Chapter 1: How Could You?
(Told by George's POV)
AU! Set in 5th year no Voldie only Death eaters
We were all at Grimald Place trying to celebrate Mum, and Dad's 25th anniversary, when the scene went down. Sirius was just about bring in their cake when he walked in looking disgruntled. She walked in afterwards looking mournful. He glared at her the entire time, when she tried to speak he cut her off the entire night. "Well then Happy Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Weasley" She said with a forced smile as she could feel his glare on her back as she hugged his parents.
"I think I'm going to turn in, goodnight" she said softly as she turned towards the door. No one thinks I care or notice the sad look in her eyes as she turns away. "Goodnight my dear 'Mione" Ron bit out in a hateful tone. Everyone seems to take notice of this as she whirls back around to face him. "What is your problem?" She asked with a hurt look. "YOU! YOU'RE MY PROBLEM, YOU FILTHLY MUDBLOOD BITCH!" Ron yelled as he pushed her so hard she flew back into the wall. "RONALD BILIUS WEASLEY!" Mum yelled but he didn't even hear hr as he lunged forward at Hermione with a hateful look. We were able to grab him before he got to her. "How could you?" She asked quietly as she slapped him across the face. She then, stormed up stairs to her room.
"You better have a damn good reason for that Ronald!" Dad hollered as he stormed towards his youngest son. "She broke up with me, for no reason" Ron shouted as he glared at Dad. "So you, being the genius that you are, decide that's grounds enough to call her a MUDBLOOD BITCH!" Harry screamed as he took a step towards his best friend. "I can't believe you!" Ginny said in a venomous tone as she marched up to her older brother. "Ginny" Mum said in warning. Ginny ignored it and slapped Ron across the face. "You're a prick" She said quietly so Mum wouldn't hear. She then ran up the stairs to find Hermione and help her. "Ronald Weasley I am ashamed to call you my son!" Mum said as she walked up to him and slapped him hard enough to leave a hand print. "I raised you better! I am indignant and ashamed of myself if this is the man you've become!" Mum said as she had tears stream down her face as she followed Ginny up the stairs.
"You don't understand! I LOVED HER AND SHE JUST DIDN'T CARE!" Ron hollered to anyone who would accept that as an excuse.
"You are no longer welcome in my house" Sirius spat as he followed Ginny and Mum up the stairs. We finally let go of Ron thinking he was calm enough to give us a real reason why. "Why did you do it Ronald?!" Harry asked in a deathly calm voice. "Please Harry you're the only one who understands how much I loved her!" Ron exclaimed with a pathetic look. "Please like I'm supposed to feel sorry for you!" Harry spat. "I have to make sure she's alright" Harry excused himself and ran up the numerous flights of stairs to go be with Hermione already fed up with Ron.
"Well Ron, unless you have actual reasons for that, I think it would be best if you returned to the Burrow while we stay here" Dad said as he looked disgusted at Ron. Lupin and Tonks just stood up and walked right past Ron with out a glance. "Ron" Bill sighed unable to finish his sentence and just walked upstairs. "That was low even for you" Fred sighed and ran up the stairs. I stood there staring in shock at Ron at what he had done. "Why, RONALD WHY THE FUCK DID YOU DO THAT?!" I shouted at him. "George, that's enough now go to Hermione" Dad told me and I did but not before Ron could bite back. "Like you would understand!" He snapped. "George just keep walking!" Dad said as he grabbed Ron by the collar and pulled him out after me.
As I entered Hermione's room there was a silence. "Where is she?" I asked confused that Hermione wasn't there. "We don't know she wasn't in here when I came in!" Ginny exclaimed in tears. "Here I am" a soft voice said as the petite brunette walked in. "Where were you? I was so worried!" Ginny exclaimed as she ran to the older witch and smothered her with a hug. "I went to a friend who's helped with this" Hermione said as Draco stepped out of the shadows. "What is HE doing here?!" Harry snapped. "Harry he's my friend! He isn't evil he was only mean because he had to keep up appearances for his father, but he's in Azkaban now!" Hermione exclaimed as she stepped in front of Draco. "When did this happen?" Harry asked as his jaw clenched. "Hermione told me when it first started and that was around the end of third year" Lupin said. "Why did you tell him and not me?!" Harry asked with hurt eyes. "Because Harry you had so much to worry about with Sirius and I knew you would be mad" Hermione said as new tears welled up in her eyes "Oh 'Mione" Harry sighed as he hugged her. "Nothing you could ever do would make me mad at you, okay, nothing!" Harry said as he swung her around. "Okay" Hermione giggled.
