second chance - george weasley

twenty-three

NEXT MORNING

Yesterday, after a long afternoon talking, George walked me back to my dorm and I walked inside, I still didn't feel like eating so I skipped dinner again.

I got up and threw on some comfortable clothes to go meet my friends, I entered the Great Hall and sat down next to Ron and Fred while George sat in front of me.

'' Good morning guys!'' I said nicely.
'' 'Morning.''
'' Hey Violet.'' George smiled gently at me.

Ron greeted me but Fred didn't, he just looked down at his plate and moved on.

I glanced at Hermione as if to ask why he was acting weird but she just shook her head in ignorance.

Later that morning, once everyone was done eating, we went over to the Quidditch pitch for practice.

Hermione went up to the stands to watch us while the twins, Ron and I went inside the locker rooms.

I came out with my Quidditch clothing and ran into Fred.

'' Freddie!'' I ran up to him.
'' Hey.'' He said dryly and walked past me.
'' Fred Weasley, don't turn your back on me.''

He sighed and turned around to look at me, walking in my direction.

'' What do you want from me?'' He asked.
'' ... Fred? What are you talking about?''
'' You know damn well what I'm talking about.''

I stared at him apologetically, still not knowing what was going on.

'' You're clueless, aren't you?'' He scoffed.
'' I am! I have no idea why you're being so rude!''
'' Let's just go to practice.''

He turned his back on me and walked to the pitch where everyone else was already waiting for us.

We practiced, Fred was OBVIOUSLY mad as he just did his own thing while George and Ron joined our other teammates for a friendly game.

I left practice on my own and as I was on my way to take a shower Hermione caught up and we talked.

'' Do you have any idea why he's that angry?''
'' Nop.'' She said cluelessly.
'' I adore Fred, I don't want to lose him like this.''
'' You won't, take a shower, go grab something to eat, and then talk to him.''

I nodded at her as we got to the dorm room, I went inside to grab some clothes and went to take a shower.

LATER THAT DAY

I ended up not going to grab a bite and just went to the library to read by myself.

Not long after, George came inside and looked for me so I waved at him and he sat next to me.

'' Hey beautiful.''
'' Hey.'' I smiled at him.
'' What are you reading?''
'' Another novel.''

He pulled his chair closer to mine and leaned on my shoulder trying to peak at what I was reading.

'' Are you also going to steal this one from me?''
'' I might, if you tell me what it is about.'' He laughed.

After a while in silence I marked the book and closed it, I sat straight and looked at George.

'' Did you tell Fred about yesterday?'' I asked.
'' Yeah, I did. Why?''
'' Well he's super mad at me.''
'' What? I thought he was rooting for us.''
'' I'm sure he is... I just need to talk to him.''
'' He was back at our dorm when I left.''
'' I'm not going to see him now, I'll talk to him at dinner.'' I squeezed his hand.

George smiled at me and pulled me in for a hug.

'' Thank you, I miss spending time with you.''
'' So do I.''