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A/N: Well, here's chapter two. Don't worry all you G/A shippers I haven't forgot about them!
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Chapter 2
Approximately two weeks after Dumbledore's announcement, girls were choosing boys left, right and centre. Most people were paired up but the unattached Gryffindor girls had taken to staying completely separate to the boys.
After a particularly delicious dinner the Gryffindors returned to the common room. The partner-less girls positioned themselves around the fireplace while their male counterparts sat around a table towards the back. The students who had already secured a partner spread themselves between the groups and happily mingled.
"This is pointless," Ron sighed. It had been like this for three nights now. All the girls seemed to do was giggle and whisper while sneaking glances at the boys.
"Know of any changes?" Fred asked Harry and Ron as he pulled a piece of parchment out of his pocket.
"Yeah. Lavender is going with Seamus and Parvati is going with Dean," Ron answered quite dejectedly.
"Not much left to chose from is there, Lee Jordan watched as Fred crossed Lavender and Parvati off the list.
The boys had made a list of twenty or so Gryffindor girls they'd be happy to go with. As Ron peered at it he had to admit it looked quite depressing. Nearly every name was crossed out.
"Is it true that even Neville got asked?" George Weasley whispered as they watched poor Neville desperately searching for Trevor.
"A Hufflepuff girl that he talks to asked him during Herbology. Neville nearly fell off his stool in shock," Harry smiled as he recalled the look on Neville's face.
"If Neville can get a girl surely we can," George said.
"Who's left then?" Ron asked glumly.
"Angelina, Alicia, Katie, Hermione and Ginny. Five of them. Five of us. It's not too hard to figure out."
"Hasn't Angelina asked you yet?" Ron asked Fred.
"Nope. I thought she was going to ask me at dinner tonight but she just asked me to pass her the butter."
"What about Alicia?" Harry looked at George.
"What bout her? We're just friends."
"Sure you are," Ron scoffed.
"We are!" George insisted. He took one look at the doubtful faces around him then grinned mischievously. "Actually Alicia's quite fond of young Harry."
"Harry?" Everyone exclaimed.
"She talks about him frequently."
Nobody was doubting George anymore. He and Alicia were best friends. Of course he'd know whom she liked.
"You have all the luck!" Ron muttered as all the boys turned to look at Alicia.
Harry gulped nervously as Alicia tossed her auburn curls over her shoulder. Harry couldn't help but notice how pretty she looked. They all looked away quickly as she turned around. Harry was about to ask George just how fond Alicia was of him when the girls became giggly. More giggly than usual anyway.
"Look! Katie and Alicia are coming over!" Lee whispered urgently.
"Wonder who they're coming to see?"
Harry felt a warm blush spread across his cheeks.
"Act cool," George advised as he snatched up the list and shoved it in his pocket.
"I heard the new Ravenclaw Seeker is good, you'll have to watch him when we play them next, Harry," Fred started talking randomly about Quidditch.
Ron, who had taken Wood's position as keeper on the team, added, "Don't worry, Ravenclaw are a pushover."
"Innocently talking Quidditch?" Alicia looked sceptical.
"Of course. What else is there to talk about?" Fred's voice dripped with innocence.
"What else indeed," Alicia smiled dubiously.
"So what do you lovely ladies want with us?"
"It's not what we want, it's who we want," Alicia said mysteriously.
All of the boys sat up straighter. Katie, who had been hanging behind Alicia, looked very red in the face. After a nudge from her friend she stepped forward and spoke up quietly.
"Lee, will you go to the Ball with me?"
Lee jumped in surprise at the mention of his name.
"Me?" He squeaked.
"You,' Katie nodded and smiled.
"Of course I'll go with you."
"Well done," Fred thumped him on the back.
"Uh, thanks," Lee slowly rose and walked off with a grinning Katie. He looked dazed but glad.
"So who are you here to talk to?" George asked Alicia as she took Lee's vacated seat between himself and Fred.
"All four of you actually. Angelina just wants me to remind you that we have Quidditch training at seven tomorrow morning."
The boys all slumped back down at this news.
"So has Angelina mentioned anything about going to the Ball with me?" Fred tried unsuccessfully to sound casual.
"Truthfully…no."
"Well, I'm getting sick of this," he crossed he arms angrily.
"She's spent a lot of time working on Quidditch tactics, you know she takes her job as captain very seriously. She's also been preoccupied helping Katie get the courage to ask Lee. I'm sure she just forgot, she'll get around to asking you," Alicia assured him.
"Maybe but I'm tired of waiting. I'm going to make her ask me right now!" Fred stood up and bravely marched to the middle of the room.
"Fred, I wouldn't do-"
George slapped his hand over Alicia's mouth, "Shh! Let him go. It ought to be entertaining."
She pried his hand away, "Angelina is going to bite his head off. She's not in a good mood."
"Just think of it as a lesson for young Harry and Ron here. You pay attention now lads, this is how not to approach a girl."
"Can't I at least warn him…"
"Come on, 'Licia, let me have a little fun," George grabbed Alicia. He held her tightly so she couldn't escape and he made sure he kept his hand firmly over her mouth.
Ron suspiciously eyed George's arm that tightly encircled Alicia's slender waist. Harry had been thinking along the same lines. He leaned towards Ron and whispered, "If they are 'just friends' then Snape is the Tooth Fairy in disguise."
"The Tooth Fairy?"
"Nevermind."
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A/N: That chapter was a bit longer. I hope you liked it!
