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She knows more
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Rose's Pov:
"Rose!" I heard a scream in the distance.
"Rose!" The scream was louder this time. I opened my eyes to see that both Angelina and Alicia had woken up as well and were glaring my way.
"Who's that?" Alicia asked. I liked Alicia, she was nice.
"Dunno." I shrugged. I headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth and face. I changed into a pair of jeans and a long-sleeved tee, I left the bathroom.
"You should go check, Rose. They were yelling for you." Angelina said from where she was trying to fall back asleep. Unlike Alicia, Angelina was a little harder to come around. But we were all getting along just fine, well except for Amara who by the way was not in the dormitory. I walked down the stairs, and sure enough two redheads were attempting to climb up the stairs.
"Stop!" I yelled at them. They were both about to put a foot in the staircase.
"Stay where you are!" I warned them. They both froze in place, confused. I descended the stairs and grinned at them both who were still eyeing me sceptically.
"By all means, try and climb the staircase." I told them, a cheeky grin on my face.
"But you said-" George started.
"- that we had to stop?" Fred ended.
"Yes well. Please, don't let me stop you." I told them, smirking. They looked at each other confused but nevertheless, they attempted to climb the staircase.
As soon as their feet touched the second step, it turned into a slide and they both went tumbling down. I laughed like a maniac, and I realized that Lee was standing behind me when he started cracking up as well. Over by the table, Percy was shaking his head disapprovingly while Oliver Wood laughed to himself. Charlie just came down from the staircase and was watching his brothers in confusion, as they groaned and complained over how they broke their ribs. As soon as Charlie saw me there, understandment rushed to his face.
"What was that?" Fred said while getting up from the floor.
"That was mental!" George exclaimed. Charlie walked over me and extended his hand. I stared at him in confusion.
"Miss Rose Lightbourn, please accept my hand for a quick demonstration." Charlie said. I quickly understood, and holded his extended hand. Charlie guided me to the boys' staircase and walked ahead of me.
"Wait, Rose!" Fred exclaimed as I stepped over the first step. I went up until the fourth step and grinned at the twins and Lee. I began to laugh again at their faces.
"Why is it not a slide?!" Fred asked his older brother.
"That is because the founders believed that the girls were far more trustworthy then boys." I told Fred.
"Thats-!" Fred began but George quickly cut him off.
"Fair." He grinned.
"So let me get this straight." Fred said while looking at me. "You knew what would happen if we climbed the staircase, so you descended first and had us tumble down like idiots?"
"Yup!" I replied.
"That's-" George began.
"Amazing!" Fred ended. He rushed over to hug me, with George not far behind.
"Look at that Freddie!" George said looking at me, mischief in his eyes. "We are now a quartet!"
"Whait, what?" I asked in disbelief.
"Why yes dear Rose." Fred began to say. "You just signed a lifetime prank contract!"
"Does that mean that I am gonna get pranked to no end?" I asked them. It was no secret that they loved to prank, even if it was only the first week, they were already under Filch's, the caretaker, skin!
"Nope!" Said George while grinning.
"You get to prank with us!" Fred said. With Lee and George cheering, and Charlie shaking his head in amusement.
"Oh dear." I sighted and laughed along.
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(Weeks later)
The Great Hall was decorated with a feel of the autumn breeze in the air. Halloween was just around the corner and everyone was excited.
Unfortunately, I was about the only not exited. Halloween meant christmas was nearer, and my parents haven't returned the letter I send over a month ago. I heard a voice call my name several times but I was too distracted to look at whoever it was.
FRED'S POV:
Over the last week, Rose, George, Lee and myself have been planning on playing a prank on Snape. Rose however, had been distant. I know it is because of the letter she sent to her parents about a month ago. When I first suggested her to write to them I expected them to respond to her, not ignore her.
The four of us were currently sitting on the common room. Rose and I were on the couch, George and Lee had papers spread all over the floor they were sitting at. I looked over at Rose and saw her looking at fireplace with grieve.
"Rose?" I tried calling her name, but her head seemed to be in the clouds.
"Rose?" I tried again but no budge, this time both George and Lee turned to look at Rose. She continued to look at the fireplace. I touched her shoulder and felt how she flinched at the touch.
