About a couple of days later, I sat happily squeezed in between Fred and George for dinner. I eyed the last piece of pie carefully, it was blueberry, and I couldn't just leave it there. It would be a very terrible waste of perfectly good piece of pie. It would probably hurt the pies feelings for all I knew, my gaze then flickered to Ron, whose eyes were locked on the very same piece of pie. I didn't delay then, because in a fight between me and Ron over a piece of pie would not end well for me.
Ron looked at me and I looked at him; we then both looked down at the pie and lunged are forks are it. I scooped the pie on my plate, and stuck my fork into it. I loved that piece of pie. I looked at Ron who was upset, I gave him a 'fuck yeah I got the pie' look.
"I don't know what it is, but there is something about Hogwarts pies that is so addicting you can't stop once you've started." I said on the way back to the common room.
"Were you planning on saving that pie on your nose for later?" Fred asked with a chuckle. I wiped the top of my nose with my middle finger; I licked my finger until it was clean.
"Yes, I was, in fact, saving it for later." I said with a smirk. The twins gave each other a mischievous look. Crap, I thought to myself. I quickly made a mad dash. I ran as fast as my feet would allow it to go. Who knows what they were planning, but they were chasing after me, so probably nothing good 'cause you know, they are the twins.
Suddenly I felt an arm snake around my waist, bringing me to a stop and pulling me aside.
I thought one of the twins had caught me but when I opened my eyes which were shut tight when I was stopped. I saw I was pulled down a hall, and Fred and George ran right past me.
I turned around seeing Harry holding me. I looked at him. "What are you doing?" I asked, curious.
"I need to talk to you. Please" He said calmer than me.
I sighed."Five minutes."
Harry let go of my waist. "I'm sorry, Lexi. For everything, I didn't mean for you to get hurt. I was just so confused with everything that is happening to me. I mean with the war drawing closer, I just couldn't—I'm really sorry. Please forgive me." He gasped for a breath, and then looked at me with pleading eyes.
"Uh—uh...I need to think." I said, looking down at the ground.
"Oh, alright."
The air around me was filled with awkwardness. "I'll a see you around" I told me uncomfortably. He nodded at me, and I looked down the hall to see Fred and George running back the way they came. My eyes widened because they saw me peeking and I ran off.
I made it all the way to the other side of the castle, before I ran out of air. I hunched over and breathed heavily. I could hear the twin's footsteps coming closer and closer. I turned around to face a solid brick wall. I was cornered. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
"Please, I have homework to do!" I screeched. They were laughing, and George was behind me, putting me in a headlock. I tried to squirm out of his grasp.
"Let me go Weasley!" I shouted, and tried to elbow him.
"That's not very nice Lexi." George said smugly. Fred stalked towards me.
"Crap." I squeaked. Fred cracked his knuckles, a smile spreading across his face. He was so close to me, and then he started to...to...to tickle me. I screamed out in laughter.
"Stop! FRED! STOP!" I screeched, trying to kick him away from me, but I failed miserably. When Fred did stop, he lifted my chin and I looked into his eyes. My face was red from screaming and laughing. He planted a sloppy kiss on my forehead.
"Now what did you say about homework?" They asked in unison.
"I have to go back to the common room, now before Hermione kills me."
"Okay." They said again at the same time. Sometimes I swear its just creepy when they stuff at the same time.
But anyways, we all walked back to the common room together, Fred holding my hand. When we got to the common room, Hermione was sitting on the couch. I let go of Fred's hand and ran over to her, crushing her in a hug. "Hermione!" I said happily.
She laughed. "Hey Lexi. Where have you been?"
"I was being tortured by the twins." I told her, shooting glares at the redheads, who gave me smiles, then walked up the stairs.
Once they were gone,I said something I didn't want to."And Harry talked to me." I blurted.
Hermione looked at me. "About?"
I shrugged. "Just stuff."
"What kind of stuff?"
"Forgiving him."
"Well, are you?" she asked.
I opened my mouth to say no, but then I stopped to think. Am I going to forgive Harry? God, why must he make my life difficult?
"Are you?" Hermione asked again, more pressing this time.
"I don't know." I finally sighed. "Maybe."
"I know he has made a lot of stupid decisions, but he is your friend, and forgiving is a part of being friends.I mean I always forgive, Ron dont I? Why don't you think about it while you finish your homework?"
I chuckled, but I knew she was right; I had to forgive him eventually. He would have to earn it, and not just ask for it. I headed upstairs to grab my books, and change out of my robes. I stepped into a pair of track shorts and a red, short sleeved form fitting shirt. I put on a new pair of socks. They were white and pink, with a world on it, and it said 'save the planet' in bold pink letters. I got them back home over the summer.
I ran down stairs with my books, parchment, and quills in hand. I put my hair up in a messy ponytail, and sat on the floor and started on finishing my pile of homework.
"If I ever get the chance, I will hang Snape by his toes in the middle of Hogsmeade." I announced, completely confused over one question.
