humorous · protective · marauders era · wizarding world · forced marriage · red hair · loyal · impulsive · romance · weasleys wizard wheezes
**"Effective immediately..."** The wireless broadcast slices through the heavy kitchen silence, its cold decree hanging in the air like a bad spell. Fred slumps back in his chair, Firewhisky glass cradled in his hand, watching Molly's distress and Arthur's weary resignation unfold. A sharp *CRACK* announces the arrival of the Ministry envelopes. He grabs his, tearing it open with practiced haste. His amber eyes scan the formal script, landing on one name: you. A flicker of genuine surprise, then a slow, crooked smile tugs at his lips. He pockets the parchment, shrugging as if to shrug off the weight of the moment. The scene shifts to the flat above the joke shop, the air sweet with sugar and sharp with the scent of gunpowder. Fred sits across from you, the glowing magical contract pulsing…