Adored - Fred Weasley

Chapter Thirteen

You snuck into your bed, being careful not to wake up Angelina, Katie, or Dilla. 

You lay in bed, attempting to get a few more hours of sleep before everyone started waking up. However, you couldn't close your eyes and fall asleep. 

You were almost giddy in anticipation for you and Fred's date. You knew a lot of your friends had their suspicions about you and Fred, but you weren't officially dating so you had been at a loss to tell them anything, keeping whatever you and Fred had a secret. 

You decided that you would finally start to try to fill in your closest friends about you and Fred. If they asked, which you knew they would. You couldn't keep it a secret forever, especially after you both had left the group in the middle of the night.

You hadn't realized how long you had been lost in thought, because you began to hear Katie in her bed to your right stirring. A few minutes later you heard Angelina get out of bed and groan.

"Oh my gosh my head," you heard her say, "I'm so hungover."

You didn't answer her just yet and stayed laying on your back trying to shake any jitters about your date with Fred later. As you began to sit up, you heard Dilla get up from her bed and quickly get dressed silently before swiftly walking out of the dorm. The closing of the door, however, was loud enough to wake Katie up.

"Oh hey there," Katie said to you, "wanna tell us why and where you AND Fred disappeared to last night?" 

"Think we wouldn't notice?" giggled Angelina, "We got sick of that movie after like twenty minutes and you guys were gone when the lights went back on. We ended up drinking so much more too. You want to know who looked pissed?"

"Let me take a guess, Dilla?" you said, rolling your eyes.

Katie nodded, "I was so suspicious of her that whole night. She doesn't even try to hide that she's all over Fred. Now back to you. Tell us about your night."

"Come over here," you said patting your bed for Angelina and Katie to sit on as you began to finally tell them about you and Fred, "It's a long story."

As they sat cross-legged on your bed they listened as you told them about how you and Fred danced together at the Burrow

"So we were right!" exclaimed Katie, "When we told you that Fred liked you when we were on the train. It was true!"

"Well," you admitted, "We aren't completely official yet either. So. Very on the low. This doesn't leave our dorm okay?"

You waited for Katie and Angelina to calm down about keeping such an exciting secret before you continued.

"And long story short," you finished, "Fred asked me out. Hogsmeade at 2 this afternoon."

Once again, Katie and Angelina erupted into joyful screams.

"We have to get you ready!!!" Katie said grabbing your hands and dragging you out of bed.

After you showered and had endless debates over your outfit with Angelina, you were ready and with just enough time to spare.

"It's 1:30," said Katie, "you ready or what? Angelina and I will walk you over to Hogsmeade. We're also going to spend a few hours there."

The three of you made your way to Hogsmeade and as you walked in you saw Fred standing next to George and Lee. 

"Well you guys know I have plans so I'll see you later alright," he said to them, walking over to you.

"Katie, Angelina. Mind if I borrow her for a few hours?" he said, looking at you.

"We don't mind at all," Angelina said.

"Have fun." Katie whispered in your ear, "I can't wait to hear about it later."

Katie and Angelina walked over to George and Lee, watching as the four of them started towards Zonko's.

"So," Fred said, lacing his fingers with yours, "where to first?"

"Honeydukes?" you asked. 

"Deal," he said and so the two of you then headed off to Honeydukes.

Once inside you ran into Ron and Hermione, they explained to both that Harry's permission slip was never signed and he was stuck at the school.

"Hey where is George and everyone else?" asked Ron don't you guys normally go as a group?"

"Well Ronald I thought it was painfully obvious we are on a date," Fred said, lifting your interlocked hands to show him.

Hermione looked at you giving you an "I knew it kind of smile." before she elbowed Ron in the ribs, to wipe the shocked expression on his face.

"C'mon Ron, let's get going," Hermione said, walking towards the door of Honeydukes, "bye guys!" she said, turning around and leaving. However, before she did so, Hermione managed to catch your eyes and discretely show her excitement for you.

After you and Fred spent some time in Honeydukes buying all types of candy he suggested that you both grab a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks. The two of you sat down at a large booth at the very back of the restaurant, completely shielded from other customers. The booth could have easily fit five people and despite that large amount of space in the booth, Fred slid right next to you, the two of you sitting shoulder to shoulder in the corner of the booth.

"Hi," he whispered into your ear.

"I'm having a really good time with you." he continued. You felt his hand wrap around your middle and then make it's way to your thigh where he rested it there. 

His arms were so long, which he was clearly using to his advantage, and clearly he enjoyed it.

The waitress then came around and Fred asked her for the drinks. After the waitress walked away, you responded to him.

"Me too. We should do this more often."

"Definitely," he said.

The waitress then returned with the butterbeer and for the rest of your afternoon, you spent it in the back of the Three Broomsticks in the corner of a big booth with the boy you adored.