First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

Chapter 175

Chapter 175

The next two months went by quickly, Harry saw George at his shop for his birthday on April first, but he was not willing to celebrate his birthday, he told Harry that there wasn’t any need to celebrate growing older when Fred wouldn’t be able too.

Harry didn’t know what to say, it seemed to him that the fun and laughter had left George completely, and he didn’t know what to do for him to bring it back into his life. Ron was helping out in the shop on weekends, when it was the busiest time for them. Lee Jordan was going there to work with George on inventing new things. He had confided in Harry that getting George interested in trying out new inventions was not going over very well.

Harry was very worried about George, he knew how much he was hurting losing his best friend and brother, but he was unsure what to do for him.

Molly had stopped by she was still looking very peaky her self, she was not eating right, and was putting up a brave face but losing her son was taking its toll on her as well. Harry worried about the family that took him in even though it was not a safe thing to do.

Hermione and Harry had met later that day to talk about what they could do to help George, with his grief, they were not sure if they should just let him work his way through them or if they should do something to help him past it. They were in the Three Broomsticks, drinking and eating some dinner when Se and Amy walked inside.

“Harry, Hermione.” Severus Evans called to them as he walked over to them, pulling Amy along with him.

“I need to talk with George, if I don’t Fred will continue to torment me with stupid jokes and puns.”

Harry and Hermione laughed at this.

“Hey it’s not funny I was trying to eat, and he kept saying no, no please don’t eat me, I’m not really dead yet.” Severus shook his head bemused. “Trust me when you have a fish lying on your plate with a spirit telling you it’s not dead, you can lose your appetite.” Harry and Hermione roared with laughter at this.

Severus laughed with them he couldn’t help it. “Anyway, I stopped by the shop, it looks cool but the door was locked. I’m told he lives above it, but when I went upstairs no one answered, do you know where he might be? Fred is completely panicking over this.”

“Damn straight I am, I can’t let him mope about anymore. He has to snap out of it. I worked hard on the shop with him; I’m not letting him ruin it by being as dull and boring as Percy.”

“I know Fred, but it will help if someone he knows is there to get him to open the door.” Severus told Fred who was looking as though he wanted to punch someone.

“We can go now, I’ve eaten enough,” Harry told them.

“Same here lets get there and see George.” Hermione, Harry, Severus and Amy all left for Diagon Alley Fred was able to appear there quicker then they were. They appeared in front of the joke shop; Weasley Wizarding Wheezes;

they walked up the stairs that lead to the back door to their flat.

Harry knocked hard on the door, waiting to hear from George. After a few moments, Harry looked around before speaking. “Is Fred still here?”

“Yes he’s beside the door,”

“Umm is there a reason he can’t go into the house to see if he’s home and not at the Burrow?”

“Aaargh why did I forget,” Fred smacks his head as he quickly went through the wall. Severus laughed, as the others looked puzzled a moment later though Fred was back looking horrified.