A/N:
Hi all. <3
Oh dear. This chapter's being posted wildly later than I'd hoped it would be. I got a bit too precious with some parts of it, and I want to apologize up front for any typos or mistakes that I missed while editing, of which I'm sure there are plenty.
Thank you so much for your kindness and encouragement on last chapter! I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to read, let alone kudos and/or comment. <3 <3 <3 You are all so, so lovely, and I hope you had a wonderful week.
As always, I do not own the rights to these characters or to this story world.
This chapter is another double-feature. <3
Playlist:
1. First, I recommend the following video for background music for the scenes leading up to February 6, 8:00 a.m./generally throughout the chapter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgZjI7JRi1I&ab_channel=AmbientWorlds
2. "Fireworks" by Nicholas Hooper (Feb. 6, 8:00 a.m.)
3. "Harry's Wondrous World" by John Williams (Feb. 6, 8:20 a.m.)
4. "Leaving Hogwarts" by John Williams (Feb. 6, 11:30 a.m. --when George leaves the Quidditch Pitch.)
4. "Gimme Gimme Gimme" by ABBA (Feb. 6, 1:00 p.m. --you'll know)
5. "The King Has Lost His Crown" by ABBA (Briefly, Feb. 6, 1:00 p.m. --you'll know)
6. "Arcade (feat. FLETCHER)" by Duncan Laurence (Feb. 6, 2:00 p.m.)
7. "Orchard House" by Thomas Newman & London Symphony Orchestra (Feb. 6, 2:00 p.m. --When he gets the book off the mantle)
8. "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner (Feb. 11, 6:00 p.m. --you'll know)
9. "Trouble's Coming" by Royal Blood (Feb. 11, 6:00 p.m. --When George shuts off the speakers)
10. "Wonder" by Shawn Mendes (Feb. 11, 6:00 p.m. --Last bit)
Alright. grab your snack (I had miniature orange scones this week and they were sublime), your drink (I went a bit Granger and consumed an improper amount of coffee), and your coziest blanket. Let's dive in. <3
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George
February 4, 1999, 8:15 p.m.
George stretched over his sofa with his feet on one end. His Mum would have a cow if she saw him with boots up on the coach. But one of the beauties of adulthood was the simple pleasure of putting one's scuffed shoes on the furniture without being scolded.
The clock on his bedside table clicked across the room, and George checked his pocket watch.
Rather late.
Granger likely wouldn't be coming over, then. He hadn't seen her since the evening with Fred and Harry a few nights back, although she'd snuck him a note the day before.
A short little thing. Only said: "Fifty inches of parchment due next week."
And George was fluent enough in Granger-ese to know what that meant. Hermione would be far too busy tearing her hair out to entertain distractions.
It made sense. George quirked a brow, glancing up from his book towards the ceiling to think about it. The term always did pick up around February. He'd known this was coming, and it would only get worse from here. Helga's Garden—she had N.E.W.T.s in several months.
Maybe they wouldn't be as bad as the Mastery Qualifiers had been.
He knew it was a lie as soon as the thought occurred to him. Even if they weren't, Granger would likely make them as bad. It wasn't like her to give any less than her best at exam time, even if it was at the cost of her functionality.
He sighed and scratched his brow, right below his hairline.
Her busy spurts, the long hours, her living out of the library—all of that was part and parcel of being close to Hermione Jean. What George wouldn't tolerate, however, was letting her deteriorate from the nonsense sure to accompany it.
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