Fell in Love Without You

Chapter 4: No Danger

It took ages to get to the top of the tower, but there was only one door up here. It had to be my room.

I opened it and gasped. A big fluffy bed sat against one wall, while the wall beside it opened out onto a balcony that over looked the grounds of Hogwarts. The wall opposite my bed was a massive desk, with all my school stuff laid out on it. There was a wardrobe and a comfy looking chair to sit and read in and also a fire place.

"Well this isn't fair... if I'd known the Head Girl gets an awesome room like this then I totally would have at least tried to be good" Roe took a flying leap and landed in the middle of my bed. She was engulfed by blanket and pillows immediately.

"This is pretty amazing" Hermione commented. I smiled.

"This'll be yours in a few years..." I nudged her. She grinned and went to my desk to have a look at the books on it. I stuck my head in the bathroom and squealed when I saw the full sized bath that lined one of the walls. There was a window where you rested your head which meant I could look out over the lake as I took a bath!

That was awesome.

I got in it and stretched out.

"I'm officially jealous of my older sister" Roe called from the room. "Never thought I'd say that"

"Hey!" I called out. "I'm a lot to be jealous over"

"Yeah, ok" Riley snorted. "Speaking of jealous... Annabelle has a thing for Fred doesn't she?"

I rolled my eyes and glanced out of the window.

"Something like that" I muttered.

"What was that?" Roe stuck her head around the bathroom door. I glared at her and got out of the bathtub.

"Nothing. Rosalie Grace don't you dare start with your 'Avery Loves Fred' rant again" I pointed at her and poked her in between the eyes. I pushed past her and flopped down on my bed.

"She is kind of annoying though, isn't she?" Riley said from the desk. "In that perfect sort of way"

"Kind of? She stole my bed, tried to steal my name, stole my standing as smartest girl in the year –" Riley and Roe both made a coughing in the back of her throat and I grinned. I knew I was a know it all.

"She's kind of stealing your man too" Roe laughed from the doorway. I chucked a pillow at her and was satisfied when I heard it connect. "Seriously though, I feel like ripping her perfect hair out whenever I'm around her"

"Or pouring paint on her" Riley shrugged.

"Tell me about it" I rolled my eyes.

"Hey we could totally..."

"NO!" I scolded them. I sat up when I heard a knock on the door. "Come in!" I called out.

"Miss Vanderbilt you have a lot... oooh look at this room!" Alicia squealed as she opened the door. I told them both earlier today that I had a new room.

"Holy shit... Why doesn't the Quidditch Captain get a room like this?" Angelina pushed Allie into the room and looked around. They were momentarily distracted by the awesomeness of the room.

It didn't last long unfortunately. "You don't like Annabelle" Alicia pointed her finger at me.

"I do so..."

Riley and Roe both coughed and I glared at them.

"She annoys me" I confessed. "I don't know why, she just does" I said before Angelina could ask.

"I know she's a little over bearing at times..." Alicia nodded and sat down on the bed next to me. "Wow you could have a serious slumber party in this thing" She murmured.

"I know right" Roe flopped back down sending the fluffy pillows flying

"but you're the head girl, therefore YOU need to be the nice one" Angelina finished for the now distracted Alicia.

"And besides... Roe is the bitch, you're the nice one" Riley grinned. Roe just shrugged and agreed.

"Just try and get along with her, please?" Angelina asked, plopping down on the other side of the bed. "Wow... Agreed. I'm calling a slumber party for some time soon"

I sighed. Looks like Annabelle is here to stay.

I sat in the stands with Annabelle, Hermione and Riley, basking in the late afternoon sun. It was Friday afternoon and the first Gryffindor practice so in true tradition I'd come down to watch my friends and sister practise. Annabelle thought it would be great to follow me.

I was so glad Riley and Hermione were watching Harry, Ron, Roe and Ginny because we could sit with them. I figured it would be a good distraction from Annabelle's annoyingness so I didn't have the urge to throw the Mary Sue off the bleachers.

"He's so good!" Annabelle clutched my arm tightly as Fred zoomed past again.

"Yeah he is... you know what else is good? Feeling in my arm" I extracted my arm from hers and she laughed.

"Ooops sorry!" She giggled. "Look at him holding that bat... he's just..."

"He's Fred Weasley... sorry but I don't see it" Riley sighed. I thanked her silently and wished I could wander away.

Fred zoomed past and winked at me. Annabelle, obviously thinking it was aimed at her, giggled and flicked her hair. I rolled my eyes and pulled a face at Fred.

"WEASLEY! CONCENTRATE!" Angelina bellowed. He pulled a face back and flew away.

"So cute" Annabelle sighed.

"If you say so" I mumbled. The wind started to pick up as the practice came to a close and the four of us girls in the stands skipped down to wait for everyone to emerge out of the locker room.

Fred was first one out and he trotted over to me, dropping his broom at my feet and throwing his arms around my shoulders. "Avery, darling, carry me back to the tower. I'm too tired to walk" He said dramatically, leaning all his weight onto me. I almost fell over.

"God you're fat" I grunted, trying to stay on my feet. Annabelle giggled beside me.

"Oh, I'm so fat Avery... I can feel my fat being pulled to the ground by gravity... so... heavy" Fred started to pull me to the grass. I laughed despite myself and struggled not to fall over.

"Fred!" I squealed. "Get off me" He laughed and ruffled my hair. He bent to pick up his broom but didn't move his arm from around my shoulder.

I saw Annabelle's hopeless face out of the corner of my eye and felt satisfied that he liked me more.

"So what's your new room like? You've been in it for a week and you haven't asked me to see it at all" He said as we walked.

"Well seeing as how it's in the girls dorms, you won't be able to get in it" I smirked. "Unfortunate for you because it's amazing"

"Totally amazing" Alicia agreed.

"We're actually having a small party in there tonight" Angelina smiled. "Too bad you guys can't come" She ruffled George's hair.

"There is?" I raised an eyebrow. Roe kicked my ankle. "I mean, right. There is" I nodded seriously at Fred.

He nodded seriously back for about three seconds before he burst out laughing. "You're a terrible liar A.V."

I smiled, convinced that I was in no danger of losing my best friend to Annabelle Valentine.

Plea's Note:

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