The morning sun shone through the medical wings windows casting a calm light over the slow chests rising and falling in unison, messy black curls draping over the brown vest of the ginger boy whose arms were still around her watching her sleep slowly rubbing the white marks on her soft shoulders.Freds mind was to say the least a train wreck thinking about everything that happened the night before with what if's; what would've happened if Angelina had not told him,what if he hadn't gotten there fast enough,and what if she forgets evening she told him.Fred huffed leaning his head against the wall and looked at the messy curtain of black ringlet curls cascading across his chest an ambivalent smirk across his face"why is it always bad things that get you in my arms?" Fred thought tucking her hair behind her ear showing her soft peaceful face,her cheeks and nose were rosy and under her closed eyes was black smudged and her reddish brown lipstick was faded smudge in the corners"absolutely beautiful." Fred whispered as the door to the medical wing opened making him hold her closer.
Tilly woke up in a state of confusion not knowing where she was looking around at the empty beds as she slowly settled herself against the headboard a black coat falling from her shoulders used as a blanket over her.Picking up the coat looking it over a canary chocolate fell from the pocket, memory's from last night flashed in her mind making her gasp covering her mouth looking around the wing "Fred?" Tilly called out swinging her feet from the bed "Hey,hey, you might be unsteady.Slow down a minute and let me help you." Tillys head turned behind her to the Ginger boy quickly hopping over to her on one foot trying to put on his other shoe, his freckled face covered with obvious worry in front of her holding his hands out to her."I'm not a child,Fred i can stand on my own." Tilly whispered quickly standing up on her own only to stumble on her loose heel on the ground.
Quickly Fred caught Tilly around the waist holding her in mid air her eyes wide like saucers looking at her feet dangling in the air"I'm sure you normally could but this is a special situation." Fred said Tilly could hear the smile in his voice as he softly set her feet on the ground her cheeks red.Tilly looked up at Fred in a green hoodie his hair messy as usual but her eyes caught something on his neck a brick red mark Tilly hand slowly raised smudging it staining her fingers looking back a Fred who just shrugged his shoulders with a goofy smile on his face "i don't know how to get it off." Tilly hugged him before quickly letting him go jumping a foot back "I'm sorry I shouldn't of done that,You probably want space from me which is totally ok Idontblameyouandifyoudontwant-" Tillys Rambling was cut short by Fred pulling her back into a hug "Tilly you can hug me whenever you want,I know I'm irresistible."Fred winked at her.
Tilly stood there shocked before hugging him back" I would never be mad at you for being drugged." Fred whispered , smiling at her "anyways you've seen me snog a quibbler so really I should be apologizing to you." "And you've seen me drink and headbang,so we might just be even." They both chuckled the mood becoming lighter.Tilly took a step back stumbling on the same heel again Fred grabbing her wrist "that shoe has it out for you."The ginger boy laughed as Tilly picked up the heels a bit annoyed quickly replying "It's just tired of me walking all over it." She slapped her hand over her mouth embarrassed from the stupid joke especially with fred snickering"Oh stop it Fred dont you have anything better to do?!" Tilly exclaimed, placing her hands on her hips shoes still in one hand her face warm"yes accurately I do,Do you want the apple or banana?" Fred held the two fruits out to Tilly shaking them with a stupid smile on his face "you two better stop messing around and get too Dumbledore's office he's waiting for you two !" Pomfrey snapped at the two students with innocent smiles.
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Fred was staring daggers at the girl across from them in dumbledore's office,Ambrosia sat there smacking her gum with her arms crossed a prideful look on her face looking at Tilly who wasn't even paying attention to her after she had finishing her garbage explanation of what happened .Tilly fidgeting with her hoodie strings watched Dumbledore pace back and forth stroking his silvery beard in thought."Mr weasley ,Miss Guhubble," Dumbldore stopped pacing and turned to them pronouncing Tillys last name oddly before looking at her"I know you wouldn't mess with this potion so how did this get into this ?" He raised the bottle of half used love potion and the blue cupcake.Fred stared at the bottle in shock,that was their bottle. How did Ambrosia get it? Tilly wouldn't let the bottle out of her sight even with them!Fred knew he had to take the blame and as he was about to speak,Tilly slammed her hand onto Dumbledore's desk standing up pointing at Ambrosia, a tear falling from her eye.
