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--Chapter 11-Young Love--

"Myrtle?" I called as I entered the out-of-order bathroom on the third floor. The bathroom was unusually bright that afternoon for the sun was shining brightly as it always does after a hard spring rain. I must admit it was much nicer then the usually bleak lighting.

"Oh, you're back then?" she stuck her head through a stall door.

I settled down on the wide window sill of the giant round window in the bathroom. I sighed, "Yes, I am."

"I heard you were poisoned," she floated over towards me looking slightly interested.

"Yes, I nearly died. It hurt horribly too."

"How horrible," she said in a pleasant tone.

"Quite. How've you been, Myrtle?"

"Dreadful. . .I've been washed down to the lake twice this year."

"Did the merfolk bother you?"

"As always. . ." she sighed, "Any particular reason you've come?"

"I needed a place to think and sound advice from a friend."

"Why not ask that Potter girl?"

"She'd blab," I answered with a wave of my hand. And she's also got some love life confusion of her own currently. "I trust you."

Myrtle smiled at me. Actually smiled! Now making that sullen ghost smile is a task, and it's one that takes talent. . .loads of it. I can typically make her grin when I tell her about something upsetting or rather dreadful, but this was the first time she's actually smiled.

"What is is?"

"I'm in a bit of a mess when it comes to my love life. . .I'm dating someone I really, really like, but I think I'm attracted to someone else as well. . .Can one like someone while she's attracted to another guy?"

"Tragic. . ." Myrtle murmured and cocked her head to the side. She floated towards the ceiling a bit as she always does when she thinks. "Are you sure that you care for both?"

"Yes--"

There was a knock on the door. "Enna?" William called. "Are you in there? Maddie said you'd come up this way. We should head out soon so we can get back before dark."

"I'll be right out," I called back. "See you later, Myrtle."

"Everyone always leaves. . ." she floated back towards her stall.

As we made our way to Hogsmeade, I showed William the scarring on my left hand, "My dad has a similar mark on his left hand as well. I'm not sure how he got it. . ."

"Are you sure that his scar is a result of silver poisoning?"

"Nothing else looks like it, William," I explained quietly. He took my hand and traced around the scarring tissue. "But that's in the past," I looped my arm with his, "and we've got a month's worth of dates, plus a missed Valentine's Day to make up for."

"Want to go visit George and Lorelei?"

"Sure!"

Weasley's Wizard Wheezes was packed when we entered. I held on to William's hand tightly, lest I loose him in the crowd. We searched around until I spotted a man in maroon robes. I tugged on William's scarf and pointed in the man's general direction.

"Uncle George!" William called.

George turned around and smiled at us warmly. He motioned for us to follow him and led us into the back room. It was much quieter back there. The crowd's roar had lowered to a buzz.

"Hi guys!" George gave me a tight hug, knocking my hat off my head. "Good to see you up and about, Enna."

"Hi, George! How's Lorelei?" I asked, taking my hat from William with a smile of thanks.

"Wonderful, she's working on one of the displays at the moment. She'll be back soon though."

I noticed a few crates sitting on the floor, "New product?"

"Yes, one of Lorelei's ideas actually." George picked a small metal box out of one of the crates. It was brightly colored, embossed with the words 'Voice Mints.' Sounding like an advertisement, George said, "Voice Mints! Famous Muggle songs from all eras in mint form. Put them in your friends food or drink and they'll be singing for all the world to hear."

"That's brilliant!" I took a tin from him. "How would you know what song you put in their food though?"

"That's the beauty of it! You won't know until they start singing!"

I raised an eyebrow, and grinned.

William laughed, "We should put some in James' or Sirius' dinner tonight."

"They came in for some earlier," George tossed a tin to William. "I suggest you don't eat without anything checking it first."

I looked at William a bit nervous and tightened my grip on his hand slightly. He grinned at me in an amused sort of way, handed the other tin of mints to me and kissed my cheek reassuringly.

"Enna!" Lorelei exclaimed when she came into the backroom. She had long, blonde, curly hair, soft green eyes, and a melodious voice. "Wonderful to see you again, sweetheart." she hugged me and kissed the air above my cheek. "And William! I swear you get taller each time I see you!" She kissed his cheek and hugged him warmly .She noticed our interlaced fingers and gave me a small, slightly disdainful smile, as if she knew something I didn't. I raised an eyebrow at her, but said nothing.

"Hi, Aunt Lorelei," William smiled. "It was good to see you both, but we should get going."

I stuffed the two tins of Voice Mints into my bag and grinned, "We'll be sure to browse next time!" I waved as William led me out of the back room and back through the crowd.

"I get the gist that Lorelei doesn't particularly like me," I frowned as we left.

William wrapped one arm around my waist and spun me around to face him, "Who in their right mind wouldn't like you?"

"It just seemed a bit icy in there," I sighed.

"Well, I happen to like you just fine," he whispered, leaning in close to me.

I smiled and touched a loose strand of his long hair. I love red hair, whether it be brilliant, cool, and smooth like William's, rebelliously bright like the twins', or subdued and rather poetic like Ricky's. Each had it's own hue and personality. It each fit their personality in the most amazing way. I commented this to Maddie a few years back, but she gave me this rather repulsed look saying, It's just hair.

