Friends To Lovers - George Weasely

Chapter 40

y/n POV

1st of August 1997

Bill and Fleur's  wedding part 2

With the main ceremony done it was time for the reception. Everyone moved swiftly to the party tents. Me and Hermione we're currently sat chatting at table. "And you're sure you're, ok?" Hermione asked me. "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine the pain was gone by the night time." I spoke. "Molly gave me a potion". "I'm not talking about that, and you know I'm not. I'm talking about seeing mad eye be killed right in front of you." Hermione said.

Since the move of Harry and witnessing Moody die right in front of me, I had been experiencing some nightmares that would wake me in the night and both Hermione and Ginny knew I was having them as after the first night of staying at the burrow I moved to share a room with them but both girls had promised me not to tell George as I had asked them not to. "You should really tell him you know" Hermione said. "No, I can't Hermione, he and Fred have enough stress with the shop at the moment and he doesn't need to be worrying about me as well" I said. "And why would I need to worry about you?" A voice came from behind me. My eyes widened when I realised that it was George. "You don't, its nothing" I said trying to brush it off.

"Y/n I really think you should tell him" said Hermione before she stood up and left the table giving me a smile. "Tell me what? What are you not telling me?" George asked with a look of what I could only describe as concern and confusion as he sat in the seat Hermione had just been sitting on. "It's really nothing George" I insisted. "Please y/n, whatever it is please tell me so I can help you?" George pleaded with me. "It's really nothing George, nothing for you to be worrying about" I said looking down. "Y/n..." He trailed off as he places his hand under my chin to lift up my head gently to face his pleading eyes. I sighed giving into him knowing he wouldn't let this go. "I been having some nightmares since the move of Harry, that's all" I said. "Why didn't you tell me?" He asked his voice in a soft tone. "You and Fred have enough stress going on with the shop at the moment, I wasn't going to bother you with this when there's nothing you could do anyway" I explained.

There was a moment of silence between the us. "Come on" George held his hand out to me as he stood up. "Let's dance" he said grabbing my hand and pulling me up when I didn't react straight away. I pulled me with him to the dance floor and placed one hand on my waist and the other handheld my hand. We slowly moved to the music as George hummed along. "Promise me you'll to me if you have another nightmare" George asked breaking the silence between us. "George..." I began but he cut me off. "No, y/n please promise me" he cut me off squeezing me hand. "Okay I promise" I sighed giving in to him. "Good" he leaned forward and placed a kiss on my forehead.

Our time together was interrupted by a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to a grinning Fred. "I believe you promised your best friend a dance?" He said. "I don't recall" I joked. "Well, you did, brother I'm stealing your girlfriend" Fred said pulling me away from George. "It's fine, I need to speak with mum anyway" George said with a wink before he turned and walked away. As we began dancing together Fred immediately asked, "and what were you promising my brother?".
"It's none of your business Fred" I said. "Really? well I'm sure George will tell me" Fred said raising his eyebrow. "God why do you and your brother have to be so persistent?" I rolled my eyes. "I promised him I would go to him if I had another nightmare!" This caused him to stop moving. "Nightmare?" He questioned.

"Yeah, I've been having them since the night after we moved Harry." my voice got quieter as I finished the sentence. "You should have just told him" Fred shrugged. "Yeah, no thank you, you and him have enough stress going on at the shop at the moment. I was not going to add to that and have him worrying about me when he doesn't need to." "It's not that bad at the moment, in the shop" Fred said. "Yeah, that's why you and George had been at each other's throats the other we-" I said but was cut off by a bright blue Patronus flying into the tent causing everyone to disperse to the edges of the floor. "The ministry has fallen; the minister of magic is dead! They are coming" The patronus speaks. "They are coming!" It repeats.

Suddenly the tent erupts into chaos. People begin running around trying to find others they came with. Just as some people apparated out the tent, the death eaters arrived shooting into the tent. I was about make a move to find George when Fred grabbed me hand pulling me back. "What are you doing?" He shouted as we both pulled our wands out to defend ourselves. "I was going to find George!" I shot back. "Hell no, if you get hurt George would kill me and I would never forgive myself." He grabbed onto my hand tighter. "And what about George?!" I shouted over the noise. "He'll be fine he was with Mum" Fred Yelled.

"Expelliarmus!" I yelled causing a death eaters wand to fly out of there hand as they were about to shoot a spell in mine and Fred's direction.

"Immobulus" Fred cast at another death eater.

My eyes darted around the tent when I spotted Ginny dueling with a death eater "Petrificus Totalus!" I cast at the death eater as it fell to floor unable to move. Ginny turned to look, and she made eye contact with me giving me a thankful smile.

Harry, Hermione and Ron successfully apparated out of the burrow to begin their quest of finding the horcruxes.