The One With The Yule Ball

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This is the second installment of Edan Wilkies story. 

Over the course of the summer following Edan's fifth year Molly and Arthur Weasley allowed Edan to spend quite a bit of time with Remus. He'd come around The Burrow a lot but kept his visits short and sweet considering Arthur still had a bit of hostility towards the pairs relationship. Edan was grateful he'd even allowed it at all. She was of age but having her adoptive parents approval was quite important to Remus and her. 

For the last week The Burrow had been buzzing with excitement over the upcoming Quidditch Finals. Edan had never attended a professional match before and was ecstatic over it. She was up in her shared room with Ginny packing her belongings. 

"Edan! It's time to go." Molly shouted from the lowest level of The Burrow. Edan glanced up at Ginny who seemed as surprised as she. 

"I thought we weren't leaving for hours." Ginny said.

Edan shrugged her shoulders then swung her backpack over her shoulders. "I'll go check Gin."

She bounded down the stairs two at a time. She landed with a loud thud on the floor after jumping the last five steps. Edan turned towards the kitchen to find Molly and Arthur sitting on the table. Molly was smiling broadly while Arthur looked quite bothered. Remus was leaning against the wall behind the. Edan grinned at him and rushed to hug him. "Did we have plans?" She inquired. "Oh Merlin, did I double book myself?"

Remus chuckled at her anxiety. "No, you didn't. Arthur and Molly agreed to let me accompany you to the Quidditch fields." 

Edan's smile only grew wider. Being surprised by alone time with Remus was something she loved most. "Thank you!" She exclaimed hugging the both of them.

Arthur's expression softened slightly after Edan's rare show of affection towards him. "You'll be staying in the family tent though! Your typical curfew is still in affect." He grumbled.

"Of course she is." Remus said. Edan could tell that Arthurs disapproval of him made him sad. After all, the two had been friends for years before Edan and him began their relationship. 

Edan was certain that Molly and Arthur were under no illusion that Remus and her weren't having sex but he liked to pretend otherwise. "Are we off now then?" She questioned. 

"We'll catch up with you in the evening." Arthur said; with a clap of his hands he disappeared back up the stairs. 

After saying goodbye to Molly Remus led Edan outside. Edan looked her arm through Remus' and mentally prepared herself for the upcoming side by side apparition. 

Remus' tent was quite small but considering it was meant for only one person it made sense. There was a little living area with a private room off to the right side of the entrance. Edan assisted him with the complete set up, arranging an love seat with a coffee table in front of it, a small lamp standing placed in the corner. 

"Can we go lie down now?" Edan pleaded inching towards the bedroom. 

Remus smirked at her. "We can but no funny business. The rest of our party will be arriving fairly soon." Edan rushed into the room and flopped down on the bed. 

Remus smiled from the doorway. Edan returned his look with a scowl. "Did you not hear the 'we' part of my request?" Edan asked in her sweetest voice.

"Arthur could come in at any moment."

She rolled her eyes at this then grabbed his arm pulling him down onto the bed. Remus tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. He kissed her gently on the forehead before lying on his back a ways apart from her. "Couldn't we put a charm around the doorway to allow us some extra privacy?" Edan purred. 

Remus contemplated her suggestion for a moment. He pulled out his wand and muttered a few different spells. It had been quite sometime since the couple had some alone time and she was determined to take advantage of it. Edan rolled him over on top of her and kissed him with purpose. 

Her eyes fluttered open at the sound of increasing voices from outside the tent. Edan sat up hazily in bed glancing over to see Remus sleeping soundly. She giggled quietly at the sight of his bare bottom before covering him with a blanket.

Edan ventured out of the bedroom to grab a glass of water. She desperately wanted a shower but unfortunately Remus' tent did not come with one. "Edy!" Shouted the familiar voice of George as he suddenly entered the tent with Ginny in tow. Edan screamed and the cup of water she'd just grabbed shattered as she dropped it to the floor in surprise.

"Blimey Edy!" Ginny said covering her eyes quickly.Edan ducked behind the small love seat. George stood there silently, staring at the small bit of Edan that was visible. 

"Edan?" Remus came clamoring out of the bedroom. She was relieved to see he'd at least thrown on a pair of trousers. He glanced around the room taking everything in. There was Edan completely naked, crouched down on the floor to hide. Ginny was standing near the entrance covering her eyes still giggling slightly. George was frozen in place staring at Edan even though her body was hidden from his view. 

"A little privacy George!" Edan snapped at him. Remus placed a hand on his shoulder which brought George out of his trance. He brush remus off and pulled Ginny out of the tent. 

Edan rushed to put on clothes. The room was filled with an awkward tension as Remus finished dressing himself. When they exited the bedroom Remus sat down on the loveseat immediately. "Aren't you coming out?" Edan asked. Remus shook his head and waved her off. 

George was inside the family tent when Edan found him. Edan took a seat beside him on the couch that stood in the center of the tent. Ginny and Hermione left the tent giggling like school girls. "George." Edan said. He'd been silent the entire time. 

"Sorry we barged in like that." George finally spoke.

"S'no big deal really." Edan mumbled back at him.

George leaned forward from the couch trying to fully understand the situation. He patted her thigh lightly. "I wouldn't call being seeing you naked no big deal." He whispered quietly. George's hair had grown especially long over the summer, Edan had begged him endlessly to cut it. It hid his face if he didn't constantly brush it out of the way. From my angle her couldn't read his facial expression.

Edan was surprised by his comment. Her cheeks burned red as he looked up at her. "I don't know what you mean."

George opened his mouth to speak but quickly closed it. He suddenly leapt to his feet and held his hand out to me. "C'mon along dear, let's go find Fredrick." He said forcing a smile on his face. She frowned at him before taking his hand and allowing him to lead her outside. 

For the first time Edan really took in her surroundings. They were surrounded by tents, off in the distance was the stadium. Edan spun in a circle to take everything in. There were hundreds of people walking around, sitting outside their tents. Eating, drinking, dancing and singing. It was amazing. George grinned at her then put an arm around her shoulder. "Probably best not to tell Fred about what happened."

"Fine by me!" She replied still not understanding why he'd acting so odd about it all. "Come on, I want to see everything!" Edan exclaimed dragging him behind her by his hand. 

Edan glanced back momentarily to see the flap of Remus tent flapping slightly as though someone had just entered it. She didn't have the urge to try and collect Remus, it would likely lead to an argument considering his temper was growing shorter every day. Instead she continued on her walk with George to locate Fred determined to enjoy herself.