stardust ⋮ george weasley

ninety :

N I N E T Y

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Thoughts of her family and what Adeline had witnessed a few days before remained in her mind when Christmas finally rolled around. But, even if she had wanted to sit and mourn her family, there wasn't even a chance to do so. The early morning had been spent with George celebrating their two year anniversary, and the couple had made it to the Burrow in time for Mrs. Weasley to serve Christmas breakfast.

In the lull between brunch and Christmas dinner, Mrs. Weasley had gotten George, Fred, and Adeline on kitchen and cleaning duty. Nearby, Harry and Ron stood, peeling the potatoes that Mrs. Weasley would be using to cook with later that evening. Fred noticed how even though him and George were using their wands and magic, Adeline was still cleaning her dishes with her hands.

"Why do you always insist on cleaning without magic?" Fred questioned aloud. "You know it's faster if you're not doing it by hand."

Adeline shrugged. "Maybe because I like doing things the Muggle way sometimes. Not everything in life has to be done with magic."

"Yeah, but magic certainly makes life a little simpler."

"To be fair, I do break less dishes than you," Adeline pointed out, and Fred's jaw dropped in outrage. Next to her, George snorted with laughter.

"The fact that you three live together and the flat hasn't blown up yet is beyond me..." Ron muttered.

"Most of the time it's fun," Fred admitted with ease. "Well, when I'm not being traumatized by those two."

"When have you ever been 'traumatized' by us?" George questioned.

"Well, I have when you've forgotten to cast that silencing charm," Fred muttered under his breath. He then yelped when George elbowed him in the side.

"I'm pretending I didn't hear that," Adeline said quietly, ignoring the way she could see Fred roll his eyes out of the corner of her eye.

However, George decide to comment, "Just because you haven't shagged anyone in months doesn't mean that you can–"

"George," Adeline warned, and the mere tone of her voice was enough to silence anything else he was going to say. She then looked at Fred with a raised brow and joked, "You're not allowed to make fun of us anyways. Not on our anniversary."

"Merlin, at least it's always going to be memorable," Fred comment.

"I love it. Christmas has actually turned into my favorite holiday because of it" Adeline grinned as she looked up at her boyfriend. "Don't you love it too?"

Much to Adeline's surprise, George didn't respond as quickly as he usually did when it came to anything involving Adeline. He was still had the same delighted smile, but it wasn't as immediate as usual. "Yeah, I love our anniversary date."

Adeline was quick to notice George's hesitation. As she nudged him in the side, Adeline asked, "Hold on, what's so bad about our anniversary date?"

"Not bad," George answered quickly, not wanting to give Adeline any wrong ideas or make her think he didn't like anything about their relationship. "I love any and every anniversary with you. But, sometimes I wish I could spend our anniversary with only you. We can't exactly get out of family events on Christmas."

"Well you were the one who choose to admit your feelings to me on Christmas two years ago."

"It was the Yule Ball! You looked gorgeous, and I was feeling extra-romantic that night."