The Oldest Weasley (Bill Weasley love story)

Chapter Seven

It had been two weeks since Harry's name came out of the goblet of fire, Asphodel had been having horrible nightmares every night since. It got so bad that it kept her up all night and she couldn't work properly. Dumbledore had sent her home and said she didn't need to go to work until her nightmares ended. Mrs. Weasley has been giving her several home remedies but none of them have been working. It's gotten to where she was more worried about Asphodel than she was about Harry.

"Asphodel. Sweetheart come downstairs, someone's here to see you." Mrs Weasley said as she laid a gentle hand on Asphodel's shoulder.

"Who is it?" She asked as she slowly rose up from where she was trying to sleep.

"It's Bill, he came all the way from Egypt to see you." Mrs Weasley said while helping the younger girl to stand in her tired state.

"Really? He just left, he's back already. I can't believe his boss would even give him more time off already."

"Well he told his boss that it's a family emergency. He's going to stay here until your able to sleep through the night again."

"He doesn't need to do that."

"Try telling him that, he's determined on helping you." Mrs Weasley said and led her down the stairs.

Bill looked up from his spot on the couch when he heard the sound of footsteps. He looked at Asphodel and realized she was much worse than he thought. She had dark circles under her eyes and was way paler than usual. She wore purple plaid pj pants and a large ACDC shirt, a muggle band.

Bill immediately brought the tired girl into a hug. " I missed you, Asphodel." He said.

"You just saw me a couple of weeks ago, but I missed you too." She said and gave him the first smile she's had in a while.

Mrs Weasley brightened up at the sight of her smiling and said, " let's have some lunch! I just finished making some soup and sandwiches."

She then walked into the kitchen and was quickly followed by Bill, who had grabbed Asphodel's hand and was dragging her along with him. They sat at the table and Mrs Weasley sat their food in front of them before wondering off to do some laundry.

Bill started eating and Asphodel stirred her soup with her spoon. "You need to eat." He told her.

"I know, I'm just not that hungry right now." She shrugged.

"When was the last time you ate?" He asked and she shrugged. "If you don't eat I'm going to feed you like a baby."

She ate a small spoonful before going back to stirring it. Bill rolled his eyes and grabbed her spoon. He went to feed her, pretending the spoon was an airplane and talking in a baby voice, when she grabbed the spoon back and started eating.

Bill laughed and started eating his own soup. By the time Mrs Weasley got back, bill was finished and Asphodel had eaten half of her soup and a couple bites of her sandwich.

Mrs Weasley was shocked, in the short time he had been here, Bill had gotten Asphodel to smile and eat a decent amount of food. Now if he could only get her to sleep.

***

As the day started to end, Asphodel was dreading going to sleep. Partially because she was afraid of the nightmares and partially because she didn't want the day to end. She had spent the day with Bill playing chess, reading books, and going on walks in the warm sunlight.

The sun was finally setting and Bill was reading out loud to Asphodel as she laid her head in his lap and he ran his fingers through her hair.

She closed her eyes and listened to his voice as he spoke the words of the book she didn't even know the title of. All she knew was that it was a muggle romance book that made her laugh at the cheesiness.

Not long after the sun finished setting she let out a soft yawn, causing Bill to stop reading. "Are you tired?" He asked.

"No." She said, opening her eyes.

"Yes you are, go up to bed." He said, lightly pushing her up and towards the stairs.

"Fine, goodnight, Bill." She said before starting to walk up the stairs.

"Goodnight, Asphodel." He said.

***

Bill laid in bed, Fred's bed to be specific, until he heard a horrible screaming. He immediately jumped out of bed and ran to Asphodel's room, were he saw her sitting up and breathing heavily.

She looked up at him and immediately burst into tears and apologizing for waking him. He shushed her and held her in his arms as she cried. "What happened?"

"A giant snake. Red eyes. Ate Harry." Was all she could get out before she completely broke down.

Bill rocked her back and forth in his arms and ran his fingers through her hair until he was finally able to calm her. He got her to lay down and tucked her in. Just as he went to leave she grabbed his hand and looked up at him.

"Please don't leave me." She said in such a broken, defeated voice that Bill felt as if he himself had broken.

He took a deep breathe and said, "I never will."