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It was currently a week before Christmas break, Aine was excited because of the Hogsmeade trip before they all had to go home would finally be her first date with George.

“5 points to Ravenclaw!” Professor Lupin gifted Corrine who had a huge smile on her face as she sat back down.

As professor Lupin continued the lesson Aine kicked Corrine foot and leaned over to her ear.

“Such a good little teacher’s pet~?” Aine whispered with a giggled as Corrine’s face turned red.

Corrine had opened her mouth to respond but her eyes flicked towards the sound of the door opening. Aine turned her head to look and saw Jameson walk in with a steaming goblet.

Aine and Corrine looked at each other as Jameson walked to Lupins desk and stare at him with confusion.

“Oh! Jameson, how can I help you?” Lupin asked noticing him.

“Snape instructed me to bring this to you... he said to drink it immediately.” Jameson said in a strained voice his eyes flicking between the class and the teacher.

“Ah. Thank you. I’ll just-“Lupin grabbed the goblet from Jameson and placed it upon his desk.

Jameson looked at him wearily as Lupin continued to teach. Corrine and Aine glanced in confusion, as Jameson stared hard at Lupin.

“You can return to professor snape class. Mr. Roberts” Lupin replied as turned back to the blackboard. Jameson didn’t move for a few moments, then he shook his head and stormed out looking sick.

“You saw his face, right?” Corrine whispered keeping her eyes ahead as Aine nodded.

“I see him next period... I’ll ask him then.” Aine nodded.

Entering herbology she noticed Jameson with his head down on the workstation. Placing her bag down she slid into the chair next to him.

“You alright?” She asked but got no response. Even when sprout entered the classroom he didn’t speak and let Aine do most of the work but wrote notes in their observation notebook.

It was the end of the period and Jameson still had not spoken a word. He helped clean up, but once he had finished, he had ran away from the classroom.

Jameson didn’t show up to lunch which caused Aine the chew her lip while Corrine and Oliver bickered. Throughout the day no matter where she looked it seemed like she couldn’t find him again. 

“Alright love?” George asked her at dinner as he noticed her pick at her food.

“Just worried about Jameson, thinking about the break.. excited for our date this weekend” she trailed off leaning her head on his shoulder and she explained what happened this morning.

“That is weird.. I’m sure he will come to you. Haven’t you ever just needed sometime?” George asked her placing his arm over her shoulders. He was right, Aine knew Jameson she knew that he would come to her and when he did she would be available.

“Excited for Christmas?” George nudged as Aine was still chewing her lip lost in thought.

“Oh. We don’t celebrate Christmas but I’m excited to see my parents” she replied mindlessly as she scooped steamed veggies onto her plate.

“WHAT!” George exclaimed causing other people to turn their heads.

“we don’t celebrate it ...” she began again as George looked at her like she grew an extra head.

“But it’s Christmas!” He responded again.

“We’ve never celebrated it.. Connells birthday is the 24th though. “Aine answered honestly. It was true her family never celebrated Christmas, there wasn’t a reason, and she wasn’t feeling like she was missing out or anything it was just Christmas.

“Don’t you get sad? Or feel left out?” George asked.

“I mean I’m still with my family and I can’t get sad over something silly like that.” Aine looked up as George had a thinking face on.

“I know, it’s weird but that’s my family...” Aine continued nervously.

“I don’t think its weird! I promise.” George eyes widened as he noticed Aine chewing her lip again.

“I was just thinking maybe if you ever want to experience one... you can always come to my house.” He mumbled the last bit into her ear. It made her heart flutter a bit, it was a sweet thought.

“Maybe next year.. and if you want to experience new year’s at the Murphy house you’re invited.” She smiled at him, finishing her dinner as dessert started to appear on the table.

Aine decided to put some chocolate cake on her plate and began to eat it with a spoon, she noticed that George was staring down at her. She spooned another piece of cake and held it towards George’s mouth as an offering. He smiled and pushed the spoon down to the plate.

