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Three Shades of Blue

Chapter Three

Because Angelina had been so locked in and lonely her whole childhood, she automatically clung to George almost all of first year. He was so sweet and funny that she became attached before she even had time to think.

"I like your hair," he whispered before they got on the boats that took them to the castle.

She'd been so surprised that she stopped dead in her tracks. Then she touched her braids. And smiled. He liked her hair.

"Really?" Angelina breathed incredulously. Please let him mean that.

George turned to her and nodded. "Yeah, it's--"

Someone from behind had pushed them roughly. Angelina and George turned to face him.

"Hey watch it," she growled defensively. But the boy held her cold gaze evenly. Angelina silently measured him up. He had thick, brown hair and hazel eyes. There was a brown spot on his left cheek that was too big to be a freckle, and Angelina found herself staring at it, mesmerized.

"Watch yourself," he bit back.

Angelina met his eyes. He had acold, distant look about him that was both mean and gentle. Like he just knew he was better than you, but was still nice about it. She scowled.

"Did you know," George spoke up and the boy turned his hollow eyes on him, "that's there's a gigantic squid at the bottom of this here lake?"

The boy scoffed. "Yeah, so?"

George looked startled. "So?" he quipped. "So if you decide to be a stiff-ass bastard, I might have to push you in and, you know, let it each ya."

The boy stared at George dismissively, then looked again at Angelina.

"Yeah? And what if I push her in?" he inquired, grabbing Angelina's arm and pulling her closer. The girl's cheeks began to burn in anger.

"Let me go!"

"Robert!" Alicia and Katie had come over. "What is your problem?"

Robert sneered at them, then turned back to Angelina.

"What if I make her drown?"

George pulled Angelina to him, breaking the crude boy's hold on her. "You will not touch her," he spat bitterly.

Now, Robert was at least three inches taller than George, probably stronger too, but the look in his hazy eyes was clear. George had scared him.

"That a threat, Weasley?" he asked, his lips curling. He took out his wand from the security of his belt. "'Cause we can fix this if it is."

"Robert!" Alicia cried, stomping her foot. There was a glint of fury in her gray eyes.

"George!" Fred came over to stand behind his brother, to back him up in any trouble.

"Katie!"A boy with dreadlocks was standing beside Fred, grinning at the grimacing blonde.

"Ugh," she groaned. "Lee."

With one nimble hand, George, pulled out his wand from the depths of his sleeves. Like a magician, Angelina mused, smiling for the moment.

"Ah...a duel," George bowed mockingly. "Of course, Your Highness."

Robert reddened and raised his wand. "All right, Weasley."

"Hey now," came the gruff voice of the giant Hagrid. "What's all this?" He looked from Robert to George to Angelina to Alicia, who was on the verge of tears. "All righ' now, wands up." The two boys didn't move and continued to stare hatefully at each other. "C'mon, put yer wands up. "For I take him," and he chuckled to himself.

Grudgingly, George and Robert obeyed. Hagrid beamed down at them. Well, Angelina thought as she stared at his beard-covered face, at least I think he smiled.

"Now, on the boats all of ya. Come on. Get in the boats." He gently pushed them all onto the boats that bobbed softly in the water. Through all the hassle and shoving, Angelina found herself on a boat with George, Fred, and Lee. Robert was sitting with Katie, Alicia, and another boy.

As the boats began to move across the water, Angelina turned to George and smiled. It felt good to have someone protect and defend you like that. She was still in a dreamy shock. He had actually been willing to fight for her. Wow.

George met her gaze and smiled back.

"Thanks," she said and was suddenly bashful again.

"'Twasn't a think, my fair lady," he told her with a faux thick English accent. She flushed. To me it was, she wanted to say, but held her tongue. She didn't want him to think she had a crush on him or anything. Because, honestly, she sorta did.

"Robert's a brute," Lee informed knowingly. "A complete snob and assh-"

"He's jealous of George," Fred informed beside Angelina, cutting Lee off. She looked at him.

"Why?" Because George is sweet and funny and adorable.

"Because of Ali."

"What of her?" Angelina instantly bristled.

"Don't you know?" Lee grinned and looked at George who flushed. "She's Georgie's girlfriend."

Angelina winced and looked down.

"Oh."

"No, she isn't," George mumbled. "She just likes me, that's all."

"That's all, eh?" Lee was beside himself in laughter. "Didn't you tell me and Fred that you kissed her at Diagon Alley?"

"We didn't kiss." His gaze was downcast, which was fine with Angelina. She did not want to look him in the eyes right now. Not if it meant bursting into a thousand heartbroken tears.

"Not on purpose," Fred teased.

"No," Lee joined in with mock astonishment. "Never on purpose."

Frustrated, George met Lee's dark brown eyes. "What had happened was I was helping her get a book off a shelf at Florish and Blotts and...and..." He paled.

"And...?" Fred and Lee urged.

And...? Angelina mentally pleaded.

"And I lost my balance and fell on top of her."

Fred and Lee roared. George swallowed and continued.

"And then my mouth fell on hers...But I swear it was an accident."

Lee shook his head incredulously. "Did you like it?"

George flushed. "No," he said quickly. Fred stared at him knowingly. "Okay, a little. But I do not like her like that." And he sort of grimaced.

Part of Angelina was relieved. He hadn't meant to kiss Alicia. And that was good. He didn't like her, either. That was better. But even if he didn't kiss on her purpose, she still felt dubious. What happened to Alicia and George sounded rare. Something that only happened in books. Like Fate. She sat back onto the boat and sighed. George Weasley was definitely off limits now.

He looked at her and gave a weak smile. Oh, Angelina thought in defeat. But he's so cute.

"Man," Lee spoke up comfortably. "If I could kiss one girl, it'd have to be Katie Bell."

George and Fred groaned.

"While Alicia's busy chasing George, Lee's running after Katie," Fred elaborated. "They git thinks he's in love." He shook his head.

"Boy, I know I'm in love," Lee countered passionately. "This tight, sick gut feeling in my lower abdomen and the light fluttery sensation in my heart...Man, I know this is real." He sighed. "She's so beautiful, there's no other girl like her."

George gave Angelina a skeptical look, but she was in awe. Lee's serenity and expression touched her. She wished someone would talk of her that way.

"When the time is right," the lovesick boy continued. "I'ma ask her to marry me."

Fred and George groaned again. Lee turned his gleaming eyes on them both, a little annoyed.

"No, I'm serious. I got the ring and everything!"

Fred scoffed and Angelina hid a smile.

"But you don't have the girl," George pointed out.

"Yeah, well, I'm working on it, dammit. Give me time..."


A/N: The original third chapter didn't end there. It wasactually four pages longer, but I decided to cut it short do to a sudden decision. I've chosen to add more chapters to the story and elaborate more, so it's gonna take longer to write than I had originally planned. I'd just thought you guys deserved something better than a sloppy plot with shady chapters.

And also, I've decided to explain the first chapter. You guys deserve that too... Mmkay...the first chapter takes place a month after (Oh wait, this contains OotP spoilers, so yeah, I warned ya) Fred and George left Hogwarts. So that's why Alicia and Angelina were behaving the way they were. And yes, it was an Angelina/George/Alicia triangle. Kinda.

Okay, that's it for me, review please!