Fred Weasley sat with his twin brother George in his temporary bedroom located in Grimauld place, the private headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. The Order of the Phoenix was the organization plotting to take down Lord Voldemort. Even though Fred and George were both 17 years old, their over protective mother wouldn't let them into meetings.

This led to the two mischievous twins locking themselves into their room and working on a new product. They had brainstormed for a week for something to help them listen in on the conversations the order members were having. They found it a huge challenge, but these boys were ruthless and never gave up.

They began to make prototypes of what were later to be called 'Extendable ears.' Today the two boys finally felt like they had perfected their invention. With an evil grin and a high five to each other the two boys walked out of their room looking for their two younger siblings.

They found Ginny throwing dung bombs at the kitchen door, like Tonks taught her. "Gin!" Fred and George shouted together. She spun around and put her hands on her hips in Mrs. Weasley like way. "We have perfected the ears!" The twins said simultaneously. Any similarity between Ginny and her mother vanished as an evil grin similar to her older brothers appeared on her face.

"Lets get Ron!" The girl said. The three red heads ran up the stairs to their brother's, Ron, room. They opened the door and all of them had to hold back hysterical laughter. Ron stood up in front of a mirror checking himself out. Ginny raised a finger up to her mouth to signal her brothers to be quiet.

In a stunning impersonation of the voice of Hermione Granger Ginny said "Ronald! What in Merlin's pants are you doing?" Ron jumped from what he was doing and shouted "Mione!?"

The boy blushing all the way up to his hairline spun around to see his girlfriend. Instead he saw Fred and George doubled over in laughter and Ginny wiping tears of mirth from her eyes. He lunged for the three of them and they easily stepped away from his attack.

"Argh! I really thought you were Hermione! She is coming today!" Ron yelled. Ginny was still laughing but Fred sobered up immediately.

George noticed his brother and stopped laughing. Fred's face had whitened and George quickly say "Ummm we have something to do!" and grabbed his twins arm and apparated from the room. They found themselves in their room and they quickly put a locking and silencing charm on the door.

Fred collapsed on the bed and groaned. "I thought I had more time…" Then Fred repeatedly hit his head on the headrest of the bed.

George walked over to his brother and said "C'mon mate, it cant be that bad. Just forget about what happened at the Yule Ball. Just forget about what you felt for her."

If only it was that easy, Fred thought to himself. Fred didn't just all of a sudden like Hermione when she showed up like the Hot witch she was. He began to take notice of her at the very beginning of her fourth year and their 6th year.

He remembered that at the Quidditch world cup she wasn't the little bookworm with bushy hair anymore. She was growing up. Every time she yelled at Fred and George for being idiots, it didn't bother him because she was talking to him.

But his feelings were intensified when the Yule ball came around.

**( begin flashback)**

"Ready Fred?"

"Ready George." The two twins said to each other with a grin. They were wearing slightly nicer looking dress robes then their poor brother Ron. Fred and George decided not to take dates to the ball because it would be easier to dance with more girls if they didn't bring a girl to hold them back.

The boys fixed each other's ties and walked down the staircase into the Gryffindor common room. They saw all the girls look up at them and burst into whispers about what prank they would pull tonight. Fred and George smirked at each other but then frowned a bit.

Professor McGonagall had stopped them on their way out of transfiguration yesterday. She said "I swear if anything that embarrasses our school happens tomorrow be prepared for two months worth of detentions!" and as she walked off they could have sworn they heard her mumble "It's like the Marauders all over again."

Fred and George were crestfallen after the threat, but decided to spend the night dancing with as many girls as possible. After winking to Angelina Johnson the boys walked over to their younger brother standing with his date. He didn't seem very interested in her, especially when all the other girls in the room gasped and looked up at an extremely beautiful girl walking down the stairs.

Ron and Fred's jaws dropped open once they realized who the girl was. Hermione Granger. George smirked at his twin and closed his jaw for him. Fred blushed slightly as Ron continued to gawk at her as if he had never seen a girl before.

Ron's eyes widened and it looked as if he would snog her right then and there. Fred clenched his jaw and thought about how he already noticed that Hermione was a girl. Ron walked up to Hermione and said "'Mione! You look…Beautiful!"

Hermione blushed scarlet and said "Well, thank you Ronald." Fred began glaring at Ron for talking to her.

