Advance Arrangement
by Teddylonglong

All recognizable characters belong to J. K. Rowling, and I am not earning anything by writing this story. I am not a native speaker of English. Please excuse my mistakes.


Needless to say, it took the children years, before they managed to spike fur instead of their left hand, and Sirius had to think of something to entertain the kids and prevent them from becoming frustrated by their lack of success. While they attempted the transformation, he told them funny stories, only motioning them to try again three times during the duration of their class.

Percy had already left for Hogwarts, when five-year-old Angelica was the first to spike a paw with the distinctive fur of the Paciguise.

"Padfoot!"

"Well done, Angelica. Really well done. Now, everyone else, you see that it can be done, even if you don't have a familiar with the exact form that you are trying to attempt."

'We need to try harder,' Harry thought to Bobby.

'Yaeh, it shouldn't be possible for Angelica to beat us,' his twin replied, sighing.

Ever since Santa had taken the twins to the North Fir Tree at the age of seventeen months, they had been able to converse through telepathy, something which both twins found extremely convenient and had not told anyone but their mother after swearing her to secrecy.

From that time onwards, the seven-year-olds used every free minute to try the transformation into their second Animagus form.

HP

By the time the Weasley twins turned eleven and were soon going to leave for Hogwarts, all pupils finally managed the complete Animagus transformation into their preferred kind of canine. Harry, Bobby and Angelica were even able to transform into their Paciguise forms.

"We're going to miss you," Angelica told Fred and George during Fluffy's private Potions tutoring on Saturday morning, which she and her twin brothers had joined ever since their mother had allowed them to brew together with the older twins.

'That's true,' Bobby thought to Harry, 'Fred and George have always been great fun.'

Harry nodded, somehow feeling disappointed at the idea of the older twins leaving for Hogwarts.

"We'll write and tell you…"

"… all kind of funny stories from Hogwarts." The older twins grinned in clear expectation.

"We're going to miss…"

"… brewing with you and Unspeakable Fluffy though."

Their mother chuckled. "Do you know how to swear a wizard's oath?"

Two heads bobbed up and down.

"Yes, Maam…"

"… Dad said we should know…"

"… before going to Hogwarts."

"Can you swear on your magic to keep my secret if I reveal my identity to you?"

Harry and Bobby watched with interest how the older twins swore their oaths, before they looked at their mother in clear expectation.

"I am Lily Potter. With the help of the Unspeakables, we did not die, when Voldemort attacked us seven and a half years ago. However, as long as Dumbledore and Voldemort are around, we wish to remain in hiding."

The older twins exchanged a look. "Thank you very much for telling us…"

"… and for teaching us all these years."

"It was worth it. The two of you are very adept at Potions, just like my own children. If you are interested, I can speak with Professor Snape and suggest for him to make you his student assistants. However, Professor Snape won't tolerate any nonsense."

"Professor Snape?"

Harry, Bobby and Angelica laughed aloud at the boys' expressions of pure disbelief.

"But Percy said…"

"… he was a total git."

"He is not." Angelica glared at the redheads. "He's my godfather, and Draco's too, and he's really nice."

"He is my friend and I assure you that he'll be able to make you potions masters by the time you take your NEWTs, provided that you're interested."

"Yes please…"

"… what if we're going to be sorted into Gryffindor though…"

"… will he still be willing to teach us and make us his student assistants?"

"He will. In fact, I already spoke with Professor McGonagall about your ability of brewing potions, and she suggested for you to become his student assistants. I'll speak with him and, if he's interested, ask him to join us here next Saturday."

The redheaded twins bowed deeply.

"Thank you so very much…"

"… We'll be forever in your debt."

Harry and Bobby exchanged a look, rolling their eyes in annoyance, only to nod, when Angelica impatiently asked, "Can we brew now? What are we going to brew today? Can we prank Padfoot?"

HP

During the following months until the end of the school year, Sirius still kept their morning classes for some quality Animagi times. Together, they left the school building and played on the snowy grounds, where the canine Animagi were often joined by the white puppies of the North Pole, who pulled them into mock fights every now and then.

"Padfoot's classes are still the best," Harry told his mother in excitement one evening.

"Absolutely," Bobby agreed.

"But it was unfair that he made us transform into our Paciguise forms, when we wanted to play with the puppies," Angelica complained.

"You can always play with the puppies…"

"… unlike our classmates…"

"… who don't have puppies at their home."

HP

Apart from discussing their Animagi forms, the question where the older twins were going to be sorted at Hogwarts became the main topic among the pupils of the primary school.

"Does it matter?" Harry asked one day, knowing from their expressions that his siblings were equally fed up by the topic.

"No, it doesn't matter…"

"… provided that we're going to be sorted together."

"Let's ask Merlin," Angelica suggested. "Perhaps, he or Santa can somehow charm the Sorting Hat to sort you together."

HP

Together, the whole student body headed to the headmaster's office, where Merlin patiently listened to their request, before he began to laugh aloud.

Once Merlin finished laughing, he explained, "Ever since Percy entered Hogwarts, Santa has sent Sparkle, one of his elves, to Hogwarts. Sparkle is working at the school in the disguise of a normal house-elf. However, he is not a house-elf but has the magic of the North Pole at his disposal. We can easily ask Sparkle to charm the Hat to sort you together."

"Thank you, sir…"

"… We appreciate it very much."

"Do you have a preferred house?"

Fred and George exchanged a look. "No, sir. Perhaps, Slytherin might be good…"

"… if we want to become Professor Snape's student assistants."

Merlin nodded in understanding. "I shall speak with Sparkle."

tbc...

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