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Chapter 13- Fred's surprise

At 9 o'clock on the dot Elle walked down the stairs from her dorm room to see Fred in the middle of the common room holding in his had a red rose. She smiled sweetly at him.

"Hi" she greeted him.

"Hello Belle." He said confusing her to no end.

"Did you hear that Harry. He claims to like me but really doesn't even know my name." she said to her cousin who she now realized was grinning furiously. His eyes were sparkling with knowledge

"What? You know what my surprise is, don't you?" she accused him.

"Sure do."

"No way, tell, me what it is."

"Take her to it Fred." Said Harry passing Fred his invisibility cloak.

"Ok, thanks for this mate. Come on my Belle." He told her covering them with the cloak and heading for the door.

"Are you mad, we can't go out after hours?" She said.

"Says who?" he asked her.

"The rules" she said. Fred was a well known prankster and she knew that very well but she didn't want to get in trouble.

"Which are made to be broken. Don't worry we wont get caught I'll make sure of it." He told her pushing her towards the door. She let him her up to the seventh level of Hogwarts and then through a door.

They enter a parlor to which had 2 doors in.

"Right" he said her. "You go in there and put on the dress that's hanging g up." She just stood there. "Go it'll all make sense soon enough…."

She went thorough the door and was stunned. The room was amazing. A gold dressing table ad chair sat on one side while on the other side there was a changing room. As she went in the dressing room she saw with yet more amazement the ball gown that belle had worn in beauty and the beast. It was the only dress in the room so she assumed Fred had meant for her to wear that one. She put it on and found nothing had every looked more right on her. It clung to her body in exactly the right places. She felt like the princess her dad believed her to be.

As she crossed to the dressing table she styled her hair in the exact same way that Belle had worn hers. Half down and half up in a bun.

As she got up she saw a door between the changing room and the dressing table. She opened it and lost the breath within her chest. She couldn't believe it. She was standing in the ball room from beauty and the beast. She looked across from her side of the stairs she saw Fred. He looked incredibly handsome standing there dressed up in the beast's suit.

That was when it hit her. He had done all this. And it had all been for her. She may at that moment be the luckiest girl on the entire planet. For three days she had known Fred. He just might be the best thing that ever happen to her she thought.

She slowly in mirrored image with him walked sown the stairs and met him in the middle where just like in the film he gently took her hand in his and smiled. They finally made it down and he sat her down in her chair. They sat through dinner in a comfortable silence when Elle finally spoke.

"Why Freddie?" she asked him." Don't think I'm not grateful. This is the most wonderful thing any one has ever done for me and yet I don't understand why you'd go to all this trouble."

"Because Ellouise if you asked me to describe you in one way I'd say beautiful. You inspire me in a way no one can. I cant it explain and I want to show you how much you are truly worth to me. Plus I've not officially asked you out yet and I wanted to wow you." He told her. "Sorry, I must sound so stupid to you."

"Freddie if this is your way of asking me out there is no way I'm letting you go. You'll never sound stupid to me. You've defiantly wow'ed me. And if I could describe you in one word I'd say amazing." She was by this point blushing furiously and that made her even more beautiful to him. It was then the beautiful music started playing

Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly

Fred took her hand in his own and tenderly held her body next to his. She never had felt his much love. Not even from her daddy. She just couldn't describe this feeling Fred was giving her.

Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast

Elle didn't know truly how they had got round the floor as many times as they had with out falling over. It was like although she hadn't even really lived through the fairy tale yet, she knew there was so much more for her to do, but this was like her happy ending.

Ever just the same
Ever a surprise
Ever as before
Ever just as sure
As the sun will rise

Even though her beauty always shone through to his hearty she looked stunning tonight. Her eyes seemed to be able to bear in to the very depths of his soul.

Tale as old as time
Tune as old as song
Bittersweet and strange
Finding you can change
Learning you were wrong

They just knew it that moment they had a bond. A special one.

Certain as the sun

What would they achieve by not being together?

Rising in the east
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast

Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the beast

Just like beauty and beast had after the film they went out to the balcony and sat down on the wall together. She looked down on the Hogwarts Lake and absent mindedly fiddled with her hair. Suddenly something hit her.

"How did you get this ball room in Hogwarts I mean it's a place from a film?"

"I'm not answering that till the morning. Tonight it's a reality not a dream" he stroked her hair gently. God, she felt butterflies, no boy had ever done this to her before.

It was then he moved to a table and to Ellouise's surprise he had the magic mirror and passed it to her.

"you can see anything you want" he said.

What did she want to see? She thought. Her daddy came to mind. But he might not even be her real dad. Dudley? No, she didn't want to see him she to afraid to see what might be. She had no craving for her mum. That's when it came to her.

"Show me lily and James potter." She commanded. The picture in the mirror changed to show her a tiger and a stag. They were messing about together. Fred looked at the mirror and was also totally confused.

"What does this mean Fred?" she questioned him with her innocent hazel eyes.

"I don't know Elle but I swear if it I will help you figure it out." He told her letting his hands snake themselves round her thin waste.

"Just like a real couple." She sighed.

"Elle, we are a real couple." He rtoll,d her with a grin on his face. He had got the girl.

A/N: I hope you like this chapter I just really wanted Elle and Fred to bond. They are officially boyfriend and girlfriend!

Dante Lewis: Lupin says he appreciate the kind gesture but just wants his Elle. sad face. LOL I can understand that there are so many parallels between Elle, Estella and there relationship with Remus but to be honest I don't think that there will be much of a problem because Estella's been allowed to bond with him all her life but unfortunately that is a luxury Vernon definitely would not give to Elle even if she had asked him. But then again she didn't even really know of Remus's existence till the train ride. Plus when she does find out the truth she might hint be mad and at Remus for not telling her the truth the moment they met. So it'll be a while till Elle trusts Remmie in the way Estella does.

Yes, Vernon is most defiantly in denial and he will take it to the very limits when James takes back what is by blood his. He won't give Elle out without a fight!

Lots more black light big grin. Chocolate bunny's are the best!