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Cinnabar the One O'Clock Fox (1956) written by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis
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Inside William’s Next Act: Tatler’s May issue goes behind the scenes as the Prince of Wales is rising above the noise — and playing the long game
The burden of leadership is falling upon Prince William, but as former BBC Royal Correspondent, Wesley Kerr OBE, explains in Tatler’s May cover story, the future king is taking charge
By Wesley Kerr OBE
21 March 2024
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When I first met Prince William in 2009, he asked me if I could tell him how he could win the National Lottery.
It was a jokey quip from someone who has since become the Prince of Wales, the holder of three dukedoms, three earldoms, two baronies and two knighthoods, and heir to the most prestigious throne on earth.
He was, of course, being relatable; I was representing the organisation that had allocated Lottery funding towards the Whitechapel Gallery and he wanted to put me at ease.
William is grand but different, royal but real.
At 6ft 3in, he has the bearing and looks great in uniform after a distinguished, gallant military career.
He will be one of the tallest of Britain’s kings since Edward Longshanks in the 14th century and should one day be crowned sitting above the Stone of Scone that Edward ‘borrowed.’
William, by contrast, has a deep affinity with Scotland and Wales, having lived in both nations and gained solace from the Scottish landscape after his mother died.
He’s popular in America and understands that the Crown’s relationship to the Commonwealth must evolve.
The Prince of Wales has long believed that ‘the Royal Family has to modernise and develop as it goes along, and it has to stay relevant’, as he once said in an interview.
He seeks his own way of being relatable, of benefitting everybody, in the context of an ancient institution undergoing significant challenge and upheaval, as the head of a nation divided by hard times, conflicts abroad, and social and political uncertainty.
We might recognise Shakespeare’s powerful line spoken by Claudius in Hamlet: ‘When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.’
With the triple announcement in January and February of the Princess of Wales’s abdominal surgery and long convalescence, of King Charles’s prostate procedure and then of his cancer diagnosis, the burden of leadership has fallen on 76-year-old Queen Camilla and, crucially, on William.
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The Prince of Wales’s time has come to step up; and so he has deftly done.
In recent months, we have seen a fully-fledged deputy head of state putting into practice his long-held ideas, speaking out on the most contentious issue of the day and taking direct action on homelessness.
Last June, he unveiled the multi-agency Homewards initiative with the huge aspiration of ending homelessness, backed with £3 million from his Foundation to spearhead action across the UK.
He is consolidating Heads Together, the long-standing campaign on mental health, and fundraises for charities like London’s Air Ambulance Charity.
He was, of course, once a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance services – a profession that had its downside: seeing people in extremis or at death’s door, he found himself ‘taking home people’s trauma, people’s sadness.’
Tom Cruise was a guest at the recent London’s Air Ambulance Charity fundraiser, William’s first gala event after Kate’s operation.
And more stardust followed when William showed that, even without his wife by his side, he could outclass any movie star at the Baftas.
There’s also his immense aim of helping to ‘repair the planet’ itself with his Earthshot Prize: five annual awards of £1 million for transformative environmental projects with worldwide application.
This project has a laser focus on biodiversity, better air quality, cleaner seas, reducing waste and combating climate change. Similar aims to his father; different means to achieve the goal.
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On the issue which has caused huge convulsions – the Middle East conflict – William’s 20 February statement from Kensington Palace grabbed attention.
He said he was ‘deeply concerned about the terrible human cost of the conflict since the Hamas terrorist attack on 7 October. Too many have been killed.’
There were criticisms – along the lines of ‘the late Queen would have never spoken out like this’ or ‘what right does he have to meddle in politics?’ – but it was hard to disagree with his carefully calibrated words.
His call for peace, the ‘desperate need’ for humanitarian aid, the return of the hostages.
The statement was approved by His Majesty’s Government, likely cleared with the King himself at Sandringham the previous weekend and also backed by the chief rabbi of Great Britain, Sir Ephraim Mirvis.
Indeed, William and Catherine had immediately spoken out on the horrors of 7 October.
William followed up the week after his Kensington Palace statement by visiting a synagogue and sending a ‘powerful message’, according to the chief rabbi, by meeting a Holocaust survivor and condemning anti-Semitism.
This is rooted in deep personal conviction following William’s 2018 visit to Israel and the West Bank, says Valentine Low, the distinguished author of Courtiers and The Times’s royal correspondent of 15 years, who was on that 2018 trip.
