AN Sorry, I know it's been a while. Thanks for the one review I did get. If you did read it, please review. No flames though. If you want a One Shot, I will still do them. The same rules apply. I also need names for kids for the eighth and final one I am writing in the series so far, but I need some help with names and looking up baby names may panic my Mum if she sees it. Anyway thanks x

Disclaimer: I am not J.K Rowling. There is no possible way I can be. I didn't write Harry Potter.

Chapter Nine Harry's Pov

" BYE!" Susan and I yelled to Justin and Hannah as they got into the carriages.

They waved at us and we continued waving back at them until they were out of sight. We then turned back into the entrance hall and made our way back to the Gryffindor common room. Susan had dumped her things in the room earlier on so we didn't have to go back to the Hufflepuff common room after I went there to meet the three of them. We said the password to the fat lady who smiled at us, before walking in. We sat down in the common room and took out a game of snap and began to play which ended up with the tips of Susan's hair singed until Fred and George came up to us. Lee had gone home for the holidays too with Katie.

" Hey guys we are rounding everyone from every house to a massive snowball fight want to be on our team?" George asked.

" Sure." Susan agreed.

" Cool we'll come and get you in a few minutes."

" Alright." I replied to Fred's comment.

" Good." They said before hurrying off.

Susan and I played another game of snap which I lost before they came back. By now I was missing both eye brows and I had lost the very tips of my hair to the game. I still wasn't quite sure what the point of this game was, it was dangerous really. A fire and safety hazard for sure. I wondered whether there was an age limit on the box, I mean I can't imagine parents letting five and six years old playing with it and burning down the house or something.

" Sorry one of the Slytherins were hard to get to come so we said they could just spend time pelting us with snowballs and he agreed." They spoke in unison making Susan raise her eyebrows.

" Do you guys rehearse what you're going to say?" She asked.

" No." They said once more in unison.

" Well its wicked."

" Thank you fair lady." They once more said.

" Come on then." George said pulling me up by the hand as Fred did the same to Susan. I smiled at him in thanks and he pretended to tip his hat to me like someone would do to a lady which ended with me stamping on his foot while Fred burst out laughing. I wasn't a girl and never would be. I didn't need to be treated like one. We got into the grounds and a shiver ran up my spine. It was freezing outside, and I was glad I had a hat, scarves and gloves on. We divided up into teams and an all out war began. Whenever I was about to be hit I ducked behind George so everyone who wanted to hit me aimed for him so that it would at least have a chance of hitting me but George didn't seem to mind.

The teams were rather fair. It was me, Susan, George, Fred and Terry Boot against Ron, A seventh year Ravenclaw, Marcus Flint, Percy and a second year Ravenclaw. There was no winner in the end it was basically just went on until we were soaked and exhausted and needed to rest. We all trudged back to the common room exhausted and cold and flopped down into some chairs. Later on Susan, Fred, Ron, George and I were laid by the fire getting dry. Percy was in his room reading a book. Ron had been reluctant to join us and Fred and George had been reluctant to let him however I had whispered to them that Christmas was a time for family so they should spend it together and I would spend it with Susan. They had let him sit with us but protested that Susan and I would spend Christmas day with all of them.

We had agreed even though I felt slightly guilty. I would be spending the summer with the Weasley's and I didn't want them to have to put up with me all the time otherwise they might get angry. I didn't want them to start hating me so I spent most of my time with Susan around the castle. Uncle Vernon had always told me that I was useless and people would one day like me for a while but then they would realise how much of a waste of space I was and hate me. I didn't want that to happen. I didn't want George to get sick of me. I liked spending time with George really badly.

" Harry are you sure?" Susan asked a few days later when I asked her if we could both move to the Hufflepuff common room. I didn't give her a reason for it though.

" Please Susan they will get bored with me I'm sure of it." She knew to that extent but she had no idea someone had put it in my head that everyone would get bored of me eventually.

" Well okay but do you know the shrinking charm?"

" Yes."

" Go ahead and do it then."

" Okay."

" Did you get permission off Professor McGonagall?" Susan asked.

