Losing My Religion

Pairings: Angelina Johnson/Fred Weasley, Alicia Spinnet/George Weasley, Katie Bell/Lee Jordan, Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, and Ginny Weasley/ Harry Potter
AN: I thought the song really fit their relationship. This is the story of Angelina and Fred during the War. I understand there's a lot out there already, but this is my attempt at it.

Losing My Religion
Chapter 1: Oh Life is Bigger.

Angelina Johnson sat there next to Lee Jordan in her blue graduation gown, twirling her cap's string. She stared out at the crowd; they were all here to watch her class graduate, which meant they'd all hear her speak. Angelina had obtained the spot as Valedictorian of her class, and head girl. If it hadn't been for Cedric's death, she would have never gotten Valedictorian, but she had. She nervously twirled at her cap, still looking out into the crowd.

"Can you believe it's finally time, Ange?" A voice asked. Angelina recognized the voice without having to look for who was, she shook her head, and continued to look out into the crowd looking anywhere for red hair.

Lee Jordan noting Angelina shake of head, frowned, "You got to answer Ange, I thought it'd be cool, sitting next to you. I mean you're one of my best friends so I'd definitely have someone to talk to. But no you just make head gestures."

Angelina kept her eyes on the crowd, still hoping to see the red hair that she hadn't seen in exactly 78 days. Things hadn't gone well the last time they'd been together. He had decided to leave, and she told him that if he left now, he lost her forever. She hadn't meant it, but of course she had said it. He had left, and now thing were not good at all. Angelina continued to stare out into the crowd never seeing the person she'd wanted to see. Angelina finally answered Lee, "Fine what do you want to talk about Lee?"

"How hot Katie is of course." Lee said easily, and smirked. Lee and Katie had been going out since fourth year, which was Katie's third. Lee had always been a flirt, and Angelina had never thought he'd be serious over a girl; he was just a ladies man. Angelina had known Lee since they were three. Their mothers had been good friends, and Lee had always been the type of kid who'd go up to girls in the park, and just kiss them. He wasn't very smooth, at the end of their childhood Lee had been smacked more times than Angelina could count. So obviously when he'd gotten together with Katie, it had shocked Angelina.

Angelina rolled her eyes, "I still can't believe you've only had one girlfriend at Hogwarts. For a player, you're not very good at the game."

Lee laughed, "Hey you only have had two boyfriends, and you were serious about both of them, a little too serious for a teenager if you ask me."

Angelina didn't join in on Lee's laughter. Her time at Hogwarts had been happy, but her romances had always been filled with angst. She often felt like a character on a Muggle TV show. She had fallen in love twice. One of the guys had died, and the other had left her. So no, Angelina didn't think her love life was funny. She looked at Lee, and quickly changed the subject, "I'm so nervous about my speech!"

Lee continued to laugh, "That's what you get for being a genius."

Angelina smiled, and gave Lee a slap on the leg, and laughed. She then took a look out to the audience again, she still didn't see him. She frowned. Why was she so upset? She had told him, they were over if he left, and he had still left. She should never want to see him again. And here she was acting like an idiot looking around for some sign that he still cared. She had always wanted to share this day with him, and now he wasn't here.

"Who are you looking for?" Lee asked her intrigued.

She was barely able to answer, she simply whispered, "Fred."

Lee frowned, after the Weasley twins left everything seemed to change. Alicia, who had always been nonchalant about her relationship with George, was suddenly sitting around the Common Room planning her wedding. Angelina had been left with a broken heart, and it seemed as if the spark that had been inside her had died down. Lee, felt as if he was abandoned, and began to rebel more than usual. Plus, he was also angry at Fred for hurting Angelina the way he had. Lee had always been more protective over Angelina then pretty much anybody else, except Katie of course. Lee had always thought of Angelina as his sister, and took the attitude that when you hurt Angelina, you hurt him too. Lee looked out into the crowd searching for some red hair, but couldn't find any. He sighed, "Ange, he's not here."

Angelina nodded, and a small tear dropped out of her eye, and Lee wanted more than ever to beat the shit out of Fred Weasley. Instead he settled for wrapping an arm over Angelina's shoulder, "Forget it Ange, I'm excited to here you're speech finally."

Angelina gave a weak smile, placed her hand over her eyes, and dried the wet spots, "It's pretty damn good."

"I bet it is." He assured her.

Before Angelina could reply, Dumbledore appeared on stage, and the loud speaker said, "You're newly reinstated Head Master Albus Dumbledore."

There was a loud applause. Everyone, even some Slytherins, were thrilled to have Dumbledore back. Umbridge had seemed to bring with her authority, the downfall of Hogwarts. Now that the war was in full swing, there was no denying that Dumbledore was the best person for the job. Dumbledore made it to the middle of the stage, and the whole group quieted down desperately wanting to hear what the great man was going to say.

"Unfortunately I have not gotten an adequate chance to say goodbye to any of you, due to my leaving. However this class has truly made Hogwarts proud. This class has suffered one of the biggest losses in Hogwarts history, maybe even the biggest. Yet throughout it all, you remain strong, and never fail to be there for one another. In a time of war, the strength that was displayed by you will keep us win, because love is the key ingredient. Now without further ado, I introduce you're Head Girl and valedictorian, Angelina Johnson." Dumbledore said.

A cheer exploded, as Angelina made her way to the podium. When she reached the podium, she tapped the microphone, and began, "I remember when I first got my Hogwarts letter, and I ran next door and told my best friend Lee. I didn't think it'd ever come, and I suppose after that I thought graduation from Hogwarts would never come either. I remember seven years ago stepping into the Great Hall, and having no idea what was going to happen, who would be my friends, what house would I be in? I could tell from the faces on everyone, everyone was wondering the same thing. At the moment, I suppose I realized that we would all share a bond that would last forever. We would become family, and our lives would be changed by each other. And that's exactly what happened."

Angelina looked around at the faces of her classmates all of them looked towards her with hopes that she'd continue, she sighed, and went on, "Like any other family we faced difficult times. We didn't always get along, and we would often argue, and call each other hurtful names. However through it all, we stick by one another's side. If you mess with one, you mess with all. We made friends with people we never even dreamed of being friends with. We lost friends; we always thought we'd have. We fell in love, and even out of love. But throughout it all we remain a family."

Angelina paused again, she had her listeners interested, but now was the part she was dreading the most, with encouragement from the class, she continued to make her speech, "Then our family faced tragedy. In our sixth year, in the midst of happiness, we felt a devastating blow. We were all there the night it happened, we watched Potter carry a limp Cedric Diggory in his hands. All of us felt as if the death had destroyed a part of us, we felt as if our brother had died. That's because our brother did die, we lost a member of our family, and it is something we will never forget. Yet, together we mourned, grieved, and made strides to moving on. Now we have gotten through it all, and we are parting, but we will never truly part. We will live on in each other's souls till the day we die. Congratulations my family, we will see each other soon."

Angelina looked out into the crowd, and spotted the red hair she often dreamed of, and for a second everything was okay.

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