Double Double Trouble (A Fred and George Weasley Story)

Chapter 45~ Truth, Threats and The End of Double Double Trouble

Chapter 45~ Truth, Threats, and The End of Double Double Trouble

I woke up the next morning in the Hospital Wing. The sun was shining, I heard birds chirping, it seemed like a lovely early summer day. Until I remembered what happened yesterday. Until I remembered that Snape told the Minister of Magic about Anna and I. Until I remembered that what happened last night would probably be in the papers this morning. Until I remembered that Victor Thompson reads the papers every morning.

Until I remembered that my world was crashing down around me.

I started breathing quickly as it all came into terms inside my head and I started evaluating the possible outcomes. It wasn't too long before I started hyperventilating and Madam Pomfrey rushed over to my bed side.

"Fred." I managed to say when she asked me what would help.

There was a sound of scurrying feet and soon, I was hearing Fred's voice ask where I was. He was by my side within minutes.

"Shh, hey, it's okay. You're fine Iz." Fred said in a soothing tone, rubbing the back of my hand with his thumb.

"They-They know." I managed. "The world knows about Anna and I." I cried, breathing at a slower rate. Tears came to my eyes and I sat up and wrapped my arms around Fred.

I buried my face into the crook of his neck and breathed in his sent. The warm smell of cinnamon and his musky collogue calming me down more than any potion could have done.

"You okay?" He asked after a while, my tears had stopped flowing and he had taken to rubbing little circles into the small of my back.

"No." I said, my voice muffled by his shoulder. "The world is falling apart as we speak."

"Who found out?"

"Long story short, Snape found out Anna and I are Remus' daughters, and he told the Minister of Magic, who has the entire story of what happened last night printed in the papers, so everyone." I said, feeling like there was a ten pound stone sitting at the bottom of my gut. "And-And I just don't know what to do..." I said, looking up to meet his eyes with my red-rimmed ones.

"Hey, listen. We'll figure this out, I promise you that. I'm gonna be right here, by your side, and we're gonna get through this. Forever and always, yeah?" He promised, placing a kiss on my forehead.

I let myself melt into his arms and soon a little spark of hope lit itself in my chest.

Harry, Hermione, Ron, Anna and I were allowed to leave the infirmary at noon that day. The castle was almost completely empty, all of the students either at Hogsmeade or outside, on the grounds. Harry, Hermione and Ron had left to probably go and start more trouble (or maybe plan their detective tactics for next year) and Anna, George, Fred and I had decided to go check on Dad.

"Come in." He called when Anna knocked on the door to his office and living space. We opened the door to find Dad placing his belongings into boxes.

"What are you-" George started, taking in the sight around us.

"The entire school knows about what happened last night, all of it. News spreads like wildfire here. So they all know about my 'fury little problem' and no doubt, their parents know. I've already gotten Howlers. And they have the right too, look at what I did to Izzy last night, my own daughter..." He said, referring to my hand.

"That was not your fault! If I wouldn't have been so stupid then-"

"But I still could have hurt you." Dad insisted.

"But only if you don't have your potion!" I argued.

"But I didn't, now did I. I didn't take it, it was left here to be found this morning, after everything had happened already." Dad said. The silence in the room was withheld until Anna broke it.