Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original Harry Potter characters. They belong to J.K. Rowling. I just like to take them out to play. I only own the plot and Hannah & Riley. I'm not doing this for money, just for fun.
A/N: Just wanted to get up a chapter because I got some more reveiws! Thanks!
Chapter four.
The next morning was a blur. All Hannah could think about thru Care of Magical Creatures was Fred and how he had swept her off her feet. She couldn't get over the fact that she was already falling for him, she never wanted to get involved with any boys. She was always preoccupied with school. Riley on the other hand, always had a man in her life. Just last year she dated every male member of the quidditch team and half the boys in their year. But today she got up extra early to meet that fiery red head George in the common room, so they could spend every single spare moment together. Normally she just played with the boys mind, keeping them around for awhile until it wasn't convenient for her anymore. But with George it seemed different. She even let him walk her to her first class and met her in between classes to escort her to the next. She actually seemed to enjoy him being around and not just using him. Hannah, however, didn't want to rush things even though she knew she was falling fast. She continued to daydream all the way thru until lunch where she sat dreamily alongside Hermione who was lecturing Ron on the proper ways to replant mandrake.
"Honestly Ron, you have got to pay attention!" Hermione scolded.
"I just don't understand Herbology. When am I going to use this stuff?" he said back spreading some extra jam on his sandwich.
"Hey guys how's it going?" Ginny said joining them at the table. "I just got out of potions, and I have to go back after classes. I just can't seem to get them right. And I think Harry has to as well. I think Snape has got it out for us."
"I could help you Ginny." Hermione suggested.
"Yeah me too!" Hannah added in snapping back to reality.
"Well, that would be great, but I think no matter what Snape is going to keep me in there. But it sure is worth a try. Anything to get me out of that dungeon. For the last three days we have been working on shrinking potions and mine always turns into a swelling potion… ugh." Ginny told them.
"You should have stirred it counterclockwise and added your root of sage on the left hand side of the cauldron and waited until half past midnight…." Ron said mocking Snape.
"Ron!" Hermione tisked. "Don't mock the professors, even if it is Snape."
"Who was mocking Snape?" Harry said sitting down to join the group. "I'm sorry to have missed that." Hermione glared at him.
"I was just telling them how I have to stay after again to learn remedial potions," Ginny told Harry.
"Yeah me too Gin. At least we got stuck in there together, eh?" Harry said loading his plate full of potatoes.
"Oh yeah" Ginny blushed hiding her face behind her glass of milk.
"Where are Fred, George and Riley?" Hermione asked Hannah.
"I haven't seen Fred all day but Riley said her and George were meeting in the common room during lunch." Hannah told her.
"Probably snogging" Ron said mouth full of food.
"I suppose" giggled Hannah. "I wouldn't mind seeing Fred though."
"He's got something up his sleeve I bet. Planning something he is!" Ron said swallowing his last bite. "I heard him talking about it in the common room this morning. Don't know the details though. Couldn't get a hold of my extendable ear in time."
"Oh there's the bell! Come on Hannah let's go. "Hermione choked down the rest of her juice and grabbed Hannah and lead her off to Transfiguration.
***
It was still sunny out when the girls came down the front stone steps after classes and started walking around the school grounds. There was a slight breeze rustling thru the trees but not a cloud in sight. Other students were sitting along the grass or dipping their toes in the lake. A few boys were crowded around what looked like a new broomstick, talking excitedly about who was going to ride it next. The girls walked down the path to the old oak tree close to the forbidden forests edge. Hermione conjured up a big patchwork blanket and spread it out on the ground, dusting off any stray leaves or grass that tried to make their way on it. Riley and Hannah sat down with her and started looking over their homework.
"I don't know where to start." Hannah sighed.
"How about going to find Fred?" Riley asked her.
"If he wants me he can come here, I've got homework." She told her sister. "Besides, he knows where I am. I had Ron tell him because he was going back up to the common room when we left class."
"He is going to think you don't like him!" Riley spat.
"Just because I'm not desperate doesn't mean I don't like him!" she retorted.
"Oh so now I am desperate?"
"No!"
"Then what did you mean?"
"I was just saying... that's all. I mean I just think I don't need to go chasing him around. I don't want to be up his ass Riley."
"So I am up his ass? Just because I spend so much time with him?"
"That's not what I meant. I just said that's not what I wanted to do! We've only known each other for one day!"
"Well it sure sounded like it."
"Riley, I didn't say that." Hannah said trying to grab her sister's arm. But Riley just stormed off. "Well SHES in a bad mood. I didn't even mean it like that."
