Fool Me Once (Book One) - Fred Weasley

Mrs Weasley

'Well that was needed' Fred said as he let Aaliyah down on the ground. 'Yes it was' she replied rather breathless but happy nonetheless. She leaned up to place a kiss on his cheek before stepping out of the shower and wrapping a towel around her. 

She quickly dried off and she pulled on the clothes that she had planned to wear for brunch, before drying her hair using a drying spell. 

'Braxton, Benjamin, Hunter, come on we need to get dressed to meet Uncle Draco for brunch' Aaliyah shouted down the stairs as she made her way to her younger sons room. 

'Hi mommy' Hunter said as he walked into the room wrapping his two small arms around the tops of her thighs. 'Hi baby' she said turning around and picking him up in her arms. 'Will we go get dressed so that we can go meet Scorpious?' she questioned. 

'Uncle Draco and Aunt Astorias baby?' he asked her. She nodded began to pull off his pyjamas and pulled him into his jeans and shirt that she had picked out for him to wear last night. 

'Mummy I dont like green' he whined as Aaliyah pulled on his jumper. 'Well Uncle Draco does and I think it would be nice to wear it for him okay?' She told him before bending down to place a kiss on his forhead. 'Now go on down to daddy' She told him. 'He will put on your boots for you' And then she watched her four year old son run off down the hallway to meet his dad downstairs. 

'Braxton, Benjamin?' she called as she walked down the hallway. 'You boys nearly dressed?' 

'Yes mum' Braxton called. 'Can you do up my buttons? Im stuck' Benjamin called through the bedroom door. 'Of course my love' she said as she walked into the bedroom.

'In here is a pigstye' she told them with a slight chuckle. 

'Organised chaos' 

'We know where everything is' 

'Doesnt mean that' 

'You have to' 

'Dear Merlin, ye are just like your dad and uncle' she said with a slight giggle. 'They used to do that all the time'

'Princess you near ready. Me and Hunter have been ready to go for ages' Fred called up the stairs. 

'Yeah, you two get into the car we will follow ye out when Braxton gets his shoes on.' Aaliyah called back. 

'Hurry up Brax or dad is going to have a fit' Aaliyah laughted helping the elder of her six year old twins put his shoes on.

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'Where do I sign?' Charlie asked and stood up to follow the healer out of the room. I took a moment to collect both my thoughts and my breaths before leaving with them. 

'So just here, yes, and here, perfect last one just here' the healer said as Charlie began signing different sheets of paper. 'Ah Aaliyah' she called when she seen me. 'If you just sign here, we have all done and I can bring you to see Frederick'

I nodded and took the pen of Charlie and signed the two lines. Now, just to go see my Freddie. 

After walking for a few minutes and finally getting to a small room at the end of the hall on the fifth floor, I finally saw Freds familiar mop of flaming red hair. 

'Freddie' I breathed when I saw him. I ran over to his bedside and took his hand in mine. He was freezing to touch, but he had a pulse. 

'Now he is still rather ill, he will be sleeping for a few hours at least. He had alot of drugs in his system and it took many spells and potions for us to be able to remove them from his system. However he should be back to his normal self within six to twelve hours. Ill leave you four alone then' she said and I paused for a moment, wondering who the fourth person was. I hadnt even noticed Jack who was standing in the corner. 

'You must be Aaliyah?' he asked sticking his hand out for me to shake, I took it reluctantly. 'Jack?' I questioned and he nodded. 'I just want to apologise. I should have owled you or something when Fred said that he was staying. I just I didnt think'

'Well that is clear. What the fuck are you doing anyway. Giving drugs to Hogwarts kids?' Charlie started to shout at him. 'Charlie' I called softly. 'Its okay. Whats done is done, we cant change it. Just lets not argue please. One its been a long day and two its Freddies birthday, I dont have the energy to fight, or to stop you from fighting.' Charlie nodded understandingly and took a seat at his brothers other side. 'Im only doing this for you Squeak' he said before he turned to his younger brother with a pained expression. 

