Gred and Forge

FRED’S POV

“So, are you going to ask her today?” I glared at George as we walked down the spiral steps to the common room, Lee right behind us. He has been asking me the same question every morning for two weeks now and it’s starting to get on my nerves. But hey, what are brothers for?

“Listen, like I said before, she means a lot to me and I just don’t want to ruin our friendship that’s all,” I shrugged my shoulders as we entered the full common room, it usually was always like this on weekend mornings, and with one look out at the windy, grey day, you’ll know why no one was rushing to go outside. “I’ll ask her when the ball gets closer.”

He just shook his head at me and muttered something about me being an idiot before heading over to where his girlfriend was frantically waving by the fire. I honestly didn’t understand what they saw in each other.

“You know she’s not going to be single forever right? Some guy could ask her out today and you would miss your chance,” Lee stated as we made our way across the common room and to the portrait hole.

Before I stepped inside I looked at him, feeling my body tense up, “What do you mean by that?”

Lee just raised his eyebrow, “No need to get offended, I’m just saying she’s really good looking, and good looking girls don’t stay single forever.”

I climbed through the portrait hole; Lee did have a point. Anybody would be lucky to have her and if that wasn’t me I don’t know what I would do, I think about her all the time without even really wanting to, she’s just always there in the back of my mind, whether it’s thinking about. I couldn’t even begin to imagine what I would do if I saw her hold another bloke’s hand; watching as she looks at him with those green eyes of hers. Forget about the thought of them kissing, the image of it is already driving me absolutely mental. It doesn’t help that that Erik guy was all of her the other day. Honestly who does that git think he is? It was his first day here and he’s already undressing the girls with his eyes.

I stopped outside and readjusted shirt as Lee came through. “So you’re saying that you could ask her out right now and she would completely forget about me?”

“Well,” Lee shrugged, “Theoretically yes, but to be honest she’s not really my type, a bit too quiet for me.”

“Well, if you think Fred Weasley gives up that easily, then I’m afraid you don’t know me that well mate.”

We split off from the main corridor and down one that leads to the Ravenclaw Tower in order to pick up the lady in question. She was waiting on a small bench just outside the entrance to the staircase, her hair was pulled back and she seemed to be engrossed into a book that was sitting in her lap.

“Good book?” I leaned against the wall and Lee took a seat next to her on the wooden bench.

Ella quickly looked up a bit startled, but relaxed and smiled as soon as she saw me. I mean us. Seeing her smile and quickly reviewing in my mind what Lee said earlier, I knew I had to ask her out today before someone else did.

“You tell me,” She lifted up the book and showed me the cover, The Adventures of Marcus McGrundy by Tom Clemens.

“How did you remember I loved that book?!” I asked flattered and a bit surprised. It’s been almost a month since I mentioned to her that I read that book when I was younger and a normal person would never remember that, but then again this was no ordinary girl.

She shrugged and snapped the book shut, “I guess I just have a really good memory, ready to go to breakfast boys?”

“Of course!” Lee said, jumping up and eagerly clapping his hands, “Let’s get going!”

“Excited much?” I asked him as we started to make our way back down the hall, Ella in between Lee and I.

“It’s breakfast, most important meal of the day. Plus who doesn’t want to skip out on food?”

Ella just shook her head, “Can’t argue with that I reckon, but where does it all go? You’re so skinny? At least we know where Fred puts it all.”

My eyes widened in shock, “What’s that supposed to mean? Are you calling me fat?!” If she thought I was fat she would never want to go out with me. Honestly I knew sometimes I ate a little too much but I never viewed myself as fat.

She just laughed and shook her head quickly, “No of course not! I’m just saying that you are very muscular that’s all.”

I felt relief wash over me, “Well, being a beater-“

“-And a good one at that,” Lee interjected.

“You kind of have to be,” I concluded smirking at Ella, content with my answer.

She put one of her small hands on my bicep gently squeezing it, “So how does it feel having all these big muscles Fred? Does it make you feel all tough?”

“Oh yeah, of course, I bet you I could beat anyone here senseless,” I joked, throwing my arm casually around her shoulders. The smell of breakfast grew stronger each step we grew closer to the Great Hall and I couldn’t help but quicken my pace. Lee wasn’t the only one who was anxious for breakfast this morning.

“You know what else feels good?” I asked her as the large stair case leading to the front hall came into view. Lee burst into laughter as Ella just merely blushed.

“Do I even want to know?” She asked quietly, her green eyes avoiding contact with my own.
Leaning down I whispered into her ear, “Back massages.”

She smiled up at me and I swear I would have kissed her right then if Lee hadn’t said, “What about my big muscle’s Ella? Are they worthy of a massage?” He flexed his arms, smiling cheekily.
“Oh of course, they are just so massive.”

We descended the steps laughing and were about to enter the busy Great Hall when I heard someone calling for the girl next to me. Stopping, we all turned around and as I saw Erik enter through the large front doors of the school. My grip instantly tightened around Ella as he drew closer.

“Hi Erik! How was your second night here? Settled in yet?” Ella asked curiously, stepping out from my arm.

Anger swelled inside me as he replied back, not even noticing Lee and I were standing there, “Almost yes, it’s been very nice here though. I lot varmer than Durmstrang.” I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.

“Well that’s good! Oh,” Ella looked over at Lee who seemed to be studying the Durmstrang boy in front of his, “This is Lee and you’ve already met Fred from the other night.”

“Ah, yes, I remember him,” Erik glanced over at me quickly, giving me a crooked smile that made me want to slap it off his face. Extending his hand to Lee he introduced himself, “I am Erik Mikoviosk, I attend Durmstrang.”

“Lee Jordan, nice to meet you. I noticed your accent was a bit different,” Lee chuckled before shooting me a bit of a knowing glance as if he could tell that Erik and I were going to have problems. If he kept looking at Ella like that there was no doubt that we would.

“Vell I vas just vondering if you veren’t busy after breakfast this morning if you would like to give me a tour of this vonderful school?”

Ella just smiled and nodded her head yes, “That sounds like a good idea! If you want you could invite some of your classmates along as well so they can become familiar with the school too.”

If possible I felt my anger surge even more; Ella alone with a bunch of Durmstrang boys? Was she crazy?

“Sounds like a plan!” Erik clapped his hands together, a large grin appeared on his structured face and it almost made me sick. “I vill get some of my friends together and ve vill meet you out here after breakfast.”

“Okay, see you then!” Ella said happily. Erik wished us a good breakfast and then said good bye, walking into Great Hall with some of his Durmstrang comrades.

“What about our back massages?” Lee whined as we ourselves entered the Hall.

“Yeah, what about those?”

Ella sighed, “I never told you I was going to give you one, but if you want me to give you guys one I will meet you in the library at one thirty.”

Smirking I nodded my head in agreement, “Good. Well Lee, I suppose it’s time to get something in our stomachs now. See you at One thirty Ella.”

“Yeah,” Lee agreed with me, “Don’t be late either!”

Ella just laughed and started to walk away, “I won’t! Bye boys.”

Walking down to where there were empty seats, Lee just smirked at me. “What?”

“You hate Erik’s guts, I can tell.”

“The blokes a creep!” I stated, plopping down and starting to fill my plate.

Lee just shook his head, “No you just hate him because he likes Ella and you don’t want him to have her. See if you would have asked her out sooner than this would have never happened and there would be no need worrying about it.”

Rolling my eye’s I loaded my plate with sausage, “Since when do you know everything about girls and love, huh Lee?” He just merely shrugged. “Exactly so shut the hell up.”