"I know you didn't. " Hermione consoled her. "I think some Slytherin girls were making fun of her earlier though. They are just jealous though because she's got George. They are jealous of anyone in a relationship."
"I didn't even know that happened. She didn't tell me. It's not like her to hide things from me." Hannah said tucking her quill behind her ear and leaning against the tree. "I wonder what is wrong."
"Maybe it just slipped her mind." Hermione suggested. "I mean she has got just as much homework as us." Hannah shrugged in agreement and started on her drawing of a Hippogriff with Hermione. But she couldn't stop thinking in her mind what was wrong with Riley. They always told each other everything, why all of a sudden things were different was bothering her. In fact, she didn't stop thinking about possibilities of her sister's issues, until Fred showed up with dinner and asked her if she wanted to go on a mini picnic.
"Oh of course I would! "She told him. "Want to come Hermione?"
"I'm fine. Ginny and Harry are suppose to meet me here in 10 minutes anyways, go along. I will catch up with you later!" Hermione told her adding the final lines to her picture.
Hannah and Fred walked along the backside of the lake and into a small cove in the trees. Fred invited Hannah to sit down on a log beside him and he pulled out some neatly packed sandwiches and a bottle of butterbeer.
"I had some stashed away for a special occasion!" he told her taking a sip of the butterbeer.
"I love butterbeer! How did you know?"
"Riley told me. That's also how I knew you loved peanut butter and jelly sandwiches." he said unwrapping one and placing it in her hands.
"Yum!" she said taking a bite. "Thanks… Can I ask you something?"
"Sure anything." He said swallowing.
"Did my sister say if she was still mad at me?"
"I haven't seen her since earlier, what happened?" he asked concerned. Hannah went into detail about Riley's little episode and her concern about her sister keeping secrets. He confirmed what Hermione said and thought maybe she was just stressed. Feeling a little better Hannah started to enjoy her meal.
By the time they had finished eating it was starting to get dark. The sun had set behind the forest and they could hear the voices of other students heading back to the castle carrying over the grounds. A slight mist began to settle on the ground, the air smelling softly of wet dewdrops. Hannah ran her fingers thru her long blonde hair, taking in the scent of the freshly falling dusk. Fred stared at her for a moment, before catching her eye, and smiley sweetly at her. He still couldn't believe that she was interested in him. He didn't want to admit to himself that he was falling so fast for a girl. Before it was always about being a jokester and making pranks, but now all he could think of was Hannah. The way her hair falls into her eyes and how she bites her lip when she's nervous. And how she chews her nails when she's in deep thought. He hadn't thought of setting off a single dung bomb all day. In fact he actually paid attention in his lessons, hoping to find a topic to discuss with Hannah. At the very least he could ask her for help with his homework. When they could no longer hear anyone else out on the grounds, he broke the silence.
"Come on I want to show you something." Fred said taking Hannah's hand and leading her back towards the school.
"Shouldn't we get back to the common room?" she asked.
"Yeah, but I just want to show you this, we won't get caught I promise!" He took up back up to the school and up towards the Owlery. But just as Hannah was about to ask why they were going to the Owlery, they walked right past it and up a staircase leading to the roof.
"Wow! Look at the stars!" Hannah squealed.
"Shah… I know... I knew you would love them!" Fred said putting his arm around Hannah's waist. She flinched at his touch, and he withdrew his arm.
"No you don't have to" she said reassuringly, replacing his arm. "You just caught me off guard that's all" He pulled her a little closer and stared at the sky with her just taking in all the beauty. Hannah's mind went blank and she just stood there in the peacefulness of the night, happy with where she was at that moment. Thinking of how nothing could be better then standing there on that roof in the moonlight staring at the stars with a boy she was falling for incredibly fast. It was like a fairy tale come true.
"You know..." she started, "I was scared to come to Hogwarts. I never thought I would fit in. I was so scared that it would be too different and I wouldn't like it here. And I was sure I would miss all my friends and the rest of my family. But… even though I miss them, you make me feel so welcomed and cared about. And even after just two days of school, I feel like I've been friends with you and Hermione, Ron, Harry and Ginny forever. I just want to say thanks, that's all."
"I'm glad." He told her. "I'm really happy you're here at Hogwarts. I've never met someone like you, or your sister. And most people don't get George and I, much less tell us apart. It's nice."
"Yeah it is." She bit her lip, staring into his eyes. She wanted to badly to kiss him, but she wasn't sure if he felt the same. But before she could question it any longer, he leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"We should head back now." He said softly, and they returned to the common room hand in hand.
