"Do I dare disturb the universe?"
Date: Saturday, June 16
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: The Phoenix (for a picture see here)
Characters Involved: ANYONE
Rating: PG-ish?
( I've learned that good-byes will always hurt, pictures will never replace having been there, memories good and bad will bring tears, and words can never replace feelings. )
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: The Phoenix (for a picture see here)
Characters Involved: ANYONE
Rating: PG-ish?
( I've learned that good-byes will always hurt, pictures will never replace having been there, memories good and bad will bring tears, and words can never replace feelings. )
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"Good evening, Hermione," Fred smiled... as brightly as he could manage, given the situation. Both twins were unusually solemn. Appropriate for the situation, yes... But still, they could usually manage to dredge up some humor. Unfortunately, there was nothing funny about the whole situation. Fred had even dressed in subdued colors (without any nudging from Tori). "It's been ages. I just wish it was under better circumstances."
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"Hey, Fred." His smile was more appreciated than he'd probably know and easily the most cheerful thing he'd seen since this whole thing started. "Yeah, same here, I've missed you boys." There was something about the twins, even in a time like this they just made you feel better just be being them.
"I'd forgotten how devastatingly good looking you both are. Clearly that's a sign we should make sure we see each other more often. Because that's just a crime against nature." Hermione looked up at George with one of her best smiles.
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"Yes, we've really got to start meeting in places other than fancy parties," Fred added with a smile.
"And sad occasions"
"And pubs, when you're drunk," Fred finished, then frowned.
"You never come to see us anymore," they both told her.
"Is it Ron?" Fred asked. "We sent him away, up to Hogsmeade and now you have no reason to come to Diagon Alley?"
"Of course, if he's being a git or anything," George added, "you'd let us know, right?"
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Of course it wasn't because of Ron! "Hey, come on now! You guys are busy! You boys could invite me to visit, you know." It wasn't all her fault and this wasn't fair, two against one!
Hermione let her arm rest around George's waist, regardless that she frowned at him. "He's not a git. But you'd know better than me. He's out and about..." Hermione shrugged, it was best not to think about it. "I don't see him all that often, he's busy with his job and a few lady friends I'm sure." And he had every right to shag whom ever he liked, he was a big boy.
She tried to brush it all off and smile but she had to sweep a few more tears from her cheeks, it was all a bit much.
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"And you should know, by now," George added, rubbing Hermione's arm, "that you're welcome to drop by any time. Our doors are always open for you."
"And besides," Fred smirked, "we all know Ron is hopeless..." He leaned in a bit closer to Hermione, "After all, we sent him up to the Hogsmeade shop because we thought it would light a fire under his arse... But maybe we were wrong and he hasn't been moping about because of you."
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She felt sheltered next to George, as if she could escape the misery for a few moments. "I know."
Hermione rolled her eyes. "He's clearly upset about someone else." And that thought made her stomach flip in a very unpleasant way. "Because I waited for him for how many years?" She'd moved on with her life... Really... Well sort of. "But it doesn't matter, I'm a big girl."
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"It's nice to see you again, Hermione," Tori said, in that California accent of her's. "I'm just sorry it's under these circumstances."
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She was more than glad for a subject change and turned her attention to the other girl. "Nice to see you too, we really must make sure we all get together for reasons not associated with misery."
Tori seemed the easy going type and Hermione assumed you would need to be when it came to dating Fred Weasley. But they seemed happy, everyone seemed pretty damn happy.
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"It's part of his charm," she smiled, indulgently. "Keeps things interesting. Besides, he's just so cute when he gets all flirty, isn't he?"
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"Hmm, I suppose he's alright. But I've always been more partial to George myself." Despite the fact Tori seemed terribly comfortable with Fred's flirting, she wasn't going to outright agree Fred was 'cute'.
No matter how adorable he might be.
Hermione looked up at George and gave an over-exaggerated wink. "If only he'd stop resisting my charms."
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"There you go, George!" Fred grinned, clasping his twin around the neck. "Hermione's perfect for you! She's smart, funny... And she likes to talk. Since you seem to find that so important..."
"There's nothing wrong with a little conversation, once in a while, Luv," Tori quipped, casting a wink at George and Hermione.
George smiled and winked back at Hermione. Fred did have a point... Too bad Hermione was more like a sister to him, than possible girlfriend material. Besides, he had a feeling that dating Hermione might not go over too well with a certain younger brother of his...
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"Well there's nothing else to it then George, looks like we've got no choice." She gave a large swallow as if it was an extremely daunting task. "We best get it over with quickly, while I'm suitably out of my mind enough to forget you're like my brother."
Closing her eyes tightly she wrinkled her nose and extended her cheek up in George's direction. "Get it over with quick!"
It was good to have a distraction from the happenings even if she most certainly hadn't forgotten about them. It just made it easier to have something else to focus on.
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There were very few people in the world Hermione was actually comfortable with. When she'd been younger she'd disapproved of Fred and George so much that she'd never really got to know them. Now she knew them, she wouldn't trade them for anything.
"Well, brothers of mine and Tori, I best head off to deal with my heartache alone. And get a drink. A big one."
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