" Yep and she said it was fine."

" Okay then."

I cast the spell to shrink Susan and mines bags. We took our own and placed them in our pockets before sneaking off to the Hufflepuff dorms. We had left and popped to the kitchens to ask one of the elves if they could deliver food to the common room at the time breakfast, lunch and dinner was normally served and they had agreed so we went back and spent the next three days in there.

Susan's Pov

It was three days to Christmas and there was something dreadfully wrong with Harry. We hadn't left the common room except to go to the toilets for three days and the only person we had seen was a house elf named Tabby who was bringing us food. Harry had become withdrawn and shaky at times and I had no idea why. I was beginning to get really worried though. When Harry started tuning out of conversations I got even more scared for him. That night I went to sleep and when I woke up around three in the morning and Harry was crying was when it clicked.

Fred's Pov

George and I hadn't seen Harry in days and according to Ron he hadn't been sleeping in the dorms. George was becoming withdrawn as well. He wouldn't participate in jokes and he would tune out and have a look of deep upset on his face most of the time. It worried me, it was unlike George. He normally liked to be the centre of attention, with me and joke and mess about, but at that point he just sat in a chair thinking looking worried and sad and not interacting with me at all.

It was on the third night of not seeing Harry when I found George crying in the corner in my dorm and even though it was early hours in the morning I decided I needed to get Percy especially when I couldn't get it to stop. I had no idea what to do myself and as much as I didn't want to admit it, Percy was smarter that me and he would be better at helping Harry than I ever would. I ran up the stairs as fast as I could and knocked on his door hard.

" Percy I need your help!" I begged him.

" What is it now?"

" I can't get George to stop crying."

" What?"

" I don't know we weren't talking or anything as it's too late but when I woke up to get a drink he was just crying in the corner." I explained.

" Hmm I think I know what it is."

He raced out of his dorm and into the third years dorms. He opened the door and walked over to George who was still crying and he picked him up. George just continued crying into Percy's shoulder.

" What are you doing?"

" I am taking him to Harry as I have a feeling I know what's going on."

" You knew where Harry is?"

" Of course I do."

" Then why didn't you tell us?"

" You never asked how was I meant to know you were looking for him?"

" Good point."

He was still carrying George as we left the Gryffindor portrait hole and even when he made me knock on another portrait which soon swung open to reveal a worried looking Susan Bones. Her hair was a bit of a mess and she was biting her lip anxiously. She cast a look behind her and I knew that meant Harry was definitely in there with her.

" Susan is Harry crying?" He asked.

" Yes." She said seriously.

" Can we come in?"

" Yes."

She let us in to where Harry was crying in a ball in a chair. Percy placed George down on the arm of the chair and all of a sudden George was rocking Harry in his arms who was sat on his lap. George was now sat on the chair and no longer crying but just had his face hidden in Harry's hair. Harry had his face buried into George's chest and I could tell that George was pressing kisses to the top of Harry's head.

" What happened?" I asked.

" They are soul mates they need to see each other at least once a day but they haven't seen each other in three days. Any longer and they probably would have both passed out and wouldn't wake up until they were together again." He explained.

" But why was Harry hiding away in here?"

" He was scared." Susan explained.

" What? Why?"

" Well he will be spending the summer with you and he was worried that if you spent so much time around him you would begin to hate him."

" We would never hate him." Percy and I exclaimed.

" Yeah but he was abused and no one known what his uncle might have drilled into his head."

" Good point." Percy said.

By this point Harry and George were asleep. Harry was curled up in a ball in Georges arms and George was holding him in a vice grip. Harry sighed contently in his sleep just snuggling closer to George. I sat down in one of the chairs and Percy and Susan took a seat as well. We knew there was no point in waking them up, especially as neither of them had been sleeping well, and they had to catch up on.

" We'll all have to talk to Harry in the morning." Percy said.

" Yes." We agreed before we too fell asleep.

When we woke in the next morning everyone was asleep however Harry was awake in Georges arms and looking content. He had his head rested against Georges chest listening to his heartbeat. George moved slightly pulling Harry into a tighter grip and Harry sighed smiling slightly before looking over to me.

