The soft winter sunshine peeked through the Gryffindor drapes. I felt warm cuddled up in the piles of sheets thrown over me. I left the curtains around my bed open so I could see the window moonlight parallel to me as I fell asleep last night. Life seemed pretty perfect.

Four dresses hung on each of our wardrobes. The colours of our dresses fit so nicely together. Angelina's dress was a deep velvet purple, with a tie knot in the front and a sharp clean cut just above the ankles. Alica's dress was a light yellow tulle dress with lace straps and small white flowers covering the neckline fading into the dress. Mine being the blush pink and Frankie's silk indigo looked quite at home with the other dresses.

Like a family.

It was still so early so I decided to get out of bed and quickly and run down to the kitchens for hot chocolate and biscuits. I reached the fruit portrait and tickled the pears allowing me to step inside, getting the house-elves. They were more than happy to assist me in my morning endeavours and charmed me a self-elevating, self-stabilising tray so that I could run back quickly to the dorms without anything spilling.

I burst back through the dorm to see Alica and George already up and chatting intensely.

"Hello, you two!" I announce.

George and Alica both turn toward me with bashful smiles with a hint of smugness. I clear my throat and turn to my other two sleeping best friends.

"Awaken, awaken, I have brought fuel to start the most exciting day of our wizardry schooling experience... the Yule Ball." I could see the twinkle in their eyes, fluttering open.

***

Soon we climbed out onto the roof of the Gryffindor tower. We were all gathered in blankets and coats with our hot cocoa and gingersnaps. George decided to join us on the end of the line in his Gryffindor-red plaid woollen nightwear, sharing a blanket with Alica. Angelina and Frankie started to drill me again on questions, just like last night.

"So what are you going to do when you see him today?" Frankie asked.

I thought about Fred, all I wanted to do was see him again.

His eyes, his shoulders, his lips.

"Randy... helloooo. Earth to Randy" Frankie snapped her fingers in front of my face. I shook my head and broke my daydream.

"Oh sorry yeah, it will be good," I said still half stuck in my daydream.

Angelina and Frankie just laughed as we watched the sunrise over snowy Hogwarts.

***

The girls and I spent the rest of the day playing in the white powdered snow. We were near hagrid's hut and to the left of the forbidden forest. I spent some time last-minute wrapping gifts for tomorrow, Christmas day. As I was wrapping I released how much missed my boys. I hadn't seen them all day, so I decided to go find them.

I was wrapping my presents in the girl's bathroom stall, I know extreme caution but if Frankie saw me wrapped in the dorms or common room she wouldn't hesitate hexing me to find out what she got.

I putting the remaining wrapping paper and the boxes of presents in my small jacket wallet. It was bound with an undetectable extension charm, a present from my fourteenth birthday.

I was longing to see the boys again after such a hard few hours without them, but most of all I wanted to see Fred again. I started to head up to the dorms.

I was looking down at the tainted stone floor when I bumped into a tall figure. I smiled gladly when I looked up and saw Fred standing there.

A small smile crept up onto his face.

"Hey, stranger," I said smiling back at him.

"I was just looking for you darling" he replied.

"Oooo darling now" I teased, his face blushed pink, something rarely seen by anyone. My control over gave my ego a very much (in my opinion although some would disagree) boost.

There was an awkward stare between us.

Should I kiss him?

I want to kiss him.

"Can I kiss you" Fred stuttered.

I started to giggle a little.

"Because I know I never really asked before we kinda just did, and I know I should always ask but in the moment I got carried away and-"

"Come here"

I placed a soft sweet intimate kiss on his lips lightly nuzzling his nose and pulling away to look into his eyes.

"You may kiss me anytime you like Freddie"

"In that case" Fred lifted my chin up and smashed his lips against mine. My hands crept up to the side of his face, cupping his cheek. We laughed into the kiss. Smiling like idiots.

As pulled away for air I took his hand and started walking. "Let's go back to the dorms" I preached. We weren't far away less than a two-minute walk.

"Oh, I see where this is going" Fred purred.

"Very funny Fred, but truly I need to see Lee before the Ball tonight, I need his advice on my shoes" I informed Fred. He looked down with a disappointed expression.

"You rely on Lee too much for your fashion decisions" Fred groaned.

