Geminus

The following weekend the gang were lounging in the common room - Kara and Hermione were both lounging over armchairs by the fire revising, Harry and Ron were laid on cushions on the floor flipping through the new addition of Quidditch Monthly. Oliver, who was avoiding grading fourth year papers, had joined them in the common room and was sat on the sofa with Jenna with her feet in his lap whilst he read his copy of Quidditch Monthly and Jenna perused over the new Transfiguration Today journal.

The six Gryffindors were oblivious to the portrait hole opening until Ginny screamed in excitement as she came down from the girl's dorms, turning their attention to the two redheads that were now in the common room.

"Fred! George!"

"Alright Ginny, nice of one of you to greet us."

The twins grinned at their younger sister before turning their grins on Ron, Harry, Hermione and Oliver who now greeted them.

"Alright Wood, we heard you were here."

Kara and Jenna now came forward.

"So this is them then - the legendary Weasley twins."

Jenna said in her best bored tone.

"Oh stop it, you're embarrassing us," Fred and George answered in unison.

"What do you think Kay?"

"Oh I think we can give them a run for their money, Jen."

"Anyone care to introduce us?" asked George.

Jenna cleared her throat.

"Jenna and Kara Geminus - trouble makers extraordinaire and Gryffindor's new chasers."

Both girls did a mock bow causing everyone to laugh.

"So who's Fred and who's George?"

Kara had the sense to ask who was who instead of guessing and the Weasley twins introduced themselves properly to Kara and Jenna

"So you two are the new mischief makers that we've been hearing so much about?"

"That's us," Jenna piped up, grinning.

"So how long are you staying for?"

"Couple of days Ronniekins - that's if Oliver will let us intrude on him."

Both twins turned to Oliver putting on their best pleading looks.

"Ah Oliver how can you resist that face, it's so cute."

Oliver gave Jenna a playful glare before answering.

"Sure I'd love to have you ... erm does Dumbledore know you're here?"

"Of course he does...." Fred started.

"... Well he does since about 10 minutes ago...."

"... We wanted it to be a surprise and he was the one that suggested we ask you Oliver mate...."

"... We've got some catching up to do," finished George.

"That we have. I'd love to have you two stay for a couple days."

Oliver slung his arm around Jenna's waist as they all went back to their seats by the fire now joined by Fred and George. Ginny had decided to go and sit back with her friends for a while. Fred and George noticed Oliver put his arm around Jenna as they went back to their seats and couldn't help but tease him.

"What's this? Is our dear Oliver dating a student?"

"Yes."

Oliver answered simply as Jenna gave the twins a challenging look to dare to make a comment about it. Kara, noticing the look, quickly turned the conversation round to the Weasley twins' pranks that they'd heard about. Over the next three hours before dinner they all exchanged pranking stories and the twins roared with laughter when Kara, Jenna, Harry and Ron told them about the latest one they had pulled on Snape.

"Bloody hell 250 points in one lesson, that's got to be some sort of record from him. He's never taken that many off of us in one go before," said Fred.

"And we got a personal congrats from Lupin for it - how cool was that? We got praised up by a Marauder," beamed Jenna.

"So what have you lot got planned next?" asked George.

"Right now, dinner."

Kara looked at her watch dodging the question, as what they had planned next was a complex ritual and incantation that would bring Sirius Black back from beyond the veil.

"Good, I'm starved."

Ron and Jenna replied in unison earning rolled eyes from Hermione and Kara.

"You two are always starved," Kara commented.

"I'm a growing lad," said Ron.

"I'm ... I haven't got an excuse," Jenna shrugged before getting up.

The eight Gryffindors went down to the Great Hall for dinner. McGonagall looked up when the eight entered and took their seats - Oliver choosing to sit at the Gryffindor table instead of up at the head table.

"Those four are going to be worse now, aren't they Albus?"

Dumbledore chuckled at McGonagall.

"Probably my dear."

The Gryffindor table soon erupted in laughter gaining the attention of everyone else in the hall as Dean and Seamus' hair turned a violent shade of orange then going through the rest of the colours of the rainbow before their hair turned back to its normal colour. Fred and George had slipped them a drop of one of their new products called 'Rainbow Hair.' The main effect was short lived but they were working on making it longer and told Dean and Seamus that as an after effect their hair would randomly change colour for the next week whilst the effect of the potion wore off.

That evening the Gryffindor common room was buzzing as the Weasley twins worked the room showing off their new products and ignoring the protests made by Hermione. Oliver joined them back in the common room later in the evening, insisting after dinner that he should mark the fourth years papers before he got too distracted.. He didn't arrive until after Fred and George had finished showing off their new products - which was good for him otherwise, as being a TA, he might have been forced to stop them.

With the eight Gryffindors old and new all sat around the fire, the topic soon turned to Quidditch.

"Hey, how about a game tomorrow - the eight of us?"

