Chapter 10
Discoveries
As soon as she left Ron, Jennifer went to find Fred. At first she had wanted to wait until morning when they went to Hogsmeade so it would be easier for them to be alone. But she just couldn't wait that long, so she decided it was best to go now. She saw George playing Wizard Chess with Harry and she walked up to him. "Hey George, hey Harry, have any of you seen Fred?"
"No…why…" asked George, full concentration on his knight on E5.
"Oh, no reason" she replied as she began to walk away.
"Wait Jen! I heard Fred say he was going to go to the field" said Harry, looking up for a quick second.
"Oh thanks!" she replied and left.
As she walked on to the field, she began to wish she had brought her robe. It was really cold and she didn't want to get sick days before the Ball. She looked and looked but could not find Fred. She was about to go see if he was in the locker rooms when he called out to her. "Hey Jen…who are you looking for…" he said in a flat tone. Jennifer looked up and saw Fred sitting in the stands.
"Fred! Oh my God you scared me! You're just the person I was looking for" she said as she ran towards the stairs that led to the stands. Once she got up there, she walked over to him and sat in the chair that was in front of him so they could talk.
"Well, I'm right here. What do you want?" he asked in the same flat tone.
"Well…I feel really stupid about this…but…"
Fred interrupted, "Can you just spit it out?!"
"Okay, okay calm down! I need to find something out" she said.
"About what? Is it about Quidditch?" he asked hopefully.
"Umm…" she began, "Not exactly…"
"Okay well then what?"
"I need you to kiss me" she finally said.
"WHAT?! You want me to WHAT?!" he asked amazed.
"You heard me! I need to figure out who I fancy. I'm so confused and I talked to your brother and he told me in order to figure out who I fancy I need to 'experiment' with all the 'candidates'. So will you please do it? I *really* need to find this out" she said.
"Ye-yeah! No problem" he replied, a smile creeping up on his lips.
"Alright but I want you to know, I don't fancy you…yet…or at least I don't think I do. So don't take anything too personally. Okay?" she warned him.
Fred sighed, "Okay. Now let's do it."
"Alright," sighed Jennifer nervously. Just as they were about to lean in Jennifer said, "Wait! I can't do it from here. It's too uncomfortable." She got up and walked to where Fred was sitting. Then she sat in the seat next to him and faced him.
"Okay, NOW are you ready?" he asked impatiently.
"Yeah" she replied with a laugh.
"Well, if you wanna be more comfortable, why don't you come and sit on my lap," said Fred with a flirty tone.
Jennifer sighed, "Fred! I'm serious!"
"Alright, alright, calm down!" he said with a laugh.
Finally, after all the interruptions, they leaned in and kissed. At first Jennifer held back, afraid that she might get caught. But then she got into it. And so did Fred. He was so into it that he didn't realize he was starting to lift Jennifer and drag her onto his lap. Jennifer did, however, and she slapped him. "Fred! I told you not to get carried away!" she screamed at him angrily as she got up.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please don't go! I don't think you found out what you wanted to!" said Fred, pulling her towards him again.
"Yeah, you're right. Just don't get all horny on me and shit" she said as she accepted the seat on his lap.
Once again, they leaned in and kissed. Fred tried to control himself, tried to control his hormones, but failed, miserably. His pants began to "point" and Jennifer noticed. She found it hilarious and began cracking up right in the middle of their kiss.
"What, what's wrong?" he asked nervously, turning slightly red.
"You're pants! You have a boner!" she screamed in between laughs.
"You wanna broadcast it to the world, Jennifer?" he asked angrily, fearing someone might have heard her.
"Sorry! It's just so funny!" she said laughing again.
Fred decided to take advantage of the moment and leaned in and kissed her. Since he had caught her by surprise, she was unable to do anything as he pulled her onto the floor. He started to unbutton her blouse as she tried to break the kiss. Finally, she freed her hands and started to smack him. "Oww! Shit! That hurts!" he screamed as he rolled over on the ground. She got up, buttoned up her blouse again, and pinned him down to the floor so he couldn't leave.
"I told you not to get carried away Weasley!" she screamed as she slapped him again on the chest.
"I'm sorry! God! Quit that it hurts!" he screamed, trying to get her to stop smacking his arms. Suddenly a tear escaped his eyes and Jennifer saw it.
