In All Seriousness ~ A Fred Weasley FanFic

Chapter 10

~ Time Skip: Morning Before the Day of Going to the Hogwarts Express ~

~P.O.V.: Emily East ~

I roll over, my body is cold. I hear a bunch of noise downstairs, they must be up. I slowly open my eyes in search of my blanket, but I quickly close them. It's too bright. I face away from the window and open my eyes again. I pick up my blanket off the floor and cover myself up and go back to sleep. 

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I'm asleep but I can hear the sound voices downstairs, louder than they were before; now joined by the clinking of dishes. It's too loud, I can't sleep with all of this noise.

I slowly get out of bed and wrap my blanket around myself. I go downstairs in my pj's and unbrushed hair. I make my way into the kitchen. Fred and George were the only ones left in the kitchen, after everyone went into the livingroom.

"Heya sleepy-head!" Fred says. "...Why are you guys up so early?" I ask sleepily. "What do you mean by 'so early'?" George asks. They chuckle. I look at the wall clock. 1:45 P.M. "Woah." I say slightly shocked, not awake enough to feel the full emotion. The twins die laughing. 

I walk over to the counter to pour a bowl of Frosties for 'breakfast'. Gulliver begins to rub against my legs as I do so. I pick him up in one arm, carrying my cereal in the other, and sit down at the table criss-cross-applesauce. Gulliver cuddles up on my lap as I began to eat. I pet  him while doing so.

"No milk?!" Molly asks, coming into the kitchen. "She likes it that way." Ginny said laughing, coming in behind Molly. The twins and Molly laugh. I raise an eyebrow, apparently dry cereal isn't normal.

I finish my cereal and ran back upstairs, now energized, to go get dressed (taking Gulliver with me). I put on some light-blue ripped skinny jeans and a black t-shirt with a white Peter Pan collar. I go into the bathroom and find the bracelet Ginny gave me and put it on. I then put my hair into two semi-messy, semi-loose, french braids. I brush my teeth and then went back into my bedroom. 

I layed on my tummy, on top of my bed. I propped myself up on my elbows and let Gulliver cuddle in between my arms and chest. I examine my wand, which I always keep on me.

I miss my parents. I mean, I wonder they're thinking. Before I ran away, when I was packing my bags, I saw a picture of a boy. It fell out of one of my old nursery books. It felt familiar but, I just figured it was an old family member, like a cousin. So, I went to give it to my mum, she probably accidentally left it there. But, when I gave it to her, she flipped. She and my dad yelled at me, asking where I got it, and then began to get mad at what was happening, with the weird things at home.  

I don't know why she brought that up at the time, I still don't. But, what I didn't tell anyone was that...I didn't really choose to run, she forced me to. She must've been afraid of what was going on, I was too, until I learnt that I am a witch. But...I wonder what they're thinking... I let a tear slip down my face. 

There was a knock at the door. I quickly wiped the tear off my face before Ginny came in. "H-hey, what's wrong!?" she asked concerned, shutting the door.

She sat down on the corner of my bed. I told her all about what had happened. How I found the picture and how my mum flipped out. Another tear ran down my face when I told her the truth that no one else knows; that I was kicked out.

"Oh my...Emily I'm so sorry! Don't worry, your secret's safe with me." Ginny said. I sat up and she gave me a hug. "Remember, you have me, Ron, Fred and George, Percy, Mum and Dad, and the rest of our family. We'll always be there for you." Ginny said sympathetically. "Thank you." I said smiling. "Oh course." she said smiling sweetly. There were no longer tears in my eyes. 

We went back downstairs and hung out with the rest of the family together, before we had to leave for Hogwarts tomorrow. 

I really do appreciate them all.