Obliviate || Fred Weasley (COMPLETE)

Understand

"Ellie," Fred said after he and George let go of me. Fred kept his hands on my shoulders as he looked me in the eyes. "You scared me half to death. You can't keep disappearing and running away like that."

"I'm sorry," I told him, looking as though I was looking at him, but in reality, I was looking through him, still in a trance over the fact that I had to witness death. "I just.... I wanted to help find Sirius and now he's.... Harry almost got himself killed and I... I wasn't going to let that happen."

"And I forgive you," Fred replied. "But next time, at least tell us you're going somewhere before you leave. I was afraid that you were-...."

"Dead?" Silence fell fast. It hit us all as if a wall had just crashed die on us, and no one could say a word. I stepped out of Fred's reach, looking around at everyone else. Everyone's eyes were either on me or on Harry. I took on last look at Fred, who was on the brink of tears. From there, I disapperated.

***

I curled my knees up to my chest in the corner of the room at 4 Grimauld Place, waiting for the twins to return. Waiting for someone to make it better. Wanting to take it all back, save Sirius, save all of us from having to watch a friend die. But at the same time I wanted to be held and loved, I want to shut out the world. Tell everyone to leave me be, to find a place where no one would ever find me.

I let a tear escape me, sliding down my cheek and falling onto the floor, making a tiny puddle on the wooden floor. I rested my forehead on my knees and let the tears flow. After a few minutes, I stopped crying. I wiped my face dry and heard footsteps coming upstairs. The door creeked open, and someone walked in, closing the door behind them. They rushed over to me and sat next to me. Two arms wrapped around me and pulled me close to them.

"It'll get better," they said. "I know it will. Eventually. You've just gotta give it time."

"How do you know?" I squeaked.

"I don't, but it has to. Nothing can stay bad forever. And Fred, he just hates being without you. For him, every time he doesn't know where you are, he gets scared. When you went missing last year, he stopped pulling pranks with me. He couldn't and wouldn't stop looking for you. He refused to eat, to sleep, to do anything until he got you back. With you around, Fred is happy. Without you, he's a wreck. You have to stay with him, Liz. He loves you, and he wants nothing more than for you and him to be together forever. No matter the consequences. So please, do me - do all of us - a favor, and stop disappearing like this. We love you, all of us, even Mum. She has accepted you as part of the family. None of us want to lose you, especially me. I would hate to see my brother after losing you for good. I couldn't do it. So, even if you go somewhere, do something, make sure you come back. For him, for me, for all of us. Even for you. Just come back."

I let George continue to hold me to him, it made me feel much better knowing that someone cared. Even if it wasn't Fred, I was just glad that someone was here. "Thank you, Georgie."

"No, Liz. Thank you for being there for Fred. For being his happiness. I hope you understand how much he really loves you."