‘William was so moved by his visit to Israel and the West Bank, he found it very affecting, and he was not going to drop this issue – he was going to pay attention to it for the rest of his life,’ says Low.
‘He must feel that… not to say something on the most important issue in the world [at that moment] would be a bit odd if you feel so strongly about it.’
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There was concern from some commentators about politicising the monarchy, but this rose above the particulars of party politics.
As Prince of Wales, like his father before him, there is perhaps space to speak out sparingly on carefully chosen issues.
On this occasion, his views were in line with majority public opinion.
On homelessness, news came that same week that William was planning to build 24 homes for the homeless on his Duchy of Cornwall estate.
‘William’s impact is very personal,’ says Mick Clarke, chief executive of The Passage, a charity providing emergency accommodation for London’s homeless.
‘Two weeks before Christmas, the prince came to our Resource Centre in Victoria for a Christmas lunch for 150 people.
He was scheduled to stay for an hour, to help serve, wash up, and talk to people.
He ended up staying for two and a quarter hours, during which time he went from table to table and spoke to every single person.’
Clarke continues:
‘William has an ability to listen, talk and to put people at ease. During the November 2020 lockdown, he came on three separate occasions to help.
It gave the team a boost that he took the time; it was his way of saying: “I support you; you’re doing a great job.”’
Seyi Obakin, chief executive of Centrepoint, one of the prince’s best-known causes, adds:
‘People associate his patronage with the big moments like the time he and I slept under Blackfriars Bridge.
The things that stick with me are smaller in scale and the more profound for it – in quieter moments, away from the cameras, where he has volunteered his time.’
It is a different approach from the King’s.
As Prince of Wales, he was involved in the minutiae of dozens of issues at any one time, working into the night to follow up on emails, crafting his speeches, writing or dictating notes.
Add to that much nationwide touring over 40 years (after he left active military service in 1976), fitting in multiple engagements, often being greeted formally by lord lieutenants.
This is not William’s style. He has commended his father’s model, but he does things his own way.
Although patronages are under review, William has up till now far fewer than either his father or his grandparents.
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Charles is sympathetic to William’s approach and his desire to make time with his young family sacrosanct.
They are confidantes, attested by the night of Queen Elizabeth’s death.
They were both at Birkhall with Camilla, reviewing funeral arrangements while the rest of the grieving family were nearby at Balmoral, hosted by the Princess Royal.
Charles has had almost six decades in public life and is the senior statesman of our time, with even longer in the spotlight than Joe Biden.
After Eton and St Andrew’s University, where he met Catherine, William served in three branches of the military between 2006 and 2013, finishing as a seasoned and skilled helicopter rescue pilot.
His later employment as an air ambulance pilot stopped in 2017, when he became a full-time working royal.
At that time, not so long ago – with Harry unmarried, Andrew undisgraced, and Philip and Elizabeth still active – William shared the spotlight.
Now, after the King, he’s the key man.
He can look back on the success of his first big campaign initially launched with his wife and brother in 2016: Heads Together.
‘We are delighted that Prince William should have become such a positive and sympathetic advocate for mental health through his Heads Together initiative and now well-established text service, Shout, among other projects,’ says the longtime CEO and founder of Sane, the remarkable Marjorie Wallace CBE.
‘It is not always known that he follows in the footsteps of his father, the King, whose inspiration and vision were vital in the creation of our mental health charity Sane.
As founding patron, he was instrumental in establishing our 365-days-a-year helpline and was a remarkable and selfless support to me in setting up the Prince of Wales International Centre for Sane Research.’
'Indeed,' says Wallace, 'this is where Prince William echoes the work of his father, showing the same ‘understanding and compassion for people struggling through dark and difficult times of their lives and has done much to raise awareness and encourage those affected to speak out and seek help.
We owe a huge debt to His Majesty and the Prince of Wales for their involvement in this still-neglected area.’
Just as I saw all those years ago at that early solo engagement in Whitechapel, William still approaches his public duties with humour and fun.
‘He defuses the formality with jocularity,’ says Valentine Low, citing two public events in 2023 that he witnessed.
In April last year, while on a visit to Birmingham, William randomly answered the phone in an Indian restaurant he was being shown around and took a table booking from a customer – an endearing act of spontaneity.
On his arrival later that day, the unsuspecting diner was surprised to be told exactly whom he had been talking to.
