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Rewritten
Chapter 12: The Surprise
"So she can't say a thing?" I heard a familiar voice near me.
"No sorry. Professor Flitwick, Professor Snalran, Minerva and I are all looking for an answer but for now we don't know what the problem is. And without a problem it's really difficult to find a solution." This was Hannah.
"So what is with classes? She can participate again. Right?" This was Ginny! Why was Ginny here?
"Ginny is right. George loves classes. She can go right?" And this was Harry.
"Well that isn't all. She got attacked by a fellow student but she got detention." This was the only voice which was hard to recognize.
"Why did she attacked George?" This was Ginny again. I don't want them to know that Stephanie got upset because she thought I would take James away. I don't know why she thought that when we all knew he didn't like my like that. I tried to clear my throat but no sound came. That is actually really scary.
"We couldn't understand everything but..." I shot straight up in my bed and startled all of them.
"George!" Ginny said and hugged me. I looked over her shoulder and saw Harry looking at me with pity in his eyes as he saw how tight she hugged me. I rolled my eyes at him and he pulled Ginny away.
"We came immediately when we heard what happened to your voice." She said. Why? You shouldn't have. I just can't speak. That isn't too bad. Is it? Is it so bad that they came to say goodbye? Don't be ridiculous. I chimed myself.
"So I will see my sons and Lily. We will come later again. Be better soon, George." Ginny said and with that she dragged Harry out of the Hospital. I glared at Hannah. She didn't had to notice them.
"Sorry that I thought they may want to know what's going on!" She huffed and returned in her office. Seeing that I couldn't do anything I just rolled my eyes at the air and went to sleep again. Hoping that maybe when I would be awake I could speak again.
After three days containing nothing except for counting tiles and glaring at the door from Hannah's office. Hannah decided that I could go back to classes and I jumped up and didn't even listen to the end of her sentence. I rushed up to my dorm grabbed my school stuff and skipped down to the Great Hall. As I walked through the open doors I saw an uproar at the Gryffindor table. I saw that all of the Weasleys looked amused and saw Fred and Louis grinning mischievously. I ran to them. But I couldn't see what was going on. Damn you height! Unceremoniously I jumped on Fred's back and he was shocked first but his face brightened as he looked at me. What was going on? He saw my puzzled look.
"You have to see that!" He said and put me on his shoulders. Now I could finally see and it made my head pang. James and Stephanie were glued together and couldn't move from each other. But as they tried to kiss each other they sprung apart but not far enough. At the faces from the crowd I saw that this was going on for a while. Smiling slightly I slid from Fred's shoulders and looked at them strict. Explain! I ordered with my face and Louis who could read my expressions quite well complied.
"We bewitched them to stay together but they can't snog. We want James to see that you can't talk with her. And if we can say it just worked fine. He looks really pissed." I hit him and Fred over the head. They can't do this to their own friend. I shook my head at them and made my way through the students till I was next to Stephanie. I pulled my wand out.
"You were that!" Stephanie screamed but I just rolled my eyes and wanted to do the counter course but I forgot I couldn't say a word. Well everybody had to learn doing unspeakable hexes. And with that I tried it again. It really worked! They sprung apart and both looked relieved. James grinned at me but I just turned my back at them and walked to the Slytherin table.
"George! Wait!" James yelled after me but I just ignored it and ate my food in silence. Lily still looked angry but I saw Scorpius petting her arm and said comforting words in her ear. I smiled to myself. They were so cute together. As I looked at my clock I felt the usual Peng at my heart but just pushed it away and went to my first class this day. At lunch time I would sit with either the Slytherins or Fred and Louis. And at dinner I would go down to the kitchen and take my food outside.
This was my usual routine for the last three weeks. On Friday the 27th I was with Fred and Louis on the Gryffindor table and ate dinner when Minnie stood up.
"You all know that in 4 days is Halloween. We have thought that we should have a ball!" Lots of girls started giggling and the boys rolled their eyes. McGonagall waited until it was quiet again.
"Tomorrow will be a Hogsmead day so that you can buy your dress robes. Dinner will be at 6 o'clock and the ball will start at 8. It will end at midnight! And the ball is only for forth year and up. When you are asked from older student you can go." There was a grown from the younger students.
"But you will have a party in your common rooms. And one more thing. You have to be costumed. Our muggle professor Ernst said that was something typical for muggles to do, so we thought we give it a try." Now there was a collective grown from the boys. "Enjoy your meal!" With that McGonagall sat down and the Hall exploded with chatter. The girls all talked about what they want to wear and the boys asked others if they had to dance. I turned back to Fred and Louis and saw that they were shocked. Raising an eyebrow I asked what they thought about all of that.
