Dedicated to:

lilwintryangel
Who wanted more of Rose and Fred together. This one isn't really about them but I have some great interactions in store. In fact I decided to write a whole chapter on that request. It may not be for a while but it's coming! Also just thank you for the beautiful comment! Love you!

Rose came from a large family, not her immediate family but her extended family. Her mother was one of 7 girls who were very close which meant Rose grew up with a plethora of friends. However, even with all those people at her disposal there was something about getting her own friend that had appealed to Rose. Someone that was just hers and hers alone.

Enter Norie Lynn, the a girl who could start and hold a conversation with a rock. The girls had clicked immediately. Norie loved to talk and Rose loved to listen, they were a match made in heaven. The girls had met the first year on the train when Norie had sat down next to Rose informing her on how much she loved her blonde hair. Norie's own long thick black hair was the instant envy of the fair haired girl who had just cut her hair short. (You always want what you can't have after all) It didn't take long for Norie to fill Rose in on every angle of her life, past, present and future. Rose in turn shared her candy with the short girl eagerly feeding her with sweets and encouragement to continue talking.

The girls became inseparable after that.

Norie was the total opposite of Rose, not just in personality but also in looks. While Rose was tall, lanky and with fair haired and bright green eyes. Nori was short, curvy, and dark. They made a rather odd looking couple but that was one of the reason's Rose loved her so much. She liked the idea of them being total opposites, Norie was the ying to her yang and she loved that. However, much like Rose, Norie also had a very positive personality. She was Hufflepuff through and through. She loved people and people loved her.

That was why it surprised Rose when she voiced her concerns for a certain ginger haired boy who was starting to get close to Rose.

"I'm not sure about that Weasley boy" Norie said, eyeing him from across the room during their potion class. "I get he's grateful for the prank and stuff but he's been hanging around you a lot."

"Oh?" Rose asked raising an eyebrow. Norie flipped a strand of her dark hair over her shoulder. "He just seems to always been looking over here and coming over and talking."

"I guess"

Norie leaned forward, "You would tell me if something was going on right?"

"Of course! you would be the first person I would tell!" Rose said surprised, "But what would be going on?"

"Oh you know" the dark haired girl said leaning back, "stuff, like… romantic stuff."

Rose couldn't help the laugh that came as her friend wagged an eyebrow at her. She knew Norie was being serious but something about the situation made her laugh. Maybe it was the absurdity of the idea. Fred like her?

"Hey There!"

It was as if that laughter were a spell that made Fred Weasley, the boy in question, appeared from thin air. Norie gave a small squeal almost falling out of her chair in surprise at the red haired boy who was now leaning over her. Lucky for the short girl he was behind her so he caught her quickly. Rose bit her lip trying not to laugh harder. It's not nice to laugh at your friends. even if it was utterly hilarious.

Truth be told she had always found the Twins really funny. Ever since the first year when they had set a bunch of fireworks in Cuthbert Binns, their history of magic Teacher's desk. When the ghost had come in opening the desk the fireworks had gone off lighting up the whole room.

It had been a truly magical spectacle. The pranks and jokes never stopped after that. To Rose the twins were so filled with joy it was infectious. Then again she was so quiet and unnoticed that she never had never been the butt of any jokes, just the spectator. So maybe that was why she enjoyed them so much.

"What are you lovely ladies talking about?" George said sitting down on one of Norie's sides while Fred took the other. The short Asian girl frowned looking over at Rose, at loss for words, something Rose wasn't sure she had ever seen.

"N… nothing…" she mumbled

"Norie was telling me how she's jealous that you guys are hanging out with me but not her."

"WHAT?" Norie crooked face growing red. Rose smiled.

"Honestly, She has the best stories… remember that quittage player…"

"The one that…" and she was off, launched into an in depth story about a Hufflepuff beaters who had lost his club and was looking everywhere for it. Norie was able to help him and, apparently the Slytherins had stolen it and she was able to talk them into giving it back.

Both twins sat wide eyed. "Wow you got it back with sheer will?" George said.

Rose nodded gravely, "She had a true power"

"How did we not know about this George?" Fred asked

"I don't know Fred, we could have been using her powers this whole time to get out of classes."

