Chapter 20 (1/2)

Waking up, Iris found herself in an unfamiliar place. Looking around she found Edmund sleeping on a chair. Smiling, she got out of her bed with mischief in her her mind. She turned around and was about to walk up to him but just saw an empty chair. Suddenly, she heard someone speak right next to her ear.

”Glad you're up.”

Iris screamed and jumped onto the bed, only to find Edmund laughing at her. Scrunching her nose she huffed and looked away, blushing with indignation.

”How did you get behind me? How are you so fast? I want answers and I want them now.” Iris huffed and crossed her arms below her b.r.e.a.s.t.

”Aren't you a little too eager princess? It's six in the morning. We need to eat something and pacify my friends' worries and in your case, your so called friends' interrogations about your whereabouts last night.”

Iris g.r.o.a.n.e.d. She was not in the mood to be at the recieving end of Hermione's endless questions and her mothering and Ron's jealous self throwing insults. Moreover, she didn't want to be in a hall full of bitter children who would throw curses at her the moment they see their chance.

Reading the situation from her expression, Edmund smirked as an evil idea came to his mind. ”Wanna play a prank on the sheep of wizarding world?”

Iris tilted her head and asked innocently, ”How?”

Keeping his smirk, Edmund replied, ”Like this.”

A clone puffed beside him and then henged itself into an identical looking Iris wearing casual clothes.

Iris jumped when she saw Edmund's twin suddenly appear out of nowhere and perform some kind of wandless shapeshifting magic to look like her. ”You.. Wha... This... How?! That's the same thing you did against Voldemort! Only without the... transformation thing.”

Edmund just smiled cheekily and said, ”I have a unique ability that allows me to do some things wandlessly. I'll explain everything later. How would you like to see everyone react to an Iris with an attitude like mine?”

Edmund smirked and created another clone. Both clones nodded and went outside.

”Let's sit down Iris. I share a mental link with my clones so I can see whatever they see and do.” He held his fist towards Iris as they sat down. ”We'll do it the same way as before. I'll pull you into my mind scape and we'll watch whatever happens like watching a movie on a big screen.”

”But my arm will get tired if I hold it up for so long~” Iris w.h.i.n.ed like a child.

Amused by her antics, Edmund shook his head. He wondered just how could she possibly act her age after suffering though all the misery in her life. She was really strong and he admired her for it. With a mischievous glint in his eyes, Edmund closed in towards her. His face was just inches away from her's and he could see her getting fl.u.s.tered with her cheeks flaring up with heat.

”Then why don't we just hold each other's hands?”

Iris' face was so red by that point Edmund got worried it might start bleeding. She gave a shakey nod and quietly said, ”...ok.”