" You okay Harry?"

He just nodded.

" We all need to talk to you when everyone else is awake okay?"

He nodded once more before burying his face deep into Georges chest. George shifted slightly in his sleep pulling Harry closer to him making Harry squirm slightly but then bury his face deeper into his chest. I closed my eyes, hoping to get a little sleep before the other two woke up and we talked to Harry, it seemed Harry was doing the same thing, or trying to prolong the time until the two of them woke up. It was half an hour later when I was brought out of my slight doze by Percy who indicated it was time to talk to Harry. George kept a hold on him while we all sat on one of the sofas. Percy sat between Susan and I.

" Harry?" Percy started.

He turned around from Georges chest where he had currently been hiding his face and turned to us. He had red rimmed eyes and was looking at his hands which he was twisting nervously in his lap. George began stroking his hair trying to calm him. Susan sighed slightly and it sounded as if it was slightly in envy, and I knew it wasn't over the fact she wanted one of them, but more of the fact she wanted someone to love her like that.

" Harry why didn't you come and see us for three days?" I asked.

Tears gathered in his eyes and he just started at his hands. He refused to meet any of our eyes except Georges that was as George had purposely moved his head via his chin so he could speak to him. George started deep into Harry's eyes even though Harry tried to look anywhere else but in them.

" Harry why did you avoid me?" He asked with sad eyes.

" I didn't want you to get tired of me." He whispered softly.

" I wouldn't ever, ever get tired of you what gave you the idea that I would?" He asked.

He mumbled something that sounded a lot like a name but we didn't hear it so he asked again.

" Can you say it a little bit louder?" George asked.

" Uncle Vernon." Harry whispered, a tiny bit louder.

" What did your Uncle Vernon say to you?" I asked him.

He turned to me looking pale and started fidgeting with his hands and his eyes darted all around the room as if looking for an escape route. George however had a tight, firm grip on him so he couldn't move. Harry seemed to know he had no chance of escaping four of us who wanted to get him to talk. It was a smart move not to even try to be honest.

" Harry?" Percy asked.

" He said freaks wouldn't be allowed friends and people would just pretend for a while and if they did like me for a while it would just be because they didn't know me and then they would hate me and I'd have no friends again." He whispered crying before turning back and burying his face into Georges chest.

George pressed kisses to Harry's head and ran a hand up and down his back soothing the sobbing Harry. He bent his head down to whisper into Harry's ear. None of us heard what he said though but Harry brought his head up again. He looked deeply into George's eyes, as George got rid of Harry's tears with the pad of his thumb while the other part of his hand cupped Harry's jaw slightly.

" Really?" He asked.

" Really."

Harry pressed a kiss to Georges temple before snuggling back down with him and George looked shocked but delighted that Harry had done it. He just held him tighter and whispered in his ear. Though George had kissed Harry's head and cheek a few times, Harry had never kissed George anywhere, and I think it made George think that Harry trusted him. For the rest of the day Harry wouldn't let go of Georges hand and George looked very pleased with the fact of it.

We spent the day moving Susan and Harry's stuff back into the dorms, informing Professor McGonagall why this was happening again and why Harry had moved in the first place and pigging out in the kitchens. It was fun and even Percy joined in but poor Ron was all by himself all day having no idea where the kitchens were. It was around half past eight when Harry fell asleep into his hot chocolate and we all turned to Susan for an explanation simultaneously. She looked kind of creeped out about how we had done it in unison but told us anyway.

" He hasn't been sleeping well."

" Oh."

George picked Harry up in his arms and we all walked back to the common room. We had started to play chess however George kept a firm hold of Harry while we did so. He didn't let him go and when we went to bed that night he still held onto him. He had even made Percy transfigure his clothes into pyjamas so he didn't have to let go of him. George fell asleep automatically but I was still wondering why George was being so clingy with Harry and vice versa. So I went to seek out Percy. He was reading in his dorms as it wasn't late and we still had a couple of weeks left for the holidays so it didn't matter if he stayed up a bit late.

