelled, seeing how the ceiling was approaching quickly. "Bill!"
"William Arthur Weasley! What do you think you're doing?" a voice yelled from behind and Bill winced, knowing he was caught. "Put your brother down this instant!"
"But Mum…" Bill tried to say, but one look at his mother showed him he didn't have much of a choice. "We were just having fun…"
"It doesn't look like your brother is having fun at the moment!" Molly screeched, seeing how Percy was practically squished by the ceiling. "I knew I should have locked up your wand when you came back."
Bill didn't look at his mother; he tried to remember which spell would make his brother go down, but it looked like he was taking too much time, since his mother just grumbled, 'Finite Incantatem', and Percy was safely on the ground again.
"I don't want to see you showing off any new spells; are you listening to me?" Molly said, looking at Bill, who nodded. "Good. Don't think you aren't grounded. And this goes for you too, Charles."
"What did I do?" Charlie cried in indignation, but one look from Molly made him look down. "Yes, Mum."
Nodding, Molly walked away from the living room, leaving the three Weasley brothers alone.
"What else did you learn?" Percy asked, making Bill look at him. "What? Just don't get caught."
Bill smiled and knew he was going to have to show Percy about the Babbling Curse.