Katie wasn't just your average Quidditch Chaser. Sure, she was gorgeous, she was talented on a broom, and clumsy as Tonks when walking, but she was keenly observant. Not to mention she was a Gryffindor, and not only grew up with the Weasley twins, and Charlie, but she was also dating George. Meaning she was constantly hearing about all their neurotic plans. Meaning, she got advice without asking for it.
Currently, she was walking towards the kitchens, where she knew a famous redhead was bound to be. Pushing the door open, she stepped inside. Immediately attracting the attention of all inhabinents.
"Hey Katie."
"Hey." she replied. "I've got a propositon for you." she said as she closed the door and then walked over to sit down across the table.
"Oh?"
"Actually....it's more of a dare."
He couldn't believe what he was about to do. Of all things! THIS!!!! It was putting everything in jeporday. Everything! Sure....if it worked, it'd be awesome...but the potential that it had to make him lose...was nearly unbearable. Taking a deep breath, he opened the door. His jaw dropping at the sight he saw.
"What is going on?" The two sprang apart, from where they had been sitting and overlooking a piece of parchment. "Well?"
"Well what? Ginny had something to ask me so I was talking to her." Katie said shrugging.
"What's with the paper?"
"It's a letter." Ginny answered. "Besides, why are you even in here. Don't you remember, you're on enemy territory." she said.
"Yes, I'm retrieving someone."
"She knows?" Ginny hissed, automatically glaring at Katie. Katie simply grinned and walked over to where George was standing.
"She's brilliant. Yet another reason she's dating yours truley." George said smirking as he slid an arm around his girlfriend's waist. "Sorry, for your loss." He tugged Katie out of the room, and once they were in the common room, he murmured in her ear, "She fall for it?"
"Hook, line, and sinker."
Harry knew something was up.
He wasn't the boy who just wouldn't die for nothing! But seriously, the twins, and Gin, and Mione were acting....well weird. When he mentioned it to Ron, his friend had just brushed it off. By saying his twins were insane and annoying prats.
For some reason, Gin, would constantly be on her guard. For instance if she saw the twins, she'd disappear. It was weird. Plus she wouldn't say anything. At all. It was weird.
"Did he buy it?" Ginny asked Katie, after George had disappeared with Fred to work on the shop.
"Yep." she said grinning. "It was almost too easy." Ginny immediately began laughing up a storm, in which Katie ended up joining in as well.
"You'd think that they'd be a bit more cautious. I mean, it's not like they haven't played before." Ginny said, as Katie nodded.
"They think that they've got you cornered. Especially since you're partner is Hermione. George hasn't seemed to realize that if provoked, she's quite competitive." Ginny nodded.
"Yep. Which is why I rarely cross her. Well, that and she knows more curses and hexes than any seventeen year old has a right to." Katie shrugged.
"Well, to be fair, she's the smartest witch her age, as much as that's overly spoken about, and she did grow up in the middle of a war. Honestly she had to know all of those spells."
"Yep. Now, on to buisness. Do you know what they happen to be planning yet?" Ginny asked hopefully. Katie's grin seemed to simply grow.
"As a matter of fact I do. They've apparently been talking with your dad, something about booby traps and squirt guns." Ginny's grin disappeared. "But, I have a counter."
"What?" GInny asked sounding desperate.
"Ever hear about water balloons?" she asked grinning.
"Hermione!!" At the sound of her name, the girl in question cast a disillusionment charm and leant against the wall. About two seconds later, a redhead came sprinting up to where she had been standing. He looked around in utter confusion, before staring straight at her. Wordlessly, Hermione froze him, so that he couldn't move.
"You know, it's not nice to sneak up on people." she said after moving from where he'd been standing.
"It's also impolite to cast silent hexes, so that one can't move." he retorted. "Wait, how can I talk?" he asked soundning shocked. Hermione began chuckling.
"New spell. Not quite the normal freezing charm." she answered. "So what do I owe the pleasure?" she asked.
