FAITH × GEORGE WEASLEY × (on hold)

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(slight anxiety trigger warning for this chapter)

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I FROSE AND STARED AT DRACO,

"what does he mean?" Fred asked,

"nothing he's just drunk" I sneered walking up towards him,

"its your birthday fee fee! I was just wishing you a happy one" he said frowning

"no it's not" I said pinching his arm trying to sober him up, he slowly realized what he had done and his eyes widen,

"what's going on?" eva asked,

"faith is it your birthday?" lola asked with a frown on their face,

"yeah" I mumbled under my breath,

"what? why didn't you tell us?" George said in shock,

"because it's the same day my parents died 14 years ago" I said glaring at draco who stood there with a sympathetic look,

"godric faith" George said wrapping his arms around me, I eased into the hug and sniffled, I pulled away and everyone was frowning,

"I'm sorry....." draco said looking around,

"it's okay draco" I said giving him a small reassuring smile,

"let's dance!" a hufflepuff shouted as he started to play loud music,

"come on" I said pulling George and the rest followed suit,

Georges pov

The party had ended and we were the only one left sitting in the gryffindor common room everyone else had slept, She smiled up at me and I knew there was something wrong, her face didn't light up like it usually does, it's like the only part of her face that was smiling was her lips.
I noticed her eyes getting glossy and my heart dropped,

"faith..." I said softly as tears started to fall down her cheeks, her lips fell into a frown and I sighed, we sat there and I let her cry in my arms. I had never seen her this vulnerable, sure I've calmed her down when she's gotten angry but I've never seen her actually cry,

"I know I technically don't know them but I miss them so much george" she hiccuped pushing her head further into my chest as she cried, "and I know that they did bad things but I don't believe that they were bad people"

"faith...." I started with a frown,

"no you don't get it george, they were sick in the head, he threatened my life, they tried to leave..." she cried holding on to my shirt tightly,

"I always feel so cold and alone, I'll be in a room full of people and it's like I'm not even there. and godric when I get angry george, it's like I have no control over what I'm doing. I terrify myself"

"faith I can't even begin to imagine how it must feel" I stated softly,

"you know, growing up I always tried to make the manor more lively, him and I would paint on the walls and stay up till dawn reading, I'd make us fake wands to practice for when we got real ones, I'd sneek chocolate Fr the kitchen to give to him, it all made lucius and narcissa furious but for the smile it put on draco's face it was all worth it, I tried my best to give him a warm childhood" she admitted,

"I tried so hard and he still grew up like he did. I don't know how to get him to understand that his parents actions' don't define his, I don't know understand how I'm supposed to get him to realize he's not his father. and he's so young George, and he already has the weight of the world on his shoulders" she cried out, I looked down at the broken girl in my arms and felt my eyes water, she truly had so much weighing her down, her life was crumbling apart and there was nothing I could do,