For A Candy Cane A Day on the Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry Forum.


Alicia takes a sip from her bottled beer, thoughtful. She tips her head back, letting the sun beat down on her. After a few moments, the corners of her lips tug upwards into a smile. As she casts her mind back to her Hogwarts days, a flush dances on her cheeks.

"You know..." She speaks slowly, as if contemplating whether or not to answer Percy's question. "I think my first kiss was Fred."

"Fred?!" Percy looks at her, eyes wide with horror. "My brother, Fred? He was your first kiss?"

"What?" Alicia crosses her arms across her chest, immediately defensive. He was the one who'd asked the question. She'd only told the truth. "You knew we were friends."

"Of course," Percy says. "But friends don't usually end up snogging each other."

At this, Alicia can't help but laugh. She doesn't mean to. After all, Percy seems genuinely disturbed. He narrows his eyes at her over the rim of his glasses, and she immediately sobers into silence. She supposes anyone might be surprised to find out that their girlfriend's first kiss was their dead brother.

"Sorry. It's just—uh—well... Perce, Hogwarts was a small school, you know?" Alicia clears her throat, recomposing herself. She gestures at the pick-up Quidditch game, going on above them, where George and Angelina were giving Harry and Ginny a run for their money. "All my friends ended up snogging each other at one point or another. George was with Katie before she got with Lee. Then I dated Lee—after I kissed Fred, obviously. Angie kissed Fred at the Yule ball, but she ended up with George after that. Hell, I'm pretty sure Katie and Ange shared a peck at some point."

Percy blinks. "How incestuous."

"Yeah." Alicia searches Percy's face carefully, searching for any sign that he's upset. "I suppose it was a bit like that. I guess your mates weren't like that, huh?"

"No. Not at all."

Alicia shrugs, suddenly uncomfortable. "Oh."

"Go on, then."

"What?" Alicia looks up, confused. "Excuse me?"

When her eyes meet his, she's relieved that see that his eyes are shining. He's looking across at her, mouth quirked into a playful smile.

"Am I a better kisser than Fred?"

"Percy!"

Alicia bats at his shoulder, ignoring Percy's subsequent yelps. They both fall into laughter. Alicia, taking a sip from her bottle, rather thinks that's how Fred would like it.