George could still hear the violent waves crashing, and could feel the snowflakes falling delicately on his head. He held his sopping wet jacket tight, hoping it would stop him from shivering. If this was Heaven, it sure didn't feel like it.

"I didn't think you'd actually do it!" George heard a voice laugh. "And now I'm all wet, thanks for that!"

Startled, George looked up to see the voice, and was shocked to see his twin staring at him.

"F-f-Fred?" He sputtered.

"Don't look at me like that; you're greeting me like I'm Voldemort!" Fred chuckled.

"If y-you're h-h-here...th-then I r-r-really a-am...?" George stuttered, due to shock and lack of warmth.

"Well, spit out, c'mon, we haven't got all day!" Fred said.

"Dead?"

"No. You, with all your intelligence, made a bold move to throw your life away and break the hearts of all who love you by jumping off this bridge." Fred said, laying a firm hand on the bridge. "I, with the fearlessness of a Gryffindor, jumped in right after you and saved your arse."

"Except I didn't want to be saved!" George whined, and Fred opened his mouth to retort, but George added, "Wait a second...how are you here?"

"I'm your guardian angel, Georgie." Fred smiled.

"But how can I have a guardian angel if I'm already dead?" George asked.

"You're not dead. Like I've said, I had to come down and save you from doing something stupid...as usual." He smirked, and George gave him an affectionate kick of annoyance. Fred held out his hand and helped his twin up.

"So if I'm not dead..."

"You're very much alive."

"Then why can I see you?"

"Oh, I'm merely here for a few minutes to remind you I saved your life, and don't try something like this again!" He said the last in an uncanny imitation of their mother, which had the twins in stiches of laughter.

"I miss you, Fred." George said seriously.

"I miss you too, George."

"Can you stay a bit longer?"

"No, I've got to get going back."

"To where?"

"Heaven."

"Can I come too?"

"No, Georgie, that's why I saved you."

"Well did you ever think I didn't want to be saved?!" George yelled, and Fred was taken aback by his twin's anger. "You're doing just fine; you can fly around and save people-"

"I can't fly yet, actually-"

"And you get to hang out with all the cool people in heaven! I'm stuck on this stupid, worthless, dirty, evil, corrupt world! I have to face it every day, without you!" George was bringing tears to his twin's eyes. "You don't know what it's like. You were the cooler twin. You were the leader. I thought of the plans, you put them into action. I thought of the cheeky comments, you had the guts to say them. I depended on you! And without you, it's like I have to learn how to live my life all over again!"

"George-" Fred croaked.

"No! I'm going with you! There are not enough guarding angels who can stop me!"

"George, I didn't die so you could end your life early! I died so people like you could tell my story, our story. I have complete faith that you will share the legends and laughs of the Weasley twins." Fred said sincerely.

"Yeah, well, if you think it's that easy, then you should be the one here on earth, and I should be up there! Or, if you didn't want me to die early, it'd probably just be easier if I was never born!"

"Sorry, what did you say?"

"I wish I had never been born!" As soon as he screamed it, the wind seemed to pick up speed, the snowflakes stinging his eyes.

"I'm sorry, George, I gotta go! It's for your own good!" Fred said.

"What?"

"Be careful what you wish for!" Fred yelled. "I love you!"

"I love you too, Fred!" George said before a large gust of wind knocked him down.

George rubbed the back of his head and groaned as he leaned into a sitting position.

"Always had to have a big exit, that brother of yours." A voice chuckled.

"Bloody hell!" George said suddenly. "Lupin?"

"Surprised?" He laughed, helping George up.

"What are you doing here? Why have I seen two dead people in one night?"

"I'm your guardian angel, George." Lupin said.

"But Fred said he was my guardian angel."

"Yes, well in this universe, Fred is alive, so he can't be your guardian angel."

"This universe?"

"You wished you had never been born, and your wish came true."

"Come off it!" George scoffed.

"It's true. Look through all your pockets, no form of identification one-so-ever." Lupin said calmly.

George patted down his jacket, but couldn't find any. "They probably fell out when I jumped in the lake." George mumbled, running a hand through his hair, and hitting a surprising object." Hey, wait! My right ear! It's back!"

"Well, you never were born, so you could never participate in the seven potters, so you never lost an ear." Lupin explained.

"Okay, this is getting weird." George said. "If this is some magical spell or practical joke, we can stop now."

"Oh, it's no joke, George." Lupin said seriously.

"I'm alive."

"You were never born."

"I'll prove it to you!"

"By all means, try, George." Lupin said, amused.

"Okay, we're going home so I can get all my Christmas gifts to bring to the Burrow. And when Ron is on the floor apologizing for earlier, you'll know that things are just like they were before, except for the fact that I attempted suicide and now have seen two dead people who claim to be my guardian angels." George said matter-of-factly.

Author's note: Wow, I updated that one quick! I guess I just wanted to get to the good stuff, which is coming next! Also, I chose Lupin as the subsitute guardian angel because I thought he was a trustworthy and stable guy, and I assume George bonded with him through all the Order stuff. He was George's protector during the seven potters, after all!

Fun Fact: George Bailey = George Weasley. Weird coincidence! Also, in the movie, George Bailey lost his hearing in one of his ears, but since he was never born, he regained the hearing, just like if George Weasley was never born, he would have two ears!