September 1st, 1991
Fred's POV
I sat there with the other third year Gryffindors, waiting for the first years to be sorted. I was looking down the line to get a look at possible students. I noticed Ron towards the front with THE Harry Potter. I looked further down and saw a bushy haired girl talking with a short black haired girl.
"Hermione Granger." McGonagall stated, as the bushy haired girl stood up to the stool.
"Gryffindor!" The hat called and me and George clapped quickly as she came to sit by my brother, Percy. I rolled my eyes in habit, and then turned back to hear a familiar name.
"Draco Malfoy." McGonagall stated. I looked as the blonde haired prat proudly walked up the steps. Dad had told me about the Malfoys. Ugh.
Before the hat even reached his head, it shouted. "Slytherin!"
The blonde strutted his way over to the Slytherin table sending a smirk Ron's way, and I saw it too. I couldn't tell if George was too engulfed in his conversation with Angelina or if he just didn't care.
"Ronald Weasley." McGonagall stated. I watched my younger brother nervously walk up to the hat, and he gulped as he sat down and the hat was placed on his head.
"Another Weasley, I know just what to do with you. Gryffindor!" The hat called and you could see the relief in his face and he made his way to join Hermione.'
"Harry Potter." The room practically used the silencing charm on itself, everywhere.
I saw behind him a lock of light brown hair as he stepped up to the stool and sat down the hat took its time, as it spoke random words.
"Gryffindor!" The hat croaked and our table burst into a chant 'We Got Potter'. But for some reason I only payed attention for a second and my eyes were fixated on the girl.
After a Neville Longbottom also hit Gryffindor and a Blaise Zabini and Pansy Parkinson got Slytherin, McGonagall called her name. "Calyria Malfoy."
Shit, she's a Malfoy. He watched her step up nervously to the stool. She sat down on the stool and the hat was placed on her head and for once it was silent.
I watched her face look sicker the longer the hat was silent, and I snapped my head in the direction of her brother and he was worried to. Even more so, when the hat began to speak.
"You should either be very ashamed or very proud. You have something no Malfoy has. Gryffindor!" The hat croaked and a look of fear crossed her face.
Her brother stood up in disbelief, and I watched as Professor Snape nearly choked on his pumpkin juice. I laughed as a Slytherin fifth year pulled Draco back to sit down and he just crossed his arms. I watched as she sat next to Harry and Hermione began chatting her up like its just a normal thing.
I saw the fire in her brother's face, as the time went by. We had also gained Lavender Brown, Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnegan, Parvati Patil, and others whom I didn't pay attention to. Though my thoughts were surprisingly focused on the Malfoy girl. After the feast, I watched Percy take them all up towards the Gryffindor common room and I turned to my friends.
Lee, George, Angelina, Alicia, and Oliver seemed to be chatting it up with out including me. "Hey guys, I'm head up."
"Wait Freddie, we were just talking about a new seeker." George had started but I raised from my seat.
"See you back in the dormitories." I said, following the last of the first years out the Great Hall.
As I got up to the Gryffindors I had to say, I snuck around behind em, waiting til after the last of them went into the portrait and then I followed suit.
Whispering the password, I went into the common room, and was greeted with many turned heads, one happily being the Malfoy girl. I smiled awkwardly at them all making my way to my dormitory.
"Sup first years, the name's Fred Weasley." I winked at Ron, and he rolled his eyes.
"Night Fred." Percy said with agitation in his tone.
"Night, Perce." I chorused.
I climbed up into the dormitory I shared with Oliver, George, and Lee. I undressed and climbed into bed ready for an early start on the day, when I just couldn't fall asleep. I pretended to be asleep as Oliver and Lee came into the room.
"It's so unlike him to head up early." Lee comments.
"Yeah, maybe he was just tired from the train ride." Oliver added.
"Maybe." Lee said, climbing into bed.
After I was certain they were asleep, I snuck down to the middle of the common room, to be surprised when I saw a lock of light brown hair covering a younger girl's face as she looked down into a book.
"Sorry, I didn't know anyone was still up." I said earnestly.
"Its' okay." She said, lifting her head from the book as her hair fell back to the sides of her face. I could see her pale eyes now, the ones she shared with her brother. I moved my way over to the couch, and held my hand out.
"Mind if I sit?" I asked.
"Not at all." She smiled, and I took a seat. I lingered my gaze on her probably longer than I should I have because after a few minutes, she turned back to her book.
I shifted uncomfortably at the silence and cleared my throat. "Malfoy, is it?"
"Cali." She replied quickly.
"Hi Cali, I'm Fred." I said, holding my hand out to her.
"Weasley. I know." She said taking my hand.
We sat in silence, I just stared at the flames of the fireplace while she read her book. It was odd to say, relaxing. At about quarter to eleven, she closed her book and looked over to me.
"I should probably get to sleep." She said, and I kinda felt sad.
"Okay." I nodded.
"You should too." She said, rising from her seat.
"You're probably right." I said, heading in the opposite direction of her.
"Oh and Fred." She said, causing me to turn back to her.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Thanks for the company." She said and with that she closed the door and I went to my dormitory, and collapsed on my bed with dreams about pale eyes.