"THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT WEASLEYS' WIZARD WHEEZYS! Have a great day."

Fred Weasley watched as his twin brother George said goodbye to the new customers that had just walked out of their store in Diagon alley, thankful he was there. Even after 3 years Fred could not believe how lucky he was to be alive still. During the battle of Hogwarts Fred was hit with a curse and then had a wall cave in on him. Many thought he was killed. Fred could not get those moments out of his mind and the person who had helped him the most. If it had not been for a certain know-it-all bookworm Fred very well might have died for real that day. He owed her his life. He had not seen her very much since then. She had been busy with her life and he had of course been busy with the shop. Ginny did let it slip over dinner the other night though that Hermione was opening her own bookstore soon. Maybe he would stop in and see her. He never did get to thank her after all...

"Hey Forge, do you know if we have any more edible dark marks in the store room?"

Fred looked up at George who had suddenly appeared in front of him interrupting Fred's thoughts of his reunion with the women who had given him his second chance at life.

"We should have a couple more cases. Let me go check. I will be right back." Replied Fred.

Fred mad his way through the shop and into the back store room to find the missing treats.

After a few minutes he came back out with 2 cases in his hands and handed to his twin brother with a grin.

"Here you go Gred"

"Why thank you Forge."

After the sweets had been handed off to one of the stores employees for stocking Fred looked at George.

"Hey Georgie?"

"Yeah Fred"

"You remember dinner the other night at the Burrow with Gin?"

"What? The one where she was almost hyperventilating over whether or not Harry was going to propose or not?"

"Yeah... she said something about Granger opening up a bookshop right? Do you remember where she said it was going to be?"

George looked at his brother with curiosity and mischief in his eyes.

"Oh... now why would you want to know that piece of information? Going to go become a little Percy are you now? Going to quote information at me?" George said with a huge grin on his face.

George knew that in their last year at Hogwarts Fred had started looking at their little brothers best friend differently. He gave his twin so much trouble over it and even told Fred that he would be happy to arrange a little time alone with her for him if he would like. After that comment Fred slipped him a canary cream in front of Angelina. So George backed off teasing Fred about Granger, but he knew that his twin still carried some feelings for the girl. After the finale battle Ron had finally decided to man up to his feelings feelings for Hermione thus destroying any chance Fred had with the little fuzzy haired bookworm.

"Shut up. I was just thinking it would be nice to show up and lend some support you know. I mean she basically grew up at the Burrow and after the War she lived there for how many months? Even though her and Ron broke up she is family, and I think that as her family we might want to show up and support her that's all. And besides we have not seen her in forever so it might be a good thing to pop in and say hello and good luck and stuff..." Fred finished very fast noticing his ears were starting to turn red.

"Yeah, sure, whatever you say Fred. " George said with a smirk.

Fred turned to walk away when his brother started to talk again

They finished cleaning up the store silently and after everything was cleaned and restocked, the money was put away, and the wards were fully up, George said his goodbye to his twin brother and made his way out the door to apperate to his country cottage and his wife while Fred made his way up the back stairs to the flat above the store.

Fred still lived in the flat above the shop even though he had more than enough money to move out. He liked living here. This was the first place besides the Burrow and Hogwarts that was home to him. After him and George made their escape in 7th year from Umbrige this was where they made home. Even though George had gotten married to Angelina a year ago and moved out Fred still thought of this as home. He liked having this place. So many memories.

He went to the now spare room that used to be Georges and looked at the book case there. He looked until he came across the small book he was searching for.

It was just a muggle book but it was not the book that interested him. No it was what he hid in the book. For in the book was a picture. He pulled it out carefully. There it was. Dumbledore's Army. This picture was taken right before Christmas in his 7th year. He saw her there smiling and waving up at him in the front.

Fred sat there and stared at this picture for a while and when he put it away he felt ashamed because he knew he would never have the courage to tell her the truth about how he felt. He saw his brother standing next to Hermione in the picture and it made Fred wonder what stupid thing his brother did to drive away a wonderful women like the he one he had and the one Fred wished he had.

First chapter done! Please R&R