The red ribbon: a fred weasley story

Chapter 2: return of lily potter

I woke up with an uncomfortable crock in my neck and realised that I had fallen asleep on the sofa next to fred.
"Move you great git," I mumbled and tried to push Fred's arm off me but he clung on more and mumbled something into his pillow.
"No, I'm asleep," he said and pulled me downs so I was against his chest. My face heated up and I eventually fell back asleep to his heartbeat.
"Get up!" George shouted in my face and I jumped a hundred miles... along with my fist.
"Ah!" I screamed and opened my eyes, "oh sorry," I winced seeing as george was now clutching his nose.
"S'fine, I scared you," he laughed. I then noticed fred against my neck and his breath was radiating just where his lips met my skin. Damn. I pursed my lips and looked up at george, both of us trying to stop from bursting out laughing.
"Get up," I shook fred and he rolled over, pretending to be asleep, so I hit his leg and he still looked asleep.
"Wait a sec," george whispered and became back holding two glasses of water. My face broke out into a develiish grin and he passed my a glass.
"3...2...1," he mouthed and at nod we dumped the water onto Fred's head. He shot up and spat water on us.
"Ew!" I shrieked and rubbed my face if Fred's jumper like a towel.
"Where're the others?" I said, finally looking around.
"They left, it's 11," george said with a shrug.
"11?!" We both shouted and say up.
"Ha, yeah," george laughed and took a bite of an apple. "I fink mum wanted somefing," he said, talking with a mouthful.
"Ok, I think Harper needs to get dressed first," fred laughed and I immediately looked at what I was wearing.
"Hey there are shorts!" I said and pulled up my long t-shirt indicating to the black shorts underneath.
"Well they live up to the name," fred raised his eyebrows.
"Hey, you're one of the only people I'll ever show myself to so shut up!" I laughed.
"Make me," fred said and I was suddenly aware of him inches from my face. I bit my lip.
"Okayyyyy, no time for missing," george said and moved his arms to separate us.
"There's always time for kissing," fred said and grabbed me and fake kissed my face but it ended up in a tickle fight.
"Stop!" I shrieked and both of us ended up laughing whilst george gave us a weird look.
"Right...," he said, "Ginny and Ron took everything back, Havana, Lee and Anna say bye and we've seriously got to go," he moved us along and I put on some leggings when the twins weren't looking.
"Let's go," I said and grabbed the blanket I was sleeping in.

We all raced back to the burrow and dumped our stuff in the lounge.
"Oh, you're back," Molly said and led us to the kitchen. A young girl of about 13 sat at the table. She had dark, brown, straight hair, tied into a ponytail with a fringe. She had a grumpy sort of look on her face but her eyes still shined the same brilliant blue, her fathers did.

"Dumbledoor has given us strict instructions to look after-"
"Lily!" I shouted and went to hug her. For after all, this was the same girl I had grown up with. My cousin.
"H-Harper?" She spluttered.
"Yeah! What are you doing here?!" I inquired and sat down on the opposite chair. "I've been lllking for you for years!" I flustered and waved my hand out. Lily peeked out behind my shoulder and saw the twins and Mrs weasley (I assumed mr weasley had gone to work and the others had met her).
"Erm," she started.
"It's alright, we'll meet later," said fred and they all exited the room.

"I thought that I would get my letter if I went back to the foster home," she blurted out, "but I lost my way and - and - and we'll I don't remember much but I remembered you and Sirius sort of and then we'll I guess social services picked me up and professor Dumbledoor came and explained everything and I'm going to learn magic!" She said, all in a rush.

"Woah, woah, woah, slow down," I laughed and hugged her again, "I'm just glad you're safe," I said.
"Me too," she sniffed. I looked about, not sure what to do.
"Do you want some tea?" I offered.
"Oh no it's ok, Mrs Weasley gave something to drink and I had a biscuit," she said looking at her hands.

"I'm not going to tell Harry," she suddenly said and looked up, "my last names Owton and we're friends not cousins, ok?" She looked me in the eyes.

"Why?" I said and narrowed my eyes, cocking my head to the side.
"I'm not ready for everyone to know just yet," she said matter- of- factly.
"Ok," I smiled at her, "oh, Lily" I let out a breathy laugh and hugged her again, "I missed you so much," I whispered into her hair and squeezed her extra tight.
"I missed you too," she whispered back and we hung on for dear life because we had missed 2 years of ours without each other.

"You're safe," she whispered, "your dads not looking to kill us, he wants us safe, that's all he wants," she pleaded at me.
"I'm sorry, what?!" I said.
"People think he wants me, you and Harry but he doesn't, I got a letter in somehow and it's a man, he couldn't say his name, it's wasn't safe, but we're safe," Lily said.

"Ok....," I said and I was glad. I knew my dad was my dad.
You are not to tell anyone," Lily said, forcefully.
"I won't I may be a rule breaker but I'm a secret keeper, I promise," I winked and grinned and crossed my heart.
She returned the smile and that was when Errol flew slap into the window.