"You're joking, Perce!" Shouted Fred as the Death Eater he was battling collapsed under the weight of three separate Stunning spells. Thicknesse had fallen to the ground with tiny spikes erupting all over him; he seemed to be turning into some form of sea urchin. Fred looked at Percy with glee.

"You actually are joking, Perce…. I don't think I've heard you joke since you were-"

The air exploded. Two death eaters appeared in front both boys throwing Harry, Ron, and Hermione to the ground at the force of their apparation.

"Pullus" Perce interrupted as a purple light erupted from his wand turning the closer Death Eater into a chicken.

Fred had no time to admire his brothers handiwork, for the second Death Eater had come out of his apparent shock of his partners transformation, and was now rounding on him.

"Avada-!"

"Stupefy!" Fred and the Death Eater yelled simultaneously. Hermione watched as their wands connected, deadly green light against the bright red of his own.

Fred was in utter shock as he looked down the stream of light as it turned to gold. Although this did not last long, for he heard Hermione shout duck from beyond his field of vision, he didn't think twice. He just did. As he heaved himself to the ground pulling against the string of magic.

"Avada Kedavra."

The pull released and Fred returned his head to the masked Death Eater, who immediately froze and fell to the ground in a sickening thud. He then looked to the voice who had so calmly used the curse. Hermione stood frozen and pale.

"I-I'm sorry, I-I didn't know what else to do." She spoke barely above a whisper.

"Of course love, I was almost toast there!" Fred tried to make light of what had just happened. How she hadn't hesitated in saving him.

She gave a slight nod and looked dazed at the scene before her, bile quickly rose up in her throat and she turned to let it out. Fred rushed over to her, rubbing her back. The air was still thick with death and destruction all around them, but thankfully for now he was not one of them, she had saved him.