So this chapter isn't as long as the others, but this one is set in George's POV. There isn't much in this chapter pertaining to GoF and in the next chapter we'll go back to Rea's POV and the story. I'm thinking that I'll make this story into different parts which will focus on different books. Part 1 being GoF, Part 2 OotP and so on. I am also thinking of skipping at least the 2nd task after the Yule Ball and going into other key points of the story. Let me know what you think of these ideas, I love hearing feedback, good and bad.
I do not own any character of the Harry Potter universe besides the ones I create. In this chapter that is Amber, Anya and Rea.
(George's P.O.V)
I watched as Rea left the hospital wing, leaving Fred and myself to be seen my Madam Pomfey. I hated that she left, but I also knew that asking her to stay would probably give away the fact that I saw her as more than "just a friend" and I wasn't quite ready to let everyone know. Turning around I sat down on the bed beside my brother's. The knowing look he was giving me made me a bit uncomfortable.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked him, leaning back against the wall as I sat on the bed.
He started to stroke his beard, like an old man would, before speaking. "I saw the look you gave me when she jumped on my back. You're not coy if you think you could hide it from me, my lovely twin brother."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Play innocent all you want, George, but we both saw it." Lee Jordan chimed in with a smirk on his face. "You fancy her.~"
I tried hard to keep the blush from heating up my face and was impressed when I was able to resist the urge to do so. "Don't be daft, she's my friend. I don't feel anything more than friendliness."
"You can lie to yourself all you want mate, but you can't lie to me." Fred sat up as Madam Pomfey came over and handed the two of us a potion that would return us to normal. "I think I'm going to miss the beard, maybe I'll start growing one out. What do you think, Georgie?"
"I think it suits you, maybe instead of growing it out, you could just keep it. Madam Pomfey, could you leave the beard, it improves his looks." She cast me a dark glare, before practically forcing the potion down Fred's throat. Snickering, I tilted my own potion back and drank it down.
About ten minutes after taking the potion, the white hair and beard disappeared and Fred and I were once again handsome as always. We left the hospital wing and headed to the Gryffindor common room. I wanted to go and find Rea, but before the feast tonight, Fred and I wanted to gather a few products to sell. Rea would have to wait.
By the time we had everything together that we wanted to sell, it was midafternoon and a light rain had started. Much to our dismay, most of the students opted to stay in their common rooms beside a nice warm fire. Couldn't say I blamed them, the rain did bring a bit chill with it. Seeing as most of our customers were holed up in their houses, Fred decided that we would try again tomorrow. Agreeing with him, I gave him my case to take back upstairs.
Alone for the moment, I headed towards the Entrance Hall where the Goblet of Fire was placed for the students who wished to enter, or in Fred and my case, wished to try and enter, could do so. As I walked in, I saw that Angelina was putting her name in the Goblet and as the flames brightened, I joined the other Gryffindor's in applause.
I was making my way towards her direction when I spotted Realyn sitting her friends, Amber and Anya. I debated whether or not to join them. With a smirk, I decided to try and sneak up on the trio. Quietly, I came around the benches and as I snuck up on them, I began to pick up bits and pieces of their conversation.
"Do you think he'll ask her to the ball?" I recognized Amber's voice right away. Normally wherever Rea could be found, Amber wasn't too far behind. You'd think they were twins, by the way the two of them were always together, much like Fred and myself. I even caught them telling first years that they were fraternal twins separated at birth. The worst part was, the first years bought it. But the question asked had me stopping behind them, trying to catch a bit more.
"Why wouldn't he ask her?" Anya asked.
"Maybe because he's clueless and doesn't realize she's dying for him to ask her out and has been for the last 2 years." She commented back. Who on Earth were they talking about?
"You two do remember that I'm sitting right here beside you and that I can hear everything that you're saying." Looking through the benches I could clearly make out the annoyed expression on her face as she interrupted her two friends. "And I have not been 'dying' for him to ask me out for 2 years, Amber."
"Oh come off it, Rea, you know you've fancied him since you first met him on the train!" The bushy haired brunette elbowed her. "Nearly everyone in Ravenclaw has noticed your constant daydreaming."
This was news to me. I didn't know that she fancied anyone, much less since her first year. I thought we were closer than that. Though, I suppose that wasn't something she would think to tell the biggest pranksters in the school. Might think we'd blurt it out for everyone to know. She wasn't really wrong in that aspect.
"I told you, I don't daydream about him…" The blush that colored her cheeks said otherwise and my curiosity increased. Who was this mystery crush that she hoped would ask her to the ball and did he fancy her back? Maybe now would be a good time to break this up before he heard something he wasn't quite sure he was ready to hear. Especially with his rising jealousy, that he wasn't too keen to continue feeling, not after its earlier rising towards his brother.
"What poor git has snagged the attention of our little Ravenclaw?" I popped up between Amber and Realyn, sticking my head between the benches and when they gave a startled scream, I couldn't help smirking.
"George Weasley, you prat!" Rea yelled moments before she brought her transfiguration book down on top of my head. "You shouldn't be sneaking around listening in on our conversations." It was obvious by the tone of her voice and how hard she hit me, that she really didn't appreciate my eavesdropping.
I rubbed the top of my head. "I wasn't eavesdropping," Though I actually had been, she didn't need to know that and have her hit me again. "Just happened to over hear you lot talking as I came up behind you." I opened my eyes and tilted my head up to look at her and her entire face was a dark red.
"Well…you shouldn't come up behind us like that. We could have been talking about something really secret that didn't involve you." She crossed her arms and pressed her lips together. I wonder why it upset her so much that I overheard the three of them.
When she got up and started down to the floor, I hurried out from underneath to come around. "Hey wait a minute." I said, coming around in front of her. As I stopped before her, I saw that she wasn't just blushing from embarrassment, but she was really upset. I hadn't meant to make her upset, just to make her laugh. "Look, I'm sorry for eavesdropping. If it makes you feel any better, I didn't hear the name of the bloke you fancy."
She looked up at me and I could see that she was searching my face for the truth. I guess she was satisfied with what she saw because she sighed softly and nodded. "Just…don't go sneaking around listening in my conversations anymore, alright? You might hear something that you don't want to hear."
Before I even got the chance to ask her what she meant, Fred showed up. I looked away from her for a split second and when I looked back she was leaving the Entrance Hall. I wanted to go after her, but Fred pulled my attention away with a jab of his elbow.
