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Roxanne Weasley, a name that was known quite well in the halls of Hogwarts. She was obviously the daughter of the famouse prankster George Weasley, and she was a trouble maker in her own right. She did have quite a few enemies as well, most of them girls. Since before she can remember she'd always gotten along with guys better. Hence her close friendship with her male cousins, including mr James Potter. Ang through him she'd found herself the friend of the three other boys who called htemselves the 'Second Generation Marauders.' Now although she didn't aprove of everything they did, they were probably her best friends.

But the one that probably came to her mind first when she was in search for a friend was probably the least likely of the 4 to some people: Jason Petigrew. Although his last name did tend to make most people not trust him, and even hate him, Roxy was a girl who liked to make up her own mind on people and not base her judgement simply on family connections (except perhaps in the case of the Malfoy's). And the fact that they had been fortunate enough to both be sorted into Gryfindor the same year they got to know one another quite well.

So well that she was now waiting at the top of the North Tower for him, and Roxy wasn't a person who liked to waite. But ever since their first year they'd had sleep over's on the top of the North Tower every month, and ever since they'd been old enough they'd nicked butterbeers and firewhiskey to enjoy it more. So here she was, waiting with a half finished butterbeer in hand, waiting for her friend and the food he was suposed to bring.

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Jason had just gotten out of class. He had been studying extra hard lately to get high marks on his owls. He looked around and than ran up to his dorm. Roxy was waiting he changed into something more comfortable. Baggy blue jeans and a black shirt that said ' I am the Lion that steals your heart' He smirked and ran to the kitchen. Where he smiled and grabbed chips and a whole bunch of sweets along with some actual food though he threw that to the bottom.

He smiled and began to run back up the stairs. He got to the familiar corridor and smiled as he slowed to a normal walk. He had noticed that out of everyone in the school Roxanne Weasley could make him the most nervous but the happiest to. But he was going to try hard not to wreck anything with his friend. He breathed quietly knowing that she probably had a guy in her eyes already.

He brushed off that feeling and smiled he was just glad he could have her as a friend. He smiled as he found the stairs he started up them pretty fast skipping every other one. He smiled as he came to the top he walked into the tower and saw Roxanne. He stood there for a moment and let the night catch his bright blue eyes. He bowed his head. "Hello Ms. Roxanne brought us food. My my You look very very pretty tonight Moonlight just amazing for you. How has the Lovely Roxanne been this month?"

He asked as he put the food down and went over and grabbed a butter beer not sure if he could give her a hug or not. But he sat down on Roxy's bed and smiled at her he had been doing that a lot smiling. It felt good to just sit around and not worry that everyone was going to think he was his dad for once. He looked over at Roxanne as she started to speak to him. He started to drink his butter beer with firewhiskey mixed in.

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Roxy had just finished the final swig of her butterbeer when she heard footsteps comming up the stairs to the tower. She found herself absent mindedly fixing her shirt and brushing her hair off her face. Realizing what she was doing she quickly stoped as the door opened revealing her friend. Her chocolate brown eyes met his bright blue ones and she couldn't help but feel the familiar butterflys in her stomache that she always got around him. Sure he was on of her best friends, but she'd also had a huge crush on him from the first time she'd met him.

Feeling her smile widen she listened as he announced himself, "Well hello yourself Mr. Pettigrew. And don't lie darling, " she told him, just like Roxy; unable to take a compliment. But she did find herself blushing a bit none the less, "And you look amazing, as usual. My month has been hectic to say the least, and yours?" she asked him as she watched him grab a butterbeer. As he sat himself on the bed she had to smile to herself, reachin gin for another butterbeer she also grabbed a chunk of ice.

"What no hug? I'm shocked and appalled Jas!" she told putting on a fake pout, but if Jason had looked closer he would have seen the mischeviouse gleam in her eyes, always a warning sign with Roxy.

ooc: sorry it's nto the greatest, the first one was better but it got deleted.

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Jason looked around at her and smiled over at Roxanne though she had a different smile he didn't think anything of it as he got to his feet. "Roxanne don't be modest now look how beautiful you are all the men here must fall and bow at your feet. So I would never ever lie to you. I'm sorry Ms. Roxy I will get right on that."