Finally, she stopped and said, "Oh my God! I am *SO* sorry! I got carried away. It's just that you pissed me off so bad! It wasn't even funny." She wiped his eye with her shirt sleeve and looked him in the eye. He too looked up at her. Then, while she was off guard, he pulled her back onto the floor and he pinned her down.
"Listen Jennifer," he said as she struggled to get loose, "I have to tell you something. I really, really, really, *REALLY* fancy you. I care for you so much it's not even funny. You have no clue how crappy I feel when I realize that I don't have a chance with you. That you fancy Malfoy and that you are gonna go to the Ball with him. And I really, really, really, *REALLY* wanna be with you…" he trailed off.
Jennifer just looked at him. She knew how it felt to want someone you can't have. She pulled him towards her and hugged him. "I'm sorry" she said.
Fred just sat there, absorbed in the embrace. He never wanted to leave her side. He wanted to stay there forever. But he knew it would never happen. Finally they parted and Jennifer got up, cleaning the back of her skirt. "I'm sorry Jen. Sorry for being a bitch. And I'm sorry that I didn't listen to you."
She started to walk to the door but turned around. "Yeah…" she said as she opened the door and left. Fred was left there, alone, thinking about what happened.
Once Jennifer got to the bottom of the stairs, she leaned against the wall and thought about what had happened. She was even more confused now. While she was kissing Fred, he seemed like the perfect match for her. She thought that she also wanted him. But now that she was away from him, she didn't even think of him in that way. Suddenly, the doors opened again, and Fred came down the stairs. When he saw her he stopped in his tracks and then continued. When he got to her he said, "Hey…I thought you left."
Jennifer took a few steps forward, "Uh, no I'm still here," she replied, avoiding his gaze.
Fred couldn't take it. He picked up her chin and made her look at him. Then he slowly began to back her into the wall and he placed his arm around her waste. "I love you" he said as he leaned in for a kiss. But Jennifer turned her head and Fred ended up kissing her cheek. "What the hell?" he asked.
"I'm sorry Fred," was all she said as she left.
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When she got back to the Common Room she found Ron and told him what happened. She explained to him how she felt and asked his opinion. He said he was unable to help her and that it was up to her to choose.
Finally, after a long, tiresome day, Jennifer went up to the Girl's Dorm and went to sleep.
Discoveries
As soon as she left Ron, Jennifer went to find Fred. At first she had wanted to wait until morning when they went to Hogsmeade so it would be easier for them to be alone. But she just couldn't wait that long, so she decided it was best to go now. She saw George playing Wizard Chess with Harry and she walked up to him. "Hey George, hey Harry, have any of you seen Fred?"
"No…why…" asked George, full concentration on his knight on E5.
"Oh, no reason" she replied as she began to walk away.
"Wait Jen! I heard Fred say he was going to go to the field" said Harry, looking up for a quick second.
"Oh thanks!" she replied and left.
As she walked on to the field, she began to wish she had brought her robe. It was really cold and she didn't want to get sick days before the Ball. She looked and looked but could not find Fred. She was about to go see if he was in the locker rooms when he called out to her. "Hey Jen…who are you looking for…" he said in a flat tone. Jennifer looked up and saw Fred sitting in the stands.
"Fred! Oh my God you scared me! You're just the person I was looking for" she said as she ran towards the stairs that led to the stands. Once she got up there, she walked over to him and sat in the chair that was in front of him so they could talk.
"Well, I'm right here. What do you want?" he asked in the same flat tone.
"Well…I feel really stupid about this…but…"
Fred interrupted, "Can you just spit it out?!"
"Okay, okay calm down! I need to find something out" she said.
"About what? Is it about Quidditch?" he asked hopefully.
"Umm…" she began, "Not exactly…"
"Okay well then what?"
"I need you to kiss me" she finally said.
"WHAT?! You want me to WHAT?!" he asked amazed.
"You heard me! I need to figure out who I fancy. I'm so confused and I talked to your brother and he told me in order to figure out who I fancy I need to 'experiment' with all the 'candidates'. So will you please do it? I *really* need to find this out" she said.
"Ye-yeah! No problem" he replied, a smile creeping up on his lips.
"Alright but I want you to know, I don't fancy you…yet…or at least I don't think I do. So don't take anything too personally. Okay?" she warned him.
Fred sighed, "Okay. Now let's do it."
"Alright," sighed Jennifer nervously. Just as they were about to lean in Jennifer said, "Wait! I can't do it from here. It's too uncomfortable." She got up and walked to where Fred was sitting. Then she sat in the seat next to him and faced him.
