~Chapter 4~ Decisions, Decisions
"Fred!" Katie screamed.
Fred quickly pulled away. He blushed and looked from Katie to Erica. Erica was looking quite pleased. Katie, of course, was beside herself with rage. Fred looked guilty, scared, and, to Katie's utter rage, pleased also.
"Katie! I can-," Fred began.
"Save it Weasley," Katie interrupted, glaring at him. She turned on Erica. "And what do YOU have to say, hmm?"
"He kissed me?!" Erica tried.
"O..o ya! And I could tell how horrible it was!" Katie cried. It was then that Katie realized that all the other boys were still fawning over Erica. Katie glanced at Snape. He was looking awestruck at Fred.
Katie marched over to Snape and threw her book bag on his desk. "Are you going to stop this? Are you? And why are you looking at Fred like that? Does he turn u on or something?! You wouldn't be the first!" Katie glared daggers at Fred.
"Miss Rhodes," Snape said coolly. If you don't mind, can I talk?"
"Fine!" Katie plumped into her chair.
Snape muttered something and all the boys looked around guiltily or confused. Lee Jordyn looked hurt and pissed, same as Katie.
"Mr Weasley here just broke the power...of a love potion!" Snape said, staring at Fred. Some of the class gasped. "Not even most adult wizards can do that. Ten points from Gryffindor."
"WHAT?!" Katie shouted. Now was not the time to make her mad.
"For helping out with the potion," Snape smirked.
"BUT-," Katie began to argue. Lee kicked her and Katie just glared at her hands.
When the bell rang, Katie jumped out of her seat and stomped to lunch.
"Katie! Katie!" Erica and Fred were shouting to her.
Katie quickened her pace. Lee ran up to Katie.
"This bites monkeys," Katie muttered.
"Why are you so upset? Fred was under a spell. It was Erica's free will to kiss him," Lee snapped. "Sorry. Just mad at Erica."
"No problem. I feel you," Katie sighed.
"Katie!" Fred shouted, grabbing her hand.
"Lee? Do you hear something?" Katie asked, looking above Fred's head, which was kind of hard, considering he was a few inches taller than her.
"Nope, nothing," Lee went along with it.
"Join me for lunch Lee?" Katie asked.
"Love to," Lee replied.
The two slumped into a seat. Fred sat down next to Katie while, to Katie and Lee's disgust, Erica took the seat on the other side of Fred.
"Katie, we are so sorry," Erica pleaded.
"OK, shouldn't you be apologizing to Lee?" Katie asked matter-of- factly.
Erica looked taken aback. She opened and closed her mouth as if trying to talk. She got up and sat next to Lee.
"I was under the potions's spell! I was the only one who broke it!" Fred cried.
"Why? Is Erica that bad of a kisser?" Katie snorted at her own joke.
"I heard that," Erica said quietly.
Katie rolled her eyes. She was about to tell Fred to go suck face with Erica when she looked him in the eye. He looked so sorry, so desperate, so...helpless. Katie had to look away to keep from throwing her arms around his shoulders. Instead, Katie cast Fred one last hurt look and stormed out of the Great Hall, right into Harry.
"Ow!" Harry shouted.
"I'm so sorry!" Katie said getting up.
"Oh, hey Katie!" Harry said, taking Katie's hand, which she had outstretched to help him up. "What's wrong?"
"Fred, he kissed Erica," Katie shook her head.
"He what?" Harry asked, eyes wide.
"But, he was under a potion's spell. A love potion. But the weird thing is, when I yelled at him, he BROKE the spell. No other boy did and Snape said that a lot of people can't," Katie explained. "I don't know what to do."
"I know this doesn't sound...fun," Harry answered cautiously. "But maybe you should go to Snape. Ask how Fred broke the spell. You know?"
"Harry...Your BRILLIANT!" Katie cried, throwing her arms around his neck.
Harry awkwardly patted her head. "I try," he joked.
Katie broke into a run. Heading towards the dungeons.
"Miss Rhodes. What an unpleasant surprise," Snape's lip curled.
"Um, ya...Question," Katie said. "How did Fred break the spell?"
"Aww...wanna know if you forgive you ickle boyfriend?" Snape asked in a very disturbing baby voice.
"Yeah," Katie replied simply.
"Well, it's said that to break the spell, you have to be truly in love with someone else," Snape gave a long, cold laugh. "Only REAL love can break the power of a love potion."
Katie blushed. Fred loved her.
"Thank's professor," Katie stated, walking out of the class.
"That will be another ten points from Gryffindor. For disrupting me," Snape smiled coolly.
"I...you...," Katie stammered, but gave it up.
"Fred? FRED? FRED?! WHERE ARE YOU?" Katie demanded in the Common Room.
"Katie?" George asked, coming out fo the shadows of a corner.
"George, have you seen Fred?" Katie asked, looking stupidly behind George's back.
"I'm right here," Fred said quietly from behind Katie.
"Oh, Fred!" Katie cried, hugging him.
"Woa! Girls do have major mood swings!" Fred joked.
"I didn't hear that!" Katie said happily.
"So we're ok?" Fred asked.
