second chance - george weasley

nine

George and I walked to Hogsmeade to get food from the Inn.

'' What do you want to eat?'' he asked as we looked to the black chalk board outside the restaurant.
'' I feel like eating pasta, the tuna one.''
'' I think I'm going for the lasagna.'' he paused '' Wait here, I'll go get it inside.''
'' Okay.''

He walked inside the restaurant and I stood outside, looking around.

Eventually, George came out of the place with our food all packed up.

'' Where do you want to eat?'' he asked.
'' Well it's getting a bit cold so... anywhere but outside.'' I laughed.

He laughed back at me and we walked back to the castle and went up to the common room.

Everyone had left already, probably to have lunch at the Great Hall.

We sat down on the sofa and started eating.

'' This pasta is amazing.'' I said with a mouthful.
'' My lasagna is actually undercooked, but tastes good.'' he looked over to my food.
'' Want a bite?'' I reached out my fork with some pasta on it.

He leaned in and took in the food.

'' You're right '' he chewed '' It tastes great.''
'' Now let me taste yours!''

I put down my food and moved closer to him as I sat on top of my knees and leaned in.

He gave me a mouthful of lasagna.

'' Yea.'' I swallowed the food '' Undercooked.''

He laughed.

After that, we got back to eating and once we were finished I just leaned against the back of the sofa with my hands on my aching stomach.

'' I'm so full.'' I said.
'' Same.''

I closed my eyes as my body sinked into the sofa.

'' I think I'm going to have a nap.''
'' Do you want to lay down on the sofa? I can get up.'' he asked.
'' No, it's fine, stay.''

I was almost falling asleep when I suddenly remembered something and jumped on my feet.

'' Fuck!'' I panicked.
'' What?!'' he asked.
'' I had agreed to having lunch with Bella today, and I forgot!''
'' Shit... I'm sorry, I'm sure she'll understand.''
'' Yeah, you're right...'' I sat back down '' I'll see her later.''
'' Have some rest now.'' he cleared his throat '' If you want, you can put your legs on top of mine.''

I smiled and did so, falling asleep right after.

LATE AFTERNOON

I woke up to the sound of Ron and Harry singing next to me and looked up to see that George wasn't there anymore, just Hermione and Fred, doing homework.

As I sat up I yawned.

'' Look guys, sleeping beauty is awake!'' said Ron.
'' Where's George?''

They all looked at each other and back at me with a confused look.

'' He wasn't here when we got here.'' said Ron.
'' Oh, alright.''

I leaned back against the sofa.

''Where is he?'' I curiously asked myself.

After a few minutes of trying to sober up from the nap Fred came to sit next to me.

'' How was the date?'' he asked.
'' Date? Are you talking about having lunch with George?''
'' Yeah, wasn't it a date?''
'' No, god! Not at all.''
'' It looked like it.''
'' What do you mean?''
'' Well I canceled with Angelina and went out for a walk on my own, I crossed paths with you guys when he was leaving the restaurant with the food.''
'' I didn't see you.''
'' That was my point.''
'' Oh, got it.'' I paused '' Why did you cancel with Angelina?''
'' I truly didn't feel like it.'' he looked uninterested.
'' It's understandable, she's so rude to me sometimes.''
'' I think George and I are to blame for it, because we used to be very fiery when it was about you, I'm sorry.''
'' It's in the past, I've made unpleasant comments in the past about you guys as well.''
'' We're even.''
'' Yeah.''