More Than Heart Could Desire 《 A George Weasley Love Story 》

Chapter#10 I Love Him

ANNA'S POV:

Next day, I woke up to hear my stomach growl with hunger and I realised that I haven't eaten properly for two days now. So, I woke up, went to bathroom and got dressed. When I came out of the bathroom Mione, Ginny and Diana were awake but Chocolate was still asleep on my bed.

"Morning girls", I greeted them.

"Good morning Anna", they said in a unison.

I combed my hair, put my shoes on and walked towards the door.

"Where are you going?", Diana inquired.

"Great hall. I'm starving", I answered.

"Oh thank God you're hungry after two days. I'll see you there then", she got up and walked to the bathroom.

"Yeah see you there", I walked out of the girls dormitory. I saw Fred in the common room.

"Good morning Freddie", I smiled at him.
"Good morning gorgeous", he beamed
at me.

"I thought I would have to drag you out of your bed just like yesterday. What brings you out of your bed on your own?", he said chuckling.

"Hunger, I'm starving", I said and felt a hunger pang.

"Finally you felt the need to eat. I was going to the great hall. I'm hungry too. I didn't go for dinner last night. Let's go then", he said and we both walked to the great hall together.

As we entered into the great hall, we saw Darla standing near the Ravenclaw table with some girls, perhaps her friends.

As soon as she saw us entering she sprinted towards us and threw her arm around Fred. She might have mistaken him for George.

"Good morning baby", she said in her shrill voice as she released him.

Fred stood speechless with his eyes wide opened. I shook my head in disappointment that she can't even tell them apart.

"George are you okay?", she said as she noticed Fred didn't hug her back and was standing speechless.

"You can't tell them apart?", I asked in a tone of surprise.

"Tell them apart! Oh merlin you're not George, your Fred", she squealed.

"Good golly", I mumbled.

"Yes I'm Fred", Fred said, a bit embarrassed.

"Oh I'm so sorry Fred. It's just, I saw you from quite far that's why, otherwise I can easily tell you both apart", she gave a nervous chuckle.

I rolled my eyes at her knowing that she really can't tell her boyfriend apart from his twin. Fred just faked a smile and noded his head.

"Please don't tell George",she requested.

"My lips are sealed", Fred made a gesture with his hand to zip his mouth. I let out a small snigger.

"Like you can tell them apart", she scoffed.

"Of course I can. To me, it's a cinch", I bragged.

"Yeah Anna can tell us apart even with closed eyes. She knows us well", Fred said smugly.

"See if I care", she said and went back to her friends.

"I will definitely tell George", Fred leaned closer and said. I hit his arm playfully and we both sat at the Gryffindor table and started eating.

After fifteen minutes, Mione, Ginny, Diana, Harry, Ron and George came in. Darla stood again and sprinted towards George but before she hugged him, she glanced at Gryffindor table to make sure that Fred was sitting there with me. Fred and I both laughed to see that.

Everyone else was now seated with us. As George and Darla parted from the hug, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed him on lips. I immediately averted my gaze and looked down at my plate. It was a mixture of jealousy and pain that I felt at that moment.

Ginny and Fred gaged to see that. George talked to her for a while then walked towards us and sat beside me, which of course was his usual place. After few minutes I stood to leave.

"Where are you going? Finish your breakfast", Fred said.

"I'm done. I'm going to my dorm", I replied.

"Alright then I'll see you in class", Fred said and I noded before walking out.

I went to my dorm and started getting ready for school. I put my uniform on and wore a french braid. After getting ready I sat on my bed fumbling with my bracelet and lost in the works of my thoughts.

'I just can't admit it. I tried to, I literally did but I was not able to admit it. If what Fred says is true, if George really likes me then I can't comprehend George's reason of dating Darla. But if he doesn't like me and I've been imagining things for so long. I just want him to be happy and if Darla is his happiness then I have to swallow the reality. God this is so difficult. It is too hard to see someone else with the person you love......, wait LOVE , I love him. Oh Merlin I'm in love with him-I love George'.

This feeling and the realisation that the feelings I had for George were more than infatuation, made me more anxious. Maybe it was love all this time and I didn't realise it.

It was time for the class to start so I left the dorm with all these thoughts still on my mind.

I was inattentive in the classes for most of the time and professors noticed that. Professor Mcgonagall and professor Sprout even asked me privately if anything was wrong but I made an excuse that I had headache which I don't think they believed. Professor Snape on the other hand asked me infront of the whole class why I was not paying attention and I told him the same lie.

At the lunch I barely ate, then I left because Darla came and sat with George again. No matter how hard I try to ignore it, I couldn't see them together.

I went to the courtyard and sat down at the foot of a tree. I pulled my knees upto my chest and buried my head in my knees. After few minutes Fred came and sat beside me. I lifted my head up and smiled at him and he returned a charming smile. He cares so much about me. I've troubled him so much in past few days.

"You okay?", Fred asked sympathetically.

"Yeah ", I noded.

" It's just hard to see George with Darla", tears welled up in my eyes.

"Fred I can't do this anymore. I can't pretend to be fine. I can't pretend that I don't care because I do", I cried harder.
Fred held my hand.

"Freddie I-I love h-him", I let out choked sobs. Fred looked at me with compassion and sympathy and pulled me into his chest. I cried into the crook of his neck. He wrapped his arms around me and rubbed my back, speaking words of comfort. After few minutes of crying we broke free from the hug.

"Freddie, I'm so sorry. I annoy and trouble you so much with all this crying", I said wiping my tear away.

"No, don't say that Anna. You are just like a sister to me. You never annoy me but yes I get worried when my pretty sister is sad. I hate to see you cry"
He said and my heart melted to hear that. I hugged him again.

"Thanks Freddie. What would I do without you", I said still hugging.

"Nah, I would not leave you that easily", he said playfully.

"I don't even want you to leave me. I need you so much. It's only you who can keep me in my right mind and I can't thank you enough for that", I said smiling.

"Well, you don't need to thank me. I think we should go for class now, we are getting late", he said and stood, pulling me off the ground as well.

We both walked to the Charms class together. Fred was really a life saver and I really needed him specially now when George was distant from me.

I miss my old George with whom I used to spend the whole day and now we barely talk. I miss him dearly.

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