thirteen ~ it is what it is

"How nice of you two to join us." George smirked as the pair walked into Billie's dorm room, her roommates were staying elsewhere for the night so she decided that the sleepover could happen in there.

Fred rolled his eyes, taking a seat in the circle full of Gryffindor's as Elodie shuffled besides him, crossing her legs and placing her hands into her lap. Billie smiled at her friend, giving Elodie's shoulder a squeeze before turning to the group.

The door then swung open, revealing two hufflepuffs who were panting out of breath. "Did you really think you could have a sleepover but not invite us?" Finley grinned.

"I told him it was rude to intrude—"

"Shut up Ced you wanted to come too." Finley beamed.

"I did invite you, last weekend." Billie stated, shaking her head at the pair.

"I know I just wanted to make the entrance more dramatic." Finley shrugged before taking a seat in between Lee and Harry.

Cedric then joined besides Ron and Billie, sending them each a warming smile.

"So what do you do in these famous Gryffindor sleepovers?" Finley asked, stretching his legs out into the middle of the circle.

Lee smirked, glancing at the Gryffindor's mischievously before turning behind him and putting the box filled with alcohol in the middle.

"We get drunk." George grinned.

"Well not all of us." Hermione added, tucking her hair behind her ears.

"That's not what happened last time Mione." Ron snickered, Harry joining him as the girl lightly slapped their arms.

"There's no cups." Cedric stated the obvious as Lee's face fell.

"Oh shit I didn't think about that."

"I can get some." Elodie piped up, flicking her hand as multiple cups appeared in the middle besides the box of alcohol.

"Bloody hell." Ron blinked, "I'll never get tired of seeing that."

She smiled, fiddling with her fingers as Fred smirked proudly of her. It still baffled the whole group of Elodie's interesting abilities, them and her still unsure of how she is capable of doing such things.

Lee began pouring everyone a shot of fire whisky, handing them each of glass and his final one went to Elodie who took it nervously, her small hands going around the cup.

To tell the truth, Elodie had never had alcohol before but she didn't want to seem like a pansy so she took the glass from Lee, staring at the reddish brown liquid which sat in the cup.

"You've never had alcohol before have you?" Fred mused, very aware of her scared impression and she shyly shook her head. "You don't have to drink it if you don't want to."

"I gotta try one day don't I?" She smirked before lifting the glass to her lips and sipping on the liquid, her face screwed up as she quickly swallowed the burning liquid before sticking her tongue out. "Ugh you drink this for fun?!"

"I do." He nodded before swallowing his double shot whole, handing the glass back to Lee who was already refilling many of everyone else's cups.

"Oh let's play a game!" Finley exclaimed.

"Paranoia?" Cedric smiled smugly at the dark haired boy who mimicked the smile.

"Paranoia." Finley repeated.

"What's that?" Hermione asked, bringing her drink to her lips to sip the alcohol, her face turning up like Elodie's did.

"Okay so say I whisper a question to George, George then has to answer aloud and then we flip a coin, if George chooses heads and it lands on heads then he has to say what the question was, if it lands on tails then he drinks instead." Finley explained and everyone then understood and agreed to playing.

"I wanna ask first!" Lee stated, spinning an empty bottle in the middle and waited until it landed on someone, that person being Cedric. Lee moved in front of Cedric, whispering his question as the brunette boy widened his eyes, a pink tinge coming to his cheeks.

"Uh Elodie." He coughed out.

The girl looked over at him, curiosity filling her but as the coin landed on heads, him choosing tails it meant she wouldn't know what the question was.

The game continued, revealing some secrets much to people's shock and some weren't revealed even though some were incredibly interesting.

They found out that if Billie could make out with anyone in the room it would be Elodie cos she knew it wouldn't be weird after, George really wants to try wearing nail polish but he's unsure of how to do it and Ron is secretly terrified of Professor Snape.

Throughout the game, thankfully, Elodie had she nothing revealed when she was asked, meaning she had just finished her second double shot of firewhisky, she in no way was drunk, nor was she tipsy but she did feel a whole load more confident so as George leaned in to whisper into her ear, she didn't blush like she usually would but instead let out a giggle.

