Accio Imagine ~ George Weasley

To pretend

You looked up from the schoolbook when something hit your head. Angrily you shot up and looked around to see the Weasley twins, two of your best friends, standing next to a bookshelf and grinning at you. You threw them a questioning look and they ordered you to follow. With a sigh you closed your book and did so.

"What's the matter?" you asked when you left the library.

"We need your help"

"Did you pull a prank on Umbridge or Snape? If so, there's nothing I can do since you'd be pretty much dead"

"No. We need your help for something that still is to come"

"And it ain't a prank for one of the teachers"

"What's the plan?"

"Well you know, Bill and Fleur they're like... very close"

"And since we believe she's not interested in him"

"And he thinks were too idiotic to get a girlfriend before he does"

"We have this bet going on. If he gets a girlfriend first, we have to pay him two Galleons."

"If one of us has one first, we get the money"

"And now you want me, one of your only female friends, to play your girlfriend?"

"Exactly" both replied. You felt all the blood rushing to your head, since you've got what felt like the biggest crush ever on George Weasley.

"We'll offer you six Sickles"

"A-alright. Tell me what I have to do" you want to know with your heart bumping against your chest.

"Well, we thought, you could play George's girlfriend since Bill would fall for that easier"

"Since I'm the more romantic one as he said himself" this couldn't possibly happen. It just couldn't.

"But what you have to do; it's not so much. We're writing mum that he's got someone and you'll have to write stuff like love letters for the first part of the holidays"

"No big deal, also normal letters work"

"Maybe some nicknames, hearts, perfume or whatever you fancy."

"In return, you'll receive such letters as well."

"And as we know mum, she will invite you over in the holidays."

"If she invites your parents as well, just say they can't"

"However, once you're at the Burrow, the real show starts"

"We haven't planned that so far because we need to know how far you're willing to go"

"It has to be at least either cuddling, holding hands or small pecks on the cheek"

"Unfortunately, as soon as we got the money from Bill, the two of you will break up. Sad story, hearts broken, but believe me, it will be better that way"

"Can you live with that?" both asked. You didn't even hesitate a second.

"Of course!"

-

The holiday started soon and by now, the three of you had come up with more details, as for example, the story how you got together or the reason why you two would separate again. The last of them were written in letters, disguised as love letters. Somehow you couldn't believe that you could at least pretend to be George's girlfriend and get the change to cuddle him. As the twins had planned, Molly allowed you to stay with them for about one week at the end of the holiday so that you could go to Hogwarts with them. Your parents knew nothing of the prank and just thought you'd visit your friends. The more time passed the more nervous you got. Somehow you feared you could give yourself away or something else. Maybe you should have accepted their offer to practice before it was serious.