Author's Note: Ksanka had a good question and that was, "Aren't Draco and Fred in different years?" Well, yes there are but I hoped no one would notice..haha. I just didn't see how any other Slytherin character would give the love triangle the effect it has now. So sorry if there was any confusion. Did you guys know Rupert Grint ( Ron ) was supposed to be Austin ( chad Michael murray ) in A Cinderella Story? But POA's scheduling conflicted with the filming so he gave it up.
Fred: Yeah, well I don't see why they didn't ask me to play Austin.
Me: Oh dear Frederick, you belong to me so hence when they asked me I said no.
Fred: YOU WHAT! BLOODY HELL WOMAN I WANTED THAT PART!
Me: On with the chapter as I try and calm Fred down. Fred, we wouldn't have seen each other for months
Fred: CALM, I AM CALM! MERLIN'S BEARD, I CAN'T ---
Chapter 4
Anna was shocked to read the letter; detention? With Weasley? AndMcGonagall? "Oh damn that Fred!" Annamuttered, "he must've made it seem like he couldn't do anything." Then remembering her note prank, she got out a piece of parchment, forgetting her heartache, and woke her owl,Principessa up.
Weasley-
I must admit that your little detention scheme is very creative; I applaud you. One of your better pranks I should say. But don't think I'm going to surrender that easily. Anna Zambini doesn't go down without a fight. See you at detention.
Anna
(Dream...)
Walking through the maze, "I just have to get my prize," said Anna. Turning, she ended up in a dead end. Doing the 5-point spell, she realized she was traveling to far to the north.
"Uh, this is soo hard! I've been trying to get out of here forever!" shouted Anna exaspereated.
All of sudden sitting on a tree stump in the middle of the pathway, she felt herself being jolted. A portkey! She then landed on the floor feeling like a sack of potatoes. She saw a hand reaching out to help her up and she gladly accepted and when she was up and standing, she came face-to- face with Fred.
"You've reached the end!" he said smiling.
"And you're my prize?" asked Anna bewildered.
"If you want me to be," Fred said taking her hand.
But before she could respond she felt some one shaking her.
( End of Dream )
This morning instead of her alarm clock wakingherup it was Elle.
"Hey you. I went to the library after Potions and when I come back you're already back from detention with Snape and already sleeping; not snogging with Draco. Is something the matter?" said Elle.
"Damn it Elle," Anna thought realizing what she just said and dreamt. "Did I really just dream about Fred Weasley? Weird. What a nightmare!" Anna said shaking her head. "Sorry what did you say Elle?" asked Anna. "I just need to see Draco," Anna thought. But then suddenly a rush of hurt came over her and she remembered why: Pansy.
"I said what happened to you last night? I mean what kind of Slytherin goes to sleep that early!" Elle said breaking Anna's train of thought.
"Oh," Anna started sadly, "Draco happened."
"What happened?" asked a gossip hungry Elle.
"Promise not to tell? I don't need my best friend gossiping about me," said Anna peering at Elle.
"Slytherin's honor," Elle said with her fingers crossed. (AN: Finger's crossed is the Slytherin's Honor pledge..like in Girl Scouts with the three fingers. Get it?)
"Ok well Pansy and Draco are partners for Potions because i'm stuck with the Weasley til he can do his own potions. Now, like any normal, sane Slytherin girl, I'm freaking out! Pansy isn't exactly Granger, in the sense that she doesn't sit in her room at night reading a book; usually Pansy doesn't even sleep in her own bed.And to make matters worse I overheard Draco and her discussing something and then Draco says, "Not a word of this to anyone." What do I make of that! I've sat here all night trying to think of what that could mean, and so far I've reached only the worst conclusions."
While the two Slytherin's analyzed everything Draco could've meant by that, two Gryffindor's were doing just that but with Anna's letter.
"What could be up her sleeve?" said Fred.
"No, clue. Maybe she'll change the language of your notes," suggested George.
"No, Anna's more creative than that and she doesn't know that I know it's written in Portuguese," said Fred shaking his head.
"Maybe she's trying to trick you into becoming paranoid. She's not going to do anything so that you'll be watching and waiting forever for a prank. Then when you least expect it, POW, she'll pull one on you," said George dramatically.
"No, that'll take forever and too much time and Anna likes to act right away," said Fred thinking of all of Anna's pranks.
"Well, I'm out of ideas," said Georgemunching on Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Jelly Beans.
But Fred wasn't really worried about Anna's next prank, he was still stuck on the part where she wrote, "...very creative. I applaud you." Was she actually being relatively civilized with him? And to Fred's amazement, he liked it. He liked the fact that, for even a moment, they weren't throwing insults back and forth.
"Your losing it man," thought Fred.
"Better get ready," said George, "don't wanna miss breakfast, now do we?"
"No way!" said Fred changing out of his pajamas.
Because after breakfast is History of Magic...and then we'll see what's up Anna's sleeve.
