\\Blinding Love// (Fred Weasley) Part 1

"Elise? ELISE! Get down here! You're going to be late for the train!" I heard my father bark at me for the tenth time that morning.

I was slacking, I must agree to that but, I am so tired this morning that my eyelids feel like ten pound weights. All I wanted to do was jump back into my bed. I had had the longest and most annoying night of my life. Of all times this summer, we had to go to that house YESTERDAY NIGHT! Yesterday night, being that I had to go to sleep early to wake up this morning and not have to hear my fathers demanding orders.

Well, of course it was the Dark Lord's house; we couldn't leave to there whenever we wanted. I had only dreaded having to hang out with my Slytherin gang. The only person from Slytherin I can truly stand is Draco Malfoy, no matter how obnoxious and snotty he may be. He's such an immature boy but, of course I am older than him. We've been best friends I guess you could say since before I started going to Hogwarts. I'm two years older than him, which makes me seventeen almost eighteen here in a couple of months. This shall be my last year at Hogwarts and let me tell you, it's never been quite uninteresting ever since Harry Potter enrolled in this school.

"ELISE!! YOU BETTER BE IN THAT CAR IN FIVE MINUTES OR YOU WILL REGRET IT!" I rolled my eyes as my personal house elf, Dotty, appeared before me.

"Would young Miss Richards like me to take down her bags?"

"Yes, thank you Dotty." I said as I finished straightening my light brown hair.

Even though my parents disapproved of me having Muggle things in my room, I didn't care. Muggles had the most useful items. I finished applying some simple make-up and apparated outside.

My father had just walked out the door when I got into the car. He huffed hoarsely and I waved goodbye to my mother who had just rushed over to the car window.

"We'll see you for Christmas darling. Keep in touch! Kiss kiss!!" I forced myself to smile and wave and seem all sad as much as I could until I was out of distance.

"Driver, please hurry to the station." I sighed as I rested my head onto the side of the window.

When I arrived, my driver quickly threw my things into a luggage cart and I rushed my way into Platform Nine and Three Quarters, almost smashing into a few first years. I handed my things over to the baggage people and jumped on, hearing people scream my name but all I wanted to do was find an empty compartment and fall asleep.

There were two first years sitting by themselves in the back of the train in one compartment but I kicked them out and closed the door, locking it. I sprawled out on the seat and sighed.

"Finally, I'm alone!"

I threw on some old jeans with some black and blue shoes with a black, green, and electric blue designed shirt of a dragon on. My makeup was, I guess you could say artistic. I had blended in blue and green and drawn on black eyeliner underneath my eyes to make my green eyes pop out more. I crossed my arms against my chest as I had my back against the wall and my legs stretched out in front of me as I slowly drifted off to sleep, hoping no one would come in.

A little while later, I heard someone slide open the door. I didn't bother to open my eyes, thinking it would be my Slytherin crew that I thought I had avoided earlier when I got on. I was wrong; it was the total opposite of what I hoped. "Look who it is!" someone spoke out.

"I wonder if her crew kicked her out." another person spoke.

"I doubt it; she's like the ringleader of them all."

"Yeah, she's even got Malfoy under control too."

"What's all the commotion about?"

"Ah, look, our best customer."

"You guys think she's asleep?"

There were too many people in this compartment and I could feel the space lessen even in my half unconscious mind.

"There's no where else to sit! She's taken up that whole side."

I felt like rolling my eyes but, I just played along like I was switching positions and turned my face towards the seat and moving my legs closer to me. Everyone was silent for a moment, probably seeing if I was waking up or not.

"Is she awake?" Someone was hovering over me and then they sat back down.

"No, don't worry about her guys."

"She's not all that bad actually. She's one of the more respected Slytherins, even though she does have an attitude."

"And she's loud."

"And she can be a little bitchy at times."

"But seriously guys, nothing to worry about."

"Yeah, besides, she sleeps like a bear deep in hibernation. Just don't wake her up."

"Yeah, she might maul you all." Snickers and poor attempts at holding in their laughter finally made me get up.

"Wow, really boys? I sleep like a bear and I might maul you?" I had stood up and put my hands on my hips.

I sighed heavily and held up my hands in front of me in defense. "No need to be alarmed people, I'm not going to curse any of you. I frankly don't care how you all think of me but, don't judge me just because I'm in Slytherin, Houses don't really mean anything."

I then exited the compartment but found myself followed by Fred Weasley.

"What?" I asked him, just a tad bit annoyed.

He stretched out his hand. "You forgot your bag buddy." He winked at me as I rolled my eyes and took it from him.

"Thanks buddy." I said sarcastically and sighed once again, heading towards the bathrooms to check my appearance.

When I exited the bathrooms I decided to go on a hunt for my party of friends. The ones I normally hung out with I mean. Every compartment I checked either gave me dirty looks or scooted towards the corners to keep away from me. I rolled my eyes at all of them. Finally, I heard yelling in the back compartments and recognized Draco's voice immediately. I slid open the compartment and laughed at the site. There was Cheryl fighting with Draco in a headlock and being given a noogie.

