\\Blinding Love// (Fred Weasley)

I woke up at seven on the dot. I got up and got ready for my departure in two hours. I packed pretty fast, seeing as how I only had two suitcases which held the only belongings I owned now. Someone knocked on my door just as I reached for the doorknob.

It was Ginny.

"Hi, breakfast is ready." she smiled.

I followed after her downstairs. I sat down next to Fred who grabbed my hand and squeezed it gently. As I ate my breakfast, I slowly began to feel lightheaded. I had this gut feeling as if something were going to happen, and it wasn't nerves from having to face HIM later. When everyone had finished their meals, it was fifteen 'til eight thirty.

"Now everyone clear out, and I better not find you at the door." Mrs. Weasley warned. I thought she and the other members of the Order were going to have a meeting but I was dead wrong.

"Fred and Elise, stay please." That sick feeling I had was this. I looked over at Fred and I could tell he was trying to hide a smile. He was laughing at my reaction inside of his mind!

Mister and Mrs. Weasley sat down in front of me and Fred in a very business like matter. "Now, I'm going to get straight to the point."

"Good, because I don't know how long I can keep from having a breakdown."

"Elise, Fred talked to us yesterday about you two getting married. Now, we have no objection but, we don't think it's a good idea to be rushing into this just because of the circumstances." I looked at Fred, then back at his parents. I then spoke up.

"Well, do you not approve of me or-"

"Heaven's no child. You two seem incredibly happy together and you are a nice girl. We just don't want you two rushing into this."

"It's not like me to rush into things without me thinking them first. I have thought for a long time what would happen if we did and I know the consequences of some things if they were to take a bad turn. But Fred is the only one I would want to spend the rest of my life with."

"Well, I'm glad that Fred chose you. Welcome to the family." Mr. Weasley said as he patted my hand and smiled.

"You guys scared me for a moment. I thought I was in trouble."

"You could have read their thoughts." Fred chuckled.

"That's rude. I only use that when I'm feeling bored." I smirked.

"When shall we set this wedding?" Mrs. Weasley chirped happily.

For the next half hour, Mrs. Weasley and I started planning the wedding. She knew how fancy I was with parties and I showed her a few pictures from some of Cheryl and Danni's parties that I had decorated. Then, the dreadful ringing of nine o'clock sang its tune form the ancient grandfather clock.

I said my good-bye's to Sirius, Mister and Mrs. Weasley, the Potter Posse, and lastly Fred. He gathered me in his arms and gave me a long hug as I grabbed my luggage and apparated out of there. I appeared on the doorstep of Cheryl's house and rang the bell. The door flashed open immediately by Cheryl's mother, Carrie.

She looked just like Cheryl, except she was an older version. She always wore dark red lipstick and had short blonde hair instead of medium length like Cheryl's was. She was also prissier than Cheryl and she was a perfectionist.

"Where have you been Elise? You're three minutes late!" she pushed me inside and snapped her fingers to get her house elves to put my stuff in a room.

"Sorry Carrie, I like to be fashionably late." I said rolling my eyes.

"Well you certainly look like it. You cut your hair! It looks gorgeous anyways although I prefer it longer. Come come, Cheryl and Danni are in the ball room decorating."

"Are we having a party?"

"No! The Dark Lord chose my house to do the ceremony at. I want it to look grand. We'll be eating in the Ball room though."

As I was ushered to the ball room, I was staring at a whole round room filled with white and black decorations. "Cheryl dear! You're friend has arrived!"

Cheryl and Danni were in the middle of decorating a pillar and smiled at me as they finished up.

"Elise, tea? Some breakfast perhaps?" Carrie pressed me.

"No thanks, I ate before coming." I smiled politely, declining.

"Alright, well, I'll be in the kitchen." She then closed the huge oak French doors and left.

"Happy Birthday!!" they cried out in unison as they appeared behind me.

"Thanks guys."

"We're going to give your presents to you after lunch. My mom was already planning a girl's party before the guys arrive." Cheryl snickered.

"I can tell. She seemed too excited." I laughed.

"So! How was your Christmas?"

"Did Fred get you anything?"

I was being bombarded with questions. I brought them to the other side of the ball room where surely no one could here us if they were to listen at the doors.

"Well yes, he got me something." I whispered.

"What is it?" Danni asked with my same tone and sparkles in her eyes.

"A ring." I said plainly.

"You aren't wearing any ring." Cheryl said crossly, as if I was lying to her.