A/N: Just wanted to get up a chapter because I got some more reveiws! Thanks!
Chapter four.
The next morning was a blur. All Hannah could think about thru Care of Magical Creatures was Fred and how he had swept her off her feet. She couldn't get over the fact that she was already falling for him, she never wanted to get involved with any boys. She was always preoccupied with school. Riley on the other hand, always had a man in her life. Just last year she dated every male member of the quidditch team and half the boys in their year. But today she got up extra early to meet that fiery red head George in the common room, so they could spend every single spare moment together. Normally she just played with the boys mind, keeping them around for awhile until it wasn't convenient for her anymore. But with George it seemed different. She even let him walk her to her first class and met her in between classes to escort her to the next. She actually seemed to enjoy him being around and not just using him. Hannah, however, didn't want to rush things even though she knew she was falling fast. She continued to daydream all the way thru until lunch where she sat dreamily alongside Hermione who was lecturing Ron on the proper ways to replant mandrake.
"Honestly Ron, you have got to pay attention!" Hermione scolded.
"I just don't understand Herbology. When am I going to use this stuff?" he said back spreading some extra jam on his sandwich.
"Hey guys how's it going?" Ginny said joining them at the table. "I just got out of potions, and I have to go back after classes. I just can't seem to get them right. And I think Harry has to as well. I think Snape has got it out for us."
"I could help you Ginny." Hermione suggested.
"Yeah me too!" Hannah added in snapping back to reality.
"Well, that would be great, but I think no matter what Snape is going to keep me in there. But it sure is worth a try. Anything to get me out of that dungeon. For the last three days we have been working on shrinking potions and mine always turns into a swelling potion… ugh." Ginny told them.
"You should have stirred it counterclockwise and added your root of sage on the left hand side of the cauldron and waited until half past midnight…." Ron said mocking Snape.
"Ron!" Hermione tisked. "Don't mock the professors, even if it is Snape."
"Who was mocking Snape?" Harry said sitting down to join the group. "I'm sorry to have missed that." Hermione glared at him.
"I was just telling them how I have to stay after again to learn remedial potions," Ginny told Harry.
"Yeah me too Gin. At least we got stuck in there together, eh?" Harry said loading his plate full of potatoes.
"Oh yeah" Ginny blushed hiding her face behind her glass of milk.
"Where are Fred, George and Riley?" Hermione asked Hannah.
"I haven't seen Fred all day but Riley said her and George were meeting in the common room during lunch." Hannah told her.
"Probably snogging" Ron said mouth full of food.
"I suppose" giggled Hannah. "I wouldn't mind seeing Fred though."
"He's got something up his sleeve I bet. Planning something he is!" Ron said swallowing his last bite. "I heard him talking about it in the common room this morning. Don't know the details though. Couldn't get a hold of my extendable ear in time."
"Oh there's the bell! Come on Hannah let's go. "Hermione choked down the rest of her juice and grabbed Hannah and lead her off to Transfiguration.
***
It was still sunny out when the girls came down the front stone steps after classes and started walking around the school grounds. There was a slight breeze rustling thru the trees but not a cloud in sight. Other students were sitting along the grass or dipping their toes in the lake. A few boys were crowded around what looked like a new broomstick, talking excitedly about who was going to ride it next. The girls walked down the path to the old oak tree close to the forbidden forests edge. Hermione conjured up a big patchwork blanket and spread it out on the ground, dusting off any stray leaves or grass that tried to make their way on it. Riley and Hannah sat down with her and started looking over their homework.
"I don't know where to start." Hannah sighed.
"How about going to find Fred?" Riley asked her.
"If he wants me he can come here, I've got homework." She told her sister. "Besides, he knows where I am. I had Ron tell him because he was going back up to the common room when we left class."
"He is going to think you don't like him!" Riley spat.
"Just because I'm not desperate doesn't mean I don't like him!" she retorted.
"Oh so now I am desperate?"
"No!"
"Then what did you mean?"
"I was just saying... that's all. I mean I just think I don't need to go chasing him around. I don't want to be up his ass Riley."
"So I am up his ass? Just because I spend so much time with him?"
"That's not what I meant. I just said that's not what I wanted to do! We've only known each other for one day!"
"Well it sure sounded like it."
"Riley, I didn't say that." Hannah said trying to grab her sister's arm. But Riley just stormed off. "Well SHES in a bad mood. I didn't even mean it like that."
