After you died at Hogwarts you were forced to spend eternity there because of 'unfinished business' But what is left unfinished?

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cursing, angst and fluff!

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Peeking your head around the corner you smiled to yourself as you watched the first years get sorted. Your grin widened when you noticed two identical redheads go up to the sorting hat one at a time. It looked like there were some more Weasley's and that made you let out a laugh. You watched as they were sorted into Gryffindor, happy they got into the same house as their family. Soon enough all the first years were sorted and the feast had begun. As soon as you saw a couple of the other ghosts popping up here and there, you made your way over to the Gryffindor table, making sure no one could see you. You popped your head up through a plate of chicken, right in front of the twins. You couldn't help but laugh at the little yelp they and others around them let out.

"More Weasleys!" You said happily, flying up from the table and hovering behind the twins. "And who might you two be?" Both of the redheads smiled at each other before giving you their full attention.

"Well, I'm,"

"Fred. And I'm,"

"George."

You smiled even more as they spoke back in forth, already knowing the three of you were going to get along just fine.

"Glad you two are here to save me from Percy. I'm Y/N." You said and tipped an imaginary hat.

Once again both of them grinned wildly. "So are you friends with all of the Weasley clan?" George asked, to which you nodded.

"Yes sir, indeed! I was best friends with your mum back in school so I've made it my job to become best friends with all of her children as well! So far the only one who has denied my friendship is Percy but I don't expect anything less from that uptight prat."

Both of them nodded in agreement before you flew above them a little more. "Well, I'll leave you two to finish your dinner. I hope our paths cross once again." You gave them a wink and a wave before flying off to annoy some of the other students.

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"Oh Weasleysssss!" You called out, flying towards the twins at a fast pace. You laughed loudly as they stopped suddenly, you going right through them. Turning around to face them you smiled and they immediately returned the grin.

"Y/N! We didn't see you at the beginning of the year feast last week! Where were you?" Fred asked, his cheeks dusted a light shade of pink.

"Oh sorry about that! I had some things to attend to! You know, usual ghost duties." You hovered above the ground and brought your legs up, crossing them beneath you.

You couldn't lie, Fred was pretty cute. Well, George was too of course. They were twins after all. There was just something different about Fred. But you couldn't really act on those feelings for two reasons. One being you were a ghost, duh. And two being that technically speaking you were about eight years older than him, having been 20 when you died.

You were brought out of your thoughts by laughter coming from the two boys in front of you. "I heard a rumor going around that you two hid dung bombs under Professor Snape's desk? Is this true?" You asked, raising an eyebrow at them.

Both of them smirked at you, making you smirk as well. The two boys were mischievous, reminding you of a group of four boys that came to Hogwarts after you had already died.

"Right you are Y/N," George said, feeling rather proud of him and his brother.

"It was spectacular. You should have seen the look on his face!" Fred said, a large grin on his freckled face.

"Well next time you plan on pranking the greasy bastard, let me know so I can watch." You said with a wink.

"Of course! We must be going now, have more pranks to plan! C'mon Fred!" George said, giving you a wave before he started to walk off.

Fred stayed by you, stepping a bit closer. "I'll see you later, Y/N." He said softly, his cheeks once again flushing.

You couldn't help but give the younger boy a soft smile. "Have a nice day, Freddie." You said sweetly before disappearing.

Fred's cheeks turned a darker shade of red at the nickname you used and George let out a laugh before pulling his lovestruck brother along to walk with him.

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"Another! Thank Godric!" You said happily as you flew above the table, turning flips in the air.

The twins smiled brightly up at you while their little brother and his friends sat looking at you with wide eyes.

"Ron, Harry, Hermione, this is Y/N. She's the best ghost here at Hogwarts." Fred said with a proud smile, making you blush. Could ghosts even blush? Well, if they could, you definitely were right now.

"Hey, I wouldn't say the best ghost! Haven't you met Nearly Headless Nick?" At that, the almost headless ghost appeared, making the three first years jump a little.

"Right you are, Y/N! I am the best ghost!" He said with pride, turning his attention to Hermione as she asked him how he was nearly headless.

You rolled your eyes with a smile at the other ghost's antics, turning to the twins and moving to sit beside Fred at the table. Technically you were just floating there but that didn't matter.

"We aren't going to be replaced by Ickle Ronniekins here, are we?" George asked in a joking manner.

"Of course not! You two are the bestest friends a ghost could ask for!" You grinned, being sincere for once instead of joking around. You didn't miss the blush that appeared on Fred's cheeks at your words.

"That's kind of you Y/N. We're happy to be friends with you as well." Fred said quietly, giving you a soft smile.

"Now then, you all get back to your feast. I'm going to go annoy some of the other ghosts." You gave the group a two finger salute before flying up and out of the Great Hall.

