Decree No.29 (O.C) Fred Weasley/ Draco Malfoy

The Girl's Bathroom

Four days passed at Hogwarts until she could speak to her friends again. The Slytherins closely watched her after sneaking out that first day and not returning until late. It appeared as if she was not allowed to go anywhere on her own. Wherever she went, there was always a Slytherin close by. However, after their Care of Magical Creatures lesson on Thursday, she was able to sneak off with Hermione as the Slytherins put away their feeding equipment. They had to be quick, but they managed to get to the girl's toilets without anyone seeing them.

"Why does nobody ever listen to me!" shrieked Hermione as she paced up and down the abandoned toilet cubicles, ripping into her bushy hair.

Hermione had picked up on the tension between Jessica and Fred over the week and immediately began interrogating about it. When Jessica told her the whole story, including what she had overheard the other night, Hermione went berserk. Jessica stood there, leaning against one of the white marble sinks with her head in her hands, hoping she would calm down before someone heard her.

"I told you, Jess! I said avoid Fred at all costs, and what did you do?" Hermione shouted.

"I kissed him..." Jessica sighed. Hermione had already asked her this three times, not seeming to acknowledge her answer.

"You kissed him!" exasperated Hermione, continuing her pacing and flinging her arms into the air as if she were reaching for the sky. "I can't believe this; you told me you weren't interested!"

"I didn't think I was!" Jessica quickly insisted, "It was just that he was being so nice, and we had a little moment, and it just kind of...happened."

"Ron's going to flip out...does anyone else know?" Hermione asked, stopping in her tracks and turning to her. For the first time, Jessica saw what Ron had meant when he said Hermione was sometimes a little bit scary when she was angry. Her delicate bone structure now appeared bony as she scowled.

"No, only you," said Jessica.

"And this was at Grimmauld Place?" Hermione whispered and tutted when Jessica nodded to confirm, "Where?"

Jessica itched the back of her neck. It was completely innocent, but she knew how Hermione might take it.

"...On my bed."

Hermione's jaw dropped to the floor, disgusted, "Your BED?"

Oh, here we go...

Jessica lifted her head from her hands and kicked herself off the wall, "Hermione, we're young adults, we're of age, don't be so stuffy. It doesn't matter if it was on my bed or anywhere else. Even if we'd had sex, it would still be-"

"Yeah, I get it," Hermione interrupted, lifting her hand so Jessica knew to stop talking. Her eyes rolled, and then she crossed her arms in thought, leaning against a toilet door. "Although I wouldn't put it past him to try it on," she said.

"Why? Does he usually go there with girls?" Jessica asked as she dropped her voice, hoping Hermione would get what she was insinuating. She hated the fact that it excited her to think about it.

Hermione rolled her head towards her and smiled dotingly, "He's a 17-year-old boy who's at boarding school without adult supervision. It doesn't take a genius to work that one out."

Jessica had only been with one other guy before, her ex-boyfriend, so it wouldn't have scared her if Fred had tried it on. However, she now felt terrible that he didn't. What was wrong with her that he didn't try to have sex? It only really gave evidence that Fred's words were valid. He did think of her like a sister.

Poor Angelina. She hadn't stopped thinking about her. She had stood up for Jessica, not knowing she had kissed her boyfriend only a few days before.