just for me ⚘ a Fred Weasley Fanfiction

85. harry freakin' potter

Ron spent a week in the hospital recovering, and Harry joined him for a night after a Qudditch match and Cormac McLaggens oversized ego left him with a cracked skull and bruised body. They both recovered in time for the apparition tests, Harry having to sit out because of his age. Juniper and Hermione passed with ease, while Ron only just failed, which caused him to sulk for the next few weeks.
In that time, Juniper confessed to Harry that she had a blowup at when she last confronted Draco. This lead Harry to enlist Kreacher and Dobby to follow Draco, but when they returned with the same information she had given them four months earlier, it left a bitter taste in her mouth. But despite her annoyance, she found herself spending more time with him, Ron and Hermione, even opting to sit with them during classes, even when there was a small flurry of snow falling above them in Charms with Professor Flitwick.

"Who did you piss off?" Juniper asked, sliding into the spot beside Ron, whom the snow was falling heaviest on. "Santa? A yeti?"

"Lavender." He moped in response, gesturing to the table behind them where Lavender Brown's wand was pointed at them, trembling as she gripped it with rage while she glared at the four of them with red, puffy eyes. Ron reached over to flick some snow off Hermione's shoulder, causing Lavender burst into tears. "We broke up last night."

"Oh what a shame." Juniper mumbled, unable to care any less.

"Eh." He shrugged, a pile of snow dropping off his shoulder onto Juniper's cloak. "It was only bad while she was yelling at me, but I don't really care."

"Something must be in the air." Hermione, unable to even pretend to be upset for Ron, her eye flicking to Harry in amusement. "Ginny and Dean split up last night, too."

"H-how come?" Harry asked robotically as he sat up straighter.

"Some argument." Hermione waved her hand, still looking at Harry. "They've been on the rocks for a while, though."

"That's interest-."

"Puts you in a dilemma, doesn't it?" Hermione smirked, sending Harry into a brief panic. "With the Quidditch team?"

"Oh. Oh. Well, yeah." Harry cleared his throat glancing down at the table, his face bright red.

"It'll work out." Ron smiled encouragingly. Under the table, Hermione tapped her foot against Juniper's, her eyebrows wagging up and down. Juniper caught on quickly, giving Hermione a big wink.
Once they were finished with the class, having gotten no work done, they made their way out of the classroom and towards the Great Hall for lunch.  Juniper hung back to dawdle with Harry, trying to strike up a conversation.

"So... Ginny and Dean broke up." She started, watching his eyes widen.

"Yeah, I guess they did-."

"You should ask her out." Juniper suggested quickly.

"What!" Harry yelled out loudly, pulling Juniper behind a stone column. "She's Ron's sister!" He hissed under his breath.

"And you're his best friend." She challenged, her arms crossing over her chest.

"That makes it worse!"

"Not if you just talk to him-."

"He'd hit me!"

"Is that all that's stopping you?" Juniper asked, watching Harry debate it in his head. With a frown, he glared at Juniper, walking off without a response. "Is it?" She called out behind him.
He shot a dirty look at her over his shoulder, hurrying to catch up to Ron and Hermione, who had barely realised they were gone. Harry didn't get very far, almost running straight into Katie Bell, who had finally gotten out of St. Mungo's after four months.