He smiled and went close to her. He smiled and grabbed her butter beer. Then he walked away he started to laugh a little and turned back to her. " What can I say I am a thirsty guy. But I don't look as amazing as you Ms. Roxy But I think that I could give you a hug. Though that smile of yours is very puzzling I haven't seen that smile yet."

He smirked and sipped from her butter beer and smiled now she had no butter beer that he had taken a sip from. He looked at the drink in his hand and went over to get the food where he had set it and took out his wand. Where he waved and his bed and such was there. He smiled and leaned down and put the food on a table. He picked up the butter beer she had gotten and went over to her. "I believe that this belongs to you. You really should keep your eyes on what is yours. I mean wouldn't want someone to take it away or anything."

He smiled and met her brown eyes and had that feeling again. He didn't want to make her feel weird and looked down at his feet to try and hide his sense of surprise for feeling that. He went and hugged her like he always did but this time like he had wanted to hug her for a very long time. But he kept it so he didn't make her feel uncomfortable.

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Roxy had to laugh when Jason told her guys must be falling all over fo her, "If only that were true Jason, if only." she said still laughing, but now thinking that all she wanted was for him to be falling for her. A thought she quickly banished away.

As he came closer she got ready with the chunk of ice behind her back, but when he took ehr butterbeer she had to gasp. "Jason Pettigrew! You little theif!" she told him half joking as he took a drink from her butterbeer and started setting things up.

As he came back over to her she grinned wickedly at him, "No wouldn't want that at all would we?" she told him gazing into his eyes, and almost loosing herself in them. When he put his arms around her in a hug Roxy momentarily forgot about the ice in her hand, and just hugged him back. She always felt so right when she was in his arms, and she tried to put any of that into the hug.

But she also quickly remembered her earlier scheme and proceeded to drop the piece of ice down the back of his shirt.

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Jason smiled as she hugged him back he just stood there for a moment feeling good with her in his arms. But that quickly went away with the freezing feeling that was going down his back and soaking his shirt. He jumped up and didn't yell but raised his voice in shock. "AHHH! ROXANNE MOLLY WEASLY! So mean ah and so cold. My shirt is soaked all the way through.B But i did deserve that one though i will be getting you back."

Jason stopped jumping as the once big chunk of ice was now melted on his back. He shot Roxy a playful look he shook his head and walked over to his bed and took off the wet shirt and remembered something he had heard. He went into his pillow felt around for a bit he smiled when he found it. It was his sweatshirt . The extra one he brought for her since it was supposed to get chilly." I heard it was supposed to get chilly and wouldn't want the most amazing trickster in Hogwarts to be chilled."

Jason smiled and threw it on her bed he grabbed a sweet chocolate chip cookie and walked over to her and asked. " How are you Ms. Roxy it seems like you and me haven't seen each other in forever."

He stood next to her as if tempting her with the cookie.

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Roxy felt Jason jump away from her and tensed for the yell she was sure would come. Although he didn't scream she could tell her scheme had succeeded. Grinning widely she looked up at him innocently, "Why Jason, did you think it would have mattered if you'd deserved it or not?" she told him evily. It was all in fun, but it was true. She would have done it even if he hadn't snagged her butterbeer.

She was laughing pretty hard at his reaction, but all her laughter aburptly stopped when he moved to his bed and took off his shirt. Daaaaaaaaamn! was all she oculd think. She knew he was well built, heck all the Marauders were for some reason, but she couldn't help but stare at his well sculpted stomache. She was a girl after all.

Shaking herself as he threw a sweater onto her bed she tried to turn her mind to what he was saying, "Well thank you kind sir!" she told him smiling. The fact was it was starting to get colder and she was only in a pair of jean shorts and a white wife-beater tank top. Looking on as he grabbed a cookie she could feel her mind begin to slip again as he came and stood beside her, it wasn't so much the cookie that was tempting her but the fact that he was still shirtless. "Umm, well, ahhh... I'm-I'm good." she managed to stammer out. Then mentally slapping herself she came back to her senses, "And it has seemed like forever! And i must confess my self very dissapointed with that fact!" she told him crossing her arms in a fake sulk. Come on Roxy, he's only a guy... and incredibly hot guy at that, but he's still one of your best friends! Pull yourself together! she thought to herself as she waited for his response.