"Because she's been threatening me with it !" Tilly covered her face with a cry slumping back into her seat crying Professor Sprout kneeling next to her comforting her pulling out a hanky for her.Fred shocked looked over at Tilly but Mcgonnagle placed a firm hand on his shoulder giving him a stern sympathetic look"What's been going on dear ,you haven't told me anything."Professor Sprout asked patting her back Tilly took a shaky breath "I didn't want to bring up something not as important as sirius black in the school ." She responded by blowing her nose,and Fred quickly looked up at Tilly, eyebrows together . "Serious black! Tilly that was almost two years ago!" "Mr.weasley be quiet !" Mcgonagle squeezed his shoulder giving him another stern look making him raise his hands in surrender.
Ambrosias face was red, her nails digging into her arm "what has been happening,my dear?" Dumbldore questioned the girl with a raised eyebrow waiting for Tillys soft crying to calm down enough to look up again chin high but tears still falling she quivered"NOTHINGS BEEN HAPPENING SHE'S LYING!" Ambrosia screamed pointing at Tillyyou had your turn to explain now its hers !"Professor Flickwick station Ambrosia sat down in a huff Flitwick held a hand out for Tilly to continue "A-after Carter left she blamed me and started calling me t-terrible things .She would curse me and fight me and threatened my Friends and First years if i fought back saying she would use love potion on them and me, until recently."Tilly replied sniffing looking at her blue sneakers Professor Sprout gasping holding Tilly around the shoulders rubbing her shoulder whispering something to her "what do you mean by "until recently" what's change?" Professor Mcgonagle asked, Flitwick giving Ambrosia a disappointed look, Tilly wipes her eyes.She stared digging in her hoodie pocket pulling out folded notes handing them over to Sprout who took them to Dumbldores desk the Professors started silently reading them showing a few to Flitwick who stood by Ambrosia who shook his head "that's her handwriting." Dumbldore held his hands together looking at the papers "we'll continue this when the parents get here girls but now Mr.Weasley how are you involved in this?"
"parents?" Fred said looking a bit scared "Oh not to worry mr.weasley your parents have been notified of this but will not be coming.Now please,how are you involved in this?" Dumbldore smiled knowing the wrath of molly weasley was something to be reckoned with "I was talking to Tilly,Ron and Harry but I had lost track of George and Angelina so Tilly said she would look for George and I went off to find Angelina,apparently Angelina was looking for me because she started telling me that Ambrosia was going to do something bad to Tilly so I went to find her.Tilly was on the ground and Ambrosia ran off ,Angelina chased after her and I stayed with Tilly and took her straight to the Hospital wing to get her help."Fred explained point blank Dumbldore nodded his head.He looked at the other head of houses that nodded back in response "your both excused,Miss Hing please stay here for a moment."Dumbldore replied, jestering to Fred and Tilly who left the office.
Tilly wiped her eyes walking through the door Fred held open for her and. lead her to the Statue as she sniffed as the statue started lowering them down away from the office. "Well I think that'll keep them off where the potion came from dont you?" Tilly asked with a smile, her eyes dry looking at Fred who was slack jawed looking at her shrugging her shoulders. "Anyone will believe the crying quiet girl,we couldn't get caught now could we." Fred looked at Tilly in amazement before picking her up in a hug spinning her in the air Laughing "Tillupa Guhubble you absolute Genius!" Tilly smacking his shoulder "Put me down Fred!".
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The doorway opened to be full of students hanging around the halls.The two spotted George and Lee Jordan,Tillys friends and ambrosia group waiting, looking worried or angry "our secret right?" "I wont say a thing,dear." They whispered Fred winking before they separated to their groups."Bloody hell Fred what happened! You didn't come back to the dorm at curfew and then you're not there in the morning then I hear you and Gubby are in Dumbledore's office ,WHAT HAPPENED MAN!" George shook Fred by the hoodie"you don't have to worry about a thing Tillys got it under control." Fred said, slightly dizzy George seemed to calm down before Lee pointed a finger at Fred "but where were you last night you were supposed to meet us in the common room!" "Yeah,What's more important than us!" They yelled holding onto one another acting like idiots Fred shook his head "I was with Tilly of course." Fred stopped his face turning beat red, his eyes wide like saucers when he heard what he said.
