Pairing: Fred Weasley x Pandora Diggory (Fem! OC)
Type: Enemies to lovers, slowburn.
Note: I know that in the fourth movie there is no quidditch team because of the Triwizard Tournament, but for plot reasons, we’ll pretend there is ;)
v. The Triwizard Tournament.
"Go on! eat it or it will get cold" said Tamil pushing the plate into your arms, you took your hands away from your eyes, your head was throbbing and when you saw the bacon egg you felt like you might vomit, you put your elbows down from the table and in a sigh you said to Tamil "You didn't tell me that Fire Wisky felt like this.... " you took the fork and played with the egg "Wait for the dumstrang vodka... I heard that this year Hogwarts will host the Triwizard tournament" said Tamil excitedly, when you were about to ask about it you felt a weight sit next to you, it was Cedric, who had a disapproving look, he would surely scold you "Next time, invite me, yes?" He said giving you a gentle nudge, you laughed, and started eating your egg, "Not that tournament is deadly to whoever enters?" you asked "But it's a great opportunity to whoever enters!" Said Tamil excited "Besides it's a huge challenge for the wizard who is in it" supported Cedric, you gave him a disapproving look, you were almost sure what was going through his mind, and when you were about to say something to him, you felt how on your other side someone put a glass with orange juice, you turned your eyes completely around and found Fred Weasley, with his tail between his legs, you felt close to get up from the table and give him another slap, when you felt Cedric get up, he hurried to stand up straight, he put his finger on his chest and said, "Go away red" he had a very bad look on his face, and even though Fred had more than a head taller than him that didn't make him intimidated he placed his finger on his chest, Fred raised his hands in the air, "I-I just want to apologize for last night..." said Fred with raised eyebrows, "just go away!" Said Tamil, that made the 3 boys Cedric called friends stand up behind him and instantly, as if it was a war of sides George and Lee stood up too, the tension was starting to build, and suddenly Fred pushed Cedric's arm off him, that made him come closer "What? You think after what you did I'll let you go clean?" Said Cedric rolling up his shirt sleeves, and when you felt Cedric would let out a punch you decided to stand up, and put yourself between the two boys, you put your hand on Cedric's shoulder "It's not worth it..." you told him, and you gave Fred a look of disdain and sat down again and Cedric imitated you, Fred was still standing there, as if waiting "Pandora..." he said in a whisper, his voice softened and again you ignored him "Let's go brother..." you heard George say behind him, Fred reached into his pocket and pulled out a small jar, with a blue liquid in it, he left it on the table and walked away, you were about to ignore that when Tamil leaned over the table and took it, opened the cork lid, and smelled it "What's that?" Cedric asked, "I think it's a hangover concoction" she said handing it to Cedric "Or amortentia" he said conning it, he sniffed it and said "Owww! It definitely is, Lee prepares them" he said, you took it from his hand and put it in your pocket, "Whatever, it doesn't matter" you said angry, Cedric gave Tamil an accomplice look, he came closer to you, kissed you in the forehead, got up from the bench and left, "have a nice day" he said in a loud voice while you saw some girls looked at him with desire and sighed.
"What's wrong with her? Why does she have to give such a long class?" You said laughing along with Tamil "And those glasses, they're crazy!" Said Tamil laughing next to you, you were crossing the corner leaving Professor Trelawney's class "And her hair" you said, you shared an accomplice look with Tamil and both laughed loudly, when suddenly you met McGonagall, both stopped in their tracks and made serious faces "Did she hear us?” You thought "Diggory... I wanted to have a word with you" she said, with the stern tone she always used to have, she gave you a soft smile, that made you relax, "The registrations for the Quiddich team are open, and well, I would like you to join the Quiddich team for the next term" you smiled, and she shared a soft smile to you “I suppose you already know that I am strict with the members of my household, and selective with those who enter the quidditch team... what I mean is that I would not be offering you this position if I did not know that you will be able to play it well, and after having read the letters of recommendation from your father and professor maxime, I have thought it appropriate to hand this over to you” said the teacher giving you a registration form, “present it in my office. In the afternoon it will be the auditions” she said with an unusual and somewhat docile look of approval, “Miss Raj” she said, musing, and left, you looked at the sheet and felt an irrepressible emotion “You tame her!” Tamil said in a tone of surprise “I heard you!” The teacher said, and you both just laughed.