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Jason smiled some as he could feel her eyes on him. Though he knew they were probably just filled with laugher. He wanted more than anything for a sigh that she just might like him the way he liked her. He was starting to fall for Roxy but he didn't want to wreck their friendship. He smiled at her fake sulk and went over to her and kissed her forehead. "Now come on Roxy. None of those sad faces of yours! Luckily for you Ms. Roxy I brought my own wife-beater tank top. But Mine is black so we don't get them mixed up this time."

He laughed a bit because the last sleep over they had. They mixed up their shirts and Jason just decided to walk back to the common room shirtless that day. He smirked as he remembered that, that was the first time he had ever had a girlfriend but it only lasted a week he was more annoyed by the girl then fascinated. He remembered that afterward he had taken Roxy out for a few Firewhiskey shots the following day.

Then his thoughts went to Firewhiskey. His blue eyes met her brown ones and he pulled the shirt down his body. He smiled and asked her. " Did you bring the firewhiskey today Ms. Roxy? I miss dirkning with you it's just not as much fun when you aren't around. Though I am sure you have replaced me by now." He smiled at her and downed his own butter beer this time.

He looked at his friend and than went and grabbed his and her shot glasses from his pocket. He smiled as he had made a few adjustments to his and her glasses. He looked at her with a misfit smile and threw the glasses to her. "Hope you don't mind Ms. Roxy But I made a few adjustments to our glasses. Makes it more entertaining. I thought that by now you and me deserved better drinking glasses.See your favorite color" he smiled and pointed to her glass.

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Roxy smiled up at Jason as he came closer. But when he kissed her forehead she wished it was her lips he'd aimed for. Every second she was spending with Jason she becamse more and more confused about her feelings. Sure she'd always had a crush on Jason, but now it was seeming like those feelings were growing into something bigger, and just when she'd agreed to go on a date with another guy. She really was terrible at this kind of thing!

Giggling a bit as he pointed out their similar shirts she also remembered the time they'd gotten them mixed up, slightly on purpose on Roxy's part. When Jason had showed up in the common room with no shirt on his girlfriend at the time had flipped out. Mostly going after Roxy for being the person up on the tower with him when he came back shirtless. "Ya we wouldn't want that now would we? I don't want a jealouse girl flying off the handle on me again." she said winking.

Grinning at him again she moved to her bag she'd brought up, bending over to reach in she grabbed the two bottles she had stashed in there, "Now would i forget our faveorite drink?" she told him setting one down on the table and opening the other, "And of course it isn't as much fun, how many other people can keep up to you when you drink?" she asked him laughing again. It was true though, the two of them could out drink just about anyone else.

Looking over as he pulled out the two shot glasses they'd had since they began drinking she had to smile with all the memories they had with those. Like the night she'd almost worked up the courage to tell him she liked him but had instead went and thrown up. "Now why would i mind? You know i love purple!" she told him catching the two glasses.

Setting them down on the table she began to pour out a genorouse portion in each of their glasses. Handing him one she took her own and raised it up to cheers, "Here's to one hell of a night!" she told him.

Maybe tonight she'd be bale to finally tell him how she felt, without puking!

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Jason smiled at Roxy and listened to her he had to laugh with her as she brought up that girl. He looked down and sighed " Yeah sorry about that Roxy that girl was weird. But Yes I don't think anyone could keep up with you or me. But I dunno your brother I believe still holds the record. How many shots was it?" Jason laughed a little. He brother was a cool guy he had met him through James.

He took his glass and raised it as well and said " Yes A fun night this shall be but than again. When aren’t our night’s together nights to remember? " He laughed and took a very long swig. As he did he couldn't help but think of the kiss he had given Roxy and how he had wished that it had meant something more.

He sighed more than before and he set is drink down. He smiled over a Roxy and said. " Ah Roxy seriously you are the coolest person I know I mean. You are just an amazing girl Ms. Roxy I don't think I know a girl that would make a sleep over every month and still are able to snatch two bottles of our favorite drink ever. But maybe this time we wont be throwing up? Though I must say I don't think I'd be so nice to anyone else if they got sick on me."