"Oi," I started and this time she turned to look at me "you okay?". She nodded silently but I cocked up an eyebrow in disbelief.
"Yeah I'm fine" She responded, this time she flashed a grin.
ROSE'S POV:
"You okay?" Fred asked. I nodded silently but he cocked up an eyebrow in disbelief.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I answered, I flashed a grin to make a point. It looked as if he wanted to argue with me but held back.
"So tell me, how's the planning going?" I asked the boys.
"Amazing." George said.
"We would get in so much trouble if we get caught though." Lee warned us.
"Nonsense!" said Fred shaking his head while grinning.
"now tell me Rosie," Fred turned to talk to me once more. "What are your thought on Snape with a pink robe, and Filch with purple hair?" I began to laugh hysterically.
"We better not get caught Fred Weasley!" I said once I finished laughing.
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Third Person Pov: (Three days before Halloween)
Rose was walking towards the library in the late afternoon. The four had figured out how to change Snape's robes to pink, but they had still to work out how to turn Filch's hair purple long enough to last the whole feast. They had thought on a simple charm, but that could be easily removed by a professor. Perhaps a potion was better. Rose was so involved in her thoughts she didn't notice a group of boys ahead of her until she crashed into one of them.
"Sorry" she quickly apologized to the person. Looking up, she saw a boy with dark brown hair, pale skin, buck teeth, and dressed in green robes. The boy also seemed to have a permanent scowl in his face.
Rose's POV:
"And who might you be little Gryffindor?" The boy asked, towering over me while his friends all laughed and pointed at me.
"Rose Lightbourn." I said in a bear whisperer. I was brave as a Gryffindor, but I was not stupid. I knew what kind of people to not mess with, which is ironic considering I grew up mostly alone.
The boy's face grew to one of pure disgust at the sound of my name. The boy on his right side also scowled at the sound of it. He looked like the boy version of Amara. 'Avalon' I thought 'The boy on the right must be Avalon'.
"The mudblood." The first boy snarled.
"How do you-?" I began but the boy, who I thought name's was Avalon, interrupted.
"My sister told us, mudblood. You know Amara? She said she talked to you. She also said you were nothing more than a filthy little mudblood who hangs around blood traitors." Avalon sneered. I felt tears at the back of my eyes, but i'd be damned if I let them spill.
"Aww, are you gonna cry, mudblood?" The first boy asked. I glared at him with all my might, even though all I wanted to do was cry.
"Oi!" A voice with a thick scottish accent sounded. The voice sounded angry. I turned around and saw Oliver Wood and Charlie Weasley walking towards me.
"Rose." Charlie gasped quietly at the sight of me.
"Leave her alone, Flint." Oliver ordered the first boy.
"We were just teaching the mudblood a lesson." Flint replied. I watched as Charlie tensed up by those words.
"Leave Rose alone, or i'll chop your head off and feed it to the giant squid." Charlie warned the Slytherins. The group of boys turned on their heels, and stalked away. Charlie came over to my side.
"Rose?" He asked "Are you okay? Did they hurt you?"
"No, i'm fine Charlie really." I choked on the last word as more tears welled up in my eyes. I couldn't hold them any longer. I lounged on Charlie, my face barely reaching his stomach and cried. Charlie quickly lowered himself so that I could cry in his shoulder while he whispered comfort words in my ear. Once I broke apart Oliver cleared his throat and looked at me.
"What did those boys tell you?" Oliver asked.
"They called me a mudblood." I mumbled.
"Look little Gryffindor, who is not Percy's little sister" Oliver began, I let out a shaky laugh because of his humor. He was referring to the time I met him in Percy's compartment and the thought I was his sister because of my hair.
"Blood doesn't define you. Those boys said what they said because for them, it is better to be feared than to be liked. Since well really, who is gonna like those guys?" Oliver said, grinning at his last sentence.
"You know what the worst part is?" I asked the boys. They looked at me confused, so I continued.
"Those muggles are not even my real parents." I told them, they looked even more confused. "I'm adopted you see, so I have no clue if my parents were wizards or not." The boys gaped at my words, Charlie sighted and then smirked.
"Don't worry Rosie. If when you're older you want to find about your parents, i'll help you find them." Charlie said. I smiled at him, and let them guide me back to the common room.
