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Chapter 10: Halloween
I woke up in the morning with a big yawn. I looked around and looked out the window seeing that it was light outside. As I was about to close my eyes I felt someone jump on my bed. I look up and see it was Lindsay.
"It's about time you're up! Are you excited?!" She squealed as she grabbed my shoulders. Of course I was excited to be going on my first date with Oliver Wood. However I felt really guilty about it. Ever since that night in the hallway Fred and I have not spoken. I hadn't even spoken to George much because he was always around Fred when I saw him. Fred did not seem to want to apologize for what he did to Oliver or what he said to me. I still felt hurt by him calling me a slag. I hadn't done anything to deserve that sort of talk and I thought Fred had known that.
"No I'm not excited to be going out on a date with the magnificent Oliver Wood." I smiled as I pushed Lindsay off my bed and got up. As Lindsay laughed I saw Leah walk into the room. I began to make my bed as Leah sat on hers.
"I see Lindsay took the liberty of waking you up. Have you thought about what you're going to wear?" As I finished making my bed I sat and thought.
"I wasn't sure. It's really cold outside so probably just jeans and a sweater." I put on my socks and then stretched.
Lindsay just looked at me and ran into my closet. I decided to lay back on my bed as Lindsay prowled my closet for something to wear for Mr. Wood. "You don't have anything Ava! How about you wear my pink sweater? It will go great with your skin!" I looked over at Leia and saw her roll her eyes.
"She is not going to wear that ghastly thing of yours. Here Ava… if you want something of better quality you should wear one of my clothes." She walked over to her suitcase and rummaged through it until she found what she was looking for and threw it at me. I looked over at Lindsay and saw her frown slightly. Lindsay was of a poorer Muggle family. My heart went out for her as I grabbed the sweater from Leia. "It's a size smaller than what you wear so it will be tight. But I doubt Wood would mind." Said Leia as she sat on her bed and pulled her long black hair into a ponytail.
I stood up and walked into the bathroom and put on the sweater Leia gave me to wear. She gave me a white sweater with a foldover neckline that left my shoulders bare. The bottom of the sweater went down past my hips. I put on a pair of dark jeans I had lying on the floor and looked at myself in the mirror. I looked pretty nice if I do say so myself.
I walked into the bedroom and did a slow turn. "What do you think?" The girls smiled an nodded.
"Looks good!" said Lindsay.
"I told you that I have good taste." Said Leia.
I walked down the steps into the common room around 1. I had on the white sweater and my jeans. I also wore white mary jane shoes and small diamond earrings that once belonged to my mother. My hair was down and Lindsay helped me style them in curls that fell past my shoulders. There were various Gryffindors sitting around the room. I looked around and saw George sitting on the arm of the couch in front of the fire looking at me with a side smirk. He nudged someone that was lying on the couch and causing them to sit up – of course it was Fred.
George got up from his seat and walked towards me eyeing me up and down. "Wow Ava. You look really good. You didn't have you get all dressed up for me!"
I smiled as I looked up at him. "I know but you're worth it my love." I put my arm around his waist as I looked at Fred. He was sitting on the couch and looking at me. I wanted to go over and talk to him but my stubbornness refused to give him the satisfaction. If Fred Weasley wanted to be friends with me he needed to admit his wrongdoings. My life was fine before without Fred Weasley and it will be fine now. As George put his arm around my shoulder I heard Oliver call my name.
"Ava!" I turned and looked right into those seductive brown eyes of his. "You look so sexy in tha' outfit. Are you ready ta go?" Oliver smiled wickedly and slid his arm around my waist.
George took his arm from around my shoulder and put his hands in his pockets. "Have fun Ava. I'll see you tonight."
I smiled at George. "Definitely." I looked over at where Fred was sitting and I could only see his feet hanging off the side of the couch as he was lying on the couch facing the fire. I sighed and put my arms around Oliver's waist and the two of us walked out the door.
As Ava and Oliver walked out of the room George turned slowly towards the couch and returned to where he was sitting. He glanced over at Fred and saw that he was staring into the fire angrily. George Sighed as he crossed his arms. "You want to talk about it?"
Fred sighed angrily and sat up. He put his head in his hands and sighed loudly. George sat down next to his brother and put his feet up on the table in front of them. "She looked good didn't she?"
Fred slouched in his seat and crossed his arms. "Better than good."
George looked into the fire and pulled out the marauder's map. "I think it's time to solemnly swear we're up to no good. Don't you agree?"
Fred looked down held the map in his hands and looked down at it. He could see Ava and Wood walking down the path by the lake into Hogsmede. "Are you talking about doing a little recon?"
George nodded and sat up in his seat, smiling wickedly.