"Really?" She asked and George nodded, going to sit back down in his seat. "Easy. Fred."

Fred perked up at this, turning to the girl who fiddled with her fingers, a smile on her face. "Heads or tails?" George asked.

"Tails!" She watched him flip the coin but her eyes widened as it landed on tails. George's head perked up at this and everyone leaned in, "Uh..." she looked at Fred who smirked over at her, her nerves now growing. "The question was who is the most attractive person in the room."

The game continued but Fred's constant glances stayed on Elodie who was blushing furiously on her, he was smiling from ear to ear and everyone could tell just how happy he was to hear what she had said.

Soon enough everyone became bored of the game and George suggested that the group played never have I ever which everyone knew how to play.

"I'll start with an easy one." Cedric stated, "Never Have I Ever smoked weed."

Everyone besides Elodie and Hermione drunk, the two girls just sat there awkwardly smiling at each other. "Okay Never Have I Ever sucked a dick—"

"Oh my Lord." Elodie said out loud making the group laugh, her cheeks went red and Fred watched in amusement as she didn't drink.

Finley, Billie and Lee did though. Most of the group expected Finley and Billie to drink but they all shared a look of shock when Lee did who shrugged at the group. "It is what it is."

The game continued and Elodie was yet to drink, which didn't surprise many people but Fred couldn't believe the girl hadn't even been on a date so when it was her turn he asked something he knew she would drink to. "Never Have I Ever kissed someone."

She didn't drink, she stared at her still full glass as everyone drank their drink, Billie, Finley and Cedric were well aware of her inexperience in relationships but Fred along with a few other Gryffindor's couldn't believe that the girl hadn't kissed anyone yet.

"You haven't kissed anyone?" Ron broke the silence and the blushing girl shook her head, her fingers playing with the sleeves of Fred's jumper.

"Has anyone tried kissing you before?" George asked.

"Yes but I didn't want to kiss them." She answered truthfully, taking a sip of her drink.

"Who was it?" Hermione said curiously.

"Roger Davies." Elodie's nose crinkled up at the thought of the boy pulling her into a dark corner, him expressing his interest in the girl before leaning in to kiss her.

"That git?" Fred scoffed, running a hand through his hair. "No wonder you didn't want to kiss him." Elodie giggled at this, sipping the burning liquid in which she was slowly coming more accustomed to.

"I'm hungry." Elodie stated, standing to her feet as everyone looked at her. "Anyone want anything?"

"Where are you going?" Billie asked the girl in confusion.

"To the kitchens, to get snacks."

"Elle it's after ten." Cedric stated.

"So?"

"So we aren't supposed to be out of bed after ten."

She rolled her eyes, stretching her arms upwards revealing a slither of her satin shorts. "Well I'm hungry and I'll be sneaky."

"I can come with you, I know all sorts of back ways to the kitchens." Fred stated, standing to his feet as the girl smiled up at him.

"See, nothing to worry about." Elodie beamed at her fellow Hufflepuff before turning around and heading for the door.

Fred got to the top of the stairs, linking his hand with hers as they quietly tiptoed down the stairs, the fire still burned in the common room and a few Gryffindor's stayed there on the sofa's.

Fred stopped at the bottom of the stairs, his eyes linking with his ex girlfriends as his breath hitched, his grip on Elodie's hand getting tighter as it signalled something to her but she was unsure what.

Angelina's laughing stopped as she looked at her ex before looking at his entwined hands with the Hufflepuff girl, her plump lips pursed as she glared at the girl but the girl didn't notice as she was staring at the boy holding her hand in worry.

Fred quickly walked towards the portrait pushing it open as he glanced down the dark hallways, he pulled out his wand, muttering 'lumos' before stepping out, Elodie following his steps.

"Are you okay?" Elodie broke the silence, still holding his hand as they walked down the stairs.

He swallowed down, knowing that the question was coming but he put on a brave face and looked down at her. "I'm okay."

She squeezed his hand as they stopped at the bottom of the stairs, her stood on the last step and him stood on the floor so she was a little higher. "You want to talk about it?"

