Semper - Fred Weasley

„I think she’s waking up,“ I heard George say as I slowly opened my eyes.

My whole body felt sore and made me remember what had happened.

"Sweetheart, welcome back,“ I looked into Fred’s smiling face as I tried to move.

A quick look through the room told me that I was in Fred and George’s old room.

„How do you feel, Penny?“ he gently stroked my cheek.

„I would be better if you had left me alone. I had everything under control, I had the opportunity to destroy her, I was about to do it and I almost made it if it hadn’t been because of you.“, angrily, I threw the blanket that laid over my legs to the side and sat up.

I looked into perplexed faces but I couldn’t care less.

Because I had it in my hand, she was standing right in front of me and they took away the opportunity to destroy her once and for all.

„Penny…“, Fred spoke in a calm voice and reached out his hand to mine, but I pushed it away.

„No, don’t Penny me, that was my chance! Don’t you get it? I could have killed her and it’s your fault that I couldn’t!“, I screamed and saw the despair in Fred’s gaze and George who was looking at his father for help.

Arthur cleared his throat and came closer to the bed where I was still sitting.

„Penny, you are a talented and capable witch, and I know how much you want revenge on Rubina. But under no circumstances, we would have left you alone with her. When Fred and George said you ran after her, my top priority was to find you. Penny, I understand what this is all about, but bridges that were demolished in revenge can no longer be built when the waves calmed down,“  he said and I looked questioningly at him.

“Do you really think you’ll be happy when you take revenge on her? Do you want her blood on your hands? Or do you want a clean trial and that she gets her punishment without selling your soul?“ he continued, reaching for my hand that I gladly let him take.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Fred and George watching their father in admiration as he talked to me.

And he got to me.

Because suddenly I saw that I was in the wrong, I had seen red and had thrown all values overboard, just for the sweet taste of revenge.

I raised my head and made eye contact with Arthur, the older man smiled warmly at me.

„You‘re right, I’m so sorry, and sorry that I was a bitch.“, my gaze wandered from Arthur to the twins, who were both standing next to each other with their arms crossed.

And the moment our eyes met, a big smile appeared on their faces.

They both scurried to me and hugged me in such a hurry, that we all fell on the bed.

„Ouch, boys“, I murmured while laughing and trying to free myself from their grip.

„Boys,“ Arthur laughed and grabbed his two sons by the collar and pulled them up from me. „Don’t break her,“ he shook his head with amusement. „Okay, I should look for the others now.“

„Thank you, Arthur, seriously.“, I smiled at the man I’ve had as a father figure in my life for so long, when he walked through the door and disappeared into the hallway.

For a second, I stared at the place where he had just stood and took a deep breath before looking back to the twins.

„How long was I out?“ I asked, sliding in the middle of the bed to make space for the two clones and they each sat down next to me.