"It's on my necklace." I pulled out my necklace from my shirt and the girls both gasped.

"HOLY MERLIN'S BEARD!! He got you THAT?" Cheryl said all in shock as she picked it up for examination.

"What a rock! It has your birthstone and-"

"CRYSTALS!!" Cheryl gasped with astonishment.

"Actually, I was going to say that inscription but-" Danni trailed off as she took it from Cheryl and examined the stones. "You two are so cute, cuter than Theo and me at least."

"No," I denied. "You two are....kindergarten cute." I smiled.

"What?" she raised an eyebrow at me while Cheryl still couldn't take her eyes off of my sparkling, crystal infested ring.

"Well, you two act like little kids who are shy but in love. It's cute!" I teased as I poked her. Then I saw the rock on her finger that was so familiar. I hid a creeping grin from her eyes.

"Cheryl, what is that?" Cheryl stared at her hand to where I was pointing.

"Oh you won't believe who gave me this." she got all excited and bouncy.

I glanced at Danni who slightly smiled. I'm guessing Montague had told her; both of us hiding secret grins.

"Who?" I asked with curiosity.

"MONTAGUE!! He gave me the best gifts I've ever gotten! He lives two streets away. I went to my balcony yesterday night and I found a bouquet of violets and tulips with a letter and a box. In the letter he explained his feelings for me and it touched me. I never really knew if he was serious or not. So then last night, I snuck out of my room to his house and thanked him. And guess what happened next!"

"He asked her out." Danni concluded. Cheryl was there nodding her head frantically. I gasped, putting my hands over my mouth. I was such a good actress.

"No way! You two are an item now!?"

She just kept nodding. "Elise! I'm so happy! Somehow he knew all of my favorite things."

"Yeah, makes me wonder if he has the same power as you Ellie." Danni winked.

I scoffed. "Yeah, right."

So the rest of the morning, I filled them on the details of my Christmas Break. Then, they almost fell off their rocker when I told them the other purpose of my ring.

"You're getting married?!" They both screamed in hushed voices.

"Yeah but...I'm not sure if you guys could come. I wanted you both to be my bride's maids. No one trusts you though but, I know I can prove you two to everyone."

They both stared at me with questionable features. "What are you getting at Ellie?"

I told them about the secret Dark Arts class at school that Harry was teaching. They smirked at the idea.

"We'd get to beat them up with our spells!" They both danced around in circles.

"No, it would be us three demonstrating some of the Dark spells since, we know how to defend against them and they don't. They'll be watching and learning." They pouted but agreed to do it with reluctance.

Lunch time came and out came a cake from Carrie. They all sang happy birthday to me (along with the house elves who were, without a doubt, made to do this) and out popped the presents right afterwards. Carrie had given me an exquisite anklet. Cheryl and Danni had both bought me a dress.

Cheryl's was a party gown, a turquoise blue color, tight, and a halter top that had a slit to the middle of my breasts. It was long and flowed towards the bottom.

Danni's was more like a prom dress. It was black with a lime green that melted into the black towards the bottom. It went down to my ankles, tight at the bottom and started to flow towards my thighs but cut short to the knees so you could see my shoes; it was strapless as well.

"Thanks you guys, I appreciate it." I smiled.

After lunch, we went back to the ball room and finished decorating. We finished two hours early so I had them help me with my wedding plans. They liked the colors I had planned. Fred didn't really care with the colors I chose because he knew it would be gorgeous. So I chose aquamarine blue, lime green and a dark brown. It would be decorated in stripes and circles all throughout. I had drawn a picture of my cake and they smiled at it.

It was going to be a three tower, the whole cake brown with lime green stripes going diagonally and small aquamarine circles lining the rest of it. It was almost five in the evening so we rushed upstairs to change. I didn't know which dress to wear so I chose the one I bought in Diagon Alley. They fussed over it. It was a crimson red, a black hue down towards the bottom with a slit up to the middle of my right thigh, corset from the waist up, with silver sparkles; the end flowed and dragged behind me.

"This is gorgeous! I feel self conscious now about the dress I got you." Cheryl joked as we fixed our hairs.

I decided to go with a not so outrageous hairstyle. I just straightened my hair, put my side bangs over my left eye and pinned it with a red small bow. There was a knock on our door and Danni went to go open it.

"Hello boys." she greeted as all the guys filed into Cheryl's dressing room, giving Theo a kiss.

