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"Ah Mr Weasley, Mr Potter, if you'd follow me?" Dumbledore asked as he and Professor McGonagall made their way over to them.
The two followed without argument as they were led towards the hospital wing where Madam Pomfrey was waiting for them. Both of them were nervous, neither having any idea why they both had to go to the hospital wing. George knew that he wasn't hurt, though from the look of Harry he couldn't be sure that he wasn't. He looked like he was hurt, even if he could not see any obvious injuries.
"Ah George, Harry, is it okay if I call you that?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
They both nodded.
"Now take a seat, and we will explain everything."
"What's happening to us?" George asked as he took a seat, as did Harry.
"Now, have either of you ever heard of soul bonds?"
"Yes." George said.
"No." Harry responded.
"Well, a soul bond happens when two people are considered perfect matches for each other, as in the case with the two of you."
"We have a soul bond?!" George shouted, jumping up slightly.
Harry flinched backwards, letting go of the other boy's hand at his outburst. George looked over at the boy, his soulmate, apologetically. He hadn't meant to scare hi, but it was one of the last things he ever expected to happen to him.
"Yes George, now what do you know about them?"
"Not much, other than they exist, and that they're really rare."
"Indeed they are. Now you and Harry do have a soul bond, and because of this we need to work on cementing the bond so that no one gets hurt."
"Why would someone get hurt from it?" Harry asked shyly.
"When soul bonds are first formed they are unstable until they've settled in, and with you two being so young, it will be a strong bond. Soul bonds are rare, and extremely so in cases of two people so young."
"What sort of bond is it?" Harry asked.
"A romantic bond." Dumbledore told him.
"All soul bonds are, there are different types of bonds of course, but the highest level, the soul bond is a romantic one." Madam Pomfrey told them.
Both Harry and George froze, taking in the information. Harry hadn't thought about his sexuality ever, mainly focusing on trying to survive his life at the Dursleys. The Dursleys had told him it was wrong, but it didn't feel like it was, especially when he looked over at George again and felt a rush of affection. George on the other hand, had thought about it, and had known he was bisexual, and knew there was nothing wrong with it, so it wasn't hard for him to accept the bond. The surprising aspect was that it was Harry Potter.
"Are you okay?" McGonagall asked.
"It's just a lot to take in, that's all. What happens now?" George asked.
"First, I think you need healing, don't you Harry?" Dumbledore said, his voice soft.
Harry froze as everyone turned to look at him.
"I-" he began before freezing.
"It's okay Harry, Madam Pomfrey will help you, and I promise you'll never have to go back to the Dursleys." Dumbledore told him.
"I won't?"
"Of course not, I am extremely sorry I ever put you there in the first place."
"But where will I go?"
"Mrs Weasley has offered to let you live with them, she said so in her letter, which is beneficial for the soul bond as the two of you will have to be together a lot."
"How much will we have to be together?" George asked.
Harry sighed, thinking his soulmate already wanted to get away from him. He felt as if was a burden on him.
"You'll have to see each other at least once a day for the most part, however while the bond cements, for the first two weeks or so you'll have to stay together as much as possible. There is a chance that you'll have to spend more time together than usual as you are both so young, but as of yet we can't be sure of it. We will have to keep checking the bond." Dumbledore told them.
"But won't I become a burden for George?" Harry asked.
Silence fell.
Harry sighed. He hadn't meant to say it, he had just accidentally blurted it out. He winced, knowing how that would have gone down at the Dursleys.
"No 'Ry, you won't. You'll never be a burden for me, okay?"
"Okay." He whispered, not really believing it.
"So, what we're going to do is heal you up Mr Potter, and then we'll get you all to bed."
"Will we be okay in separate rooms?" George asked McGonagall.
"Not for the first two weeks, but after that you will, yes. What I'm going to suggest is, for now, you'll stay in the third year dorms together. You will have two weeks off from lessons while you cement the bond and get to know each other okay?"
"What about lessons?" Harry asked.
"For now, Miss Granger will likely be okay taking notes for you. I saw you two speaking at the feast, and from what I remember from introducing her to the wizarding world, she is quite studious. I'll speak to her tomorrow morning about it. Mr Weasley, I'll ask your brother to do it for you as well."
"Thank you." They echoed.
"Great, Poppy we'll leave you to it." McGonagall said as her and Dumbledore departed.
"Now Harry, do you want George to stay or do you want him to wait outside the curtain?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
"Can he stay?" Harry asked shyly.
"Of course." She said waving her wand as a curtain appeared around Harry's bed.
"Can you take your t-shirt off for me please?" Madam Pomfrey asked.
Harry did so, though reluctantly.
"What will happen to the Dursleys?" George asked angrily as he stared at his soulmate's back. It was covered in welts, bruises and scars and it made anger bubble up in the usually jovial teen.
"I'll provide my memories to someone from the department of law enforcement, and they'll arrest the Dursleys. It won't be an open trial as you're underage, but they'll likely end up in prison."
"Will I have to testify?"
"I'm not sure yet I'm afraid my dear. I'm sure Professor McGonagall will let you know. Now, let's heal these up."
While taking potions that Pomfrey handed him, she told them that they were to spend some of their days they had off talking about emotions, their past, their ambitions and just generally getting to know each other.
She also suggested they kiss, arguing that it would help cement the bond. Harry had blushed at that. George had kissed someone before, kissing his friend Katie once before realizing that they definitely were better as friends, understandable now.
"Now, I've done as much as I can for now."
"Thank you ma'am." Harry said softly.
