George Weasley never would describe himself as an indecisive man. You can't be a Quidditch beater while harboring hesitancies. There had been no question when the time came to join The Order of the Phoenix what his choice would be. Entrepreneurs were seldom allowed the luxury of second guessing themselves. When George began to rebuild his life A.F., he found himself nearly paralyzed with anxiety, but, never truly unknowing of the path he was going to take.

A.F. was the abbreviation George devised for "After Fred", of course.

But don't get Hermione started on that abbreviation.

"Obviously A.D. does not stand for 'After Death', because then what about the 33 years that Jesus Christ was alive? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to use A.G. for Anno Georgius, translated to 'In the Year of George'?" the fiery witch liked to huff, often with her hands on her hips and an accompanying eye roll, whenever it came up.

George always replied, "As Your Holeyness, I decree the use of A.F."

It was now A.F. 37 and George was a grandfather. Before Freddie and Roxanne were old enough to enjoy Hogsmeade weekends as Hogwarts students, George bought Zonkos and opened his second location. By the time they were Hogwarts graduates, George had expanded to Paris, Kampala, Brasília, Tokyo, and New York City. He now owned two dozen locations worldwide; the newest store launched in Sydney two years ago.

George's daughter-in-law and son-in-law both found it mildly vexing that he felt his grandkids to be acceptable test subjects for the new products he continued to invent.

George decided that although he was fated to walk this world without his other half, he refused to be on the trading card without him. The card would remain on this side of veil long after George finally joined Fred on the other side. The picture featured George sporting a very worn hand-knit sweater with an "F" on the front. The paragraph commemorating George's illustrious life included "George Weasley is best known for partnering with his twin brother, Fred Weasley, in the inception of Weasleys' Wizards Wheezes." Without a doubt, George loved his card.

George looked up as Ron came through the floo sputtering madly while tracking soot all over the floor, "Had to go and get yourself awarded a Chocolate Frog trading card too, didn't you?! Couldn't bloody well let me have just one thing to myself, you git!"

George smirked as he decided getting one over on Ron, even when it was more than 30 years in the making, still felt great.