The Daughter of Phoenix 2 [George Weasley]

Chapter 33

Jessie looks at Luna in fear.

"Jess, it's okay if you don't go-"
"No." Jessie says to Harry. She's not going to allow herself to quit the group just because of her own fear.

"We're going to the Thestrals then." Luna then guides them to the forbidden forest.

"Hey, are you sure about this?" George whispers to Jessie as they arrive.
"No." She says with a frown, looking extremely anxious as her legs start trembling.

"You can ride the same one with Jessie if you want to." Luna says to George after counting the Thestrals. "There aren't enough of them anyway."

"Yeah?" He looks at Jessie, who's been frozen since she saw the Thestrals.

He then tries to touch the shape of the Thestral because he can't see them, grabbing her waist and putting her on a it, he's gonna sit behind her.

"Lean forward..." He gently presses her back onto its back. "Hold it here." And grabs her arms to wrap around the Thestral's neck. He then sits behind her and grabs her waist.

"It's gonna be fine." He leans his head on her shoulder and whispers to her ears, though he knows Jessie isn't listening to anything now.

"We should all go before the nargles do." Luna says to everyone.

All of them soon set off and fly into the sky. Jessie has never gone this high above the ground that she closes her eyes tight and holds the Thestral tight.

During the flying, George has been checking on Jessie, and she does unexpectedly good. It's probably because she's been shutting her eyes and grabbing its neck tight the whole time.

"George??" Jessie suddenly says.
"Yeah?"
"Take the supplies for me will you??"
"...Why?"
"Just in case I die, you can still blast the enemies."
"Mate, if you die then I must die as well. We're on the same thing." George chuckles.
"...You've got a point." She says with her eyes closed tight as usual.

The Thestrals are flying smooth and it seems like Jessie is getting used to this stable flight.

"...You can see the Thestrals?" George suddenly asks as there's still a long way to go.
"Ya." She opens her eyes.
"Who died?" George asks, knowing only seeing deaths can allow people to see Thestrals.
"Umm..." Jessie hesitates and sighs. She doesn't want to lie.

"There's a little boy, called Noah." She says as she recalls the scene, but immediately stops. She does not want to think about it.

"Your brother?"
"No." She says in no time. "I don't have siblings."
"Did your parents know about it?" He continues.

It hits her like a thousand tonnes.

"Yeah." She says with her tears choked back. Little do they know what really causes Noah's death.