I'm not too fond of this chapter. I'm sorry if you're not either.
Ariel and I were both released from the Infirmary Wing at the same time. George held my hand in his, swinging them between us as we walked. Fred insisted on carrying Ariel piggyback to dinner, much to her displeasure. I knew she loved it, she'd told me herself.
Fred and George had gone to tell Madame Pomfrey that Ariel had woken up so we were alone. She was staring happily after Fred and it made me laugh. She looked at me with a glare, but it was still funny because she was drugged a little from the prick of the Tangle Grass.
"You're so in love with Fred. It's funny!" I finally said after I stopped laughing. "Why don't you just tell him that you love him?"
"Why don't you and George go out? You're practically all over each other anyways," she had a slight slur to her words.
"You're higher than a kite right now, aren't you?" I laughed. "It's funny to see all prim and proper Ariel be loopy like this."
"I may be loopy, but I'm also in love with Fred. So ha," she said, before looking over my shoulder. "Hi guys, can we go now?"
"I think I'd better carry you so that you don't hurt yourself. Up we go," Fred said, hefting Ariel onto his back and holding her calves. "Hold on."
"Good luck getting her or Fred to tell each other about their feelings. I've been trying for years now," George whispered to me as we left the Infirmary. "But about us, do you want to come with me to Hogsmeade this weekend?"
"Yeah, that sounds like a lot of fun," I said, taking his hand in mine.
"Fred, will you take me to the Great Hall to get food?" Ariel asked happily.
"Of course, love," he said before turning over to look at George and me. "Do you two want to come down with us?"
"Yes, I'm starving!" I shrieked, running towards the Great Hall without looking back.
I sat down with Maggie, Sam, and Karlee who looked super happy to see me. The Maggie's eyes wandered down to my torso and her lips pulled up into a smile. The other girls followed her act and they all smiled too.
"What's wrong with you all?" I asked as I shoveled food into my mouth.
"You do realize that you're wearing George's sweater out in the open with nothing over it, right?" Maggie finally asked when I took a break with my food to breathe.
I looked down and saw that I was indeed still wearing George's sweater. I didn't feel embarrassed so I just shrugged my shoulders.
"Yeah, I realized that. I've worn it all day today, it's warm," I said, going back to my food. "I'm going out with him this weekend too."
"You two are going out on a date? I'm so excited for you all!" Sam shrieked, tossing her hands in the air dramatically.
"Would you hush? It's just a date," I said over my embarrassment.
"So quickly you dismiss our love," George said as he walked between the tables. "Are you trying to give me a complex?"
"Just hush and go grab your food," I laughed, motioning for him to keep heading over to the Gryffindor table.
He winked at me before going over to sit next to Fred and Ariel. She seemed to be doing better than she was before, a lot less high. The memories of her being high made me giggle and attracted Maggie, Sam, and Karlee's eyes to me.
"What are you laughing about? Please don't say that you're laughing at him because he spoke to you because I might pelt you with these peas," Sam threatened.
"No, Ariel got poked by Tangle Grass earlier and it was really funny to watch her be high," I laughed again, shrugging my shoulders.
"Ariel Walker was high? I would've given up a kidney to see that," Maggie said, biting into a piece of bread.
"It was pretty comical, she just went on about Fred for a while," I said before I could stop myself. "Oh my god, you aren't supposed to know about that. Act like I didn't say a word about it."
"Anyone with eyes could tell you that Ariel and Fred are head over heels for each other. It's as clear as day when you look at them. I'm sure even Angelina knows," Karlee said, looking over at the lot of them. "I mean, look at how hard she's glaring at Ariel right now because she's the one that's sitting by Fred instead of her."
I looked over at them and saw that Karlee was right. Fred was sitting in between George and Ariel with Angelina across from them. She was downright glaring at Ariel and it made me laugh before I could stop myself. My laughter set off the rest of the girls', making us all sound like a bunch of hyenas.
The chatter about the Triwizard Tournament was all that could be hear in the halls. It seemed like everyone who was 17 or older put their names in the Goblet. That included Fred and George, making them turn into old men for a while. Needless to say, Madame Pomfrey, Ariel, and I laughed for days about it.
"Hermione told you that it was stupid to think that you could outsmart Dumbledore. Now do you understand?" I asked as we walked to class together.
"Am I too stupid for you to go out with tomorrow?" he asked, tossing an arm carelessly around my shoulder.
I laughed and shook my head. "I don't think so, you're pretty cute. Even if you think that you can outsmart one of the smartest wizards in England."
"I just wanted to hear you say that I was cute," he said, winking at me.
I huffed and hit his shoulder with my hand. He winced before taking my shoulders in his hands and holding me still. "Stop hitting me!"
"And what are you going to do if I don't, Weasley?" I asked sassily.
"Would you two stop flirting and get to class? I'd hate to have to give you detention," Professor McGonagall said to us.
I felt my cheeks heat up and looked down at my feet. "Okay, professor."
George laughed and nodded at her, taking my hand and pulling me towards my next class. He kissed my forehead before leaving to run to his class on the other side of the castle. I just smiled and shook my head at him; he was too cute for his own good.
"You're already whipped by him and you've not even gone out yet," Sam said when I sat down next to her at a table.
Maggie made whip sounds while Karlee laughed. "She's not wrong, you know? But he's even worse than you are about it."
"So does that mean that you three don't want to help me pick out my outfit for tomorrow night?" I asked, raising my eyebrow.
Their silence told me that I was wrong; they wanted to help a lot. That's why these girls were my best friends; they knew me better than anyone. They stood by me when I lost my mom and helped me through it. I couldn't imagine life without them.
The next chapter's going to be their date. Review?
