Anne was beyond frustrated.

Just when she thought she had all the clues to what in Merlin's name was going on, another thing unfolded and undid all of what she knew. Mentally she went over the timeline her and ginny had established.

There was plenty that she wasn't sure on, but the most confusing thing was over what happened between the party and the next morning. According to George, Fred had been gushing about Mina. Which stood up to what Mina said. But what made him shift so harshly when the morning came?

Mina was convinced that it was just proof that he was cruel. That he had no care for what other people felt, that she had just became a joke to him. While Anne didn't push it with her, she wasn't sure if she agreed with what Mina felt so strongly about. She felt that there was still more to the issue.

And if not, then she guessed she would have to kick Fred's ass.

Walking around, it seemed once again as if all the Weasley's were hiding from her. Everyone else at this school has a hard time getting away from them, She thought to herself with a snort. It took her half an hour before she found Ginny walking with books in her hand. She made a beeline for her.

"Ginny!" She scared the girl, but continued walking to her in a hurry. "Ginny, my dear, dear friend. What are you up to right now?" She opened her mouth, but Anne continued on. "Nothing? Great. Looking for your brother. Tall. Dumb. Aggravating me, because he continues to make Mina's life difficult, which makes mine difficult. Where can I find him?"

"I'm not sure I know where Fred is."

"Even if you're not sure, something is better than nothing."

Anne could see the gears turning in her head, before she eventually nodded and started walking. Ginny lead her down through the twists and turns of the halls towards the potions classroom. It was hard to walk through the crowd as a class had just been getting out, which proved to be difficult in the beginning until she saw the familiar towering figure.

Fred's eyes met hers, and he tried veering off to hide in the crowd, but it's hard to hide in the crowd when a person has red hair. Anne would know. She made a beeline for him, and when he was just a few feet away, he tried to turn away again.

"Oh no you don't, Weasley." She latched her hand on his arm. "We need to talk." He stopped, and with an air of annoyance waited for her to continue on. "What is going on with you and Mina?"

His expression soured.

"Why don't you ask her," he said, voice clipped. Anne clenched her jaw.

"Well, I'm not asking her. I'm asking you, aren't I?" She crossed her arms and waited. They stood there until they were left alone in the hallway. They probably would've stood there longer had Ginny not pipped up from behind her.

"Fred." She didn't say more than that, but the pleading tone in her voice showed him what she wanted. His eyes lightened up looking at Ginny, before they snapped back to Anne harshly.

"What do you want to know?"

"What don't I want to know?" Anne said, more to herself than him. She could feel herself getting worked up, and just as she opened her mouth Ginny cut her off.

"What happened the day of the first task leading up to the day after?" Her eyes were trained on her brother, and Anne couldn't help but think she was a genius. Any conversation Anne would'v tried to have with him would've lead to her yelling at him. Ginny deciding to let him tell what he knew and then adding that all to what they knew? Anne could've kissed her.

He shrugged, and they stood watching him for a moment longer before he sighed and leaned against the wall. He crossed his arms over his chest.

"The day of the task I went to go watch it. I went to a party. I woke up and got breakfast."

Anne's face blanched. Ginny was a genius unless her brother was a stubborn ass. She was going to fight him, that was it. Ginny put a hand out to stop her from tumbling her brother, as Fred calmly watched. This only aggravated Anne more. Mina was right. He was nothing but a bumbling ass, and she would be first in line to... to... well, she didn't now yet, but she would know once she got her hands on him. She was held back even more, and felt Ginny look to her brother, this time begging.

"Fred, I'm serious. Just go through your day."

It was tense for a moment, before he sighed. He uncrossed his arms and ran his hand through his hair.

"I can't remember it too well. It's all kind of muggy."

"That's fine, just the best you can," Ginny said, once again before Anne could even open her mouth.

He took a moment, before answering. "The day of the first task I went down to the Great Hall. I caught Mina before heading in there and asked if she would sit next to me during it. She said yes." His voice bit at them at the last word. "I went to the task, and Mina never showed up. When I left I saw her making out with Nikolai over by the champions tent. I left, and went back to my dorm, because I was upset. Then the party started."

"And?" Anne pressed when he had been silent for a minute.

"And my memory starts getting fuzzy here. I know Angelina was hanging out with me, but I was playing a several drinking games. The next thing I remember is waking up the next morning with a raging headache."

They were silent for a moment again.

"Merlin," Anne whispered, her fury evident in her voice. With each new word she spoke, a harsh emphasis was placed on it as she wasn't trying to lose her cool entirely. "I can not believe, that all of this is an issue because you got so drunk that you couldn't remember the night before. I can not believe this." She had moved to walking as she started to angrily rant, moving her arms about as she spoke. "Fred Weasley, you are something else entirely. You created this whole problem, because you got so drunk, that you couldn't remember what you and Mina talked about the night before." Anne started rolling her sleeves up.

"Wait, we talked?"

"Alright, square up Weasley. Come get what you deserve." Anne held up her fists, and Ginny, again, held her back. She looked back to her brother.

"You seriously don't remember?"

He shook his head, his attitude now gone, instead replaced with curiousity.

"Fred. You and Mina talked and told each other that you liked one another." His eyes widened, as he was trying to piece it into what he knew. He opened his mouth to ask questions, but Ginny answered before he could ask. "Sit down. We'll try to fill in the blanks."


Writing this day of, sorry, life's been hectic. Once again, it is what it is, because I have to hurry to finish up a bunch of assignments. Middle of the semester sure is rough, isn't it?