Do Me A Favour || Fred Weasley x OC

PROLOGUE II

September 1st,1989

The Riddling Eagle

After the sorting ceremony had come to an end, the prefects had led their houses to the common rooms. Ravenclaw common room was in one of the many towers of Hogwarts so as they followed their prefect, David Stone, many people complained as they climbed stair case after stair case after stair case.

They followed the prefect and stared at all the moving paintings and suits of armour and finally stopped in front of an old wooden door that had no door knob but had an eagle peering above the door frame.

"Right here is the entrance to our common room. To get in you must answer a riddle, the riddle changes every time someone wishes to enter." David Stone said as he peered at the red faced, panting first years.

Tabitha leaned in and whispered to Idalia, "Oh dear, I was never any good at riddles."

David turned around and faced at the door, "For example, what is my riddle?"

The golden eagle above the door began to speak, as if it weren't a statue at all. "I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have nobody, but come alive with wind. What am I?"

The prefect looked back at the first years, "Well?" Nobody answered, "Right then. You are an Echo." He replied as-a-matter-of-factly back to the Eagle.

With one swift nod of the eagle, the common room door knob appeared and opened by itself, David led everyone inside. The common room was full of blue hues with touches of gold and bronze. In the middle was a warm fire and surrounding it were lovely navy blue sofas, the common room was presented almost like an angular circle. The roof stretching up to a point, it was full of consolations. The window sills were deep and some students were sat, glancing out at the view. The windows themselves were pentagon shaped and they faded from average glass to stained dark blue glass at the top. When a wall didn't have a bookcase against it, it had portraits and pieces of art in dark golden frames. Desks, candles, and elegant rugs were scattered across the room making it look neat and tidy but loved and lived in. Idalia fell in love with the common room right away and it seemed like her peers did too.

"Boys dorms are off to the left and girls off to the right. You'll find that your things have already been placed in your dorms. Curfew is at ten pm and you must not leave your common room until six am. Anyone caught breaking this rule may face detention." He paused for a moment,"Right, I suggest you all find your dorms and get unpacked."

With that David led the boys up to their dormitories and the girls went up to theirs. After finding her dorm, Idalia and Tabitha realised they were in the same room, as well as 2 other girls.

One of the girls was already unpacking, she had slick long, white blonde, hair, her skin was pale but her cheeks were rosy and plump. Her eyes were so blue they matched the blue bedsheets on their beds.

"Oh! Hello, I didn't even hear you come in. My name is Camille Dubois, it's a pleasure to meet you." Camille introduced with a slight French accent, shaking the girls hands.

"I'm Idalia Longbottom and this is Tabitha Berry."

"Are you French?" Tabitha blurted out, "Sorry, I have a habit of speaking before thinking."