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The Woes of George Weasley

Chapter 3

Over the next few weeks, Sasha went into the shop almost every day. The twins started to wonder what was going on. Then, on Friday 24th July, she asked George if she could have a word with him.

"Sure, what about?" He asked.

"Well, you see, I was just wondering if, er, well, you probably won't want to, I mean it's probably a stupid idea..."

"Erm...maybe you wanna let me into this sometime?"

"Yeah, right, of course. Right, I was wondering if you would like to, you know, go out with me sometime?" She just managed to say.

George was stunned. What was he going to do? Sure, Sasha was pretty, but compared to Nikki... Then again, Nikki wasn't going to want him like he did her anytime soon. So,

"Yeah, that'd be great. How about tomorrow? There's a really nice restaurant I know," he said Sasha just beamed at him, managed a nod, and left the shop feeling deliriously happy.

On Saturday morning, Sasha suddenly started to panic.

"Oh my God, what am I gonna wear, WHAT AM I GONNA WEAR???" she cried. She picked out her white boots, a pair of jeans and a white chiffon dress to wear over them.

George, however, was having less trouble choosing what to wear. About 10 minutes before he was due to leave,

he threw on a pair of jeans and a red T-shirt.

They had agreed to meet outside Olivanders. When George got there, Sasha was standing waiting for him.

"Hi," she breathed.

"Hey, ready to go?"

They walked for a short while, neither knowing what to say.

"Erm, you look really nice tonight." George said. 'It's true,' he thought, 'she looks amazing.'

"Thanks," she said, blushing.

They entered the restaurant and were taken to their table.

"So," said George.

"Yeah, er, how's the business going?" she asked.

"Great. It's all thanks to Harry of course. I mean, if he hadn't given us his Triwizard winnings, we would never have been able to set up."

"Yeah, how generous." Obviously Harry Potter wasn't the topic she wanted to talk about.

As the night went on, Sasha began to like George even more. Unfortunately, the feeling wasn't mutual. All George could think about was Nikki, and how much he wanted to be with her. The bill came. Sasha began to take her purse out of her bag.

"No, I'll get this," offered George. 'If I'm gonna blow this girl out, the least I can do is pay for the meal,' he thought.

"Thanks," she said.

He walked her to the entrance of Diagon Alley.

"Well, 'night then," she said. She moved in, ready to kiss him, her lips brushed his. Then he pulled back. She looked at him for a moment, tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I just..." George began.

"Forget it, see you around."

And with that, she left him standing there, feeling dreadful.