I was nervous. It was the sorting, and I was a muggle-born. The rest of the first years and I walked up to get sorted.

"Hermione Granger," said Professor McGonagall. 'Of course I am first.' I thought to myself. I walked up to the three legged stool. Shaking, I sat down.

"Interesting.." I heard a whispering in my ear. "Lots of brain. Defiantly bravery too. Though not willing to think outside of the box. Not quite Ravenclaw material. No.. If you're not fit for Ravenclaw, you must be a GRYFFINDOR!" I got down and went to sit down at the table that was marked with gold and scarlet. I wanted to be in Gryffindor, I liked that house.

I sat down next to a boy with red hair. Across from me sat a boy who looked like the one next to me.

"Are you twins?" I asked. I didn't want to sound dumb, but I was curious. They both had large smiles on their faces.

"Yes, were twins. I'm George," said the one who was sitting across from me. Then, I heard his voice. It was sweet.

"And I'm Fred. Fred Weasley. Ron's our brother. I believe you've met him," he said. In the background I could hear cheering. I felt the bench weigh down next to me. I turned to look and saw that Ron had become a Gryffindor too. We watched the rest of sorting. Harry became a Gryffindor along with Neville, the boy who had lost his toad. I could feel the warmth of Fred coming to me.

School got easier as the year went on. By Christmas I was no longer afraid of being muggle-born. I was sad to be going home for the holidays. I wouldn't see Harry or Ron for two weeks, but I made sure they would check to library for Nicolas Flamel. Most importantly, I wouldn't see Fred. We had been becoming closer over the year. I found that whenever I was away from him, he was all I could think about.

I came back to school for Christmas. I had just walked into the Gryffindor common room when someone whispered my name,

"Hermione. Psst. Over here." I blinked. It was Fred. My heart started racing. I walked over to the corner where he was.

"What?" I asked.

"If you need to look for Nicolas Flamel, check the chocolate frog cards." That was all he said, then he was gone.

Fred was right, we found all the information we needed. We stopped Voldemort from retrieving the stone. It was an exciting year. We even won the house cup. At the end of the year feast I sat down by Fred.

"Did you find your information?" he asked, winking. My heart fluttered. 'Respond' I told myself.

"Yeah," I said. The blush was spreading across my cheeks. "Thank you."

"No problem."

It was going to be a long summer, and I couldn't wait to see Fred again.