Joke's On You ~George Weasley~

Chapter 4 : House Doesn't Matter To Me

"Got everything ?" Dad asks, taking my arm.

"Yep," I reply, my trunk strap tightly clasped in my hand with my backpack over my shoulders, Mum held my cat "See you at the platform" I smile at mum, disapperating with dad holding on and we soon landed at platforms 9 and 10.

Mum soon appeared with my cat in her cage, she walks towards us with a trolley. Placing my trunk and backpack onto it, quickly peaking into the cage to see she that Snowbell, was still peacefully asleep. She was used to disapperating after having her for 3 years. Looking at my mum and dad they grabbed both sides of the trolley, with me in the middle, we all ran at the brick wall between platforms 9 and 10.

We appeared at the other side, my eyes scan the platform for a minute as I look at spot Hermione, she frantically waved at me as well as Ellie, I waved subtly back smiling at them both.

"Do you need help getting your things on the train ?" Ellie asks, jogging over.

"Nah it's fine, I'm sure I can manage" I smile, letting out a small chuckle embracing her in a hug, Hermione catches up and I hug her.

Walking onto the train with my trunk, beige backpack and cat lying across my shoulders. Soon finding the cart with Ellie's trunk on the shelves above, walking in and placing mine on the shelf opposite. I rush to a window to wave goodbye to my parents.

"Goodbye, I love you" I wave blowing them a kiss, going back to the cart as the train moves with a jolt. Quickly grabbing the door and sitting down making sure not to fall.

I see Ellie reading her book, I do the same whilst stroking my cat with my left hand, Snowbell, played with Ellie's before they both fell asleep.

Time passes tremendously and before I know it a voice calls out.

"Anything from the trolley ? Anything from the trolley ?" I looked up at Ellie to see we share the same expression and pulled out a bag of money, she did the same. The trolley then comes to the door.

"Anything from the trolley dears ?" She asks, the door sliding open on its own accord. I stand up, looking down at the confectionery displayed before me.

"Umm. . .I'll take 2 bottles of water, Chocolate Frog, 2 Cauldron Cakes and a packet of Fizzing Whizz Bees please" I say pointing each item, she places them neatly in a bag handing it to me, with the bottles of water and Cauldron Cakes separately.

"12 Galleons and 10 Knuts dear" She smiles sweetly, Ellie gave me 6 galleons and 4 knuts as I paid off the rest.

"Hey you" I hear a voice say, his hand catching the door.

"Uh hey George ?" I smile at him confused, passing Ellie the bottle of water, Cauldron Cake and Chocolate Frog.

"Yeah it's me George," He smiles walking in sitting next to Ellie, she gave him a polite smile in acknowledgement he nods in reply "The problems with being friends with twins eh ?" He asks openly, letting out an awkward laugh.

"Yeah" I reply, doing the same.

"Well I'm going to leave you two love birds alone and go and check up on the others, I'll be back before the train stops see you in a bit" Ellie sighs, closing her book and shuffling past George to get to the door, she took a bite of her Cauldron Cake before walking off.

"Love birds ?" George asked, his eyebrows furrowed, he sat where she was previously "I haven't seen you in the common room what house are you in ? If I'd seen you around I think I'd remember" He winks, giving me a cheeky Weasley grin.

"Well. . .I don't really show my face a lot I'm normally in the library or by the black lake reading. . .that's how I met Hermione and your brother and everyone else after that, I guess" I smile, trying to dodge the question.

I take bite of my Cauldron Cake, wiping the crumbs that had fallen on my legs and around my mouth.

"Okay good to know, but seriously what house are you in ?" George asks directly, looking at me in the eyes.

"Okay fine. . .I'm in-if I tell you promise you won't hate me ?" I question placing the Cauldron Cake on a napkin beside me.

"House doesn't matter to me" He replies, looking at me intently.

"I'm in Slytherin" I say quickly closing my eyes tight, not wanting to see his reaction. After a few seconds I open one of my eyes to see him still smiling at me.

"Aren't you scared of me ? Afraid I might-put a jinx on you ? Turn evil ? Use a unforgivable curse ?" I say looking at him, still smiling at me "Why aren't you scared of me ?" I ask, completely bewildered at his calm expression.

"Because like I said," He smiles, placing a hand on my knee causing me to slightly go a faint shade of pink in my cheeks "House doesn't matter I can't be the only one apart from Ms.KnowItAll* that know that not all Slytherins are bad" He shook his head laughing lightly to himself.

"Then what does it mean ?" I ask, almost at a whisper still taken back by his kind actions towards me. I know he's in my year and can be a damn nuisance, so why flirt with me?

The girl he's never paid attention to. 

"Well it means you have ambition, you're determined and resourceful," He smiles, he sat back taking his hand away "Hermione and me could probably go on for days about how many things you are and use as a Slytherin but I'm not going to" He said, lifting himself up bringing himself closer to me, the door slides open. To my relief was Ellie and not a Slytherin.

I had at least a few friends in Slytherin, thanks to Hermione's tips on confidence.

I snapped my gaze to the door, Ellie walked in.

"Hey Elyse I was just-" She starts, holding eye contact with George, his ears and cheeks went a bright shade of scarlet, he hurriedly gets up and walks out of cart.

Ellie sits down, a bewildered look plastered on her face, she turns her head slowly towards me, her eyes locked.

"What-was he ? Were-you ?" She stumbles, unsure of what to say or ask.

"Don't just-just don't please don't tell Cedric" I say, holding my hand over my forehead, she asked happened and teased me all the way until the Great Hall about what could of happened.

Ellie is not going to let me forget this. . .

*Hermione