I think that for the first time in my entire life I woke up with a smile on my face. Never once have I felt as happy as I do now. Nothing in the entire world could make me unhappy right now. I felt as though I was floating on a could. My heart was so light it was like it wasn't even there. I like this feeling.
What if it was a dream though? What if I had simply just fell asleep last night on my bed without even noticing it? Now there was a sinking feeling in my chest. And with this thought in mind I got dressed and came down the stairs. Today I thought I was to be floating down them, but now I only walk, possibly with an extra trudge in my step.
When I came off the landing Fred was there waiting.
"Your knight in shimmering armor is here to escort you" he said, leaning in and kissing me.
IT HAD NOT BEEN A DREAM!! YES! I was so happy that, no only did I kiss him back, but I had jumped on him. Thankfully he caught me and did not fall over. I held on to him so tight not wanting to let go, for fear that this may also be a dream.
When we did finally break apart I still kept kissing him all over his face.
"You seem to be happier than I thought you would be" he said laughing.
"I'm….Just…..So….glad…..that…..it ……wasn't a dream" I said between kissing him.
He started to laugh at me, "Well I'm glad it wasn't a dream either."
"Stop laughing at me."
"But my love, laughter is the best medicine."
"Yes, but you're not a very good kisser when you're laughing" I said looking up at him smiling.
He raised an eye brow at me, "Suit yourself then", and he let me go, turned and walked away.
"No!" I said running after him.
I jumped up on his back "No! Fine! You are the best kisser in the entire world!"
"Thought you'd see it my way" and he threw himself (and therefore me) on to the couch.
"Ow!" as my head hit the back of the couch (which had wood on it) .
"You all right?"
"Fine" I said rubbing the back of my head.
"You sure?"
"Yes it was just a bump on the head, trust me I have had worse," oh so much worse.
"So," He said leaning over me, "best kisser in the world am I?"
"Well I'm not sure, unless you want me to go around the world and kiss everyone to compare you to"
"No, I think I'll keep you here all to myself."
"And you can do anything you like with me as long as you don't lock me up in a tower"
"Anything?"
"Well almo-" he leaned in and started kissing me again. And this time I was the one on top. His hands went from twirling his finger through my hair to the small of my back.
There we lay lost in each other when I hear "Shame, shame we know your name" Kel had entered the room.
"So when did this happen?" George asked accompanying her.
"None of your business there mate." Fred said.
"Well if you have any future intentions with my sister you will tell me" Kel said. I hate it when she gets all big sister like.
"I'm fourteen I can take care of myself thanks" I said.
"Wait I thought you were an only child?" Fred asked
"I am. We just think of each other as sisters cause we've known one another for so long" I said getting up off of Fred.
"And I worry about her like a little sister." Kel said turning back on Fred and pointing a finger at him.
"Here we go again." I said rolling my eyes.
"Remember what happened last time?"
"That was completely different!" I was getting angry. Why on earth would she bring that up? "I was drunk, and you know that!"
"Oy! What the hell happened?" Fred asked.
"Nothing I'll tell you later."
"Why don't you tell them now?"
"Tell them what?" and Sam, Harry, and Ron climbed though the portrait hole.
"What happened." Kel said to Sam.
"When?" Kel gave her a look that said 'You know when'.
"Oh."
"What's going on?" Ron asked.
They were all looking at me as though I had all the answers. Which I do ,but that's not the point. I wasn't going to tell them, not today. Today there was supposed to be nothing wrong.
"Why should she tell them?" Sam asked Kel, " Not like it's need to know information."
"No you're right it wasn't, till this morning."
"What event happened this morning?"
"These two." she said pointing at me and Fred.
"And that's our business!" I yelled.
"Whoa, wait, you two?" Sam said surprised
"Yes!"
"Ok so let me get this, You two," Harry said pointing at me and Fred, "are together"
"Yes"
"And Kel has a problem with that?"
"Appar-" I started.
"No I don't! I think it's wonderful but I'm just worried about you!"
"Well I can take care of myself!"
"I know you can, but I still worry about you!"
"Why? Because of one mistake?"
"YES! That one mistake that still wakes you up in the middle of the night causing you to scream with terror and pain! I hate seeing you like that. You were just a kid then, and it's my fault."
I pulled her over to the side so only her and I can speak. "You were just a kid too remember? It wasn't you're fault. It was my decision to do those things and I paid for them."
