Anna's POV:
Anna was in the prefects' bathroom, with Chocolate skidding across the marble floor, batting at drifting foam. Anna lay half-submerged, watching the colours bloom and burst above her head.
She should have felt calm.
Instead, her chest felt tight, like something was pressing inward, slow and relentless.
George’s face slipped into her thoughts without permission. His laugh. The way he leaned too close when he spoke. The way he didn’t anymore.
She wandered over to the stained-glass window and started talking to the mermaid in the picture when it slowly turned its face toward her.
"Do you know why I like coming here?", she asked aloud, right then Moaning Myrtle shot up from the water. Anna shrieked, splashing backward.
"Hi Anna", Myrtle said in her usual shrill voice.
"Myrtle! You scared the life out of me", Anna gasped, her heart still racing. Myrtle let out her annoying little laugh and floated closer until she was hovering beside her. Anna sighed.
"Myrtle… have you ever liked someone who… well… is not yours to like?", Anna asked. Her voice wobbled more than she wanted it to.
"No", Myrtle replied dramatically, "but Olive Hornby used to tease me about my glasses before I died. Truly dreadful", she launched into another long-winded story, and Anna immediately regretted asking.
Before Myrtle could continue, the bathroom door creaked open. Anna’s head snapped toward it. A boy stepped inside, though she couldn’t see his face. Chocolate bolted across the floor, fur bristling, positioning herself squarely in front of the intruder.
"Well hello, little one. What are you doing in here?", he asked kindly, petting her. The voice was unmistakable, Cedric Diggory. Anna sank lower into the bubbles, hoping to disappear into the foam.
"Is someone in here with you?", Cedric asked the cat. Chocolate meowed loudly, betraying her.
"Um… Cedric? It’s me. Anna", she finally said.
"Oh, Anna! Sorry, I didn’t realize anyone was here", he apologized quickly.
"Could you just wait a moment so I can get dressed?", she asked.
"Of course. I’ll wait", he said, even though he wasn’t facing her anyway.
Anna slipped out of the pool, dried off, and pulled on her clothes.
"Okay, Cedric, you can look now", she said. He turned and walked over.
"I’m really sorry, Anna", he said again.
"No need to apologize. I was just leaving", she said, heading toward the door, but he called after her.
"Anna… are you alright, you look upset".
"Yes, I’m fine", she lied, horribly. Even Myrtle snorted.
She tried to leave again.
"I’m sorry about your breakup", Cedric added gently. Anna froze.
"My… what?", she repeated, stunned.
"Yes. You know, with one of the Weasley twins. I heard people talking".
Anna stared at him in disbelief.
"What? Cedric… George and I were never together", she said firmly.
"George? Interesting!", Cedric said with a teasing smirk. "I never said which twin".
Anna felt her face heat up.
"This means only one thing. You like him and you’re upset because he’s with someone else now", Cedric said more softly.
Anna’s eyes widened. He immediately looked embarrassed.
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More Than Heart Could Desire 《 A George Weasley Love Story 》
FanfictionAnna Jane Mcxandra, a bright girl. She goes to Hogwarts at the age of thirteen and meets the Weasley twins. Eventually she becomes best friends with them and at the start of 5th year realises that she have feelings for George Weasley, who on the oth...