"She's talked Snape out of a Hufflepuff point deduction on three different occasions" Rose said,

"You what!?" The twins said in unison.

"Oh well the first time wasn't really that big a deal…"

Rose couldn't help but laugh, as her best friend launched into another story. Across from her Fred smiled. This caused her to frown mouthing a 'what' in his direction. He just winked shrugging. Norie's eyes flickered from him to Rose than back at George never missing a beat of her story.

And an hour later she was back to her theory.

"Do you see the way he looks at you? Whenever you laugh he's right there. All his attention is on you"

"That's not true"

"No, no it's true. Their was that one time in the dining hall… and the time in the library… and today…"

As she spoke Rose couldn't help but laugh.

"Fancy meeting you guys here"

Rose couldn't help it, she doubled over in laughter. What else could you do when you are proven wrong? Fred just stood there grinning like a little boy as he watched her. Norie shook her head.

"I think you broke her" she said as they watched Rose crumpled to the ground.

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It was two days later, in a courtyard while Rose was helping Fred figure out a rather complicated spell that the red haired prankster learned of Norie's theories.

"Why does your friend keep looking over here?"

"She's just keeping an eye on me.

"Why?"

"She isn't sure about you?"

"Why?"

Rose shrugged, "She thinks you're a little odd is all." Fred leaned closer to her whispering as if they were talking about some dark magical secret.

"Odd like how?"

"Well for starters she is convinced my laugh summons you"

Fred snickered running his fingers through his bright red hair, "Well it is a beautiful laugh" he responded smoothly. Almost too smoothly.

Rose decided to ignore the complement and change the subject all together. "Where's your brother anyway? I haven't seen him all morning."

"Don't change the subject. Why does little Norie think that your beautiful laugh summons me?"

"Because you're a genie I guess."

"I guess that makes sense." Fred nodded solemnly even though this comment made no sense. Why would he be a genie? What does a genie even have to do with laughter? Don't they grant wishes? But Rose was grateful that he hadn't questioned the remark because than she would have to think of a reason why she said it and honestly, there wasn't one. Sometimes things just pop into one's head and that person just says it without thinking. Or maybe that was just her. This is why she preferred to listen to people than talk. This is why she was a much better observer than commentator.

However, after a few moments she ventured forward in the conversation, "Well why do you?"

"Do I what?"

"Always show up when I laugh."

"It can't be every time…"

"But most times"

He shrugged, "Like I said, it's a beautiful laugh."

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He had kissed her a day later, or a night later. Since the kiss had been at night.

Two days later had convinced her to be his.

Norie was the first to hear it all about it. That conversation had happened the next morning, on the third day.

"He WHAT!?" She paused for a moment before speaking again, "That's why you have been acting so weird… why didn't you tell me!?" her emotion ranged from excitement to understanding to annoyance. Rose couldn't quite keep up with the fast pace mood swings of her best friend.

"I, I wasn't sure what his intentions were"

"Who cares friends tell friends these things! We could have talked over his intentions together!"

"Sorry"

"You better be, so what did he say?"

Rose paused, it was still slightly embarrassing to her. She wasn't much of a romantic, it just always had made her feel awkward. She like laughing and joking around more than romantic gestures and flattering words. "Well he cornered me in the library and when I told him I wasn't just any girl he could kiss." She took a deep breath before continuing, rushing through her words, "Then he told me I wasn't any girl, I was the the girl he wanted to keep kissing."

"Awwww" Norie's face melted into a look of admiration for the twins words, "that's the cutest thing I have never heard! I love him!"

Rose laughed, it was light and happy. It was as if a weight had been lifted from her chest. She was so glad things had worked out the way they did. While things were still a little awkward, at least for her, it felt better to tell Norie everything that had happened these past few days.

"Hey there."

I got stuck half way I was through with this one and wasn't sure how I wanted to end it. I think most of these chapters are just snippets into their lives.

What do you guys think of Norie? I have this thing about giving characters have at least one person they are very close to (a friend) I prefect having my girls have other strong female friendships. I also liked the idea of Rose having a chatterbox for a friend. Norie is based off one of my coworkers. (I love basing my characters off people I know who will never read my work, I find it funny)

As always suggestions and comments mean the world!