Jason laughed and looked at his glass his black and red his name Jas. He looked at Roxy and smiled and nodded. " Of coarse I do Ms. Roxy I would need to have remembered that. You told me that the very first day you and I met." He smiled at Roxy and laid down on his one bed and looked at her. Though secretly he stole glances at her body. Though he did know that Roxy had a date to the dance and he had to set boundaries and swore he wouldn't wreck anything. Though already he was having a mental war with himself about it all. Wanting to tell her hopefully he could tell her later about his feelings.

He smiled at her and said. " Oh Ms. Roxy I got something yesterday I wanted to show it to you. Accio surprise!" He said while waving his wand and a brand new broom appeared he laughed and showed it to her. He loved to fly and knew that Roxy did as well. " Well What do you think??" He said handing it to her.

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Roxy moved towards the food that Jason had brought finally and picked out a cookie and a sandwhice. She hadn't really eaten since noon and she was begining to feel the affects. She had to laugh when he brought up her brothers record, that had been set after one spectacular Quiditch win, "I think it was somewhere in the region of 10 in 15 minutes. Although I still think he cheated." she told him laughing.

She had to blush a bit as he brought up the puking bit again, and because of the compliments he was giving her. She wanted nothing more thatn to know that those actually might be true, or that they could mean something, "Ohh stop!" she told him pretending to act bashfull, "And I do appologize for that time, like always. And I do have to say that you were the perfect gentleman about it. And you know very well that it's not hard at all to snatch some alcohol from my brother." she told him grinning evily. In truth she usually just bewitched an empty bottle to appear full. Her dear brother always thought he'd drank the bottles he was missing.

Grabbing the bottle and a couple more butter beers she moved to sit cross legged on the end of his bed. Pulling out a pack of cards she raised her eyebrow at him, "Shall we play a little drinking game perhaps?"

As he waved his wand Roxy had to wonder what he'd bought this time, he was often picking up random things he really didn't need, but they were always pretty cool. When she saw the broom fly into his hands she had to gasp, "Wow! Jas that's awesome!" she told him picking it up in her hands and inspecting it, "I'm so jealouse! I really need to convince dad to get me a new broom!" she told him looking up and grinning at him.

Gazing into his eyes she had to admit that being around him made her almost wish she hadn't already asked another guy to the dance. She knew he probably had a million girls already ask him, and she wasn't sure how she would be able to deal with seeing him with another girl. The last girlfriend he'd had had been torture. Sighing she knew it was her own fault, but she did like Romeo as well. She just knew deep down she had stronger feelings for Jason.

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Jason smiled and bowed his head respectfully. " Ah Come now Roxy you know what I say has always been true I could never lie to a girl as beautiful as yourself. So no pretending to be bashful. I am sorry to say but I don't think you could fake as drunk as your brother was. I mean he proposed to a painting. I'm sure you have a few choice birthday presents coming your way Ms. Roxy. That's right I haven't ever forgot that birthday of yours. " He smiled and looked at the cards in her hands.

He raised his eyebrow and and nodded. " I could never pass up our drinking games you know that. " He smiled but it dimmed a bit. He finished his drink in a very big gulp and put more in his glass. He knew that Roxy had asked another guy to the dance. Which had hurt him more then he would ever tell anyone. But still he was turning down any offers he got for the dance.

He looked down and decided to smile any way. He would ask her about it and see her feelings for this boy. He wanted her to be happy even though he knew he would hurt for letting her be with someone that did make her happy. But he was her friend and would support her no matter what. But the guy wouldn't be a friend to Jason.

He breathed and smirked as he looked up at her. " Well Ms. Roxy I heard from a family member of yours that you have asked a guy to the dance. May I know the person has captured the ever so strong heart of yours?" He smiled and took the cards from Roxy and didn't let her have them back. He started to shuffle the cards not stopping. He always had to fiddle with something when he was fighting his mind and heart. But he would never tell anyone about his inner wars.

Though once he had no choice Roxy had pinned him to the ground and wouldn't let him up until he told her. He laughed a bit as he remembered that sleep over. He looked up at her and asked " What game are we playing Roxy? I believe you never told me." He looked down at the cards as he shuffled them more. He looked up as she started to speak.

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Roxy had to laugh at Jason's comment, it was true he had never lied to her as far as she knew. But the same was true for her, she could never lie to him.

