Chapter Eight
After I put Sandra to bed, I walked through the halls on my way to talk to Snape. I know it sounds crazy but he's someone my parents trust so he's someone I trust.
I made my way to his office and knocked. "Enter" I heard through the door. I walked in; he was sitting at his desk grading papers I walked over to a chair, sat down, and said "Sir, I need your help." He looked up and I took this as him telling me to go on.
I told him about my dream but all he had to say was "Your parents told me not to tell you but I feel as though you have a right to know of your many gifts. The first, as you have now learned about, is that your fears take over your mind when you sleep and cause you to feel pain. It starts slow but soon you will scream in the night, lose trust in everyone, and other things. It sounds barbaric but there's a way to stop it. You must try to control it. It is difficult but you must endure it unless you want it to take over your life. I'm afraid there's no known name for it as of yet."
I was in shock. This could take over my life; what kind of gift was that?
"Sir, when you say gifts what do you mean and when you say fears what do you mean? In my dream I saw George kissing another girl, well his wife, but how is that a fear?" I asked. He looked down and said "Ever think that maybe you like the Weasley boy? And you will learn about your gifts sooner or later"
I blinked a few times as I turned red. Me? Me like...George as anything more than a friend? Maybe I did have feelings for him since my dream revolved around him. No, I couldn't. He's one of my best friends. "Sir, I think I should be heading to bed. It's getting pretty late." I stated before walking to the door; he gave me a nod and I rushed back to the common room.
I walked in after giving the password and was shocked to find George and that Quiltower girl snogging on the floor in front of the couch. I felt my face wet with tears and gasped. They broke apart and saw me.
"I'm s-s-sorry. I didn't mean to disturb you guys. Goodnight." I ran over to the stairs, hearing George calling my name but I didn't stop. I ran into my room and find Hermione walking out the bathroom
"What's wrong?" she asked. I just ran over to her and cried into her arms.
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About an hour of George calling my name and me crying, I calmed down enough to tell Hermione what I had seen. She gasped when I told her and gave me a sad smile.
"You know, Mickey, this means you have to tell him how you feel." I laid down saying "Why? So he can say I'm wasting my time and getting hurt?" She chuckled and said "He likes you too. When I went to visit Ron and Harry over the summer, you're all he talked about." I felt joy inside as when she said that. Wow, he talked about me?
I slowly fell asleep that night because I really didn't know what to do. Yes, I used to like George but I've gotten over it. Plus, if he talked about me so much, why was he with Vanessa? Why was he acting so strange this year? I guess we can talk about everything at breakfast.
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I woke up in the middle of the night again. This time my dream was that all my family and friends turned against me and tried to kill me. I tried so hard to block it out and it worked for awhile but it went back to being scary quickly. I fell asleep later but didn't dream this time. When I woke up in the morning, there was a note explaining how my older sister took my sister today. I got dressed fast and slipped on my flats and lip gloss today.
I walked down to the great hall and saw George and ran to him. I tapped his shoulder. He turned around and gave me a small smile.
"So George, about last night, I didn't mean to walk in on you and Quiltower. Can I ask you something?" He turns red.
"About that, she sort of asked me out last night and I said yes. I mean, she's a great girl and I'm sure you will like her." I felt my heart break and blocked everything out until he asked "So what was it you wanted to ask me?" I just shook my head and walked to the table, grabbed a muffin and headed to an empty classroom. There was no way we could talk now.
Georges P.O.V
I saw the hurt on her face after I told her about Vanessa and I don't understand. I thought she and Malfoy were a thing. At least, that's what everybody else says about them. I walked over to Vanessa and grabbed her hand and kissed her cheek which she wiped off saying "Gross George, only I can kiss you. You can't kiss me." before she turned back to the guy she was talking to. I got up and went to sit next to Fred and Ginny and we talked until it was time for classes.
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After classes were over, I headed over to see Vanessa. I walked around the school until I found her kissing some guy. I glared at her and said, "We're over." She just shrugged and went back to kissing the guy. Was it really that bad being with me or was it just her? I decided to go to the common room and see Mickey but on my way up there, I noticed her and Malfoy laughing while walking down the halls. I guess they are a thing now.