God I hate thinking about that night. Just talking about it makes me shiver. "But Helms left me in charge of you guys"
"Yes he did and look at where we are now because of you." and then she started to cry and I knew then that everything was all right, there would be no more fighting….for now anyway. Now I just have to deal with the rest of them.
When I turned around Harry was gone and Ron looked like he was in a fowl mood. I think they might have been arguing. I don't know what happened between them though, that night Harry and I came back to applause he wasn't there. He should have been though, his best friend should have been the first one he saw.
"Where'd Harry go?" I asked
"Who cares." Ron said sitting on the couch next to Fred.
"So are we going to find out what happened?" George asked.
"Not now." I said.
"Why the bloody hell not?" he sounded irritated.
"Cause sharing time is over now." I said giving him an evil look. "Now lets go and get some breakfast, I'm starving"
"Funny," Kel said, "I'd thought you'd be full." and she winked at me.
"Fuck off." I said smiling at her.
As we headed down towards the hall Fred grabbed onto my hand.
"Secrets out, may as well. Unless you don't want to."
"Fred, a few minutes ago we were snogging our brains out, I think holding hands is ok."
"Good point"
The rest of the day went well. It was actually a good day up until……dun dada DA, well you guessed it Potions.
As we entered the class Harry and Ron sat in different tables as to avoid each other. So Hermione and Sam sat with Ron, while Kel and Harry sat with me. Snape set us the task of making an elixir to induce euphoria. And I thought, should be fun.
So after our time was up Snape got up in front of the class and said that we would not be testing these but just handing them in. And I thought to my self NO, so I took a swig of mine when he wasn't looking.
"You shouldn't have done that." Hermione whispered.
"Why I'm already happy anyway, may as well."
Not even a minute after I took the elixir I started feeling the affects. I felt something inside me swell up and I started to sway back and forth with my head to the ceiling, and my mouth wide open with a grin.
"Did you take a sample of your potion?" a cold voice said from behind me.
"Chill man it's all good." I was too happy to care that everyone was staring at me with a shocked expression.
"I'm afraid it's not, and with the permission of your Professors I am aloud to deal out punishments to you and your friends when I deem it necessary."
"And that's bad right?" oh my god, I have no control over what I say. I don't care though.
"Yes, for you will be serving a detention with me tonight."
And the bell rang, "See you then."
When we entered the hall for lunch I spotted Fred and ran towards him. When I reached him I hugged him around his middle and kissed him on the cheek. It was nice just sitting there holding him and having him hold me.
"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it's cold outside I got the month of May. I'd guess you'd say what can make me feel this way? My Fred!" I sang .
"Is she ok?" Fred asked
"She's fine the affects of the potion should ware off soon" Hermione said from behind a book.
"What potion?" he asked.
"An elixir to induce euphoria" she said still not looking up from her book.
"And to think she was already happy" Sam said.
"Now I'm twice as happy," I said in a little kid voice pointing at Fred, "especially when I see you."
Now keep in mind that I'm still attached to his waist. And all throughout the lunch hour I kept attached to Fred, and I would keep asking "Are you annoyed?", and every time I asked he would say "No." and smile at me.
And also during that lunch hour I got a note telling me to meet in Snape's office at 8 o'clock.
So by eight the potion had worn off and I had most of my homework done. At five to eight I left the common room saying "Wish me luck." and I was off to the dungeons.
"You're late." Snape said looking at his watch.
"It's only a minute!"
"No matter. For your detention you will be testing unmarked potions that arrived here yesterday. I thought you might enjoy yourself since you are so keen to do so in your own time."
"Ok then"
This should be easy. But I was wrong.
The first one wasn't bad it didn't do anything to me. I think it might have been Veritaserum. The next one though made me sprout tentacles all up and down my arm. And on and on it went. By then end of it I had tested 50 bottles and at least three of them were poison and Snape did not give me the antidote until I was practically begging for it. I think he got some sick pleasure from it.
When I got back to the common room Harry and Hermione were still up.
"So what'd you have to do?" Harry asked
"He made me test unmarked potions."
"What?" Hermione said with a tone of surprise.
"He gave me unknown potions to drink so he could study the affects and label them."
"That's absurd. He can't be aloud to do that."
"Well he did and it's in the past Hermione so it's no big deal." I said yawning, "Now I'm going to get to bed now. Night."
"Night" they said together.