"No that is true. Although it was rather unfortunate for him that the painting said yes, and still thinks they are together to this day!" she said laughing. Any time she passed by that painting she had to laugh, especially because Fred avoided it like the plague now. "You better bloody well not forget it! And I think we should play some sociables perhaps." she told him smiling again and moving a bit closer so they could play.

As he asked his next question she inwardly groaned, and finished off the rest of her own glass in one go. As she poured herself another one she avoided meeting his eyes, "Yes I have asked someone. Romeo Bixby actually, in Gryfindor with us. And he has by no means 'captured my heart' as you put it. I just have a slight thing for him, _{and assumed that the person I really liked would be taken already.}" she told him mumbling the last part out.

Looking over through the window of the tower she blinked a few angry tears away. She didn't know why it was affecting her so much, but she very much regretted her decision now. It would have been way better to not go with anyone and to gage her feelings for Romeo and Jason from that night. But hindsight's 20.20.

"And what about youself? I assume you've been beating girls off with a stick." she asked him, dreading the answer but trying to make light of it.

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Jason smiled at Roxy as she said how the painting still thinks that Fred and them are toghter. He nodded and knew it was true. he listened to her and laughed as he knew very well that he wouldn't ever forget her birthday he couldn't. He listened to her explain about the boy. Romeo. Though he didn't want to show it he had already grown to dislike him. But he wouldn't say anything he listened to her mumble and grew extremely curious of the guy she really liked.

He listened to her question and waited on how to answer that. " I believe that game suits us both well. But I will add a twist on to the game. With every card drawn we ask questions of the other. Deal? " Jason smiled and put a butter beer bottle in between the two of them and put the cards in a circle waiting for her answer. As he waited he put together his answer.

He didn't look at Roxy anymore. He sighed " Roxy we both know that I have been asked to the dance many of times. Just like every guy does but....But I have turned them all down. I was waiting for the right girl to ask. But now I waited to long and must go with whom ever I may help have a good time at the dance. I am sure though that you will look amazing. you must have fun and not to much to drink without a friend close by promise?"

He looked over at her but not for more than a second. He knew that the way he had worded it he didn't give away that he truly was falling for his best friend. He basically told her that his heart was almost being ripped from his chest knowing that the girl he was waiting for had moved on. He was quiet as he waited for Roxy to say something back to him. Though he could see Roxy was hurting and instead of saying anything to hurt her more he reached forward and took her hand. He kissed it gently like he always hand and said. " I will always be here for you Roxy. You know I will listen to you if you need someone who isn't family.....just....just a friend."

He looked down knowing very well that to her that was all he would be to her. He hid his feelings once again and looked up at her and smiled a bit he stuck his tongue out at her a little.

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Roxy allowed herself to look up at Jason again, only to see him looking away as well. Looking down at the cards he had just spread out she smiled lightly and pulled one from the circle, "Do you mean I get to ask you a question, or the other way around?" she asked curiously. She knew the question she wanted to ask him, but knew she wouldn't be able to. "Oh and I got a 2 so that means I can give you two drinks, please drink up mr. Jason!" she told him laughing and carefully laying her card on top of the empty butterbeer.

Looking at him fully now Roxy tried to not let herself get to excited from his answer, the part of her that wished he liked her back was trying to tell her that she was the girl he waited to long for. But the larger part told her not to be stupid, and to not get her hopes up. Sighing she pushed her hair behind her ear, "You know I'm usually the responsible one Jas. And the only way I'll be sure to have fun is if you save half of your dances for me." she told him. It was always the same, every dance she always told him she required exactly half of his dances to be with her. And it had always been because she loved the feeling of being in his arms, and it killed her to see him with his arms around another girl.

As he reached out and took her hand she couldn't help but feel the familiar tingling across her skin, keeping a hold of his hand she kept her eyes locked with his, "Jas... you know that you're always the one I come to first. And you should also have realized by now that you'll always mean more to me than just as a friend." she told him barely above a whisper. Getting up she walked away from the bed and kept her back to him, she wasn't sure how much he'd read into what she had said, but she meant every word of it. Reaching up she played with the necklace she always wore, one that he had given her 4 years ago almost to the day, the one she never took off.

"It's you turn by the way." she told him turning her head ever so slightly so that she was looking at him through the corner of her eye over her shoulder.