Invisible String | A Harry Potter FanFiction

Isolation

This morning was full of sweet nothings. Fred brought me breakfast in bed and stayed there all morning. We had finally gotten up at 11, getting ready for the day. I braided my hair and put on the outfit I had on yesterday, and walked out of Fred's room.

"You ready?"

"Yeah let's go." We walked out of the joke shop holding hands. Fred was talking about their moving process and how George is super excited to experience adulthood. When we apparated out of the alley we reached the Borrow in no time. Fred held the door open for we as we walked in. The whole family was at the table as all their eyes turned to us.

"Morning." George said cockily.

"Good morning twin." Fred said.

I took my wand that was on the edge table and swooped it in the air, floating my bag over to me. Fred walked over to the dining room while I headed up to the guest room. I changed my clothes to something more comfortable, and headed back downstairs.

As I reached the bottom of the stairs I was pulled by my arm to the side into a room.

"Winnie, you didn't come home last night!!!" Ginny squealed.

"What do you mean?"

"Um, you guys didn't come home until this morning, you can't blame a girl for making assumptions!"

"If you wanna know if we did anything I think you'll be disappointed when I tell you it was just a night spent together, alone. Cause we respect our privacy."

I think Ginny took the hint because her face showed her sarcasm.

"I mean my bad for not respecting your privacy, but this is my brother."

"It's okay Gin."

"But I think it's wise you guys didn't do anything."

"Okay don't turn into Hermione now!" I joked.

Ginny laughed and hugged me.

"I'm really happy for you though!" She said, walking out of the room.

I sighed and followed her out, spotting Molly inaudibly argue with Fred in the kitchen. I tried to ignore it, but I just wanted to hide. There was nowhere to hide though being in such a cramped house.

I walked back into Bill room, closing the door and sliding down to the floor. I covered my face with my hands and tried not to cry. I realized that as much as I wanted to be here I couldn't. I became very homesick, and wanted just so badly to be alone. As someone who cherishes quality time with myself, I needed it at this very moment. So when Fred came knocking on my door a few minutes later, I told him I just needed some alone time. He understood. I didn't leave the room until the afternoon, I walked to grab something small from the cabinet and went back up there. Isolating myself away for the rest of the day.

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The next day was the day that Fred and George were moving into the apartment. I woke up early and put my hair in a ponytail. We ate breakfast and went out. The whole family was up, bringing boxes up and down the stairs. I sit at the table, messing around with my eggs. I rest my head on my hand and just stare at my food, completely zoned out. Fred startles me when he comes up to the chair across from me. He lays his head on both of his hands, looking at me like an excited child.

"Whatcha doing?"

"Just eating." I replied.

"Well you see the thing about eating is," He takes my hand with the fork in it and stabs a few eggs, "You gotta put it in your mouth, chew, shallow, and eat more. And then enjoy the feeling of being fed."