Chapter Four: Maybe I'm Amazed (By Jem)
Fred watched Juliet sleep. He still couldn't believe what had just happened. He kept on replying what had happened in his mind. He wished he could go back and stop it from happening. He wished he could magically heal her. He wished he could go back four years and stop them from breaking up. Fred brushed Juliet's hair away from her face. He kissed her cheek and remembered the first time they meet.
((Flashback))
Fred stood proudly at the counter of WWW. It was their grand opening. Many young witches and wizards had come in and looked around. One girl in particular was Juliet Faith Turner. Juliet came up to the counter holding an extendable ear, 5 skiving snack boxes and a fake wand. Fred smiled at her when she put her items on the counter.
'Hello.' Fred said.
'Hi.' Juliet replied quietly.
'What is your name?' Fred asked working out the amount her items came too.
'Juliet Faith Turner.' Juliet replied quietly again.
'My name is Fred Weasley. Are you new here?' Fred asked.
'Yes I just came here from Australia.' Juliet said confidently.
'Wow. Can I have you address so I can owl you?' Fred asked.
Juliet rolled her eyes at him and smiled. 'I'll owl you.'
'OK. That'll be 30 sickles.' Fred said and gave Juliet a bag with her items in it.
Juliet gave Fred the money and took her bag and left.
((End of Flashback))
Fred smiled at the memory and didn't realize Dumbledore was standing behind him. Dumbledore tapped Fred on the shoulder. Fred jumped and looked around. He looked at Dumbledore and stood up. They shook hands and Dumbledore lend Fred away from Juliet's bed.
'How are you?' Dumbledore asked.
'If I were you I'd be more concerned about Juliet than anyone else.' Fred said and had another flashback.
((Flashback))
Fred sat in the backroom of WWW with Juliet. She was healing his leg after Draco Malfoy had cursed him. Juliet had been in the shop at the time and she had taken Fred into the backroom Malfoy before could curse Fred again. George was handling Malfoy in the front of the store.
'How are you, Miss Turner?' Fred asked as Juliet put some disinfectant on his leg where he was injured.
'If I were you I'd be more concerned about myself than anyone else.' Juliet said and looked up at Fred and smiled.
'How come you're so good with healing?' Fred asked wincing at the pain of the disinfectant.
'Well, my mum is a Healer at St Mungo's and my dad is a Auror.' Juliet said getting a bandage out of a first-aid kit.
'What does your father being an Auror have to do with this?' Fred asked.
'He always got hurt and I'd watch my mum heal his.' Juliet said smiling.
'Why are you putting bandages on me instead of using magic?' Fred asked.
'Because I'm not out of school yet and the curse he used would make you keep on bleeding. Oh, but I'm in my seventh year.' Juliet added.
((End of Flashback))
'Fred? Are you still there?' Dumbledore asked Fred snapping him back into the present.
'Sorry, I was day dreaming.' Fred mumbled.
'Well, Mr Weasley, I hope you will help teach some students while you are here.' Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eye.
'But, Dumbledore, what would I teach?' Fred asked trying to find an excuse to get out of it.
'You will teach flying.' Dumbledore said as he left, 'you will teach your first class on the second of September at 12:00 pm.' Dumbledore closed the Hospital Wing doors behind him and left Fred in shock.
I'm a teacher! Even worse, a professor! I am the one I loath the most. Fred thought before getting another flashback.
((Flashback))
Fred sat in the seat across from Juliet in The Three Broomsticks. Fred and Juliet had arranged to meet there on Juliet's Hogsmeade weekend. Fred had a butterbeer and Juliet had orange juice.
'Why didn't you get butterbeer?' Fred asked Juliet.
'I've never tried it.' Juliet said simply.
'Want to try it?' Fred asked.
'Kinda.' Juliet said looking at Fred's glass of butterbeer.
'Try some of mine.' Fred said pushing his glass over to Juliet. Juliet put her hands around it and had a little sip and then another and then another.
'This stuff is good.' Juliet told Fred giving him back his glass.
The door of The Three Broomsticks opened and Harry, Ron and Hermione walked in. Hermione saw Fred and pointed at him and then Harry and Ron looked at Fred too.
'I think we had better get out of here.' Fred whispered to Juliet.
'Why?' Juliet whispered back.
'Because my little brother and his two friends are here.' Fred whispered back.
