Callidora Nott has always known exactly what is expected of her.
As the daughter of one of Britain's oldest pure-blood families, her future has already been carefully planned; alliances, power, and a life shaped by tradition she never chose. At home...
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Wizard Wheezes
A few evenings later, the corridor on the seventh floor was nearly empty.
Calli glanced both ways before pushing open the door to the abandoned bathroom the twins had claimed as their "laboratory."
Inside, the cracked tiles and dusty mirrors had been mostly cleared away. A few stolen cauldrons sat on the sinks, parchment covered the floor, and boxes of ingredients were piled in the corner.
Fred and George were already there.
"Well look who finally decided to show up." said Fred.
"I had Prefect rounds." Calli replied, setting her bag down.
George clapped his hands together excitedly.
"Right! First official experiment of the future empire!"
"Our empire." Fred corrected proudly.
Lucy burst through the door behind Calli.
"And your favorite test subject has arrived!"
Calli frowned.
"You're not the test subject."
Lucy was already poking through ingredients.
"What does powdered bicorn horn do?"
"Don't touch that." Calli said immediately.
Too late.
Lucy knocked over a jar.
The powder puffed into the air like glitter.
Everyone froze.
"Lucy," Calli said slowly, "what did you just do?"
"I barely touched it!"
A second later,
BANG.
A bright purple cloud exploded out of the cauldron George had been stirring.
Lucy screamed.
George coughed.
Fred started laughing so hard he had to grab the sink.
Lucy's hair had turned bright violet as well as George's face.
"Why is my hair purple?!" Lucy shrieked.
"Look at my face!" George added looking in a mirror.
Calli pinched the bridge of her nose.
"You mixed bicorn powder with the base solution."
"And?"
"And that reaction is extremely unstable."
Fred wiped tears from his eyes.
"You two look brilliant."
Lucy pushed George aside to look in the mirror herself.
