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For seven years they had been friends, ever since their first day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They'd always paired off or went in trios of three boys and three girls. The girls were the best Chasers Hogwarts has seen. Two of the boys were twins and Beaters. The other was the eccentric commentator for the Quidditch matches. One this particular day they were sitting at a table in the Three Broomsticks, a pub in the village of Hogsmeade. It was snowing heavily outside. Christmas was in two days; so was the now annual Yule Ball. The girls were chatting about some boy in Ravenclaw. The boys, who were eavesdropping on their conversation, were also talking about the newest prank they thought of. The mention of the Yule Ball brought everyone into the same conversation.
"I can't believe the Yule Ball is in two days!" Katie Bell said loud enough for the guys to hear. "Has anyone got a date yet?"
"No, not yet," her friend Alicia Spinnet said, directing her voice to the guys' end of the table. "Angelina?"
"No. You Katie?" Angelina Johnson asked.
"No, maybe Roger Davies will ask me, or I'll ask him. He has been really nice to me lately."
"Davies?" George Weasley asked. "You'd go to the Ball with Davies?"
"Yeah, unless someone else asks me but no one has yet so I should find him soon and ask him. You girls want to come?"
"Sure Katie. Angelina?"
"Might as well find someone too." All three girls stood up as the boys watched. They grabbed their cloaks and put them on, still discussing potential dates.
"How about Adrian Pucey?" Alicia asked.
"I was thinking about Terrance Higgs myself," Angelina commented.
"Maybe you guys are right, maybe we should go with Slytherin Quidditch players. Everyone else seems taken," Katie said. The girls left the guys dumbstruck. Outside the girls changed the subject. Little did they know that the boys had followed.
"I feel really bad, did you see their faces?" Katie asked.
"You won't feel so bad if George asks you to the ball, will you?" Alicia asked.
"You'll be saying the same for Lee," Angelina pointed out.
"And you for Fred," Katie retorted. All three were even. The boys looked if possible, even more dumbstruck. They followed still, silently. The girls laughed.
"Could you imagine what would happen if they found out?" Alicia asked.
"They'd be so dumbfounded. Especially if they were walking right behind us and listening to every word we said. Like that would happen," Katie said.
"I can see George's face if he found out Katie liked him. He'd blush so bad and he'd probably be grinning up a storm and his eyes would be all dancing and stuff like that," Angelina said. George pointed to his face and Fred and Lee shrugged.
"Imagine seven years and they never found out," Alicia suggested. The girls laughed once more.
"We make a pact though to never tell. It'd be too weird and probably mess up the friendship with them, okay?" Angelina said.
"Okay," the other girls agreed. They talked of Quidditch the rest of the way to the castle. The boys didn't realize they had rubbed off on them considering the new topic of conversation but then realized they played Quidditch with the girls. When they entered the castle the topic hanged once more.
"It's our last year. Can you believe that?" Alicia said. Katie shook her head. The boys heard a distinct sniffle from her. They figured it was from the cold until they saw two things: Katie wiped her eyes and Angelina put her arm around Katie. George mouthed 'poor Katie'. Fred and Lee nodded then winked at each other when George wasn't looking. The girls went all the way through the Gryffindor common room to the girl's staircase and to the 7th year girl's dorm. The boys however stayed in the common room. They sat in three empty chairs around a dancing fire. Neither spoke, each looked into the fire.
"Huh?" Lee questioned for all of them. "Alicia?"
"Angelina?" Fred asked.
"Katie?" George asked. "Where did that come from?"
"I have no idea," Lee said. "We can't let them know that we heard them."
"No kidding!" Fred and George said.
"So what are we going to do about the Ball?" George asked.
"I dunno," Lee said.
"We have to ask them now. It's not like it's bad for us. We'll be going with the three best girls in school," Fred said.
"So we're going to go how they want to go or how we want to go?" Lee asked.
"Is it different?" Fred asked.
"Not for me," George answered.
"Or me," Lee agreed.
"Or me. So it's settled then. We ask them by dinner. Good luck men, not that we need it." Fred started to leave. "And be romantic!"
"Aye, aye Captain!" George and Lee said. Fred left up the boys' staircase.
"Lee what are you going to do?" George asked.
"I don't know. Maybe I'll go talk to Professor Sinister. She might let me borrow the Astronomy Tower."
"Good idea. See you."
"Bye." And Lee left. George stared into the fire again, waiting for inspiration to hit him. He sat there in frustration, Lee had already asked Alicia and was successful. Fred asked Angelina fifteen minutes before and reached the same conclusion. George was beside himself. Dinner was in five minutes and he still hadn't asked Katie. The subject of his frustration chose that moment to come downstairs and join the five of them.
"Guys want to head down to dinner?" she asked. They all agreed. But suddenly an idea came over George.
"I'll be down in a minute. Don't wait up." The rest left as George ran up to his room.
A/N: Well now my hands hurt from typing that much. I'm thinking of three worded chapters (tell me what you think). Anyways, I like Katie/George, Angelina/Fred and Alicia/Lee pairings. So, how will George ask Katie to the Ball? And will Fred and Angelina try to kill everyone by dancing very exuberantly? We, or you will find out next chapter (hehehe, I already know. cause I wrote it. never mind). Please review!
