Fred slammed the door behind the two
"Bit unnecessary Fred."
"I'll apologise to Scar tomorrow morning. I just really don't want to see Bianca."
The two walked to the Leaky Cauldron chatting about the business and their plans to potentially expand to Hogsmeade so they wouldn't have to rely purely on owl deliveries to Hogwarts. When they got to the pub they grabbed two pints and sat down in a booth in the corner and continued to chat about pranks, products and business.
"Drunk enough to talk about Bianca now."
"It's not about Bianca. She's just someone I could see myself being in a similar relationship that you and Scar have. You two talk for hours about anything and everything, I hear you both chatting and laughing when I walk past your room. Even when she was working in the shop, you understood each other. No words were required just a glance, a movement of the eyebrow or twitch of the mouth, just like me and you. I want that."
"Well to get that you need to spend time with someone, get to know them as a person. I always found Letty attractive but what really caught my eye was the glimpse into her personality, the fire inside her, the fierce loyalty she has for her friends and family. Once I saw a glimpse of the real her, I couldn't resist. Those months of just walking around the grounds talking, getting to know each other was what we built our love on."
"It's hard to get to know someone like that."
"I know, especially in these dark times."
"I miss Angelina, I really..." Fred was cut off as a familiar voice joined the conversation
"Weasley twins. Funny seeing you guys here." Angelina exclaimed from across the room as she walked over to them. Fred went bright red but thankfully he was facing the wall.
George smiled and tried desperately to suppress his laughter at the situation as he got up and went to hug their friend "Angie, what a surprise! What brings you to this neck of the woods?" He asked keeping his cool as Fred calmed himself before standing up
"I've just moved into a flat two streets down. I'm surprised Scar didn't tell you."
"Oh yeah, she mentioned a few weeks back you'd be moving close by." George replied
"Hey stranger, you not going to greet your closest school friend?" Angelina teased Fred before pulling him into a hug
"Hi Angie, long time no see or hear."
"If you wanted to hear from me more you should actually reply to my owls." Angelina replied amused before sitting down with the twins before continuing
"I'm surprised you two are here and not at your place celebrating Scar."
"Having a boys night." George replied as Fred avoided eye contact
"You can have boys night whenever. This is Scarlett's first birthday celebration since Ced died. This is a momentous occasion. How about I get us two rounds and then we head over to yours. They'll probably be tipsy by now and I am stone cold sober."
"Well in that case you get two rounds and I'll get you two shots. We're already slightly tipsy and I think that will get you to an acceptable level." Fred said finally getting past the shock of Angelina's presence.
"Deal." She said as she got up to get the drinks leaving the twins alone
"What a crazy coincidence that you realised you liked Angelina and she just happens to walk through the pub." George commented with a smirk
"Why do I not believe this is a coincidence now?" Fred replied suspiciously
"Letty had a feeling you might have been misdirecting your feelings towards the wrong friend of hers."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"My girl is pretty smart with these things. When she saw you talking to Iris all night and not putting any effort into chatting with Bianca she realised what was happening. You only really talked to Bianca when Angie was around. You were always trying to make Angie jealous, get her attention off the Ravenclaw guy she'd started hanging out with. Which by the way, Letty is pretty pissed about and you will be getting an earful tomorrow."
"Great, another thing to look forward to. Work with a hangover and a lecture from Scar."
"Who's getting a lecture from Scar?" Angelina asked curiously as 6 pints landed on the table.
"Me for agreeing to go on a boys night with Fred instead of celebrating her birthday." George lied covering for the previous conversation
"In fairness you deserve that lecture. Now I was promised 2 shots."
"I'll get them." George said getting up and leaving Fred and Angelina to catch up.
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The drunk trio walked back to the shop
"You two have done an amazing job with this place. It's so cool." Angelina slurred as we walked up the stairs admiring the shelves of products and decoration
"Yeah we really did." The twins replied proudly.
When they got to the apartment door, George burst the door open excited to be reunited with his love.
"Guess who we ran into?" The twins shouted excitedly as they walked in, Angelina slowly walking in behind them. Scarlett, Bianca and Andrew were startled but when Angelina came into focus they all got up and ran clumsily towards her
"Angie!" They shouted as they pulled her into a hug.
"Happy birthday Scar! Sorry I'm late."
"No problemo. I knew you would be." Scarlett slurred after letting her go and leaning on George
"How wasted are you guys?" He asked steadying Scarlett, he was drunk but definitely not as drunk as her.
"We had a few butterbeers and half a bottle of champagne." Andrew replied, he was also drunk but the two women were obviously much drunker than him
"I think you two might be better laying off the drink for a bit." Fred replied surprised at how drunk Scarlett and Bianca were. They found his advice hilarious and their drunken energy seemed to spread to Angelina who started giggling with them.
"Boys night officially finished now right?" Scarlett turned to George asking innocently, hoping he would agree and she'd get to spend the rest of her night with her friends and boyfriend
"Yes my little bird." He replied, her face lit up.
Watching her happy and knowing it was for him made his heart soar. He pulled her in for a quick kiss, unable to resist her. She gladly kissed back, wrapping her arms around his neck pulling him towards her.
"Enough with the kissing, more drinking." Angelina said breaking them apart and pulling them to the set up the Hufflepuffs had created in the living room.
"We've got cards, let's play a drinking game." Fred said reaching for the playing cards
"YES!" The group shouted excitedly.
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Firecracker | George Weasley
FanfictionScarlett Diggory was an ordinary Hogwarts student, well, as ordinary as you can be with the Golden boy of Hogwarts as your twin brother. She was smart, funny, beautiful and kind with a bit of a temper and wickedly petty side that only came out when...
