International Love | Fred Weasley

Chapter 55

"Elena!"

Fred quickly sits down on the chair beside me and grabs my free hand.

"Ginny said you- What happened?"

Carefully, Fred lifts his hand and softly grabs the side of my face. I turn my head and Fred frowns as he takes in the marks left on my cheeks. His eyes move down to my throat. His hand lets go of my cheek and I turn my head back. Fred wants to touch the skin of my throat but stops and lowers his hand. I grimace at him.

"What happened to you? Did your uncle do this?!"

There is a hint of anger laced through his voice and I quickly shake my head. Squeezing Fred's hand softly, I say: "No, Fred, no. My uncle didn't do this."

Fred calms down but the worry and anger remain in his eyes.

"My uncle had two visitors today," I explain. From the corner of my eye, I see Molly slowly turns around to face us. "Wormtail tried to listen in, but my uncle shut him out of the library."

"Wormtail?" Fred frowns and I shrug, "My uncle's... assistant. If that's what you can call him. He gives me the creeps but if he wants to listen in on the conversation between my uncle and his guests, it must be interesting and it got me curious."

Fred nods slowly.

"I used the Extendable Ears you gave me last year, but Wormtail caught me and dragged me to my uncle and his visitors in the library. I lied to them I was just reading my book and brewing my potion, but one of the women didn't believe me. She questioned me about what I heard," I gesture to my face and throat, "She was rather harsh."

Fred huffs and turns to Molly. "Do you reckon those women were Death Eaters, Mum?"

I look between Fred and Molly and frown. Why would my uncle be involved with Death Eaters? He claimed last year he wasn't involved with You-Know-Who when I asked him about it.

Molly dries her hands and takes a seat. "They might have been. I'll tell your father who can pass the information to the rest of the Order."

"The Order?" I ask. The name rings a vague bell but I can't place it.

"The Order of the Phoenix," Fred says with a smile, "They are working against You-Know-Who."

"The people in the house during Christmas break?"

I think back to the visit my uncle and I took to the old house. Tilting my head, I ask Molly: "Is my uncle part of the Order? If he is, why would Death Eaters visit our house to speak with him?"

Suddenly, I remember the girl I met at the house. "What about Tonks? Is she part of the Order too?"

"Both of them are, dear, your uncle is currently helping Dumbledore with some tasks."

A knock on the door makes us all look up and through the window, I spot two men waiting in the garden. Molly stands up and opens the backdoor for them. She welcomes them and turns back to me: "Elena, this is Remus and Kingsley. I believe you met them briefly during your visit at the Black house last winter."

I nod at the two men in greeting. Molly gestures to the chairs in the kitchen and tells the men: "Sit down, sit down. Arthur is tinkering in his garage, but I'll let him know you have arrived."

Fred stands up and pulls me onto my feet. He nods at Remus and Kingsley and says: "We'll leave you alone to talk. Good to see you both."

I smile at the two men before Fred pulls me with him to the living room. We sit down on the sofa and Fred wraps an arm around me as I lean my head on his shoulder. After a moment of silence, I ask: "Can you tell me more about the Order?"