"I don't know. I mean this is just another occasion for girls to fling themselves at us! They are all going to expect to be asked to the dance with us." Louis said and I had to laugh. That was so true. Then Fred looked at me funnily and suddenly screamed.
"Aha!" Louis and I looked at him as if he was crazy.
"Georgina!" He said and I scowled at him but he ignored that.
"Do you want to go to the dance with me?" My mouth fell open and I saw that Louis was surprised too. Then he got angry.
"You can't do that Fred! That is unfair! You are just asking her because you will have a date and you know that George is the best date you could get!" Louis said. I looked at Fred and saw his guilty face. But then Louis said something that let Fred and me gape at him.
"That was my plan Fred and I will go with George!" Now I knew that my friends were crazy. Why would they want to go to the dance with me, when they could go with a really beautiful girl?
"Nooo! I asked her first!" Fred exclaimed.
"But George wouldn't want to go with you!" Louis argued back.
"And why wouldn't she?"
"Because you are a childish prat!" I had enough and stood up and walked to the Slytherins. The boys didn't even notice that I was gone.
"What are they arguing about now?" Lily asked me. I pulled a parchment out of my robes and scribbled the answer down. Scor took it and started laughing.
"What is on it?" Lily asked and tried to get the parchment but Scor hold it out of her reach. For a moment Lily just scowled and then out of nowhere she jumped on his lap. Scor was so surprised she easily got the parchment and read it.
"Oh poor George! I don't believe they would do such a thing! But it is funny how they are right." I looked confused at her.
"There are three good reasons. First: they wouldn't be assaulted by girls, who wants to go with them. Second: they would have a date and don't have to ask a girl. Third: they would go with their best friend and know they would have a good time!" That makes sense but I don't even know if I wanted to go. I snapped the parchment back from Lily (who was still on Scorpius lap) and scribbled that down. Lily nodded.
"I can understand that and I wouldn't go with the boys. They have to learn that you aren't just a good solution! But the thing, with you don't going to the ball? I am sorry but I will have to force you! If I can't go, you have to!" 'I hate you!' I said with my glare but she just laughed. I took the parchment and wrote something down.
"Well you are right. Someone COULD ask me but I don't think someone WILL ask me!" And with that Lily was satisfied and started eating again. I looked at Scorpius who was confused because Lily had still not moved from his lap. I had to smile. Lily was a pure Slytherin. She is clever and cunning. And if she wants something she would do everything to get it.
"And because I can't go to Hogsmead we have to do your costume together! That will be fun. Just meet me tomorrow at 1 o'clock in front of the Slytherin Common Room!" And with that she stood and went out of the Great Hall. I looked at Scor who looked lovingly at the retreating back of her. I smirked. Scor was in forth year. I hastily took the parchment and gave it to him. He read it and his eyes went wide.
"I can't do this! She would say no! She just likes me as a friend!" I snorted at that. Would a girl who just likes someone like a friend sit on his lap? I wrote that down and Scor blushed.
"You have a point there but…" I interrupted him and raised an eyebrow.
"Fine!" He put his hand in the air. "I will ask her. But you will have to help my broken heart to heal!" And with that he jumped up and walked out of the Hall. I smiled at myself, grabbed an apple and followed him out. As I munched on my apple I walked to my dorm and took Fluffy. He was overly happy and jumped around me. I went down with him and sat at the lake. It was cold but I just used a nice little heating charm. I got really good at the whole not talking thing. As I sat there with my book and Fluffy cuddling at my side Fred and Louis came.
"When did you left us?" Louis asked and I just shrugged with my shoulders. I didn't want to say that I don't want to go with them. Fred sad down and put his arm around me.
"We are sorry. We know that wasn't really nice from us and we just wanted to say that we will not push you!" Louis said and I smiled. I gave Fred a parchment.
"Lily forces you to go?" he laughed.
"Well we have to find dates. And that fast!" Louis looked over his shoulder and I saw that there were a group of girls all waiting that one of them would invite them to the ball. I just shook my head. I gave them an encouraging smile and they hugged me and went to the castle, dodging the girls. I looked back at the book in my hand. A charms book. I tried to find a charm that would help me with my communication problem. Snuggling to Fluffy I went back to my spot before I was interrupted.