Moon and Stars

eighteen

The majority of the friends had gone to the den to watch a movie before bed, and Aurora stayed back with Hermione to help tidy up the kitchen, since the Weasley parents would be returning the next day. Hermione had enchanted the dishes to wash themselves, and Aurora was putting up the leftover food that Hermione had made.

"So, Aurora, anything to tell me?" She asks, looking towards the girl as she put some bread away. Aurora paused what she was doing and turned to look back at her to see a small grin displayed on Hermione's face.

Hermione had witnessed them together a few times now, but they had never formally spoken about the topic. It's not like Hermione didn't know what was happening, but this would be the first time she would admit what was happening to someone else.

"I don't believe I know what you're talking about." She says back, making Hermione roll her eyes and walk towards her, putting only a few feet between the few.

"You and Fred?" She clarifies, and Aurora's cheeks heat up.

"We are, um," She stutters, looking around the kitchen so she didn't have to stare at the girl in front of her, "It's just, you know. We're, uh, together." She whispered, making Hermione's mouth drop open in a knowing smile.

"I know you're shagging, you idiot, but do you mean Fred Weasley has finally, actually settled down?" She asks in a slightly raised volume, making Aurora hastily cover her mouth.

"Bloody hell, Hermione, could you do me a favor and announce it to the rest of the world, while you're at it?" She scolds, and Hermione laughs into her hand, her eyes still widened. Aurora pulled her hand away, and crossed her arms over her chest, a small smile pulling at the corners of her mouth.

"He asked me to be his girlfriend." She whispered, and Hermione gasped, pulling Aurora in for a hug. She pulled away when she heard Harry calling them to hurry up, since they wanted to start the movie.

"We'll be there in a moment," Hermione shouted to the den, turning back to Aurora, "We'll talk about this later, promise?" She says in a hushed voice, and Aurora gives her a small smile, nodding.

The two of them entered the den together to see Harry and Ginny on the loveseat, Fred laid across the couch, and Ron in the lounge chair, his legs swung over the side so he could see the television better. Hermione sent Aurora a wink before grabbing a throw blanket and sliding down onto the floor by Ron, leaving the open spots with Fred.

Aurora took a seat on the opposite end of the couch, tangling her legs with his in the middle. She grabbed the other throw blanket and tossed it over her, turning to Fred and giving him a small smile. She could tell he wanted to cuddle, like they had been cuddling in bed earlier, but he settled for her legs wrapped around his.

The movie was eventually started, but Aurora couldn't focus on it. She was still insanely exhausted from her day's work, and having Fred gently rock her legs back and forth as he watched the movie was helping her fall asleep. She turned her head towards the screen to make it look as if she was watching, but she had her eyes closed, sleeping soundly.

Fred had been sneaking glances at her throughout the entire movie, so when he looked again and saw she had fallen asleep, he couldn't help the small smile that formed on his lips. The small smile that Hermione saw him give her, and it melted her heart. She knew that Aurora hadn't told anyone but her, and it made her happy to be included on such information.

It seemed that Aurora wasn't the only tired person in the house, since Ginny and Ron had also fallen asleep by the end of the movie. Nobody made any sudden movements so they didn't wake the three, and they quietly turned off the movie, taking all the glasses and untouched snack bowls to the kitchen.