"I fell asleep with the girl of my dreams in my arms! OH MY STARS I'M AN IDIOT HOW DID I JUST NOW REALIZED THIS!" Fred thought ,freezing in place mid sentence "what ?WAIT!" George yells like lightning has struck both him and Lee who both in unison turned to Fred with manic grins looking at each other "what happened with you and Tilly last night?" George rested his arm across Freds shoulder with a wide smile, Lee doing the same on the other side"did you play a bit of twister?".Fred looked at Lee rolling his eyes "get your head out of the gutter we were at the medical wing." Fred stated looking between his brother and Friend that looked at him oddly "why?" The boys asked him confused "Ask Tilly thats-OH MERLIN IT AUDEN!" Fred exclaimed terrified, grabbing their shoulders.The two boys looked at Fred oddly "Tillys brother-bloody hell!" George choked looking at the huge man that towered over all the students in the hall and looked even more terrifying than at the pub,he parted the crowd of students with just a look."Oh god no." Tilly gasped , appearing next to the boys that totally didn't scream hearing her.
"Out of the way mother with a purpose coming through!" The same odd American accent from the howler exclaimed,Fred assuming it was Tillys mother. Her heels stomping behind Auden hidden behind the emotionless wall in all black as the crowd parted around them watching in awe and fear.Auden stopped in front of them looking over Tilly who in an instant punched him in the chest whispering "snitch!" Auden choked in shock rubbing where she hit him with angry eyes covered in black that made Fred fear for Tillys well being but she only stuck her tongue at him"don't be a snitch if you can't handle the fire." Miss Guhubble grabbed Tilly in a bear hug breaking the staring between the siblings.Fred got a good look at the woman that looked nothing like any mother he had ever seen,Miss Guhubble looked like a women his mother would have gasped in shock at before covering her son's eyes.
Miss.Guhubble was an beautiful curvy Amazonian with long straight almost white hair that passed her shoulders,dark striking makeup that made her green eyes stick out and wore tall heels that reached her calves , tight leather pants and a corset tightly cinched on top of a half buttoned shirt that left little to the imagination with big shiny jewelry . "Tilly oh my goodness gracious! What's happened, are you ok?" Miss Guhubble exclaimed in her odd accent.Auden looked over at Fred blankly "nice to see you again ." Fred sputtered with an awkward wave after being shoved to the front by George and Lee who definitely were not hiding behind him, Auden in response gave a deep hum making Fred sweat. Miss Guhubble wiping off the black lipstick marks over Tillys cheeks asked "who's this bitch Ambrosia messing with you?" "Mom! '' Tilly exclaimed looking at her mother in shock but Miss.Guhubble didn't looked phased in the slightest hands on her hips just as Tilly does looking at her with a look only a mother could do before looking behind Tilly pointing a long sharp red nail to Ambrosia talking to her group.
"Is that the bitch?" Miss Guhubble asked in an agitated voice Tilly looked behind her before responding "don't do anything crazy ,Chill out!" "I'm chill,I'm chill I just wanna have a conversation with her." Miss Guhubble responded while taking her gold hoop earrings out walking past Tilly dropping them in her hand.Miss Guhubble walking speed quickly turned into a dash at Ambrosia before Auden grabbed her from behind picking her up yelling "Mom she's like 16,stop it !" Miss Guhubble feet kicking in the air slashing and grabbing her red claw like nails at a very scared looking Ambrosia screaming at her "bitch I'm 16 ,fight me! you wanna play dirty princess lets GO ! I'll kick your ass just like that punk ass shit you dated,ill bippity boppity boo your ass!" Tilly held her head in her hands mumbling "this is why I didn't tell anyone!" The boys were very interested just like all the other students that started to crowd around. "Get a life!" Auden roared looking behind him at the students that ran away..
"Ahh Miss Guhubble I thought I heard you, why don't you come up to my office with your daughter while we wait for the other parents ." Dumbldore said once again saying Tillys last name weird in a calm voice smiling at the woman who was still hanging in her sons arms as Ambrosia ran off somewhere"Dumbldore." Miss Guhubble replied with a straight face in a very business fashion.Setting the women down she calmly took her gold earring from Tillys hands putting them back on as she walked towards Dumbldore Auden her shadow close behind her.Tilly looked over to the boys Fred still waving his hand with a nervous smile "uh well that was my mother hope that didn't scar you for life." George and Lee were frozen behind Fred"I think Auden is starting to like me." Fred smiled Tilly giggled patting him on the shoulder "don't get your hope up too high,he's very judgemental of my friends,even if he likes them." Fred huffed, hanging his head letting his arms drop down "I thought we were making progress." He whined George and Lee looked at Fred wide eyed before looking at Tilly.