"Look how sharp you all look." Cheryl said as she went over to Montague who kissed her hand.

"Nice score Montague." I smiled at him.

"Yeah, nice score indeed."

"Caim?"

"Our minds are connected remember?"

"Where are you?"

"You just now noticed I wasn't around? How rude."

"Sorry, I was preoccupied?"

Caim laughed at me. "Don't worry about me, I'm only jammed again in the suitcase."

As I was unzipping my suitcases, I was surprised by a certain someone. "Elise! Looking gorgeous as always. BAM!" Adrian spoke, kissing me on the cheek.

"Why thank you. You all look very snazzy for being marked by the devil." I joked. Everyone shook their head at me.

"Well, might as well give her her presents now, just incase she dies or something." Draco announced as he walked over to me. I rolled my eyes at him.

The guys indeed had bought me gifts; all jewelry. A black choker from Draco that I decided to wear with my outfit, another anklet from Theo, a tiara from Blaise which made me laugh, it was an inside joke of ours that no one would ever understand. From Adrian I got a silver armlet in the shape of a snake with diamonds as the scales which I also wore and Montague gave me emerald earrings.

It was almost seven so we all decided to go downstairs and greet people who would be arriving. Cheryl walked with Montague, Danni with Theo, and I with Draco.

"What about us?" Adrian and Blaise joked.

"Both of you can walk down together." The two looked at each other and linked arms, walking down like the rest of us, secretly mimicking all of us.

We all got looks from the people who were there, but not looks like Blaise and Adrian had received. I cracked up laughing, losing my manners as I walked into the ball room.

Down in the ball room I was bombarded by everyone. I was the center of attention for too long. Everyone was apologizing about my parent's death and inviting me to live with them when I finished school. Narcissa made me sick though with her gushing over my outfit. It almost made Draco and I gag right in front of her.

"You two looked so cute walking down those stairs. What a fine couple you would both make."

"Narcissa, Draco and I would NEVER get together. We've been friends since we were toddlers. I'd be odd." I tried to hide my disgust but I think she got the picture.

"Oh, well, I guess that's true. It'd be like marrying you're brother I suppose." Me and Draco slipped away to the teen's table and gagged.

"Incest!" I joked at the table as we recalled our little trauma.

I touched my neck and felt that my necklace was gone. I panicked for a second when I remember Caim took it when I was changing. He was telling me how I would be insane to wear it when HE arrived. It was only seven thirty when Voldy did arrive. Everyone bowed before him, I simply nodded. He smiled at me as he passed by me.

"Here's the birthday girl." He smiled as he stood before me, closer than I felt was necessary.

"Good evening my Lord." I curtsied.

"My Lord, do you mind if we talk for a moment, in privacy?"

"Carrie, I would like a moment of privacy with Elise." Carrie nodded as she ushered everyone out into the foyer.

Voldemort sat at the head of the table. "Sit." he gestured to the seat to his left. I sat down and folded my hands on top of the table.

"What is it my dear that you have to talk about?" I took in a short breath. This was the moment of truth.

"My Lord, I have known for a long time that once I would be marked, I would be in full fledged service to you. I have been conducting a plan of my own while I was at school this year though." He stared at me intently.

"I'm intrigued. Continue." He acknowledged with a slow motion of his hand.

"Well, I thought, 'How can I serve my Lord efficiently?'. I began to think, if I could befriend Harry Potter and his friends and get them to trust me; I would be able to help my Lord with plans of his Order group from the inside out. I have accomplished this and they have accepted me into their Order. So now, I would be able to supply you with information you wouldn't be able to obtain." I smirked.

Voldemort folded his hands, resting his chin upon them. "I see. So you would pretend to be on their side but really, be working for me?" I grinned from ear to ear.

"It is such a good plan my dear but, I've already a spy for that sort of thing."

"Shit!" I thought. How was I going to fix this now?!

"Elise, let me ask you something." He sat back in the chair as I waited patiently; keeping a straight, blank face.

"What do you think you'll be gaining with those people?"

"I don't seem to understand."

"I thought you were smarter than this. Do you really believe I believe what you're telling me? I have known for many months now what you've been doing with Potter and that Weasley boy."

My eyes grew wide as I came to realize one small detail I didn't look at more closely. "Harry's mind is connected to his!" I could feel the tears begin to threaten the edges of my lids.

