For The Love of Pranks! I Love You!

Forgiveness and Healing

*I love this song, and thought it would just kinda fit with the mood of this chapter! Enjoy!

"Alright everyone, we can go in and see him now." Molly says with a smile.

"How about just family for now." Tonks responds with. "We don't want to overwhelm him."

I nod in agreement, leaning against the wall of the hallway to patiently wait my turn, also slightly nervous about talking with Fred.

"Harry, Evelyn. Come along now, you're just as much family as the rest of us." Molly says, causing Ginny to give me a smirk over her shoulder.

"I appreciate that Mrs. Weasley, but I wouldn't want to overwhelm—"

"Oh nonsense! Now come on, the lot of you."

She heads in, the rest of us falling behind, and with one last smile from Tonks I follow behind Fred out of habit.

"Oh Arthur." Molly says as she sees her husband all bandaged and bruised, Harry and I hanging behind them all.

"Hello Molly dear, kids." He says with a smile grabbing Molly's hand leaving a small kiss there.

"How are you feeling?"

"Better than I have been." He says brightly, his eyes finding Harry.

"I can't thank you enough Harry. You saved my life." Poor Harry blushes with all the attention now on him.

"Oh no sir, I didn't—"

"You did. If you hadn't seen my attack, I probably wouldn't be here now. So thank you."

Harry simply nods, not sure how to respond. I feel bad for not talking with him about his vision, absorbed with my own drama.

"Evelyn dear, you're home early." He says with a smile that seems to hide something.

"I was worried for you Mr. Weasley. And I was asked to come along." I smile slightly.

"Well I'm glad you did dear." This makes tears begin to well in my eyes.

Mr. Weasley has been another steady figure in my life, if anything were to happen to any of the Weasley's I don't know what I would do. It also reminds me how short life is, and how this petty fight with Fred really isn't worth it..

Noticing that I've been standing next to Fred while I was talking, I can feel his pain radiating from him, I decide to be the bigger person this time around.

As everyone begins talking with Mr. Weasley, I reach over and gently grab onto Fred's hand, which immediately responds with a gentle squeeze.

We chat for a while longer, before visiting hours are over and we begin our journey home. Our hands still connected, I'm gently tugged back, trailing the rest of our group.

"Can I talk to you Evelyn?" Fred says shyly, and in any other moment I would've teased the overconfident Fred for becoming so shy.

"Yes, of course." We slowly walk behind the group, Tonks looking back at us every so often.

"I— blimey. I am so terribly sorry Evelyn for every word I said to you the other night. It was completely uncalled for, and I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you."

"I was worried about Dad, and angry that the people I love now have a higher chance of getting hurt and there's nothing I can do about it. Not being in the Order, makes me feel like I can't protect you well enough. Knowing how dangerous it is... I didn't mean to hurt you in the process." He timidly places a hand on my cheek and I can't help but lean into it, missing his touch.

"I–I can't put into words how sorry I am. I understand if you won't forgive me right away... I just needed to tell you." He attempts to start walking away, but I tighten my grip on his hand making him turn to me.

"What, you think you can just apologize and not hear my side of things?" I simply raise an eyebrow before continuing.

"I forgive you Fred Weasley. Do you want to know why? Because I love you. With my entire being. And I cannot imagine my life without you. I know things were said, on both sides and I'm sorry too, but things said in anger are hardly ever true."

"Just because we had our first big row, doesn't mean we have to give up on us. It gives us things to work on. No ones perfect, and for me, this whole thing opened my eyes to how much I couldn't live without you."

We were now in the park across from Grimmauld place and with a look in Tonks' direction, she understands and shuffles everyone inside.

"I love you. More than you know." He says with a smile as he leans in slowly to kiss me gently.

He squeezes my hands softly before breaking apart the kiss. Lingering in a moment I've missed, I keep my eyes closed but a smile crosses my face.

"Evelyn Rose, these last couple days without you, showed me how much I truly need you. If I were to ever lose you, I don't know what would become of me. I'd probably become a sourpuss like Percy." This makes the both of us laugh and I open my eyes to see him smiling down at me.

"But truly, you are the most important thing in my life, and there's only really one way I can show you just how important you are. I don't have money, I cant take you to fancy places for our anniversaries, and I don't have a lot of things I can give to you. But I do have love, and a lot of it. Just for you. And if you'll have it, a lifetime full."

I have no idea where's he's going with this, but I can't help the gigantic grin that is stuck on my face at all the sweet words, my normally goofy boyfriend wouldn't ever say.

"So will you, Evelyn Rose, let me show you just how important you are to me? Will you let me love you for the rest of our lives?"

...What?...

"Together, with you as my wife?"