Chapter 7

"Wish you could have been there." Fred whispered to Angelina so Katie and Alicia couldn't hear. He let out a small chuckle as he polished a trophy. They were in the trophy room for their detentions and were assigned to wipe down all of the trophies then wash the floor, cases and windows. Fred, George, Lee and Angelina started on the trophies while the others were on the opposite side of the room starting on the floor.

"You should have seen Katie's face when we told her." George said with a wide grin. They were talking about how the boys explained what really happened to Angelina at practice. 'She looked as though she might faint."

"So you actually can take your eyes off of Alicia to notice what's going on." Lee joked rather loudly.

"Shove off Lee!" George barked. He didn't really like the idea of Alicia knowing that he was practically in love with her, which see, at the moment, was completely oblivious.

"I'm just joking mate. It's Fred with the problem anyway." Fred stood up straighter as if proud of this while Angelina slumped a little and pleaded herself not to blush.

Angelina had spent a lot of time thinking about what had happened after the Quidditch Match by the lake. She didn't know what to think of it. Of course she liked Fred in that way but she was more worried about the difference between them if they started going out as opposed to they way there were now.

She had tried to convince herself that he didn't think that way but that was impossible because he did. And she knew it. Alicia and Katie had suggested that Angelina not mention it again if she didn't want anything to go further.

But she did want something to happen between them. She wanted…

"Earth to Angie!" Lee said waving his hand in front of her face. Angelina shook her head and looked over to him.

"What do you think Ange?" Fred asked as he buffered away on the trophy. "Should we do it?"

"Do what?" Clearly they had been talking about something while she was thinking.

"Steal that ball thing from McGonagall." George replied.

"What ball thing?" Angelina asked her brow furrowed as she set down the trophy she had just finished polishing on the shelf.

Lee sighed and explained, "You know when you guys were in McGonagall's office and everyone said you had told her what you were doing outside?" Angelina nodded. "That's 'cause you were looking in a Truth Orb. That ball thing." He added when he saw Angelina's puzzled look. "Should we take it?"

"No." She replied immediately. "You have to be really crazy to do that. You know she'd kill you if and when she caught you."

Fred shrugged, "Yeah but it would be cool."

Angelina thought about that night again when- Wait…Lee wasn't there so why is he in detention with us. She turned to him and opened her mouth to ask but then followed his gaze over to Katie who was busily scrubbing the floor, her dirty blond hair lying on her shoulders.

Well that explains it. Angelina thought. She decided to ask him about it later when the twins weren't around.

"A broom can fly on it's own? I don't get it." Katie said clearly confused and Oliver put his hand on his forehead. He then began to explain something to her in a quieter tone.

"Well we're still going to try and get it." George said after raising an eyebrow at Katie.

Angelina shrugged. She didn't really care about the orb, as long as she had nothing to do with it.

They continued to discuss their plan, which involved hexing several people, some complicated potions and a frog. Angelina wasn't exactly sure about the use for a frog but she decided not to interrupt them, they seemed to be on a role.

Angelina had finished cleaning the last one of her trophy and decided to start on the trophy room windows. She walked over to them swinging a rag by her side. Slowly she began to clear the inches of dirt and dust from it when a boy joined her at her side. She turned to find Oliver standing next to her.

She switched the rag to the other hand because her shoulder was aching again. They stood there in silence for a short while.

"Ange?"

"Hmm?" Angelina replied trying to seem like she didn't care what he was going to say, which she didn't really, so it wasn't hard to pretend.

"I-I wanted to apologize for the other day." He spoke quietly not looking at her. Angelina angrily walked over to the adjacent window and continued to clean it.

If he thinks for one second I'm apologizing too…She thought.

Fred, who had been watching Angelina and Oliver, hurried over and stood in between them.

Oliver just sighed after the view of Angelina had been obstructed and there was no way of continuing the conversation and getting the work done.

"Thanks." Angelina whispered to Fred.

"For you, anything." He grinned widely and Angelina nudged him in the side with her elbow.