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In October, Low reported, William ‘unleashed his inner flirt as he hugged his way through a visit with Caribbean elders [in Cardiff] to mark Black History Month.
As he gave one woman a hug – for longer than she expected – he joked: “I draw the line at kissing.”
And while posing for a group photograph, he prompted gales of laughter when he quipped: “Who is pinching my bottom?”’
Low believes that when William eventually becomes king, he will be more ‘radical’ than his father but wonders if people will respond to ‘call me William’ when ‘the whole point of the Royal Family is mystique and being different.’
However, William has thought deeply about his current role and is prepared for whatever his future holds.
For now, there is a decision to be made on Prince George’s secondary schooling. It’s said that five public schools are being considered, all fee-paying.
Eton is single-sex and boarding but close to home. Marlborough (Catherine’s alma mater) is co-ed and full boarding. And Oundle, St Edward’s Oxford and Bradfield College (close to Kate’s parents) are co-ed with a mix of boarding and day.
As parents, William and Catherine aspire to raise their children ‘as good people with the idea of service and duty to others as very important’, William said in an interview with the BBC in 2016.
‘Within our family unit, we are a normal family.’ Which may be one reason why he is so resistant to their privacy being compromised either by the media or close family members.
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The 19th-century author Walter Bagehot wrote:
‘A family on the throne is an interesting idea also. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life… a princely marriage is the brilliant edition of a universal fact, and, as such, it rivets mankind.’
If hereditary monarchy is to survive, it must beguile us but also demonstrate its utility, that it is a force for good.
William said in that 2016 interview, ‘I’m going to get plenty of criticism over my lifetime,’ echoing Queen Elizabeth II’s famous Guildhall speech in 1992 ‘that criticism is good for people and institutions that are part of public life. No institution – city, monarchy, whatever – should expect to be free from the scrutiny of those who give it their loyalty and support, not to mention those who don’t.’
William saw close up his mother’s ability to bring public focus and her own personal magnetism to any subject or cause she focused on.
He admires his father’s work ethic, the way he ‘really digs down,’ sometimes literally (I understand that gardening is giving the King solace during his cancer treatment).
But the biggest influence for William was Her late Majesty, as he said on her 90th birthday.
As an Eton schoolboy, William made weekend visits to the big house on the hill, being mentored by Granny rather as she had been tutored in the Second World War by the then vice-provost of Eton, Sir Henry Marten.
William said in 2016:
‘In the Queen, I have an extraordinary example of somebody who’s done an enormous amount of good and she’s probably the best role model I could have.’
That said, his aim was ‘finding your own path but with very good examples and guidance around you to support you.'
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Queen Elizabeth II had a brilliant way of rising above the fray and usually being either a step ahead of public opinion or in tune with it.
If you are at the helm of affairs in a privileged hereditary position, your duty is to serve and use your pulpit for the benefit of others.
In a democracy, monarchy is accountable.
The scrutiny is intense, with an army of commentators paid for wisdom and hot air about each no-show, parsing each announcement, interpreting each image.
William takes the long view. He has ‘wide horizons,’ says Mick Clarke.
‘There are so many causes that are more palatable and easier to achieve than ending homelessness, but his commitment and drive are 100 per cent.’
The prince seeks a different way of being royal in an ancient institution that must move with the times. His task? To develop something modern in an ever-changing world.
He faces all sorts of new issues – or old issues in new guises.
Noises off from within the family don’t help – Andrew’s difficulties, or the suggestions of prejudice from Montecito a couple of years ago (now seemingly withdrawn), which prompted William’s most vehement soundbite: ‘We’re very much not a racist family.’
William is maybe a new kind of leader who can keep the monarchy relevant and resonant in the coming decades.
Queen Elizabeth II is a powerful exemplar and memory, but she was of her time. William is his own man.
He must overcome and think beyond ‘the unforgiving minute.’
Indeed, he could seek inspiration in Rudyard Kipling’s poem, If.
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch[…]
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
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This article was first published in the May 2024 issue, on sale Thursday, 28 March.
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fleurdulys · 7 months
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Evening Blue (Tending the Lobster Traps, Early Morning) - George Wesley Bellows 
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sesiondemadrugada · 4 months
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George Wesley Bellows.
