Confident | Fred Weasley

Chapter 74 | Halloween

Behind Capri's back, Sarah wrote a letter to Dumbledore. She had to wait until she saw Remus to get it delivered. She hadn't seen him recently, not even at The Burrow, and it worried her.

She feared that he'd been given another assignment and no longer did the Human Owl service. It would take much longer to convince a new person to deliver her mysterious letter to Dumbledore than it would have with Remus.

Until then, Sarah had to wait. Another single released on October 2nd, and another meeting with Betsy passed. Thankfully, Fred seemed to trust Betsy now, so he wasn't present. Mostly, Betsy raved on about how excited she was for Fred and Sarah to become public.

Sarah was, too, as the couple were feeling increasingly restricted by the places they could go on dates. Muggle London was always an option, but neither were familiar enough with muggle society to blend in. Wizard London was off limits, as paparazzi were everywhere. Sarah had woken up several times to her face being the cover of Witch Weekly.

Sarah and Fred had to sneak around to prepare for the Halloween party he and George would be hosting.

Sarah kept her head low as she strode through Weasley Wizard Whizzes with bags of drinks and snacks. She swore she saw some people glance in her direction, which encouraged her to walk faster.

She headed through the curtain to the backroom, placing the bags on George's desk. Fred's desk was piled with boxes of potential products. The Halloween products had already rolled out and would be selling throughout October. So, now Fred was working on products for Christmas and New Years.

Stretching the muscles in her fingers, Sarah leaned on the edge of the desk. The curtain drew back, revealing Fred.

"Did you get the Punch Presecco?" He asked, striding across the space that separated them.

Sarah gestured to the bags on George's desk, to which Fred nodded.

"Good! Excellent!" Fred beamed, leaning in for a kiss.

Sarah obliged him with a small kiss. It was short enough that when she pulled he away, he was frowning.

"Way to keep a man on the edge," Fred stated dryly, crossing his arms.

"I'd love to kiss you properly, really, I would, but we have a Halloween party to prepare for!" Sarah answered.

Rather than go to the trouble of lifting the bags, she cast a levitation charm on them so that they would float in front of her to the flat.

"Well, then, I'll get what I want tonight?" Fred asked suggestively, tilting his head at her.

Sarah grinned, standing on the tips of her toes so she was whispering in his ear, "Be on your best behaviour, and maybe you will."

Fred laughed, shaking his head, "You want help with these bags?"

"Nah, I've got it handled. Get back to work, yeah?" Sarah answered, beginning the climb up to the flat.

"Yes, ma'am," Fred turned on his heels, returning to the main floor of the shop.
  
   
  
   
Later that day, Capri and Sarah were preparing platters of party food. Laid out on the kitchen table were potato wedges, fish fingers, bowls of crisps and dips, jelly cups, pasta salad, an array of sandwiches, and some fried chicken wings. That was only half the food they had prepared so far.

They were making cheesecake cups when Capri started to get antsy. Sarah was pressing crumbled cookies into the bottom of her plastic cup, which would be the base of cake. The cups were so little, and the spoon was so big, so it was more difficult to get a smooth base than it seemed. Sarah was just getting tempted to shrink her spoon with her wand when the blonde girl beside her spoke.