Love Is All Around: Part 2
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(Told From Fred and Hermionie's Point of view)
"Fred" said Hermionie as they walked down the corridor next morning " Yes?" he replied, "do care about me?" "Wasn't last night enough of an answer to that?" "I know, I just want to hear it from you" "Yes I do care about you Hermionie Granger" "Well just so as you know, I care about you too Fred Weasley."
And before they knew it Fred was pushing Hermionie into the Library ( oooooooo…) kissing her so passionately that there was no doubt about how he felt.
(From Harry and Ginny's point of view)
Harry and Ginny both woke up suddenly. There was the sound of footsteps in the library and they really didn't want to be seen. But neither could be bothered to move. They were way to comfortable To move, but the footsteps were coming closer. Soon Harry and Ginny could see someone's shoes through the gap in the bookshelves, but wait… they weren't just any ones shoes, they were Hermionie's. Then someone else's feet came into view, again, not just anyone's feet, but Fred's. Harry didn't have to wonder what they were doing for long because it became quite obvious when they came into view. Harry and Ginny both made rather loud (and rather fake) coughing noises and both Hermionie and Fred jumped, saw Harry and Ginny and blushed madly. Then observing the situation, tried to turn the attention to why Harry and Ginny were laying together in the corner of the library. But the subject was not to be changed and Hermionie and Fred were forced to give in.
The four of them decided to walk to breakfast together and made a mutual agreement not to tell Ron or George about any of it until they were ready. They all knew how they felt about each other but none of them were ready to risk Ron and George's Friendship over it.
When they got to breakfast they saw George and Ron already eating and went to sit next to them.
George and Ron looked up as they approached, they were not happy. "Where have you been?" they asked. "And where were you two last night?" Ron added, pointing at Fred and Harry.
" Well… we… er… went for a walk" Harry lied " What, at night?" "Yeah…er…couldn't sleep" Fred added. "Suppose' we'll have to let em off, eh George?" "Suppose so" "why don't you sit down?"
After breakfast Professor Dumbledore got up to make an announcement "I would like to inform you that the Yule Ball is a part of the tournament (Ginny flinched at the word) and will be taking place on Christmas Eve night at 9pm. All Students will be required to find a partner and will need to dress up for the event, Thank you".
Harry and Fred certainly knew whom they were going to ask to the ball.
The Night of the Yule Ball.
Harry, Ginny, Fred and Hermionie were worried. If they went to the Yule Ball as couples, George and Ron would figure out their secrets and fall out with them, if they didn't then they'd have to spend the evening without each other and they couldn't do that. But they couldn't risk Ron and George falling out with them either.
"Well" they thought, they're going to have to find out sooner or later, preferably sooner because it was going to get rather difficult to hide their feelings for each other.
To figure out what they were going to do, they'd arranged a private conversation with each other (the four of them) and had come to the conclusion that they had to tell them someday so they'd better do it that night.
Hermionie and Ginny were in their dormitory getting all dressed up, Ginny in her beautiful, long, flowing, purple dress and Hermionie, wearing her satin, pink, stunning ankle length dress, both looking wonderful.
They were so nervous, because, not only was it the day that the whole school would find out about their secrets, but it was the day that Ron and George would find out too (that would be the worst).
Harry and Fred were in their dormitory with Ron and George, both shooting nervous glances at each other, then at their friends. Ron, who had noticed this, was staring to get suspicious. "You two have been fidgeting all night, what is the matter with you?" the last bit was said with renewed annoyance. "Oh it's nothing Ron" said Harry, then, seeing Ron's look of disbelief, very quickly steered the subject out of dangerous waters and onto the subject of their (Ron and George's) partners. " Erm… who are you taking to the ball then?" he said quickly "I'm stuck with Eloise Midgeon, I asked Hermionie, but she said she already had a date…ha ha" said Ron, rather bitterly. " And what about you George?" Fred asked quickly "I'm going with Angelina" and it seemed that George was quite happy about this.
As the boys waited for their dates, Hermionie and Ginny emerged from the corridor in their finery, there stood Harry and Fred, alongside them was Ron who was standing next to Eloise Midgeon (Hermionie tried desperately not to laugh) and George was with Angelina.
Fred and Harry looked around just in time to see their partners walking up to them. This was it, it was now or never. "Err… Ron…George? We've all got something we need to tell you."
There was a five-minute pause as Ron and George stared at Hermionie. " Err…me and Fred… well…we're together" she stuttered "well you are standing next to each other" replied Ron "no Ron, I mean we're dating" there was another pause at this point, then suddenly Ron and George burst out laughing. "You… and you?" they laughed " she's not joking you guys" Fred was rather frustrated now. Then a look of dawning comprehension spread across Ron and George's face's "you… and you?" and this time they certainly not laughing "and that's not it" Harry added "WHAT, MORE SECRETS?" they yelled "err… yeah" "What? Don't tell me you and Ginny are dating as well" joked Ron "we are."