Disclaimer: If you recognize it then I do not own it (Sadly).

Author Note: This chapter isn't the usual flirty nature, it sort of gives you insight into why Harrys a bit more wild and rebellious in comparison to what it was implied how she acted when she was a first year.

Sirius Black had broken into the school so they were all bustled into the great hall. It was no big deal in the end, they were all settled and apparently safe. However, not everyone seemed okay. Fred was watching Harry who did not look to be in good shape. She was trembling, as if terrified. Most of the students and staff were asleep but he had never seen her react like this before. He knew that the attack by Sirius Black shouldn't really faze her, he had attacked the boys dorm after all. Still, he didn't like how she looked like she was in pain.

She suddenly seemed to have had enough and decided to get up and leave the room. He didn't hesitate to follow after her. He followed her directly into a girl's washroom only to find her being sick inside the toilet. Once she had finished being sick, she glanced up at him before going to the sink washing off her mouth. "Is there a point to you following me," She demanded slightly rougher than normal.

"Yeah, worry, you alright," Fred asked since she did not look good.

"Fine," She said rinsing out her mouth once again. She turned to face him, unable to stop the minute tremors, "Stop worrying."

He looked surprised, "Harry, you are my friend. Of course, I am worried when you run off and are sick in the toilet. Especially with Sirius Black on the loose. Are you worried about him."

"Hardly," she returned tiredly.

Fred knew something was different, something was going on and he wasn't going to let it go. "Will you talk to me," Fred bagged since he could see that the shaking had barely subsided. "Harry please, we are friends."

"Why because we flirt."

Fred stopped her from walking out, "no because we are friends. Bloody hell, your shaking like a leaf and you still look ill."

She couldn't help it, she broke down crying and he held her until it subsided. "I'm sorry, its...its their fear. I can't get it out of my head, the fears shaking...even from here. Its echoing through the halls. I can't focus it hurts too much."

Fred froze realizing what she just revealed, she implied that she could feel what they feel, that could only mean one thing and it wasn't a good thing. "Merlin Harry, you're an empath?"

She shook again she hadn't meant to say it, but she really couldn't think at the moment, everything was overwhelming. "I... Please don't tell anyone."

"Of course not," he said knowing a lot about empaths. He also knew that they rarely managed to keep their sanity. It was hard enough keeping control of your own emotions, but everyone else's as well could be traumatizing. Having their emotions bombarding their shields. It often drove them insane as they stopped being able to tell their own emotions from others and became completely overwhelmed. People also were hesitant and odd near true empaths since they could read into your very soul. He took her hand. "Come on, we will get a bit further away from the lot. Maybe for a swim in the lake?"

She let him lead her into the lake and they jumped into the water. The cool ness of the water since it was well past when they should be swimming, calmed her nerves slightly. She slowly began refocusing.

"How long have you been an empath," Fred asked as she came up for air.

She shrugged not quite looking him in the eyes, "I started realizing the emotions I were feeling weren't mine around my thirteenth birthday. It just got worse and worse, I have enough magical knowledge to know its empathy."

"But you've never told anyone."

"Fred...do you know how many empaths make it five years with their abilities sane?"

"No but its a low level," he said since he didn't lie to her. It wasn't his thing. She clearly already knew the odds weren't the best.

She nodded, "50% of empaths actually make it with their sanity intact. Mostly by completely leaving civilization and becoming hermits," Harry stated. "Most of them come into empathy in adult hood where there's bonds and a lot of crap that allow them to keep their mind and focus. I came into my abilities at 13. I'm probably not going to ever graduate from Hogwarts."

He flinched at the idea of a Hogwarts without Harry. Over the last few months, she had become a big part of his life. The idea of no longer having her around horrified him. He refused to even consider the idea. "Never know, you seem to know just when to push," he returned hopeful.

"And yet you don't push back," she returned smirking realizing he was just going to act as if nothing happened. As if he didn't just find out her deepest secret.

He swam towards her breathing the words, "Maybe you just don't notice," he said sliding his hand down her side playfully. "Or maybe you push enough for the two of us."

She regained her normal grin, "I keep hearing promises but when are you going to follow through."

"Give me a time and place love," he returned before swimming away. "You know, this won't change anything. Me knowing."

"Why not," She asked not understanding why he just accepted it so easily. He didn't seem to change how he acted, he didn't feel like he was pulling away, disgusted, hesitant, he just felt like Fred, perhaps with a bit of worry but even that was fading away. "To most it would."

"Because my emotions are my own and I make no plays to hide them," Fred stated getting out and putting on his cloths. "They will wake up soon."

She climbed out and did the same. Both casting drying charms and going in. Remus found them heading to the hall. "Where were you, are you insane?"

"I had to pee," Harry lied effortlessly. "Besides, Blacks long gone."

"Harry you could be killed, why would you leave the safety of the group," he asked horrified since he had not even known she had left. She could have been killed and none of them would have realized until it was too late.

She laughed, "honestly, relax professor. I had to pee, I brought Fred along for a quickie. Besides everyone's allowed to go on their way now see."

Fred pulled her along chuckling. George found them and gave them both a glare, "You were damn well not in the bathroom, you've been gone hours," he hissed to them both. He had been worried sick and about to inform the professors not caring how much trouble they would be in. He had honestly thought something had happened to them.

"Relax, we are fine," Fred stated rolling his eyes not seeing the big deal. "Honest."

"No, your stupid and reckless and don't care about most things," George corrected.

"Next time your welcome to join us," Harry said winking his way.

Fred just chuckled. George however was far from amused.