The Ginger I fell in Love with

Chapter 9: Hurt feelings

Rose Prov

I was walking with the twins to the common room after the dancing practice we had received. They were talking about the new products they had in mind. I wasn't really paying attention. I was reading a book. I had my nose in the book until I bumped straight into someone as we went around the corner. I tripped and fell down. "Oh, dear I am terribly sorry." This voice said and held a handout. I took the hand. "No please it was my fault. I wasn't watching were I was going." I looked up to see Dimitri standing in front of me. "Oh, Rose I am so sorry are you alright?" He asked as he picked up my book. "Yes, thank you. It's good to see you again Dimitri" I replied. Before anymore was said the twins came back around the corner. "Rose, where did you go one second you were with us then you weren't." Fred said. "Sorry boys I am afraid that was my fault. I bumped into her and she fell." Dimitri said. "Well if you wanted to sweep Rose off her feet making her fall is not the way my friend." George said with a smirk. "George, Fred behave!" I warned. They both just smirked at me "These two look like a handful." "You have no idea. Sometimes I just want to smack them stupid." Dimitri laughed at this. "Well as much as I would love to catch up, I am late for a meeting." Dimitri kissed my hand gave the boys a nod and then giving me one last smile as he went out of sight. "Awe sweet Rose has a thing for Dimitri." George said. I just rolled my eyes at him. "Sure, George I totally do." I said sarcastically. I then carried on walking with the boys behind me.

Fred Prov

I looked behind me and saw Rose wasn't walking with us. "George stop we lost Rose." We both went on a search for her. It didn't take us long until we found her. "Rose, where did you go one second you were with us then you weren't." I said. There stood Rose with this Dumstrange kid. "Sorry boys I am afraid that was my fault. I bumped into her and she fell." The Dumstrange guy said. I felt a bit mad that he had made Rose fall. "Well if you wanted to sweep Rose off her feet making her fall is not the way my friend." George said with a smirk. I gave George a mental punch for saying that. "George, Fred behave!" Rose said in a serious tone. I gave her one of my famous smirks. "These two look like a handful." The Dumstrange kid said to Rose. How dare he talk about me like that to my girl? Umm I mean she is not my girl but still. "You have no idea. "You have no idea Dimitri. Sometimes I just want to smack them stupid." Dimitri laughed at this. Oh god Dimitri what a ridiculous name. It seemed Rose and this Dimitri kid knew each other, which made this worse. "Well as much as I would love to catch up, I am late for a meeting." Dimitri said as he kissed Rose's hand gave George and I a nod and then started to walk away. He gave her one last sweet yet sickening smile as he went around the corner out of sight. Rose had a smile on her face as she watched him leave. "Awe sweet Rose has a thing for Dimitri." George said. I watched as she just rolled her eyes at George. "Sure, George I totally do." She said in a sarcastic way. And even though she said it that way my heart still pinged with jealously. She then turned around and started walking in front of us. We got to the portrait and went into the common room where we saw Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny sitting. It looked like they were having a complicated conversation. Rose walked and sat on the same couch as Ginny. She still had her nose in a book.

 "Ron can we borrow Pigwidgeon?" George asked. "No, he is out sending a letter. Why do you want him?" I rolled my eyes at my brother. "Well because George wants to invite him to the ball." I said sarcastically. "Actually, as that sounds great. We want to send a letter you stupid prat." George said to Ron. Ron just rolled his eyes. "Who are you sending letters to anyway?" "Nose out Ron. Or I will burn it out." I said with my wand pointing to him. "Anyway, have you two got dates yet?" I asked Harry and Ron. I knew Ginny was going with Neville and Hermione was going with a mystery person. "No, we haven't yet." Ron said sadly. "Well you better hurry up or all the good ones will be gone." I said with a bored look. "Who are you going with then?" Ron asked me. I looked at Rose. She wasn't paying attention to what was going on. I wanted to ask her but what if she said no. "I am going with Angelina." I said loudly. Rose looked up at me when I said that. George looked at me quite surprised to. Everyone did. "What? Have you asked her already?" "Ah good point I should ask." I turned around. "Oi Angelina!" She stopped her conversation and turned to me. "What do you want Fred?" "Do want to go to the ball with me?" She also looked a bit taken back. I watched as she looked to Rose and then to me. "Okay then." She said unsure and went back to her previous conversation. I turned back to Ron and Harry. "See there you go a piece of cake." I said with a smile. "Excuse me. I am going to the library if anyone needs me." Rose said and she got up and walked away. I watched as she walked away, and I thought her eyes were blue. "Well come on Fred we better go and use a school owl." George said. I followed him out the portrait and to the owlery. "I thought you wanted to ask Rose to the ball." George said while we were walking. "Umm I changed my mind." I said. "No, you didn't you just chickened out." He said. "Well I am going to ask her to the ball just as a friend. So, I'll see you a bit later. Remember to send that letter." He continued. I just nodded and watched as my brother walked away. Even though he was just asking her as a friend I still felt a bit jealous. I am such an idiot was all I thought.

