Lovers and Laughter

A/n: This is my first Harry Potter fanfic and I am really excited because I love Harry Potter. So this story will follow generally along with the books but I will change/add a few things here and there, but nothing major. I hope you like it please R&R. Thanks!

Category: Harry Potter

Characters: Fred (mainly but of course other characters will be involved)

Rating: T

Summary: Fred and Raye (yes I did make her up) have been friends ever since their first ride on the Hogwarts express. Neither has ever admitted it, but deep down, both know that they want more then friendship. However it's been seven years and time is running out. Will they ever be together, or will they only ever be just friends?

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Harry Potter

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As Fred and George made their way through Platform 9 ¾, it was hard for them to make out the figures through the smoke billowing from the train.

Walking past first-years and their parents, groups of gossiping girls, stacks of luggage, and reuniting best friends, they made their way through the chaotic platform.

"Oi, Fred, George, over here."

In unison, both turned at the sound of their friend Lee's voice. He was standing twenty feet away along with Kat and Sarah. Fred's heart leapt at the sight of them, hoping that a certain brunette might be with them.

Identically grinning Fred and George made their way through the crowd to greet them, both playfully thumping Lee on the back, then turning around to greet Sarah and Kat with one-armed hugs. It took Fred only a minute to realize that Raye wasn't with them, and disappointment filled his stomach. But only a few seconds after he heard her familiar voice.

"Hi guys! It's great to see you."

And Raye came walking towards them. Sarah and Kat rushed to hug her. As she greeted them, Fred let his eyes run over her.

Ray was tall and thin, but with lean muscles that put her apart from other stick-like girls. She was only a few inches shorter than Fred, a fact he hadn't failed to notice. Her dark amber hair fell in waves down her back just past her shoulder blades. Her lips were full and a dark pink. They would have been Fred's favorite feature if it weren't for her eyes. Her eyes were big and framed by thick lashes, but what drew Fred in was their color. They were a bluish/grayish/greenish, and always seemed to be a different color. Once Fred could have sworn that they had been purple. They always intrigued him and he often had a hard time looking away from them.

Raye, Kat and Sarah, now arm and arm, walked back until Raye, smiling ran forward to throw her arms around Fred, George, and Lee. Despite the fact that was also hugging George and Lee, the brief contact made Fred's heart stop beating for a second before it started racing off at a totally indecent rate. He shook himself as Raye broke away from them, telling himself he was just glad to see her. After all, beside George and Lee, Raye was his closest friend.

"Hey, we better get going if we want to get a free compartment." Sarah said, and the six of them headed towards the train.

After they managed to secure an empty compartment, a feat that required all of their persuasive skills plus some items purchased last year at Zonko's, they all hung out the windows waving goodbye to their respective families.

Fred caught a glimpse of Raye's sister, a girl who looked a lot like a younger version of Raye, but with curly hair and bright blue eyes. Seeing her reminded Fred of his first tip on the Hogwart's Express.

***Flashback***

He and George, after bidding a half weepy, half cheerful Mrs. Weasly goodbye, boarded the puffing Hogwart's Express and began walking up and down the aisle looking for an empty compartment.

That was when they ran into Lee and, upon investigation, discovered that he to needed a compartment so the trio set off together, already joking and punching each other as if they had known one another for years.

The only not full compartment they could find was one occupied by four pretty girls, who by the looks of it, were first years to, and after a lot of pushing and shoving, Fred was delegated to go in first.

"Hello ladies." Fred said grinning, "Do you mind if we join you."

The prettiest one, in Fred's opinion, spoke first, "Sure." Said Raye, "But one if you is going to have to sit on the floor."

Fred, not letting this phase him said, "That's alright George can sit on my lap."

After that he and George made a show of bowing and George sitting of Fred's lap until the train hit a bump and George fell sideway's.

In the end Lee sat on one side and Fred and George sat on the other, Fred sitting next to Raye, already conscious of her side pressed tightly against his.

Everyone began introducing themselves.

Sitting next to Lee was Kat, a pretty girl with a deep tan and dark brown hair and eyes. She was tall, as tall if not taller than Fred and George.

Next to Kat was Isabelle, a Japanese girl with thick black hair that fell halfway down her back and almost black eyes.

Last was Sarah, a blonde, with navy blue eyes and an American accent.

"Are you from America?" Fred asked, curious that a girl with an American accent was going to Hogwarts.

"Yeah, my parents both went to Hogwart's but moved to America when they had me; they sent me back here though because it's such a good school." Sarah explained, and with that the subject turned to heritage.

"Pure blood." Fred and George said in unison, "But we aren't sure if it counts, our dad loves muggles."

"So you guys are related, you know there's not much resemblance." Raye asked.

Everyone laughed before George responded, "Who us?" He said looking at Fred. "Oh, we get that a lot."

Laughter.

Kat, Lee, and Isabelle were all half-blood, and then it was Raye's turn.

"Well both my parents are squibs; I'm not sure what that makes me." She said it so normally that everyone else was momentarily stunned.

"That's really cool." Lee said, "Like, that you're a witch."

"Yeah, I guess it is. My parents were shocked."

"You have any siblings?" George asked.

"Yeah a sister, she's two years younger then me."

"Is she…" George asked.

"No. Not yet." Raye answered lightly, but Fred could see something darker in her eyes.

Quickly Fred changed the subject and they continued to talk about random subjects.

"Wait." Sarah said, turning to Lee, "So if your names Lee-"

"Glad to see you've been paying attention." Lee said smiling.

"But if your first name is Lee and Raye's last name is Lee, won't that be confusing? Don't a lot of people do that last name thing?"

"It'll be as confusing as we want to make it." Raye said smiling.

***End Flashback***

Fred smiled at the memory, for a long time after that whenever someone said the name Lee, they could expect to hear two voices in response. The two had eventually stopped but would still do it on occasion, sometimes on purpose, other times accidentally.

All of the members of that compartment were still fast friends, and all, except for their dismay Isabelle, who had gone to Ravenclaw, ended up in Gryffindor during the sorting ceremony.

As the train went rattling on people came and went to their compartment. All of them had made plenty of friends once they had reached Hogwarts, but the people in that compartment had stayed each others closest friends.

For Fred, the worst part of the train ride was when Raye's boyfriend of one and a half years came in.

"Mark!"

Raye said standing up to kiss him quickly, sending a pang of jealousy through Fred's stomach. But fortunately she just stood in the doorway to talk to him for a bit before he kissed her again and left, ending Fred's momentary agony.

Fred told himself that he would have felt the same way for Sarah or Kat, that it was just because he had known her for so long it was weird, but deep down he knew he was lying to himself

It was that same spot deep down that began putting pictures of him and Raye together instead. But he forced them to go away. It had been six years and they were still just friends, why would this year be any different?

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Thanks for reading, I hoped you liked it. I know there were a lot of introductions, but I wanted to give a good background because a lot of the characters are made up. I'll try to update soon. Please review!

-LayRay