It was nearing one in the morning when all the older kids started to leave. Samantha sat at a table, regretting the butterbeer she had tried.
"You good, Sam?" George asked, plopping down next to her. He wrapped an arm around her shoulder, causing the young girl to groan.
"How much have you had?" she questioned, eyeing his drink of butterbeer. She knew it had a small amount of alcohol but she remembered seeing George with more than three full bottles of the drink.
George shrugged. "Can't remember."
He went to finish his drink, but Samantha quickly grabbed it. "No more. We should get going." She looked around and noted that they were the only ones left. "Where's Fred?"
"He left with Lee." George grabbed her chin and made her look at him. A goofy grin was on his face.
Samantha narrowed her eyes before scooting away from him. "Come on, birthday boy. I'm tired."
George nodded, standing up. He grabbed Samantha's hand and helped her up. "Thank you," she said hesitantly, not liking the way George was acting.
"Sure thing," he replied.
The two left the kitchen, making their way up to the Gryffindor common room through secret passages.
"I've been meaning to ask," Samantha whispered. "How did you find out about these passages?"
"First year, Fred and I were in Filch's office. He left, we poked around. We found a piece of parchment and we knew it was something important, even though it was blank. It took us the rest of the year, summer holiday, and the first few months of our second year to figure out how to work it. When we finally did, well, it showed us a map of Hogwarts and told us where everyone was."
Samantha looked up at her friend in shock. "May I see it?"
George chuckled, patting her back. "Gotta ask Fred. But he'll probably say yes."
When they found themselves safely in the common room, George walked Samantha over to the staircase to the girls' dorms.
Samantha shuffled awkwardly on her feet, feeling like George wanted to say something.
Her feeling was right, as George quickly said, "Thank you so much for the party."
Taken aback, Samantha smiled hesitantly. "Of course. I'm glad you had fun."
Then, fast as lighting, George bent down, kissed Samantha on the cheek, and ran up to his dorm.
The young girl stood there for a good minute before making her way up to her dorm. As she laid her head down, she still felt the warmth of George's lips on her cheek.
A/N: I'm sorry if this chapter isn't the best (and somewhat unlikely that first years would go to a party). I just had no idea where to go. I hope you all like it and enjoy it! Btw, reviews will be much appreciated!