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You take in a deep breath, walking into the large school. Every year is always something new. This year was the Triwizard Tournament. You weren't old enough to participate but being close friends with Cedric you supported his choice to put his name in the goblet.
"Cedric you do know that fighting dragons will not be a walk in the park, right?" You say absolutely distraught by the news he threw at you. Cedric nods, running his fingers through his hair "Yes, Y/N, obviously I know that." He sighs. You close your book, looking up at the Hufflepuff. "Listen, you are one of the best wizards in your grade. You're smart, you'll find a way." You smile, putting Cedric's incredibly troubled mind to rest for a few moments. I stand up and give him a tight hug "You are scrappy, you'll figure it out."
You feel two figures pulling up beside you, linking onto each of your arms. It was Fred and George "Heya Cedric, we'll be borrowing your girlfriend for a moment, lovely." Fred says, as they drag me away. They pull me into the defense against the dark arts classroom, Mad-Eye was at a meeting so it was empty.
Y/N's POV
"I am NOT his girlfriend." I huff, punching fred in the arm. He overreacts, acting like he just got shot and fell onto the floor. I laugh and shake my head, holding my hand out to help him up, as he laughs with me "Now what did you two, bubble headed gingers want from me?" I ask, glancing between the two. George elbows Fred roughly, a sharp glare on his face "Would you like to go to the yule ball with--" Fred began, but I cut him off "With the both of you? Damn, I don't think McGonagall would be too keen on the three way treatment but hey, who would turn down the best looking face in school." I laugh. George's eyebrow raises in confusion "don't you mean FACES?" He says, emphasis on the plural. I shake my head "No because you have the same face." I simply said. Fred shakes his head "Y/N that's off the point. Not with us both... Just with uh... me?" He mumbles.
My eyes shift to Fred. I had never seen Fred Weasley, the prankster of Hogwarts, so nervous. I walk over to him, and smile "Of course I would love too, Fred."
I heard George's silent cheers in the background. I laugh and shake my head "I'll see you around now if you would excuse me, you dragged me away from a very interesting conversation." I grinned, making my way out of the room.
I walk slowly into the Hufflepuff common room, sitting next to the fire. My heart felt like it was going to explode 'Fred Weasley asked ME to the Yule Ball!' I squeak, internally.
The afternoon of the Yule Ball
I take in a deep breath, looking at the dress my parents had sent me. It was gorgeous, the golden lace wrapping around my arms, I felt like a princess. I've never felt more confident.
I slowly stroll my way down the hallways, feeling many eyes on me, I swear if I tripped right now, everyone in school could have seen it happen. I take in a deep breath as I enter the ballroom, all eyes moves to me. I felt my cheeks go hot, as Draco approaches me "Ever considered not wearing the sun itself?" He says, referring to my brightly colored dress. I pursed my lips together and shook my head "My parents sent it to me, Malfoy, which I'm sure your father sent you yours considering you look like you belong in Azkaban." I scoff, crossing my arms. His eyes drift off to behind me "Looks like your boyfriends have met up with eachother. Better catch up before they figure anything out." He grins. My face twists in disgust "I'm not dating either of them, Draco. So step off you......bleached blonde dimwit." I bark, turning around and walking away from him. I make my way to Cedric and Fred, both of which seemed very uneasy. I approach them, as they both face me, their eyes showed such wonder as they took in my appearance.
"You look great." They both say, then give eachother a death glare. I raise my eyebrow as Fred holds out his hand, a bright smile shows on his lips "Come on, Cedric has to show his DATE to the dance floor." He says, as Cedric leaves to find Cho. I blink and look up at Fred "What in the blood hell were you two talking about. I swear if I hadn't shown up sooner, one of you would be on the ministry's watch list." I laugh. Fred rolls his eyes, a cheeky grin being sent towards me "Cedric just has a little problem with knowing his place, no big deal though. Here let's dance." He smiles, leading me onto the floor, taking my waist and pulling me closer to him "I reckon you haven't practiced at all so, just follow me?" He inquires, as I nod, following his movements. All the people around us seemed to fade away, as I lean my head against his chest. He had a strong scent of toasted marshmallows and hazelnut. It was very peaceful. I felt Fred's lips move to the top of my head "You really do look lovely tonight Y/N" He mumbles, as the music begins to die down. We slowly stop dancing as Fred leads me off the dance floor and to a table "I'm going to grab some drinks, just wait here M'lady." He smiles. I laugh and roll my eyes gesturing for him to go.