"It's okay. Now, at breakfast every morning the house elves will put a potion by your plate, which will help with your weight, meaning you'll put a bit on, as long as you eat properly. Unfortunately there's nothing we can do about your height, hopefully it will begin to correct itself, but for now, we'll have to see."
"Thank you." George said.
"Now, do you want to spend the night here or back in the dorms?"
"Dorms please." George said.
"That's fine. I'll give you a pass in case a professor stops you."
"Thank you ma'am."
"Thank you Madam Pomfrey."
"Off with you two then. Sleep well and come and see me in a couple of days, so I can check on the bond, okay?"
"We will do, thank you."
The two left the hospital wing, holding hands, and yet Harry seemed slow, tripping over his feet slightly as he walked.
"You tired 'Ry?"
"Yeah, sorry Georgie."
He smiled at the nickname.
"I'll piggyback you, if you want?" George said, worried he might have overstepped.
Harry hesitated.
"Sure." He said after a moment.
George bent down as Harry climbed onto his partners back.
"So, when's your birthday?" George asked, breaking the silence.
"July 31st, what about you?"
"April 1st, obviously Fred's too."
"How many siblings do you have?" Harry asked.
"There's seven of us. Bill, he's a curse breaker at Gringotts in Egypt, Charlie he lives in Romania and works with dragons, then there's Percy, Fred and Ron who you've met, and then there's our little sister Ginny, short for Ginevra, she's ten."
"Wow."
"When you come and live with us, there'll only be five kids there. I'm not sure what room you'll be in."
"I'll sleep anywhere, I've slept in a cupboard before." He responded, trailing off slightly at the end.
"A cupboard?"
Harry didn't respond, and George turned his head to look at Harry where he was trying to hide his face in George's shoulder.
"Harry, please tell me love."
"I slept in a cupboard at the Dursleys, the cupboard under the stairs."
George felt himself choking up. Someone had locked a kid in a cupboard. His Harry had been locked in a cupboard! How dare they?!
"It's okay George, I promise. I won't have to go back."
"I know, but that should never have happened to you. I'll protect you, I promise."
"I promise I'll be good for you."
"You're always good, no matter what the Dursleys have told you. Ah we're here!"
"What?"
"Behind this portrait is the Gryffindor common room, unfortunately I don't know the password." He said grimacing.
"Are we stuck out here?"
"Indeed not." A voice said as the door popped open, revealing a grinning Fred.
"Fred! Map?"
"Map." He confirmed.
Harry frowned slightly, having no idea what the two brothers were talking about, but coming to the conclusion that if it was really important, they'd tell him.
"So what happened?" Fred asked as they climbed into the common room. It was empty apart from Percy and Lee who had clearly been waiting for the soulmates to return.
George sat down heavily, pulling Harry onto his lap where he snuggled in, hiding his face in George's shoulder as George pet his hair.
Percy smiled, as Fred and Lee looked slightly confused at how soft George was being with someone he met around twelve hours before.
"He's my soulmate." He told them softly.
"I thought so!" Lee cried.
"Ssh, people are sleeping." Percy said.
"Sorry Mr Prefect." Fred joked, no real anger behind his words.
"I get two weeks off as well, so can you take notes?"
"Sure, Lee can help too."
Lee nodded.
"I think Harry's asleep." Percy murmured.
"Good, he was getting very tired, I should take him up to bed soon."
"We all should be getting to sleep. What's happening with Harry come summer?" Percy asked.
"He'll be staying with us, his guardians…weren't good."
"I thought so." Percy said, looking down at what would one day be his brother in law.
"I'm so angry!" George said, clenching the fist that wasn't helping to hold Harry.
"I know, but the professors will deal with it. I'd recommend writing to Mum in the morning to let her know. I'm going to ask her about rooms as well."
"Rooms?" He asked Percy, confused.
"When he comes home with us, I mean there's no room in your room, and I don't think he can survive in the same room as Ron, not considering how he was at the feast. I'm going to suggest he either shares with me or I guess Ginny, but I think he'll end up sharing with me. I'll look after him for you."
"Thanks Perce."
"You're welcome, now bed, all of you."
"Yes Sir." The twins chorused, saluting jokingly.
"Off with you, but first…" He said, casting a charm on Harry.
"What was that?"
"Teeth cleaning charm so you won't have to wake him up. Now, off with you."
"Night Perce."
"Night guys."
The three hurried upstairs to the boys third year door, glad that their two other roommates, Nigel Harveys and Martin Stanford were asleep. George knew he would have to speak to them tomorrow to let them know about Harry having to sleep there, but they were both decent guys, even if they weren't really friends with them, and they'd understand.
George carefully maneuvered Harry into his bed, closing the curtains around him, before turning to get ready for bed himself. He knew it wasn't good that Harry was sleeping in his robes, but he didn't want to remove his clothes and make him uncomfortable in the morning.
"How you feeling Georgie?" Fred asked as they brushed their teeth in the communal bathroom.
"Good, whole I guess. I mean I never felt like something was missing, but now it's clear that there was. Now I have a soul bond and a twin bond, I'm going to try and collect them all." He joked.
"Yeah, good luck with that. I think I'm good with just one bond."
"Don't knock it until you try it."
"Do you know how extremely unlikely it is that both of us would end up with soul mates?"
"That's true."
"Don't worry George, I get all the fun finding a partner now." He said with a cheeky wink.
"Guys, go to bed." Lee whisper shouted at them.
"Sorry Lee." They chorused, before walking over to their own beds.
George saw Fred close his curtains, and he took a deep breath as he got into bed with Harry. He hated to think that Harry might be uncomfortable in the morning, but for now… well he had to sleep, and he could help sort it in the morning.
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