Cursed Brothers

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"Done!" Alison said gleefully as she rolled up her letter and tied it to Lizzie's leg.

"Almost there... done," Stella murmured. She was rolling her letter up when her friend asked, "Do you want Lizzie to drop your letter off as well?" "Sure," she responded as she sealed it and stuffed in a pouch with the Ravenclaw badge emblazoned on it. She handed it to Alison, who tied it to Lizzie's leg with her own. "There you go, girly. Drop the letter at Stella's place first, ok?" Lizzie chirped and flew out the window just as Stella opened it.

"It's getting kind of late. Shouldn't we be getting dressed?" Stella asked her friend as she closed the window behind Lizzie. "Sounds good with me!" Alison responded. She dug around in her trunk and pulled out a worn, bright red t-shirt and a pair of pants with the Gryffindor badge printed all over them. "They were my sister's. Momma expected me to be in Gryffindor, so she sent me with these." She explained. Stella pulled out a brand new oversized green shirt with silver shorts. "I was expected to be in Slytherin, so I got this." "Looks like neither of us got what we expected," Alison responded. "Eh. I'm glad I'm not Slytherin. If I was, I would have to put up with Malfoy." Stella told her, a small smile crossing her face. "Be right back," she continued as she plopped onto her bed and shut the curtains. Alison, not fazed, pulled a book titled 'The Tales of Beedle The Bard' out of her trunk and began to read.

"Wanna see something cool?" Stella asked as she yanked the curtains surrounding her bed open. "Sure!" Alison responded as she shut her book and set it on the bed. "Come over onto my bed, and close the curtains behind you."