"Angelina and I dated last year." He began, his confident exterior slowly fading as the story put him in a vulnerable place. "We were together for six months when I walked in on her fucking some Slytherin prick." Elodie's lips parted in shock, watching as his jaw clenched and his eyes looked over at one of the walls in an attempt to hide his tearing eyes. "Sh-she told me I was the only one for her, that she loved me and I was so fucking stupid to believe that bullshit. Like who would want to love me right? I mean they had been at it for god knows how long and I was so fucking stupid to not realise-"

"Hey hey hey." Elodie quickly pushed out, putting her small hands on either sides of his now wet face, as he tried to look down at their feet, in hopes she wouldn't see him like that. "You are not stupid." She began. "She is the stupid one, I mean how could she not realise how completely perfect you are?"

"I'm not—"

"I'm not going to stand here and listen to you talk badly about yourself Fred Weasley." She spoke sternly, him now looking up from his shoes and into her eyes which were searching his face. "So many people love you and she's so completely dumb for not loving you because any person would be lucky to have you."

His lips curved into a small smile, watching as she copied his action, her small thumbs wiping away the tears from his cheeks before he quickly wrapped his arms around her waist and pulling her into a bone crushing hug, him breathing in her sweet smell and her nestling her head into his neck.

"Thank you Ellie."

"Always Freddie." She whispered, her hands playing with the back of his hair.

He pulled away, keeping his hands on her waist. "Now come on, let's get you your food."

"Don't have to tell me twice." She joked watching as he turned around and stood in front of her. "What are you doing?"

"Get on."

"What?"

"Get on. My back." He pointed to his back and she realised what he was insinuating.

"I'm heavy thou—"

"Elodie shut up and jump on my back."

"Okay bossy." She mumbled, a chuckling escaping her mouth as she placed her hands on his shoulders and jumped up, his large hands instantly going onto her bare thighs making her gasp out.

Her arms softly went around his neck as she took his wand to hold out the light, he began walking, his hands occasionally squeezing onto her thighs making her breath more jittery into his ear which made him smirk smugly, knowing he had an effect on her.

"You're really light Elle."

"Elle?" She frowned, watching as he turned his face to see her, her eyes widening at how close they were. "You never call me Elle."

"Everyone else does?" He asked in confusion, looking at her lips which were jutted out into a pout.

"Yeah but not you. It's weird."

He chuckled, "well what do you like me calling you? Ellie?" He spoke softly, eyes still trained on her lips, "babe?" She swallowed down, her looking as his own lips, "what about princess?" She licked her lips, unaware of how much she wanted to kiss him then and there.

A loud noise sounded behind them and Fred quickly turned his body to the culprit, there stood Mrs. Norris, meowing at the pair and they both looked at each other with worry.

"What is it Mrs. Norris?" Filch said in the distance and before Elodie could say anything Fred began to run, his grip becoming tighter on the girl as she tightly held onto his neck and shoulders, giggles leaving her lips.

Fred turned a tight corner before opening a door and closing it behind them, he dropped his grip on her thighs and she dropped to the floor with loud giggles leaving her lips as the door disappeared.

"Shh!" Fred whispered, turning around and putting his hand over her lips, he took a step forward, her taking one back so that she was pressed up against the wall.

He watched the blank wall, listening to Filch's footsteps as Elodie took in his strong jawline along with his tongue that wetted his lips, her breath hitched in her throat and he quickly moved his attention to her.

His eyes looked down her, focusing on her thick thighs, his jumper which she wore along with her hair messily put up, multiple strands now falling down her face as she breathed heavily. Her chest rose and he could tell she was cold by how hard her nipples were when poking through his jumper, he smirked down at her.

Fred moved his whole hand from her lips and instead put his hand on her cheek, his thumb moving over her plump lips as she took a breath in, her hand went to his wrist, her head moving further into her hand in comfort.

"Everyone's probably wondering where we are." Fred spoke, very aware of the girl never having had her first kiss and he certainly didn't want to be the one to take it from her when she didn't want it so instead he took a step back and she put on a brave face.

"Uh yeah, let's go get the food." She said just as the door reappeared.