It Has To Get Worse Before It Gets Better

crushes

Sirius' POV

"Wossappening?"
A small voice says, catching everyone's attention.
"Harry! Oh my god, Harry! You're awake." I say, leaning down and cradling his face in my hands. He screws up his face and brings one hand up to his head.
"Ow. M'head hurts..."
I brush his hair off his forehead and study his pale face, rubbing my thumb across the lightning bolt scar on his forehead.
"I know it does cub, but you're safe now. Poppy is making you better." I say. Someone clears their throat, bringing me back to the moment, I had almost forgot that I wasn't in the room with Harry alone. I turn around to see Madam Pomfrey standing at the foot of Harry's hospital bed, a frown present on her face.
"He wasn't supposed to wake up yet. The potion I gave him was strong, he was supposed to be out for hours." She throws a worried look around before bustling over to check on Harry. She said he seemed to be alright, despite the obvious fact he wasn't going to be completely 'fine' and it was nothing dangerous that he had woken up, so long as we kept an eye on him.
I look down at Harry, he's lay there looking thoroughly confused, not to mention terrified; and my heart breaks when I see tears collecting in his eyes and running down the sides of his face onto the pillow. I wipe them away gently with my thumb.
It's gone awfully quiet I thought.
I turned around to see that it was only me and Remus in the room. The Weasleys must have left to give us some privacy.
Remus is sat on the other side of Harry's bed, holding his hand. Harry's eyes have closed again.

~~time skip because I'm lazy and evil~~

Fred's POV
I'm sat at the bottom of Harry's hospital bed. Sirius is asleep in a chair, slumped over on one side of the bed, Ron asleep on the other. Hermione has her head rested on Ron's shoulder and Remus is asleep in a chair by the wall by Sirius.
George and I are sat at the end of the bed, conversing quietly as not to wake anyone up. We couldn't sleep like everyone else. Mum and dad took Ginny home a while ago, and they said they  would come back for us later. But I just don't want to leave Harry.
It pains me to see him like this, in so much pain, and there's nothing I can do about it.
Over the years, George and I have developed feelings for Harry, I know it sounds strange, both of us liking the same person, but it is what it is. And when we heard what Sirius said through the floo call, we were worried sick.
"Do you think we should tell him? You know, after he's better?" George asks.

"I don't know... I really want to, but what would everyone else say..?"

"And what if Harry's weirded out by it?"

"I know... I just really like him..."

"Me too..."

"If only things weren't so difficult."

"Hmm..."

Then, the door to the infirmary creaked open, and Dad stepped in. Upon seeing that everyone apart from us was asleep, he tiptoed over, trying not to wake anyone up. When he got to us he put a hand on my shoulder.
"Anything change?" He asked.
"No. He's been out since you went." I replied. Dad gave a sad smile and ruffled my hair.
"I've got to take you four home. Your mother said so." He says. George and I shoot him a look, then each other, and fix out glared at our dad.
"Please dad! Please can we stay! Please..?!" We plead together quietly.
The only person in the world that we've told about our crush on Harry is our dad. Our dad is always supportive. And he was totally fine with it. So he knows.
"Boys, your mother will be worried sick if I don't come home with all four children. You know how she is."
"Huh? What? Whatsappening?" We look over and Sirius had woken up.
"Oh... hi Arthur. Sorry I must've fallen 'sleep."
"Its ok. I've been sent to fetch the children. Do you want to wake them up George, Fred?" Arthur says.
"Yeah..." George and I wake Ron and Hermione up, well I shake Ron awake and Hermione wakes up with him.
"We have to go home." I say to them.
"Oh... ok. Are we coming back tomorrow?" Ron asks. Dad answers.
"Yes, we are coming back tomorrow but Molly would like you to come home and get some proper sleep."
Ron and Hermione get up sluggishly, but we just stay where we are, giving our dad pleading eyes. Then Remus wakes up.
"What..? Oh , oh are you going home?" He says.
"Yes. Molly wants the children home to get some sleep." Dad says, again.
"Ok. We'll see you tomorrow." Remus says quietly.
"Please can we stay dad!"
"We won't be any trouble!"
We persist.
"Huh?" Sirius says, directed at our dad.
"George and Fred want to stay here, but I've told them they can't."
We look between the adults, who are sharing looks.
"Well, If you and Molly are alright with it, they can stay, they won't be doing any harm." Remus says.
Our dad contemplates it for a minute before saying,
"I'll let Molly know. Thank you. I'll see you all in the morning." And taking Ron and Hermione to the fireplace.
"Why do they want to stay?" I hear Ron ask. I chuckle a bit. And in a second they're gone.

We take the seats by Harry's bed again, George holds Harry's hand carefully in his own, and I brush his hair out of his face, playing with the ends.

Remus' POV
The twins are acting quite strangely. They insisted on staying here with Harry, and they care so much. More than I would have expected, especially since he was best friends with Ron and Hermione, not really them. But they were so upset when they saw him.
Fred burst into tears, and George was crying too. I decided to ask them about it.
"Hey boys?" They both look at me. "Would you come over here a second?" They exchange nervous glances and get up, coming towards me. Sirius takes their place by Harry's bed.
"Why, may I ask, did you wish to stay here overnight?"

Ayyeeee cliffhanger!!! Sorryy
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I had a super fucking strange dream, I got lost in Cornwall and I met this guy who was telling me about boats and his grandparents and I had to walk home but I couldn't remember which way I came from lmao.
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