“I need something a little sweeter” he grinned and kissed on her on the lips, Aine turned her body to face him more and kissed back gently. 

“People eat here!” Ron Weasley yelled as he tossed a biscuit at George’s head. George pulled away and rolled his eyes, Fred had noticed this and reached over to hit Ron on his head.

-

The next day in herbology she could tell that Jameson was in a better mood, he was on time and offered to do the cutting and trimming today.

“So.. are you alright?” She asked while he measured a leaf.

Jameson let out a heavy sigh and looked around the classroom.

“I’m okay, just snape being a dick again.” He answered spinning around the workstation to look for a new pot.

“I mean it’s my fault, I gotta learn not to mouth off. So, he’s found a way to shut me up.” He continued as Aine raised her eyebrows.

“What does that mean?” She asked.

“Look. Let me have this secret, I have it under control and everything is okay.” He answered with a heavy sigh. Aine felt her stomach turn over in his response, it made her have more questions, but Jameson had drawn a line she had to respect it.

“Oh.. okay well if you need me to listen.. I’m here.” She answered keeping her eyes on the observation notebook.

“Yea.. you can talk to me too.” Jameson was now gazing at the desk as Aine raised her eyebrows in confusion.

“I know that you’re still having nightmares, and I can tell they are getting worse. You think because you put on that concealer I don’t notice? And it’s not only me who does I bet even Weasley does.” Jameson lectured his eyes finally meeting hers, his voice also held a such an even bored tone, but Aine could tell that he was annoyed.

She didn’t know what to say so she just nodded, which caused Jameson to slide over closer. They work in silence for about 10 minutes, after a while Jameson sighed again.

“I guess. if you found out something that you weren’t supposed to know.. about someone who’s nice, something unbelievable... what do you do?” Jameson asked quietly.

“Well how unbelievable” 

“So fucking unbelievable. That if you didn’t have proof, you wouldn’t believe it.”

“But they are nice?”

“Yes, a solid person. 

“I guess.. if they are nice and it’s their secret.. and no one’s being hurt then I would leave it alone.” Aine answered as best as she could she didn’t really have any context. She feels as if that secret could be about Snape or Lupin but they were adults weren’t they allowed to have other sides of them that wasn’t a teacher?

“Why don’t you talk to the person? Maybe it’s a misunderstanding.” She finalized as Jameson head shot up.

“You’re right! It could be a misunderstanding. A cruel joke.” He seemed to rationalize it to himself and jumped up and grabbed Aines face and smushed it in his hands.

“I really love the way you think Murphy.” He gently pinched her cheeks with a smile on his face.

“Oh get off!” She giggled as sprout looked in their direction. When the bell rung, they left class together and she could tell his was in a better mood. George was leaning against the wall outside the classroom waiting for them, more like waiting for her.

“Are you coming to lunch?” She asked Jameson who shook his head and headed in the direction of the potions classroom.

“You guys made up then?” George asked placing his hand in hers, Aine nodded at him and kissed him softly and they headed off.

-

George Weasley was currently kissing his beautiful girlfriend Aine. He had only meant to talk for a second, but she was so alluring to him that he couldn’t resist. She had looked extra beautiful today in his opinion, she was wearing a black overall dress with thick white leggings and fluffy white coat. She had shimmery eyeshadow that was gold and made her eyes pop along with some lip-gloss that was probably gone by now. He pushed her legs open with his knees and pushed himself closer, Aine had reached up and started tugging on his hair. George groaned and kissed her deeper, he moved his hands from her waist to her bum.

“Hello Georgie!” Fred greeted cheerfully leaning against the wall as was with a piece of parchment in his hands.

Aine let out an embarrassed gasp and pushed George away as he rolled his eyes at his brother.

“Did you forget we had a meeting to attend before your date?” Fred teased as he waved the map in his arms.