"That's a brilliant idea, Ronniekins," said Fred.

"Well you can count me out," Hermione intervened huffily. She was still in a mood with Fred and George for ignoring her and wasn't a very good flyer.

"We'll ask Ginny," Kara suggested. She was slowly getting into Quidditch which wasn't hard to do when you had Quidditch nuts for friends (minus Hermione) and also were on the house team - besides after Friday, with Draco's help, she was fast getting over any fear she had.

"I'll go ask her now."

Jenna got up excitedly and headed over to where Ginny was sat with her friends and came back with a big grin on her face.

"Ginny said she'd love to."

Jenna took her seat again, getting a questioning look from Oliver.

"Nothing, nothing at all - just excited about playing Quidditch tomorrow with the infamous Weasley twins."

"Yeah right, what did Ginny say to you?"

"Nothing honestly."

Oliver gave her a 'yeah right' look but returned back to the topic of the game tomorrow.

"I was thinking, me Kara, Ginny and Ron on one team against Harry, Oliver, Fred and George - new hands against old hands."

Jenna suggested but Hermione intervened.

""Well that's not fair. Three chasers on one team, even you know that's not a fair game and besides you two...."

Hermione pointed to Kara and Jenna in turn before continuing,

"... are on Firebolt 2004's and Ginny and Ron are both on Firebolts."

"You two have got 2004's" gaped Fred and George in awe.

The twins explained how they got their brooms and about giving Ron and Ginny their old Firebolts and Dean and Seamus their old Nimbus 2001's which got a "You two must be loaded" comment from Fred and George causing both twins to go red and trying to sink into their seats. Fred, George and Oliver left Gryffindor tower just after midnight but carried on talking in Oliver's quarters till well gone three am.

They played the Quidditch game the next day with Ron, Jenna, Fred and Harry on one team with Ron keeping and the other three playing chasers. Kara, Ginny, George and Oliver were on the other team with Oliver keeping and the other three playing chasers. The game went on until lunchtime with both teams tying and deciding to go back to playing after lunch. By the time the eight Gryffindors returned to the castle that evening, after Kara and Jenna let Fred and George have a go on their 2004's, they were all knackered and in desperate need of a shower before dinner.

The last day of the Weasley twins visit was spent scheming over what the Dream Team could do next and Fred and George offering to help out with supplies anytime they needed it. Fred and George said their goodbyes making the Dream Team promise to tell them about any future pranks and mischief making and promising that they would try and come and see Gryffindor's last game against Ravenclaw if they could get Lee to cover for them again.

"Just an excuse to return to Hogwarts."

Ginny muttered to Jenna and Kara as Fred and George left the common room.

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The last Friday of the Easter holidays would be Oliver's birthday and Jenna was fretting as she had left it late but still didn't know what to get him. She couldn't believe the last Hogsmeade visit had already been and gone and she had completely forgotten about it.

"Kara, what am I going to do? I can't not get him anything ... I know, there's a Chudley Cannons versus Puddlemere United match in a couple of weeks - what if I get him tickets for that, what do you think? Otherwise I've got nothing."

"Jenna, will you stop panicking already - the tickets will be fine, trust me. Now you better hurry up and order them otherwise you'll never get them - you know you've left it a bit late, don't you?"

"I know, I know, I forgot - stupid brain."

Jenna started rummaging through her trunk flinging clothes left right and centre.

"Jenna, JENNA!"

"WHAT?!"

"Don't what me, the address is right here."

Kara pointed to an article in the Daily Prophet she now had hold of.

"Thanks Kay, where would I be without you?"

"Knowing you probably in a whole lot more trouble."

Kara grinned at her sister before handing her a piece of parchment and an inked quill.

"Thanks."

Jenna scribbled a note asking for two tickets for the match so that Oliver could take someone with him and sent the note off with Nicodemus.

The day before Oliver's birthday, Jenna got a reply back with the two tickets. The delivery owl refused to hand over until payment was made. This meant Jenna had to take the owl to her dorm to get the money for the owl, which flew off as soon as Jenna had paid it and removed the tickets. Kara had accompanied Jenna back up to the dorm as she had finished breakfast early.

"Do you think Oliver will like them?"

"Jen, will you quit worrying - he's a Quidditch nut like you, he'll love them. When's the match anyway?"

"Saturday. I wish I could go with him - I can just hear Dumbledore and McGonagall now if I ask them 'totally out of the question, you would be putting yourself in serious danger, out in the open like that - blah blah bloody blah'."

"Maybe next time Jen. Come on, it's time I beat you at chess."

Jenna had arranged to meet Oliver in his quarters for dinner the evening of his birthday and so raced up stairs after Quidditch practise to change before meeting him. She grabbed the card, which she had forgotten, but Kara had pick up whilst she was in Hogsmeade with Harry (seen as Jenna had spent the whole day with Oliver and Kara had better insight when it came to these sort of things). Jenna slipped the two tickets inside the card before sealing the envelope and heading down to Oliver's quarters.

