Disclaimer: The sing is by Lisa Loeb, it is called "How". Oh, and, if I owned Harry Potter I would be sitting in a grand office racking in the cash, I wouldn't be at home typing my fingers off!lol

Chapter Four: How?

Every night, for the next week; Katie, Angelina, and Alicia went to the Kareoke bar. Katie didn't know why she kept wanting to go, she was the one that performed the most that week. She just felt like getting away.

Katie shook her thoughts away as she sat in the Gryffindor common room. The portrait swung open suddenly, and Oliver walked. It was Saturday, so the curfew was eleven. Oliver had just made it by 20 minutes.

"Katie." He said, calling her over. Katie walked over to Oliver. "I need to talk to you, do you want to go for a fly?" Oliver asked, holding up his broom.

"But, Ol. There are only 20 minutes until curfew." Katie said. Oliver nodded.

"It won't take that long. Please?" He asked, giving Katie a pleading smile that almost made her week in the knees. Katie just nodded, and ran up to her dorm to get her broom.

5 minutes later, Katie and Oliver were up in the air.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" Katie asked. Oliver sighed.

"Kates; you, Angelina, and Alicia have been out at that singing place everyday this week. I'm worried that McGonaggal will catch you." He said. Katie furrowed her brow.

"She'll only catch us if she is waiting in out dorm when we get back. And we always check before we fly in." Katie said. Oliver took a breath to start again, but Katie cut him off.

"Listen, Oliver. It's almost eleven. We better get back inside." Katie said, and then she flew down before Oliver could say anything else. Oliver sighed.

"That's not the only thing I wanted to tell you." He whispered, but Katie had already landed and was on her way through the Oak Doors.

Katie was on her way back to Gryffindor tower, when she bumped into something solid. Katie lost her balance and fell over. When she looked up she saw, looming over her, Flint.

"Did the little chaser fall down." He said with a small cackle.

"Go screw your broom, Flint." Katie muttered as she got up. Suddenly, Flint lunged forward and roughly pulled Katie up by her shoulders.

"Watch you language, Bell." He said, before pushing her aside into the wall and walking off. Katie picked up her broom (which she had dropped), and headed back to her dorm.

"What did Ollie want?" Alicia asked as she got into bed. Katie sighed, knowing she wasn't going to mention her run in with Flint.

"I'll tell you tomorrow." She said before she got into her bed. Angelina got into her own, and they all fell asleep. It was the first night in weeks they hadn't gone to sing, or hear Katie sing, and they were beat.

Katie met Angelina, Alicia, Fred, and George in the Great Hall the next day.

"So, what did Wood want?" Angelina asked, taking a bite of toast. Katie pored herself some pumpkin juice.

"He wanted to tell us to stop going to the bar every night. He thinks McGonaggal is going to catch us." She said, taking a sip of her pumpkin juice. George coughed.

"Now listen. You know I would be the last one to admit this, but, maybe Wood has a point." He said. Alicia's eyes widened.

"You're taking Woods side!" She yelled, but not to loud. George sighed.

"Come On, Lish. I'm not taking his side, it's just that, if you get suspended from Quidditch before the first match, they might not let us play the rest. And I was really looking forward the smashing my beaters club into Flints head." He said with a small smile. Alicia took a menacing breath, but before she could say a word Angelina cut in.

"Are you taking Wood's side too?" She asked Fred because she knew how much singing meant to Katie and Alicia. Fred gave a small nod.

"I just think, maybe, you shouldn't go as much." He said tentatively. George nodded slightly, looking down at his plate. Alicia's jaw dropped. She was really taking this to heart. Alicia leaned over the table to were George had to look her right in the eye.

"George Weasly, you have someone only let you fly a few times a week and see how you like it." She whispered through gritted teeth before getting up and leaving the Great Hall. Katie and Angelina got up and followed Alicia. And Alicia didn't speak to George for the rest of the day.

"Are you going again tonight?" George asked Katie in a hushed tone in the common room later that day. Katie, who was pretending to be doing her homework so Alicia would not felay her, nodded in response.

"She wants to vent really badly." Katie said through the side of her mouth. George nodded.

"Then Fred and I are following." He said. Katie shoot him a look and then went back to her paper.

"Why?" She whispered.

"That's the only way she'll talk to me, is if we fly back together." George said. Katie stopped moving and gave it a thought.

"That's true." She said. "Okay, then, you can follow." She said as she got up, gathered her stuff, and headed toward her dorm.

At 11:30 later that night; Katie, Angelina, and Alicia flew toward the bar. Fred and George following far behind.

Katie, Angelina, and Alicia landed in the back. Alicia walked to the front like she was on a mission. She walked right up to the sign-up sheet and signed in. It was Friday night and the bar was packet, so George and Fred snuck by the three girl with ease. The 20 minutes flew by fast. Lora walked unto the stage.

"My I introduce Cecil Clark, and Alicia Spinett is needed on deck." She said. Cecil Clark walked on stage and Lora walked off. Alicia was already backstage when Lora came off stage. Lora took one look at Alicia's face.

"What's wrong?" She asked. Alicia looked at her.

"Weasly." She muttered. Lora laughed.

"Fred or George?" She asked, remembering the twins just before she had left Hogwarts. Alicia's shoulders tensed a bit.

"George." She whispered. Lora sighed and shook her head.

"I'm guessing he didn't just play a trick on you." She said in a knowing tone. Before Alicia had a chance to speak, Lora walked back on stage.

"Please put you hands together for Alicia Spinett." Lora said. Alicia took in a breath and walked on stage. Alicia strummed the first chords of a song she played every time she got mad at a guy. The song didn't match her exact feeling right now, but it was close.

I didn't come this far for you to make this hard for me.
And now you want to ask me "How?"
It's Like..... How does your heart beat, and why do you breathe?
How does your heart beat, and why do you breathe?

That's how she felt about singing. Alicia was so mad that George didn't seem to get that. Singing was natural, like breathing.

Why did you come here?
You weren't invited.
You're on the outside - stay on the outside.
And now you want to ask me "why?"
It's like ....Why does your heart beat, and how do you cry?
How does your heart beat?

Alicia looked over the crowd as she sang. And she spotted him. Why was he here. Alicia shot a looked at Angelina and Katie. They knew, they knew she had seen the twins. Worst of all, they knew she had seen George.

And there are some things that i'd like to figure out.
There are some things that I can do without -
Like you and your letters that go on forever,
and you, and the people that were never friends.

Never Friends......

She knew it was stupid, but Alicia was so mad at George for agreeing that singing she be cut back for her. She also knew he didn't get it, so it really wasn't his fault. But, she wanted him to apologies. He hadn't really done that yet.

With all the things that you could be,
You never could learn how to be me.
And now you want to ask me "how?"
It's like - how does your heart beat, and why do you breathe?
How does you heart beat, and why do you breathe?

This was air to Alicia, and she wanted George to see that.