A Tangled Web We Weave
Chapter 6-Romance in the Hogsmeade Air
A/N: Here is the lond-awaited sixth chapter of A Tangled Web We Weave. As you can tell, it takes place in Hogsmeade. I don't know if this was a real Hogsmeade date, let alone if it was the DA meeting or Quidditch practice, it just takes up a little gap in the plot. So, here it is. Enjoy!
Today was going to be my first official date with George. It was Hogsmeade weekend and we were going on a triple date with Fred, Lee, Katie and Angelina. Of course, it was sadly my first date with anyone for that matter and so I needed help with an outfit. Did I want to look sporty, did I want to look flirty, did I want to look sexy, did I want to look casual,I had no idea. I needed an expert. And Angelina had been on a date with Fred before, so I went to her.
"Flirty-cute on a first date," she explained to me when I asked her the night before. "You want to look flirty, but you don't want George to get any ideas. I mean, he's a seventeen-year-old boy. One wrong part of your outfit could get him thinking well--you know what I mean. So that means nothing low cut and showing either bosom or butt. You want to look curvy, but you need to draw the line out for him and show him where it ends. And that has to do with your attitude as well so I'll help you with that. You don't want to be giving him to many hints that you like him. You might want to hold on to his arm or lightly, and I mean lightly touch him on his shoulder. But on very rare occasions on a first date. Later on in your relationship you can do that more often." She sounded like me and George were a sure thing since I no longer liked Fred. "Cuz that took guts to say it in the open. You better not like him anymore," she told me before.
Together, we picked out a a pick ensemble. "Because pink is so cute on a first date. It shows your feminine side," she said when she was browsing my closet for anything pink. Sadly, it was lacking that color. But we found apair of cute, faded jeans and a pink halter top. But i had to put my black jacket on top since it was November.
We all met up at the front of the Great Hall. George found me in the common room and walked me down to the hall where me,George and Angelina found Lee counting his coins and Fred and Katie in a discussion about the English quidditch teams. Katie was a Harpies suppoter while Fred and his family worshipped the Chudley Cannons, especially his younger brother, Ron. They stopped their conversation to say hi to me, Angelina and George. Then, Katie took me aside while Filch made sure that everyone had permission from their parents to go.
"I really like Fred," she told me. "Do you mind? I mean, I know you were alright with Ange liking him, but are you fine with me? I could stop if you don't want me to."
"No, it's alright Katie-Kat," I sincerlely said to her. "I really like George now anyways. I don't know why, but I guess he was overclouded by Fred for some strange reason."
"It's weird," she told me. "Everyone is breaking up, cheating, liking someone else, that we have to take a second to realize that we aren't the same people as were when we crossed the lake to Hogwarts for the first time. When we leave here, those little eleven-years-old will have died completly and like, rebirth or reincarnation will have taken place to make us the new people."
I could never come up with something that deep. For the youngest, Katie is reallya lot more mature and philosophical than me and Angelina. And way, way more than Fred,George and Lee.
So, we all laughed on the way to the village and as soon as the wagons pulled up to Hogsmeade station, Filch kicked us out. Hewas always eager to get rid of five sevenths of the students all at once. And for some strange reason he gets upset when we let the stuff we got at Zonko's loose throughout the school.
All of the three couples we were in walked to The Three Broomsticks together. Fred held Katie in his arms, Lee took Angelina's hand and I was leaning on George's shoulder. When we got in, we all ordered Butterbeers and got to talking. I think that Lee brought up something about Umbridge, like how she probably is Fudge in a fat woman costume. Then the Weasleys said that Harry Potter told them that Umbridge was sitting beside Fudge at a trial he had to go to, so that obviously couldn't be so. Then, Angelina added that maybe she was a plant made my the administration to check out student stress levels. We all came up with crazy theories and we were laughing so loud that Madame Rosmerta had to tell us to settle down. Then Lee whistled at her. She was very annoyed and walked into the back room, muttering thisngs to herself about teenage boys and seeing a woman with boobs.
After we finished out Butterbeers, we all went to Zonko's. no, I should correct ourselves. Fred, George and Lee literally dragged me, Katie and Angelina to Zonko's. Well, Lee kinda carried Angelina in his arms but Fred and George had to drag me and Katie by both hands, walking backwards. Fred bumped into a witch with eyes in a bag and apologized to her. That women muttered about teenage cockiness. Boy, do adults mutter about teenagers a lot.
So, Zonko's was just your average joke shop. You know, fake wands, dungbombs, hot, hot, hot gum, indoor fireworks, the whole shibang. But while we were by the fake, yet ever realistically smelling volmit, George told me that he would like to buy a joke shop with Fred.
"Nah, that's an understatement," he explained to me. "We want to buy a whole chain of joke shops! You know, from London to Tokyo to New York City, all over the world. And we wouldn't have these lame-o ones. We would have all out merchandise and it would rock. Then, we'll monopolize the whole magic joke shop industry! Our names will be household legends!" He had a glowing look an his face.
"Oh, yeah, I can imagine that," I said. "Andrew! Why is their a canary in the bathroom?"
"Oh, yeah, mom. That's Roger," George continued for me.
George laughed and pushed me a bit to the side. I laughed and pushed him back. Accidentally I pushed him into Fred, who, when pushing back, was aiming for George, but hit Lee instead. Lee went for Fred, but got Katie was so angry that she pushed Angelina by accident. Angelina pushed Katie who bumped into me and I hit Angelina for pushing Katie into me, then I hit George for starting this. We all became a laughing, pushing, agressive tangled web.
We got booted out of the store with Fred and George warning the owner that they'll own that shop one day and that he'll kiss their asses. The owner muttered to himself.
"What time is it?" Katie asked. We ran to find the clock shop (Fred and George's idea). It was six o'clock.
"Oh man," Angelina gasped. "C'mon Katie and Alicia! We have quidditch!" She started to yank me and Katie in the direction of the station. "We have to have seeker and beater tryouts!"
I freed myself from Angelina's death grip (which wasn't a very easy task) and went to George. "Bye," I said shyly. "He looked at me, cheeks and hair of the same firey colour. "Bye," he whispered as he pulled closer to me. Then, there in the middle of Hogsmeade street, George Fabian Weasley kissed me for the third time for three and a half seconds. Then he leaned out. "Good luck. You'll need it without us," he joked quietly to me. I made a little laugh and stood there looking into his hazel eyes.
"Thanks," I replied smiling, not wanting to ruin the moment. "C'mon, 'Licia!" Angelina called. "The tryouts aren't gonna hold themselves!"
I whispered bye to George again and gave him a peck on the cheek. I waved as I walked back to the station.
