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Thanks to Anna for helping me edit this chapter. It's a little shorter than usual, but I liked how it turned out.


Five Times George Weasley was Insecure

1. When he was going to be sorted at Hogwarts. He was sure he was going to end up in Slytherin, for an unknown reason. He and Fred had promised to each other that they would end up in Gryffindor right next to all the other Weasleys. But when he filed down the Great Hall and lined up to get sorted, he wanted to throw up. He saw Fred being sorted and ending up in Gryffindor. Then it was his turn. He wobbled toward the hat and put it on, ready to plead and cry, whatever he had to do convince the hat to put him in Gryffindor.

But he didn't have to. The second the hat was on his head, it shouted

"Gryffindor!"

George was never so relieved.

2. When Fred died. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know what to say at the funeral. He didn't know how to act. He didn't know what to say. He didn't know anything. He didn't know if he should- if he could open WWW. He had no idea what to do anymore. He just felt like doing the same thing Fred had done - die. He wanted to die. But he knew he shouldn't.

Somehow, he managed to reopen WWW with Ron's help. He managed to visit Fred's grave without crying. Hell, he even made a few jokes sometimes.

3. When he fell in love with Angelina Johnson. It was unexpected. He never thought he'd fall in love with her. With Alicia Spinnet, sure. With Katie Bell, why not? But with Angelina? He couldn't. She was Fred's. He had loved her, he knew that. But when George realized that he cared for her, that he loved her, he didn't know what to do. On a desperate day, he went to Fred's grave. He stayed there for hours, talking to himself and to Fred. Later that night, he had a dream about him and Angelina. Together. In their wedding. He knew what he had to do.

He didn't want to lose someone else in his life.

Not again.

4. When he found out Angelina was pregnant. It was the most shocking thing that someone had said to him. It couldn't be true. He, George Weasley, full-time prankster, a father? No bloody way. But it was. Ange was getting bigger every day, there was no denying that. But George felt bad. He knew he wouldn't be a good father. He wasn't ready. He definitely wasn't ready. It just couldn't be true.

But when he held Freddie in his arms the first time, he knew he was ready.

He had known it all along, but his son had confirmed this fact.

5. When Roxy had first brought a boy home, he was horrified. His little girl, dating? His little girl, who loved to play 'Hide and Go-Jinx' with him was all grown up and dating. Everyone had warned him about how he'd feel when he learned that his daughter was dating.

"You're going to throw up when she tells you she's going to marry," (Ron)

"Don't ever go into a broom closet. Ever," (Percy)

"You're going to want to kill the boy. But you can't, because your daughter will kill you." (Harry)

He didn't know how to treat the boy. Should he be nice? Should he be mean? Roxy was his daughter. If she was happy with the boy, then he was happy. So he decided to be himself and give the boy a Canary Cream and go with the flow. If the boy could withstand that prank, and laugh about it, then he could be a future member of the Weasley family.

That was the best he could do.


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