"Okay, NOW are you ready?" he asked impatiently.
"Yeah" she replied with a laugh.
"Well, if you wanna be more comfortable, why don't you come and sit on my lap," said Fred with a flirty tone.
Jennifer sighed, "Fred! I'm serious!"
"Alright, alright, calm down!" he said with a laugh.
Finally, after all the interruptions, they leaned in and kissed. At first Jennifer held back, afraid that she might get caught. But then she got into it. And so did Fred. He was so into it that he didn't realize he was starting to lift Jennifer and drag her onto his lap. Jennifer did, however, and she slapped him. "Fred! I told you not to get carried away!" she screamed at him angrily as she got up.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please don't go! I don't think you found out what you wanted to!" said Fred, pulling her towards him again.
"Yeah, you're right. Just don't get all horny on me and shit" she said as she accepted the seat on his lap.
Once again, they leaned in and kissed. Fred tried to control himself, tried to control his hormones, but failed, miserably. His pants began to "point" and Jennifer noticed. She found it hilarious and began cracking up right in the middle of their kiss.
"What, what's wrong?" he asked nervously, turning slightly red.
"You're pants! You have a boner!" she screamed in between laughs.
"You wanna broadcast it to the world, Jennifer?" he asked angrily, fearing someone might have heard her.
"Sorry! It's just so funny!" she said laughing again.
Fred decided to take advantage of the moment and leaned in and kissed her. Since he had caught her by surprise, she was unable to do anything as he pulled her onto the floor. He started to unbutton her blouse as she tried to break the kiss. Finally, she freed her hands and started to smack him. "Oww! Shit! That hurts!" he screamed as he rolled over on the ground. She got up, buttoned up her blouse again, and pinned him down to the floor so he couldn't leave.
"I told you not to get carried away Weasley!" she screamed as she slapped him again on the chest.
"I'm sorry! God! Quit that it hurts!" he screamed, trying to get her to stop smacking his arms. Suddenly a tear escaped his eyes and Jennifer saw it.
Finally, she stopped and said, "Oh my God! I am *SO* sorry! I got carried away. It's just that you pissed me off so bad! It wasn't even funny." She wiped his eye with her shirt sleeve and looked him in the eye. He too looked up at her. Then, while she was off guard, he pulled her back onto the floor and he pinned her down.
"Listen Jennifer," he said as she struggled to get loose, "I have to tell you something. I really, really, really, *REALLY* fancy you. I care for you so much it's not even funny. You have no clue how crappy I feel when I realize that I don't have a chance with you. That you fancy Malfoy and that you are gonna go to the Ball with him. And I really, really, really, *REALLY* wanna be with you…" he trailed off.
Jennifer just looked at him. She knew how it felt to want someone you can't have. She pulled him towards her and hugged him. "I'm sorry" she said.
Fred just sat there, absorbed in the embrace. He never wanted to leave her side. He wanted to stay there forever. But he knew it would never happen. Finally they parted and Jennifer got up, cleaning the back of her skirt. "I'm sorry Jen. Sorry for being a bitch. And I'm sorry that I didn't listen to you."
She started to walk to the door but turned around. "Yeah…" she said as she opened the door and left. Fred was left there, alone, thinking about what happened.
Once Jennifer got to the bottom of the stairs, she leaned against the wall and thought about what had happened. She was even more confused now. While she was kissing Fred, he seemed like the perfect match for her. She thought that she also wanted him. But now that she was away from him, she didn't even think of him in that way. Suddenly, the doors opened again, and Fred came down the stairs. When he saw her he stopped in his tracks and then continued. When he got to her he said, "Hey…I thought you left."
Jennifer took a few steps forward, "Uh, no I'm still here," she replied, avoiding his gaze.
Fred couldn't take it. He picked up her chin and made her look at him. Then he slowly began to back her into the wall and he placed his arm around her waste. "I love you" he said as he leaned in for a kiss. But Jennifer turned her head and Fred ended up kissing her cheek. "What the hell?" he asked.
"I'm sorry Fred," was all she said as she left.
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When she got back to the Common Room she found Ron and told him what happened. She explained to him how she felt and asked his opinion. He said he was unable to help her and that it was up to her to choose.
Finally, after a long, tiresome day, Jennifer went up to the Girl's Dorm and went to sleep.