Harry frowned as the world went orange behind his eyelids, he opened them and immediately closed them again as he was momentarily blinded by the early morning sun. He shifted position slightly out of the glaring sunshine and snuggled down into his pillow. He opened one eye wearily as he heard muttered whispering. One red head, one bushy and brown. Great. He rolled over and faced the other direction.
"Harry?" he heard Hermione call gently. He ignored her.
"Harry?" Ron said more loudly. Harry opened his eyes, just so he could roll them.
"Yes?"
"You all right?"
"Peachy." Harry muttered.
"We heard about what happened. We were so worried. Mrs. Weasley came and got me this morning, we all came over straight away. . . ." Harry groaned into his pillow, she seemed insistent on talking his ear off, and he really wasn't in the mood. "Harry, are you okay?"
"Mmmhmm." Harry said into his pillow.
"What happened mate? We overheard Mum saying something about death eaters." Harry groaned into his pillow again, realising he wasn't going to get any sleep in here he sat up, grabbed his pillow and then shuffled out of the room, pulling the door shut behind him. Ron and Hermione probably said something to him, but he blocked it out.
He glanced down the dingy hall, wondering where he should hide. So many crappy depressing little rooms to chose from. Logically he'd chose the room furthest away, in the dreariest part of the house, so logically that's where Mione would think to look first. So he wouldn't be hiding there then. It was then that Harry's eyes fell on the neighbouring bedroom door and he grinned. He swiftly slipped in through the door and closed it softly behind him.
He turned round to take a look at the room and smiled, a bed, a double bed. Happily he strode over to it and laid down with a thump. Rolling over a crop of orange hair, sleep filled blue eyes and a freckled face obscured his vision.
"Wotcha Fred." Harry said as he pulled the duvet over him. "How you feeling?"
"Confused." Fred said dully as he scrubbed his face with his hand. "Harry?" he asked lightly.
"Yes Fred?"
"Why are you in my bed?"
"Ah that." Harry smirked. "Well you see Fred, there comes a time when every teenage boy starts to think about certain things . . ." Harry stopped smirking at the look on Fred's face and cleared his throat. He felt like saying uncomfortable silence! but didn't. "Like getting some sleep away from his nosy arsed friends." He clarified.
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"Understandable, them being nosy n' all, I mean you had an adventure without them they probably feel left out don't they?" Fred said propping his head up on his elbow.
"Sucks to be them doesn't it?" Harry said sarcastically. Fred grinned. "You're all right though aren't you? After yesterday?" Fred nodded. "What did they hit you with anyway?"
"Looked like a stunner, but felt like five of 'em." Fred said. "Snape says You Know Who and his scummy Death Eaters have been mixing curses and hexes, making some wonderful new combinations." He said sarcastically.
"Yeah I knew about that, but figured you guys would know already so I didn't bother mentioning it." Harry said.
"Already knew? You mean though like a dream or vision thing?" Harry nodded. "You're still having those?" Harry nodded and rolled over onto his back to look at the ceiling.
"Just don't tell anyone that okay?" he mumbled.
"Why not?"
"Why not? If they find out they'll find a way to stop them, and what if something bad happens again that I would have seen if they hadn't stopped the visions? What if they'd stopped them last year? I would never have seen your Dad get attacked he'd be . . . I can help this way, I feel like I'm doing something."
"It's not your responsibility Harry." Fred said gently. Harry let out a small hollow laugh. "It isn't." Harry sighed and rolled over to face Fred.
"That's the problem Fred, it is."
"Fred have you seen - " Ron said as he and Hermione burst through the door " - Harry?" he frowned.
"Ron?" Harry said snuggling further down under the duvet and slightly closer to Fred. Ron's eyebrows almost disappeared under his fringe. Fred frowned then looked at Harry and smirked realising what he was doing.
"Do you mind Ron? We were kind of . . . busy." Fred said. Ron spluttered incoherently. Harry and Fred couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"That's not funny!" Ron exclaimed. "I thought you two were - that you - you know!" Ron stuttered. Harry and Fred sobered up and looked at each other. Harry turned to glare at Ron.
"And what would be so wrong with that!" he demanded.
"Well, you're straight mate aren't you?" At Harry's glare he continued "I mean you like girls don't you?" he said more uncertainly.
"Yes Ron." Harry sighed dramatically and threw himself back onto the bed. "I'm never gonna' go back to sleep now." He grumbled.
"If they piss off you might." Fred said, Harry grinned.
"True." He said glancing at Hermione and Ron who were still standing in the doorway. "But we know that's not gonna' happen any time soon." Fred nodded and rolled over and out of the bed.
"I'm gonna' take a shower, Harry stay in the bed. Ron, Hermione by all means stand in the doorway." He said, Harry smirked and closed his eyes putting his hands over his face. The door slammed shut after Fred. Harry felt the bed dip as someone sat down on it.
"Hermione are you really gonna' sit on that bed? You don't know what they were doing in there!" Ron said. Harry rolled his eyes.
"Ron I'm not sleeping with your brother. I just came in here to get some sleep, peace and quiet you know?" Harry said as Ron gingerly sat on the end of the bed.
"To get away from us." Hermione said quietly.
"Well . . ." Harry hesitated, not wanting to hurt her feelings " . . . yeah."
"Oh." Ron said quietly.
"I just, can't be dealing with ten million questions at the moment."
"That's okay Harry we understand, last night must have been an awful experience."
"Yeah mate, being attacked by Death Eaters would make anyone a bit edgy." Ron added.
"You don't know the half of it." Harry mumbled as he got up. "I'm going to go get dressed." He said as he headed for the door. "See you guys later." He said and trudged out of the room.
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