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The next few weeks consisted of the three of significant others going to class, and Josie watching Quidditch practice as the team prepared for the match against Ravenclaw. But with each passing day the twins got more and more bold, seemingly trying to push her farther. During a conversation in the common room at an obscenely late hour one night, she found herself in Fred's lap, his arms around her waist as Lee continued the embarrassing conversation about why and how he got the twins to "make out" with her. Josie regretted asking why he would do such a thing, even if his commentary was amusing.
"When these two told me that they had gone to your house over Christmas break, and they DIDN'T make a move on you, I was pissed. I told them-"He cleared his throat. "She's dying to jump your bones but too bloody shy to do anything about it, so if you want it done you're going to have to do it yourselves." Josie felt her cheeks turn dark red, the heat spreading up to her ears in embarrassment. "So I made these two flip a coin to see who would do it first." "Oh thank you, I'm so glad to know the fate of my snogging virginity was decided with a galleon." Josie muttered, embarrassed and annoyed as she turned her head to hide in the crook of Fred's neck. Lee chuckled, leaning back in his chair as his cat jumped into his lap. Not that the cat was his in truth, but they had taken to calling it "Lee's cat" because it was always following him around and being affectionate towards him.
"It's better than us trying to beat each other to it." George's voice came from behind her as he gently ran his hands over her shoulder in an attempt to comfort her embarrassment. "Besides, we waited a while to see if it was a good time….well, we thought it was a good time." Fred added. Josie laughed lightly, straitening up and running her fingers through her hair nervously. "I'm not mad at you two if that's what you're worried about." She said softly. Lee perked up as the cat stretched up his chest, claws digging into his sweater before relaxing back again. Josie glanced at the wand she was rolling between her hands, the intricate detail pressing into her skin. "You're another story." She pointed her wand at him playfully, causing him to jerk back a bit and Fred to chuckle. "Next time I might turn that cat of yours into a lion, maybe it won't be so affectionate then." Her wand made a jabbing motion towards the cat for emphasis.
The room was suddenly filled with a loud popping noise, followed from a surprised yelp from Lee, both of which caused Josie to jump. She slid off Fred's lap and hit the cushion between the two twins, falling across George's legs. Josie looked up to find the sea-green eyes of the cat now surrounded by full lashes and tan skin. In Lee's lap sat a girl with layered thick hair, wide eyes, and a very short skirt, a girl that Josie quickly recognized as her dorm mate. Marina Moreno's eyes were as shocked as everyone else's, a deep red blush fanning across her cheeks as she scrambled off of Lee and up the stairs to the girl dormitory, the door to her dorm slamming behind her.
"What the HELL was that?" Lee asked shocked, his own cheeks a bit pink. "That…was my roommate." Josie answered slowly, confusion twinging her voice. Laughter erupted on either side of her, both twins turning a bit purple from lack of breath they were laughing so hard. Josie elbowed them hard in their sides, effectively quieting them down. "Why was she a cat?!" Lee yelled his voice cracking as he stared at the staircase to the girl's dorms. "I think she's an animagus…" Josie muttered softly, picking at her nails in nervousness. She didn't want to admit it because she was sure Marina was far further into the ocean of anxiety was she was.
"How could she be an animagus?" Fred asked through chuckles, running his hands through his hair and looking at Josie. "Well I guess...when do they teach you about animagi here?" "Third year" George answered Josie's question, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her up into his lap. Josie squeaked before continuing. "Well I guess if she really studied and had a little help she could become one in that time period." She said, thinking carefully as she chewed on her nail. "I guess…it would be really impressive." George said thoughtfully, setting his chin on her head. "Yeah, be impressed Lee." Fred said, chuckling. "What? Why me?" Lee asked, his voice still higher in pitch from shock. "She's been all over you mate, in cat form at least, it wouldn't be that far of a shot to assume you have an admirer." The realization hit Josie the same time it registered on Lee's face, a wide grin breaking his dark skin with pearly white teeth.
"Think she likes me?" He said, his ego inflating so extensively Josie thought he was going to lift off his seat. "I think it's a safe bet." Josie muttered rolling her eyes at him. "She's kind of….perverse though." She added, thinking of all the times she and her other roommates sat around late at night and talked about other students sexualities. "So is Lee when you're not around, so that's a pretty good match." Fred said, pulling her legs into his lap. "Wait, what?" Josie asked, looking between Fred and Lee. She felt a tug of jealousy in the pit of her stomach when she thought of Lee and the twins talking about other students like that.
Lee apparently saw what she was thinking and darted from the chair, to the stairs, and up them with a "Goodnight!" trailing behind him as he ran away from the oncoming conversation. "How do you know?" Josie asked, wrapping her arms around herself. "Well we've been friends for years." George said, squeezing her tighter. "And he's not exactly quiet now is he?" Fred added, turning his body towards her and gripping the back of her flannel covered legs. "So you three spent your free time lying around talking about girls like perverts." She said, her voice dropping to where it could hardly be heard. "Nope, only Lee talked about people like that, we didn't really join in until this year." Fred said, running his hand up and down her leg. "What changed?" she muttered, feeling George tense behind her when he realized she wasn't happy.
"You." They said simply, their voices syncing. Josie felt herself flush, looking up from her now bleeding cuticles to look at them. "What do you say?" "Nothing terribly revealing, remember we're perfect gentlemen." Josie rolled her eyes at George's statement, her confidence growing back to its original height. "Yes, because perfect gentlemen make arrangements to snog a girl out of her right mind." She joked, nudging him with her elbow. "It was that good eh?" he smirked, breath blowing across her neck as she went scarlet at what she had implied.
George placed a finger under her chin to turn her into his kiss, lips gently meeting hers as she felt Fred shift beneath her legs. George kissed her slowly, pulling away moments later only to turn her head to meet Fred's lips, his twin pressing his lips against hers. He kissed her deeply, pulling back to grin at her before standing up, hand reaching for hers to help her off the couch. "Stop worrying; you're the only person we want to talk about with Lee." He said, kissing her forehead. "Now go to bed." George said from behind her, kissing her cheek before nudging her towards the girl's dormitory. "Go make sure your roommate hasn't died from embarrassment." She laughed, kissing the both on the cheek and walking towards the staircase. She was almost there when a thought hit her, causing her to turn before the two boys could enter their staircase.
"Did either of you two talk about…what happened, to anyone?" she asked shyly, biting her lip anxiously. She had been wondering if the two had talked about what each had done when they kissed her that night, and if they'd told Lee since he was so adamant about them doing it. They joked like they did, but she knew you could never be sure with those three boys. "What, you mean how Fred snogged you until you were breathless and squirming on his bed?" "And how George had you pinned against a castle wall so hard he felt your thighs twitch around his hips?" She was stunned at their answer, her face and chest burning with the flush that crept across her skin. "No, not a soul." They said together before darting up the stairs as fast as they could. Josie didn't know whether to chase them or faint from embarrassment. But with a yawn, she decided to settle on going to bed. She could get back at them in the morning, perhaps by taking advantage of the snow now falling outside her bedroom window.