Light Shines Brightest In The Darkness

C4- The First Task

 "Fruit/Vegetables."

"Oranges."

"Pineapple."

"Tree."

"Pine."

"Willow."

"Colour."

"Silver and Black."

"Blue and Green."

"Drink."

"Coffee."

"Firewhiskey."

"Good morning-"

"Shhh!!!!"

"What are they doing?" Hermione asked Ginny.

"Subject."

"Transfiguration."

"Charms."

"We're trying to tell which one of them-" Ginny waved a hand at Tempest and George, "knows the other better- so Fred's reading off random words- and each of them has to say what the other's favourite is. If one gets it wrong- then the other gets to call them out on it and wins a sickle."

"Dream." Fred said.

"Mechanic."

"Open up a joke shop."

"Wrong," Tempest grinned, "cough up!"

George shook his head, smirking, "Nope, wrong for you too- we're square."

"I'm not wrong, I distinctly remember you saying that-"

"-I wanted to open a prank shop with Fred."

"Damnit!" Tempest scowled.

George leered at her, "so, how'd I get yours wrong?"

"You said mechanic- I said engineer."

The two glared at each other.

Ginny threw her hands up in the air. "Merlin's beard you two!"

The playful tension broke and the two laughed, Tempest pouring herself coffee.

"So, how'd your talk go last night?" Hermione asked, beginning to butter a piece of toast, "with... you know."

"Oh it went great," Tempest said enthusiastically, selecting an apple from the bowl on the table. "I swear- if the world was ending and there was only one person I could choose to be stuck with, it'd be him..."

"Well the rest of us are incredibly flattered that you considered us," Fred said dryly.

Tempest gave a wry smile and took another bite of her apple.

"Well? So, what'd you talk about?"

"Oh- stuff... we kind-of discussed how to deal with the dragons... well not really, we got distracted, but-"

"Wait, dragons?"

"Oh yeah, the first task," Tempest said, grimacing. "Dragons. Makes Hagrid happy though."

"Dragons?"

"I could say it differently if you like," Tempest said dryly. "or do you want me to go and find a picture?"

There was silence for a few seconds until George spoke. "Hey Tempest, if you die, can I have your Firebolt?"

"George!" Hermione exclaimed swatting at his arm.