Accio Imagine ~ George Weasley

Petrified - Part 1

"Those blithering idiots!" you growled while hurrying to the girl's laboratory, covered in Merlin knows what that felt slimy. That was too much, even though you were used to pranks of the Weasley twins, often helping them performing one with your great knowledge about all secret places from the castle that probably not even Filch knew.

Growing up at Hogwarts was fun, since all the Professors took care of you, except for Severus, who also disliked your father. But you could almost swear that deep inside Severus had grown a little fond of you, and loved you when you were still a child. After all, he was your favourite partner to cuddle at the age from four to six.

When you grew older, you had made him a target for some of your pranks that you pulled on almost everyone that was at Hogwarts, especially Filch and students you did not like. Though, most of the students were like older brothers and sisters to you.

Things had changed, however, when you started your first year at Hogwarts. Minerva was no longer just a mother for you, but your teacher as well, same with the other professors. On your first day of school you got sorted into Gryffindor, the house your father had been in. From then on you had to learn that you couldn't prank people unpunished anymore since Filch had waited for the day when he could officially punish you because you were a student as well. It also was the time you got a competitive fight with the Weasley twins to find out who of you could cause the most trouble. Only after two years you realised that you could help each other and you became friends very quickly.

But if you were honest, you had to admit that you had a crush on George since the end of your third year but had no courage to tell him. Therefore you hated it when they decided to complot against you as they did today.
By now you reached the bathroom and hurried over to the sink to get rid of the slimy stuff that you were covered with. It did not quite work but you didn't give up. Suddenly a horrifying sound could be heard and the sink moved. With a panicking cry you staggered back and fell over. Something large crawled out of the sink on the other side and hold your breath, hoping it wouldn't notice you. You saw something bright yellow in the glass of the windows and wanted to move back the world around you became black.

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Groggily you opened your eyes and groaned. You saw Poppy smiling down at you and Minerva next to your bed.

"Welcome back" The healer said.

"Oh mum, you won't believe what just happened!" you exclaimed, sitting up "I've been in the bathroom and then I saw something coming out of the sink and I passed out. Now I really have to go and look for those bloody twins to teach them a lesson" you rubbed your hands and wanted to get up, when Minerva stopped you.

"You need to listen, (Y/N). It's not like you think it is"

"What Fred and George did? I know it was them and besides they were laughing their asses off when it happened"

"No, I've not been talking about your friends. How am I supposed to explain...? You didn't just pass out in that bathroom. The thing you saw coming out of the sink was a basilisk"

"A basilisk? But... how is that possible? Why didn't I die?"

"Because you did not look into its eyes directly. But you were petrified and it took quite a while until the potion was ready"

"A while... Do-do you mean I've been away for some days?"

"Not just days, little one. It's been about seven and half a month"

"What? Seven months? Bu-but that means it must be... June!"

"It is. The school year is almost finished."