"I know you didn't. " Hermione consoled her. "I think some Slytherin girls were making fun of her earlier though. They are just jealous though because she's got George. They are jealous of anyone in a relationship."
"I didn't even know that happened. She didn't tell me. It's not like her to hide things from me." Hannah said tucking her quill behind her ear and leaning against the tree. "I wonder what is wrong."
"Maybe it just slipped her mind." Hermione suggested. "I mean she has got just as much homework as us." Hannah shrugged in agreement and started on her drawing of a Hippogriff with Hermione. But she couldn't stop thinking in her mind what was wrong with Riley. They always told each other everything, why all of a sudden things were different was bothering her. In fact, she didn't stop thinking about possibilities of her sister's issues, until Fred showed up with dinner and asked her if she wanted to go on a mini picnic.
"Oh of course I would! "She told him. "Want to come Hermione?"
"I'm fine. Ginny and Harry are suppose to meet me here in 10 minutes anyways, go along. I will catch up with you later!" Hermione told her adding the final lines to her picture.
Hannah and Fred walked along the backside of the lake and into a small cove in the trees. Fred invited Hannah to sit down on a log beside him and he pulled out some neatly packed sandwiches and a bottle of butterbeer.
"I had some stashed away for a special occasion!" he told her taking a sip of the butterbeer.
"I love butterbeer! How did you know?"
"Riley told me. That's also how I knew you loved peanut butter and jelly sandwiches." he said unwrapping one and placing it in her hands.
"Yum!" she said taking a bite. "Thanks… Can I ask you something?"
"Sure anything." He said swallowing.
"Did my sister say if she was still mad at me?"
"I haven't seen her since earlier, what happened?" he asked concerned. Hannah went into detail about Riley's little episode and her concern about her sister keeping secrets. He confirmed what Hermione said and thought maybe she was just stressed. Feeling a little better Hannah started to enjoy her meal.
By the time they had finished eating it was starting to get dark. The sun had set behind the forest and they could hear the voices of other students heading back to the castle carrying over the grounds. A slight mist began to settle on the ground, the air smelling softly of wet dewdrops. Hannah ran her fingers thru her long blonde hair, taking in the scent of the freshly falling dusk. Fred stared at her for a moment, before catching her eye, and smiley sweetly at her. He still couldn't believe that she was interested in him. He didn't want to admit to himself that he was falling so fast for a girl. Before it was always about being a jokester and making pranks, but now all he could think of was Hannah. The way her hair falls into her eyes and how she bites her lip when she's nervous. And how she chews her nails when she's in deep thought. He hadn't thought of setting off a single dung bomb all day. In fact he actually paid attention in his lessons, hoping to find a topic to discuss with Hannah. At the very least he could ask her for help with his homework. When they could no longer hear anyone else out on the grounds, he broke the silence.
"Come on I want to show you something." Fred said taking Hannah's hand and leading her back towards the school.
"Shouldn't we get back to the common room?" she asked.
"Yeah, but I just want to show you this, we won't get caught I promise!" He took up back up to the school and up towards the Owlery. But just as Hannah was about to ask why they were going to the Owlery, they walked right past it and up a staircase leading to the roof.
"Wow! Look at the stars!" Hannah squealed.
"Shah… I know... I knew you would love them!" Fred said putting his arm around Hannah's waist. She flinched at his touch, and he withdrew his arm.
"No you don't have to" she said reassuringly, replacing his arm. "You just caught me off guard that's all" He pulled her a little closer and stared at the sky with her just taking in all the beauty. Hannah's mind went blank and she just stood there in the peacefulness of the night, happy with where she was at that moment. Thinking of how nothing could be better then standing there on that roof in the moonlight staring at the stars with a boy she was falling for incredibly fast. It was like a fairy tale come true.
"You know..." she started, "I was scared to come to Hogwarts. I never thought I would fit in. I was so scared that it would be too different and I wouldn't like it here. And I was sure I would miss all my friends and the rest of my family. But… even though I miss them, you make me feel so welcomed and cared about. And even after just two days of school, I feel like I've been friends with you and Hermione, Ron, Harry and Ginny forever. I just want to say thanks, that's all."
"I'm glad." He told her. "I'm really happy you're here at Hogwarts. I've never met someone like you, or your sister. And most people don't get George and I, much less tell us apart. It's nice."
"Yeah it is." She bit her lip, staring into his eyes. She wanted to badly to kiss him, but she wasn't sure if he felt the same. But before she could question it any longer, he leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"We should head back now." He said softly, and they returned to the common room hand in hand.