Chapter 6
"Hey Georgie," Fred smiled at me, a sudden mood change from our previous discussion. "You got a letter!" He indicated the owl hooting excitedly on the windowsill. I grinned, glad to finally have some access with the outside world. Then I frowned.
"Let me guess: You read it."
"Of course! You read mine!"
"Well of course, Freddie, I have to. You always forget. Remember the howler in third year…?"
He blushed, but laughed. "I try not to." The smile creeping back to my face, I opened the letter carefully, and gave an owl treat I found in my pocket to the messenger.
Dear George (Not Fred!),
Hi, it's Katie Bell. So, have you had a nice summer? I have, I've been hanging out with Alicia and Angelina quite a lot. I hope you're not being too boring, you know how you and Fred are. (Kidding!) Anyway, I should be telling you this in person, but I just couldn't wait until we got back to Hogwarts, that's ages away. So, here it goes:
I fancy you.
So what say you, George? If you don't like me, it's okay, I won't have a breakdown or anything, I just won't speak to you ever again. Ever.
Lots of Cheesy Teenage Love,
Katie
I could feel the blush on my cheeks throughout the entirety of the short letter. I looked up at Fred, who showed a tiny You're-In-Love smile, and suddenly we both started laughing.
"So what say you, Georgie?" Fred had stopped laughing, and was looking at me completely seriously. I thought for a moment. Angelina, gorgeous, confident Angelina, was the girl I really loved. I always played the most pranks on her, it was my way of showing, I guess you could say. Katie was alright. I loved her like a sister, platonic. But she was better than no one. Besides, Fred sort of fancied Angelina, and I couldn't do that to him. She didn't like me anyway. Yes, I was going to date Katie.
I smiled a grin identical to the one that had started our laughing jag, and Fred reached over and patted me on the back. Then, suddenly, he shouted. "OI! GEORGIE HAS A NEW LADY FRIEND!" So that the whole house could know.
AN: Today is the 13th Anniversary of Fred Weasley's death, so I had to write a light-hearted, positive chapter to commemorate. It's not much, and barely related to the story, but I had to. I wasn't really in a writing mood today either, so this may make the "worst chapters you've ever read" list. Please review anyway, even if you just want to tell me you hate it, and I would say to have a nice day, but I don't think that's possible now that FRED'S DEAD. ):