"If a Werewolf and a Wizard mate, will the baby be a Wizard or a Werewolf?" I read aloud, there was only a handful of a person in the common room. Fred, George, Ron, Lavender, Hermione, and Harry.
"That is a very perverted question, talking about sex between a werewolf and wizard, we are in 6th year, and we know that mate means sex!" I said loudly, everyone chuckled, except for Lavender. "And that is a trick question, what if the baby is a Squib? Did Snape ever think about that? And what if they were using protection? What if the wife got an abortion? These are all good questions that Snape failed to answer to make our life a lot easier." I told them.
"Just guess, you have a 50, 50 shot anyway. It's what I did." Ron said, then instantly regretting it when he looked over at Hermione.
"Don't guess, the baby could be either one, to be honest." (A/N: I really don't know what would happen because I am almost positive Teddy isn't one, but still) Hermione said, I wrote down what Hermione said in more detail, so it took up more of the page.
"If you want Snape hung by his toes, we could make it happen." Fred said, looking at a nodding George.
"You'd get expelled. No way, if the Ministry ever took a vote on how many wanted him hung by his toes, i would vote yes. After all democracy is a bitch."
"Apparently so are you." Lavender said, and she stormed off. (A/N: Sorry, I saw that in a commercial for Hellcats, and I just had to use it!)
We all watched her walk away, then everyone turned and looked at me. I shrugged. "Maybe she's PMS-ing."
Everyone let out a laugh, expect for Ron who was holding his laughter back. After that joke we all went back to our homework. Which was dreadful. D:
I dropped my quill after about 5 minutes."Ugh, I give up on homework." I said defeated.
"Lexi, you'll lose points for Gryffindor." Hermione pointed out and eyeing my sternly.
"We have a bunch of points, for now. I'll lose maybe 15 points, I guess or get detention." I shrugged gathering up my supplies.
I layed back on the couch and watched everyone else finished their homework. Hermione finished first, no surprise really, then Fred and George, and Ron and Harry.
"Bloody hell, Snape is trying to kill us with homework." Ron said falling back in his chair.
"No, really Ron?" I said in a sarcastic tone.
"Wouldn't surprise me." Harry said softly. I laughed. I stuffed my half way finished homework in my bag, we all sat in the common room, unsure of what to do.
"So..." I started, I was sitting on Fred's lap, he was playing with my hair, and George sat next to us on the couch. Hermione sat in the chair next to me and Fred, with 'Hogwarts A History' on her lap, but she didn't open it once. Harry sat on the floor, facing me, and Ron was sitting next to him.
"Have you noticed?" I asked all of the sudden.
"Noticed what?" Harry asked, looking confused and knitting his eyebrows together.
"Nothing, I was just seeing if anyone noticed anything we could talk about." I said with a shrug. Harry smiled at me and I couldn't help but smile back at him.
"I've noticed that Lexi likes pie." Fred said suddenly out of the blue. I giggled.
"Yeah, so much that she took the last bloody piece." Ron put in coldly.
I rolled my eyes."Oh grow up, Ron. You already had three pieces for dessert; I really am surprised you're not fat." I said, flashing a smile in his direction.
"Yeah? And how many did you have?" He asked, giving me a quizzical look.
"I don't know, like one, maybe two." I said, shrugging casually.
"Well I'm a growing boy. I need food, aren't girls supposed to hate food, anyways?"
"Just because Lavender is anorexic doesn't mean every girl is jacked up like she is." I said with a laugh.
"She isn't that jacked up." He said quietly.
"Open your eyes Ron, and see the disaster waiting to happen." I told him.
"Waiting to happen?" Hermione asked. "She's a disaster now!"
We all chuckled, we talked a little more, about Quidditch, and we reminisced about passed years. Everyone eventually was drifting up stairs, leaving me and Harry alone in the common room.
"Harry..." I started; I looked him straight in those big, green eyes. "I really, don't know what I am going to do with you."
"You could forgive me." He said, standing up and taking a seat next to me.
"I can forgive you, but I'm not going to fully trust you. Understand?" I told me, fiddling with my thumb nail.
"I understand." He said simply.
"Then you're forgiven."
"Great, thanks Lexi." Harry said happily, embracing me in a hug.
I hugged Harry back, feeling safe in his arms. I hated how I felt safe, I loved Fred, I really did, but it didn't feel right to be safe with Harry.
"I still love Fred." I told him, but I felt like I was just convincing myself. Harry let his gaze fall.
"I know, but I hope we can still be friends."
"We can be on friendly terms, for now, you really need to earn my trust to be considered a friend." I told him.
Harry nodded, searching my face, waiting for me to say more.
"Well...uh, I'm going to bed; I should get my rest for when Snape loses it, it will take all my strength not to laugh at him." I said, yawning.
"Alright, goodnight, Lexi." He said, I smiled.
"Night, Harry." I said, and gave him a wave before running up the stairs and walking into my dorm, closing the door behind me, breathless.