A Whole Different World

Chapter 12 - Was it you?

"How can you not like strawberries?" Taylor heard Gillian exclaim from behind her, then Dean Thomas' voice replied, "The seeds on the outside annoy me!"

They were in the common room - along with all the other Gryffindor's - waiting for Professor McGonagall to come up, she called a meeting and the other houses were having one too. No one knew what it was about. Taylor glanced around at all of her friends, she was on the arm of the couch with Aneesha and Keira, Gillian sat on the cushion on the couch, and Taylor saw Hermione sitting with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Taylor was snapped out of her thoughts when all heads turned to the portrait opening and Professor McGonagall walked in, replacing Taylor's head with new thoughts. McGonagall's lips were very thin, which usually happened when something was wrong.

She cleared her throat then started talking, glancing around the room at the students curious faces, "When you were all hopefully at the Quidditch game, some students thought that it would be funny to try and destroy Professor Snape's office. They got Gonglas Gooey Jelly Explosion Packets and placed them in Professor Snape's office. It is believed that they are in a later year, as the spell is much too complicated for a first year. If you know who would have done such a thing, please step forward," She shifted her gaze around the room, stopping on certain people - including Fred and George. Taylor hoped they didn't do it; they were always in enough trouble as it was. Taylor knew that they were really into pranks, but she doubted that they would purposely destroy someone's property - although it was professor Snape's. Taylor was certain that Snape would just deny that any Slytherins did it, but they could have, it could have been an inside job too, the teachers would probably want to prank Snape just as much as the students. Suddenly Taylor had the image of Professor Dumbledore sitting in his office and giggling. She felt Aneesha let out a sharp breath next to her, Taylor had the sneaking suspicion that Aneesha knew more about this situation than she was letting on.

"So no one in Gryffindor has any knowledge of this event? None at all? This is hard to believe," She glanced around the room before looking directly at the twins, "Are you sure it wasn't you two?"

"Of course not! We're on the Quidditch team!" The one on the left started,

"Everyone saw us playing!" The other twin continued. With a purse of her lips McGonagall dismissed the students and left the common room.

The twins got up and left the room, they motioned for Keira and Aneesha to follow them. Keira dragged Aneesha up the stairs, almost falling up them from her speed.

"What are we going to do?" Keira asked her prank partners once they were in the safety of the twins' dorm. The girls sat on the twins beds. Keira was worried that the prank might have gone too far,

"Nothing! We wait until all the teachers apply so much pressure that someone owns up to our crime just to make it stop," Fred exclaimed.

"I don't know if letting someone else take the fall for our actions is the right thing to do, but..." Aneesha didn't have to finish her sentence,

"...if we own up we'll get expelled!" Keira groaned into her hands.

"Look, I know you two are nervous but you have to keep quiet! I don't want you two to get in trouble, so we will stick with Fred's plan, okay?" George asked, smiling down at Aneesha,