George and Fred were sitting outside by the lake.
It was a warm day and almost all the students were spattered across the grounds.
"This weather is way too good to be abused for school lessons." Fred mumbled.
"Hear, hear." George sighed. He lay sprawled across the grass, letting the sun shine onto his face.
"Skipping lessons today sounds so tempting." He said.
"I wouldn't do that." Fred muttered. "We've got double potions. If Snape's catches us skiving off, we're worse than dead."
"Oh, bugger." George whined.
"Double potions! On this day? Somewhere up there doesn't like us."
"Yeah, but we knew that since the day we were born." Fred added.
"True." George agreed and rolled onto his stomach, burying his face in his arms.
"Oi, don't fall asleep!" Fred said, kicking his brother in the ribs. "
"Why not?" it came muffled from George.
"Because we have Transfiguration in ten minutes."
"Well, then I can sleep for ten minutes, can't I?"
"Ugh, do what you have to." Fred said.
George was just drifting off, when a shadow fell across his face.
He opened one eye and squinted upwards. It was Angelina. And she was beaming.
"What?" George asked.
"I have awesome news!" Angelina squealed.
"We have the day off?" George asked full of hope.
"Snape died?" Fred followed.
"No." Angelina said and sat down next to him.
"Then it cannot be good news." George said shaking his head.
"Fine. I won't tell you then." Angelina said, crossing her arms in front of her chest.
"No, no, we do want to know, love. We're bursting with curiosity." Fred said.
Angelina punched him on the arm, but she grinned.
"Okay." She said, a gleam in her eye and she took a deep breath.
"Roger Davies asked Alicia to go to the ball with him." She said.
George shot up so quickly, his neck cracked.
"What, our Alicia?" he asked.
"Of course our Alicia." She said rolling her eyes.
"He cornered her after lunch and told her, that he had noticed her ages ago, but he couldn't muster the courage to ask her." She told them.
George snorted and Angelina looked at him in surprise.
"What?" she asked.
"You don't really believe that crap, do you?" he wanted to know.
"What are you talking about?"
"He didn't have the courage to ask her out? We're talking about Roger Davies! The one who probably snogged every girl in the school. He's definitely not too shy to ask out anyone. Let alone Alicia." George said heatedly.
Angelina glared at him and her cheeks flushed a little.
"What do you mean, let alone Alicia? Sounds like she's ugly or something." She hissed.
"I didn't say that!" George exclaimed. "Of course she's not ugly. It's just that … ugh, forget it." He said, waving his hands.
"Don't take it personally, Ang." Fred said. "George is just loaded to his finger tips with jealousy."
"No, I'm not!" George hissed at his brother.
"Yeah you are." Fred said. "Don't worry though, I'm not going to rub it in your face." He added grinning.
"Sod off!" George retorted.
"Do you like Alicia?" Angelina asked suddenly.
"Of course I like her! She's my best friend!" George exclaimed.
"You know what I mean." She said forcefully.
George didn't respond immediately.
"No." he said. "I don't like her that way. It's just this big brother thing."
"Okay." Angelina said, but she was still looking at George with a funny expression.
George squirmed uncomfortably under her gaze.
"So, should we go then?" he asked, wanting to escape from Angelina.
"Yeah, I guess." Fred said.
George jumped up and started walking towards the entrance. Then he stopped and turned around.
"What did she say?" he asked Angelina, who was getting up.
"What?" she wanted to know.
"What did Alicia said when Davies asked her. You know, if she wanted to go to the ball with him."
"Oh. She said yes."
I know a really short chapter, but it just has to be that way. :P