For The Love of Pranks! I Love You!

Fire Away

It's been, what feels like two days at Grimmauld Place and all I wanna do is go home. Back to the flat and fix all of this...

But you know he doesn't want you there. He sent you away remember?

I sigh at the thoughts, trying to ignore them, but they find a way to creep in. I've been in the attic, talking with Buckbeak all morning, not wanting to do much else, talking through what could happen next.

You know he isn't coming for you right? He said so himself, he can't do this anymore. So don't get your hopes up.

Sighing, I bid Buckbeak goodnight as I head straight to my room, not wanting to join my father for dinner, just wanting to sleep and ignore these stupid thoughts. I curl into Fred's oversized sweater that I had in my trunk, and instantly fall into a much needed deep sleep.

~~~Fred's P.O.V.~~~

After being up all night and  thinking about everything that has happened, I decide to follow after my Evelyn, even at the risk of Sirius killing me.

I debate on bringing flowers with me, but knowing it's cliché and that's something she hates when she's upset, I just hope for the best before apparating to Grimmauld Place.

"Who's there?" I hear coming from the living room after I spin on the spot in the familiar foyer.

"It's me Sirius." I mutter just loud enough, not wanting Evelyn to hear me if she's downstairs.

"Fred. Didn't think I'd see you here." He says as he meets me in the room with arms crossed, almost keeping me from the rest of the house.

"I screwed up Sirius. I don't know what I was thinking.." I sigh, running my hands through my already disheveled hair, still extremely frustrated with myself.

"Come, sit." He waves me into the living room, close to the fire and I can't help the sudden nerves I'm feeling.

"Now, Evey told me a bit of what happened, and I know from experience what's going on. I understand where you're coming from, I can't tell you how many times I've been there while dating Roslyn."

"You do? You did?" I ask completely confused, not really knowing much about Eve's parents.

He smiles sadly and nods before explaining that Evelyn and her mother have a lot in common including the depression and anxiety disorders.. He mentions all the times he and Roslyn would get into the same fights, about girls chasing him and him "leaving so easily". It was nice to know I wasn't alone in this.

"I just...don't know why I'm learning about all of this now. I feel like I could've stopped all of this had I known..." I simply trail off, not knowing what else to say.

"I know how you feel. It's something both girls do, they think they're fine until something happens and the thoughts come back. But all you can do is just talk to her, and let her know that these thoughts aren't real. That your love for her stands against all of those negative things she's fighting in her mind. And most of all, just listen, even if you don't understand where it's all coming from, just listen and calm her."

I listen intently, taking it all in because I know this is the only way I can win back my wife, and keep her from doubting anything in the future. Making up my mind, I thank Sirius for his help knowing I wouldn't have been able to figure it all out myself, and make my way quietly upstairs to her room.

I slowly open the door, and am enveloped in darkness and the soft sounds of her breathing. I smile slightly at the thought of her sleeping peacefully, only to frown at the tear tracks on her cheeks. I gently wipe the moisture from her skin causing her to stir in her sleep.