"Well, I have a dare for you. It's too stand right in front of me." he said. She raised an eyebrow in question and then said okay, before walking up to him. "Well, you might want to release me and the disillusionment charm." he said sounding rather irritated. She rolled her eyes, wishing that she didnt' have to comply.
"Okay, fine. What do you want?" she asked staring at George with suspicion.
"Erm, to tell you that your secret admirer sends his regards, as she was showered with rosepetals of various colors. "Oh, and it's not me." he added quickly, before disappearing. Hermione stared after him open mouthed.
"What on earth?" she asked staring at them, pretty soon, she was waist deep in the flowers, still staring shocked. That's when Filch showed up.
"DETENTION!" He hollered at her. "You're defiling the hallways."
"How? By making them smell better?" she asked, before trying to make them vanish. Instead they multiplied. Great, just like the fireworks from her sixth year. She thought.
"Do you want another?" the old caretaker growled. She mutely shook her head, while trying to distangle herself from the mess. It didn't work so well. It just moved with her, but at the same time, it expanded.
"You will pay!" she yelped, while charging into the boy's dorm. "I cannot believe yo---" but her words were lost as she walked in on a Fred Weasley in nothing but a pair of blue boxers. She couldn't seem to rip her eyes away....not that she tried very hard.
"And what am I being accused of this time?" Fred quipped, grinning at her state.
"You....George...death." she babbled, still staring at him. He looked amazing. Quidditch had certaintly added quite a bit of muscle. She suddenly remembered why she admired the sport; the boys were typically very, very, very, goodlooking. Hermione was shallow....she was just...hormonal. You know, typical stuff like that.
"What did George and I do that requires death?" Fred asked smirking as he began to step closer to her.
"I....you.....Petals...." she muttered, still unable to take her eyes off of him. Not realizing at all that he was moving even closer to her. The more she stared the more she became even more distracted. Within moments, Fred was so close that he tilted her chin to look him straight in the eyes.
"Mione, what exactly is it that you wanted to say?" he asked in a teasing tone, as his free hand slid behind her waist. Hermione swallowed....or at least tried to. She was staring up into his eyes; which by the way were the exact shade of the caribbean. He leaned closer to her, "Come on, you can tell me." he whispered. Unconsciously, Hermione had put her hands on his chest, and began pulling him closer, in addition to moving closer herself.
"FRED!!!" At the sound of the door erupting they both jumped like they were on fire. Fred glared angrily at his former twin brother, while Hermione tried to jump away, but Fred's grip had tightened on her waist.
"Oh...am I interrupting?" George asked mildly, all the while grinning like a mad man. Before Fred could retort Hermione jumped in.
"Yes, actually, we were about to shag. But sadly you killed the mood. Afternoon boys." As both boys stared after her, she walked straight out the door. Fred had seemingly lost his mind. Until George made the stupid mistake of reminding him of his prescence.
"You are officially disowned." Fred said glaring. George simply smirked. "I'm serious. You have the worst timing in the history of worst timing. I swear you're turning into Ron!"
"You do it?" Katie asked as Hermione came bounding down the steps. She grinned and nodded.
"You know, I never thought that I'd see the day that I would shock the Weasley twins." Mione said thoughtfully, while Katie grinned.
"How'd you do it anyways?" she asked curiously. Hermione shrugged.
"I just told George, in front of Fred that Fred and I were about to shag." Katie's jaw dropped. "Apparently this works on everyone." Hermione said grinning. Katie continued muttering wordlessly.
"Were you about to shag?" she finally asked sounding incredulous. Hermione rolled her eyes.
"Merlin no. You honestly think that boy would want anything to do with a bookworm who has a reputation for being a prude? Even though clearly I am not a prude!" Hermione yelped.
"No one thinks you're a prude Mione." Katie said gently.
"Thanks. Sometimes I wonder. I mean, Ron's always only too happy to tell me." Katie held up her hands.
"I swear one day, I'm going to kill that boy. You are a gorgeous girl who can get any guy she wants." The two girls grinned, before Ginny joined them, and they retold her the story.
