"I've got the gift of one-liners

And you've got the curse of curves"

-Cute is What We Aim For "Curse of Curves"

Why was she even here? She utterly despised Quidditch.

It had been her parent's brilliant plan to have some family bonding time. According to them, she didn't spend enough quality time with them and so they forcefully brought her there. The Quidditch Word Cup: Bulgaria Versus Ireland. Whoop-dee-do. Daphne's parents didn't even consider the fact that she hated this damn sport. They probably didn't even know; it was no secret that they knew nothing about their eldest daughter.

She had made up some lame excuse - the kind that worked every time - about wanting to go for a walk; she really just didn't want to be near them. They replied with their usual words: "Yeah, sure, Daphne. Here's some money if you end up needing it." No questions where she was going or who she was hanging out with because they didn't really care. Luckily for them, she was an overall good kid.

As she walked around the various tents, she recognized a few of her friends, ermmm, more like classmates. Daphne only had one real friend and that was Sabine Coty, a fellow Slytherin. Sabine was vacationing in Provence and could not make it to this fabulous event. Lucky girl.

She approached a sales booth that had a large display of multicolored fireworks. She gazed at them, considering purchasing a few to give her and her sister something to do.

"Y'know, when I said 'Accio hottie' I didn't expect it to work," said a playful voice that she did not recognize behind her.

Daphne's hand flew for her wand in her pocket but then she remembered that she had left it in her tent. Ehh, so much for cursing the face off the fresh bastard. She took a deep breath in to regain her composure as she turned to see who she was about to tell off. This was one way to take her frustration of being here out and now she had a good reason.

Oh.

Daphne blinked her midnight blue eyes twice to make sure she wasn't hallucinating. Nope, he was still standing in front of her. A Gryffindor hitting on a Slytherin and a Weasley no less. But Merlin, that smile and those, those eyes…

"Cat gotcha tongue?" the redhead teased because of her lack of words.

She felt her cheeks get a little warm as his brilliant blue eyes gave her the one up and then he smiled. Once she was able to clear her recently clouded mind, she smirked and said, "That was cheesy."

"Aww, you didn't like it?" he asked, cocking his head to one side and giving her a look of mock disappointment. "Hmm, how about 'Do you have a Remembrall 'cause I think I just forgot how to breathe?' "

A slight smile played on her lips and her previous smirk was no where to be seen. "Cute."

"Ya think so?" he asked, grinning widely. "So, what's your name?" he added as he ran his fingers through his fire-red hair.

"Daphne," she replied shortly, trying to look bored but she was far from it.

"I'm Fred," he told her, offering his hand which she accepted and shook. "So, Daphne," if it was possible, his smile grew wider when he spoke her name, "do you want some company?"

She twisted a string of her lengthy hazel hair between her fingers as she considered his offer. "No," she decided with a sigh, "I better get back to my family." She move to walk around him but he stepped back in front of her.

"Well, will I get to see you again?" Fred questioned hopefully.

Daphne shrugged her slight shoulders and answered, "Possibly."

"What if I promise to come up with some better pick-up lines?" he offered, smiling.

She pursued her lips and thought about it, enjoying to watch him wait for her answer. "Maybe," she replied after a few seconds and then started to make her way back to her tent. Maybe her parents' idea wasn't going to turn out too badly…

The song lyrics above belong to the band Cute is What We Aim For. Hehe, it is not my favorite band/song but it was the first thing that came to my mind when I wrote this.

Fred/Daphne is my originial pairing and I would really appreciate it if you gave me a mention if you decide to use them. Check out my C2 for more Mew && Mor's Weird Pairings.

Thanks mew for being a wicked awesome beta! I think you'll like the next chapter!