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dorkphenix · 9 months
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The Kirks 💙💛
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swiftieblyth · 1 month
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I love your writing!! May I please request a fic with George Weasley and his pregnant muggle wife? George and his family doting on her and it’s super sweet and adorable? Reader being besties with Fred lol 💖
More Weasley’s
warnings- pregnancy, fluff
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George!” You yelled, from bed, hands running along your ever growing bump, the twins kicking you in all directions.
“What is it love?” George asked, running in.
“Help me up. I’m too big to move!” You pouted.
It wasn’t exactly wrong. You were nearing the end of your pregnancy caring Weasley Twins.
“Okay, darling,” George let out, going to your side and helping you up. “Do you need anything?”
“Rub my back!” You ordered. George smiled and started kneading his way through the knots in your back. You sighed and relaxed a little. “Thank you Georgie!”
“Of course darling. Do you need anything before we go to my parents?”
“No. I’ll need help getting ready though.”
“Of course my love, let’s get you three some breakfast first though.”
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You were standing at the sink, trying to get your dress on but failing to do so, ending up with a terrible cramp in your back and much more discomfort from the babies inside.
“Darling, what’s wrong?” George asked, walking in to see you crying.
“I can’t get my dress on.”
“Oh, it’s okay baby. I’ve got it.” George helped you put your dress on, then crouched down, cradling your bump in his hands. “Hey babies. It’s Daddy, I need you to stop making Muma cry. I hate when she cries.”
“I love you Georgie,” you breathed, racking your figures through his red hair.
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“We’re here!” George called, opening the door to the Burrow, helping you walk in.
“Oh there they are!” Mrs. Weasley let out, walking to you too.
“Hi, Mum,” George smiled, hugging her.
“Hi, Y/N,” she smiled, carefully hugging you. “How are you?”
“Good but exhausted.” You smiled.
“Why don’t you go sit down, dearie, we’re just finishing up dinner, but everyone else is in the living room.”
“Thank you.” You smiled, as George helped you to the living room. He helped you down on the couch, making you let out a sigh as George sat down next to you.
“Any signs of my niece and nephew coming yet?” Fred asked, exited for them to be there.
“Not yet, Fred.” George let out, wrapping his arm around your shoulders and putting his other hand on your bump next to your hands.
“But if you keep pestering me about it they might,” you remarked, looking at your best friend.
“What? I’m just ready to see the next generations Weasley twins.”
“Oh no. They might be Weasley twins, but they will not be going around pranking people all the time!” You scolded.
“You don’t know that Y/N/N,” Fred sing sung. “They could be just like me and Georgie.”
“That would be a nightmare.” You recalled. “I never had to deal with you two as babies. Dad, how bad were Fred and George as babies?”
“Well,” Arthur started. “Um, about how you would think.”
“Oh great.” You sighed.
“Don’t worry love.” George cooed, kissing your temple. “I’ll be right here to help.”
“I love you.”
“Diner’s ready!” Mrs. Weasley called.
You sighed as everyone got up and went the dining room.
“Come her, darling, I’ve got you.” George cooed, helping you up.
You grunted in discomfort as babies shifted, fighting each other and hitting you in the process. You got light headed and leaned on George. Head resting on his shoulder, hands rubbing your swollen abdomen.
“You dizzy?” George asked, kissing your head.
“Mm,” you hummed. “Light headed.”
“Let’s get you some food.”
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“So, Y/N,” Ginny smiled, as you ate. “Are you excited for the twins?”
“Yes! I can’t wait to get them out of me.” You smiled, looking at your bump. “I just hope they have the signature Weasley red hair.”
“I’m sure they will, dearie.” Molly smiled.
“Thanks, Mum.” You replied.
“When they are born, Molly and I will be more than happy to look after them when ever you two need us to.”
“Thank you, Dad.” George smiled, running his hand along the bump, calming the babies down. “Once they’re born, Fred said he wouldn’t mind taking care of the shop, so I can stay at the hospital with Y/N. Then once they’re all three home, I’ll stay home and take care of them.”
“And of course you can all visit when they come.” You smiled, finished your food, and resting your head on George’s shoulder. A content smile on your face.
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doubtsandloves · 9 months
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George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925) - Hill and Valley, 1913
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targaryenluvs · 7 months
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— HARRY POTTER
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HARRY POTTER
— coming soon!
RON WEASLEY
— coming soon!
HERMIONE GRANGER
— coming soon!
FRED WEASLEY
— skeletons and scares
summary: it’s fred’s mission to scare his girlfriend ever since she told him it was impossible to.
GEORGE WEASLEY
— coming soon!