George was extremely amused by his brother and said "Jealous, Freddie?" Fred blinked and tried to clear thoughts of Hermione from his mind. What was he thinking? This was Hermione, bookworm, nerdy, bossy, Hermione! Well to be bloody honest, she definitely didn't look like a bookworm right now.

He turned to his twin to see if he was reacting the same way he was. He was surprised when he saw George looking at Hermione with nothing more than brotherly affection. Fred and George always thought about everything and everyone in the same way. Why should Hermione be any different?

George looked at Fred and smirked. Fred growled and hit him upside the head. Tired of listening to their younger brother pathetically flirt with Hermione the twins walked down to the Great Hall. When they opened the big golden double doors, even the two boys were impressed.

The Great Hall had been transformed into a winter wonderland. There was actual snow falling from the ceiling before it melted right before it touched the floor. They boys thought of how much they could do if McGonagall hadn't warned them. They could start an epic snow war!

That night Fred and George danced with every girl in their year (Not including Slytherin's) and were now pushing their luck on trying to dance with the Bauxbaton girls. They thoughtfully (Rudely) declined them and George found himself dancing with Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet at the same time.

Freed wandered over to the snack table where he looked out at all the partygoers. Harry was dancing with Pravarti Patil as he terribly stepped on her feet. George was grinding with the two girls from before, and Dumbledore was twirling a frazzled looking McGonagall. Fred felt his eyes slide over to Hermione…with KRUM?

International Quidditch Superstar?! What in Merlin's pants was he doing with HERMIONE?! Fred frantically looked over at Ron who was scowling deeply at the couple. Fred felt a monster clawing its way out from deep within his chest. All he knew was that Hermione needed to be separated from Krum. It looked like Ron felt the same way, but seeing as he basically worshipped the Quidditch player he wouldn't be doing anything. Fred and George swore that Ron would go gay if Viktor was.

So it was up to Fred. Before he could think of what he was actually doing he walked over to the couple. He put an arm around Hermione's shoulder and said "may I have this dance?" in a mocking chivalrous voice. Hermione gaped at him and said "Umm…sure!"

Fred mentally grinned in triumph as he saw Viktor shoot him a dirty look and walk away. Fred grabbed Hermione and brought her outside. Hermione was feeling extremely surprised and said "Why did you take me out here?"

Fred smirked at her and said "Just saving the damsel in distress."

Hermione arched her eyebrow in surprise and said "I didn't realize I was in distress."

Fred wrapped an arm around her shoulder and said "Of course you didn't. It's very hard to tell, but it was obvious Victor just wanted you for your beauty." Hermione blushed thinking 'Did he just say he thought I was beautiful.'

She blushed a bit and turned away as Fred said "You should have seen Ron's face, it was a mixture of jealousy and love mixed into one ugly face for his secret lover Viktor Krum." Hermione laughed and rolled her eyes. Fred grinned wider at her and squeezed her shoulders. She looked up at him and they locked eyes.

Hermione was surprised when she saw that Fred's eyes turned serious for once and they were slowly leaning towards each other. Then all of a sudden Ron burst through the door leading to where they are. "Oi! There you are 'Mione!" Ron said.

Fred and Hermione had burst away from each other as soon as the door opened. Then without another word Fred walked away from the two of them and grabbed him brother's arm. They walked up to their room where they found Lee Jordan snogging a Ravenclaw that they kicked out.

Lee and George turned towards Fred who was banging his head with his fist. "She's Ron's Best friend and crush. Of course I would fall for her. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid."

That was the night he knew he needed to get Hermione to be his. That was also the night he found out Ron had asked Hermione to be his girlfriend. She said Yes.

(End Flashback)

Fred looked at his twin and said "George, are you willing to help me get Hermione?"

George looked at his brother actually being serious and said "Of course mate, but you know this will probably hurt Ron."

Fred looked up at him and said "I know, but do you honestly think I would hurt our own brother (emotionally, The twins always physically hurt Ron…brotherly love.) for her if I didn't care about her?" George shook his head no.

"well brother let's work on operation Hermione." George said with a sly grin, sticking his hand out to his brother. Fred grinned and put his hand in George's. They shook on it and the door burst open.

"Count me in!" said Ginny, holding an extendable ear in her hand.