While George and Fred were shoveling down food, Oliver Wood came up to them and began to inform them of the upcoming Quidditch game.
"It's against Slytherin in three weeks. But we're going to have to work extra hard because they have a new chaser: Anna Zambini and she's bloody great!"
"Anna Zambini!" shouted Fred and George nearly choking on their food.
"Yes, you called," said Anna with Draco right by her side.
"What are you doing here," asked George. "This is Gryffindor territory."
"Well, I was going to eat breakfast with my boyfriend but I heard my name being shouted so I figured I better come and see why," said Anna. But in reality, she was actually more afraid that Fred would mention the letter in front of Draco.
"Oh, it's nothing. Wood just told us you were the new chaser and we were surprised. Didn't think you played Quidditch, now did we George?" said Fred
"Nope," responded George.
"She was taught by the best," said Draco kissing Anna.
"Who? You?" said Fred laughing along with George.
"As a matter of fact, yes, along with the Chudley Cannon's," said Anna smugly.
"What!" shouted George, Fred, and Oliver.
"No need to get your knickers in a twist. Yes, Draco's dad was nice enough to pull of few strings and the Cannon's invited me to where they practice to teach me how to play and let me practice with them, too," said Anna reminiscing about the past summer.
"My dad's friends with people in high places," said Draco with a sneer," no doubt your dad has friends in low places, considering your dad's friends with Mad-Eye Moody."
"Hey! Our dad—"started Fred, but was cut off by Anna.
"If I've told you once, Draco, I've told you a million of times. Do not insult Moody in my front of me. Go ahead and do it in front of your friends, but not me!" shouted Anna.
"Wow!" thought Fred, "some one's sensitive."
"I'm sorry Anna but come on. The man's a cook, a nutcase," said Draco.
"Even I know not to do that," thought Fred as she saw Anna get madder and madder.
"You're the nutcase," said Anna before leaving the stunned crowd.
"See what you've done," said Draco following Anna's leave.
"What's he talking about..he's the one who got all of us mad," said George.
"How can she stand that prat?" said Fred still stunned by Anna's outburst.
"There must be trouble brewing in paradise," he said thought.
"For some reason, Draco always know how to ruin a perfectly good moment," Anna thought copying down notes. "Just when I was feeling content just "talking" to Fred, not threatening with pranks or making snide remarks, he has to go and be a jerk.But speaking of pranks, how am I going to getthat pratback?" Anna pondered.
Just then a note was flicked her way.
What happened at breakfast?
-Elle
Draco was bringing up Moody and with my attitude with him already, that didn't go well together.
Well, word's going around that you and Draco broke it off. Want me to say something?
No, let them think what they want. And if he wants to go out with another person, go ahead. Let him.
While Anna was writing that down, she knew she didn't mean it. If Draco left her for some one else she would be devastated; but she couldn't let Elle or anyoneknow that.
Ok. TTYL.
"Now back to that prank," said Anna smiling as she thought of the best one yet.
"Although the whole notebook routine is going on, Anna's snide remarks don't seem as rude as before, more like teasing now. But maybe it's my mind playing trick's again or maybe it's because she sort of defended Dad indirectly by standing up for Moody," Fred thought stirring the potion.
"Fred! It says stir clockwise 5 times, not forever!" shouted Anna.
"Oops. Sorry. My mind's somewhere else," said Fred biting his lip.
"It's okay. So who is she?" asked Anna.
"Who's who?" said Fred nervously.
"The girl. Whenever my mind's somewhere else I'm either thinking about Draco or what kind of prank to pull of you next and since I know you're not gay, right? I'm guessing your thinking of some girl," said Anna smiling.
Fred laughed, "No, I'm not gay. But there is a girl," he started nervously. "Should I tell her? What if she guesses it's here?" thought Fred. "Oh well, here it goes,"
"There's this girl and she's so amazingly ... confusing. Like one moment she's nice and the nextshe's nasty as a wet cat. And I don't know how I feel about her, which doesn't help," said Fred sighing.
"Sounds like your mystery girl is confused too."
"You think?"
"Believe me, I'm a girl. I know these things. It may not show but I'm actually very emotional."
"Really?" asked Fred sarcastically. "I can't believe that especially considering your little outburst this morning.
"Hey!" said Anna punching his shoulder. "Now, forget that girl for like 5 minutes or we're going to fail!"
Yes, sir," said Fred. "But know I'm not sure I can," he added in his head and then seeing her face, "I mean Madame."
"Watch it, soldier," Anna said laughing at his expression.
And the two laughed and actually enjoyed each other's company but meanwhile a certain blonde was getting angrier and angrier at what he was witnessing.
Author's Note: Happy? Ya like? Well tell me in a review? But what's up Draco's sleeve..hum... And I think Fred's having some confused feelings...I had so much fun writing this chapter and I'm almost done with the next one! Ah, I'm so excited. I know, I know, you must think I'm mental! Love ya! Kaitlyn