"Oh yeah? And you're a horny fuck" I laughed, my arrogance taking over.

Fred took a second to realise what words had just come out of my mouth. He looked utterly shocked, I was starting to get worried until his gaping jaw whipping into a smug smile.

Fred picked me up and threw me over his shoulder while a scrambled out of his hold.

"You are going to pay Miranda Benson!" Fred exclaimed starting to run down the hallway at an outrageous speed.

"Put me down you lunatic!" I laughed uncontrollably and Fred sped towards the Gryffindor common rooms. He laughing crazily too as he sputtered the Gryffindor password to The Fat Lady. The portrait swung open, while I was still slung over Fred's shoulder in neverending fits of giggles.

Sitting in the common room were Lee, George, Frankie, Alice and Angelina. The whole gang.

Fleeting thoughts passed through my mind as a continued to laugh with Fred. Our laugh died down and Fred lowered me down tenderly onto the couch and kissed my forehead.

I blushed harshly, no one has shown me such gentle physical affection in front of all my friends.

I looked up to see their beaming faces smiling at Fred and I. "Are we all ready for the ball tonight?" Lee questioned breaking the silencing, he was always good at making things not awkward.

"Aparttenly Benny needs help with her shoe choices" Fred mocked.

"Oh yes, he is right. Lee meet me in your dorm at 5. I'll bring my options" I promptly told him.

I got up to quickly give Fred a kiss on the cheek but he pulled me by the waist so our bodies were close together, our faces almost touching.

"Are you going to hook up with Lee in MY dorm" Fred loudly whispered, pretending to be deeply hurt.

"Jealous?" I quipped.

"Absolutely" Fred replied. He leaned in and placed a kiss on my lips. I opened my mouth a little and he slid his tongue in. I could feel the eyes of my friends on us, but I didn't care. I wanted to kiss Fred everywhere and anyway.

"Merlin! Get a bloody room" Frankie shouted.

"I could say the about you and Noah, Frankie. God you cant get off eachother." Alice laughed. Her sense of humour was a type of humour that excels where most people weren't watching, amusing herself. But this time everyone heard Alice's boldness and burst into a chuckle. All us girls had walked in on Frankie multiple times, who either forgot silencing charms or had her curtains spread open for the world to see her heated snogging session with Noah.

I gave Fred and hug and quietly told him I would see him tonight for the ball, looking up and pecking his jaw. He smirked in response and released his tight hold on me.

I signalled to Lee the 5 minutes again before I ran up the stairs to grab my three pairs of shoes.

I had three amazing options for shoes. Lee had already seen my blush pink dress and so he had a scope on the vibe of my outfit. I had also already discussed hair with the girls and Lee the minute the ball was announced, in fact, that's how the girls learned to love Lee through fashion style and never-ending great advice.

Most people, excluding his close friends, didn't even know his love for fashion, once Frankie started talking about they couldn't stop. I am so glad Lee found someone to share that side of himself with.

I arrived at Lees dorm with a red pair of closed-toe pumps along with some black strappy shoes and some silver sparkly stilettos with thin single straps.

I took one step through the door where Lee was waiting and I didn't even have to speak.

"The silver ones." Lee asserted.

"Why-"

"They match your hairpiece."

"What hairpiece?" As far as I was concerned I had never planned to wear a hairpiece. Lee chuckled at my confusion and pulled out a black box from his bedside table draw.

"Early Christmas present" Lee lightly shook the box and two silver metal butterflies transformed from dormant to moving. They flew around my room swaying between each other and then landed symmetrically in my hair.

I was completely speechless.

It was the most thoughtful thing anyone had ever done for me.

"Lee, thank you so much they are beautiful." was all I could stutter after my astonishment.

"I wanted to make you something special because you are one of the only people in my life who truly listen, no matter what. You deserve something to show for that." Lee said seriously.

I bought him into a big bear hug and wrapped my arms around him. I hoped if I squeezed him tight enough he would realise how much this meant to me.

"To get the butterflies back tap the box. Then you shake it again they will land in the place it most compliments your hair." He tapped the box lightly and the sparkling creatures flew back and turned still again.

"I mean how does it even work?" I queried. Lee opened his mouth to say a long sentence but then closed it again.

"Magic." He winked.

"Come on you gotta get going, see you at six."

The Yule Ball was awaiting.

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