Freaks: Year Two

Toby's Collection Of Hogwarts Stories (Accurate Or A Complete Insult TBD)

"Do you think Jasper is coming?"

"I don't know."

Maryrose looked over from where she was staring out the kitchen window to Christopher, who was making a ham and cheese sandwich. "You went to check on him yesterday, didn't you? Pandora said you did."

"Yeah, and he was quite sick," Christopher lied. "I gave him the potion he needed though. He may be coming. I am not sure. Sorry. I hope he does, but..." He shrugged. "I can't really give you a yes or no answer."

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"Think of vomit all over the floor–"

"Okay, that's enough. I got it," Maryrose said quickly.

"You asked," Christopher replied with a shrug before taking a bite of his sandwich.

"Were his parents nice?"

"Huh?"

"Were his parents nice?" Maryrose repeated. "I just never met them. He doesn't talk much about them either. It's always about his brothers. I do hope he does come, I would love to meet his brothers..."

Christopher hoped that Maryrose was not suspecting anything and she was just stating something she had observed with no suspicion behind it. "They were like your parents – reminded me of them anyway," he lied and he felt a bit rotten that he had even compared the two even though it was just to help convince the lie. "Except...they were shocked by the potion. You see they just have to give him lots of muggle medication. They thought the potion was right handy."

"Oh, it is!" Maryrose said. "Did you give them any for the future?"

Christopher held in a curse. "I should have." There was a pause before he asked, "How many people are coming to this thing?"

"All of my dormmates," Maryrose said. "Amos finally said he would come! Sean, obviously. Marlene, Emmaline and Quinn are coming too. Oh, and Jessica and Jeremy Abbott–"

"Why are there so many bloody Abbotts?" Christopher murmured to himself. "It's like they just keep coming!"

Maryrose shrugged. "Gifford and Jon have a big family." There was another pause before she continued, "I invited Ian as well and Dorothy's little sister Charlie is coming too. Marty's older brother too! Oh, and Annalee and Marlene's brothers–"

"Maryrose, did you invite the whole bloody school? Christopher asked, realising she just kept rattling name after name after name.

"No of course not!" Maryrose exclaimed with a laugh. "I did also invite the Hufflepuff first years, they are just so sweet–"

Christopher sighed. "So many children."

Maryrose shrugged. "I think it will be fun. Like a big holiday party!"

"Yeah, so big that I am waiting for you to rattle of Rosiers, and Jacksons, and Blacks–"

"Sirius Black isn't horrible."

"You invited him?"

"Well...no, I didn't actually," Maryrose admitted. "I don't know him and his crew that well, but he isn't mean. I've seen him around."

"More like heard him around," Christopher muttered. "And honestly, what is with him and his crew going about and doing dangerous things? All the rumours last year about the Forbidden Forest...even the Evans girl was involved in it all, and you told me she was the responsible one out of the five of them."

Maryrose shrugged. "I don't know. She really is the level headed one. Her and Remus Lupin. We don't even know if they actually went into the forest! Or...at least we don't know the actual reason..."