I sigh and lean back against the table, a foolish smile wiped across my face. Harry approaches me and sit down, Ron sitting on the other side of me
"Are you having fun with Fred?" Harry asks. I smile and nod "Of course, how does one not have fun with one of the Weasley twins?" I laugh. Ron rolls his eyes "I'm glad you said yes, Fred wouldn't shut up about it for weeks--" He began before Harry kicked him in the leg "Fred was just excited to go, you know?" Harry grins and shakes his head "I swear I would have gone mental if I went through another one of his 'Guess what me and Y/N did today' rants"
I hear a large book being chucked at Ron, and it hit him straight in the head "OW WHAT THE BLOODY HELL WAS THAT FOR?" Ron yelps, as George approaches us "Don't go around embarrassing Freddie like that." George sighs and kneels in front of me "Listen here Y/N, Fred has been waiting for an opportunity like this for a while. I know you've had a crush on him since we were 13." George says. I pout lightly "I told you that in confidence George..." He laughs and pulls me up, and pushes me in a general direction. I legit thought I was going to fall onto the floor but I got caught by two strong and warm hands
My face burned into a deep red color as I look up to see Fred's awkward expression. "George, was it necessary for you to throw my date?" he asks with a small sigh. I laugh as he helps me back to my feet. I awkwardly straighten out my dress "Ah ha, I figured it would make for a good 'I see you're falling for me' joke." George grins and send Fred a disappointed look "I thought you had more game than that Freddie." George chimes and pulls harry and Ron away from us. I felt like my heart was going to burst.
"You look flushed, all you alright? Did you twist something when George pushed you?" Fred says in panic, leading me to one of the seats. 'God he's so sweet' I think to myself, a small chuckle escaping my lips. "No no, I'm just..." I stutter bursting into laughter, as a defense against the butterflies in my stomach. Fred's eyebrow raises "What's so funny?" he asks. My eyes shoot up to his and I smile brightly "Nothing, I just....I really like seeing you like this. All flustered, it's adorable really." I laugh. He rolls his eyes and pulls my hands into his. He was making intense eye contact with me.
"They told you everything didn't they?" He asks, a worried look on his face. I advert my eyes from his, fidgeting with the end of my dress I didn't really know what to say so I stayed silent for a few moments. Fred's anxiety was becoming more apparent the longer I stayed silent so I hold back onto his hand "Yeah, they did. I wasn't pushing them just don't know how to shut up, I swear." I babble, not even thinking about the words coming out of my mouth but I was quickly cut off by Fred smashing his lips onto mine. My eyes widen but quickly soften as I lean into the kiss, my fingers going up into his soft, red, hair.
He slowly pulls away as I hear a loud "HELL YES" from the other side of the table. Turns out when George dragged them away, he didn't drag them THAT far away. I felt my body shut down, I was just kissed by..... Fred Weasley.... Oh my god, my soul just imploded.
Fred's gaze shoots over to the three Gryffindors that were just watching us. Fred grabs a cup and chucks it at them, then watches them scatter like ants. I laugh, watching the younger boys speed out of the ballroom. Fred rubs the back of his neck, a soft blush on his cheeks "Uhmmmmmm..... Y/N would you....like to be my girlfriend?" He murmurs, awkwardly. I stand up and tap my foot on the floor "I didn't take you for the formal type but....I guess..." I sigh. Fred's eyes had a hint of concern before I cup his cheeks, leaning up on my toes since he was quite a bit taller than me "I would love to, Fred Weasley, of course I would love to." I smile, planting another kiss onto his lips.
