Age of Mischief ~ George Weasley [Harry Potter] Fanfic

Dreams and NEWTs

OK, here's Chapter 3! Time has moved on :) like a lot of time :)

****Bethany's point of view****

It's almost Halloween, which is cool, I guess. I can't wait for the feast! Fred, George and I are sitting at a table in the Gryffindor common room, studying for our NEWTs (Nastily Exhausting Wizard Tests). It is really hard, but I get through it. After we are exhausted by our studying (hence the name), we sit on the free sofa. We have the common room to ourselves, apart from a few other 7th and 6th years. Fred is looking at Katie, and I tap him on the shoulder. He turns and smiles, "What's up Bethany?" He asks. "Go over to her, you are her boyfriend!" I smile at him and he gets up, but he's still looking at me. "What about you and George?"

"Oh... I'll think of something!" I smile mischievously, my eyes bright and my cheeks a slight pinkish colour. He laughs and walks over to Katie. She smiles and they say a few things. Katie nods and Fred sits down.

"So... What things do you have in mind?" I turn and see George stretched out on the sofa. "I thought you were reading, not over hearing our conversation!" I laugh and I pull him up. "Wait here!" I quickly walk up to Harry's dormitory, where I can hear him muttering. I knock quietly and he opens the door. "Bethany? What's up?" He asks, his hair all messy and his eyes slightly puffy. "Well first off, you mutter in your sleep. Second why does everyone say 'What's up Bethany' as a greeting to me and thirdly, I need the invisibility cloak."

Harry stood there thinking. Finally he said "I won't answer the questions, but I'll get the invisibility cloak." After a minute or so, he came back with the cloak. "Thanks! I'll give it back tomorrow!" I wave and he waves back, looking a bit confused. I go back down to the common room and I wink at Katie and Fred, and Angelina Johnson, who looks like she's regretting something, and the others hanging around in the common room.

I go over to George and he laughs as I pull a silly face. We go out of the common room, and put the cloak over us, making sure we are totally covered. We sneak to a deserted tower and make-out. But... it felt, different. I realize that George isn't in it as much as he usually is. I pull away and he sighs. "George? Have... What's wrong? What have I done?" I try to look in his eyes but he keeps avoiding looking at me. He just looks at the floor. "George? George, please." I gently pull his head up to look at me. His eyes are clouded with sadness and pain. "George..? Have I done something?" I start to get extremely worried. "I'm sorry Bethany... I just don't know anymore." He looks back down again. I put my arms around his neck and whisper into his ear, "What have I done wrong? Please George? Please?" I feel the tears come to my eyes, and before I could stop them they are falling down my face. I pull away so he can see how upset I am. "You've been so distant lately Bethany. I don't know what to do. You've been working so hard, and hardly relaxing with me. Our relationship is changing Bethany. What am I supposed to do when you're either studying, sleeping, or learning? What are we meant to do? " I look into his beautiful brown eyes, and then look away. "I..." I sigh and he steps back from me. "Maybe... Maybe we could--" George interrupts me and when he speaks his voice is colder. "Let's take a break. Just... Let's be friends for a while OK? Get that relationship back on track before trying to get this one on." I can't speak. I literally can't. I just stare at George, trying to take in what he said. "T-take a break? As in b-break up?" I start crying properly now. He just looks at me sadly and walks away. I sit on the steps and put my head in my arms. I don't know what to do. I do not know what to do.

****George's point of view****

I walk away from Bethany and I hear her sobbing. It's muffled, so I think she put her head in her arms. This was the only way. Bethany's been acting different around me. I don't know why. Her dreams? Well, they're more of nightmares. But... She's been so distant. Either studying, in class, or sleeping. Today was the first day she's relaxed with me and Fred since the second week back to school. I know I should have tried to keep our relationship strong... I still hear her as I walk down the steps. I feel guilty, but what else could I do? Unfortunately teenage boys hormones and emotions are complicated, so of course it made the whole situation even more complicated and harder than it had to be.