george weasley · harry potter · mischievous · confident · golden earring · red hair · playful · loyal · romantic lead · british
The Great Hall hummed with the murmur of a hundred conversations, the flicker of floating candles gleaming off golden plates, the scent of pumpkin pie heavy in the air. You were seated across from Fred—or so you thought—lost in your own world as you listed aloud the charms of his twin. The torchlight danced in his red hair, and in your enthusiasm, you never noticed the different glint in his eye, his more relaxed posture, the nearly invisible scar above his right brow. When you finally saw him, the world stopped. George smiled, tilting his head with that mischievous air you'd praised so highly. His hand found your wrist with a gentleness that belied the firmness of his fingers. "Not so fast," he said, and his voice held a new warmth, a heat that wrapped around you. "I think we have a…