Anything Can Happen
By: mistress-of-the-soul
Chapter One
"Do you love me?" she asked, tentatively stepping towards the tall redhead. Hermione gazed into Ron's blue eyes in apprehension. Ron gazed back, his eyes showing nothing. Slowly, he shook his head no. Hermione's heart broke. "Why? We are meant to be together. We were made for each other!" Hermione exclaimed hysterically. "Hermione," Ron sighed, "there is another girl." Hermione's mouth fell open in horror. "Another girl?" she choked. Ro merely nodded and looked to the shadows: from where Lavender Brown approached.
Hermione watched Lavender go stand by Ron and drape her arms around him. "This is it!" Hermione inwardly screamed. "How long?" Hermione asked, her voice shaking with rage. "Hermione," Ron started. 'DON'T, Hermione me Ronald Weasley!" she screamed. Hermione pulled out her wand and pushed the tip firmly into Ron's chest. How long?" she asked again, pushing her wand further into Ron's chest. "Seven months," Ron mumbled. Hermione dropped her wand. 'No, no, no, no, NO!" she screamed. "How could you do something like that, Ron? I gave you everything! My heart, my soul, my bloody body for God's sake! And all of this while you were with that thing!" Hermione turned her livid eyes on Lavender and bent to pick up her wand.
"Calm down Hermione!" Ron pleaded. "Calm down?" she shrieked. "How dare you tell me to calm down? How would you react if I had been sleeping with Harry and you? That's how I feel! I have been sharing my boyfriend with this pig!" Hermione raised her wand to Lavender, "I should kill you both right now," she said menacingly.
"Hermione? Is that you?" Fred's voice echoed through the air. Standing behind Ron and Lavender was Fred Weasley. "What's going on?" Hermione did not lower her wand, instead she moved closer to Lavender, her grip on her wand turning her knuckles white. 'Oh no," Fred mumbled. He looked from Hermione, to Lavender, to Ron, then back to Hermione. Suddenly it clicked and Fred pounced on his brother. 'Ro you bloody git! Why would you do something like that to her! She doesn't deserve that!"
Ron was caught by surprise at Fred's attack. So was Lavender, so she did not notice Hermione's dangerous eyes or her angry face. Hermione screamed like a maniac and jumped o Lavender; throwing her wand away. She ripped and hit at whatever she could reach that was Lavender. Lavender was screaming and rolling around trying to get Hermione off of her. 'Ron, help me!" she shrieked. Fred and Ron looked up from their tussle to see Hermione atop of Lavender. Ron scrambled away from Fred and tried to pull Hermione off of Lavender. All he got in return was a black eye and a bloody lip.
Fred saw the rage in Hermione's eyes and knew that she was not going to stop anytime soon. Fred pushed Ron to the ground and ran to Hermione. Strong arms pulled Hermione off of Lavender, who lay cowering in the dirt, blood dripping off her face. Hermione immediately hit Fred who howled in pain. She ran back to lavender and started hitting her again. Fred saw Hermione's wand lying on the ground and dived for it. He did the only thing he could think of. He pointed his wand at the tangled mess of Hermione and Lavender and yelled, "Stupefy!" Both Hermione and Lavender went rigid. Fred rushed over and pulled Hermione away from Lavender. Hermione's eyes blazed with anger and Fred decided that he should probably wait to unbind her. Ron was tending to Lavender whom he had revived. She was crying and clutching at her face. Fred looked to Hermione at his side. He had a firm grip on her and he saw a glint of happiness in her eyes. Fred tightened his grip on her waist and unbounded her. She immediately went for Lavender but Fed was too quick for her. He scooped her up and threw her over his shoulder and marched off towards the house. He turned to see what Ron and Lavender were doing and top his disgust he saw them kissing. Smirking slightly he muttered a sticking charm. "Let them sit there for a while," he thought.
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Fred walked into the Burrow with a struggling Hermione on his back. "Fredrick Weasley! Put that girl down now!" Mrs. Weasley shrieked upon seeing Fred holding Hermione. "Mum, you really don't want me to do that right now. She's in a state." Fred protested. "Fred, put that young girl now!" Mrs. Weasley shrieked. "Fine," Fred said and plopped Hermione down in the chair. He turned to his mother to explain what had happened but before he could say anything the chair was scraping across the floor and Hermione was headed for the door. Fred shot his mother an I told you so look and ran after her. He caught up with Hermione right as she opened the door. He threw his weight forward and took Hermione to the ground. "Now is not the time for revenge. They will know it is coming. Now please Hermione, calm down," Fred whispered in her ear.
Hermione went limp underneath Fred and he slowly got up. "I am getting way to old for this kind of stuff," he grumbled. He helped Hermione up and steered her towards a chair where she sat obediently. Mrs. Weasley was still standing at the sink with a bowl and a wooden spoon poised in the air. "Anybody care to explain," she asked. Fred looked towards Hermione and saw that her eyes held a vacant expression in them. She hung her head low and stared at the ground. Fred's anger towards his brother only increased as he turned back to his mother.
"You might want to sit down. Your mean side will probably come out," Fred said. Mrs. Weasley sat down and looked expectantly at Fred. Fred shot a glance towards Hermione, who still had her head down. Fred sighed and turned back to his mother. He told her of how he had heard Hermione screaming and that he went to see what was going on. He realized that Ron had done something terrible and when he explained about Lavender Mrs. Weasley shot to her feet! "Why that cow!" she exclaimed. After Fred had calmed his mother down he told her the rest of what he knew. Mrs. Weasley was livid. "I am going to kill my youngest son. Where is he?" Fred looked hesitant because of the wild look in his mother's eyes but soon relented. He's behind the broom shed with Lavender." Mrs. Weasley stormed out the house. "Oh and mum!" Fred shouted, "They are stuck together." Fred gave a sheepish grin. His mother only shook her head continued her trek to the broom shed.
Fred turned from the door to look at Hermione. She was sitting in the same position that she had been sitting in twenty minutes ago. "Why did he have to do this to her?" Fred thought. "Hermione?" Fred asked gently. "Are you okay?" Hermione looked up but didn't answer. After a few minutes Fred tried again. "Are you tired? Do you want me to take you up to Ginny's room?" Hermione immediately bolted upright. "No," she said. Fred was stunned by her reaction. "Hermione, why? What's wrong with Ginny's room?" "That thing is staying here, remember. Ginny invited her at the end of school to stay." Fred smacked himself on the forehead. "How could I forget that?" he inwardly yelled.
Hermione stood up, "I think I will turn in for the night." Fred watched perplexed as Hermione climbed the steps. Fred was confused in every way. He wanted to follow Hermione but he let her go, she obviously needed her space. An hour later, Fred trudged up the stairs to his room to go to bed. He opened his door and nearly fell. "What the hell!" he exclaimed. Hermione was asleep on his bed. Why, Fred had no idea, he just knew that Hermione was asleep in his bed. Fred looked at Hermione's sleeping form and noticed how tense she was. Her eyelids flickered as if she was having a nightmare and she tossed and turned. Fred went over to his bed and sat down beside Hermione.
He softly put a hand on her shoulder to calm her. She stopped writhing and rolling around. She rolled over and was fast asleep. Sighing, Fred got up and walked over to George's bed and lay down facing Hermione. He fell asleep with his watchful eye on her, making sure she was safe.