Inconvenient Timing

Chapter One

It was 2 am and once again Fred found himself unable to sleep. Umbridge had been ruining the year, and hurting people he cared about. He however had been using his sleepless nights to plan revenge pranks on the pink toad. He was lying in bed when he heard the door to dorm open. He laid there quietly while trying to figure out who could be coming in so late. He listened as the feet shuffled and then ran into a dresser.

"Fuck," The voice sounded like a girl who tried to whisper but was quite loud.

Fred jumped out of bed realizing it was the voice of a girl. Although, he wasn't sure who it could be.

He saw the figure in the dark and could tell they were small. He guessed who it was but couldn't be sure. It was the only girl he could think would come up here.

"Ginny?" Fred whispered into the dark room.

The footsteps were clumsy and staggered. Fred held his breath hoping it wasn't someone else. The girl stepped forward and into the moonlight being cast through the window.

"Merlin 'Mione. What are you doing here?"

"Uhhhh... " Stepped back and hiccupped as she did so. "I thought this was my room." She slurred as she spoke.

"Are you drunk!?" Fred asked confused and was admittedly quite surprised to see Hermione drunk.

"I think I mig-" she hiccupped before she could finish.

"'Mione why were you drinking!? You could get expelled?"

"Well, I , uh-" Hermione gave Fred a utterly miserable look and began crying like a child.

Fred wasn't sure what to do so he walked up to her and gave her a hug. Unfortunately this only made her cry even harder.

"Shh, 'Mione! They're trying to sleep. Wait, let's go to the common room so we can talk."

She nodded into his chest and started the clumsy walk down to the common room.

He sat Hermione down on the couch beside him and try to talk to her.

"Hermione just breath. It's okay. What's wrong?" Fred put his hand on her upper back and began to run circles into it.

Hermione continued to sob but managed to be understandable. "I am so stupid. I hate myself." She sobbed as she tried to wipe her tear soaked face.

"What are you talking about 'Mione?" Fred questioned. "You're smart, brilliant actually. If anyone told you differently they obviously don't know you," Fred said steadily.

"Ronald is a git." She muttered to herself before turned toward Fred and put her head on his shoulder, continuing to cry.

Fred felt himself grow angry. What had his stupid brother done this time? "What did my idiot brother say 'Mione."

"He told me he liked me," She spat out desperately. "He is one of my best friends, and I told him that-"she loudly hiccupped. "I've ruined our friendship!" she lunged herself into Fred's chest, holding onto his shirt and just wept.

Fred didn't know what to say. He knew Ron loved her, but he also knew that it wasn't either of their faults. "'Mione," Fred whispered into her ear. "It's okay. You don't have to like him. You're best friends, and this isn't going to ruin it."

He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly trying to calm her. Repeating to her "It's okay."

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Hermione woke up with a splitting headache and few memories of the night before. She rolled over and saw that she was not in her room. It was about noon and she realized soon that she was alone in the boy's dorm. Lying in Fred Weasley's bed.

Quickly, she climbed out of bed and made her way downstairs, regardless of her protesting headache. When she finally reached the common room Fred was sitting alone on one of the chairs reading the daily prophet.

Memories of the night flooded back to her and she contemplated running back upstairs. Fred spotted her and she realized it was too late to run.

"Good morning Hermione," he laughed. "Can you believe this rubbish?"

He pointed to the front page article which read in large letters.

"VOLDEMORT'S RETURN? ALL A HOAX"

Hermione just stared at Fred. How has she gotten to his bed and what was wrong with her. She should have never been drinking.

"'Mione, you fell asleep on me last night, and since I can't go into the girls dorms I let you sleep in my bed. I stayed down here last night. Nothing happened." he said calmly. "Even if you couldn't keep your hands of me," he sang.

"Thank you Fred," she said as she sighed a huge sigh of relief. She made her way to the couches opposite him and sat down. "I'm really sorry about last night. I shouldn't have been drinking, and I most certainly shouldn't have told you all that."

"It's okay 'Mione, it was kind of funny honestly. I never thought I'd see Hermione Granger, the brightest witch of her age, drunk." he laughed as he spoke, causing Hermione to turn scarlet.