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Upon hearing of the opening of the chamber of secrets, you were flying all over the castle trying to find your favorite pair of twins. You had been informed that muggle-borns were being targeted but as soon as the news slipped that the youngest Weasley, Ginny, had been taken, you were worried out of your mind for your best friends. Turning a corner you let out a sigh of relief when you saw the two leaving a classroom. Quickly flying over to them you stopped in front of them to get their attention.

"I was worried sick about you two! As soon as I heard about Ginny I started freaking out. Merlin's beard! If I were alive I would have died from a heart attack." You cried out, wishing that you could just wrap your arms around the two of them in a hug.

Fred and George gave you a sympathetic look, feeling guilty that they hadn't talked to you in the past few days since hearing about their sister.

"Sorry for worrying you, Y/N."

"Yeah, we wanted to talk to you. We really did. But everything has just been so crazy and we never got around to finding you." Fred said, giving you an apologetic smile.

"All is forgiven you two. No need to worry any longer. But please promise me to keep yourselves safe? I don't know what I would do if either of you were hurt..." You mumbled.

"We promise Y/N. Can't get rid of us that easily." Fred winked and you couldn't help but break into a wide smile.

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"An aging potion? Guys, I highly doubt Dumbledore is dumb enough to let something like that slide." You pointed out as you followed the twins to the goblet so they could try and put their names in.

"It'll work Y/N, you'll see." Fred grinned.

"Yeah, and then we can compete in the tournament!"

With a roll of your eyes you hovered above the bench beside Hermione, her looking up at you and smiling.

"They're kidding right?" She asked, her brows furrowed in confusion and annoyance.

You sighed and shook your head. "Sadly they are not. Had to help them brew it this morning. Don't listen is they say they did it themselves, it's a lie."

Hermione hummed and both of you turned your attention to the twins as they downed the potions and jumped over the age line. You raised an eyebrow as nothing happened, becoming even more surprised as they threw in their names and the goblet did nothing. Suddenly a bright blue light from the goblet and the twins were shot across the room. You burst into laughter, flying over to them and doubling over as you saw they were now old men.

The two grabbed ahold of each other, rolling around as they fought. "I told you soooo," You said as your crossed your arms. They stopped fighting and looked up at you with pouts.

You sighed and shook your head. "C'mon you hooligans. I'll help you fix something up." You said as they shot up, quickly following after you.

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"There's a murder running around you fools, you need to be careful!" You argued as you followed the twins through the hallway.

"Shh Y/N! We need to get this prank done! Can you go see if anyone is coming?" Fred asked softly.

"Don't you have the map?" You asked, a bit confused since they were supposed to have the Marauders Map with them at all times.

"We may or may not have given it to Harry Potter..." George replied sheepishly, knowing you were about to freak out. "Please don't freak out!" He whisper yelled, not wanting their cover to be blown.

You had to take in a deep breath to stop yourself from screaming at the pair. Letting out air through your nose you peeked around the corner, giving them a signal that it was clear.

"I swear I'm going to severally injure or kill you both one day..." You mumbled as the three of you headed to Snape's classroom.

George walked ahead of the two of you while you stayed beside Fred. "Y/N? I've been meaning to ask you, how did you die? If you don't wanna answer that's fine, I was just curious." He asked, giving you an encouraging smile.

With a small sigh you bit your lip. "Well I went to school as I told you when we first met. Her and I became best friends rather quickly. Then the war came. I was here helping to fight with the order. I was stunning a death eater when another came up behind me. Used the killing curse me and I was out like a light. Then I was like there standing above my body, just watching as Molly and our other friends came to me and were crying over me. It tore me apart..." You finished, thinking back on that day.

Fred actually had tears in his eyes as he listened to you. "That's... that's horrible Y/N... I'm sorry..." He mumbled.

You gave him a sad smile and shook your head. "No need to be sorry, Freddie. Ya had nothing to do with it. Besides, if it weren't for me dying, I'd never have met you two."

"I'm really really happy we met you Y/N..."

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You wanted nothing more than to snap Dolores Umbridge in half like a twig. That woman made your nonexistent blood boil. At the moment you were hiding behind her whiteboard, waiting for the perfect time to scare her. Suddenly you jumped out, yelling 'BOO!' as loud as you could. The high pitched scream she let out brought you so much joy as you flew around the classroom, laughs tumbling from your lips.

"That is it! I've had enough of you annoying little pests!" She called out while she glared at you, her fists clenched at her sides.

"Yeah, and what are you going to do about it? Make me write with the blood quill? Oh yeah, that's right, I'm not alive!" More laughs left you as you flew through her, making her gasp.

"Just you wait, You'll pay for this..."

And pay for that you did. Soon enough the crazy bat ordered a new decree. 'All ghosts and spirts are no longer allowed to roam the halls and rooms of the castle. They will from now on be locked in the larger cell in the dungeon.'