"Wow, I made it just in time I see." I snickered.

"Elise!" Cheryl came and gave me a bone crushing hug.

I was greeted by Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise, and a mumbling Draco with a glare from Pansy Parkinson.

"Pug face, what are you looking at?" She gaped at me.

"Who do you think you are Richards to be calling me Pug face!?"

"Here we go again." Cheryl laughed as she sat down next to Blaise as Pansy stood up.

I looked down at her. "I believe my name is Elise and I copyrighted that nickname for you Pug face. Now SHOO before I turn you into a pug."

"Drakey!! Tell her to leave! I was here first."

Draco yawned "Crabbe, Goyle, you guys and Pug-I mean Pansy can leave too."

She made a weird sound, almost like a pig grunting and stomped out of the compartment as I sat down and chuckled.

"Elise, you are so mean to that poor girl." Cheryl laughed.

"She'll get over it; she has for the past four years." I shrugged.

I leaned my head on the windowsill again and yawned.

"Hey," Cheryl started just when I was drifting off to sleep again. "Why'd you run off earlier and where have you been?"

"Oh, so it was you calling my name? Sorry, I wanted to try and get some sleep but that was interrupted when Potter came in with his gang." Draco gave me the face; the face of 'what the fuck?' "Draco, don't start ok? I don't want to hear anything about Potter or his friends. Who cares?"

He grabbed my wrist and yanked me to him. "Do you know if the Dark Lord hears you talking like how you almost did last night, you'll get tortured."

"Yeah, not to mention for the twentieth time Elise." Blaise finally spoke. I rolled my eyes.

"See? She doesn't care at all. Might as well stop trying to care." Cheryl said standing up and reaching for her bag that was up on the rack above her.

I rolled my eyes again. "Hey, where's Danni?"

"Danni?" Draco asked, sounding disgusted. "Why must you call her Danni?"

"It's a nickname Draco." Cheryl grunted as she lifted down the heavy luggage.

"Yeah, isn't that right 'Drakey Poo'?" I mocked as I decided to help Cheryl. He glared at me and I just stuck my tongue out.

"She's probably with you know who."

"Baldy Voldy?" Blaise suppressed a laugh.

"NO! That OTHER person we call you know who."

"Oh." Cheryl glared and I smiled.

"Cheryl, what are you doing?" Blaise asked as I helped Cheryl open up her bag.

"I just remembered something and seeing as how Ellie never forgets anything, she must know what I'm getting." Cheryl dug around in her pile of clothes until we all heard a hissing noise.

"It's my baby!!"

"So who's your baby's daddy? Montague or Adrian Pucey?" I threw a shoe from Cheryl's bag at Blaise as Draco snickered.

"This is my baby you retard." wrapped around my right arm was a python, about three feet long.

"You can't bring snakes to school." Draco obviously pointed out; I rolled my eyes.

"This is an animorpher. His name is Caim. He used to be my uncle's until he croaked this summer and he gave Caim to me. Caim is one year younger than me He can change into any animal form."

Caim turned into a black cat just then and jumped into Blaise's lap. Blaise shrieked and everyone laughed. They all spoke about how our summers were and caught up with the latest news while I simply stared out the window only half paying attention as I stroked Caim in cat form until we got to school.

So when we got to school, we sat at our usual spot on the Slytherin table which always had me entertained since I could read lips. I liked reading the Gryffindors lips because they hated my friends and me so much. It was funny to hear what they all said to us. After the usual sorting and warnings and announcements (which introduced the new D.A.D.A. teacher, Professor Umbridge), we began to feast. I made small talk with the people around me; Adrian Pucey sitting in front of me, Montague to my right, Draco to my left, Cheryl next to Adrian, Blaise next to Cheryl, and the two spots on Adrian's other side were supposed to be for Theodore Nott and Danni.

Just as usual, Draco was talking about Potter and I was ignoring him but getting aggravated with his big mouth. Just when I was about to finally tell Draco to shut up and cause a scene, Danni came over with Nott.

"DANNI!! Where the bloody hell have you been!?" I screamed as I chucked a chicken wing at her face.

She brushed some crumbs off of her face and sat down with Nott. "Sorry, I've been talking with Theodore all day. He needs friends you know?" she whispered that last part so only I could hear. Blaise snickered and I kicked him in the shins.

"Elise! What the hell?!" I gave him the look and he glared as he chucked a roll at me.

"Oh you little bugger." I grabbed a cupcake from the tray, stood up and smashed it onto his face.

The Potter gang was watching this scenario unfold and was making sorry attempts to hold back their laughter, when suddenly, Blaise grabbed the punch bowl. I grabbed my wand and flicked it, making it splash all over him, Cheryl, and Adrian.