"Right, let's go to potions class" Tamil said and you could only snort in frustration, it wasn't that it was a matter of accuracy, or that the process of creating such a simple thing was so complex, it was the professor leading it who frustrated you, you had previously heard Cedric's constant and endless complaints about him, and that the only thing that could save you from being punished by him was being part of slytherin house, or, being perfect, and you were definitely neither, as soon as you walked through the classroom door and heard a stoic and monotonous "Miss Diggory..." It was the professor, "Professor Snape" you replied "I have seen your grades... disappointing, so I have assigned you one of my best students as a partner, and I hope you keep your composure..." he said, that made you feel strange and upset, why would he care if you didn't have the best grades, you tried not to pay attention to him, you sat down at a table and saw in the distance a Fred Weasley who seemed to be looking for you with his eyes, and as soon as they stood on you, he immediately removed them, he looked at his brother who was behind him, he seemed to say something to him and they sat down at a table close to yours, you were relieved to know that they would not be sitting next to you, and instantly, Professor Snape walked over to them and in a scolt separated them, he grabbed Fred by the shirt, pulled it off and sat him on the bench in front of you, "Weasley, don't make me fail you, what for I would take you off the Quidditch team immediately..." He said in a sterner tone, but again stoic, you avoided his gaze in front of you, and immediately noticed a boy sitting next to you, "Parkinson? she'll be your partner" he told him, and as soon as he said the name you turned your gaze to him, and Edward gave you a kind smile, "hello.... sorry about that, he's a bit crazy" he said in a whisper "Hahaha, I think I noticed that" you replied in a giggle, you returned your gaze to Fred, who now had a frown, and a crooked mouth, and behind him came a cheerful girl, who immediately hugged him from behind and gave him a kiss on the cheek, it was, of course, Angelina, who gave you a hateful look and said "Hello love, I guess we'll be teaming up, again" she said brushing his hair out of his face, and immediately Fred's face, changed to a tender look of pity, And he Shared a smile of discomfort, "open your books on page 20, we'll start with the essentials for an effective amortentia potion..." said professor Snape.
You were in the hallways, leaving McGonagall's office after giving him the application form, all you needed to do was pick up your gear, when, being near the common room, you met Fred, you tried to ignore him, you were late for the auditions when he spoke, "hey! Pandora!" He said, you ignored it, and went your way, "Pandora!” You accelerated your pace when you felt his grip on your arm,"what?!” You told him while you took your arm off, he stood straight, "I wanted to... apologize” He said lowering his eyes, “Apologize about what? About how you humiliated me? About how you shrank me with the bet? Oh no, I already know! You want to apologize for grabbing my butt in front of everyone!” You told him as you went on your way, in that, you took a look or two, “No Pandora... well, yes” He said, you could just roll your eyes, "what I mean is... I was an idiot, I admit it, and I'm really sorry...” said the boy in a soft tone, you turned to see him, “what else?” The fact that he insulted himself drew your attention, "I was an ape, and a fool...” he said looking you in the eye, he really looked sorry, but you wouldn't make him go clean, you raised your eyebrow hoping he would say more, "and... I'm so sorry, you didn't deserve to be treated like that, forgive me Pandora, please” he said and tried to take your hand, you immediately removed it, "it's good that you lament it weasley, but that won't be enough, and if you want to hold someone's hand, let it be Angelina...", His look stayed on your lips, he made a look in despair and lower his head "whatever it takes..." he said in a whisper, and left.
You were just finishing your warm up, you bent down again to touch your toes to your toes, when you heard a voice behind you "Pandora Diggory?" Said a brown- haired boy, you nodded and he was quick to extend his hand "Oliver Wood, team capital" he shook it vigorously, "Not many are auditioning this year thanks to the Triwizard tournament, but either way you will be judged just like the other years" you just nodded and smiled, "A girl of few words, I like it" he said, he picked up a waistcoat with a number on it and handed it to you, "Chaser, right?" He said looking at the sign up sheet, and without waiting for an answer he said "Well, get in" he said, "get in how?" You asked yourself, you put your broom between your legs and lifted into the air, the pitch was bigger than you thought, and there were a lot more people in the stands than you imagined, you positioned yourself in the center of the pitch, where you noticed a concentration of quidditch players, as you started to get closer you noticed both Weasley twins, who were annoying each other, threatening to throw the there from the broom, and of course, Angelina Johnson, the whistle blew and everyone took their positions as Katie Bell flew down to the stands, it seemed you would take your position, "It's a shame that the good players have to leave for others" said Angelina with a tone of disdain, "Shut up Johnson" said Fred, "wow" you thought, that had made you feel, somehow or other, happy.