Fred ducked under the table and pulled Juliet down as well. Fred then crawled behind the counter of The Three Broomsticks and Juliet followed not being noticed by anyone. Fred crawled out of the dog door of the back door of The Three Broomsticks and he stood up. Soon after Juliet came out as well. Juliet stood up and dusted herself off and then Fred saw Ron come outside and look for him.
'C'mon!' Fred said as he jumped over the small stonewall and ran for his life. Juliet followed him running as fast as she could. They came to a tall fence and Fred helped Juliet up and then he climbed up. Juliet jumped down safely and Fred jumped down a bit unsafely but neither got hurt.
'Is your brother gone?' Juliet asked.
'Yeah.' Fred replied breathlessly. Juliet cracked up laughing. 'How come you get in some much mischief?' Juliet asked after recovering from laughing.
'Well being a twin it's in my natural.' Fred said jokingly.
'Oh really? Can you teach me some of your acts of mischief?'
'I don't teach. I can't stand teachers and professors.'
'OK, but what will be your next act of mischief, Mr Weasley?' Juliet asked.
'Well…' Fred started trying to find the right words. He gave up on finding the words and he kissed Juliet on the lips. 'I solemnly swear I'm up to no good.' Fred whispered in Juliet's ear. Fred kissed Juliet again but more passionately.
'HOGWARTS STUDENTS PLEASE RETURN TO SCHOOL!' A voice yelled out.
'Mischief managed…for now.' Juliet told Fred and walked back to the school.
((End of flashback))
On September 2nd Fred stood on the school grounds and waited for all the first years to arrive. A minute pasted and the rest of the students arrived.
'Welcome to your first flying lesson. I am Fred Weasley and I will be currently teaching you all. Please step to the left side of your broom and say up.' Fred instructed. He watched the first years order their brooms to come up without much success. Luckily no one was hurt by the end of the lesson. After everyone left Fred put the last broom and had another flashback.
((Flashback))
'Just get on the broom!' Fred told Juliet. They stood in the middle of the Quidditch pitch. Fred was trying to teach Juliet how to fly on a broomstick but Juliet didn't want to get on the broom.
The reason Fred was there was because it was the Christmas Holidays and Dumbledore said it was OK for him to visit.
'I don't do well with heights!' Juliet replied.
'I'll come with you.' Fred told her.
'Fine, Fred.' Juliet said as she got on the broom. Fred got on behind her and they lifted off. Juliet directed the broom towards the Astronomy Tower. Juliet landed a little wonky but neither of them got hurt. They both dismounted the broom and Fred spun Juliet around and they both laughed.
'Wasn't that fun?' Fred asked.
'Scary…but it was fun!' Juliet said laughing.
'Glad to hear it.' Fred said to Juliet. Fred walked out to a corridor after checking to see if no one was there and Juliet followed him holding Fred's broom. They walked back to the Gryffindor Common room and went inside. Harry, Hermione and Ron were the only ones inside and they were doing homework. Fred snuck up behind Ron and looked at what Ron was writing and then in a snobby voice Fred said, 'Ron, they aren't the right ingredients.' Ron jumped and accidentally put a line through his work.
'FRED!' Ron yelled at his brother.
'I was only informing you.'
'What are you doing here, anyway?' Ron asked rudely.
'It isn't a crime to miss your younger brother, is it?' Fred asked innocently.
'You'd never miss me.' Ron stated.
'True, but it makes a good excuse.' Fred said.
'Fred, who was that girl you were with in the Three Broomsticks a while ago?' Harry asked.
'Juliet Turner.' Hermione replied.
'Huh?' Harry and Ron both said.
'She's a Gryffindor, she moved here from Australia last year with her parents. She's a seventh year, the same as us.' Hermione said.
'Why were you in there with her?' Harry asked Fred, none of them noticing Juliet walking up to the boys' dormitory.
'There was no where else to sit.' Fred said and walked up to the boys' dormitories.
Why didn't I tell them? Fred thought.
'Why didn't you tell them?' Juliet asked as Fred got into the seventh years' dorms. Juliet was sitting on Fred's trunk and it appeared that she had put his broom away.
'I don't know.' Fred said.
'They'll find out sooner or later.' Juliet told him. Fred walked over and sat down next to Juliet on his trunk.