Rose Prov

I walked off to the library. I got there and no one was there to my relief. I went to the back of the library and sat down at the desk in the far corner out of site. I took out my writing book and started to write.

What a crazy week!

So far, we have had the first task of the tournament.

It was to get a golden egg from a dragon!

I know! Crazy right!

I manged to get a small burn on my face from not ducking in time.

Fred rushed me to the hospital wing. He is really sweet.

Thankfully I didn't get any scares and the burn is all gone

The festive season is coming up and no one will be going home

Because we have a Yule ball to attend.

I don't have a date yet. I was going to ask Fred, but he has just asked Angelina. I guess I will have to ask someone else.

That's all for now.

I saw a few tears on my pages and I quickly wiped them away. What was I crying for? I wasn't upset that Fred asked Angelina instead of me, right? Before I could think more on it, I heard someone call my name. "Rose are you in here?" "Yes, I am the back here." I answered. I quickly wiped my eyes hopping I didn't look like I had just been crying. George came around the corner. He had a smile on his face until he saw me. "Oh Rosie." He said and opened his arms. I ran into them and held him tight. "Don't cry. My brother is a jerk anyway." "How did you know?" I asked softly. "Your eyes gave you away." "Of course, they did." I said in frustration. "If your eyes had been normal no one would have noticed so points for that." I laughed a bit. "There's that Rose smile I love. So, considering my brother is a git. Will you Rose Holmes go to the Yule ball with me as my partner in crime?" "Oh, alright if I have to." I said in a bored tone and then burst into laughter. George and I sat on the floor with laughter. Slowly we fell into comfortable silence. "Hey if you ever want to talk about your feelings for Fred I am always here." George said. "I have no idea what you are talking about George." "Don't you do that Holmes you know full well what I am talking about." "Even if I did like your brother, he likes Angelina, so it doesn't matter anyway. Can we just please drop it?" All he did was nod. We sat in silence until I spoke. "What if I did like Fred? It's not like he feels the same way and he would never notice me anyway. I am like a sister to him." George turned to me and had a small smile on his face. "Well considering I am his other half I can promise you that he doesn't see you as a sister. Rose you have to understand we boys are complicated and we take a bit long to realise some things. So, give it time. My dear brother is a dumbass." I smiled at George as he pulled me in for a hug. "Now come along let's go and see if the house elves have something to cheer you up." I nodded my head and walked with George to the kitchen and neither of us noticed the figure in the shadows.

Fred prov

I let my brother go down the corridor towards the library where Rose had probably gone. I started to follow him. I watched as he entered the library. I followed through the doors hid behind a bookshelf and watched as George and Rose spoke. I could see that Rose had been crying. "There's that Rose smile I love. So, considering my brother is a git. Will you Rose Holmes go to the Yule ball with me as my partner in crime?" I heard my brother say to Rose. ""Oh, alright if I have to." Rose said in a bored tone and then burst into laughter. George and her sat down on the floor still laughing at each other. Slowly they fell into comfortable silence. Until my brother broke it. "Hey if you ever want to talk about your feelings for Fred I am always here." George said. I watched as Rose's eyes turned sad again. "I have no idea what you are talking about George." She sniffed "Don't you do that Holmes you know full well what I am talking about." My brother answered in frustration. "Even if I did like your brother, he likes Angelina, so it doesn't matter anyway. Can we just please drop it?" Rose defended. I watched as George just sighed and nodded his head. "What if I did like Fred? It's not like he feels the same way and he would never notice me anyway. I am like a sister to him." I felt my heart ping as Rose said that. George turned to her and had a small smile on his face. "Well considering I am his other half I can promise you that he doesn't see you as a sister. Rose you have to understand we boys are complicated and we take a bit long to realise some things. So, give it time. My dear brother is a dumbass." I watched as Rose and George hugged. "Now come along let's go and see if the house elves have something to cheer you up." George said and helped Rose up. George and Rose walked out the library and off to the kitchen and neither of them noticed the me standing in the shadows. I couldn't stop thinking what Rose said and couldn't stop thinking of what an idiot I was.