Thanks to Kristin93, Gemma Remus 'Mc'Gee' Black, Jenn0509 and walters1 for your reviews on the last chapter. So here is my last update before christmas; I will tell you now it's all about the Luna/George love (and cheekiness) in this chapter, as I have saved the drama (and there will be a lot of it) for after christmas.
One more day to go...who knows, on Monday I maybe able to write 'I own everything', but I must be patient, as for now I still own nothing.
''When is that bloody train going to get here?'' Ron complained, jumping up and down on the spot to try and keep warm.
''It's due to arrive any minute son'' Arthur replied.
The Weasleys were standing at platform nine and three quarters, awaiting the arrival of the Hogwarts Express, and the cold December air was beginning to get to them. George was sat beside Harry on a bench, rubbing his glove covered hands together to keep warm.
For the last two months George's time had been spent either at the shop, at the Burrow or at Hogsmeade seeing Luna, and now she was finally coming home to him.
Feeling the platform shake slightly under his feet, George rose from his seat and looked down the track, and sure enough, the Hogwarts Express was hurtling down the track towards him.
''Ron for goodness sake, stop jumping around like an idiot, the train's here.'' Molly complained as she watched the train slow down at the platform.
''Yeah Ron'' George smirked at his brother.
''Shut up. It's bloody freezing out here'' Ron snapped, pulling his woolly hat further over his ears.
As soon as she caught sight of him on the platform; Luna launched out of her seat and ran out of the train, only just remembering to grab her bags as she did so.
George's face lit up when he saw her running towards him; however, as she jumped up and threw her arms around his neck, he nearly fell over. ''Whoa...hello to you too.''
Luna let go of him and smiled. ''Is it my fault that I'm exceptionally excited to see you?''
''You, my dear sweet Luna, are exceptionally excited about everything.''
''That's very true'' Luna grabbed his hand and began walking them towards the rest of the group.
Hermione and Ginny had also left the train and were talking to Harry and Ron as Luna and George joined them.
''Oh there you two are. Luna it's lovely to see you again.'' Molly pulled Luna away from George as she hugged her.
''Had a good term Luna?'' Arthur smiled. Luna looked over her shoulder at George, and the look on his face told her that his parents were not aware of the Rolf situation.
''It's very different now, but I'm enjoying it.'' Luna replied, turning her head back to Arthur.
''Alright, everybody's here. Let's get going'' Arthur turned lead the group towards the barrier that would take them back to platforms nine and ten of Kings Cross Station.
''Where's Percy?'' Luna asked as George took her hand.
''He's working. Kingsley asked him to rejoin the Ministry. He wasn't going to do it to start with, after what happened before, but then Dad needed an assistant so Kingsley offered Percy that position. It's not what he was looking for, but it's getting him some money until he finds a job he really wants.''
''I see, anything else interesting happen?'' Luna asked as they ran through the barrier and joined the hustle and bustle of the muggle crowd.
''Not really'' George replied, watching his family leave them further behind. ''What about you?''
Luna did not miss the slight tone of concern in his voice. ''George I promised that I would write to you if anything happened with Rolf, and for the last couple of months nothing has happened. I just think he wants a friend, and I'm not going to not be his friend just because of who his family is.''
''Yeah, I know'' George sighed.
''Um...George, I can't see your family'' Luna tried peering around the crowd, but her petite size didn't help her see much.
''Yeah I can't either.'' George didn't sound bothered.
''Shouldn't we go catch up with them'' Luna asked him as she released his hand so that she could side-step around a couple that really needed to get a room.
''We don't need too'' George said as she rejoined her hand with his. ''We're not going with them''
''We're not?''
''No, they are going to the Burrow, we're not.'' As he said this George came to a sudden stop outside a toilet block. ''Luna, go and check no one's in there''
Luna looked as George indicated the ladies toilets and then raised her eyebrows, suspicious of what he had planned. Noticing this, George rolled his eyes. ''Luna, I have a little more self control than having to need to sneak into a toilet to do things with you.''
''Then why-''
''Just go and see if anyone's in there'' George interrupted, nudging her towards the toilet door.
Luna gave him one last confused look before going inside. A second later she stepped out again, ''nobody's in there George.''
''Brilliant'' George walked past her into the toilet, Luna looked around and was relieved to see no one had noticed, and then went in after him.
''George you're not supposed to be in here'' Luna saw him leaning against a sink wearing a grin that could only belong to a Weasley.
''Well if you'd get over here, then I'm not going to be in here long.''
Despite still being completely confused, Luna walked over to George; who was pulling his wand out from his shirt sleeve.
Luna's eyes widened as she realised what George was doing. ''Couldn't you have just said 'Luna please check that no one is in the toilet so that we can apparate without anyone seeing us', that would have been a lot less complicated.''
''I could have done that, but at least this way I get to see that cute face you pull whenever you're confused about something. Now can we get going please?'' George grinned.
Luna smiled and nodded. George took her hand and the pair vanished.
''Oh bloody hell'' George had apparated them right beside a shelf of empty glass bottles in the stock room of Weasley Wizard Wheezes, and he had immediately stepped back and sent many of them crashing to the floor. ''I'll sort that out later''
''Whose running the shop?'' Luna asked, hearing sounds from the front of the building.
''Oh I hired someone, do you remember Lee Jordon?'' George asked, stepping over the broken glass and walking with Luna towards the main shop.
''He did the Quidditch commentary didn't he, and he was a good friend of your's and Fred's; I remember him from some of the DA meetings.''
