The Marriage Law - A Harry Potter Fanfic

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Fred's POV

I smiled and she looked at me shocked "You'd lose everything...for me?"

"Over and over again, without regrets."

I was smacked and I flinched "Ow!! Ginny!!"

"Ron's a dick huh? At least he hasn't said he'd give us up just for a girl."

I smirked "Not just for a girl, for Hermione Granger."

Hermione was going bright red and I grinned as I pulled her hair out from under my arm. Merlin her hair was so long, it was at least a foot longer than when I last remembered, Pansy must have done something to it

Ginny smiled from the end of the bed "and if it was anyone else..."

George rolled his eyes and continued "Anyways my point is that you hid the fact, and you were amazing at it as well. You were captured by the bad dudes cronies and tortured in Malfoy Manor. After you disappeared with Pansy I looked into it some more and found out from our sister in law that you arrived at Shell Cottage bleeding heavily."

I reached down and my fingers touched Hermiones as I traced the scar along her stomach

"You delivered one, the other was already...gone...when you arrived. You named them Scarlett Molly Granger-Weasley and Jo-Anne Harriet Granger-Weasley. Jo was the one that was already gone, and Scarlett didn't last the night. Bellatrix did the abortion with a cursed knife, even if they had survived...it's unlikely they ever would have had any kind of life except for one in a hospital bed."

I was breathing in and out softly, my fingers tracing the scar "Oh Merlin..."

George looked at me apologetically as I pulled away and made my way downstairs. We'd be married right now if I hadn't been stupid. I was so stupid, if I had just believed her. I threw on my boots and walked out into the freezing cold. Slamming the door behind me.

I leaned against one of the trees outside, hot tears running down my face

"GODDAMNIT!!"

I ripped off my stupid fake leg and chucked it across the yard. I slid down the tree and leaned my head against my knee on my good leg "Oh god...if I had bloody listened."

I sobbed harshly and suddenly a hand was placed on my shoulder "Fred."

George slid down behind me as I gasped for air, unable to catch my breath. He rubbed my back gently and I sobbed harder whispering softly "I could've avoided all of this bullshit. What's wrong with me? What did I do?"

"Fred..."

I rocked back and forth a little and sobbed harder "What do I do?"

"Tell her?"

"What do I tell her? That I'm such a bastard that I didn't trust her? And we could've been married and avoided all this but of course I ruined everything?"

"That's a good start..."

I looked at my twin and he smiled a little "You've got to start somewhere Fred."

"I can't...oh Merlin the look on her face...I don't want her to hate me..."

"Freddie?"

My head shot up and I stared at Hermione before closing my eyes and feeling the tears start again. George stood and whispered softly "I'll wait to leave until you and Fred talk."

She whispered back "Fred knows where?"

"Yeah..."

"Then he'll take me."

"He can't go without this."

"A...stick?"

I could hear the smile in George's voice "A wand...a magical wand..."

After a second George walked away and then Hermione sat beside me "Come on, sit up."

I didn't move and she sighed dropping a blanket on my head "Fine, don't lean forwards."

I smiled a little before leaning forwards, she laughed and grabbed the blanket wrapping it around me. She then placed her fingers on my chin and turned my head towards her. She gently brushed my tears away and whispered gently

"What's the matter?"

I stayed silent and she glared at me "Talk. Now."

"I love you, so much."

"Fred...I...um..."

"Don't, you don't have to say it. I'm a bloody bastard."

"No! You're not."

"You told me that the twins miscarriage wasn't your fault, then I found the scar and I freaked out. I blamed you, I knew you wouldn't have and yet I said that it was you who did it. I blamed you for their passing...if I had trusted you...we would be properly married...we might have children...you would remember me...your so trusting and I love you for that and so much more...but...Merlin...you don't know for sure."

"I'm taking that risk, there's far too much for it to just be a coincidence."

She looked up at me with those beautiful eyes of hers and kissed my cheek, slowly making her way up to my eye, kissing the tear tracks gently. After a minute she kissed my lips and I whispered softly "The day I told you that I had to marry Angie you sobbed, and I kissed away your tears just like you kissed away mine just now."

"I'm magical."

"You are actually."

She looked at me startled and I smiled looking over at the fake leg "I knew I was beater for a reason, I sure can throw shit."

"Should have been a chaser."

"Hmmm, I don't think so..."

She stood and went over to grab my leg, bringing it back. I took it from her with a smile and leaned over to strap it on. I stopped and then looked up "How do you know what a Chaser is?"

"Um...don't you run around and throw balls in hoops? Kinda like basketball?"

"Quidditch is a wizarding game...I was a Beater and Ginny's a Chaser. You play it on brooms...how did you know?"