"What does your mother feed him,Giants! He's huge!" George exclaimed making Tilly crack up laughing at his face "don't let him hear that his egos big enough all ready-" "TILLY COME ON!" Auden Yells poking his head out of the doorway, his long hair falling over the side "HOLD YOUR HORSES,I'm coming!" Tilly yells back before looking back at the three boys"see you guys later?" "Ill wait for you,if you want." Fred said rubbing his neck his cheeks heating up feeling a burning sensation in his shoulder he looked up and saw Auden giving him the stink eye behind the door frame "Ok, then ill see you soon! We won't get caught. " Tilly smiled whispering the last part pulling Fred into a hug, fred hugged her back and the sensation similar to burning was on his head, looking up to see Auden growling at him slicing his throat with his thumb at him.Tilly Smiled at the scared Ginger waving before running over to Auden punching him again in the chest "what are you looking at ugly!".
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The twins waited for Tilly to come down Lee had left saying he'' wanted to live to be at least 25" but after almost two hours The Hings left with a very angry looking Ambrosia being dragged by the arm pointing at the Twins yelling "this isn't over I'll be back,you blood traitors!" Fred and George looked at each other unimpressed by the threat after hearing Flitch threaten them for five years they have very high standards.Few minutes later Tilly came down walking over to them with a triumphant smile on her face "well weasley's ,you don't need to worry about that love potion ,Miss Hing was kind enough to take the blame for us and will be suspended for two weeks."The boys laughed high fiving each other Tilly smiling "Oh god there's two of them." Auden gasped looking between the twins with an angry look in his eye.
Fred dumbly smiled at him as George looked blankly at Auden forgetting for a moment how to breathe ."Tilly, aren't you going to introduce us,I know I raised my children with manners." Miss Guhubble said crossing her arms looking at Tilly who looked like she was reevaluating her life choices"This is George and Fred Weasly," Tilly pointed to them George who just raised his hand out with a quick hello and Fred held his hand out to Miss Guhubble who had a knowing look on her face Looking at Fred's hand before asking Tilly "The same boys from the potion?"She who nodded her head her eyebrow raised in confusion at her mother,Fred could feel his heart race "oh stars her mother is gonna hate me and I haven't even asked Tilly on a date yet." Fred thought .Miss Guhubble Squealed smiling "Oh honey put that hand away,I'm a hugger especially of my daughters friends!" She grabbed the twins in a hug both shocked but relieved that she wasn't mad at them.
"You two are the kickers of the school huh,Tillys told me about your Shenanigans and your plans about opening a business and oooooee I'm so excited for you two!" Miss Guhubble exclaimed, letting the boys out of her grasp. "If you boys need any help owl me,I've been in the same place." She pulls a green business card out of thin air handing it to George who takes it with a quick thanks."Can we go now,I'm starting to get a headache just being here." Auden mumbleds brushing a hand through his hair looking at Miss Guhubble who raised a clean eyebrow up at him "aw are the memories too much for you?" Miss Guhubble said in a baby voice patting the giants arm who looked annoyed.Miss Guhubble sighed placing her hand on Tillys shoulder rubbing it with her thumb"Yeah we better get going before the car runs out of gas,Tilly do you need to pack anything before we go?" Miss Guhubble asked Looking at her daughter, "Yeah, I want to grab my textbooks and I need to find someone and change some plans with them." Tilly replied counting on her fingers.We'll be in the car out front,Puff." Auden said messing up Tillys hair before shoving his hands in his pockets ,Miss Guhubble waved the twins goodbye before taking Auden arms and they both started walking down the hall whispering about something that had Auden quickly turn to his mother with a ghastly look on his face.
"Are you leaving?" Fred whispered feeling his heart drop to his stomach Tilly quickly waved her hands. "yes but not permanently. I just need to go home for a few days and relax,ya know." Tilly explained, smiling at Fred who immediately relaxed taking a breath.The three walked to the hufflepuff common room George was amazed by how bright and warm the room was,it looked like the plants were dancing along with the music playing throughout the common room and the floor was different colors from the reflection of light on the stain glass windows.Tilly hopped up the stairs the twins following her telling her jokes about plants that made her roll her eyes opening the door to her empty room she walked in and over to a desk covered in skulls and odd objects scattered across it.
Fred jumped on a bed throwing his hands behind his back like he owned the place while George looked around spotting something shiny on the nightstand next to the bed Fred was laying on"you prank Slytherin's so much it's just bullying at this point." Tilly stated writing something at her desk "oh they need it lessens their massive ego's." " And what about your massive ego,should I put dung bombs in your pockets as well ?" "Massive ego-" George cutting off Fred and Till bickering about pranking,held up the shiny needle from the shop window "Tilly where did you get the money for this?" Fred and Tilly looked at one another before Fred quickly replied in a monotonous tone " A sugar daddy." George looked at Fred raising an eyebrow at that "what's that a candy father?" He asked looking at a red Tilly don't worry about that,just give this to Ron,ok." Tilly stuttered folding a slip of paper to George taking the hair ornament and placing it in her bag walking over to her bed Fred was laying on picking up her books around it.George back turned to Tilly not noticing her pulling the pillow from behind Fred's head slamming it onto his face and chest before quickly going back to picking up her books like nothing had happened .