'Im going to go' Jack said after a moment. 'Tell Fred I was here yeah?' he questioned and I nodded before turning back to Fred. 'I think one of us should write your mum' I told Charlie. 'Ill do it' he told me before getting up and walking out of the room, leaving me alone with Fred for the first time in three days. 

I took in his features as time went on. His face was too pale, his lips were too blue, the bags under his eyes to prominant, his nose too red from whatever he had been doing, his hands too cold. It was all too much, he was my Fred, my fiance, the love of my life and I failed to protect him. I failed to do the one thing I had promised him, keep him safe.

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'AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU DOING HERE' I was brought out of my trance yet again, by Molly Weasley yelling at me while Fred lay in a hospital bed. This was becoming tradition and one that I was not too fond of. 

'Fred wanted me here' I managed to say. 'He, he needs me here Mrs Weasley' 

'HE DOESNT NEED YOU HERE. AND WHY WERE YOU CONTACTED BEFORE ME. IM HIS MOTHER.' 

'Mrs Weasley, Im his emergency contact and his fiance. He changed it not too long ago. I wasnt even aware that he had done it until this afternoon' I told her, trying to stay as calm as possible. 

'THIS ISNT OKAY. WHO AUTHORISED THIS. HE IS STILL A CHILD. YOU ARE STILL A CHILD. YOU MADE HIM LIKE THIS AALIYAH NOTT. YOU DONE THIS TOO HIM. YOU MADE HIM TAKE THE DRUGS. AND IF NOT YOU DROVE HIM TOO THEM. YOU ARE THE REASON MY POOR BOY IS LYING IN A HOSPITAL BED. YET AGAIN. WHEN WILL YOU EVER REALISE THAT HE IS BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU.'

'Hes not though Mrs Weasley. The two of us, we keep eachother grounded. We need eachother, and he really does need me. And hes of age, so he can do whatever he wants to his hospital records. None of this is okay. I get that, but you need to stop blaming me.' I said. 

She just stood there. Physically shaking with anger. She looked at me, and if Im honest, if looks could kill I would be dead. 

'YOU AALIYAH NOTT BETTER LEAVE THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. OR ELSE I WILL GET SOMEONE TO PHYSICALLY REMOVE YOU. YOU ARE TO LEAVE MY FAMILY ALONE. YOU ARE TO LEAVE MY FRED ALONE. JUST GET OUT OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS SO MUCH BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU. HE IS JUST TOO BLIND TO SEE IT. YOU BLINDED HIM. YOU PRETENDED TO LOVE HIM.

'AND THEN YOU MADE HIM PROPOSE TO YOU, AND THEN YOU GOT PREGNANT AND LOST THE BABY. AND I DONT KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE THE BABY LIVING OR THE FACT THAT IT DIED.'

'Excuse me?' I asked, trying but failing to keep my voice level. 

'You never loved him did you. You never did. And what did you loose the child on purpose so that he would have to stay with you. So that you could share a familiar grief.' she spat

'Take that back' I told her. I was trying my hardest not to raise my voice but it was very hard. 'You know nothing about mine and Freds relationship. You dont know how much work goes into our relationship in order to keep it functional. And you have no idea what we went through when we lost Angel. That was the most devistating thing that has every happened to me, and I saw my mum die when I was thirteen, I was disowned by my father at fifteen. And Fred, he was there for absolutley everything. 

'So dont you dare come into his hospital room, and insult me and my baby. Aswell as my fiance while he is lying in bed here, extremely sick and on the verge of death. You have no right to have any input into our relationship. So dont you dare pretend that you do. Now if you dont stop yelling while Fred is trying to rest. I will have you removed' I told her and then sat back down. 

'HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT.' she roared at me. 'HOW DARE YOU TALK TO ME AS IF YOU ARE A GROWN WOMAN. DONT YOU DARE SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT ABOUT MY SON. AND DONT YOU DARE LIE TO MY FACE ABOUT LOVING HIM' 

'Mum enough' Fred coughed from the bed