Ricky, who was sitting nearby and had overheard, said he understood what I meant. "For example, Enna, your hair suits you. It's a quiet and gentle color. And thought its beauty is often unnoticed or over looked it's there," he concluded softly. I blinked at him in amazement. Ricky flushed a faint pink and continued hastily, "And Maddie's hair--dark and fiery at the same time strangly--is obviously pretty, but it's not a pretty that someone understands at first like, say, Angel's or Ron's."

"Oh, get a room!" James poked me in the back as he and Sirius passed.

I spun around, but William held fast to my waist. Since I couldn't bend down to get some, I kicked mud in the twins' general directions.

"Hey!" Sirius shouted at me. The entire front of his robes were covered with liquidly mud. "Did you go and leave the mild mannered Enna that we all knew and loved back at St. Mungo's?"

"No, I just don't like having people meddle in my love life without my asking," I grinned at him. "Besides, this is a preview of what will happen if you try using those Voice Mints on me today, or any day to follow this one if you plan on living a full life."

"Afraid you've a horrible singing voice?" James asked.

"No, I'd just rather not sing in front of the entire school, thank you."

"Fine," Sirius said with a shrug.

"We weren't planning on using them on you anyway," James continued.

"Who then?" William asked, leaning his chin on the top of my head.

"Ask us no questions, we shall tell you no lies, cousin."

And they left without another word.

"They scare me sometimes," I commented.

"But in a good way. . .I suppose."

That night I sat with Ricky on one of the couches in the common room. We'd been spending our evenings catching up, playing chess, or doing homework. As it turns out, Ricky had started going out with Alice about a week before I had returned.

"Better her than Nina," I frowned slightly.

"Don't like Nina?" he moved his Knight three spaces forward and one over, taking one of my castles.

"I don't like either actually. They've never made any effort to be nice. But Nina's a, how would your grandmother put it? Oh, right--a scarlet woman. She's with a new guy every few days, and from what I heard, she's always left them abruptly. . .but if Alice is important to you, I'll be nice. Promise!" I smiled at him and got him in check.

Ricky frowned and bit the inside of his mouth as he thought, "I mainly snogged Nina to annoy you--"

"I know."

"But I really do like Alice, so thanks."

"Anything for a friend," I told him quietly. Then he checkmated me, so I hit him over the head with a pillow. "Git!"

"What?" he demanded and held his arms over his head.

"You're suppose to take pity on the wounded."

"You're hardly an invalid, Enna. Plus if I took pity on you, you'd be mad anyway. It's a lose-lose situation here!" He tried to take the pillow from me, but I wouldn't let go. We were in a fierce tug-of-war battle when someone over in the corner started to sing. I looked over and Maddie was singing her heart out over by the fire, looking very, very mad. James and Sirius were going to pay for this one in blood and tears.

"I need love, love, to ease my mind! I need to find, find someone to call mine! But momma said, you can't hurry love, no! You just have to wait! Love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take! . . ." Maddie's voice rang out through out the common room. People looked up from their homework to watch her sing. The expression on her face was priceless.

"Hmm, who knew Mads could sing," Ricky, looking highly amused, asked me.

"I knew, but she doesn't like to flaunt the fact."

"And you didn't tell me?"

"Promised not to," I smiled to over where Maddie was now yelling at her older brothers. "I almost feel sorry for those two."

"She's does a wicked impression of Aunt Ginny when she's angry."

I laughed and was about to comment when Alice walked over. She gave me a small frown and pointedly gave Ricky a kiss in greeting.

"Wotcher, Alice," I smiled at her happily and began to reset the chess board. I saw Ricky looking at me curiously, but shrugged and turned back to Alice. "Chess?"

"Actually Ricky and I were going to go for a nighttime stroll," Alice said sweetly. She made an exagerated point of running her fingers through Ricky's hair.

I blinked a few times then shrugged and began to put the marble chess pieces away in their boxes. When I finished, I handed Ricky his box and the board for safe keeping. I stuck my own violet toned marble chess pieces in my school bag. I'd gotten them during a brief visit to Diagon Alley a few days before my return to Hogwarts.

"Thanks," Ricky gave me a smile when I handed him the board and chess pieces.

"Sure thing. I should probably go and make sure that Maddie hasn't done anything too horrible to the twins," I glanced over towards Maddie, who was sitting, slouched actually, in a chair near the fire, fuming.

Ricky laughed; Alice's frown deepened. I gave a small wave and walked over to Maddie, Alice's glare following me the whole way.

Hm, well, I'm not entirely happy with the song I chose, but I wanted to finish the chapter up. :D

I offically want a violet marble chess set like Enna! . . .even though I've not played chess in YEARS. My brother always beat me though. . .

I don't think I've got any comments as of now. -thinks- Well, I tell you next chapter then.

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MidnightDayDream: But Ricky has a girlfriend now. . .Thanks for reviewing!

Mouseykins: Yeah, me too! . . .hmm, that's yet to be seen. . .-smiles-Ah, good for you! We hadn't even decided on it til. . .um, a chapter or two ago? But they fit each other pretty well, so we decided to go with it! Thanks for the review!

Loonie Potter: I'm glad that you like the story! . . .I've only read part of that book (liked it though). I sorta figured that Enna would like classic books though. Thanks for reviewing!

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frizzyhead: Well, she now knows that she's attracted to him at least. Thanks! I suppose love was a bit much. . .

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