Enchanted [Fred Weasley]

Seventy-Four

Reese marched up to Grace, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her along.

"Reese, let me go." Grace demanded.

"I haven't seen you all summer! We have some talking to do!" Reese cried.

"Where's Ashton, or Aspen?"

"I'm not sure where Aspen is and Ashton is with Wyatt." Reese pushed Grace into a compartment. She closed the door and sat across from Reese.

"Where do I start?" Grace asked.

"With Fred."

• • •

"Cedric, someone will find out." Aspen babbled.

"I know." He replied. Aspen glared at the boy.

"We'll be hated! No one knows about what happened after you came back. No one but you and me. What do we do when they find out?"

"Who cares what they'll think? I know it will be rough at first, and Cho may hate you. You'll be fine though. Besides, you'll have me."

"Still think this may have been a poor choice." Aspen declared. Cedric simply shrugged at her words.

"It's not the first poor choice we'll make." Cedric wrapped Aspen in a hug. The only event that kept replaying in Aspen's mind was what happened after Cedric was back. She longed to tell someone, but she didn't know if she should.

• • •

"I—what?" Reese asked. Grace shrugged.

"It just happened."

"You don't just kiss someone and say, 'it just happened.' That's not how it works, Grace!" Reese cried.

"But that's what happened." Grace stated.

"Have you kissed since?" Grace shifted in her seat.

"Maybe." She mumbled.

"GRACE," Reese stressed. "Lee and I haven't even kissed yet and I've been dating him for over six months!"

"Well, whose fault is that?" Grace nagged. Reese opened her mouth to speak, but all that came out was a strangled mumble. "That's what I thought." Grace said proudly.

"Who do you think the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher will be?" Reese asked, desperate to change the subject.

"I don't know, but I hope we get someone good since it's our last year." Grace said with a shrug.

"We better."

Not long after the compartment door opened. Ashton entered with Wyatt trailing behind him. Ashton smiled and sat next to Reese. Wyatt, who seemed a bit uncomfortable, sat next to Grace. Reese noticed the young mans uncomfortableness.

"Don't worry, we won't bite." Reese stated. A small blush crept up Wyatt's cheeks. Ashton pursed his lips and gave Reese an annoyed look. Grace raised an eyebrow.

"There's something I'm missing here." She mumbled. A large smile formed on Reese's face.

"You didn't hear?" She cried. Grace shook her head.

"Your friend and I decided to make our relationship a real thing." Wyatt told Grace. Just like Reese a large smile grew on Grace's face.

"ASHTON! I'm so happy for you! Why didn't you send me a letter?" Ashton shrugged.

"I forgot?"

Arriving at Hogwarts was the first time the group spotted Aspen. Her and Cedric walked off the train together.

"Don't you find it weird she was with Cedric the whole time?" Reese asked.

"I mean—oh, Reese!" Grace slapped Reese's arms when she caught along with the girls thinking. Reese burst into laughter as they began to walk towards the carriages. They got in one with the twins and Lee. Grace smirked at Reese when she sat next to Lee. Reese just glared at her friend.

"Oi, Grace, you going to tell her?" George asked.

"Oh, right!" Grace cried. She turned to Reese with a smile. "You know about the twins joke shop that I'm semi-apart of? Well, would you like to help me sell products in the Ravenclaw Common Room?" Reese's face lit up with a smile.

"I would love to."

"Great, I'll let you know when we start." A silence greeted the five. Finally, Reese did the unexpected.

"I'll just get this over with." She stated.

"Get what—" Lee began, but never finished. Reese put her hands on the side of the boys cheeks and pulled him in for a kiss.

"Oh." Grace whispered. Fred and George's eyes widened. Lee look slightly embarrassed, but also quite pleased.

"Just like Ginny said," Fred began, "she rules the relationship now."