I solemnly swear (George Weasley- Love Story Book 1)

Chapter 26

CHAPTER 26
K POV:

If I had to point to the worst thing that has happened to me since coming to Hogwarts I would have to say that article in the Daily Prophet. Since it came out, Hagrid has been missing from class and the school grounds in general. Though I can't blame him. It's only been two days since the article was released and I'm already starting to crack. Nearly everyone I see in the hallways avoid me like the plague, while the nastier ones have taken to throwing garlic at me and shouting 'blood sucker' as I pass. The twins, Scar and surprisingly all of Durmstrang have been the most supporting but it's still a lot to deal with.

The bad thing is, I could easily take the insults and even getting pelted with garlic in between classes, especially since it has no effect on me what so ever. Peeves has even started throwing garlic at students throwing it at me. Suppose I should thank the Baron whenever I see him next. What's really starting to make me crack was the amount of fear that was in the air, and all of it directed at me. I couldn't even stay in the Gryffindor common room for long because of the smell pressing down on me. The final breaking point for me though came after reading the letter that was crumpled up on George's bed.

Dear Georgie,
                           I want you to tell your girlfriend that she is most welcome for her Christmas sweater and I hope you invite her to the burrow for a bit this summer. Also I want both of you to be wary for the vampire that's attending school with you. Vampires are extremely dangerous. I can only imagine why Professor Dumbledore allowed it to attend Hogwarts. I want you to stay away from it, whoever she is. Tell Freddy as well dear. I hope that you all have a wonderful start of term. Please remember to owl your mum every once and a while. And please dears keep out of trouble, and stay away from the vampire.
              Lots of Love,
                                     Mum

And that was the official breaking point for me. I was facing fear from the inside of school and from the outside. My boyfriends' own mother was telling him to stay away from me because I was dangerous, and she didn't even know me. I was an 'it,' not a person at all. I had laid the letter back down on the bed next to me as I sat there. He told me he would meet me up here after he sent a letter home, and now I'm wondering if I was the topic of discussion in the letter. I was still waiting for George in his room, and didn't realize that I had started crying until he came in.

"Kitty? What's wrong love?"

I hold up the letter and he takes it and glances at it before crumpling it back up and throwing it in the trash can. He sits down next to me and pulls me into his chest as I continue to cry. In the back of my mind I know I should be collecting these tears, but I really can't right now.

"Kitty, she just doesn't know how wonderful you are. I sent an owl to her moments ago telling her who exactly you were, and what you're like. She'll get over it, and hopefully quit reading that rubbish after this. It's going to be ok, things will get better I promise."

"I just can't take it anymore George. I can't do it anymore. I don't think I'll be able to stay here much longer."

"What do you mean? Kitty what happened?"

"The fear, I can smell it. It's all I smell anymore and it's directed to me and I just can't take it anymore. Even people that aren't around me are scared of me. I can't.....I just can't."

"Love do you trust me?"

"Y-yes. Why?"

"Meet in the common room in twenty minutes. I'll send Scar up here in just a bit."

"O-ok."

I feel him kiss me on the cheek before he leaves. A few minutes later Scar comes up and sits next to me, rubbing my back as I cry onto her shoulder. She summons my vial out of my robe and starts collecting my tears as I try to pull myself together. Scar is whispering encouragement in my ears but I'm still just so tired of the fear surrounding me.