Chapter four- The day out
They met on a small patch of grass and Mrs Weasley started fussing, looking to see that everyone had arrived safely. 'Ginny are you alright?' she said to her youngest child anxiously. 'I would be if Ron would get off my foot!' Ginny said loudly. Ron blushed 'Sorry Gin.' Hermione giggled and taking Ron's hand she pulled him away from Ginny, smiling sideways at him as he squeezed her hand. Mr Weasley cleared his throat. 'So lets split up into the groups we had decided.' They had worked out the day before that Bill, George, Harry and Ginny would go off in one group whilst Charlie, Percy, Ron and Hermione would go off in another, meeting up an hour later after having the first look around the new town of Caulsmeade.
George walked off, behind the rest of his group. He knew he should have been amazed at the new town; it had been a long time since a whole new magical town had been built; it had taken some powerful spells to hide the area from Muggles. Yet whenever he turned to look in a shop he caught sight of his reflection and that agonizing wave of longing would sweep over him, until he had to turn away from the shop. After 20 minutes of walking behind the others, looking at the floor he heard a voice calling him. He looked up to see who it was. Harry and Ginny were further ahead, walking side by side hands entwined. Bill had stopped to look in a shop window and was examining the books displayed in it.
George shook his head 'Don't be stupid.' he reprimanded himself sternly. 'No one called you. It was just your imagination.' Bill noticed him looking and beckoned him over, calling out to Harry and Ginny. As they met up Bill pointed to a bench and square of grass between two shops. 'I'll go and buy some food, you three go over there and we can eat.' As he walked into a nearby shop, they moved over to the bench.
Harry sat down on the bench and Ginny settled down next to him. George stayed standing and his eyes strayed to a distant rooftop from the nearest muggle town. As his eyes rested on it, his mind wandered to Fred and he let out a harsh cry as a sharp violent pain overtook his body and exploded within his head. His hand flew up to his head as he fell to his knees. 'George!' Ginny's voice pierced his thoughts but the pain did not lessen. He faintly heard Harry's voice 'I'll go and get Bill, stay with him' and he managed to distinguish running footsteps, moving quickly away from him.
Ginny's arms encircled him and he could hear the worry in her voice. 'What is it? George please tell me, say something.' The pain in his head slowly lessened as he focused on her voice, and he was able to open his eyes. He took one hand off his aching head and rested it on the cold, hard earth. He looked up at Ginny's whose brown eyes were filled with worry. George tried to smile reassuringly at her but she looked away as hurried footsteps approached. Looking up he saw Harry return with Bill. His brother crouched down in front of him and looked his over anxiously 'What happened?' he asked concernedly.
They met on a small patch of grass and Mrs Weasley started fussing, looking to see that everyone had arrived safely. 'Ginny are you alright?' she said to her youngest child anxiously. 'I would be if Ron would get off my foot!' Ginny said loudly. Ron blushed 'Sorry Gin.' Hermione giggled and taking Ron's hand she pulled him away from Ginny, smiling sideways at him as he squeezed her hand. Mr Weasley cleared his throat. 'So lets split up into the groups we had decided.' They had worked out the day before that Bill, George, Harry and Ginny would go off in one group whilst Charlie, Percy, Ron and Hermione would go off in another, meeting up an hour later after having the first look around the new town of Caulsmeade.
George walked off, behind the rest of his group. He knew he should have been amazed at the new town; it had been a long time since a whole new magical town had been built; it had taken some powerful spells to hide the area from Muggles. Yet whenever he turned to look in a shop he caught sight of his reflection and that agonizing wave of longing would sweep over him, until he had to turn away from the shop. After 20 minutes of walking behind the others, looking at the floor he heard a voice calling him. He looked up to see who it was. Harry and Ginny were further ahead, walking side by side hands entwined. Bill had stopped to look in a shop window and was examining the books displayed in it.
George shook his head 'Don't be stupid.' he reprimanded himself sternly. 'No one called you. It was just your imagination.' Bill noticed him looking and beckoned him over, calling out to Harry and Ginny. As they met up Bill pointed to a bench and square of grass between two shops. 'I'll go and buy some food, you three go over there and we can eat.' As he walked into a nearby shop, they moved over to the bench.
Harry sat down on the bench and Ginny settled down next to him. George stayed standing and his eyes strayed to a distant rooftop from the nearest muggle town. As his eyes rested on it, his mind wandered to Fred and he let out a harsh cry as a sharp violent pain overtook his body and exploded within his head. His hand flew up to his head as he fell to his knees. 'George!' Ginny's voice pierced his thoughts but the pain did not lessen. He faintly heard Harry's voice 'I'll go and get Bill, stay with him' and he managed to distinguish running footsteps, moving quickly away from him.
Ginny's arms encircled him and he could hear the worry in her voice. 'What is it? George please tell me, say something.' The pain in his head slowly lessened as he focused on her voice, and he was able to open his eyes. He took one hand off his aching head and rested it on the cold, hard earth. He looked up at Ginny's whose brown eyes were filled with worry. George tried to smile reassuringly at her but she looked away as hurried footsteps approached. Looking up he saw Harry return with Bill. His brother crouched down in front of him and looked his over anxiously 'What happened?' he asked concernedly.