So, it's five months until the biggest event in the Hogwarts calendar and yet here I am practising Quidditch with my three best mates; Angelina Johnson, Georgia Granger [Yup she is Hermione's cousin who likes to be known as GG] and Katie Bell. As usual the conversation turned to the Yule Ball…
"I'm probably not going to go anyway." Georgia said bringing her broom to a stop and staring at us, hard.
"In Merlin's name, why?" I enquired, also bringing my broom to a stop and signalled to the other two to do the same.
"Allie, seriously it's only a ball! Like anyone's going to want to go with –me- I'm Hermione's cousin for crying out loud!" and before we could answer her she had landed on the grass and was running towards the changing rooms.
"I wonder what that was all about?" I thought aloud but, of course, the other two heard me and they both said...
"Are you sure she hasn't got her eye on anyone? I mean it's unlike her to just suddenly declare she's not going isn't it?"
"I, erm, don't know. I mean I know she likes Fr- Ohh GREAT! GG!" I then, too, jumped off my broom and ran after leaving Katie and Angie still up in the air looking slightly stunned.
I finally reached the changing rooms and heard the water of the shower running so I sat outside on one of the benches for a while until I heard the lock click and saw GG walking out with a towel wrapped round herself and another keeping her wet hair from dripping everywhere.
"Oh. Hey. The showers free." Great she's talking in clipped tones this can't be good!
"GG, listen to me, I'm not here for the shower. I came to talk to you about what happened out there. Is all this 'I don't want to go to the ball' stuff about a certain red-headed twin by the name of Fred Weasley?" I stared her down that was the good thing about knowing her and them my whole life!
"Merlin NO! What in Godric Gryffindor's name gave you that insane idea?"She was getting so het up about it that she didn't notice that the towel had fallen off of her torso. I too chose to ignore it, let's not get her anymore fired up shall we?
"Well if your sure, I'll see you back in the common room then OK?" With that I walked out the door and on spotting Angie and Katie I linked arms with them and walked up to the common room trying not to think about GG and her confused brain – I had my own thoughts to worry about!
Once we reached the common room I plopped down onto the sofa next to the fire and the other two copied we were having a nice conversation when suddenly we heard three voices, two male and one female, and it sounded like they were arguing so as usual the entire common room just had to whip their heads around to have a good look at who these people were as soon as I clocked eyes on them I slapped my forehead with the palm of my hand and turned back to stare at the fire 'she just had to go there didn't she? Now the entire house knows how she feels about him, well done GG you've really done it this time!' I thought to myself when we heard the three of them walk into the common room, one behind the other, GG caught my eye and I knew she wanted to talk so I excused myself from the foursome and walked over to GG and looking at her sternly said,
"What the heck was that spectacle outside all about then, hm?"
She looked at her hands whilst replying "Fr-Fred started it!"
I sigh dramatically "I don't care who started it! I'm merely asking why!"
With that she looked up at me and straight into my eyes "He kept saying that he was going to take Angie to the ball….. Not that I care! I mean he's the Fred Weasley isn't he? He can take –anyone-!"
Ahh so that's what this is all about I knew it! Ohh GG you love him so much don't you? But I can't worry about GG's problems I've got to focus on getting George to ask…. OK fine I admit it! GG's not the only one with a crush on a ginger twin!