For seven years they had been friends, ever since their first day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They'd always paired off or went in trios of three boys and three girls. The girls were the best Chasers Hogwarts has seen. Two of the boys were twins and Beaters. The other was the eccentric commentator for the Quidditch matches. One this particular day they were sitting at a table in the Three Broomsticks, a pub in the village of Hogsmeade. It was snowing heavily outside. Christmas was in two days; so was the now annual Yule Ball. The girls were chatting about some boy in Ravenclaw. The boys, who were eavesdropping on their conversation, were also talking about the newest prank they thought of. The mention of the Yule Ball brought everyone into the same conversation.
"I can't believe the Yule Ball is in two days!" Katie Bell said loud enough for the guys to hear. "Has anyone got a date yet?"
"No, not yet," her friend Alicia Spinnet said, directing her voice to the guys' end of the table. "Angelina?"
"No. You Katie?" Angelina Johnson asked.
"No, maybe Roger Davies will ask me, or I'll ask him. He has been really nice to me lately."
"Davies?" George Weasley asked. "You'd go to the Ball with Davies?"
"Yeah, unless someone else asks me but no one has yet so I should find him soon and ask him. You girls want to come?"
"Sure Katie. Angelina?"
"Might as well find someone too." All three girls stood up as the boys watched. They grabbed their cloaks and put them on, still discussing potential dates.
"How about Adrian Pucey?" Alicia asked.
"I was thinking about Terrance Higgs myself," Angelina commented.
"Maybe you guys are right, maybe we should go with Slytherin Quidditch players. Everyone else seems taken," Katie said. The girls left the guys dumbstruck. Outside the girls changed the subject. Little did they know that the boys had followed.
"I feel really bad, did you see their faces?" Katie asked.
"You won't feel so bad if George asks you to the ball, will you?" Alicia asked.
"You'll be saying the same for Lee," Angelina pointed out.
"And you for Fred," Katie retorted. All three were even. The boys looked if possible, even more dumbstruck. They followed still, silently. The girls laughed.
"Could you imagine what would happen if they found out?" Alicia asked.
"They'd be so dumbfounded. Especially if they were walking right behind us and listening to every word we said. Like that would happen," Katie said.
"I can see George's face if he found out Katie liked him. He'd blush so bad and he'd probably be grinning up a storm and his eyes would be all dancing and stuff like that," Angelina said. George pointed to his face and Fred and Lee shrugged.
"Imagine seven years and they never found out," Alicia suggested. The girls laughed once more.
"We make a pact though to never tell. It'd be too weird and probably mess up the friendship with them, okay?" Angelina said.
"Okay," the other girls agreed. They talked of Quidditch the rest of the way to the castle. The boys didn't realize they had rubbed off on them considering the new topic of conversation but then realized they played Quidditch with the girls. When they entered the castle the topic hanged once more.
"It's our last year. Can you believe that?" Alicia said. Katie shook her head. The boys heard a distinct sniffle from her. They figured it was from the cold until they saw two things: Katie wiped her eyes and Angelina put her arm around Katie. George mouthed 'poor Katie'. Fred and Lee nodded then winked at each other when George wasn't looking. The girls went all the way through the Gryffindor common room to the girl's staircase and to the 7th year girl's dorm. The boys however stayed in the common room. They sat in three empty chairs around a dancing fire. Neither spoke, each looked into the fire.
"Huh?" Lee questioned for all of them. "Alicia?"
"Angelina?" Fred asked.
"Katie?" George asked. "Where did that come from?"
"I have no idea," Lee said. "We can't let them know that we heard them."
"No kidding!" Fred and George said.
"So what are we going to do about the Ball?" George asked.
"I dunno," Lee said.
"We have to ask them now. It's not like it's bad for us. We'll be going with the three best girls in school," Fred said.
"So we're going to go how they want to go or how we want to go?" Lee asked.
"Is it different?" Fred asked.
"Not for me," George answered.
"Or me," Lee agreed.
"Or me. So it's settled then. We ask them by dinner. Good luck men, not that we need it." Fred started to leave. "And be romantic!"
"Aye, aye Captain!" George and Lee said. Fred left up the boys' staircase.
"Lee what are you going to do?" George asked.
"I don't know. Maybe I'll go talk to Professor Sinister. She might let me borrow the Astronomy Tower."
"Good idea. See you."
"Bye." And Lee left. George stared into the fire again, waiting for inspiration to hit him. He sat there in frustration, Lee had already asked Alicia and was successful. Fred asked Angelina fifteen minutes before and reached the same conclusion. George was beside himself. Dinner was in five minutes and he still hadn't asked Katie. The subject of his frustration chose that moment to come downstairs and join the five of them.
"Guys want to head down to dinner?" she asked. They all agreed. But suddenly an idea came over George.
"I'll be down in a minute. Don't wait up." The rest left as George ran up to his room.
A/N: Well now my hands hurt from typing that much. I'm thinking of three worded chapters (tell me what you think). Anyways, I like Katie/George, Angelina/Fred and Alicia/Lee pairings. So, how will George ask Katie to the Ball? And will Fred and Angelina try to kill everyone by dancing very exuberantly? We, or you will find out next chapter (hehehe, I already know. cause I wrote it. never mind). Please review!