CEDRIC DIGGORY
— coming soon!
SLYTHERIN BOYS
— enzo, theo, mattheo etc
MARAUDERS ERA
— james, sirius, regulus etc
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lionofchaeronea · 8 months
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The Lone Tenement, George Bellows, 1909
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brotherconstant · 6 months
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🎧 THE LAZARUS PROJECT (2022-) ➤ Soundtrack 🎧 Spotify Template
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pinazee · 10 months
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Why would La’An have looked at Jim’s personnel file but not Sams, hes not even on her ship lol
What, Sam was bragging about his bro. Jims won this ultra rare award
And La’An was like bullshit
And Sams like look it up
And bobs your uncle
Or in this case, Tiberius is your grandfather
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m0ldymushr00mz · 10 months
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Fandoms I’ll write for + specific characters
♱ Creepypasta
Jeff The killer (obviously 😻😻)
Ben Drowned
Eyeless Jack
Laughing Jack
Ticci Toby
You can request others but It’ll take a bit cuz I’ll have to like intense research 💪
♱ Slashers
Ghostface (Stu + billy)
Micheal Myers (both rob zombie and og)
Leatherface (both of them)
Freddie Kruger
Brahms
Charles Lee Ray
Tiffany Valentine
♱ Five Nights at Freddy’s
William Afton (I’ll do springtrap too)
Micheal Afton
♱ Southpark (all chars are aged up)
Kyle Brofloviski
Stan Marsh
Kenny McCormick
Randy Marsh
Butters Stotch
♱ Deathnote
Light
L
Misa
If I’m tempted enough I will do ryuk but only if I’m feeling silly
♱ Spooky Month
Literally only Bob
♱ Call of Duty
Ghost
König
♱ Marvel/Dc
Venom
Miguel O’Hara
Loki
Joker
Harley Quinn
Poison Ivy
Batman
♱ Harry Potter/Fbawtft
Severus Snape
Lucius Malfoy
Draco Malfoy
Ron Weasley
Fred Weasley
George Weasley
Sirius Black
Remus Lupin
Newt Scamamander
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holly-mckenzie · 4 months
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What do you need? Time.
THE LAZARUS PROJECT|S02E07 directed by Pier Wilkie
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Ginny and Ron had a fight right before the photo shoot
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blade-liger-4ever · 8 months
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The Kirks' rivalry
Jim when he gets promoted again: "Try to keep up, old man!"
Sam, glowering at his baby brother as he races forward before his gaze lands on some sharp equipment: "Nobody would know..."
Jim, off-screen and voice carrying down the hall clearly: "Mom would."
Sam, contemplating his life choices: "....Fair point."
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futurewriter2000 · 4 months
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The Daring, Forbidden and Evil - pt. 8
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A/N: Now we are slowly getting there. I think my parts are a bit short. I think I'll make next part a bit longer but I think a few more parts and then I'll slowly be finishing this.
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Fred didn't like you. He did not, especially after that night and you knew that. You knew he was going to be a problem. You didn't mind it, you had a plan. He says that you're the evil one, so you'll be the evil one. Easy peasy.
You jumped over to George with a bright smile on your face as he was talking to Fred himself. He automatically wrapped his arm around you, smiled and kissed the top of your head. "Hey there gorgeous." he pulled you in and squeezed you tightly only with one arm.
You placed your hand on top of his chest and smiled up at him. Those eyes of his, you couldn't believe that they made you fall in love with him over and over again. You stared for a while, lost in them before realising what you meant to do. "Can I steal you from your brother- just for a moment?" you continued to look at him before looking at his brother.
"Sure." Fred forced a smile.
You led George away and up-stairs to your designated room. It was Sirius' and he didn't mind sleeping on the couch as you took one of the largest of the rooms.
George beamed at the sight. "Bloody hell! You've got all this space and you didn't share." he said, pulling you to him and letting his hands slide down to your lower back, squeezing your ass as he pulled you into a passionate kiss.
You giggled as he did so and as much as you would want to get comfortable with him, you actually brought him up here for a conversation.
A little snogging won't hurt though. - You thought before kissing him back, smiling as you did so. He started to back you away towards the bed until you felt the edge on your calves. He turned you around, pulled away only for a mere second before his arms wrapped themselves around your legs and pulled you onto his lap. He kissed you fiercely, breathing heavier and heavier as you felt something hard underneath you, making you moan just a little into his mouth. It was enough though, to make him throw back his head, murmuring. "Fuck." and you started to kissing his exposed neck at the opportunity.