The tryouts were exhaustive, it was basically a match between team players against each other, and of course, you didn't come clean, and you took quite a few blows, some even coming from Angelina, that didn't bother you, you just couldn't help but think how pathetic she looked trying to beat up other members of the other team, and of course, the rumour went around the whole castle, so not only Tamil was there, but also Ginny, and Hermione, and Ron, and Harry, and from a distance, a cheering Cedric, already on the floor you received a couple of congratulatory claps from the team, "Well.... I have to admit, you're good Diggory, and considering that next year I won't be able to be here anymore, I would need someone who wants to play the role of captain," said Wood, it seemed like everything was falling into place, very convenient, too much so you would say, "Captain?! But that's my position!" Said Angelina behind you, "I've busted my arse for the last 5 years so I could be captain and now it turns out the princess will be?! For one game?!" She said shouting, boy was she annoyed "You must have more brains than that Wood!" She continued, and Oliver just rolled his eyes, it seemed that he was already used to these tantrums, "I was just saying!" He replied in the same tone, "You're a moron! And you're a man-eating orphan!" she shouted throwing her broom, that last word had made your blood boil, "Don't provoke me Johnson!" You said, that spoiled little girl attitude had tired you out, "Or what?" She said coming towards you, "Enough!" Said Professor Hooch, "Johnson, if you throw another tantrum like last year I will not hesitate to suspend you." Said the teacher in a stern tone, while Angelina was still glaring at you, you gave her a short smirk, and walked away.
"What did the professor mean by last year's tantrum?" You asked Tamil as you walked towards the great hall, "Oww... it's juicy. Angelina has a history of beating up other girls on the team, like Alicia Spinett, for example, and just because Wood complemented her, she's on the red line, if she lays a finger on you she'll get suspended..." said Tamil in a mocking tone, "She is the team's most constant rival, and my personal proyect..." Tamil continued, you didn't knew her much, but something you definitely knew about her is that she didn't liked Angelina, "Your personal proyect?" You asked "Well... it is quite a long story, but, I was her friend, until she kissed Lee.." you couldn't avoid to gasp, now you understood a lot of things...
"Dora! Tamil! Come! Look at this!" Ginny said as she pulled your wrist, and ran to the front yard, "What's the matter Ginny?" Tamil said, "They're here, they're here!" Said Ginny excitedly, "They're here? Triwizard Tournament!" You thought, and you quickly picked up the pace, and when you finally got out, the crowd was blocking the view, you made your way out and you quickly saw the pastel blue float, with beautiful rococo details in gold, being pulled by those beautiful Pegasus, and you remembered the first time you rode them, and in the distance, you caught a small boat that rose up from the inside of the water and revealed a huge boat, it had red flags with the Dumstrang logo, "What a boat!" Said Ron to Harry behind you, "They are beautiful!" You replied, and soon Professor McGonagall arrived and trying to disperse the crowd she made her way over to the boat and the float, and soon Hagrid approached who basically forced all the students back into the castle, "But we want to see them" said Harry to Hagrid, "You can see them at dinner, now come in boys" replied Hagrid in a soft and fatherly tone.
You were already seated at the table, and voices rang out across the room, and a large, excited voice rose, it was Dumbledore, and the attention of everyone in the room was drawn to him, "I would like to make an announcement: This castle will not only be your home this year, but the home of some very special guests as well. You see, Hogwarts has been chosen-" and he was suddenly interrupted by Filch, who whispered a couple of things to him and quickly retreated, running off in the most pathetic and cartoonish manner possible, "So, Hogwarts has been chosen to host a legendary event, the Triwizard Tournament," he continued and in the background you heard a "amazing…" from Fred and George, "For those who don't know, the Triwizard Tournament brings together three schools for a series of magical challenges. For each school a single student is selected to compete." And instantly you looked across the room at your brother, who had a look of champion and pride, and when you looked back at your table, half the table had that same look, "...if you are chosen, you stand alone, and believe me when I tell you, these challenges are not for the weak, (...) Welcome from lovely ladies of the Beauxbatons Academy of magic...” Then, all eyes turned to the doors as they began to open, and into the hall came a group of girls in those beautiful blue silk uniforms, and it reminded you of the uncomfortable, tight tights you had to wear, and how your hair had to always be perfectly combed in a bun like a muggle ballerina, and you noticed a few glances at you, but mostly, at the girls' bottoms, then, you noticed George elbowing Fred in approval, then, it looked like he was going to stare, but instead, his gaze fell on you, and he smiled softly, and his beautiful brown eyes with a soft shade of green shone under the glowing candles, you couldn't help a chuckle in your stomach, you were distracted looking into his eyes, you almost didn't see when the Dumstrang boys were announced, and only the thump of their canes on the floor brought you out of that trance, It startled you even, when you turned to see them doing elaborate pirouettes, and finally, one of them did a fire trick that turned into a beautiful phoenix, and then, Dumbledore introduced the Heads of both schools and started the dinner.
