Authors Note: All characters (besides Majenta Loveoak) created by J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 1 - Yule Ball Confessions
There he was sitting in the chair trying to ignore his date and everyone dancing
merrily around him as well. She couldn't keep her eyes off of him as his older
brother, Fred, swung her around and tipped her backward on the dance floor.
She laughed happily as the song ended and turned to Fred to thank him for the
dance before she turned to walk in the direction of the boy she was eyeing.
It was too late though, Ron was already leaving the ballroom with Harry.
Ron, the boy she had secretly had a crush on since his first year at Hogwarts
when he won the award for the best played game of chess, at the time it was
her fourth year. She had been dying to ask him to dance all night, but she didn't
want to be rude to her date, Lee Jordan, nor to Fred and George Weasley who
kept trying to confuse her as to who was who as they spun her around the dance
floor.
By now Fred and George were busy badgering Ludo Bagman about something that
seemed to be of great importance, as Harry and Ron were attempting to escape
from Percy as he babbled on.
She eyed Ron as he left and turned around to find Lee deep in conversation with
a blonde Hufflepuff fifth year. Trying not to trip over her obviously too long
lavender dress robes she scurried across the dance floor after Ron, hoping to
catch another glimpse of him before the ball ended. She heard Professor Snape
yelling something to another adult as she rounded a corner to find Ron and Harry
doing what looked like eavesdropping on Hagrid and Madame Maxime's conversation.
She watched them hopelessly for what seemed like half an hour before edging
her way back into the Yule Ball from which she had previously left.
"Majie, Majie!" She heard from behind her, "Where'd you go? One
minute you were dancing with Fred, the next I couldn't find you." It was
her date, Lee Jordan.
"Sorry about that, saw you talking to a Hufflepuff girl and didn't want
to interrupt so I went and said hi to Harry."
"Ooh," Lee smirked, "You weren't getting jealous of my talking
to another girl were you?" He questioned.
Majie smiled. "Lee don't be silly, lets dance!" She tugged at his
robed edging him back onto the dance floor. The Weird Sisters struck up another
fast tune and the night seemed to slip by more quickly than ever. Majie couldn't
help but wonder why Harry and Ron left the ball, but she tried to push the thought
from her head and just enjoy herself with Lee. The lead singer of the Weird
sisters said something about it was going to be the last song of the night before
a slow tune started up. She looked around quickly realizing that she wouldn't
be getting a dance in with Ron after all. George Weasley tapped Lee on the shoulder.
"Mind if I cut in? I haven't gotten a chance to dance with Majie yet."
he stated.
Majie frowned, confused as George took her up in his arms. "George, I thought
we danced earlier?" She asked.
"Nope," He replied flatly, pulling her closer to him.
"Fred that little he must have pretended to be you, because I distinctively
remember dancing with a George Weasley already." Majie continued.
George laughed. "Probably thinks you're sweet." He leaned back to
smile at her. "It's not often he pretends to be me unless I'm in on it
too."
Majie smiled in return. "Hope you're right."
"By the way," Majie continued. "Does your brother, does he have
a girlfriend?" She blushed hard.
"Fred? No he likes to just -"
"No, no." She cut him short, "Ron, does Ron have one, I mean?"
"Ron???" George drew back slightly. "Why would you be interested
in knowing about him?"
"Oh no reason, just wondering, I guess?" Her flushed cheeks
giving her away, she decided to drop the subject and pull George in closer,
hoping he's just forget the whole matter.
George accepted this leaning down to speak into her ear for a brief moment as
the song was coming to an end. "No, he doesn't."
She looked up at him questioning, "What?"
"He doesn't have a girlfriend, Ron." He smiled and let her go as the
song ended. Lee, Fred and, George, along with their dates, said good-bye before
heading off to their common rooms to discuss the night before bed.