Katie laughed and kissed him as a reply.
"Fred!" Katie screamed.
Fred quickly pulled away. He blushed and looked from Katie to Erica. Erica was looking quite pleased. Katie, of course, was beside herself with rage. Fred looked guilty, scared, and, to Katie's utter rage, pleased also.
"Katie! I can-," Fred began.
"Save it Weasley," Katie interrupted, glaring at him. She turned on Erica. "And what do YOU have to say, hmm?"
"He kissed me?!" Erica tried.
"O..o ya! And I could tell how horrible it was!" Katie cried. It was then that Katie realized that all the other boys were still fawning over Erica. Katie glanced at Snape. He was looking awestruck at Fred.
Katie marched over to Snape and threw her book bag on his desk. "Are you going to stop this? Are you? And why are you looking at Fred like that? Does he turn u on or something?! You wouldn't be the first!" Katie glared daggers at Fred.
"Miss Rhodes," Snape said coolly. If you don't mind, can I talk?"
"Fine!" Katie plumped into her chair.
Snape muttered something and all the boys looked around guiltily or confused. Lee Jordyn looked hurt and pissed, same as Katie.
"Mr Weasley here just broke the power...of a love potion!" Snape said, staring at Fred. Some of the class gasped. "Not even most adult wizards can do that. Ten points from Gryffindor."
"WHAT?!" Katie shouted. Now was not the time to make her mad.
"For helping out with the potion," Snape smirked.
"BUT-," Katie began to argue. Lee kicked her and Katie just glared at her hands.
When the bell rang, Katie jumped out of her seat and stomped to lunch.
"Katie! Katie!" Erica and Fred were shouting to her.
Katie quickened her pace. Lee ran up to Katie.
"This bites monkeys," Katie muttered.
"Why are you so upset? Fred was under a spell. It was Erica's free will to kiss him," Lee snapped. "Sorry. Just mad at Erica."
"No problem. I feel you," Katie sighed.
"Katie!" Fred shouted, grabbing her hand.
"Lee? Do you hear something?" Katie asked, looking above Fred's head, which was kind of hard, considering he was a few inches taller than her.
"Nope, nothing," Lee went along with it.
"Join me for lunch Lee?" Katie asked.
"Love to," Lee replied.
The two slumped into a seat. Fred sat down next to Katie while, to Katie and Lee's disgust, Erica took the seat on the other side of Fred.
"Katie, we are so sorry," Erica pleaded.
"OK, shouldn't you be apologizing to Lee?" Katie asked matter-of- factly.
Erica looked taken aback. She opened and closed her mouth as if trying to talk. She got up and sat next to Lee.
"I was under the potions's spell! I was the only one who broke it!" Fred cried.
"Why? Is Erica that bad of a kisser?" Katie snorted at her own joke.
"I heard that," Erica said quietly.
Katie rolled her eyes. She was about to tell Fred to go suck face with Erica when she looked him in the eye. He looked so sorry, so desperate, so...helpless. Katie had to look away to keep from throwing her arms around his shoulders. Instead, Katie cast Fred one last hurt look and stormed out of the Great Hall, right into Harry.
"Ow!" Harry shouted.
"I'm so sorry!" Katie said getting up.
"Oh, hey Katie!" Harry said, taking Katie's hand, which she had outstretched to help him up. "What's wrong?"
"Fred, he kissed Erica," Katie shook her head.
"He what?" Harry asked, eyes wide.
"But, he was under a potion's spell. A love potion. But the weird thing is, when I yelled at him, he BROKE the spell. No other boy did and Snape said that a lot of people can't," Katie explained. "I don't know what to do."
"I know this doesn't sound...fun," Harry answered cautiously. "But maybe you should go to Snape. Ask how Fred broke the spell. You know?"
"Harry...Your BRILLIANT!" Katie cried, throwing her arms around his neck.
Harry awkwardly patted her head. "I try," he joked.
Katie broke into a run. Heading towards the dungeons.
"Miss Rhodes. What an unpleasant surprise," Snape's lip curled.
"Um, ya...Question," Katie said. "How did Fred break the spell?"
"Aww...wanna know if you forgive you ickle boyfriend?" Snape asked in a very disturbing baby voice.
"Yeah," Katie replied simply.
"Well, it's said that to break the spell, you have to be truly in love with someone else," Snape gave a long, cold laugh. "Only REAL love can break the power of a love potion."
Katie blushed. Fred loved her.
"Thank's professor," Katie stated, walking out of the class.
"That will be another ten points from Gryffindor. For disrupting me," Snape smiled coolly.
"I...you...," Katie stammered, but gave it up.
"Fred? FRED? FRED?! WHERE ARE YOU?" Katie demanded in the Common Room.
"Katie?" George asked, coming out fo the shadows of a corner.
"George, have you seen Fred?" Katie asked, looking stupidly behind George's back.
"I'm right here," Fred said quietly from behind Katie.
"Oh, Fred!" Katie cried, hugging him.
"Woa! Girls do have major mood swings!" Fred joked.
"I didn't hear that!" Katie said happily.
"So we're ok?" Fred asked.
Katie laughed and kissed him as a reply.
