"Come on, Mr. Weasley!"
Her snowball hit him directly in the face.
"You will never take us down!" Tank shouted, throwing a snowball then ducking back behind their fort.
It was a two against two battle, Arthur and Tank versus Molly and her friend Claudia. Two snow forts were built a little way away from the lake. Thus, the snowball battle commenced.
"Arthur!" Molly was calling from behind her fort. "Arthur, come on out cutie."
"You know I love you Molly…" Arthur jumped up and threw three snowballs. "Covered in snow that is!"
"Ack!"
One hit her on the head covering her red and gold hat with snow.
"And the seventh years score a direct hit to the sixth year captain," Tank narrated. "Clearly the sixth years aren't so sharp."
"Biased commentary!" Claudia shouted, throwing a snowball at them but it went wide.
"I only speak the truth." Tank quick fired two snowballs which landed on the other side of the girl fort at he spoke.
"Uggghh!" Came the reply of Claudia from behind their snow mound.
"Nice shot," Arthur said, grinning widely at Tank.
"I can't help that I am amazing," Tank replied.
A few snowballs came soaring over to their side but both of the boys were able to move of the way.
"I say we charge them," Tank whispered to Arthur.
Arthur grinned at Tank, pulled a handful of snowballs into his arms and nodded. The two boys jumped up from behind their fort shouting at the top of their lungs, throwing as they went. The two girls poked their heads out, one red and the other curly brown, from either side of their fort. Tank scored a hit on Claudia but Molly managed to duck out of the way in time.
"Claudia!" Molly shouted as she jumped up. "Let's get them!"
"You cannot win!" Tank said, pinning Claudia down with his snowballs.
However, Arthur's aim was not as good as Tank's. His shots at Molly hit the fort, one coming close to her feet. Molly on the other hand was quite good, hitting Arthur in the chest.
"Ah ha!" She shouted.
The two of them collided, tackling each other in the snow. They rolled over and over, caking themselves in snow. Arthur tried to put snow down the back of Molly's robe but she managed to push him away in time.
"I will win," Molly said, giggling and rubbing snow into Arthur's cloak.
"Oh, you cruel woman," Arthur moaned, Molly now sitting on top of him.
She smiled beautifully down at him, snow in her hair and on her hat. Her face was red from the cold but she didn't seem to mind. Arthur thought that sitting next to the fire for a long time later to warm up would be a good idea. Finally, ending her snow attack she stood up, helping Arthur up with her. He gave her a mock glare and crossed his arms.
"Clearly this is an abusive relationship."
"Oh!" Molly gasped. "Liar."
Arthur cracked a smile and put his arms around Molly's waist.
"You can attack me with as much snow as you want," he said.
Molly stood on tip toe and kissed Arthur's cold lips. Arthur held her tight and kissed her back, amazed at how warm she could make him feel in the winter weather.
"Die, Claudia!" Tank shouted.
"Take that you seventh year prat!" Claudia screamed back.
Arthur and Molly looked over at the other two and burst out laughing. Tank and Claudia were only a meter apart from each other, each bending down as fast and often as they could to throw new balls of snow at each other. They were absolutely covered in white snow, probably soaked through by now.
"Well, the battle continues," Arthur remarked.
"Indeed," Molly said suddenly smushing snow upon Arthur's head.
Arthur opened his mouth wide in shock at Molly as snow dribbled down his face. Molly giggled in his arms biting her lip. He couldn't believe how beautiful she looked then. So, Arthur kissed her messily, getting the snow onto her face as well.
"Looks like you got me back," Molly said, wiping her gloved hands over her face.
"You know you love me," Arthur murmured against her lips.
"I really do," she said.