A/N: Well, here's chapter two. Don't worry all you G/A shippers I haven't forgot about them!
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Chapter 2
Approximately two weeks after Dumbledore's announcement, girls were choosing boys left, right and centre. Most people were paired up but the unattached Gryffindor girls had taken to staying completely separate to the boys.
After a particularly delicious dinner the Gryffindors returned to the common room. The partner-less girls positioned themselves around the fireplace while their male counterparts sat around a table towards the back. The students who had already secured a partner spread themselves between the groups and happily mingled.
"This is pointless," Ron sighed. It had been like this for three nights now. All the girls seemed to do was giggle and whisper while sneaking glances at the boys.
"Know of any changes?" Fred asked Harry and Ron as he pulled a piece of parchment out of his pocket.
"Yeah. Lavender is going with Seamus and Parvati is going with Dean," Ron answered quite dejectedly.
"Not much left to chose from is there, Lee Jordan watched as Fred crossed Lavender and Parvati off the list.
The boys had made a list of twenty or so Gryffindor girls they'd be happy to go with. As Ron peered at it he had to admit it looked quite depressing. Nearly every name was crossed out.
"Is it true that even Neville got asked?" George Weasley whispered as they watched poor Neville desperately searching for Trevor.
"A Hufflepuff girl that he talks to asked him during Herbology. Neville nearly fell off his stool in shock," Harry smiled as he recalled the look on Neville's face.
"If Neville can get a girl surely we can," George said.
"Who's left then?" Ron asked glumly.
"Angelina, Alicia, Katie, Hermione and Ginny. Five of them. Five of us. It's not too hard to figure out."
"Hasn't Angelina asked you yet?" Ron asked Fred.
"Nope. I thought she was going to ask me at dinner tonight but she just asked me to pass her the butter."
"What about Alicia?" Harry looked at George.
"What bout her? We're just friends."
"Sure you are," Ron scoffed.
"We are!" George insisted. He took one look at the doubtful faces around him then grinned mischievously. "Actually Alicia's quite fond of young Harry."
"Harry?" Everyone exclaimed.
"She talks about him frequently."
Nobody was doubting George anymore. He and Alicia were best friends. Of course he'd know whom she liked.
"You have all the luck!" Ron muttered as all the boys turned to look at Alicia.
Harry gulped nervously as Alicia tossed her auburn curls over her shoulder. Harry couldn't help but notice how pretty she looked. They all looked away quickly as she turned around. Harry was about to ask George just how fond Alicia was of him when the girls became giggly. More giggly than usual anyway.
"Look! Katie and Alicia are coming over!" Lee whispered urgently.
"Wonder who they're coming to see?"
Harry felt a warm blush spread across his cheeks.
"Act cool," George advised as he snatched up the list and shoved it in his pocket.
"I heard the new Ravenclaw Seeker is good, you'll have to watch him when we play them next, Harry," Fred started talking randomly about Quidditch.
Ron, who had taken Wood's position as keeper on the team, added, "Don't worry, Ravenclaw are a pushover."
"Innocently talking Quidditch?" Alicia looked sceptical.
"Of course. What else is there to talk about?" Fred's voice dripped with innocence.
"What else indeed," Alicia smiled dubiously.
"So what do you lovely ladies want with us?"
"It's not what we want, it's who we want," Alicia said mysteriously.
All of the boys sat up straighter. Katie, who had been hanging behind Alicia, looked very red in the face. After a nudge from her friend she stepped forward and spoke up quietly.
"Lee, will you go to the Ball with me?"
Lee jumped in surprise at the mention of his name.
"Me?" He squeaked.
"You,' Katie nodded and smiled.
"Of course I'll go with you."
"Well done," Fred thumped him on the back.
"Uh, thanks," Lee slowly rose and walked off with a grinning Katie. He looked dazed but glad.
"So who are you here to talk to?" George asked Alicia as she took Lee's vacated seat between himself and Fred.
"All four of you actually. Angelina just wants me to remind you that we have Quidditch training at seven tomorrow morning."
The boys all slumped back down at this news.
"So has Angelina mentioned anything about going to the Ball with me?" Fred tried unsuccessfully to sound casual.
"Truthfully…no."
"Well, I'm getting sick of this," he crossed he arms angrily.
"She's spent a lot of time working on Quidditch tactics, you know she takes her job as captain very seriously. She's also been preoccupied helping Katie get the courage to ask Lee. I'm sure she just forgot, she'll get around to asking you," Alicia assured him.
"Maybe but I'm tired of waiting. I'm going to make her ask me right now!" Fred stood up and bravely marched to the middle of the room.
"Fred, I wouldn't do-"
George slapped his hand over Alicia's mouth, "Shh! Let him go. It ought to be entertaining."
She pried his hand away, "Angelina is going to bite his head off. She's not in a good mood."
"Just think of it as a lesson for young Harry and Ron here. You pay attention now lads, this is how not to approach a girl."
"Can't I at least warn him…"
"Come on, 'Licia, let me have a little fun," George grabbed Alicia. He held her tightly so she couldn't escape and he made sure he kept his hand firmly over her mouth.
Ron suspiciously eyed George's arm that tightly encircled Alicia's slender waist. Harry had been thinking along the same lines. He leaned towards Ron and whispered, "If they are 'just friends' then Snape is the Tooth Fairy in disguise."
"The Tooth Fairy?"
"Nevermind."
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A/N: That chapter was a bit longer. I hope you liked it!