" Fred what's the matter?" He asked knowing it was me as George wouldn't have put Harry down.

" What's the matter with George?"

" What do you mean?"

" Why is he being so clingy?"

" Come and sit here with me Fred." He said.

I sat down by him and asked once more he seemed to be pondering how to word his answer. I knew he knew what the answer was, but it was probably highly complex in his brain and there was a chance I would have no idea what he was talking about and he would have to explain all over again.

" So?"

" Well since they didn't talk George needs to reassure himself that Harry is safe and back with him. He wouldn't feel whole without him."

" So he's trying to convince himself Harry is safe?" I asked.

" Not so much convince no. I mean he obviously knows Harry is safe now."

" So the crying?"

" Was his soul sort of crying out for his."

" Oh."

" Yes."

" I think I might go to bed then."

" Okay go on then."

I bid him goodnight and I left the dorms and went to bed. I checked in on George and Harry to make sure they were okay first and saw that George had a firm grip on Harry who was snuggled into his chest and trying to blow hair out of his eyes before George without even being awake moved it out of his face so it would stop causing him irritation. I dropped the curtain and got changed into my night-clothes and sighed before laying down on my bed. I was tired and I had a feeling the next few days would be quite tiring and with that I drifted off to sleep.

Harry's Pov

It was Christmas eve and I had left George for five minutes. I wanted to talk to Susan by herself unsure whether George would get angry if I asked him. I knew he wouldn't get angry at me but at my Uncle but I didn't want to talk about him so I asked Susan instead.

" Susan can I talk to you?"

" Sure."

We sat down on one of the sofas and I fidgeted trying to find the right words to ask what I wanted to know but she didn't mind and waited patiently until I had the right words to ask her.

" About Christmas..."

" Yes?" She asked.

" Is there certain traditions you have to follow?"

" What do you mean?" She asked me.

" Well I've never really celebrated before and I just want to know." I said.

" Oh Harry." She said pulling me into a hug.

" What?"

" Right I'll explain."

" Thanks."

" OK well do you know what muggle crackers are?"

" I've heard of them. Dudley gets them."

" Right wizards and witches have them too however they are much better. Proper things come out of them like mice, chess sets and things like that and the hats are better."

" Okay."

" We do eat a dinner just like the muggle."

" Okay." He said taking it into account."

" In the Christmas pudding there will be coins so make sure not to break a tooth."

" Alright."

" That's it really."

Just then Fred and George came over and sat down by us. George sat next to me and kept a grip on my hand. I smiled. I had missed George in those three days and he had explained to me in private not to do it again, and a bit more about what Dumbledore had said to him when I had been unconscious. I had missed a fair bit apparently but it had been a shock, I definitely hadn't expected that to happen on the first day of school.

" What are you talking about?" Fred asked.

" I'm explaining to Harry about Christmas."

It seems Susan had missed my frantic motions to stop her from telling them what we had been speaking about. Fred froze and I felt George freeze up against my back as well. I hadn't wanted her to tell them, as they wouldn't have taken it well. I just knew it and I was right.

" You mean the difference between muggle and Wizarding?" Fred asked.

" No Christmas all together."

George pulled me around gently so I was looking into his eyes. He looked into my eyes as he spoke to make sure I wasn't lying and I really wanted to and I was quite a good liar however George could always tell when I was lying. I had no idea how he did it, it wasn't any different to when I had to lie to other people. It was just he always knew.

" Have you had a Christmas before?" He asked.

I quite liked the way he phrased the question. I had.

" Yes." I answered truthfully however he seemed to understand what I had said and that while I was telling the truth I also wasn't.

" I meant except when you were one year old."

I froze. I couldn't lie to him however I didn't want to tell him the truth either. He would get angry at the Dursley's I just knew it. However my silence seemed to tell enough and a glass on the table burst sending sharp bits of glass everywhere that made my hand bleed as it scraped it. Glass littered the common room and shocked both Fred and Susan out of the sort of shock they had been in just enough for them to cover their faces.