"HEY!!" they all screamed in outrage; I was cackling now.

The naughty in me came out. I took a fruit cake and went to throw it but Blaise ducked and it hit Ginny Weasley in the back of the head. I put my hands over my mouth and tried not to laugh. Just then, I knew all was going to go awry.

"FOOD FIGHT!!" Fred and George Weasley cried out.

Right at the sound of hearing those sweet calls of war, everyone grabbed something to use as weapons. Pumpkin chunks, turkey legs, apples, sweets, the whole shibang was being thrown and tossed. I quickly hopped over the tables towards the Gryffindors and went to Fred and George who were having fun chucking mashed potatoes with spoons at people.

"Hey Fred and George!" I greeted as I got a pan and put it over my head.

"Hey! How stylish of you!"

"Thanks! Hey! Do you guys have any of those exploding poppers with you!?" I screamed over the battle cries in the mess hall.

"Yeah, what are you going to do with that?!" Fred asked when I took the small little pill out of its casing, grabbed a chunk of cake that was on their table, stuffed the pill in there, and sent it flying towards Pansy Parkinson and Malfoy.

"BOMBS AWAY!!!" I screamed as everyone who had heard me ducked to the floor.

A loud explosion sounded and when we three peered over the table, Draco and Pansy were smothered in chocolate cake.

"Look, Draco's a brunette!" I cracked up.

Finally, Professor Dumbledore made things settle down and made everyone go to their dormitories.

There was hell being raised when I entered the dorm. I went to Blaise and smothered his jello covered hair and we both laughed at the event that happened just a few minutes ago.

"We're so hated here." I snickered.

After telling everyone to stop acting so stuck up and angry and to just have fun once in awhile, I went up to my room and showered. There weren't that many girls in the Slytherin dorms really. Six at the most, which Cheryl, Danni, and I got the highest room possible and all to ourselves with an empty room below that we kept locked with a secret password that prevented the younger girls from coming near us.

"So Danni," Cheryl started after she came out of the shower. Danni was fixing her hair and I was just stroking Caim who was now a dog. "You like that Nott boy don't you?"

I rolled my eyes. "Here we go once again." I sighed as I had lain down on my stomach, propping myself with my elbows.

"I'm not going to lie, because you all know I'm not that great at it."

I nodded really fast. "You got that right sister." She threw her hairbrush at me which I blocked with a pillow.

"So I take your liking to Nott is a definite yes."

"Of course!" Danni yelled. "He's just like-"

"You." I clarified.

She seemed taken aback for a second and I was prepared to embrace the tears. "Yeah, you're right. He's exactly like me. I don't like being in groups except only with our own Trio gang. I'm mostly quiet unless I'm with you guys. And I think the only thing I've never seen was death." I shrugged.

"Sounds like a perfect match, even though you're older but, that doesn't really matter."

"One down, one still left to go." I groaned as I flipped onto my back.

"And who is the other ONE? I hope you're talking about yourself." Cheryl said offensively.

"Hey chill Cherry ok? I know you have a thing with Adrian, that's why you two are always staying away from each other, yet always stealing glances. Don't forget what I can do you guys. You and Draco are the only people who know of course though."

"You're a dirty little spy!" Cheryl said jumping on the bed and tackling me, making Caim turn into a bird and fly to the other side of the room.

"Stop beating up my friend!" Danni said jumping on top of Cheryl and crushing me.

"I-CAN'T-BREATHE!!!" I pushed them both off of me, hearing a huge thud in the process.

They were cracking up on the floor. I shook my head at how idiotic and childish my friends were.

"Oh come on my emo best friend. I know you have a thing for Montague." I got up offended big time.

"What?! I am FAR from liking Montague. I stay away from that because he's had something for me the first day I met him. I don't like him like that at ALL!" I was cranky now and just wanted to go to bed.

"What's the difference with Fred Weasley liking you the first day he met you and Montague liking you the first day?" Danni made a point.

"Oh yeah, that's right, you like one of the Weasley twins." Cheryl grinned.

"No Cheryl, she only likes Fred because George is taken by Angelina Johnson." Danni clarified.

"Why does she even like him?"

"Well for one, he is actually smart and funny and actually not that bad looking. And two, they're both evil when it comes to pranking people. And three, he's on the Quidditch team."

"Figures, another match made in heaven." They both spoke in conversation with each other.

"I can hear you guys and NO I don't like Fred like that either. I just like the jokes. Where else can I get them during school to mess with Draco and his friends?" I said climbing into bed and trying to sleep.

"Alright if you say so." they scoffed at me.

"It is what I say or else you'll wind up with puking pastels in your morning medications or stirred into your glasses tomorrow you two." I heard their snickering and gossiping cease and that is when I knew I could sleep...Finally.

'I know I don't like him like that. He's just good for buying those crazy pranks of theirs from. That's all.' I then dazed off with casting those thoughts out of my mind.