'I know.' Fred said sadly. He put his arm around Juliet and they sat closer together.
'Well, on another subject, I've decided I'll only ride a broom, confidently, with you.' Juliet told Fred.
'Oh really?' Fred said.
'Really.' Juliet said.
Fred caught Juliet's lips and kissed her. 'Fred!' Juliet whispered and then she silently giggled.
Neither of them heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Ron and Harry opened the dormitory door and they saw Fred and Juliet kissing. Juliet saw them first and whispered, 'Oh no.' and Fred whispered 'Oh, crap.'
'Fred, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!' Ron yelled.
'Well…umm…' Fred said standing up. Juliet did the same but she opened the trunk with her fingers behind her back.
'Well?' Ron asked.
'I thought I was the older brother…' Fred said realizing what Juliet was doing and stalling Ron and Harry from doing anything.
'But you don't act like it!' Ron retorted.
Juliet slipped her fingers into the trunk and got hold of Fred's broom she slipped it out quietly and hid it behind her back.
'What does that mean?!' Fred replied.
'You act like you're younger.' Ron told him.
Juliet hid behind Fred and mounted the broom. 'Quick, Fred.' Juliet urgently whispered. Fred quickly mounted the broom behind Juliet and they were flying. The went in between Harry and Ron and went down to the Common room. Hermione was coming back into the Common room and Juliet and Fred were flying out of the Common room and into the corridor. They quickly dismounted and ran for their lives.
((End of flashback))
Fred wondered if Juliet had kept her decision or if she'd gone flying with confidently with someone else. He walked back to the Hospital Wing and saw Harry siting next to Juliet's bed.
'I wish I had asked you to marry me before this happened.' Harry told Juliet, 'but you can never stop fate.'
Fred walked towards Harry and said to him, 'You're right, Harry, you can never stop fate.'
'What's that supposed to mean?' Harry asked Fred defensively.
'You know Juliet and I are meant to be together.' Fred said to Harry.
'Maybe you're wrong, Fred, and you guys aren't "Meant to be"'
'But then you could be the one who is wrong, couldn't you?' Fred retorted.
Harry turned back to Juliet and quickly said, 'I've got to go, Juliet.' He kissed Juliet on the forehead and left.
Fred walked over to Juliet still thinking about what Harry had said. He sat down in the chair Harry had been sitting in and held Juliet's hand. 'Julie, I love you. I just want to make sure you know this even if you are asleep.' Fred nervously laughed, 'I've always loved you since the first time we got into mischief. I will always love you, always. Even if I'm angry. Even if I'm not around. Even if you're not around. I love you.' Fred finally said and he kissed her on the forehead after he had washed Harry's kiss off.
((Flashback))
Fred took one step into Hogsmeade and suddenly someone had run into his arms. He realized it was Juliet and he hugged her. 'Juliet? Is something wrong?' Fred asked.
'No…Yeah…Kinda.' Juliet said to him.
'Speak.' Fred said to her as they walked into the Three Broomsticks.
'Your brother has been asking me questions every time he has the chance. I think you should talk to your mum about getting him a shrink.' Juliet said as they sat down.
'I've told her but she won't listen.' Fred said and went and ordered the drinks. Fred returned with a butterbeer and an orange juice. He put them on the table and sat down.
'What do you want to go do?' Fred asked after they finished their drinks.
'Wanna go to the Shrieking Shack?' Juliet asked him.
'OK.' Fred said and they left to go to the Shrieking Shack. Juliet and Fred stood at the fence in front of the Shrieking Shack. Juliet was staring at the Shrieking Shack and Fred slowly made a snowball and threw it at Juliet. Juliet instantly turned around and made a snowball and threw it at Fred. They had a snowball fight that ended up with both of them lying on the ground next to each other.
'I love you.' Fred said to Juliet.
'I love you too.' Juliet said and they both stood up and kissed. Fred then spun Juliet around and then they went to Honeyduke's.
((End of Flashback))
Fred watched Juliet sleep hoping she'd wake up soon. He had decided that when she woke up he would apologize for everything wrong he had ever done. He moved a piece of hair off of her face and rubbed her hand. Suddenly Juliet's hand move, Fred quickly moved his hand away. Juliet started to blink and then she moved her eyes around.
'I'll always love you too, Fred.' She whispered.