"don't miss me too much." George said waving Tilly goodbye walking to the gryffindor common room leaving Fred and Tilly alone."You talk about us to your mother." It wasn't a question it was a statement and Fred watched as Tillys shoulder raised up and together a small noise left her mouth "well yeah,I tell her and Addy about most of what my friends and I are doing at school.Is that weird do you not tell your mom about this?"Fred chuckled at how embarrassed Tilly was she looked adorable "Well Tilly, I don't know if you know this but I have a lot of siblings that do more important things than set off sparklers." Fred replied, shoving one hand in his pocket smirking at Tilly.
She on the other hand had her eyebrow raised looking at him like she was waiting for him to say a punch line before saying"Are you serious,My siblings and I wrote to our parents all the time no matter what we were doing even if it's stupid ,you seriously don't write her at all?" She stated looking shocked at him "well yeah my eldest brother is a curse breaker,my second eldest brother is in Romania working with dragons,Percy is headboy,Ron go's on near death adventures also there's now Harry and Ginny is the only girl and the youngest.so you know me and George aren't a first priority and a few months of letters not being responded back to for weeks after you send them if at all kinda throws you off,unless Its a howler." Fred stated in a nonchalant voice blowing his hair out of his face. Tilly looked ahead of where they were walking messing with her hoodie strings "what about your dad does he write you?" "My dad?" Fred laughed like it was the funniest thing he had ever heard "No,the only time we get letters from him is when he's telling us that were "breaking your mother's heart and to stop messing around with your studies !" Or "watch out for Ginny, she's your little sister!" " Fred said imitating his father waving a finger in the air "damn Fred,I'm sorry." Tilly thoughtfully said looking up at him with a worried expression " it's not as bad as it sounds,we would have to be lying to our mum about what we were doing if she wrote to us as much as them and I think that would be worse to be caught after ." Fred smiled seeing that a tiny little smirk was on Tillys lips"I guess.".
Fred opened the door for Tilly "after you madam." He said in a bad French accent,In front of the school was a red and black striped Hearse with tassels dangling in the windows ,little objects littered in the dash of the car and crystals hanging from the rear mirror.Auden sat in the driver seat wearing dark sunglasses that hardly stopped the burning glare Fred could feel in his chest, Miss Guhubble pushing herself off the side of the car walked over to the trunk opening the doors so Fred could put her bag inside "get everything you need?" She asked Tilly shutting the trunk. "yes'm,I got everything I need." Tilly replied her accent changing slightly making Fred smirk "Bye fred,dont do anything too stupid I dont wanna come back with you expelled." Tilly mothered her accent back to "normal" giving him a side hug "I won't promise anything." Tilly smacked his chest smiling at him before trying to open the car door but Fred was too quick and opened the door for her, leaning on it"thank you,fish." Said Tilly staring at Fred before disappearing into the dark car.
Fred looked up waiting for Miss Guhubble to enter her car but she just leaned against the back of her car smiling at him beckoning him over with a red nail,anxiously Fred shuts the car door and walks over " Tilly can see me if her mom kills me,right?" He thinks looking at the tall woman whose small smile on her dark lips became a serious one " Mr Weasley you and my daughter have gotten in a bit of trouble recently at school," Fred felt a string of fear go through him thinking about where this was going" hopefully it'll loosen her up a bit she's growing up too quickly worrying about things girls her age shouldn't be in my opinion,which is always right."Miss Guhubble tapped the car before putting a hand on Freds shoulder looking at him just like his mum dose when Him and Ron play chess while she's knitting at home." don't let her Push you away,I can tell you want the best for her.you're a good guy,you're just what she needs and Thank you for looking after my Daughter ."Miss Guhubble squeezed his shoulder giving him a small smile looking at the car window where Tilly was sitting "Stop harassing that Green bean,lets go!" Auden yells out the window the hum of the engine staring.
Fred opened the car door for Miss Guhubble catching a quick glance at a curious Tilly watching her mom sit down giving her an odd look between her and him as Fred shut the door.He waved the car watching it drive down the dirt path becoming smaller and smaller"did I just get her mothers blessing?" Fred said aloud slack jawed.