She had put a spell on the cell where it wouldn't allow you to fly out, no matter what you did. So you just hovered their behind the bars, all sad and lonely with all the other castle ghosts. Suddenly the large wooden door creaked open, making your brows furrow. It was past curfew, who could be coming in now? They came into the light and your face lit up.

"Fred! George!" You whispered happily, the two rushing over to you. 'You guys gotta help me, I'm going crazy in here!" You whined.

"But what about everyone else?" George asked, feeling guilty about leaving the rest of the ghosts locked up while they took you with them.

You were about to say something when Sir Nicholas flew beside you. "Take her. She's one of the youngest and happiest of all of us."

"Hey!" Moaning Mrytle called out before letting out a wail.

"If she's out, then maybe there's hope for the rest of us." Sir Nicholas continued, completely ignoring Mrytle's cries.

You gave the nearly headless ghost a thankful smile before turning towards the twins. Both of them smiled at you and held their wands out, ready to say a spell. That was when you noticed the bloody writing on the backs of their hands.

"Woah woah wait a minute. When did this happen and why didn't you tell me? Let me see." You said and they tilted their hands so you could see them. Written on their hands in scratchy handwriting was the phrase, 'I will not interrupt the class with childish toys and actions.' Oh it was on now. Mess with the ghosts? Okay you can handle that. But mess with her best friends? This woman had hell to pay.

"I'm going to fucking kill this bitch." You hissed, fuming with anger.

"We have a plan Y/N."

"But we're gonna need your help." Fred muttered, giving you a hopeful smile.

Both of them raised their wands once more, unlocking the cell. Once you flew out they locked it back.

"Godric, I wish I could hug you two..." You mumbled with a sad smile.

"As do we Y/N... Now c'mon, we're gonna hide you in our dorm until the O.W.L.S." Fred said, letting you follow behind George while he took up the rear to keep watch.

Once the three of you made it to their dorm you let out a squeal and flopped down on the bed, almost forgetting you were a ghost for a moment so you just went through the mattress. Popping back up you saw the twins laughing at you. Both of them started to get ready for bed while you looked at the front cover of a product magazine for Zonko's that you found. Currently it was just the three of you in there, their roommate Lee in the hospital wing with a stomach bug.

Fred walked over to you, already dressed in his pajamas. You smiled up at him, looking up from the magazine on the floor. "Do you sleep?" Fred asked suddenly, cocking his head to the side.

"Well, techincally speaking I don't. But I often like to just close my eyes and imagine what it's like to be alive." You mumbled, looking away from the redhead for a moment.You quickly shook the sadness away and looked back at your best friend with a smile. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, I know you can't actually lie down, but would you possibly want to like hover or whatever you do with me in my bed?" He asked nervously.

A large smile appeared on your face at his words. "I would love that, Freddie."

You flew over to his bed, glancing over to George's to see him already fast asleep and snoring. Fred lied down and pulled the cover over him, rolling on his side to face you. You gently laid above the covers, curling up as if you were actually lying on them and turning to face Fred.

He smiled softly at you, his eyes drooping with sleep. "Night, Y/N..." He mumbled, a slight slur in his voice.

"G'night Freddie. Get some sleep, I'll be here when you wake." Fred nodded and finally let his eyes close, almost immediately falling asleep.

As the redhead slept, your mind couldn't help but wonder what a life spent with Fred would be like. Dating, getting married, having a bunch of cute little redheaded children. It sounded like heaven. But you could never have that. You were dead, cursed to spend eternity at Hogwarts.

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"Do you have to go?" You asked sadly as the twins started gathering all their things to make their big escape from Hogwarts.

Fred sighed, walking over to where you hovered on the bed. He sat down beside you and turned to look at you. "We need to get out of here Y/N. We have to make something of ourselves. Plus if we do this, we can help everyone here. That includes you and the other ghosts. We have something set to go off when we make our getaway that will blow the hinges off the cell doors and let all the ghosts free! It'll be crazy!" He said happily.

You could see in his eyes just how much this meant to him. And because of that you had to smile. All you wanted for your best friends was happiness, and if that meant them leaving then so be it.

"You better come back to see me." You teased.

"Of course. Wouldn't dream of doing anything else, love."

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You couldn't really help in the battle, as much as you wanted to, you just couldn't. You were unable to. And that broke your heart. You just had to watch as the place you called home crumbled to the ground as screams filled the air. Once there was a small sense of calm, you immediately flew into the Great Hall. That was where most people were at the moment and you needed to make sure your best friends were okay.

Spotting George you flew over to him, calling out his name. You were surprised to see the tears streaming down his cheeks when he turned to you. "George, what's wrong? Where's Fred?" George didn't say anything, only crying and shaking his head. "George, where's Fred? Is he okay?" You pleaded, needing to know where the boy you had slowly fell in love with since you spotted him all those years ago.

George moved over so you could see behind him and you almost collapsed on the spot. There ahead of you stood the majority of the Weasley family, all of them huddled around a redheaded male lying on the floor, unmoving.