Once I was back in the common room, I was sitting near the fireplace when the twins and Lee came in. They sat down besides me and I notice Alicia sitting on my side. I glanced at her confused, but once I saw her face I knew she had seen my eyes.
"Rose, what happened?" She asked. In that instant, the three boys' head shot up and looked at me.
"It's nothing Alicia really. I'm fine." I responded. She shook her head but before she could speak someone else spoke.
"Come on Rosie, we are your friends." Fred said. I sighed and looked down at my hands.
"Flint called me a mudblood." I said. There was an audible gasp from the boys but Alicia stayed silent. I turned to look at her only to find her with a confused expression on her face.
"What's a mudblood." She asked.
"It's a-" George began but I cut him off.
"It means dirty blood. It means my blood is filthy and impure. It is meant to use for people with non-magical parents, meaning muggles. You will never hear that term in a civilized and respectful conversation." I informed the girl, I watched a single tear slid down her cheek as she flung her arms around me and hugged me tightly. Suddenly, I felt three more pairs of arms get in the mix. I looked down to see the twins and Lee hugging us tightly, out of the corner of my eye I also saw Percy looking at us with a smile on his face.
"I don't care what those stupid Slytherins say, you are much better than them." Alicia said stubbornly. I laughed and everyone let go. Alicia went up to the dorm, and I stayed with the boys finishing our pranks details. 'This is home.' I thought, and for one moment I forgot all about my parents. It was only Fred, George, Lee, the fireplace, and myself.
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Finally Halloween was here, it was a wednesday so we had potions on third period. The twins were in charge with turning Snape's robes pink during his lesson, while Lee and I were in charge of Filch's hair. At last we decided that we would use both, a charm and a potion. Fred and George had to break into Snape's cupboard so I could brew the potion.
We were all currently in potions, I was in the back table again with Lee and the twins. The plan was for us to create a distraction so the twins could put a substance on Snape's cauldron. I looked over at Lee and nodded my head, he nodded back. I pointed my wand at my cauldron.
"Incendio." I muttered under my breath so nobody could hear. The temperature of my potion was suppose to be stable, so it would most likely explode in a couple seconds. I turned to the twins and gave them a sign for them to know the distraction was on move. The potion began bubbling. I pulled Lee to my side and casted another charm.
"Impervius." I breathed out. I pulled Lee to my side so the charm would protect him to. My potions exploded making much noise, and the twins slipped out of their sits.
"What did you do, Lightbourn." Snape walked over to my cauldron.
"I don't know professor one minutes it was fine, and then the other it was BOOM!" I exclaimed.
"Silence Lightbourn, ten points from Gryffindor for stupidity." He said and turned around. I rolled my eyes and glared at his head. The twins slipped back to our desk both of them with equal smirks.
"You did it?" I asked excitedly, hopping the dock of points wasn't in vain.
"Yup, just look at the front." Fred told Lee and I. We turned to look at Snape and watched him hover over his own cauldron. 'Any second now.' I thought. Sure enough only a couple of seconds later, a small explosion happened in Snape's cauldron. I couldn't believe it, Snape was pink! Not only his clothes, but his face was as pink as a flamenco. I couldn't contain my laughter and I bursted out laughing, the boys not far behind. In a matter of minutes, all the class was laughing at Snape.
"Silence!" Snape yelled. "Class dismissed! Now get out of my sight, all of you!"
We walked to the grounds, still cracking up about the prank the twins had played earlier. We had to discuss a couple of details for the potion, since the boys didn't fully understand my logic.
"Can you tell us again what the potion will do?" George asked as we took a seat under a tree.
"Georgie I explained this three times already." I whined.
"Yeah but you are way smarter than us." Fred pointed out.
"I used the polyjuice base that you nicked from Snape's reservoir but instead of putting someone else's hair, I used metamorphmagus hair. That way only his hair and eyes will change. After he drinks it, I will use a colour change charm. Even if the professors manage to take the charm away, the polyjuice potion will still be in his sistem. Metamorphmagus hair is stronger then normal hair, so naturally the potion will last more." I finished, the boys all looked at me with a mixture of pride and amazement.
