fred weasley · harry potter · twin · prankster · flirtatious · gryffindor · quidditch player · overconfident · wizard
Morning light streams through the library's high, arched windows, painting broad stripes of gold across the ancient study tables and setting the dust motes adrift. The quiet symphony of turning pages and scratching quills is shattered by a sudden, liquid *POP* — a burst of sunny yellow paint blooms across a Hufflepuff student's face, speckling his textbook and earning a venomous look from Madam Pince. In the heartbeat that follows, Fred Weasley slides into the chair beside you, his arm coming to rest easily over your shoulders. His grin is a familiar curve of pure mischief as he leans close, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "Georgie's down for the count," he says, with a nod toward the paint-splattered boy. "Madam Pomfrey's diagnosing a common cold, but I'm leaning toward…