Forever, my love

25. The Visit.

• George's POV •

Fred, Cho and I spent the next few hours reading over spells and curses.

"We should call this a night." Cho said as she yawned.

She said goodnight as she left the room.

"You alright Georgie?" Fred asked.

"I hope she's okay." I replied.

"She's a strong girl. She can take care of herself she's very smart." He reassured me before he yawned.

"Go to bed. I got this." I said.

He walked over to his bed and within minutes i hear the loud snore of his. I laughed to myself.

I walk over to my bed and stare up at the ceiling. I didn't feel tired at all. I just wanted answers.

I hop out of bed and got changed. I needed to do this.

I creep towards the door and softly open it and close it behind me. The halls were dimly lit and completely empty. I ran down to the entrance of school before i heard creaking coming from the floorboards.

I look in the distance and see Professor Snape walking the halls. His head was down, almost buried into his book.

"Shit." I whispered before i quickly ran and hid in the bushes outside. I waited about 5 minutes to ensure the coast was clear before i began walking away from the school. I walked into night before i slowly pulled into Lilac's small hometown. The night was cold. I watched a frost grew on the windows of each house i walked by. The icy wind slammed against my pale skin and i could feel my nose growing cold. This was the type of coldness that ran through my body, my bones. I placed gloves over my hands as i made my way towards Lilac's house.

I reached her doorstep and knocked continuously. No answer. I rang the door bell several times. No answer. I called out for Lilac. No answer. I sat down on the doorstep for a few moments before i heard the door creak open.

I quickly jumped up.

"Mr Black!" I said.

He rubbed his eyes and stared at me.

"George, my boy. What the bloody hell are you doing here?" He asked in a shocked tone.

"I'm sorry, Mr Black. I needed to see if Lilac was okay."

He let out a sigh. "She's okay." He said softly.

I let out a sigh of relief.

He motions for me to come inside.

"Mr Black, is everything okay?" I asked.

"Please. Call me Sirius."

"Sirius. Please, is there something wrong."

There was a moment of silence.

"You've known my parents since before i was born, and Lilac means so much to me. I just wanna know if everything's okay." I continued.

He paused for a moment. "My wife is sick."

"I-"

"She's sick. She has been sick for a while now, she's for some muggle disease that i cannot reverse with magic. Lilac only found of today and both her mother and I are trying our best not to get her worried. Lilac insisted that she stays with me until she gets better, she refuses to go back to school."

"I'm so sorry." I said.

"We can only hope for the best."

His eyes were filled with hope, but it was overtaken by fear. We spent the next hour having a long and thoughtful talk.