Payback [Fred Weasley]

The Prank That Keeps On Pranking

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Come Thursday, we were prepared to hatch our master plan. Mia and I had everything we needed tucked away in a plastic bag in her school bag. The second our last class finished, we started rushing to Hogwarts.

"Are you both okay?" Fleur questioned, giving us a worried glance as we tried to run away.

"Yeah. All good. We just need to do something real quick." I responded over my shoulder as we left. On our way to the castle, we stopped at three different trees and charmed around twelve squirrels. They would feel when the twins left the castle and instantly go follow them around. The squirrels wouldn't directly do anything to the boys, just freak them out a fair amount.

"Charlie, did you remember some of that goop?" Mia questioned, glancing over her shoulder as we approached the spot we agreed to meet Harry.

"Yes. I have the leftover green goop they used. There is no way they'll get into their beds any time soon. We also need to remember to grab their potion to reverse it. That would ruin the whole idea." I responded, glancing into my book bag to see the small container of green.

"Mia, Charlie!" Harry greeted us as we approached him.

"Hi, Harry. How was your day?" I asked, smiling at my cousin.

"Fine, but Professor Moody is proving to be extremely controversial. He teaches us about the curses and shows us how to use them. I think some students are legitimately afraid of him. How was your day?" He smiled, turning on his heel to lead us away. 

He sort of had an idea of what we were doing, and he supported it, but still seemed a little cautious to get caught in the middle. According to him, no one ever pranked the Weasley twins, not even the ghost Peeves, who seemed to prank everyone. Speaking of Peeves, we got him to distract the twins for awhile, while we put everything in place. The ghost was surprisingly excited to help.

"It was good! I'm just excited to get the twins back." I cheered.

"Tell me about it. No one pranks us and gets away with it. They better be ready." Mia mused as we approached a painting that was yelling at a student.

"What is the password, son? If you don't know it, I can't let you in."

"I'm sorry! I don't know. I forgot." The boy said, hanging his head, looking ashamed of himself.

"Hi, Neville. Rawgabbit." Harry said, causing the portrait to open, much to the woman in the painting's dismay.

"Thank you, Harry. I guess I need to find a new way to remember the password." The boy- Neville- said, sending Harry a thankful smile.

"You'll get it, Neville. Don't worry." Harry smiled back before turning to us. "Okay, here you go. I am not going to help you anymore. I do not need to give the twins more of a reason to prank me. They already do it enough because I am friends with Ron. At least I was..."