A.N. This one happens after Umbridge's signing of Harry's weeks worth of detention.


Harriet wasn't sure how it started. Well she knew how, Fred and George had always looked out for her, in their own way. And Harriet in return, completely turned a blind eye to their usual antics and handed over her Triwizard winnings for their joke shop. For the first time ever and she was not sure as into why, she was keeping something from her two best friends.

Don't let Umbitch get to you.

Harriet stared down at the simple message, when she first read the message she had felt the need to laugh. It made her feel so much better and though it wasn't signed she knew who it had come from, for it had not been her first message. This one had come just like the others she received from George, shaped like a muggle airplane and they would only appear when she was completely alone. Harriet supposed it had been her own fault for that as she had sent the first message, she had wanted to thank him without causing a scene and sent the message to him when he had been alone, which in itself had been a complete mission for George was hardly ever alone. Harriet wasn't worried about Fred, but she just rather that Fred didn't know, for she really did not want to be teased for such a small thing.

And it had worked. No teasing that she had some crush on George from Fred, but more so it was nice to have some form of communication with someone other then her two best friends.

"I think I finally figured it out!" Ginny exclaimed, Harriet shoved George's note away in her bag. "Secret admirer?"

Harriet let out a snort, "You wish! Nope not a thing you can tease me about, so what have you figured out?"

"Katie."

Slightly bewildered Harriet replied, "Katie?"

"Katie Bell." Ginny said excitedly, " Good thing too, if she's going to be my future sister, I like her though, she's smart but witty, nice to everyone and not in your face. And I suppose pretty, remember Yule Ball, she looked lovely in that dress."

"Why are you telling me all this!" Harriet said feeling completely at a loss.

"Sorry," Ginny blinked, shaking her head, "Should have explained properly. George's crush - it's Katie Bell."

"Oh!" Harriet said feeling disheartened.

"It's got to be, remember I said in the summer that he had that stupid smile on his face when he thought no one was looking. I remembered he took her to the Yule Ball and thought that maybe - you know -"

"so you decided to be nosy -"

"I wasn't nosy," Ginny interjected, "I merely thought I'd watch how he interacted with her, George definitely respects her, and well I've seen it for myself how he looks at her."


For some reason, Harriet started watching George's interactions with Katie Bell more closely. Ginny was right, that Katie was nice person, but Harriet for some reason couldn't find it in her heart to return Katie's smiling upbeat personality who also was so welcoming and greeted everyone she knew. For Ginny had also been right about the way George's face seemed to light-up at the sheer sight of her. Harriet found herself disliking Katie Bell more and more. What did Katie Bell have that she herself did not have? That thought brought a sudden realisation, her heart began to race and she definitely knew she would be in so much trouble - she fancied George Weasley.

"Harriet, are you alright? You look rather pale."

Harriet looked up at Hermione's very concerned face, smiling a little and trying to find her voice. "Fine - just fine."

Hermione did not look convinced, Harriet buried her head towards her book, pretending to read it. She dared not look at Ron, who sat the other side of her. She feared he would know what she had figured out just by looking at her. She took a breath, she really hated rule number nine.

"Are you sure?"

It had been Ron who whispered this time. Harriet nodded her head slightly and smiled. She returned to her Defence against the Dark Art's book. Harriet would just have to stop fancying George Weasley it was a simple as that. He liked Katie Bell and would never look at her in the same way. But it turned out it wasn't as simple as that for much later in the Gryffindor common room Harriet received another note.

Hope Umbitch didn't get you down today!

Her heart leapt at his thoughtfulness and Harriet felt herself falling deeper for a person she could never have.