Not even a second passed when you realised you were flipped on your back, his body hoovering above you and his usual kind eyes were now dark with lust. Your heartbeat increased but the lust that you felt as well, made you grab his shirt and pull him down into another rougher kiss. He smiled into it and bit your lower lip and rubbing himself between your legs so you let out a larger moan than before. It came out so naturally and so unexpectedly. You haven't got a clue where it come from or that you even made sounds like that but it gave you something that you knew only he could give you.
“George…” you smiled, pulling away as he continued. You continued to smile but you gently pushed him away.
He whined as he laid down on his back and rubbed his hands over his face. You let out a laugh and placed yourself on his chest.
He didn't say a single word, only admired you from his place. He moved up his hand, gently brushed it against your cheek and tucked away a strand that fell from your low ponytail. It only jumped back in front of your face and he only smiled wider. "I love you." he said admirably, holding his hand against your cheek as your eyes glistened a bit but smiled with all their might.
You kissed the palm of his hand and sat on top of him. "I love you too, George." you replied and he sat up, holding the both of you on his arms. You leaned forward and kissed him gently on the lips. He let out a hum and smiled with his eyes closed.
Love. It was love. Nobody could tell you otherwise and nobody could feel what you felt. Each time the two of you were at each other's presence, there was an absolute bliss and silence. There was comfort and lightness in the air. Neither of you had to say anything to communicate. It was all in the eyes and in the energy you felt towards each other.
You placed his hands on top of his chest and said quietly. "I told my aunt about us."
His eyebrows quirked up and he looked suspiciously at you. He sat more upright, letting his hands wrap themselves around your waist as you hadn't given him any other clue. "And?"
"And she was displeased, of course- so was Lucius and probably Draco as well." you sighed and smiled up at him, cupping his cheeks. "They said that we will talk about it when I come home in two days?"
"Two days?" he said, his grip tightening a bit. "You're not staying longer?"
"I wanted to rip the bandage off already. It was eating me alive."
"I think they'll eat you alive when you go over there." he said and you laughed.
"Non." you said in French, kissing him. "They can't hurt me." you replied, out of sight and out of mind not knowing how you'll eat these words later on.
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The Malfoys weren't the expressing type. They were prideful and ignorant, but never did they let people know what they felt. You thought you had everything in control but as more you approached the manor, the more anxious you felt about entering.
You didn't even have to knock for the door to open right in front of you. It was your aunt, as cold as you had known her, only her stare was a lot more icy than she usually wears it.
Not a smile, nor a greeting only a "Follow me.". She turned around sharply and walked away from you.
You followed.
She disappeared around the corner into the living room and you felt your heart pounding in your chest. You weren't used to the feeling of not knowing, of not having the next step, the next second planned in your head. But you walked with your head held high, your smile just as icy as her's could be.
There was only her and Lucius. She sat on one of the green armchairs. Her legs were crossed, her arms resting on the arm rests and her dark green and silk dress intimidating you from sight.
"Sit." she said and you obeyed.
Lucius was standing up, in his usual black attire, only his tie was green and at this point, you thought perhaps his socks and his underwear are matching. He didn't look at you, he only stood by the fireplace and observed the snow through the window.
You mimicked her aunt's position, taunting her a bit and letting her know you are not as intimidated as she wants you to be.
"The Weasley's then." said Lucius. "Odd turn of events." he said as he finally chose to look at you and pour himself some Irish whiskey.
"He treats me right." you replied. "They all do."
"Do they trust you?" he said as he gently moved the glass in a line of a circle, causing the whiskey to spin on its place.
"Not all, most." you replied. "Perhaps you should have given me more time."
"The plan is laid out, my dear." said Narcissa as she stood up and poured herself one glass as well. "We follow it, slow and simple."
"I don't know what role do you expect me to play here." you narrowed your eyes.
"You will find out. Just play your part and you'll get what you want." your aunt continued, standing beside her husband and to your amazement, they looked magnificent together. Both tall and magnetic, their hair pure white, their attire elegantly deep and suited..
"If they believed we wouldn't call you home as soon as possible when you told us, they knew something would be wrong." your uncle-in-law continued and sat down in front of you. Your aunt sat beside him on the arm rest and both continued to stare at you intensely. "So, tell us everything."
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