"So what is going to happen?" Hermione asked as she looked around at all the sad faces looking back at her. "I'll understand if you want me to leave, so Ron can be happy…" Hermione said as she looked down. "WHAT?!" Everyone in the room exclaimed at once. "I could go stay at Draco's" Hermione said with a smile full of sorrow. "Oh 'Mione you're a saint! I would've asked when's the soonest time he can be out!" Sirius said with a smile. "Well that explains how I'm not you and I couldn't be farther from a saint" Hermione muttered. "Ah, yeah you could, the furthest thing from a saint in this situation is the other person involved" Fred muttered. "FREDRICK THAT'S STILL YOUR BROTHER!" Mum snapped. "TELL ME WHEN HE START'S ACTING LIKE IT!" I snapped as I stormed out of the room.
(Regular POV)
After George stormed out of the room there was an awkward silence. "I'll go check to make sure he's alright" Fred said as he turned to the door. "I'm coming too!" Hermione said as she strode over to Fred where he stood frozen at the door. "Okay" he said as he scratched the back of his head. "After you me lady" Fred said as he opened the door for Hermione. "Thank you kind sir" Hermione laughed back. "Well, this is weird" Fred sighed. "Tell me about it" Hermione snorted. "That was lady like" Fred laughed sarcastically. "Well, you know I'm just the most lady like girl on Earth!" Hermione replied in the same tone. "Right, so are you okay?" Fred asked as they made it to the first flight of stairs up to the room the twins shared. "No" Hermione said as tears brimmed her eyes yet again.
"Sorry" Fred sighed. "For what?" Hermione asked confused through her tears. "For bringing it up, for my brother being jackass and for all the mean things I've done or said to you" Fred said as he stopped walking. "Okay who are you and what have you done with Fred?" Hermione asked as she wiped her tears. "I'm not THAT bad!" Fred said as he pushed her in a friendly way. "Ow" Hermione mumbled. "Oh did I hurt you?" Fred asked as he looked at her. "No but when Ron pushed me I got a really big bruise across my back and shoulders." Hermione said with a tearful smile. "Well, are they okay?" Fred asked as they stopped outside the twins' door. "I don't know I can't see them, but I can tell they're bruised at the least." Hermione said as she opened the door. "Hermione and Fred what do I owe this wonderful visit?" George asked as he sat up. "And 'Mione are you okay?" George asked. "No, but can you guys check my back?" Hermione asked as a blush crept up the side of her neck. "Yeah, I guess but if something's wrong we need someone else to fix it" George said as he stood and walked towards her. "Well as much as I would love to help I don't like to look at injuries so George will take this one!" Fred said as he walked out into the hallway.
George gently lifted the back of Hermione's shirt to try to examine the bruises. "Um Hermione your…Your bra's in the way" George said as his voice cracked. "Oh, um, just… Just unhook it" Hermione said as she felt her face flush. His hands were shaking as he slowly reached up to the purple clasp of the undergarment. He felt a shock of electricity go through him as his fingers brushed her skin. As he finished pulling up her shirt he saw a nasty cut that split apart her skin and huge, purple and blue bruises on her shoulder blades and around the base of her neck. "How bad is it?" Hermione's voice broke George out of his reverie. "It's not good at all but, don't worry I'll fix it" George said as he walked around Hermione to get his wand.
What he saw when he turned around he was unprepared for: Hermione Granger with her shirt pulled up over her chest with a purple and pink poke-a-dot bra barely covering her. George mentally slapped himself when she looked at him with a confused look because he was staring. "Here we go" George said as he lightly tapped the cut with the tip of his wand, "I can't fix it but I can stop the pain and bleeding" he mumbled as he conjured a bandage to put over her cut. "Here you go" He said as he lightly pressed the bandage on her skin. She winced. "I'm sorry 'Mione but I had to" He said with a worried glance to make sure it would stay. "I know but it still hurt" Hermione said back. "Sorry" he mumbled as he rubbed her back and shoulders making goose bumps rise on her skin. "Cold?" He asked seeing her shiver. "A little" Hermione mumbled trying desperately to cover them up.
"Alright they're all fixed, do you want your bra clasped or no?" George asked desperately trying to think about different things to prevent a 'problem'. "Can you hook it back up it hurts for me to move my arms back" Hermione asked. "No problem" George sighed as he quickly tried to hook the bra. "Slow down or you'll never get it, honestly you had no trouble getting it off' Hermione sighed. "Well Hermione I've had practice at that part, I don't normally have to put the stuff back on" George said as the demon thingy finally hooked. "Here good as new and come get me when the bandage has o be changed, bye 'Mione" He said as he pushed her out of the room. "Bye George and thanks" Hermione said as she ran into Fred. "I'm gonna lie down g'night" Hermione said as she walked back to her room praying everyone would be gone, except Ginny. She really needed to talk to her.