You took the gravy that was on the table and poured it over your mashed potato, there was nothing like dinner, and after the day you had had, boy was it making you feel better, "Pandora, is it true that you can conjure a Patronus?" asked Hermione from across the table, "What? Where do you get that from?" You looked at her laughing, "Well, you're a very talented witch, and I heard that at Beauxbatons they teach great defensive magic, if you needed to, could you conjure a Patronus, or stun properly?" Hermione said, almost without pausing and pinning her gaze on you, "Well... yes, yes I can, but it's not something I've ever needed..." you told her, you felt embarrassed by what she implied, you didn't consider yourself talented, "Tell us more about Beauxbatons, Pandora," Ginny said and Ron continued, "Is it true that the girls are beautiful?", Ron asked, and just as you were about to tell them to leave you alone a voice with a thick French accent sounded behind you "Pandora? Pandora Diggory?"
Asked the voice, when you turned your eyes to see who it was you discovered the one who once made your life impossible at Beauxbatons, Prudence Delaclare, classic "pureblood" witch who thought she was superior to everyone else, she was perfect in every detail, and even, if that wasn't enough, she was Cedric's girlfriend for a while, and who would you say that thanks to her, your brother was now a womaniser, "Ah, it's good to see you! You look just like you did before." She continued, you could only return a smile, and two kisses on the cheeks, "What? Aren't you going to introduce me to your people?", “Your people" you knew perfectly well what that meant, they were the "blood traitors", "yes, of course... these are Tamil, Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Harry" you went on, and when you got to Hermione's name you noticed a slight grimace on her face, then when you said Harry a murmur came out of her mouth "C'est magnifique..." and without hesitation she quickly brought her hand to his, shaking it so vigorously that you felt that at any moment she might break his wrist, and then that made you even angrier, why hadn't she been so nice to the others?, then she turned to you, gave you a smile and said (in French) "Darling... it's a pleasure to see you, it is true what they say about Hogwarts, you’re all so… casual, and apparently you have integrated to well here, it’s like you never even went to Beauxbatons, I say that with love" she whispered as she made the odd gesture, that made you, again, reminisce of the hours and hours you could spend staring at yourself in a mirror just to look perfect, thankful that no one at the table understood French, then he gave you an aggressive-passive smile, returned a glance at everyone, and in a very practiced wave of his hand said goodbye, with an "A plus tard!" To which everyone responded with complacent smiles, and as far as Ron was concerned, he seemed to be rather dumbfounded, mouth open and eyes like saucers, you looked back at the table and then you knew you had to explain who it was, "This is Prudence, we were roommates for years... she is-" you were about to finish and you heard an almost unanimous "Perfect", "horrible" you replied and everyone looked at you and you just looked down, and you heard a “Close your mouth Ronald” from Hermione.
"Attention, please!" Dumbledore's voice echoed in the large dinning room, he stood next to something that seemed to contain something else inside, it was a bright golden colour, and when teh rpoffesor revealed the entire room gasped, it was magnificent, and the blue fire coming out of it was brilliant, like nothing you had ever seen before, "...Eternal glory: that is what awaits the student who wins the Triwizard Tournament, but to do so, the student must complete three trials, three extremely dangerous trials..." As the professor said this, you could hear a whispered "Wiked" in unison from Fred and George, who, from their background, you knew would try to participate in this challenge, the professor went on to explain that a new rule had been imposed, which the Minister of Magic explained: not allowing students under the age of 17 to participate; this provoked a riot, shouts from disgruntled students and a couple of louder shouts from the crowd, "That's rubbish! That's rubbish!" You heard Fred say, that rebellious spirit made you feel something in your stomach, but you refused to accept it, from the looks, the slight touches while taking food and the occasional stolen smile during the conversation, you wouldn't be friends with Fred, let alone girlfriend, not because he apologised to you meant he could have a place in your life, no way you wouldn't allow yourself to have feelings for him, and then the appearance of the new professor of defense agains the dark arts, Alastor Moody, who you had seen before on one occasion or another, yet you were still disturbed by his unhuman appearance, with that eye that jumped from one place to another, dinner ended with the professor announcing from that Thursday they could start putting their names into the Goblet.
