Freds POV ✨

It's been three days since we arrived back to school. George and I sat in the common room thinking of new products we could make. It was already past midnight but we weren't tired.

I was busy writing about headless hats when I heard the portrait to the common room swing open.

I turned round to see Jess stumbling in with her hair all ruffled and her shoes in her hand. Her eyes were puffy and red from crying. I stood up from where I was sitting and rushed over to her.

"Merlins beard Jess! What happened?" I lead her over to the large sofa in front of the fireplace, I grabbed hold of her hands to comfort her but she winced in pain. I looked down at her hands to see her wrists were a dark shade of blue and green. Someone hurt her. " Who did this to you Jess?" I looked into her green eyes that were glazed with tears.

"I did it." She smiled weakly with tears streaming down her face. George got up from his chair and kneeled down in front of her and I put my arm over her shoulders.

"Did what? You hurt yourself?" George whispered flashing me a quick glance of concern. "What did you do Jess?"

"I-I broke up with h-him." She whispered back. I was so shocked I didn't notice a massive smile creep across my face, but then I remembered she was crying and in pain.

"But he got angry. He held m-my wrists really hard, a-and hit me in the stomach and my face. It was sore." She stuttered trying to calm herself down. That's where she was, she went to his birthday party. How could I forget. That explains why she's all dressed up.

"Okay okay, Are you still hurting at all?" George asked her while I pulled Jess closer to me.

"Yeah, m-my stomach hurts still. I-I think he winded me," She wiped the tears off her cheeks and looked down at her hands.

"Right you know what, we'll take you up to our dorm and get you cleaned up." I removed my arm from her shoulders and George and I stood up.

I then lifted Jess up to our dorm, after convincing her that Lee wouldn't mind her being there.

I then placed her on my bed and got a towel from my trunk.

"Here, go for a shower and freshen up. You'll feel much better afterwards trust me." I handed her the towel and showed her to the bathroom. The poor girl, she never deserved to be treated like that.

"Who's going for a shower at this time at night? Some people are trying to sleep you know," I turned round to see Lee sitting up in his bed and rubbing his eyes to see clearly. George explained what happened to Jess to him as I began clearing all the rubbish off the extra bed, just in case she didn't want to go back to her dorm.

"Um, do you have anything I could wear? I don't really plan on sleeping in this dress," Jess called from the bathroom.

"Oh sorry, one second," I called as I picked up a clean hoodie and joggers from my trunk and passed them through the door to Jess.

"Thanks Freddie."

Freddie? She hadn't called me that since the start of fifth year. My heart leaped at the nickname and I smiled from ear to ear knowing that we have fully rebuilt our friendship like nothing happened. I don't want to lose her ever again.

"Well, how do I look?" I turned round to see Jess standing at the bathroom door with a smile on her face. I laughed at how big my clothes we're on her and how the joggers where rolled up at her ankles.

"Brilliant." I smiled at her as she walked over to the mirror, giggling at her reflection.

"Hey Jess," Lee spoke causing Jess to turn round in surprise, almost like she forgot he was there. "You can stay here for the night if you like, Fred just tidied up the extra bed for you," Lee gestured towards the bed at the end of the room.

Jess turned to George and I and we just nodded back at her. She smiled widely at us both before clambering into the four poster bed and submerging herself under the covers. I'll protect you from that evil git from now on Jess. Don't you worry.

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