I hoped Ginny's disposition at the train station was just a fluke, but that hope was slowly dissipating as we drove to their house. I was pressed between Sev and Lily in the backseat with both my hands clutching one of his in my lap. It was only a matter of time until he realized something was up with me if he hadn't already figured it out. Stupid brilliant boy.

My top didn't reach the waistband of my jeans and I was conscious of every inch of exposed skin. I was also aware of every place Sev's hand were when we were in that train car; I was afraid Ginny could see what happened. Kind of like a flashing sign on my forehead "I HOOKED UP WITH YOUR SON IN A TRAIN CAR!" I mean, it would make sense for why she seemed to hate me now.

"Everyone's going to mum's for dinner tonight," Mrs. Potter announced during a lull in conversation. "Morgana, you should change beforehand."

Without thinking I winced and pulled my hands away from Sev's. My instant reaction was to fold in on myself and put up my wall. "Yes, of course, Mrs. Potter."

We got to their home on Grimwauld Place soon after and I was told I was sharing a room with Lily, like I didn't already know. She and I would just share her bed so Mr. and Mrs. Potter didn't have to worry about finding me a place to sleep. Something told me Ginny wouldn't be too against making me sleep on the floor…

"I'm glad you're finally with Sev. He's fancied you for ages! He always asked James about you," Lily told me the second she closed her door. "You guys are so cute together!"

A flicker of warmth lit up my stomach, but it didn't do much more than that. Ginny was really inside my head, man. I was only staying for the week before heading home with my family so I didn't unpack my things, I would just live out of suitcase.

"Lil? Ana? Can I come in?" Sev asked, knocking on the door.

Lily opened it and stepped out, allowing us to have some privacy. The door was cracked just a tiny bit, but it was open enough to count. I was sitting on the edge of Lily's bed when Sev walked over, sitting down beside me.

"What's up?" he asked, twisting my hair around his fingers absentmindedly. "Before you lie, I know something's wrong."

"Your mum hates me! She absolutely thinks I'm the biggest slag in all of the United Kingdom!" I exploded, looking up at him. "Everything I was afraid of is happening, she thinks her baby boy can do so much better than me and she's right."

"Whoa, calm down, love," he coaxed, tucking some of my hair behind my ear affectionately. "Slow down and tell me what you're thinking."

"The second you told her I was your girlfriend, her entire demeanor changed. I was fine when I was just the wild child James hung out with at school," I told him slowly. "Now, I'm just the girl with the nose ring and the missing daddy who's going to corrupt her precious, darling son. It's a totally different ball game."

"You are absolutely mad, Ana," he told me, leaning forward and kissing my nose. "She's just anxious, I've never brought a girl home before. She's my mum, she wants the best for me. It's going to be the same way when I meet yours."

Maybe he was right, it probably wasn't easy to meet your kid's significant other. "I hate it that you're always right."

I kissed his lips chastely before standing up and shrugging off my flannel. "Ella, are you about to take your clothes off with me in the room? Do you want my mum to hate you?"

I just rolled my eyes and pulled him to his feet, wrapping my arms around his waist and leaning my head against his chest. He held me close and kissed the crown of my head, rubbing the back of my arms soothingly. The door pushed open and I glanced over, Ginny was standing there with her arms crossed tightly over her chest and a disappointed pout on her lips.

"This door is to be open at all times. Don't make me repeat myself," she instructed harshly. "We're leaving for the Burrow in twenty minutes, please get ready."

I stepped out of Sev's embrace and went to search my suitcase for a respectable outfit. When the door closed, I let out a ragged breath I didn't know I was holding. I pulled on a sweater and flipped my septum up into my nose so it couldn't be seen.

"I have a perfect scarf for that!" Lily cheered, searching her closet and coming out with a blanket scarf for me. "Here, let me tie it for you!"

I stood still and waited for her to be finished, figuring it was easier that way. Lily-Luna Potter was one of the best dressers at Hogwarts. She wasn't necessarily my style icon, but I would play her Barbie doll today. I'm sure Ginny would love a girl that dressed like Lily to be her son's boyfriend, she did buy Lily's clothes after all.

"Mum's impossible," she told me as she twisted and tied. "The only reason she likes Alice so much is because she and Neville are best friends. I don't even bring home boyfriends anymore, it's not worth the pressure. I tried to tell Sev that, but he insisted mum would still adore you as his girlfriend instead of James' best friend's little sister. The rest of us love you, dad included."