''Yeah that's him, well he came to see how I was doing, it was about early October I think, and we got to talking and he asked if I needed any help with the store.''
''I thought he would be carrying on with Quidditch commentaries, he did it every year at Hogwarts until your year finished.'' Luna asked as she walked into the busy store.
''He is, but it's the end of Quidditch season at the moment so he's free until around February.'' George said, guiding her through the crowd towards the cash desk. Luna could just see Lee through the crowd of customers.
''How's it going with the Christmas crowd Lee?'' George shouted as he reached the desk, despite standing almost beside Lee, it was still hard to hear in the shop.
''Not to bad. There have been a lot of people in, but the queues have been pretty decent. No riots.'' Lee replied, while serving a customer. ''What are you doing here I thought you were going to get Luna?''
George used his hold of her hand to pull Luna forward into Lee's vision.
''It's great to meet you properly Luna.'' Lee smiled after he finished serving the last person in line and shook Luna's hand. ''All I've heard is Luna this, Luna that...you've got that boy addicted.'' Lee nodded his head towards George, who had turned bright red in the face.
''It's nice to meet you too Lee. I apologise if my name has been a nuisance to you.''
''Oh no, don't worry about it. What you've done for George is beyond incredible, I was so glad when he told me that he had you.''
''Alright, alright, you have work to do'' George's face was almost as red as his hair as he pulled Luna away from the cash desk and left Lee to deal with the new line of customers.
''So you talked about me a lot'' Luna teased him as they walked up the stairs towards the flat.
''Yes I did, Lee wanted to know all about my sudden uplift in personality. He hadn't seen me since a week before I met you in Diagon Alley; I was pretty much an empty shell back then. So I told him about you, and everything you have done for me'' George smiled at her and reached for his key to the door.
''Wait'' Luna put her hand over George's ''can I open it?'' From underneath her coat, she pulled out the key George had given her the day she had left for Hogwarts.
''Of course you can'' George stepped aside to allow Luna to get to the lock. Luna undid the chain the key was on around her neck and then unlocked the door.
''Well at least I know you actually gave me the right key, and not one for some broom shed somewhere.'' Luna commented as she reattached the chain the key was on around her neck and opened the door.
She stood in the door way for several seconds, looking around the place. Since she had been away George had put a bit of restoration into the flat. ''George it looks wonderful''
''Thank you very much'' George said from behind her as she was blocking the doorway. He placed a kiss on her neck and gently pushed her forward into the apartment as he did so. ''I want to show you something.''
Luna followed George down a small corridor to the right which Luna knew led to George and Fred's rooms, and stopped beside George outside of Fred's door.
''What am I meant to be looking at?'' Luna asked looking between George and the door.
''This'' George twisted the handle a let the door swing open. Luna stepped inside the room which had once belonged to Fred Weasley. The walls had been painted a pale blue colour which covered over the many scorch marks that had been left by it's former owner, and the room had been cleared apart from a couple of pictures on the walls and one on the beside table.
''George, when did you do this?'' Luna turned from the room to look at George, who was leaning in the doorway, watching her reaction.
''Mum and Percy helped me out with it a couple of weeks after I moved back in.'' George stepped forward so that he was beside her. ''Since we've stored all of Fred's stuff in the Burrow, I thought it would make sense to do something with his room. So I sat and thought about what Fred would tell me to do with it if he was here, and it suddenly came to me.''
''What came to you? What have you done with it?'' Luna looked up at George, her brow furrowed in confusion.
George said nothing, he smiled and gestured his head towards the room, and then to her.
''Me...George that is so sweet, but I don't know if I can take this room.'' Luna said, realising why George had wanted her to see the room.
''He would want you to have it, I know he would'' George smiled as he thought of his twin. ''and if there's one person in the world that I would let use this room, it would be you.''
Luna felt tears in her eyes, and rested her head against George's chest. ''Thank you so much''
''Your welcome'' George put his arm around her and kissed her forehead. ''But when I asked Mum to help she said that you still have to stay at the Burrow over the Christmas holidays. She's kind of old fashioned when it comes to cohabitation, but she said that once you leave school you can come and live here with me.''
''Well that is definitely something to look forward too'' Luna looked up at George with a smile, which suddenly fell. ''Wait, does that mean that while I'm at the Burrow and you're here, I may not see you much.''
George chuckled. ''As if you would get away from me that easily. The shop's only open for a few more days and I'll be coming over to the Burrow as soon as I'm awake to see you.''
The smile reappeared on Luna's face at this news. ''Can I come and help with the shop while it's still open?''
''Well Lee's working alone for the next two days and then we're both going to work for the last three days to deal with the Christmas rush, but if you want to come along then feel free'' A cheeky grin appeared on George's face ''Maybe you can help me in the stock room where no one can see what we are doing.''
Luna whacked George playfully on the arm. ''Or I can work in the shop while you and Lee work in the stock room''
''Oh really'' George began to place kisses along Luna's jaw and neck. ''Are you sure you don't want to help me in the stock room?''
''I think I may need a bit more persuading'' Luna grinned cheekily at him. That was all it took for George to meet her lips with his.
Next chapter; George searches for the perfect christmas gift for Luna, and while Luna shops for her present for George, she bumps into a very familiar face.
So I will be back with chapter twenty seven on the twenty seventh (weird coincidence) and I just want to finish by saying Happy Holidays to everyone who has read or reviewed this story.