Alia's Lullaby (A Harry Potter fanfic)

Chapter 26

Elenie

Elenie threw Harry's invisibility cloak over her head and discreetly opened the door to the Gryffindor Common room. Harry, Hermione, Ron and Fred had managed to organise for George and Elenie to meet in the One eyed witch passage way at midnight and Harry had lent her his invisibility cloak just to make sure she didn't get caught. This was very un-Elenie like and George knew that. She hoped he felt special because she was sneaking out just for him. It was now five minutes to midnight and she had to actually make it there for midnight without getting caught in the meantime. 

Finally after what felt like an eternity she made it to the passage way and slipped behind the door. George wasn't there yet, but she hadn't expected him to be. He was always late, even when he was meeting her.

"Boo" A voice suddenly whispered in the darkness. Elenie went to scream before a hand clamped over her mouth and an arm went around her waist.

"It's only me ssh." George tried to get her to calm down. 

"You idiot it's midnight did you really think I wouldn't scream?!" Elenie cried in a whisper as she slapped his arm.

"Sorry! sorry! I was just messing." George laughed a little.

"As usual then." Elenie rolled her eye's.

"I've missed you so much." George sighed hugging her tightly.

"I've missed you too. That toad of a woman gave me a right grilling!" She exclaimed.

"What did she say? I absolutely despise her." George asked.

"She just asked me loads of questions about my dad, she knows who I am but of course I never admitted it. I don't know how she knows." Elenie sighed.

"What is she achieving by keeping us apart though?" George asked.

"She's just trying to get me to confess who I am. She's trying me to give up Dad's whereabouts." She replied.

"I'm so sorry this is so risky." George told her.

"It's okay, I just had to see you." Elenie sighed.

"I know I had to see you too." He replied.

"You need to promise me though, no trouble okay? Dad's safety and our safety is depending on this." Elenie told him.

"Of course, you know I wouldn't do anything to jeopardise that." He replied sincerely.

"I know, just warn Fred though too won't you? She might ask you all questions too and she'll try and trip you up about me." Elenie explained.

"Of course, i'd never give you up like that." He told her.

"Okay, thank you." Elenie answered. Suddenly, footsteps sounded from down the corridor and they were heading towards them. "What's that?"

"Shush." George put his finger over Elenie's lip's and opened the eyelid of the statue to look outside.

"It's Snape." George whispered. "He's coming this way!" George grabbed Elenie's hand and ran down the passageway.

"Do you think he's knows we're in here?" Elenie whispered as they came to a stop.

"Probably not, he's probably doesn't even know that there's a secret passageway here." George shrugged.

"I hope he doesn't know, otherwise we're done for." Elenie sighed, starting to get worried. She quickly felt around for Harry's invisibility cloak just in case Snape opened the passage way door.

"Come on El, live a little, you're the girlfriend of George Weasley." George winked with a cheeky smile.

"Shut up Weasley, you do know i've faced Lord Voldemort before don't you?" Elenie grinned.

"I know you're braver than me." George chuckled. 

"I'm gonna tell everyone you said that." Elenie grinned mischievously. 

"Don't! How weak does that make me look? My girlfriend is braver than me." George laughed.

"Okay i'll not tell anyone. But I think if my life was at stake you'd be braver than me." Elenie replied.

"El you know i'd do anything for you." He winked making Elenie roll her eye's.

"Right stop with the mush now, I'm trying to be serious." Elenie laughed, hitting George's chest playfully.

"And I'm serious, just as Sirius as your dad." George joked.

"George, that is definitely not funny!" Elenie protested, but she couldn't help but laugh.

"Why are you laughing then?" George laughed at her.

"Because you're such an idiot." She told him. They both sat down on the floor and continued to laugh and joke for around another hour. That was when reality sunk in and Elenie realised it was time to go. 

"We should go." She told him with a sigh. 

"But I don't want to." George moaned, whacking his fist on the floor like a toddler.

"We need to George, we have lessons tomorrow." Elenie laughed at how silly he was.

"You're right, come on." George sighed. He got up and then helped Elenie up. They both hid underneath Harry's invisibility cloak and carefully walked back along the corridors slowly, looking out for Filch or Mrs Norris. Thankfully, they were successful in sneaking around and eventually made it back to the Gryffindor common room.

They both let out a sigh of relief and smiled at each other under the invisibility cloak. They couldn't risk anyone finding them, even in Gryffindor. 

"It was so nice to see you tonight." Elenie smiled, holding both of his hand's.

"You too El, i'm gonna miss you." He sighed.

"I'll miss you too. We just need to carry on abiding by her rules and then we can be together again." Elenie smiled.

"I love you El." He smiled kissing her sweetly.

"I love you too." She smiled.

"I'll see you soon." He told her.

"I'll see you soon." Elenie smiled. George emerged from under the invisibility cloak near the door and Elenie watched as he made his way up the stairs leading to the boy's dormitories. She sighed and quickly walked up the stairs leading to her dormitory.

She laid in bed and smiled up at the ceiling. At that moment she knew that they would be okay.

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