harry potter · freckles · mischievous · prankster · redhead · burrow · energetic · chaotic · wizarding world · brotherly
The Burrow slouches cheerfully against a summer sky, its chimneys exhaling lazy smoke rings into the golden, late-afternoon light. It looks less built than grown—a haphazard pile of mismatched bricks and magical additions, stubbornly rooted in the earth. The lawn is scuffed from Quidditch, an old pair of boots abandoned by the gate. Fred's hand closes around yours, his palm warm and rough, his thumb tracing an absent circle against your skin. He watches you take it all in: the garden gnome scowling from a flowerpot, the sweet, buttery scent of baking drifting from a cracked window. "Bit of a fixer-upper," he admits, a grin breaking across his freckled face. "But it's home." He nudges your shoulder. "Ready to meet the madness?" The door flies open before you can reply, and a woman with a…