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Chapter One – The Yule Ball
Katie Bell sat on a staircase in a deserted hallway knowing full well that almost everyone else in Hogwarts was currently having a fantastic time. It was the Yule ball of her fifth year, and she had to be the most miserable person in the entire wizarding world.
'Fred Weasley' she thought, 'Is the most horrible, evil, inconsiderate son-of-a-bitch I have met in my entire life' She had just recently learned of an affair her boyfriend was having with that slut Angelina.
'I just can NOT believe I thought she was my friend.'
This thought made her cry even more. Not only had she just lost her boyfriend of three months, but with it one of her best friends.
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George ran down the hallway toward the dance. He knew he was about two and a half hours late, but he had gotten cought up in something. He knew that Angelina would most likely be angry, but there was nothing he could do. Turning into the hallway that lead to the great hall when he heard sobbing from the staircase. He walked toward it slowly, not sure if he really wanted to deal with any of this. When he saw Katie, he was more than surprised. Usually she was so strong. He couldn't think of a single time he had seen Katie crying before now. He approached her carefully and tried to be sensitive. This was of course, not his forte, but he was willing to try none-the-less.
"Are you okay?" he asked her.
"Okay?" Katie asked, trying to settle down, "To be honest? No. I'm not so okay. Not okay at all."
"Okay", George said, "I'll bite. What happened?"
Katie looked up at the boy talking to her for the first time and it finally registered with her. Angelina was with George. Fred was even worse than she thought. He cheated on her with his brother's girlfriend.
She bit her lip and decided to get it over with. "IjustcaughtFredmakingoutwithAngelina" she sobbed all in one word.
George looked at Katie in absolute surprise. "Fred did WHAT?!"
"He cheated.", she told the twin, surprised at the anger instead of pain reflected in the red head's eyes.
"That son of a--" he cut himself off. Fred Weasley was dead meat. He started to stand up until he looked back at the girl crying next to him. He decided it could wait.
The rest of George's night was spent consoling, then simply talking to Katie. He had never before realized how much he had in common with the young blonde. Sure, he had spent a good amount of his Hogwarts career in classes and quiditch fields with her, but they had never taken the time to really talk or get to know each other. By the end of the night he felt like he had gained a new best friend, but more so. She was beautiful and intelligent and had so much in common with him. Before he knew it, the end of the night was upon him and he had completely forgotten about beating Fred into a bloody pulp.
"Well", he said reluctantly, "I guess it's about time for us to go back up to bed" Katie looked at the floor, equally reluctant to leave what had somehow turned into a fairly pleasurable night. They walked in silence toward the dormrooms, neither actually wanting to leave. Once they arrived, both stood, waiting expectantly for the other to talk first.
George gave in first, "Well, oddly enough, I had a great time with you tonight." Once he realized what he said, he blushed, "you know what I mean"
Katie did know. She hadn't expected to enjoy herself this much either. "I know." She laughed, "we should do it again." George nodded in agreement and leaned in awkwardly for a kiss. Katie reacted and it went much deeper than intended.
George pulled away, "You're vulnerable Katie. So am I. we can't do this right now. I'm sorry" he said and turned away toward his dormroom.
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