Chapter two: Divination and a memory
Summary: Katie is feeling terrible. Fred is falling for Katie more and more during a divination class.
Thanks to: Shadun (Maybe we have another Fred/Katie fan? Thanks thanks thank for reviewing. It's like nobody shares my idea :( so thanks. And they are in 5th year, I will make a point of that.) Fred and Katie is the best pairing!!!!!
A/N: The song is "I'm with you." by Avril Lavigne. Obviously the song is not mine either.
The long passage up to Professor Tralawny's classroom seemed longer than usual. Fred kept looking behind him to see if Katie was all right.
"I'm fine," she said trying to make him stop "I'm still me, even if I don't know who that is. The way you look at me, it's like I am going to explode or something."
"Sorry," he smiled "I just was worried, won't happen again."
They entered the classroom. Professor Tralawny looked at them in delight "Welcome to another class dears," she looked at Katie with a special gleam in her eye. Suddenly Fred moved to warn Katie, Tralawny must have been told about the accident and she loved misery in every form.
"I forgot to tell..." he started but it was too late. Professor Tralawny cut him off.
"I see of a recent misfortune in your life," she pointed at Katie. Fred shook his head at her and she nodded. She was still smart enough to see through that fraud. They took a seat...
"Now class," Professor Tralawny stated smiling grimly "Today we must do some simple analyzing of a person's date of birth, it is only a review from last years classes... it will be simple to the truly strong. Of course, Miss Bell, you are excused if you must be, but perhaps you still posses the inner eye without a memory. Get into pairs."
"Sometimes I wonder," Fred started once they were paired "why I continue this..." Katie was pondering over a planet chart and a lot of dates.
"Don't bother Katie," he said "If we can't figure it out we'll just make it up."
"Let me help you dear," Professor Tralawny came racing across the room. She pointed to the chart of dates "I will show you how to predict the next month for Weasley ... you obviously don't know how. When is your birthday Weasley?"
"April 15th ," Fred was unimpressed by the huge chart.
She spent the next ten minutes of class showing Katie how to predict his future. "Uh... professor?" Katie asked "This is wrong, what does it mean."
"Well," said the Professor acting as if she knew "This symbol here means love and this means an involuntary change."
Both looked at her in disbelief and she turned to Fred. "You," then she pointed to Katie "You love her, and she is in an altered state... the Inner Eye would not lie to me."
"Stupid..." he muttered as a few students laughed. Yet, he could not keep his eyes off of her. Was he falling in love with Katie? The very thought seemed silly to him for a moment. Katie Bell had been one of his closest friends since he was six years old!
They headed back down the tower after class was over. "That was... er... strange," Katie whispered "After I remember anything new, I want to quit that class... but I want to wait because maybe I will remember from it."
I'll quit too," Fred said "I am getting to really dislike that insane old..."
"Yes," she quieted him "It was weird in there. I still feel so out of place."
"It takes time Katie," he tried to comfort her "Want to go for a walk down to the grounds? I think George and Angelina might be down there. We still have about an hour until Transfiguration."
// I'm standing on the bridge
I'm waiting in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now
There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound //
Angelina and George were out on the grounds. They approached immediately once seeing Fred and Katie. "Hey," Angelina said smiling "Nice to see you guys again, how was Divination."
"Disturbing," Katie answered "I hope the other classes are different. I didn't remember any of it and I still disliked it."
Angelina could sense that Katie was distressed " Katie," she said "It takes time, but you'll be all right soon."
"I know," Katie fought back tears building up in the corners of her eyes "I know."
"We're all here to help you. We are all friends."
"Thank you, it's just discouraging not to know," Katie tried to act all right. Yet, it didn't change the fact that she didn't know these people. An irrational fear inside of her kept saying that no one here really knew her, it was all a lie. Then again, she knew it was irrational because Fred was so loving and Angelina, so kind.
"Want us to help?" Fred's twin brother asked "We could tell you a lot."
"All right," Katie said with false confidence "I'd love that."
"On the train," Fred whispered a memory on his mind "Before first year, you were in tears because you were so scared."
"I remember that," George said laughing softly "You stayed in our compartment the whole time."
"Great, I was some big cry baby." she muttered aloud.
"No, I was scared too," Angelina admitted "I hated it, but my older brother still was at Hogwarts then and he helped me out."
"Do I have family?" Katie asked suddenly "Do any of you know?"