"Don't even think about it." you said to Cedric as he came out of the great hall, as he laughed with his group of friends, "What are you talking about, Panda?" He said, looking confused, "Oh please! I wasn't born yesterday Ced, I know you want to enter the tournament, and believe me, it's a bad idea," you repeated, grabbing him by the arm, "Panda, I'm a grown up, okay? You make your decisions, and I'll make mine" he replied annoyed and continued on his way, you clicked your mouth in despair and heard a voice behind you, "Fantastic, isn't it?" Fred said as you both walked towards the moving stairs, he said it with a grin from ear to ear, man his smile made you feel something special, "What's fantastic?" You asked without looking at him, you were still trying to keep your cool, "Well... the tournament, of course" he said, as if it was something obvious, "Only a fool would enter that tournament, besides, what are you getting excited about, you're not even old enough" you said, again without looking at him "Oww, but I’m 17 inches in something…" he said, again flirting with you, you turned to see him quickly and rolled your eyes, "Vulgar" you said and went on your way, until you met Edward who again was walking alone, he didn't look like a boy of many friends, and even though you thought he was really handsome, he didn't seem to be surrounded by girls either, not like Fred, who, every time you met him in the corridors, was always flirting with some girl, you approached him, and softly said "Quite a dinner, huh?" He turned quickly, and as soon as he saw you he started smiling, "Especially the pirouettes" he laughed with to you, "You look beautiful today" he said looking down, you couldn't help but smile at his comment, "Don't I always?" you asked looking up at him, he smiled again and looked at you again, with those big blue eyes, that made your knees tingle "I mean that-" he continued trying to explain "I know..." you said interrupting him, he walked over to you, and with his hand he brushed your hair behind your ear, "I like your eyes" he said smiling and left you with no words, and as if he thought it was an awkward situation he walked away, "Eddy..."
You said while smiling and just as you were about to return the compliment you heard someone clear their throat behind you both, when you looked back you saw a frowning Fred Weasley, "I don't think we have been introduced, I'm Fred Weasley." He said as he stepped in between the two of them and held out his hand, "Edward," replied the brunette, as he shook his hand, "Pleasure..." replied the red-haired boy, "Do you mind?" You said to Fred, he looked back at you offended, snapped his mouth and walked away, "I apologize... He-" you tried to explain to Edward, "He's your boyfriend." replied the brown man as if he knew exactly what you wanted to tell him, "What? No! Not at all, quite the opposite..." you said nervously, "Oh, sorry, just the way he looks at you..." he replied, he gave you a disappointed look, "I think I gotta go.." he said as he left, and you could only snort in frustration.
Walking into the common room you approached Fred, "What's wrong with you? Huh?" You said annoyed, he was surprised by your response, "What's wrong with you? You're hanging out with boys like that now?" he said, mumbling at you, almost claiming you, "Excuse me? What do you know about me, Weasley? And what do you mean by "Boys like him"?" You told him, "The tipe of boys who belive in blood superiority" he responded, rising his voice, "Pfff! He does not!" you responden, "He's a Parkinson, Dora!" he replied like what he said made complete sense, "So?" you asked the red-hair, "What if he tought of you as a blood traitor? Would it be any different of how you judging him?" and he just muffed, "I just forgave you, and you think you have the right to tell me who to talk to and who not to? you are not that important, Frederic." and he immediately composed himself, closed his mouth and looked down, and you walked away, "Who does he think he is?" you thought, "Why does he thinks he has the right to interrupt my chats, he's a busybody," you kept thinking, and you felt a weight sit next to you, again, it was Fred, "Forgive me, I just don't want you to... well... just, Im sorry, again." he said, and from his trouser bag he took out a piece of paper, he took his wand and without saying anything he turned it into a rose, it was beautiful, almost perfect, "It's for you" he said as he put it in your hand "Do you think that giving me a rose will convince me? Oh, you poor thing" you said, and you got up from the armchair to walk to your bedroom, "Hard one, huh, mate?" said George to Fred while padding him on the back, the reality is that that detail had touched a sensitive fibre in your heart, it was beautiful, but it would never be enough, surely it was the trick he used for all the girls, and that made you even more angry.
