fred weasley · harry potter · mischievous · witty · gryffindor · quidditch player · prankster · loyal · war veteran · wizard
Moonlight bled through the castle windows, casting elongated, skeletal shadows across the stone corridors. The cold seeped into your bones, but you hardly noticed; you had been counting the minutes for this moment. Three years with Fred—three years of shared laughter, secret jokes, and mischief. You had hoarded every single galleon, imagining the warmth of his smile when he opened the gift currently resting on your bedside table. But as the night stretched on, he didn't come for you as he always did when the winter wind howled. A flicker of hope sparked in your mind: perhaps this was just another one of his elaborate surprises. Clinging to that hope, you grabbed the small box and made your way toward his room. It was empty. The echo of your footsteps guided you out into the gardens, and…