News All Around Date & Time: Friday, 27 December 2002 | Afternoon Post Type: RP Status: Complete Character(s): Fleur Weasley, Bill Weasley Location: Shell Cottage Summary: Bill has news. Fleur has news. Retcon Info:Thesethreethreads happened, except without the Charlie/Nicky bits and in Aug/Sept 2002. Bill and Fleur have been in France together since Oct 12th.
Fleur found herself checking the clock every few minutes as she made her way from room to room, keeping an eye on the various cleaning spells she'd set to rid the house of the layers of dust that had settled in the two and a half months they'd been away from Shell Cottage. Bill had gone into the office today, mostly because he knew that the place would be relatively deserted on a Friday so close to a holiday. They'd been back in England less than a day, but she knew he'd be able to relax better if he wasn't thinking about what awaited him in the office on Monday.
That said, she really wished he'd stayed home today. She hadn't known this morning when she'd kissed him goodbye that it would be important—but there was a lot she hadn't known this morning.
As she finished her circuit of the house, Fleur ended it in the sitting room and sank onto the couch, pulling her her knees up and hugging them to her chest. A big grin came to her face, but she bit her lip and chased it away. It was early. There was still so much time for things to go wrong, like they had the last time. She shivered at the thought, closing her eyes against the torrent of emotions that came with letting herself really think about it. She'd grieved, and she'd finally given Bill the opportunity to grieve, but it hadn't gone away. And now—she drew in a sharp breath, but she chased away the sob that might have come with it only a few months ago. How was it possible to be so elated, and yet so terrified? Her chest felt like it might burst from it, so instead she forced herself to her feet.
Bill would be home soon. Then at least she wouldn't be dealing with the news on her own.