Luckily Susan, Fred and George weren't hit so they weren't hurt and I was use to pain really so I saw no need to worry about it but George looked shocked at what he had done. He seemed angry at himself when he saw my hands and took them carefully into his being motherly again ran out and got some tissue, some plasters and some liquid to keep them clean and began cleaning the cuts as George held onto them and kissed my head as it stung me.

" I'm so so so so so sorry." He whispered into my hair.

" Its fine." I replied.

" I shouldn't have lost my temper." He said.

" Its fine." I once more told him.

" Can you ever forgive me?" He asked.

" I do forgive you." I said.

" But..."

" I've had worse."

That seemed to make him more upset as he kept silent and just pressed kisses into my mop of hair. He pulled me closer to his chest still holding my hands as Susan bandaged them. They didn't really hurt, but I could see that the others expected them to.

" Thanks." I told her.

" No problem Hannah would kill me if iccle Harry was hurt."

" Iccle Harry?" Fred asked mischievously.

" Well she has claimed Harry as her younger brother who needs protecting and told to eat."

" Oh has she?" He asked.

" Yep." Susan said also grinning.

" Oh iccle Harrykins its fine. I will stop the big bad George from hurting you." Fred said.

He motioned for Susan to pick me up which she did. How the hell she did it was beyond me. I couldn't be that light. Could I? George was pulled from the seat and wrestled by Fred who was crying that he was there to save his iccle brother too.

" I'm not going to hurt him!" George protested.

" I don't believe you." Fred cried.

George was then dragged onto one of the seats by Fred. Susan placed me on his lap to stop him from escaping and George just held onto me thinking that Fred was now leaving him alone. However when he quickly tied us up with some rope he had enlarged from his pocket and tied around the chair and took our wands we just gaped at him.

" Fred!" We exclaimed.

" What?" He asked trying to sound innocent.

" Let us free!" I gasped.

" Hmm no come on Susan shall we get some lunch?"

" Might as well."

They both left and we scowled. Percy had gone into Hogsmeade with permission from Professor McGonagall and Ron was staying in his dorms and refused to come out as he was annoyed that he had no one to talk to.

" Do you think they will come back and let us out?" I asked George.

" We have no chance."

" Thought so."

We spent the next two hours just talking. George was already hugging me tight to his chest as he had been when we were tied up. However the rope was staring to irritate my wrists. The rope covered Georges wrists as well but he didn't seem bothered by it.

When Susan and Fred came back in I ended up getting fed by Fred and George by Susan. It was annoying. They still refused to let us go and they did the same after tea as well except Susan fed me and vice versa making it easier to eat for me. Fred teased you when he fed you. He would act you were like a little baby meaning you only got about one spoonful of food every two minutes as he cooed at you.

George had this problem as well. When Percy came back he had brought food for Ron and himself however Susan and Fred stood in front of us shielding us from view of Percy and silencing us so we could get his attention and as he was tired he didn't notice it looked slightly suspicious. He however stumbled upstairs and wasn't seen for the rest of the night.

Susan and Fred fell asleep eventually. George and I were still tied up though. They had said they would let us out at ten but as they had fallen asleep shortly after Percy had left they still hadn't gotten around to taking the silencing charm off. However we were both very relieved when McGonagall came in to check on everyone.

She had seen us straight away thankfully and took the silencing charm off us immediately.

" Thank Merlin." George sighed.

" Thanks Professor you don't think you can set us free do you?" I asked.

" Of course but what happened?"

" Fred and Susan thought it would be funny to tie us up. We've been like that since half past eleven this morning."

" But its one in the morning. That means you've been tied up for thirteen hours and a half."

" Yep can you let us out?"

" Of course."

" Thanks." We said once more when we were set free.

" Now can you send Fred and Susan to my office tomorrow morning?"

" We would be delighted to Professor." I said.

" Of course." George agreed.

" Good. Now go and get some sleep."

" Yes ma'am."

" Good." She said before leaving.

George and I walked up to their dorms and fell asleep at once in each others arms. I fell to sleep that night with a smile on my face knowing that for once I would be allowed to have a Christmas.