"You live with
you're father," Angelina said "You two always seemed very
close to me. His name is Alan"
Katie concentrated hard on her father but the image came up blank. She couldn't remember a face, a voice or anything. "OK?" she asked softly urging them to tell her more.
Her three friends stared at each other. "Well..." George said "Your mother she..."
"Yes... when... during." Angelina tried to continue.
"You're mother died when you were ten years old," Fred said softly, letting the truth out "I hate to have to tell you that... but their was just an accident at the office she worked at."
"That's all right Fred," she responded but she felt terrible. She wanted to cry "It doesn't hurt me now cause I don't remember. I wish I remembered her though. I'm going to go all right?"
"I will walk you to the dormitory," Angelina offered then she lowered her voice to Fred. Katie couldn't hear them. "Fred, McGonagall will understand if she doesn't show up in Transfiguration today. Can you tell her?"
"Sure," Fred replied with a smile at Katie. He felt terrible to see Katie so helpless. He wanted to go up and hug her. Was he really the same person who's joke gone wrong nearly made her go bald when they were in 2nd year? Did he feel differently for her this year?
// Isn't anyone trying to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
trying to figure out this life//
Katie recovered a little, but the news had been alarming. She couldn't remember anything and she felt so lost. Angelina constantly offered help. As they walked to the Quidditch field that Sunday, so Katie could watch a practice, Katie finally took up the offer.
"Angelina?" she asked "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure
Katie, anything." Angelina smiled warily, like she was worried
about what Katie was going to ask and if she could answer it.
"Did I... was I in love with Fred? I don't know why, but I get the feeling I was."
Angelina was surprised, but relieved. Of course Katie had loved Fred. Just about since 2nd year. "Wow. Katie, you were.... you used to cry when Fred dated other girls and talked all the time about liking him." She giggled a little and added "Then you'd say you didn't like him."
"I knew it!" she yelled. The feeling had been bothering her for a while now. "I can't remember why but with him, it's like the security of knowing. I feel like a person. Not just a heart with no memory."
"Tell him," Angelina urged "You were always too scared to say it, and now is a good time."
"I can't. I don't even remember anything about our past together!"
"Try him, he's crazy about you Katie!" she insisted "I can tell just from the way he looks at you. Like he isn't kidding anymore... and let me tell you that is a rarity."
"No, I can't tell him how I feel. I'm a shell without anything inside. He wouldn't understand."
"He's Fred Weasley," Angelina laughed "He'll understand you Katie. He understood you when you didn't talk to him for six months."
"And when was that?" she asked annoyed.
"Sorry Katie, that was when he pulled a joke on you, but it went wrong. You almost went bald, if it weren't for Madam Pomfrey."
Katie laughed "Can't believe I was mad at him. That sounds funny!"
They got down to the practice field. Katie watched the rest of them fly around. She did this too... she was a member of this team.
Ten minutes into the practice she saw Fred swing a club at a black ball sending it flying. In an instant, a small memory popped into her head.
"Katie!" Fred yelled her name but it was too late. The bludger made contact to her head, hard. She fell until she was caught in someone's arms.
Katie saw a vivid picture in her head. She had been thinking about loving Fred, and how he'd probably laugh it off as a joke. Then she had been hit by the bludger. Fred had caught her before she could slam on the ground.
"Bludger?" she asked herself. What good was one memory, if no more came to her.
A while later they flew down. "I remember something." she stated to Fred who was talking loudly to George.
"Really?" he asked "What is it Katie?"
"I remember a Bludger ...." she whispered "And falling, and then you caught me. I remember thoughts I had before I fell."
"That's so..." there where no words for his feelings. He was so happy for Katie, seeing her cry and feel weak was hard on him. She'd always been his friend, a;ways a little shy, but funny. He missed her and wanted to help her. "It''s so good to see you feeling better.
// Won't you take me by the hand
take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
but I'm with you.//
Katie looked at Fred and smiled. He acted like he really loved her and it felt so good. Suddenly she wondered about what the Divination teacher said, could Fred really love her the way she was loving him?
"I hope you are ready for Potions tomorrow Katie," Fred put his arm around her in a friendly manner, but it made her body go cold and she shivered. He continued "Remember, Snape's a stupid git, don't be intimidated."
"I won't..."
she managed feeling dizzy.
A/N:
Next chapter will be important but I wanna get this out. Hope you
enjoy. And please review.