Title: Lost and Found

Author: Kayla

Author's email: KAYKEL1207@msn.com

Disclaimer: Not mine. Everything is property of J.K Rowling, the woman who thinks Fred is happier with Angelina. Well, Katie Bell and I will fix that won't we?

Chapter: 3

A/N: Overly cruel Snape included in this chapter, along with a brave funny and in love Fred, and braver Katie. I usually dislike fic with Snape like this, but look I did it myslef.. Oops...
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"Class," Professor Snape began "Today we will review the potion used to clean the mind of all memories."


The class got out their potion supplies. "You," Professor Snape said to Angelina "Why use the Potion over a simple memory charm?"


Angelina breathed in and said calmly "The potion is used to get rid of every memory... unlike memory charms which can be fixed and are only used to modify certain memories."


"Fine," he said, too obviously angry that she got it right. He turned to a Slytherin. "How can the effects be changed?"


"Uh..." the boy started "The potion has an antidote but it doesn't repair the whole memory."


"Yes, five points for Slytherin."


Fred looked over at Angelina who gave him a look that said "There goes Snape again"


Katie just sat in the middle of her friends watching interested. She was all right with the class until Snape approached her. "Miss," he said menacingly "What is the most essential ingredient to the antidote?"


She just stared at him for a moment, not knowing what to say. Fred saved her. "Professor," he said "We thought Madam Pomfrey or McGonagall told you. A few nights ago, Katie lost her memory in a Quidditch accident."


"Yes, I have been told," Snape said coldly, surprising all of them. "The foolishness of Gryffindors does not excuse surprise exams... so are you going to answer?"


Katie felt as stunned as Fred looked. She sat there staring at the Professor, not knowing what to say. Finally, she whispered, "Sir, I don't know anything about this lesson. Or anything else."


"We will give you an easier one," he replied with a deadly calm voice. "What is the key ingredient to the potion itself?"


She looked at Angelina who didn't know what to say. Didn't she just tell him that she didn't know anything? Why was he embarrassing her? The Slytherin students were beginning to snicker at her situation. She felt like she was going to cry, but she remained strong. Holding in the tears prevented her from speaking. Her friends looked to her, not quite knowing how to help.


"She doesn't know it!" Fred yelled suddenly surprising everyone in the room. "Professor, she doesn't even remember her family. You cannot make her answer things like this now."


"I can and I will Weasley. This is my class, you will sit or It will be twenty points off Gryffindor."


"I don't know any of the answers Professor," Katie whispered "I don't."


"Very well," he said coldly " Ten points from Gryffindor. Sit down girl, you grade for today's lesson is a failing mark."


"No," Fred yelled keeping Katie from sitting. "She's one of the top students in this class. You can't just fail her."


"Yes," Angelina stood and put an arm around Katie "This would be the most unfair thing I've ever seen. Cruel, Terrible... Unthinkable! She was injured and you are a teacher."


"Gryffindors, I advise you to sit down."


Fred walked up to Snape leaving Katie with Angelina "You are violating the rights of a student. Katie can't help what happened to her. If there's anyone to blame for the accident... it's me. I should have seen the bludger."


Katie didn't dare do anything. She just watched as Professor Snape looked at Fred cruelly and said "Mr. Weasley, I will not hear this. Especially from one of the worse students I've had in my lifetime. Your stupidity in Quidditch does not surprise me much."


Finally it got too much for Katie. She moved to Fred and pulled him back "It's no good, let it go Fred. It... it doesn't matter."


"It does matter!" Fred yelled "Do you think students should let their Professor do these type of things?"


"No," she admitted "but I don't... oh, he's right!"


Katie's sudden outburst surprised all her friends. Ever since she'd lost her memory, Katie had grown quiet and very shy. It was a shock to see her like this.


"He's right," she repeated " I am hurt, as a teacher you have to understand that. It is your job to excuse such matters."


"Sit down!" he demanded, but Katie, Fred, Angelina and George all stood against him.


"Give her credit for today or I'll..." Fred was fuming.


"Or you'll what Mr. Weasley? Not one of you is getting credit for today and that's that. All over some stupid girl."


Stupid girl? Fred was really angry. Did Snape realize who he was talking to? He didn't dare speak at that moment.


"We'll go to Professor McGonagall," Angelina said "and Professor Dumbledore. They understand fair treatment."


"You think they will listen to you pesky Gryffindors? Sit now Miss, or I will take ten points from Gryffindor off of each of you."


The other Gryffindors watching glared slightly.


Fred moved to Katie "She's been a friend to all of us, and we're not going to sit and watch her be ridiculed by a teacher."


Snape was now breathing heavily "Mr. Weasley, it is apparent that you are the leader of this... this movement."


"No he isn't..." Katie yelled "I am, it's me that you are threatening. Teasing me. Not them, me."


Katie caught Fred's eye. She silently let him know that she wasn't totally defenseless.


"That's it!" Snape yelled "That is ten points more from Gryffindor for each Weasley, Johansen and Bell."


Snape looked at Fred who glared back wrathfully. "And for you Mr.Weasley ..." he taunted "I want you in detention for the next week!"


Katie looked on shocked "Professor, if anyone... please it should be me. This is me we're discussing."


