Chapter 7
That night Jewels went back to the shop. It bothered her that she had another life. She didn't want to tell the twins, she felt that it was more hurtful than it should be. She tried to understand it herself and had a hard time doing so. How could she have had a whole other life and have been totally unaware of it? She laid down on the bed and looked up at the ceiling. George had come over and kissed her goodnight. She was waiting for Fred. Rolling over she stared at the wall when she felt the bed move and Fred pull her into his arms.
"What is going on in that head of yours?"
"Nothing," she said quietly.
"Don't lie to me, I know something is wrong."
She turned over and looked at him with what little light was in the room, then gently stroked his face. "I don't deserve you, either of you."
"Stop that, it's not true. What happened today when you went with Dumbledore?"
She couldn't help it, she started to cry and he pulled her to him, not knowing how to react. "Oh, Fred, I can't tell you."
"You can tell me anything, don't say anything like that."
Pulling away from him, she tried not to be to loud. "I am not a muggle."
"What do you mean?"
"I was a witch once. Awhile back, I just don't remember."
"How could that be possible?"
"Well, you know what a pensive is, right?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Well, Dumbledore showed me some memories."
"Whose?"
"His," she said, as she began to relay what she saw to him. He listened as she talked and when she was done she waited for his reaction.
He pulled her closer to him as he took it all in, "So, does this mena you are going to go back to Dumbledore?"
She laughed in spite of her tears. "No, silly. I don't remember any of it. I like you and George. I am not going anywhere unless you two send me away."
"That won't happen; I'm not letting you go anywhere." Leaning up, he kissed her as he wiped her tears away.
"I missed you guys today."
"George and I watched the clock all day waiting for your return. It took so long."
"Than it will be a long summer and what will you do in the fall when I am living at Hogwarts?"
"What?"
"Yeah, I got to go through two years of school before I can stay here permanently."
"Maybe we will open that other shop in Hogsmeade. I will just make sure that I am there all the time."
"You can't be in two places at once."
He laughed, "that's what George is for."
"That is so not fair, Mr. Weasley," she said teasingly.
"Who said anything about being fair?"
"Fred," she said seriously, "things will be different this fall and we won't even see each other much."
"Nonsense, we will find a way, I promise," he said leaning down and kissing her forehead. "Everything will get worked out and everything will be fine."
She closed her eyes in his arms, hoping that he was right and hoping that things never changed because she did not want them to.