"And this gentleman, is why we need Rose." Fred said, swinging an arm over my shoulder. We all laughed.
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It was finally time for our big prank was put into motion. We were all in the great hall, enjoying the meal when an idea came rushing to me.
"Oi!" I said in a low murmur to Fred and George. They turned to look at me.
"What if instead of using the potion on Filch, I use it on Flint and Avalon Morgenstern." The boys all looked at me with mischief in their eyes and smirks on their lips.
"Honestly Rose, where do you get this ideas from?" Fred asked, looking amused. I only laughed.
I damped the content of the potion in my pumpkin juice, as well as in Fred's'. I turned to the Slytherin table and muttered a spell to replace our cups for Flint and Morgenstern's. I looked over at my cup to make sure I did it right, and sure enough the cup was filled with only pumpkin juice. Fred and George were already cracking up, even though nothing had happened, and Lee was watching silently. I watched as both Flint and Morgenstern took a sip of their cups. I charmed the potion so the taste would pass almost unnoticeable. I watched as their hair slowly start to change to a dark blue color. I straighten in my seat.
"Colovaria" I pointed my wand under the table at the two Slytherins, and sure enough their hair started to sprout the colors gold and red. The twins were now laughing uncontrollably and everyone was turning their heads around to look over at what they were laughing. Soon enough all the great hall including Dumbledore, started laughing at the boy's hair. The two Slytherins were screaming in panic and Snape was trying to remove the charm, but their hair just continued to change to a mixture of ice blue, teal, lime green, red, and yellow. I laughed so hard that my stomach was starting to hurt.
We were all walking back to the common room, the smirk never leaving my face, when suddenly Fred gasped in surprise. I turned to look at him confused, but he only looked more shocked.
"Fred what happened?" I asked in concern, suddenly all the boys gasped again.
"Your- your..." Fred stamered.
"Fred spill it out." I yelled in desperation.
"Your eyes changed." Fred managed to say.
"What?" I asked confused.
"The were purple, then they were yellow, then they were like yellow green, then black, and then back to yellow." Fred informed me.
"What?!" I yelled at the boys.
"Yes and now they are lime green." George said. Lee then yelled.
"Lee what happened?" I asked him.
"Your hair Rosie." He told me but instead of fear he looked fascinated. I grabbed a piece of my hair and sure enough, changing between yellow and lime green.
"I need to go to Mcgonagall." I declared and ran towards her office, the boys hot in my heels.
However before I could reach her office, two arms wrapped around my waist and I was dragged backwards. Turning my head slightly I saw Fred was the one pulling me back.
"Let go of me!" I yelled in despair, but no budge, Fred was taller and stronger than me. He took me over to an empty classroom, with George and Lee.
"Rose don't freak out." Lee warned me. Fred was still holding me, and Lee was blocking the door.
"I need to know what is going on!" I yelled at them. If this was a joke, it was not funny.
"You're a metamorphmagus Rose." George informed me. I felt like I was going to be sick.
"Are you sure?" I asked George, I trusted my friends but sometimes they were morons.
"Positive. Some metamorphmagus don't even notice what they are until they are in their late childhood." Lee said. I calmed down somewhat but I could see all the boys smirking my way.
"What?" I asked in irritation.
"You do know this is quite funny right?" Fred asked me, releasing his hold on me.
"Why would it be funny?" I asked them.
"For starters your eyes just changed to four different colours in the past minute, and this means you can change your appearance to whomever you want!" Fred exclaimed. I thought about it. Could I really look like anyone I wanted? I looked over at Lee and examined his features. I concentrated hard, he was only eyeing me with confusion.
"Anything?" I asked after a minute.
"Your hair turned the exact same color as Lee, and your eyes look purple with blue." George said.
"I thought I could look like everyone." I said, looking at the boys. They shrugged.
"Let's go to the common room, I need to talk to someone." I said, but then I remember something. I turned to look at Fred who was wearing a sweatshirt with the Gryffindor logo in the back.
"Fred can I have your sweatshirt?" I asked him sweetly. He stared at me in confusion, but he took it off and handed it to me.
"Thank you, I just don't want anyone to look at my hair." I told him, while pulling the cap over my head.
Fred just laughed and shook his head.