We walked out into the living room and James wrapped me up in a hug, lifting me off the floor and spinning me around. I laughed happily and hugged him back, choosing to ride it out instead of fight to get down. James and I have been friends for a while, I knew how things went with him.

"Have I told you that I'm happy you're Sevy's girlfriend? Because I'm very happy," he told me after he sat me back on my feet. Then he ruffled Sev's hair and said, "Way to go little brother!"

Sev wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me possessively to his side. I grinned and held his waist, kissing the side of his jaw affectionately. I heard Ginny sigh, but she didn't reprimand us out loud. I guess that meant we were allowed to touch each other in front of her. Noted.

I tried to not stutter when I used the Floo system, but it was hard with Ginny's intense gaze on me. Lily and James went first and I followed, thankful when I landed at the Burrow. I stepped out and Sev appeared a few seconds later, taking my hand in his securely. I was grateful he knew me so well, I would be having a total meltdown without his constant reassurance.

"Let's go find Grandma Molly," he told me, kissing my temple through my hair.

He tried to lead me through the house, but George stood up from the couch and made his way over to us. "Ella! It's wonderful to see you!"

We slapped palms before he pulled me into a hug. "Yeah, it's only the smallest bit nerve-wracking to be here. It's nice to see you again though, a familiar face is always appreciated."

"We're a pretty good lot, especially after all the good things we've heard about you. You're going to fit right in," he promised, squeezing my shoulder before punching Sev and heading back into the kitchen.

"Look at that, you've already made a friend," Sev told me teasingly, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind and kissing above my ear. "You're amazing and they know that. I just wish you would've came here as Ella instead of Morgana."

He meant the scarf, my hidden septum, and the way Lily styled my hair. None of them looked like me and he was right, they weren't me. The scarf was heavy, hot, and itchy. My septum was tickling the inside of my nose. And the barrettes in my hair were pulling it and digging into my scalp.

"Is this the famous Ella every one of my grandchildren talk about?"

A plump woman in an apron walked into the living room with us. She had a mountain of laugh lines on her face and a huge smile making her eyes shine. Everything about her told me she was a grandmother. She had to be Grandma Molly.

"Gram, this is my girlfriend, Ella," Sev said, releasing my waist and moving to stand beside me. "El, this is my Grandma Molly."

Before I could say anything, she pulled me into a bonecrushing hug and fussed about how skinny I was in one breath. As soon as she stepped back, she took my hand and led me into the kitchen –all the time tutting about feeding me. Sev winked as he watched it all occur, a jovial smile tugging at his lips.

"I've made some buns over on the counter. Help yourself if you can squeeze past Teddy and Ronald," she instructed, pointing to a tall man with blue hair and a balding red haired man. "Boys, share with Ella!"

They jumped and moved back, Ron with one bun hanging from his mouth and Teddy with a couple in his hands. I smiled and reached forward, taking a bun of my own to please Molly. I wasn't really hungry, my stomach was in knots and I was too anxious to stomach anything.

"So, you're the Ella everyone talks about. The one that helped James and Freddie pull off their greatest achievement," Teddy mused, leaning back against the counter and looking at me as he pulled about the flaky pastry.

"We've accomplished quite a lot together. I'm afraid you're going to have to be more specific," I grinned, my wall slowly coming down.

"I believe even I've heard of this one," Ron smiled, biting into one of the buns. "Is it the one with the house confetti that made noises? The ones that erupted during the welcome feast after the first years were Sorted?"

The three of us planned an amazing last hurrah for James, Stef, and Freddie's last welcome feast. I charmed all the center pieces at the tables to explode as soon as the food appeared with confetti of their house mascot. Our combined evil scientist brains decided they should also make their appropriate noises, the lions roared and the birds cawed and the snakes hissed and the badgers snorted. It was so cool, even Professor McGonagall smiled.

"That would be the one. Baby E has a gift for charms," Freddie said, coming up behind me and tossing an arm around my shoulders. "I don't even remember how the lot of us did pranks without her."

Maybe I could do this. Sev's mum hated me, but it seemed like the rest of his family liked me. It wasn't mandatory for his mum to like me, right?

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