I feel pearls of sweat dripping down the side of my cheek as I trudge up the ridge next to my house, usually I'd bring lulu my dog with me but with Hermione's cat and Ron's rat, I don't think that would be wise. The morning sun is hot but the air is cool. Mid autumn. I keep climbing the hill until a see a children's sailing boot no bigger than a cat. I check my old grandfathers watch to see the time, 11:10am, only one minute to go.
I always loved spending time at the burrow, it was so welcoming and warm and had this sense of family, even though I wasn't related. I can't wait to see what Mrs weasley is making for lunch, I'm starving, I'll help her in the kitchen thought. Without realising it I had completely dazed off, I quickly grab onto the boat without checking the time and I feel it.
Spinning around at tremendous speed seeing glimpses of my small town before letting go completely and plummeting to the ground. I close my eyes waiting to feel that sharp pain but what I feel instead is a soft warm fabric that catapults me into the air. I quickly open my eyes and see two bright smiling faces. Fred and George. Looking devious even when doing an act of kindness.
"Oi Oi boys thank you for catching me"
"No problem sarge, give us 10 galleons for our troubles" says George
"Fat chance" I say back
"Worth a shot"
They gently put me down from the blanket and Fred offers me a hand and I pull him down instead. I hear Fred laughing and tell me that I was just as misbehaved and they were. Ha.
I look at my surroundings after feeling quite dizzy for some time, and I see the burrow is just down the lane. I see rising chimney heat and a warm looking home. Perfect. Me and the twins follow down the muddy road that leads to the front door. I walk with some enthusiasm while the twins shrug their way along.
"Someone's tired" I noted
"Mum made us get up early to come get you"
"That's very kind, I would've been fine though, plus you two toss pots slow me down"
They both let out a small breathy laugh but don't say anything else.
We walked up to the front door and I opened it quickly. I was wonderfully greeted with hugs and cheek pinches from Mrs weasley, who keeps telling me to call her molly, and a warm pat on the back from mr weasley.
"It's so wonderful to be here again" I beam
"Lovely to have you, dear. Fred, George!?
"Yes mum?" The twins say in unison
"Would you take y/n's things to her room." It wasn't a question. Without hesitation fred picks up my things and gives me a wink, letting me know he's happy to have me.
Soon I hear hurdling down the stairs, Harry, Hermione, Ginny and Ron come bustling down the stairs to greet me, wife smiles on their faces and a spring in their step.
"Oh good morning y/n how wonderful to see you" Hermione gushes
"Alright?" Ron and Ginny say weirdly in in sync, and Harry gives me a kiss on the cheek and a hug.
"Morning you lot, it's good to be back". We all smile at each other as everyone gets settled once again after he excitement of my arrival passes.
"Right, we're having leak and potato soup for lunch so I'll need some veg cut and some help washing up, y/n stay right there, you've just arrived I'm not gonna make you do any work love". Mrs weasley was always so kind and I wasn't gonna argue because this meant I could catch up with the twins since they were hopeless at any sort of culinary talent, unless for sweets that made you ill. The lads reluctantly got up to help, especially Ron, and I waited for the twins to come down, eventually realising that they had stayed upstairs to avoid being asked to do any cooking, so I headed up. I made my way up the creaky old stairs and to Fred and George's room and a door knocked into my shoulder.
"Shit sorry" said Fred or George, I couldn't tell from this muffling. It was Fred. He was steaming and wet to the touch, just out the shower with his long hair dripping and just a towel around his hips, exposing his v line and muscles.
"No it's okay, I was just wondering where you'd got to" I said with my cheeks tinted pink, trying to avoid eye contact with anything other than his eyes. Fred was gorgeous, he was muscular from all the quidditch and strong as a beater, his skin was peppered with freckles and he was gently tanned from the countryside summer, I always had a thing for him as he was more of a bad boy than George.
"I had to shower, I forgot to before we picked you up, that's why I stank".
"Oh no no I didn't smell a thing" I reply earnestly for I haven't smelt a stinky weasley, for they didn't have a lot of money, mrs weasley always made sure they were well washed and fed, very very well fed.
"Good well I uh will just put some clothes on then".
"Yeah I'll wait out here"
"No you can come in just don't look at my naughty bits"
"As if, you're so not my type" I reply not so earnestly, In all honesty I had never been with anyone like Fred, I went for pricks who treated me like shit, but Fred was different, his mother made sure he'd be a good one.
We walked into his room, him opening the door with his free hand, his other still clutching the towel. His room was sort of chaotically tidy, everything had a place but it was still messy, I liked it. Much more than his mum ever would. I was looking around when I noticed he was waiting for me to look away, so I did I looked in the opposite direction, not noticing the mirror against the door and without waiting free dropped the towel. I froze and saw his bum, a nice bum but I quickly threw my hands over my eyes.
"Did you see anything" he asks concerned.
"The mirror Fred, you idiot"
"Did you see my goolies"
"Oh my god piss off, I saw ur little bum"
"Little!?" He sounded absolutely outraged, and not because of the fact I saw him partially naked.
"Sorry I didn't mean to see anything"
"It's okay I don't mind". The room fell silent I was so taken aback by that ambiguous statement. I don't mind as in it's cool we're friends or a I don't mind as in I want you to seem me naked. I don't mind seeing him naked either but I couldn't say that, he thinks I'm a child, even though I've left school, and he's only 2 years old than me.
"Alright you can look"
"So, how are you Freddie"
"Im alright, just got in a new shipment of wobbling worms, not real worms, gummies that make your legs jelly, and how are you, love?"
"Oh I'm you know same old same old" I replied sheepishly
"Oh come on, how's your love life" Fred asked me.
"Oh Uhm not really seeing anyone"
"Not really?" He asks
"Yeah, I mean I was getting friendly with Cedric a few weeks ago but that has sizzled out" I say trying to sound as if I wasn't the innocent 1st year Fred sees me as.
"Getting friendly?" He asks with furrowed eyebrows
"He's nice"
"He's a posh prat"
"He's alright once you get to know him"
"I'll believe that when
