At tea, that night, Oliver FINALLY noticed Fred's subdued mood.
"Hey, Fred, are you OK mate?" He asked.
"Yeah," was the quite reply.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm honestly OK," said Fred forcing a smile, even though it was
quite a pathetic one. But, Oliver was convinced.
They chatted about Quidditch and stuff for a while, but the source of the
trouble walked into the room. Melody came in, dark hair loose in a sheet
down her back, wearing Calvin Klein jeans and a crisp white shirt. She
smiled and came over and sat with them.
"Hi Oliver," She said seductively. She smiled at him. Suddenly, she
seemed to notice everyone else at the table. "Hey guys!" She chirruped
brightly, maybe a little too much like a bird, but what the hell.
"Hey there beautiful!" Oliver said lovingly. 'The girls' (Angelina
Johnson, Alicia Spinnet and Katie Bell) looked up and smiled at her. She
glanced at Fred and George, searching their faces, but neither of them had
acknowledged her presence. The only thing unusual about them was that Fred
was biting his lip. She was puzzled. Fred's face usually lit up when he
saw her, but today it looked like he was trying not to cry. George, on the
other hand, although he clearly didn't like her, he was at least civil,
you know, he'd FORCE a smile, grunt hello, but not today. She frowned
slightly, but then, she tossed her perfect black hair and smiled.
"So, did anyone else think that Charms homework was reallllllllllllllllly
hard too?"
