sapphire || fred weasley

twenty-seven

Triggering content, viewer discretion advised.
Flashbacks in italics.

Fred was woken up in the middle of the night by none other than his own twin. He hadn't seen Beatrice in a week since the big fight they had had and despite missing her with every inch of him, he wasn't going to be the one to reach out first.

Beatrice was just as stubborn as Fred was.

She wouldn't reach out to him. At least, not yet.

"Theo I need you to tell me exactly what happened," Bea kneeled in front of his brother, fear taking over her own eyes as well.

"I was high and I was with Genevieve," his voice trembled. "She took me to the manor-"

"Malfoy Manor?" Bea interrupted.

"Our manor," his voice dropped, sending a shiver down her spine at the memory of her own hell.

"What happened next?" she insisted.

"The Dark Lord was there, but none of us could see his face," his hands began shaking as she took them into hers. "None of us but Draco know how he looks."

"Theo I need you to talk faster," Bea whispered. "What else happened, who was there?"

"They made us get the mark," his breathing sped up. "It really hurts B, I feel like my arm is on fire every second of every day. I was high, I didn't know what I was doing and what was happening but I swear that I didn't get high on purpose-"

"She got you fucking high," Beatrice realized. "She drugged you so you would get the mark. Who else got it?"

"We all did," he said ashamedly. "Me, Blaise, Mattheo, Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy and Daph-"

"Who else Theo, I need more than that," Bea ran a hand through her hair. "Who was there?"

"I know that the older ones already got it too. Juliette, Florence Travers, Greyson Goyle, Cameron Crabbe, Emmeline-"

"Aster?" Beatrice closed her eyes after seeing the small nod he gave in response.

"Draco had gotten his with that lot first, then they came for us," Theo explained. "They want Poppy and Cee to join as well. Mrs Zabinis and Poppy's parents were there too. Lucius was there as well."

"So you're telling me that right this instant we are surrounded by Death Eaters who got the mark by their own will?"

"I'm sorry," he lowered his head as more tears rolled down his pale cheeks. "I can't go back home B. If I do they'll kill you and Amelia. I need help."

"Leave it to me," she cupped his cheeks. "Listen to me, right now we're in the greatest danger any of us has ever been in before. And I need you to do everything that I tell you to do if we are going to survive this and take Amelia with us. Do you understand me?"

George shook Fred's body once again until the older twin woke up with a loud grunt. He already knew why he was being woken up at an ungodly hour and no matter how much he dreaded it, he had already given his word and taken a oath.