"Silence!" he yelled "This class is dismissed, every Gryffindor failed the test we had today. The Slytherins may make up the exam."


The four friends walked out in shock. "Wow," Angelina finally said breaking up the silence, "Just when you thought Professor Snape could not get any worse..."


"Forty points from Gryffindor ..." George added "I think we've broken our record guys..."


"Fifty," Katie said softly "Yeah, I think it's a world record."


"What an idiot!" Fred yelled making Angelina jump. "What possesed Dumbledore to make him a teacher?"


"I have no clue," George answered.


"The points don't really matter..." Katie added.


"Yeah," Angelina said seeing where Katie was going "Or the grades. What matters is, he gave Fred a detention and not the rest of us."


"No big deal," Fred said recognizing the girls' sympathy "I've gotten detention so many times that it's no problem."


"Still," Katie said gratefully "You stuck up for me, and I appreciate what you did. Why did you go blaming yourself for what happened? It's not your fault. From what I remembered, you saved my life."


"Still," he said "It is my job to see that the bludgers don't hurt any of the players on our team."


"I'm a Beater too," George said slightly annoyed, "I am as much to blame as you, if not more. I was closer."


Fred opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. He shut up and smiled at Katie "Are you all right? I know he shook you up a bit."


"I am fine," she lied "Fred, can I talk to the school headmaster or something? Or the head of our House? I've gotta do something."


"Don't worry..." he urged.


George looked at Angelina who had poked him softly. "Let's go..." she whispered.


"I'm really fine," Katie said laughing, but letting him comfort her at the same time.


"I am so sorry..." Fred said his arm absentmindedly going around her "What you must think about the classes here."


She moved up against him, "They're interesting."


"Why don't we get Professor Snape back?" Katie suddenly suggested getting a great idea. "Your brother was telling me before class that you did some really good practical jokes. Angelina even told me that you played one on me that made me stop talking to you for a month... and that must have been terrible."


"That might be nice," Fred said turning to face her, "Ultimate revenge on Snape. I like it."


"I'm going to get you out of those detentions too," she muttered realizing that they were staring at each other too intently.


"It won't work," he said "but you could help me play the worse prank anyone's ever seen on Snape. I got an idea."


"What are you looking at?" she asked softly.


"You," he admitted blushing "I... guess I never realized, not until today with you standing up to Professor Snape. Gosh, Katie, I never realized how beautiful you were."


She was shocked out of her mind. "You mean it?"


"Of course I do."


"Really, well .. uh Angelina sort of told me .. she told me how I used to feel about you."


It was Fred's turn to say " You mean-"


"Yeah," she said "Did you also-"


"Not until a while ago," he admitted "but I do now."


"Let's give that evil Professor a punishment he never forgets," she urged smiling. By the look on Fred's face, she knew he was going to kiss her. It didn't even come as a shock when their lips met. Several Ravenclaw first years passed and laughed about the "kissing older students," but neither cared. This was too perfect, like some kind of fairy tale. As Katie kissed the one person she knew she loved, she had a vague memory of her first stay with the Weasleys, at the age of ten, after her mother died.


"I'm so sorry Katie," Fred's kind mother had said "I told your father that you can stay as long as you like."


"Thanks," Katie had replied sniffling, remembering that her mother died only a week ago. She had stayed with the Weasley family for two weeks. Fred and George, though not very sympathetic, they had cheered her up a lot.


Then a more recent memory came around into her mind: "Fred!?!" Angelina asked excitedly "Katie, you and Fred! Oh my gosh, that's different. Anyway isn't Melanie Smith from Hufflepuff his girlfriend?"


"Yes!" Katie had yelled running away.


"Wow," Katie said as she pulled away "That was effective. I'll see you soon. Maybe... uh .. if you kiss me again sometime, I'll remember everything."


"You remembered things?"


"I remembered quite enough just then. I may need your assistance again soon. I have to go now though." She blushed slightly at her own boldness and began to walk away.


"See you," he said having much trouble letting go of her hand


"Love you," she replied leaving "I'm going upstairs to the dormitory. Our next class is History of Magic right? I'll have Angelina take me. Bye."


"Bye..." he said smiling, then to himself he added "That girl is something else." Then a thought more important than punishing Professor Snape came to mind. The potion they were going over in class... it took away all memories. There was an antidote, an antidote that brought some memories back to normal. If it countered the effects of a memory loss potion, could it also counter the effects of gradual amnesia? It was a good idea to try... Fred had to do the one thing he despised, if he was going to look for some clues. He had to go to the dreaded library and look up ingredients.


Thanks to reviewers:

(no name)- Thanks for reviewing. I love Oliver, but Katie and Fred are a couple in my mind.

Ferggirl99- Yes, the serious side of Fred is emphasized here, but trust me very funny Fred is back to get revenge next chapter.

Cherycoke- Hey! I finally got this chapter up, hope you liked.

Courtney- Gee, thanks. I am very flattered. Everyone does George/Katie and I don't really like George. A ten! Wow, here that Katie, you do get Fred.



A/N: Please review. I really appreciate good feedback. My crazy muse that makes me write Fred/Katie came back! Yes.