Darling • Fred Weasley x reader

Chapter fourty one

I had ordered the first emerald green dress I found and picked it up, along with the rest of the girls' dresses, in the Hogsmeade dress shop.

I set the pile of garment bags onto the edge of my bed, each of them hovering over to their owners immediately. "I'm so excited to see mine! It feels like ages since we placed the orders." Arabelle squeaks as she grasps hers. It's been less than twenty four hours.

Everyone else pulls theirs out as quickly as they possibly could, but careful enough as to not damage the delicate material. Maddie slides out a yellow two piece, the top dazzled in gems. Hermione's is an array of different shades of pink, the length of it ruffled in layers. Belle stares in awe at her barely open bag, a piece of powder blue material peaking out of its entrance. The bathroom door bursts open with a dramatic bang, Ginny standing with her arm sassily on her hip and the other resting on the doorway.

Apparently none of us realized she had left, guessing from all of our open mouths as we admire the bright red dress that she wears. It has one strap around her right shoulder, a fitted waist, and a slit in the side, revealing her leg that she pivots sexily. "Damnnn!" Maddie beams, breaking the awed silence.

"That looks amazing on you Gin!" I add, receiving a curtsy in return, I smirk.

"It really does suit you." Hermione admits, "Red is definitely your color." Ginny giggles, her eyes falling onto my garment bag that I have get to open up.

"Hey. Y/n why don't you open up yours?" Ginny asks, walking towards me. To be honest I had completely forgotten about my bag since I had been focused on the commotion of the other dresses.

"Oh yeah, what color did she end up picking?" Belle asks Maddie.

"I don't remember her telling us." She replies as Ginny reaches for the long black bag, taking it by the zipper and pulling down. The action reveals the beautiful deep green that you would usually see in the forest. She grasps the hanger, revealing it completely. It is long with a high slit at the leg, the straps are thin, and the back is carved out into ribbing to show some skin.

"So, you did get a green dress...like I heard yesterday." Hermione pokes suspiciously. Her eyes suddenly go wide and sharply inhales, her hand pressing lightly to her lips. "No y/n, you didn't." The horrified look in her eyes tells me that she has figured out my secret. I break contact and sink into the myself. "Tell me you aren't going to the ball with Malfoy."

"Malfoy?!" Ginny erupts, grasping my shoulders to look into my eyes, hers wild with shock. I stand silent as she analyzes my expression. "No no no! Y/n! He was the exact reason why you and Fred broke up!" She whines, walking away with her head tilted back in annoyance.

"Why did you agree? He's a git!" Hermione adds in.

"Who cares! What about Fred? He's going to kill Draco once he sees he's with Y/n!" Ginny's palms are pressed to her temples in nervousness.

"No he won't." I finally speak up. "Nothing will happen when I'm there, I'll make sure of it. And it was my decision so, I'd prefer if you didn't say anything about him." I hurriedly snatched my dress that Ginny had unknowingly dropped, and lock myself in the bathroom.

Shit. That couldn't have gone any worse than it had. I hadn't really thought about what would happen when Fred sees me on Draco's arm and from what his reaction was when I came back from my conversation with him on the train, it won't be the calmest, but what other choice did I have. I'd rather The Dark Lord think I'm not associated with him anymore, he's not a weak link he'd be able to take advantage of.

I slip on the dress, the material fitting me perfectly, reaching to the floor. I analyze myself in the mirror, the open back, the revealed leg, I picked the right one. Draco was right, I do look good.