Forever the Lion and Badger

Falling

Fred's POV

After the prank I have never felt so happy with Stella before. It hurts to see her with a snake, but she said she was happy. I didn't want to be the reason she was unhappy. Looking into her eyes was like I was swimming in honey, I just couldn't get enough. Her heart and soul was so beautiful, it was no wonder why she was in Hufflepuff. I could have stayed there for years looking at her, unfortunately it was interrupted by him.

M- "STELLA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Matt rushed to us like he was running from fire.

S- " Talking to Fred." She looked scared, like she was facing Dumbledore for breaking the rules.

M- " Stella lets go now." He grabbed her wrist hard. That was enough, I wasn't going to see my best friend hurt.

F- " Hey mate let go of her, She obviously doesn't want to go." I could see the look in Stella's eyes. She was hurt, he was hurting my best friend.

M- " Stay out of this Wesley. This is between me and my girl. Do you understand that MY GIRL." My jaw clenched as he said those words. How can I let her go with him. I wasn't going to lose her, it wasn't until my mind went completely black.

I don't remember anything after that. Did he hex me? Did he hit me hard enough to knock me out? Whatever it was felt bad, as soon as I opened my eyes they were gone. Stella was gone with the snake. How could I let her go with him? All these questions I couldn't get answers to all I know is I had to save her. I had to save the girl with the deep honey eyes, the girl with medium length brown hair. I had to save the girl I was falling for.

I had to find George and he would know what to do. How would I tell him though? How would I tell him I had feelings for the girl who liked to prank with us? But I did, I fell for her laugh and her smile. She made me feel like I was special, this is why I had to get my best friend back. I got to mine and George's dorm room. He was sitting on his bed reading a magazine for quidditch.

F- " George I need help, I think Matt is up to something he's hurting Stella." He jumped up from me basically screaming, this almost made him fall on the floor.

G- " Okay Freddie one don't scream bloody hell, second what makes you think he's up to something?"

F- " He got upset because she was talking to me and he grabbed her pretty hard. George, Stella didn't want to go with him. I saw it in her eyes."

G- " Okay, well how do we help her? They are together. I don't think we can do anything." I shook my head and paced around the room. I could tell it was hard on my twin to see me like this.

F- " George please we have to try, I can't see her hurt anymore."

G- " I get it were her friends, but why are you so strong on this Fred?"

F- " Because she.. She... I like her okay George, I like her and I can't see her like this." I sit down on my bed. This was the first time I admitted it, I liked Stella. I mean who couldn't she was kind, friendly, and beautiful. I knew she didn't feel the same, she simply viewed me as a friend. I am okay with that, as long as I still have her I will be there for her. It's time to stop McGonagall, he hurt her for the last time. But how were we going to stop him?

Stella POV

Thing's happened so quick Matt had gripped my wrist so hard I was pretty sure it would bruise. I was trying to fight it, I turned around and Fred was on the floor. Tears started to fill my eyes as I saw him just laying on the cold cobblestone floor.

S- " What did you do?" That's all I can say to him, I didn't know what happened but at this moment I couldn't see why I was with Matt.

M- " He had it coming to him, Stella he's trying to take you away from me." His grip was getting stronger, he suddenly dragged me down the corridor. I didn't want to go, I kept pulling trying to get my hand away from him.