Chapter 9: All She Wants

Fred and Maggie avoided each other's eye contact over the next few days. If he was coming down the hall, she would turned and duck into a classroom, or turn and walk away.

And vice versa. He wouldn't say more than hi to her the days following the kiss. George, who knew nothing of the kiss, was in the dark as they continued their shy and awkward greetings.

He sat watching Maggie in her chair in the common room. She was reading the chapter in Potions that Snape had assigned. Her eyes, when glancing at the top of the opposite page, would flutter over the room and land on Fred. That was when she blushed and turned back to her text book.

George, who couldn't get any work done because of her behaviour sat back and folded his arms across his chest. Did she like him or something? He thought to himself. But, as soon as he saw the way Fred acted, it was as if he were the one with the silly school-boy crush.

And George definately knew that Maggie had a thing for Jaques Sinclair. Rumor has it, Jaques also fancied Maggie. If that was so, then why was she making eyes at Fred Weasley?

The not so love-struck twin looked at the two before raising off the couch with a sigh. George crossed the room and stood by Maggie's chair, looking down at her text book. She quickly shut it, and looked up at the boy.

"I was wondering if I could see your notes." He asked non-chalantly, casting a sideways glance at his twin. Fred was staring at the two now, his eyes fixed on Maggie. "S-sure."

She sifted through her satchel before pulling out a long peice of parchment, with black writing scribbled on it. "Thanks, oh, can you answer me a question for Astronomy. I can't seem to find Jupiter on this chart." George asked, pulling her hand so Maggie stood and walked to the chart lain out on the common room floor. It was behind the couch, and away from Fred's eyes.

George half expected his brother to turn and stare at the pair as Maggie found the planet.

Once they were on their hands and knees, George leaned over and whispered to Maggie. "What is with you two?"

She backed away and stared at him increduously. She couldn't believe that he didn't know. Usually, if she told Fred anything, George would be the first to know.

"Oh uh..." Maggie looked up and saw the back of Fred's head on the couch. He would hear her for sure if she told George out loud. Reaching over to take a bit of blank peice of parchment, she quickly scribbled, 'He kissed me' with a quill that lay beside her.

As she slipped the note to George, she began looking for Jupiter. His eyes buldged as he read the note, and Maggie immediately snatched the note from his hands and shushed him.

"Jupiter, in December, is right here. It's north of Earth, and west of Mars, and if you look at it on the East Astronomy Wall, you can see it in the corner?" Maggie shrugged, not exactly sure what she was saying. George was still looking at her with wide, brown eyes.

Maggie bit the inside of her lip and started to stand, but George pulled her back down immediately. He looked up at his twin and then back at the girl beside him.

Her hair was pulled up tonight in a messy bun on top of her head. When she was thrust back to the ground it wobbled back and forth.

"Where's Mars?" George asked, scribbling something on the back of the note.

Maggie took it and flipped it over, reading as she kept one eye on the twin above them. "Uh, let me try and find it."

'What?! When? Where? Why?' was all the note said. Maggie, running out of places on the parchment to write, tore something off her Potions notes. It was the top, and she was thankful it didn't tear any words off.

'What-He kissed me, When- at the party last week, Where- in that chair over there by the chess boards, Why-ASK HIM CAUSE I'D LIKE TO KNOW TOO! don't tell him I told you.'

Her words were small and barely visible to read, but George nodded and looked up at his twin, before Maggie pointed to the map randomly. "There." She stated before standing and gathering up her books in her satchel. Without a glance backwards, Maggie fled up to the girl's dormitory and leapt onto her bed, falling asleep with her satchel still on her side.

It was dinner time on a friday night, two weeks before Chirstmas. Maggie was thankful that George didn't question her any farther than he had. Fred was unusually more distant than normal. He didn't even say a hello as she plopped down at the table. George smiled at her before looking over at his twin. Fred was particularly more interested in the mashed potatos on his plate, rather than in Maggie.

That is, until someone else joined the table. "Magg-ee?" A thick, French accented voice said from behind the girl. George, Fred, and Maggie all looked back to see Jaques Sinclair standing behind her. "Er, yes?" Maggie asked, feeling her cheeks burn with embarassment. She felt like a red tinted lightbulb, turning on whenever Jaques was near.

"May I seet down?" Maggie smiled and shoved George into his twin as she slid back on her bottom. The french boy sat next to her and smiled. He looked almost nervous.

Fred, from behind the wall of his twin, cracked his knuckles so loud, Maggie looked around in confusion to the sound. But, her eyes quickly came back to the boy in front of her.

"The Yule Ball iz coming up, you know. And, well, I waz wondering if you would like to accompany me?" Jaques' eyes sparkled making Maggie feel as if she would explode. Did he just ask her to the dance? Was she dreaming?

A nudge from behind her made her snap out of her daze. "Of course I would!" They both grinned at each other before Jaques reached for her hand, grazing his lips against her knuckles.

Something that would have made her scream in joy two months ago, now made her wish it weren't him. Why was she wishing it was Fred in front of her, kissing her hand and asking if she wanted to go to the Yule Ball with him?

Jaques was all she wanted...but so was Fred

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