The Trickster and The Maurader (Fred Weasley 18+)

3.4

Remus was too sick to teach that day, so Aries didn't spend her free period in his class, one class with Snape was enough, so she just sat in the common room, staring out the window at the storm.

They had a game against Hufflepuff in a few hours and Aries was anxious. Cedric was no doubt going to be a challenge, and it didn't help that she wouldn't have her dad cheering her on, and now this was the worst storm she had ever seen.

"There she is!" Fred announced, causing her to turn.

"We've been looking everywhere for you!" George explained.

"Nervous?" Fred asked.

"Only slightly... You?" Aries answered as she stood from her seat.

"Not at all, we'll keep our girl safe" Fred promised.

"Thought I wasn't Fred Weasley's girl?" Aries teased, leaning closer to him. Fred's eyes shifted to Aries lips before he nervously backed up.

"You'll always be my girl...C'mon, you know I didn't mean it" Fred gave his version of an apology, as he looked up to Aries with puppy dog eyes.

"You're insufferable..." Aries said, but Fred knew from the look in her eyes that he had won.

It was right before the game when George couldn't handle it anymore pulled his twin aside.

"It was you. That's what Aries smelled. You, and your...sweat" George said gesturing up and down to Fred in his Quidditch uniform.

Fred's eyes widen as he glances to the opposite side of the tent, where Aries was laughing at something Angelina said, while trying to squeeze water out of her hair.

"Are you sure?" Fred asked.

"Yeah, she even said so."

"She knows?"

"Yes. She just doesn't think you would like her back. Being daft is something you two have in common." George said, raising his eyebrows.

"Well... What do I do?" Fred asked.

"Tell her what you smelled? Tell her you're mad for her? Just don't tell her I told you and stop with all this woe-is-me-she-could-never-love-someone-like-me bullshit"

When Oliver started talking, Fred just tuned him out; he felt lighter. He saw Aries' smile and he felt like he was already flying.

But the storm outside was enough to knock him back down to reality. Fred of course hadn't missed Cedric's wink to Aries as they mounted their brooms.

The match lasted hours, and Harry wasn't any closer to catching the Snitch.

Hermione gave Harry a spell to help him see at least a little, and they were back in.

Harry wasn't only one who couldn't see well, George had accidentally hit a Quaffle mistaking it for a Bludger.

Aries chased after it without thinking, and before she realized how far she went up, she grabbed it. When she looked around she saw Harry was near her, but then they both realized the situation they were in. Below them were... at least a hundred dementors, like shark infested waters. And then all at once, they lurched.

Aries felt frozen, like she was dropped into a lake that had froze over.

"Gideon- They're here, where's Aries?"
"In the bedroom-"
"Lock the door! They can't find her, we have to keep her safe."
A lock of the door. A loud BANG.
"Five of you for the two of us? Scared? Antonin?"

A shrill voice murmured and then there was another BANG.

Everything went black.

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