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.
A few days later, school commenced again, and while Violet naturally attended school together with Angelica, Merlin refused to allow Dudley into the primary school.
"He does not have the required knowledge to be able to follow your class, nor does he have any experience with magic," the ancient wizard informed Harry and Bobby.
The twins nodded in understanding. "Now, there is something that I wish to discuss with you." Merlin glanced at the adults, who seemed to be listening to their conversation. "As you know, your parents are Unspeakables just like your granddad and myself.
"Unspeakables Fluffy…"
"… and Prongs." The twins grinned broadly.
"Would the two of you perhaps like to become Mini Unspeakables?"
The twins exchanged a glance before shouting a simultaneous response. "Yes!"
"When can we begin…"
"… and what are we going to do…"
"… as Mini Unspeakables?"
"I believe that you're busy enough in your primary school, so that it might be wise to wait until the summer holidays." Their father cast Merlin a questioning look.
Merlin, their grandfather and their mother nodded their agreement. "Yes, that would be wise. Shall I inform Head Unspeakable Croaker accordingly?"
"Yes please." The twins' response was fast and firm.
"What about us?"
"Can we become Mini Unspeakables, too?"
"Angelica and Violet, once you finish your primary school, we'll introduce you to the Unspeakables. We'll have to see if Devil, the trainer, will accept you."
"What about Harry and Bobby?..."
"… Doesn't he have to accept them, too?"
"He already accepted them, when they were fourteen months old." Their grandfather smiled.
"Harry an' Bobby…"
"… you know you must tell us everything in detail." The girls glared at their older brothers.
"No dears." Merlin's voice was firm. "They mustn't tell anyone anything about what they heard at the Unspeakables' office. They might even have to swear an oath."
"Mum…"
"… what's going to happen…"
"… if we accidentally tell something…"
"… after we have sworn an oath?..."
"… Will we become Squibs?"
"No, you won't. I can cast a charm at you that will prevent you from telling anything that you're not supposed to tell. Do you want me to do that?"
"Yes please." The twins nodded, gratefully.
HP
During the remaining months of their primary school time, the children were so busy that the twins almost forgot about their plan to undergo Unspeakable training during the summer holidays.
As they had to produce brooms for all twelve of them, Professor Flamel doubled his class time, knowing that the additional time was needed, even if they were all very eager and diligent.
Apart from their Alchemy class and their Animagus lesson, which Sirius still continued on the pupils' request, they had classes in Laser Magic, Concealment Charms and Wizarding Etiquette, which was taught by their grandfather as Unspeakable Caesar.
HP
Much too fast for the twins' liking, the school year ended with the realisation that they would only see their friends again, when they were off to Hogwarts.
"Mum?"
"Can we please invite everyone…"
"… to visit us here on the North Pole…"
"… for our birthdays?" the twins begged their mother, who could not resist the identical puppy-dog looks from emerald eyes.
Before Lily could reply, however, Santa spoke up. "Harry and Bobby, why don't you ask them if they wish to come over for your birthday and stay for a week? Tell them we'll collect them in front of the Leaky Cauldron at nine-o'clock in the morning of your birthday."
"Are you going to take a sleigh…"
"… to our private parking slot?"
The adults laughed, knowing that the twins somehow were very fond of the landing on their private parking slot behind the Leaky Cauldron.
"Yes, we shall do that." Santa grinned, pleasantly.
"Can we also invite the Weasley twins…"
"… and Dudley?"
The adults merely nodded, smiling at their excitement.
HP
Harry and Bobby absolutely loved training with Devil, the Unspeakables' trainer. At first, they found him very strict and thought that his name was absolutely fitting. He taught them many protective spells as well as duelling spells, stating that their magic was so strong that they could manage spells difficult enough to be required for the OWLs. Over the weeks, they became used to him and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. They often even practised their newly acquired spells against each other, when they returned home to the North Pole in the early afternoon.
They were almost sad, when their birthday approached, knowing that their friends were going to come over for a week, so that they could not attend practice with Devil.
However, when they finally picked up their friends at the Leaky Cauldron, all sadness was forgotten, and the thirteen soon-to-be first-years along with the Weasley twins and Angelica and Violet had much fun together.
To their relief, everyone was friendly to Dudley, although it became clear that he did not know much about magic and the magical world in general.
The oldest couple of twins, who had just finished their second Hogwarts year, told them much about the school, the professors and Slytherin house.
Needless to say that this led to long-lasting discussions about their upcoming Sorting.
"Don't worry about that. I've already made an advance arrangement with Sparkle concerning your Sorting." Santa laughed aloud. "Ho Ho Ho."
HP
Once their friends returned home, the twins continued their training with Devil. They even agreed with the trainer to come to the Unspeakable Office for training on Sunday mornings during the school year, provided that they would be able to get away from Hogwarts.
"That's not a problem," Merlin informed them. "As you know, my grandson Salazar was one of the founders of Hogwarts. I shall give you access to the founders' private quarters. They are equipped with a large fireplace, which is directly connected not only to the one on Santa's Workshop but also to the one at the Unspeakables' Office. It won't lead anywhere else, and it is only accessible from these two addresses."
"Wow…"
"… How cool is that…"
"… So, could we use it…"
"… to travel home…"
"… during the school year…"
"… without anyone noticing?" The twins stared at Merlin, wide-eyed.
Their father and Sirius laughed aloud. "Not even first-years yet, and they're already thinking of breaking the rules. That's my godchildren. Trustworthy Mini Marauders."
"Sirius!" Their mother glared daggers at their godfather, who swiftly transformed into his canine form, causing the two couples of twins to follow his example.
Soon, all the puppies and dogs on the North Pole were engrossed in a large canine mock fight, much to the children's delight.
tbc...
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