1: Wizard Wheezes' Warmth

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September 15, 1999     

Draco had kindly been laid out in an old burgundy striped sofa on the 1st floor

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Draco had kindly been laid out in an old burgundy striped sofa on the 1st floor. George had hurriedly closed the shop, making sure to draw the blinds. He seemed unusually excited but as he hopped up the stairs to see Draco, and Fred sitting beside him wide-legged, subtly stroking Draco's brow as the latter was wincing in pain, he steadied down. They had given him an ice pack, held against his now patched up shoulder. Draco's hair was sweaty and unusually messy. They had laid George's trench coat on him.

Fred gave George a slight smile at his arrival. There was no more room on the sofa, so George knelt down on the floor beside the two boys. He was smiling.

"So, now that you're all stitched up will you tell us what happened?"

Draco, still wincing took deep breaths and retold the story, which was a pain to remember. He seemed really shaken up, horrified, and the two boys listened with wide eyes letting him finish.

George was speaking with a tone of worry: "And you really don't know who either of these people were?"

Draco was shrieking: "No! I know they're after my blood, since my father escaped. I can only assume it has something to do with him... The manor's in danger."

"That bastard Fenrir" Fred was muttering, his hands now crossed on his own lap.

"They could've killed me!"

Draco started softly sobbing, the droplets cutely coagulating on his cheek. The twins both went to hold him, and exchanged a smile. Fred whispers:

"It's okay, you're alive now!"

"Yeah! We can't have you end up like all these Death Eaters. Death has a priority list and you're not the first to go."

Fred smiles: "Merlin's protecting us"

Draco, sobbing like a lost child, voice cracked: "I just want a normal year at Hogwarts... If it goes on like that, I'll have to redo a ninth year. I'll be humiliated forever. People don't understand how hard it is to keep going when you're so depressed".

He sniffed juvenilely. The twins held him with care, something they were good at.

"Hey, we're here for you"

"And don't worry, we'll beat Harry's arse. It's really disgusting that you even thought it was him, in that room. I'm thinking it might even be-"

"- the imperius curse. There's something going on and we'll help you out. We'll tell our father about this."

They both nodded: "Aurors, they'll help you out."

Draco sniffed painstakingly: "Thank you guys."

"Get some rest. You're lucky, we got a couple treats for you. Fred-"

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