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Biding Our Time

** I am so so sorry this has taken me so long to update this story! I haven't had the motivation to update a couple of my stories, turns out it's because I have clinical anxiety and it's been affecting how I feel about my hobbies. I'm hoping to be back with updating because I love this story so much, and I hope you all still love it like I do. We are making our way to the end of this story, and I am so excited for what I have planned for future chapters. Thank you all so much for loving this story, I love you all! xx

As everyone heads up to bed, I check on George one last time as he falls asleep, to make sure we've got the bleeding to stop for tonight and I sit beside his twin with a heavy sigh, I place my head on his shoulder prompting him to wrap a strong arm around me.

"You alright Love?" 

"Tonight was stressful. I hated not knowing where anyone was or what was going to happen." 

"Out of everything that could've happened tonight, I think we got one of the better outcomes. Yes, we lost Moody tonight, but out of fourteen people, we were lucky." He reassures and I understand where he's coming from, but my anxiety is still present.

"I understand that. I just... what happened during the flight?" He shrugs, but begins to tell me anyways.

"It was just like they said tonight. The Death Eaters were there waiting for us, like they knew we were all going to be in Surrey to move Harry tonight, and once we were in the air, the spells began to fire and we all scattered trying to draw the attention away from Harry. We were all separated, only flying by each other quickly in hopes to keep the act together." He explains and I nod, it all makes sense, I just hope we can all be safe here for a while.

We sit in silence for a while, and right before we get up to head to bed we just happen to hear the stairs creak behind us, and we turn to look over the couch and see Harry, with his rucksack over his shoulder attempting to sneak down the stairs.

"What do you think you're doing?" I ask and he jumps a good foot in the air, not realizing that we were still sitting here on the couch.

"No one else is going to die. Not for me." Harry looks to us briefly before breaking the eye contact, probably out of guilt for failing to sneak out. Before I can say anything, Fred butts in, his frustration evident.

"For you? You think Madeye died for you? You think George took that curse for you? You may be the Chosen One, mate, but this is a whole lot bigger than that." I watch as Harry processes what Fred has said, because it was true as hard as it is to swallow.

"Besides Harry, you still have the Trace on you, and we all have a wedding to attend before the start of the school year. You really can't leave now." I try to reason with him, but watch as his face contorts in frustration and I'm just waiting for him to explode on me.

"Wedding?"

"Bill and Fleur's, Harry. Molly's been planning this for months and I know she will want all of us to be there, to have some normalcy with all of this--"

"I don't care about a bloody wedding -- no matter whose it is. I have to start searching for the Horcruxes. It's the only chance we have to beat him. And the longer we wait the stronger he gets." There's the explosion I was waiting for.. I understand he wants to get things going and wants to defeat You-Know-Who, but he also needs to take a break every once in a while.

"It wouldn't be worth it to start tonight Harry. He'd be able to find you quickly and it wouldn't do you any good." He pauses and just stares at me, internally debating with what he wants to do and what I just told him and I know he's scared, but jumping head first into this is only going to end up with him getting hurt.

"You're right. I'm sorry for exploding on you. I just... I want this to be over. I don't want to have to worry about You-Know-Who behind every corner, and I don't want anyone else to die for me." I get up and walk towards him, hoping he'll let me help him with everything.

"I know, Harry. I understand, you're frustrated and you want it to be over, but not thinking about it and just going head first isn't going to solve anything." I rest my hands on his shoulders and he nods, placing his head on my shoulder just briefly and I rub my hand over his arm comfortingly. 

"Everything will be okay Harry. We will get through this, I promise." He hugs me quickly, before heading back upstairs, and I'm glad I was able to talk him into staying and think about what his next moves will be. Sighing I watch as he walks back up the stairs, until I feel Fred come up behind me and wrap me in a hug and I turn around embracing him back.

"I'm glad we were here to talk him out of it. Poor bloke would've gotten himself killed." Fred states and I nod, worried for my god brother, but I also cannot wait for this all to be over so we don't have to worry about these things anymore.

"I know he wants this over with, but he's got to give it time. I agree with your mother, we needed this wedding, we need a little bit of normal in this time." He nods, and leans back from the embrace to plant a small kiss on my lips and I'm enveloped in comfort and my anxiety melts away a little.

"I love you, and I know we are going to make it through this okay. As long as we all have each other and keep our wits about us, we'll be able to get through this." He says as he places his hands on either sides of my face, and once again I am so incredibly thankful for him.

"I love you too, and I agree with you. I believe we will all be okay and make it through this in one piece.