Red Ring | Weasley Twins

✔ Chapter 00: Two Lines Two Souls

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        It appeared as soon as you stepped on Platform 9 ¾. You had just turned eleven and was now on the way to your first day at Hogwarts. You were filled with thrill, excitement, and curiosity at what adventures were waiting for you to unfold. You've heard the stories of your parents' endeavors when they were your age just about every night since you could remember. You couldn't wait to turn eleven.

        And now the day has come.

        That's when your eyes wandered to the flicker of light appearing around your pinky. Not only was it your first day but your band had finally appeared.

        You knew what that meant. Your mom had told you even to tell her story of how she met your father in the very same Hogwarts school and that on the first day they were already fated for each other. It almost seemed like a fairytale and you wished to have a similar experience as her.

        Quickly searching to find who was near you, to no avail you couldn't distinguish anyone from the crowd. There were a lot of students and parents on the platform. Feeling defeated but still exhilarated, you knew there'll be plenty of time to search for them once you get to Hogwarts. For now, you beamed at your mom as you said your goodbyes.

        As soon as you sat down inside an empty compartment, you noticed the light had disappeared. You sighed and sunk back to your seat.

        After a few moments, other students started joining you.

        Even before you arrived at Hogwarts, your new found friends, Ron and Hermione, had already sealed their band. You couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy but also amazed at how quickly they found each other. It took some time for them to adjust as soulmates, after continuous squabbling and denial from both sides, they eventually found comfort in each other's company.

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        It was after Dumbledore's speech did you notice the faint flicker once again around your little finger but so did a number of people on your Gryffindor table. You noticed the pinky of a boy named, Neville Longbottom, hadn't been glowing. You wondered just how far the range of the red band actually is while also realizing it wasn't going to be easy finding your soulmate in a particularly large castle. You tell yourself it wasn't going to faze you and that seven years in Hogwarts is more than enough time to find them.

        You sit in the common room, watching the wood burn from the couch. You'd just finished unpacking your things and decided to take a breather. Legs propped up on the couch, hands on your knees, you laid your chin on them for support. You take in the warmth of the fire while the soft chatter of other Gryffindors behind you tuned out of your mind.

        A soft pulsating light lit up around your pinky, breaking your attention from the fireplace. They were here. Your soulmate is here.

        You quickly turn around wide-eyed to scan the room but only to be surprised by Hermione standing in front of you.

        You jump back in your seat. "Bloody hell, 'Mione. You almost gave me a heart attack," you say with a shaky breath, placing a hand on your chest to calm down your racing heart.

        Hermione chuckles and makes her way around to sit beside you. "Sorry."

        You see her eyes go wide as she notices the hand on your lap and quickly takes hold of it.

        "H-How in the world do you have two lines?" she questions, examining your finger.

        "What? That's impossible. No one ever has two soulmates," you raise an eyebrow at her, taking back your hand.

        You hoped your eyes were just playing tricks on you.

        But there it was. Two lines.

        How could you have noticed it only now? That's when you realised you were too busy looking only at the flicker of light that you hadn't actually seen the band around your finger.

        Your breath hitches. Your mind races with questions begging for answers. Hermione's own question echoes back. How, why in the world did you have two lines? Has anyone else ever experienced the same thing? No longer concerned with the identity of your soulmates, but the fact that they were two of them, clouded all the stories your mother told you.

        A few moments after, the light fades and disappears as if it was never there in the first place. You look back and forth from your finger to Hermione's concerned brown eyes.

        The only thing you knew for sure was that your soulmates were in Gryffindor.

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        After that night, you trusted Hermione not to tell anyone else, not wanting to attract dirty looks from people who might think your own soul is selfish and greedy. You also started wearing a simple black ring that was just enough to cover up the second band.

        Over the course of two years and blossoming friendships with your three closest friends, the search for your own soulmate came to a halt when you realized there was so much more than finding love. Especially after defeating trolls in bathrooms or a deadly game of chess or being petrified by snakes. The thrill, the bond you shared with your friends was exhilarating. You think this is the reason why you were put in Gryffindor, you craved adventure no matter how mental it sounded.

        Sure there were questions looming in your mind in regards to the two lines that come and go around your finger, but it didn't bother you when you couldn't be happier just being with the three.

        Searching for your soulmate can wait. At least that's what you tell yourself.

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