Grow As We Go

What Are Friends For?

After the incident with Ron catching her and Fred in a drunken mistake, Acacia quickly excused herself and headed down to the barrels. Filled with confused feelings, she slipped into her sisters room for some advice. Luckily, the two were still up. Juniper and Heidi Macavoy, her fellow Hufflepuff chaser, were chatting eagerly over the results of the quidditch match while Hazel painted her toes a shade of coral. The older twin noticed her first, patting the space on the bed next to her for her to sit.

"What's the matter now Case?" Hazel asked.

"I just can't stop making things worse for myself." She sighed and flipped back on the bed, nearly toppling the bottle of nail polish over.

"Oh Acacia, did you hear? The Weasley twins and Harry Potter got banned from Quidditch! We could win this year!" Juniper exclaimed excitedly, finally noticing her presence.

"Can we not talk about Weasley's ever again?" Acacia groaned, pulling a pillow across her face. "They're all stupid and annoying."

"Ok, I'm not aware of what's going on but I want to know why." Heidi piped up.

"Which one did you like and who did they snog that's not you?" Hazel giggled as her twin and friend joined them on the bed.

"I don't like any of them and they didn't snog anyone that wasn't me."

"Then which did you snog?" Juniper gasps, pulling the pillow away from Acacia's face to reveal her flushed face.

"Was it Fred?" Juniper asked.

"Was it George?" Hazel asked.

"Was it the younger brother?" Heidi added.

Acacia tried to deny her hardest, giving death glares to the seventh year girls whenever they prompted her. For a moment they were all silent and she believed she was safe. She took a deep breath, closing her eyes before opening them as she exhaled and letting them land on Hazel.

"So it was Fred!" The oldest twin exclaimed, erupting the group in shock and giggled.

"But it was a mistake! I feel awful!" Acacia cried, slapping the backs of her hands defeatedly against the bed.

"Well that certainly was a choice." Heidi laughed.

"Heidi be nice!" Juniper scolded the girl. "She's obviously in shock."

"You sound like Cedric after I kissed you last year." Heidi winked, earning an eye roll from Juniper.

"Well she's not gay so it's not the same." Hazel replied and quickly turned to Acacia. "Are you gay? Because that's totally fine."

"Stop being such a Ravenclaw! She's not gay, she likes Ron." Juniper exclaimed in frustration.

"I don't like like Ron," Acacia sighed. "Ron is a good friend and he's been there for me with my issues with Isadora and just the general chaos of this year. I just don't want to ruin things."

"Wait I'm lost." Heidi raised a hand, interjecting into the group. "So you're only friends with Ron and you kissed his brother? How is that bad?"

"It's just confusing. Ron was nervous before the match and I might've given him a little kiss on the cheek. But after the game I ran into Fred and said that the fight was kind of hot because it was and I was drunk and we made out and ugh!"

"Again, how is that bad? If Ron is just a friend, it shouldn't matter." Heidi repeated herself and it seemed as if her sisters agreed. The twins nodded along with the statement but knew that there was more, only Acacia needed to say it herself.

"But I-," Acacia stuttered, catching her mouth before letting the words come out. Ron was her friend so it shouldn't matter if they were just friends. She could kiss whoever she wanted and he would be her friend. "I guess you're right. He's just my friend."