Jenna stood outside Oliver's door for a few minutes before she finally knocked as she was very nervous to be seeing him. She took a deep breath and knocked gently on the door. Oliver beamed at her when he opened the door.

"Hey hun, come in."

"Hey, I've got something for you. Happy Birthday."

Oliver grinned cheekily at Jenna.

"Jen, you shouldn't have. I wasn't expecting...."

Oliver started as he took the card.

"Just open it already."

Jenna hurried him nervously - 'what if he doesn't like it, what if Kara was wrong?' Jenna's thoughts were interrupted as she heard Oliver gasp.

"Oh my god Jen, you really shouldn't have."

"You don't like them, do you?"

Jenna said sadly, not sure if his tone meant he liked them or hated them.

"Not like them? Jen, are you mad? I love it, thank you."

Oliver hugged Jenna before giving her a lingering kiss.

"I got two tickets so you can take someone with you. The match is tomorrow - so I hope you can find someone in time. You could ask Lupin?"

"Well, why don't you go with me? You can't miss this and why would I want to take anyone else?"

Oliver asked, slightly confused as why she was suggesting anyone but herself go with him.

"Oliver, you know I'd love to but I can't. You know the whole student not meant to leave school apart from organised trips thing, does that ring a bell? Besides don't forget the whole Voldy's trying to kill me part so I'm sure Dumbledore would say no to me going, regardless of the occasion."

"I'm not going without you, Jen."

"Oliver, don't be stupid."

"Jen come on, go with me - you know you want to. I'm sure you know a way of sneaking into Hogsmeade so we can Apparate from there."

Oliver gave Jenna a pleading look.

'Okay, am I hearing right? My boyfriend, the TA, is suggesting I sneak out of school to go to a Quidditch match with him?' Jenna pondered, slightly amused before she replied.

"Okay, enough with the pleading look, I'll go with you. You realise we're gonna get in so much trouble if we get caught?"

"Yes."

"Okay, just wanted to make sure. I'm gonna need help from Kara for this one just in case anyone asks where I am. I'm sure Harry knows how to get into Hogsmeade and if he asks why I want to know ... er ... I'll just tell him I wanted to get you something for your birthday in Hogsmeade - that way only Kara knows the truth."

"Sounds like a plan."

Oliver grinned at Jenna before kissing her again. They ate dinner together in his quarters before Jenna left to make her 'escape' plans for tomorrow. They'd needed to leave early but it wouldn't be a problem sneaking out of the dorm early as most slept in on the weekend.

When Jenna returned to the common room that evening she decided that it was best to tell her sister about her plans first - luckily for her, Kara was up in their dorm alone attempting revision away from the bustle of the common room.

"Kay, got a minute?"

Kara looked up from her book, grateful for the distraction - she had read the same lines five times and still had no idea what it said.

"Yeah sure, it's not sinking in anyway. What's up?"

"Oliver asked me to go with him to the match tomorrow and I said yes."

"Are you sure this is Oliver you're talking about?"

"Yes I'm sure, believe me I thought I was hearing him wrong when he asked me. So will you cover for me tomorrow, please Kay please?"

Jenna dropped her bottom lip and looked at her sister pleadingly.

"Oh no Jen, not the look - it makes you look pathetic."

"Kay please?"

"Okay, I'll cover for you...."

Kara said, giving in. Jenna beamed at her sister in thanks before Kara carried on talking.

"... And I'm gathering you'll need a way to get out of the castle. I'm guessing Dumbledore would definitely say no to this little excursion if he knew."

Jenna nodded at her sister.

"Well then you better ask Harry. I'm sure I remember him saying about a way that leads straight into Honeydukes ... or was it Zonko's? Anyway, ask Harry about getting out of the castle."

"I was going to. Just needed to ask you to cover for me in case anyone wondered where I disappeared to all day."

Kara shook her head at her sister as they headed down to the common room with Jenna who immediately set about to find Harry who was sat by the fire with Ron and Hermione.

"Harry, can I ask you something in private?"

Harry gave Jenna a quizzical look but followed her over to a quiet corner in the common room.

"What's up Jen?"

"I wanted to know if you knew a way to get in to Hogsmeade without being noticed?"

"I do actually. Am I allowed to ask why?"

"It's Oliver's birthday and I wanted to get him something from Hogsmeade so can you help me out?"

"Okay - there's a statue halfway along the third floor corridor of a humpbacked, one-eyed witch. Tap the witches hump and say 'Dissendium' and follow the tunnel. It'll lead you to the cellar in Honeydukes. Just make sure you're back before it closes otherwise you won't be able to get back."

"Thanks Harry, I owe you one."

"I'll keep you to that."

The two Gryffindors returned to the others with Ron and Hermione giving Jenna and Harry a quizzical look but they ignored it.