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"Then what the hell is the password?!" I shouted at Sir Cadogan. It was the third time this week the knight had changed the password without me knowing. "Need some help?" Fred asked with a smirk. "Depends on what it'll cost me." I replied. Fred seemed to think about it. "I'll give you the choice," he said,"between a snogging and testing out our newest invention." I smirked as I pretended to think about it. "Well the snogging sounds safer, so...I'll go with the invention testing." I replied.
Fred smirked and leaned down to kiss me; he gave me a peck on the lips before pulling away slowly. "You sure?" he asked with a smile. I smiled. "I'll do both if you get him to open the bloody door." I lied sweetly. Fred wrapped his arm around me and faced the portrait blocking our way to the common room. "Panthera leo." he told the annoying knight. "Correct!" the knight shouted before letting us pass.
"I miss the Fat Lady." I pouted. "Everyone does." Fred agreed. "So you mentioned a new product?" I asked. He nodded proudly. "George and I have spent forever working on it, but I think we've finally got all the kinks worked out." Fred told me. "What's it suppose to do?" I asked curiously. "Make me and George money." Fred replied. Fred led me over to were George, Lee, Alicia Spinnet, and Angelina.
I caught sight of Seamus writing an essay. I kissed Fred's cheek. "I lied." I admitted before skipping over to my friend. "How's it going?" I asked Seamus. "It was going fine." he muttered bitterly. I'm not sure why but he's been like this since I told him about Fred. "Nadia!" Ginny shouted before grabbing my hand and pulling me upstairs. "What is it?" I asked completely clueless.
"I don't know who told them, but it wasn't me or Fred." Ginny insisted. "Told who what?" I asked in confusion. "Mom and Dad know about you and Fred, and well, they sort of told your Gran." Ginny explained. "Well what she say?!" I demanded. "I would've already told you if I knew." Ginny said while rolling her eyes at me. "No", I whined, "she'll never let me spend the holiday with you now." "Well, she might." Ginny said. She looked like she was planning something.
"What would your Gran say if I sent her a letter asking if you can come over and mention that Fred and George are staying at Hogwarts?" Ginny asked. That's all she could come up with? "She'll write your parents asking if you were telling the truth about the twins not being there." I replied.
"Well what if we asked her to let Fred and me spend the holiday with you?" she asked. I shook me head. "We'll be in London at St. Mungo's for most of the break." I replied sadly. I didn't want to go, it always makes me depressed, especially around Christmas.
Ginny's eyes lit up. "Well, what if we get Fred to ask her if he can meet your parents?" she asked. "Like Fred would actually want to meet them." I muttered darkly. I didn't like thinking of his reaction to their mental state. A smirk formed on her face before taking off. "Ginny! Don't!" I yelled as I followed her. "Fred!" Ginny called as she reached the common room. In a panic I pulled out my wand aimed it at her. "Shut. Up." I warned her.
She turned to me and smirked. I looked up and saw that half the common room was looking at me and several people had their wands out. I guess Sirius Black's break in has put a lot of people on edge. I glared at Ginny and reluctantly pocketed my wand. Most of the on lookers continued with their business, but Fred came up to us. "What the bloody hell was that about?" he demanded of both of us. "Please don't." I pleaded to Ginny.
I didn't want him to see what a wreck my family was. "Please don't what?" Fred asked clearly confused and annoyed. Ginny mouthed the word 'sorry' to me before turning to her brother. "Nadia's Gran won't let her come to the Burrow over break." she started to explain. I wanted to move, to run away, but my feet felt like they were cemented to where I was standing. "We figured out that the only way to see Nadia over break is for us to go with her to see her parents." Ginny continued to explain.
Funny that she didn't mention that I refused the idea. "I'll think about it." Fred told her. I glared halfheartedly at Ginny, but she went back upstairs without looking at me. I couldn't bring myself to look my boyfriend in the eye. "It wasn't my idea. I don't expect you to want too." I muttered. "Why do we take a walk?" Fred asked. I nodded, while inspecting the carpet by my feet.
We wandered around silently for awhile before ending up in the Main Hall. I laid on the Gryffindor table with Fred laying next to me. I was staring at the ceiling when Fred slid his hand into mine. I looked over at him and saw that he was staring at me. "I want to go, but I won't unless you want me too." he told me. "It's not fair to burden you with my family." I replied.
"No, what's not fair is that-" he started to argue before I interrupted. "It's not you, I swear." I pleaded. Fred rolled to his side so that he was partly over me. "Then why don't you want me to go?" he asked sincerely. "B-because, your family is so amazing, and mine...isn't." I tried to explain, "I'm happy when I'm with your family, but I grantee you that you wouldn't be happy around my family."