‘Oh that’s what I came to tell her’ he thought to himself

Aine looked confused as she crossed her arms over her chest.

“Meeting?” She questioned a little upset because he had promised to take her out today, was he canceling?

“Just gotta meet up with Harry really quick. I promise love, it won’t take long.” George explained as Free smirked down at them.

“Promise?”  She pouted as George felt his heart melt a bit.

“I promise. I’ll meet you at honey dukes?” He kissed her hand causing her to blush.

“Okay~ see you later Fred.” Aine responded as she walked towards the great hall, George stared at her walk away with a smile on his face.

“See you’re taking my advice~” Fred teased as he opened the map to look for Harry. 

“What’d you mean?” 

“Don’t be coy. I saw you grab her bum.” They turned the corner into a courtyard that was covered in snow. The looked at the map that said Harry was there in confusion until they saw the footprints in the snow. George nudge Fred and they dragged Harry by one arm each to a broom closet.

“you guys im trying to goto hogsemeade!” Harry fought back as George pulled the clock off him.

“we know” Fred and Geiorge replied at the same time as fred handed harry the map

“whats this rubbish?” Harry complained almost immediately.

“Rubbish?” Fred cried out.

“That’s the secret to success right there!” George explained.

“It's a wrench giving it to you, believe me.” Fred continued

“But we decided to be good Samaritans, Freddie if you please.” George gestured to Fred as he pointed his wand towards the map.

“I solemnly swear I am up to no good.”

-

As if he was saying goodbye, George did one final look of the map. Taking one last mental picture, he saw Ron and Hermione walking towards Hogsmeade, Lee, Alice and Angelina in the three broomsticks and Aine entering honeydukes.

“Thanks guys.. I really appreciate this” Harry stated as Fred began pointing out a passage for him to take, George watched as Cedric Diggory had appeared next to Aine and lingered. He hated the twist of jealousy that shot through him almost immediately and took a small breath.

When he entered honeydukes and Cedric was still talking to his girlfriend, he couldn’t help the irritation build inside. She had a basket full of sweets that were looped through her arm, while her hands were in her pockets. They were currently in front of a big chocolate wand display. Cedric was taller so she was staring up at him and smiling at whatever that swarmy bastard was saying.

“Murphy is looking really fit today” George snapped out of his glaring session and turned his head to whoever made that statement.

“Yeah, she’s always been quite fit but you know.” Pucey replied to Nott.

“Yeah, she’s with Weasley now, Jameson told me.” Nott sighed placing a box of sugar quills back on the shelf, they had their backs towards him.

“Don’t be stupid. Shes still a mudblood.” Pucey chided Nott as the fire of jealousy turned into ice, he hated that word and to say it about his nice girlfriend, who’s constantly nice to these 2 bastards. He saw red and began to head in their direction.

“George?” He froze as Aine called from behind him. She had begun to walk over with Cedric behind her, she gave him a loving smile.

“Is your meeting over?” she asked him, George flicked his eyes back to Pucey and Nott who had also seemed frozen wondering if they were overheard.

“yeah... I told you it was quick.” George replied deciding to let them go for now.

“Hey mate” Cedric greeted and shook his hand as they followed Aine to check out, when they got closer in the front Nott and Pucey got behind them.

“Hi Adrian, Theo” Aine greeted them kindly, completely unaware of their real personalities.

“Hi Aine..”Nott looked at George wearily as he glared at both of them and Pucey was smart enough to keep his mouth shut. After she checked out, and Diggory left them George finally felt himself relax a bit.

“You alright? You seem tense?” Aine rubbed his arm up and down in a soothing manner.

“yeah I just- “He didn’t want to tell her what he heard, she didnt need that.

“I’m just a bit nervous for our first proper date.” George leaned down and grabbed her bag and then slide his hand in her, yanking her closer.

“its okay, I’m nervous too” she replied shyly as he led her to Madame Puddifoots.