"So Ron's leaving to become an Auror, when you came in was his last day. I loved having someone to work with again but he didn't understand the business at all." George snorted.
He sat across from Kagome at the Leaky Cauldron, eating a late dinner and catching the other up on what had been going on when they weren't speaking.
"No way, Ron choose the safe job over the dangerous one, who would have thought." Kagome breathed sarcastically, sipping her butterbeer.
George rolled his eyes and scooped up his mashed potatoes, "not my brother."
"So… since you're not working what have you been doing?" George asked carefully.
Kagome stared thoughtfully at the candle that flickered on their table, her hand covering her mouth. "Well, I tried catching up on some sleep… the nightmares are worse when you're exhausted it turns out. I wandered around Diagon Alley mostly, found a corner in Flourish and Blotts and just read."
"You're… still having the nightmares too? Percy had written asking if you had found anything at St. Mungo's yet." George brought up.
Kagome's eyes darted to his, he wasn't going to outright ask her but the curious look on his face was saying a lot.
"I kept meaning to write to him, Healer Smethwyck said it wasn't the top of his priority list basically. I was trying to figure out a nice way of telling him." Kagome sighed.
George reached across the table and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze, "it'll work out. I did have an idea today though, since Ron's not working with me anymore and you're not at St. Mungo's for the next month, why don't you come work with me?"
"I don't know, comedy's not really my thing." Kagome mumbled.
"Well I know that's true, but I wouldn't put you in the experiment room or anything. And just think, you'll get to do your favorite thing; inventory." George beamed.
Sensing her hesitation, George disapparated from his chair and apparated next to her, making her jump before he tossed his arm around her and leaned down. "It's not like you've got anything else going on."
"And whose fault is that again?" Kagome grumbled, smacking him in the chest lightly at his comment.
"It will be fun." George smirked.
Kagome sighed and shrugged, "fine, but if another telescope punches me in the face I get to punch you."
George nodded and stuck his right hand in front of her, "deal."
Hesitating for a moment, Kagome grabbed his and shook slowly. 'What am I getting myself into?' she thought.