Stay with me ~ g.w

16

"No" lupin spoke sternly "you don't need it and shouldn't have had it in the first place and what were you thinking trying to distract me and take it off my desk?! Do you think I'm really that dim"

"Not far from any of the other defense teachers" you mumbled.

"Excuse me" he looked at you to clarify.

"Nothing, please it was mines first and I shouldn't have gave it to Harry" you begged.

"It wasn't yours and still isn't, it belongs to the marauders" he turned locking it in his desk.

"The marauders aren't even here!" You protested.

"Too bad, now go to your dorm!" He pointed sternly at the door.

"But-" he cut you off quickly.

" dorm! Now" you could see the anger.

"Whatever dad" you laughed sarcastically.

Still in his mad state he pretended to laugh at you then went to his straight face again.  You walked out and up to the common room, you were met with Harry and mad twins.

"Did you get it then?" Fred asked glaring at you.

"Here's the thing-" you started

"I knew we shouldn't have gave it to him!" George yelled.

"I didn't know he'd get it bloody taken away!"you protested "how did Lupin even know it was a map!"

"He just- knew" Harry explained.

"Whatever, I'm going to my dorm to wrap presents. Christmas is almost here" you walked up making sure the boys didn't follow.

You wrapped Freds,Harry's and George's present first since one of them were bound to come up, then Lee's than Cedric's than the rest of the lot. You made sure to wrap Amos' gift with a red bow since it was his favorite part every year. You put all of the gifts into a suitcase just in time, George had just walked up.

"Where are you spending Christmas this year?" He asked.

" I'll be with the Diggory's in the morning then the burrow after" you smiled.

"Well- do you think maybe, when you get to ours we could tell my folks about you know us?" He looked at you basically pleading you to agree with his eyes.

" of course!" You hugged him. "I would want nothing more"

He pulled away and smiled down at you before giving you a kiss. "Now can I know what I got?"

"Nice try Weasley" you laughed.

The rest of the day was spent packing, joking and drinking hot cocoa by the fire with the rest of the group. You were all nice and warm in the common room when everyone started to leave to go to sleep. First Harry and Ron then hermoine then lee then Fred, the only people left were you and George.

"Care for another cocoa" he asked grabbing your cup.

"No thanks love" you smiled at him as you watched him get excited at the nickname.

Soon enough George sat down next to you again as you leaned your head on him. This moment of intimacy was exactly how pictured the rest of your life. You both started chatting about little things then easily got deeper into different conversations, you were now sitting cris cross on the couch facing each other. You had just got done talking about your dream life when your older, oddly, you and George pictured almost the exact same thing other than a few details but you both wanted to spend it together, you didn't want it any other way.

"What's the one thing you cannot live without" you asked.

"Well," he thought "my family, especially Fred, don't know what I'd do without the git" he laughed softly.

"Same here, I don't know what I'd do without Cedric or Amos, not even you lot" you smiled.

You were happy at the thought of having people to love, people worth fighting for. You loved everyone in your life dearly and felt as if you had everything you ever needed in life. The rest of the time you and George talked about less deeper things and began to make jokes again trying to keep yourself from falling asleep, the last conversation you remember having was talking about how Mrs.Norris was for sure an animagus. You fell asleep cuddled to George with your head on his chest and your arm around his torso. He had his hand on your waist and his arm propped behind his head. After you were sound asleep, George kissed your head and closed his eyes.

"I wouldn't be able to live without you either, y/n"