~ooO Support : George Weasley Ooo~
George Weasley was firmly in Hermione Granger's corner. Had been from the start, from the moment she made him laugh for the first time after losing Fred. He had scowled and kept silent when her relationship with Ron turned serious because he knew his little brother was too fickle, too unstable for one like Hermione. She needed a mature wizard. Of course he had never said it out loud, not to anyone. He simply helped Harry pick up the pieces and comfort Hermione after the break-up.
When he heard Hermione had succeeded in drawing the Sword from the Stone he had not been too surprised. Hermione Granger had the knack of pulling off the impossible, just like Harry Potter.
When her Fates-Match turned out to be Salazar Slytherin he had been stunned. For ten seconds. Just long enough to process the qualities of a Founder, a wizard of great skill and ability, one who had worked with three other great magicals, one renown for his cunning and stratagems, a Dark wizard.
George Weasley came from a Light-oriented family but he wasn't blindly against everything Dark. In fact he had carefully explored Darker magicks, Olde Magicks to see if there was some way to bring Fred back. There hadn't, not without paying prices George was willing to accept, but along the way he had learnt about Fates-Made Matches, where one half of a couple was rejuvenated or even resurrected. It kind of made sense, Hermione's match being Salazar Slytherin himself, 'cause she was a scary witch whenever she got mad. And she had no problems punishing those who betrayed or hurt her loved ones (case in point Edgecombe and Umbitch).
George wasn't concerned about Salazar Slytherin reviving Tommy-boy's blood-purity cause since the Fates didn't work that way. And if he ever stepped out of line Hermione would be on him like the Furies themselves. George had outgrown his fear of Molly Weasley but he had definitely grown into his respect and caution towards Hermione Granger's temper. 'Cause when Hermione blew everyone with brains gets out of the way.
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