That Damn Weasley Charm II G.W

Part 5, Chapter 13- Hogsmeade

About a month has passed since I got the extendable ear from Fred and George, and really that was the last time I really saw both of them besides the classes we share together. I've been either in the common room or in the library studying or in the common room studying.

"How was your study session the other day?" I ask Draco when he comes into the common room after dinner.

Draco comes and sits beside me, "We played spin the bottle about halfway through and completely forgot about studying." He half whispers to me, a lopsided smile on his face.

I nudge him with my shoulder, "Alright, how did it go?" I say with a big smile on my face.

Draco turns pink, "I didn't end up kissing Potter if that's what you're asking. Kissed Seamus from Gryffindor though. Dean didn't seem too pleased about that one." Draco's face turns redder, "Pansy kissed Hermione though. Surprised you haven't heard her talking about it."

"Haven't heard a thing. Does that mean...?"

Draco shakes his head, "No doesn't mean anything's happened. Hermione was pretty flustered after it and she left early with Potter and Weasley. But I don't think Pansy noticed, she was smiling like a ninny for the rest of the night."

"Well that's... good I think?" I ask him.

Draco sighs, "Would have been better if Potter didn't leave given my turn was next and all but whatever." Draco looks at me, "Did you hear? Ronald Weasley got onto the Gryffindor quidditch team somehow."

"He did?" George never mentioned anything, but given that whenever we have a spare moment we do nearly everything but talk it's not very surprising.

"Yup. He's the new keeper. Here's hoping that he won't be very good."

I sigh, "Well Ron can be easily distracted so I'm sure that something will catch his eye and put him off his game."

Draco perks up, "Interesting..."

Fuck, "Draco no, do not do anything that would throw the game."

Draco gets up from the arm of the chair I'm sitting in and smiles wickedly, "Obviously not, what would give you an idea like that?" He dashes off into his dorm room and I lean back into my chair and groan. I give it a week before Draco comes into the room with some big elaborate plan to sabotage Gryffindor.

Usually on trips to Hogsmeade George and I spend the entire day together. This time though, he doesn't even wait for me at the common room to head out together.

"Are you and George alright? I never see you two together anymore." Emma asks me as we walk out to the courtyard.

"I dunno. We don't see each other anymore and when we do we definitely don't talk."

Emma bumps her hip into mine and wiggles her eyebrows, "Oh!"

I laugh a bit but it's a fake laugh and Emma can tell, "I miss talking to him though, joking around with him, sneaking out late and looking at the stars and what have you."

Emma nods, "Well this sucks. I just lost my ideal relationship goal."

I scoff and look at her, "Wow thanks Em, I really needed that. We aren't broken up you know."

Emma backtracks, "No course I know that every relationship goes through some rough patches, surprised it took you two this long to hit one. You'll work things out, I know you will."

Emma and I push through the courtyard doors. We can see Fred, George, Lee, Walter, and a few other students talking in the corner. Emma and I go up to them. I snake my arms around George's waits and kiss his shoulder. "Hey... I've missed you." I whisper into his ear.

George turns around, "Yeah, missed you too."

"Then let's spend the day together, just me and you. Get some butterbeer, sneak off to the shrieking shack or something..." I kiss his lips softly.

George smiles a bit, "I would yeah, but Fred, Lee and I have stuff we have to do. We're going to Zonko's before that though so you can come with us if you want?"

"I'm not invited to your secret thing?" I say sort of pouting.

George runs his thumb along my bottom lip, "I wish you could come but its got to do with... you know."

The Order, right. "Being on opposite sides is hard." I murmur.

George kisses my forehead, "You're doing it to protect yourself, protect Draco."

I lean into his touch and I can feel all my worries melt away, "I know..."

George holds me close to him, "I know I've been distant lately and I'm sorry. Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes has been taking off and I only really have time for that and school... well, that, school, and making sure Umbridge has the worst possible time here."

I smile, "It's alright love. I just miss you is all." I know that I've been overreacting and I know that I'm not the most important thing in his life right now but it is definitely hard not seeing him all the time.

"Alright! Everyone! The Hogwarts bell will right at six o'clock! It will be head throughout Hogsmeade, I need everyone to be back at the gate as soon as the bell rings, no exceptions!" McGonagall calls. "Everyone can head out. Third years wait with me and we will walk together."

George interlocks his fingers with mine and we walk with our friends out towards the fence that divides Hogsmeade and Hogwarts.

"Rumor has it that Ron's made the Gryffindor team?" I ask George, we are swinging our arms rather aggressively as we walk making a total fool of ourselves.

"Oh yeah! Lee's going to have a field day trying to commentate, three different Weasleys running around. He's got a bad enough time trying to figure out which one of us hit the bludger."

I laugh, "Well that's because you two are identical twins? It's hard to tell you apart. Do you know how many times I've second-guessed myself before kissing you?"

"What happened to knowing which one of us is which?" George says bumping me with his hip.

"I know which one of you I'm dating. And even if I messed it up once which I haven't, Fred would smack me."

George laughs, "Fair point."