"And I can grantee you that as long as I'm around you I'll be happy." Fred countered. "What's so special about me?" I asked quizzically. Fred leaned down to kiss me. The kiss was slow and sweet. When Fred pulled away he stared into my eyes with a look of pure adoration. "Everything." he whispered. I smiled as I realized that I was worried that Fred would be disgusted with my family and leave me. I kissed Fred back as I realized it would take a lot more then my family to make him leave me.
Neville and me started looking for Gran while Fred was talking with his parents. With a little convincing Gran agreed to let Fred stay with us over break. But she refused to be responsible for Ginny, which, after a lot of convincing, Ginny stopped being mad about. "Are you sure you want your boyfriend to come?" Neville asked. "No", I admitted, "but he wants too."
"Do you have any candy for Mom?" I asked him. He shook his head. "I'll buy some from the gift shop." he replied. I nodded. "Are you ready?" asked Fred from behind me. "Never am." I mumbled honestly. We finally found Gran. She was wearing that hideous fur hat of hers. "So you're Fred?" she asked Fred. "Yes ma'am." he replied. I looked at him in mock surprise. "I didn't know you had manners." I teased. "Well one of us should." he teased back.
"Are we going straight there?" Neville asked Gran. Gran shook her fur covered head. "We'll head to London first thing tomorrow." she said before grabbing me and Neville's hands. I grabbed Fred's hand and prepared for the sensation of apparition. I opened my eyes and saw the we were all standing in the dining room. "Dizzy!" I called. Dizzy poked her head out of the kitchen. with the locket I gave her around her neck.
"Welcome home young mistress. Is there anything Dizzy can do for you?" Dizzy asked in a way that told me Gran had yelled at her recently. "What're you cooking?" I asked curiously. "A snack for young mistress' man-friend."she replied. "Did you clear a room like I told you?" Gran demanded. "Yes mistress! Dizzy remembered." Dizzy reported proudly. "So you told me that Jadis has her own room, but I think I'm gonna have to see it to believe it." Fred said.
I took the blanket off Jadis' cage and let her out. She took off to the nearest stairwell. "Follow the leader." I told him. Both of Fred eyebrow's raised at my statement. "Your cat-owl is the leader?" he asked. "Only in her dreams." I said as I pulled my him towards the stairs. I closed the door to Jadis' room behind us and locked it. A locked door would only discourage Neville, but it caused the desired expression on Fred's face.
We hadn't had a good long snog in, well, ever. There was always an interruption: Like George, or Ginny, or Lee, or Dean, or Alicia, or Harry, or Percy, or Neville, or Ron, or Quidditch, or detention, or a combination of any those things and homework. Even though in the same house as Gran isn't an ideal location for snogging, I figure its now or not 'til I get over then depression that comes with being around my parents. Which might be awhile so I'm going with now.
I had to stand on my tip toes to reach Fred's mouth without his help, but as we kissed Fred wrapped his arms around my waist. Its curious how this redheaded fifteen year old can make me feel like its okay to not be happy and at the same time make me feel like there's nothing in the world to be sad about.
I got dressed in muggle clothed the next morning. I was wearing on over sized pink sweatshirt, a flow-y red skirt that reached my knees, white stockings and ballerina slippers. I packed a bag full of muggle clothes and head downstairs where the others were waiting for me. Gran, Neville and Fred stood in the living room.
Once at the Leaky Cauldron we dropped off our bagging in the two rooms Gran had reserved for the four of us before heading to St. Mungo's. "I hate this place." I muttered to myself as we entered the building. I held both Neville's and Fred's hand as we made our way up to the fourth floor. The healer in charge of the Permanent Residents approached us. "Mr. Longbottom refuses to put on clothes today." he said. Gran nodded stiffly. "We, we'll just visit Alice today." Gran told us.
I stopped outside Mom's room. "I want to see Dad first." I told Gran. She nodded with a look of pity in her eyes. I wonder if she pity's her son and daughter in law as well. I turned to Fred. "You don't have to come with me." I told him. He wrapped one arm around my shoulders. "I know." he replied as he followed by my side. When entering the room I saw Dad was jumping up and down on his bed in his underpants shouting profanity.
"Hi Dad." I said sadly. He glanced at me briefly, but continued his shouting and jumping. I looked around the room in search of his stick. I saw it across the room and picked it up. I held it out for him and he screamed girlishly before snatching it from me. I sat in the floor near the door as he tried to curse his pillow. Fred sat down next to me and put his arm around my shoulders. Dad turned to us and cursed us with his stick before turning and cursing the wall that separates him and Mom.
"I love you too." I told him. I pulled my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around my legs. "Remember when I told you about the Weasley family?" I asked even though I knew he wouldn't respond. "Well I'm dating Fred Weasley", I told him, "and he came with me to meet you." Almost as if he was listening and understood, Dad turned and cursed Fred before turning back to the wall.
I smiled weakly. "Yeah, I like him too." I said. Dad let out a surprised squeal before falling back on his bed and mumbling incoherently to himself.
Panthera leo is the scientific name for the African Lion
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