"I should just kill you right now but, I do believe you can be of some use to me still." He talked to me for a few more minutes, telling me of how I'm going to prove myself to him. After we were done with our conversation, he flicked his wand towards the doors and everyone came filing in.

"You are to act as if nothing has happened." I gathered my emotions and began playing the happy girl I was before this event occurred.

I still sat on Voldemort's left, Lucious on his right, Draco next to me, Narcissa next to Lucious, and basically everyone else was down the rest of the table. We all dined and made small chat until it was time for everyone else's fate. Voldemort stood up and everyone became silenced.

"Tonight, we are all gathered here to see that the next generation of Death Eaters be marked and brought into this new world that is to come. Though, Elise will not be marked tonight, I have given her a special task for her initiation."

At those words, everyone stole a glance at me; they all think that I've prevailed, but they had no idea that they were wrong, as it should be. "Now, let us begin the ceremony." Voldemort walked over to the fireplace that was across the room.

All of my friends stood up as they walked over to where he was. Out of the fire, Voldemort picked up a brander with the mark forged on it. Everyone got up from the table to watch. Draco was first, and as Voldemort placed it on his left arm, he held in a scream. I could see the pain on his face and I felt sorry for all of them; my turn would be coming soon enough. The burn was bright red and slowly faded away to black. After everyone was marked, the party still continued. I did act like nothing had happened and mentioned my wedding to all the guys.

"What?" they said in hushed voices.

"I want you guys to come. I don't have family and you guys are the closest thing to what I have that I can call family." Draco scoffed at the idea that I thought of everyone was family but I ignored his attitude.

"Now, when ever I decide on the date of my wedding, I want no sassy remarks or fighting. If there is, I will curse off a body limb." I said in a dark tone. They all nodded.

We were all interrupted by a surprise guest. A woman with wild, unruly, dark brown hair who walked over to our table.

"Draco honey. Why don't you come say hello to your Auntie Bellatrix?" the woman smirked crazily as she hugged him.

She stared at me with a finger to her chin. "Ah! Why isn't it my Goddaughter. You look exactly like your mother." she spoke with a drip of disgust in her voice. I stared at her with a raised eyebrow.

"What?" she asked after a short pause. "No hug?"

I scoffed at her like she was joking.

"I don't even know you at all to even call you family, nor do I consider you family at all." I smiled as her face dropped and went demented.

"Now listen here you little-"

"Bellatrix." Voldemort called to her as he appeared.

Bellatrix bowed immediately. "Come, I have things to fill you in on." He ushered her away and my friends and I were left alone once again. Everyone snickered as Bellatrix followed Voldy like a lost puppy, trailing behind him eagerly.

Three days later, I found myself back on the train trying to find Fred.

"Hey, I'll see you guys at school ok?" I told Cheryl and Danni as I left them.

I started from the back of the train and made my way up. I had checked a lot of compartments and I stopped for a moment, feeling a tad sick to my stomach.

"You need to stay calm, you don't want to give anything away do you?"

"Caim, you've no idea how hard this is for me; how much harder and more painful it's going to get." I exasperated as I tried to get my head together.

As I began walking forward again, someone grabbed me from the side and shoved me in a compartment. I felt those familiar lips lock with mine as I slammed the door shut. I parted away from him.

"You startled me."

"That was payback for when you dragged me into that cranny." he smirked. I hugged him.

"Fred, I missed you so much."

Fred stared at me as he touched my necklace. "I've missed you too."

Our lips were locked for who knows how long but people were knocking on our door. I sighed as I opened it to find the Potter Posse.

"Hi guys." I smiled. Everyone filed in as I was bombarded with questions.

"Did you get marked?"

"No."

"Did you see Him?"

"Yup."

"Who else was there?"

"People." I shrugged.

"How do you get marked?"

"With a brander, like the ones you use on cows but this one has his mark."

Everyone was indulged in their imaginations, thinking of what might have gone on. I was actually tired and I sat on Fred's lap as he caressed my hair. I fell into a light sleep, still hearing people's conversations.

"So, you guys are getting married! I'm so excited! I bet it's going to be beautiful, what with her style and fashion." Hermione gleefully chirped.

"It's kind of upsetting though isn't it? I mean, she has no parents." I heard Ron whisper. I sighed and spoke, my eyes still closed.

"It doesn't bother me that my parents are dead. They were horrible people. I plan to bring a few people but I'm not telling who...yet." I said as I fell back to sleep.

