Invitation Only ~ Fred Weasley

FIVE

"HARRY POTTER!"

The Great Hall stayed silent. Viola looked up from the little scratch she had made on the wooden table and up at Dumbledore. Could it really be? Had the Goblet just pointed out a 4th champion? And that it was Harry Potter? That boy just couldn't catch a break. Viola watched as he rose from his seat and started walking towards Dumbledore as the whispering started. Viola could feel the rage building up inside her as she listened to the words that were uttered.
Did everyone really think that he did this? After everything that he had been through? But maybe... That was the whole point of it? Maybe Harry had gotten a taste of fame? No, she simply couldn't believe that. She wouldn't.

That night when everybody had gone to sleep, Viola grabbed her sweater and snuck out of the dormitory. But as soon as she was about to sneak out of the common room, a voice completely startled her.

"Going somewhere?"

Viola jumped in shock and turned around, within the movement she had quickly drawn her wand.
Draco Malfoy sat in one of the comfy chairs, smirking at her. She let out an annoyed sigh and put her wand away. "Merlin's hat, Malfoy, you scared me." she scoffed and Draco's smirk only became wider as he rose to his feet. It was only then, that Viola noticed that he was only wearing his pajama pants and his shirt, buttoned open, so she could see his torso perfectly clear. "What are you doing down here, Raywood?" Draco asked as he crossed his arms, still smirking.

"I could ask you the same thing, Malfoy." Viola responded and raised her eyebrow in disapproval. "Couldn't sleep." he simply replied and shrugged. "Your turn."

"Same. I just wanted to grab some fresh air, so please just let me go and no trouble, yeah?" Viola pleaded, not once letting her gaze fall upon his visible upper body. "Yeah, alright, but you owe me one, Raywood." Draco implied and then seated himself in the comfortable chair once again.

"Sure, thank you." Viola said and hurried out the door.

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It was chilly, but refreshing to sit at the top of the Astronomy Tower, looking at the starry sky and the sleeping forest. Being at Hogwarts wasn't as magical as she had first thought it to be. She felt more alone than ever. She felt like all she had was her brother, and Scott were mingling just fine with everybody else. He had become popular among both boys and girls. Viola was only popular with boys and that made the girls itch with jealousy and they let it out on her every chance they got. Maybe she really did belong in Slytherin. In the span of only a few months, she had gone from being a happy and extroverted girl to closed off and preferred to be alone at most times. She had also started snapping back at the Weasley twins whenever they saw it fit to blurt out a witty joke or comment. She was simply not in the mood any longer. I was truly like a dementor had taken residence inside her. And she was hating it. She was hating who she was slowly becoming. A cunning and mean Slytherin.

But just as she thought it was about time she headed back to her dormitory, she heard footsteps coming up the stairs to the tower. Viola slowly started to realize what was happening and started to panic. She threw the blanket over her in a pathetic attempt to hide herself. All she heard now was footsteps coming closer, the creek of the door being pushed open and then more footsteps.

"Vi?" A soft voice called. Viola stiffened. How did he know she was there? Someone could easily guess that someone was under the poorly concealed blanket, but for him to know that it was her, just seemed idiotic to her. Unless he had followed her and just waited down at the bottom of the tower to then reveal himself hours later.

"Vi, I know you're up here." The voice said again and Viola pulled her blanket off her head, revealing her face. "How did you know I was up here?" She asked in confusion and Fred shot her a comforting smile.