When we were about ten minutes away from the school I woke up. Hermione was reading a book, Ginny was gone, Harry and Ron were playing cards, and Fred had fallen asleep too. I slipped out of his grasp and sat next to him and stretched as I left the compartment. I went to the bathroom to freshen up; just as the train had stopped I exited and found Fred. He grasped my hand and intertwined our fingers as we got on the carriages. I saw my friends stare or wave at me as they got off the train. I rolled my eyes as Cheryl made a heart with her hands.

"So who is it you're going to invite?" Fred asked when the carriage had taken off. The Potter gang had left with us too.

"My friends."

"Well, at least Malfoy won't be there." Ron sighed.

"I said my FRIENDS, meaning all of them. I spoke to them the day they got branded and they swore to me they wouldn't name call or start any fights, as long as you all don't. And you all better not or you'll receive the same consequences as the rest of them." Everyone laughed, uncertain if I was joking or not.

At dinner, I still felt ill. I didn't feel myself and I felt as if two sides of me were fighting and pulling me towards them. I pouted as I ate.

"What's the matter with you?" Blaise asked.

"Bored." I shrugged simply.

"So, we never saw the present you're...boyfriend got you." Draco implied.

"I wasn't wearing it when Voldy was around." The guys cracked up at the short nick name for their Lord.

"Nice, now where is it?" I pulled out my necklace and showed them the ring. The guys grinned.

"Wow, Weasley actually has some taste." Montague commented.

"I thought the Weasley's were poor?" Adrian asked as he grabbed a bread roll. I shrugged.

"I don't know, they could be rich secretly and just don't want to be part of our society, I mean, look at this thing?" I flashed it at them. I heard someone clearing their throat and I looked behind me. It was Pansy Parkinson.

"May I help you pug face?" I asked sweetly.

"Yes, by getting your ass out of my seat."

"At least I have an ass and not a blob." I spoke as I didn't move. Adrian spit out his drink, choking.

"Oh! She just told you puggy."

"Drakie Poo!! Tell her to get out!"

"No, go away. I don't like you, never have, never will." he glared as everyone roared with laughter.

"Oh! And, besides, won't Jabba the Hutt be mad that his wife is trying to cheat on him?" Cheryl rudely said to her.

It was an inside joke between me and her when I made her watch one of the muggle movies I had owned one summer. She cracked up at the slug like creature whose name she fell in love with. I gave her a high five. Pansy went away upset and crying. The Potter Posse laughed at that little scenario.

Later, when I was walking to my common room, I was pulled aside by Fred. He dragged me down a deserted corridor and down another secret passageway. It was the same room where Fred and I used to sneak away to with each other. I remember third year when we came out of that party from Ravenclaw, we were being chased by Filch and we ran in here.

"Come on Fred." I giggled as we out ran Filch and jumped into a secret passageway to hide from the caretaker.

It was roomy and dimly lit by a few candles as we sat down and held in our laughter.

"That was great." he laughed.

"Wait, are you talking about how we evaded Filch or that lap dance?"

He seemed to blush in the dark. "No, of course not." he waved it away like it was nothing.

"Come on, tell me, did I mesmerize you?" I said seductively as I scooted closer to him.

He didn't move but I sat in front of him, grasping his hand. I smirked at him as I leaned closer to his face. I leaned to the side of his face to his ear and whispered.

"I have that effect on some people. You're my friend Fred but I'll always like you." I smiled as I leaned away from him.

"What did you mean by that?"

"What? The 'You're my friend but I'll always like you.' thing? I was being flirtatious then and I had a crush on you but, I wasn't sure if you liked me the same way." I blushed.

"Well, I always liked you." he admitted. I smiled as I kissed him softly. I pulled away though just as the heat started to build up.

"Come on, we better go." I sighed as we exited. We parted ways as we hurried to our dorms before we got in trouble but not before a long kiss.

Tomorrow, what would tomorrow bring? There was something I was forgetting...I'd find out sooner or later.

At Voldemort's Hideout...

"Elise Richards, I feel that she is hiding something from me. I sensed that she had a pinch of panic in her. What do you suspect Lucious?" Lucious stepped forward.

"Well my Lord, I've known her since she was small and, she has a knack for coming up with things."

"I think she's a filthy little brat! I can't believe that I am actually her Godmother!" Bellatrix fumed as she paced back and forth.

"Calm down Bellatrix. We'll just have to keep a close eye on her from now on, won't we; to see if she's telling the truth or not." Voldemort smirked that sinister smile of his.