Chapter 1

Fred walked down the stairs beside his twin in Number 12 Grimauld Place just in time to hear the doorbell ring and the shrieking portrait of Sirius' mother go off.

"Honestly, I've told them a thousand times to not ring the doorbell!" Molly Weasley muttered coming from the kitchen wiping her hands on a dish towel hanging on her apron.

"Wonder who that could be?" George gave his brother a wicked grin just as the thought ran through his head. Fred and George carefully leaned around the wall on the bottom of the stairs to look down the long hallway leading to the door.

"Nymphadora, I've told you a hundred times to not ring the doorbell!" Molly scolded as Sirius and Remus, who had run down the stairs when the screaming started, managed to shut the curtains on the portrait.

"Wotcha Molly, sorry 'bout that. Just delivering what I was sent to get." Tonks grinned, her bubblegum pink hair flashing in the moonlight. From behind Tonks stepped a slim girl with curly hair, not nearly as unruly as it had once been.

"Mrs. Weasley it's so good to see you again!" Hermione told the older woman giving her a loving hug.

Fred's eyes locked onto Hermione's newly acquired curves and her hair which was much softer highlighting her creamy mocha eyes. His heart started to thump erratically in his chest and Fred tried to shove it away; it had been like this since fourth year when Fred and George had tried to enter the Triwizard Tournament. Hermione had given him a sweet smile and told the boys it wouldn't work, teasing them as they had her for a couple years. Fred had realized at that moment that he was in love with her, that's why his pranks on her were never as harsh as those played on Harry or his brother, or anyone else for that matter. Hermione had laughed at them for thinking it would work, and then tore up Fred's heart even more at the Yule Ball. She had actually been enjoying her night with Krum, yeah Fred had gone with Angelina but George and Angelina had slipped off barely after the dance started, he never stopped watching her, she was so beautiful that night.

George of course knew of that development, seeing as he is Fred's twin, and in order to get Hermione to notice him, shoved Fred down the last couple of steps. Fred went sprawling on the dusty carpet and he pushed himself up balancing on his toes and knees spitting dust out of his mouth. He coughed violently several times and when he looked over at the door Hermione was staring at him with her mouth open.

"Are you okay Fred?" Hermione asked him shocked and Fred grinned slightly, George laughing from behind the wall.

"Yeah I'm fine." Fred replied and a barking laughter began to echo from a flight of stairs up.

"Padfoot shut up!" Remus told his best friend with a face palm.

"Moony, did you see that? That was hilarious!" Sirius continued to laugh doubling over and Molly gave him a disapproving scowl.

"Padfoot? Moony?" Fred asked George, both of their eyebrows rising; they knew those names well, they had that map in their possession until their fifth year when they gave it to Harry.

"Later we attack." George whispered to his twin as Sirius managed to get his laughing under control and Ginny flounced down the stairs smiling at everyone.

"Ginny!" Hermione cried dropping her trunk and a couple bags running toward the youngest Weasley. The two hugged and Fred trying to be annoying stood up and wrapped both of them in his arms.

"Group hug!" Fred called out laughing and George quickly joined in squishing the two girls between them.

"Fred get off." Ginny's squashed voice said from between them.

"No." Fred replied grinning, he could feel Hermione's outline; they were so close to one another.

"Please Fred, I can't breathe." Hermione's small voice echoed out and after a look at George released the two girls who were now breathless.

"Remind me to never have a hug from you again." She teased grinning up at Fred making his heart pound a mile a minute; she then broke her own rule and gave him a hug fleetingly. Fred nearly fainted, but she let him go all too soon, she then gave George a hug in the same manner and he was wrought with jealousy against his own brother.

"Well, show Hermione to her room Ginny, she is sharing with you after all. You two," Molly pointed at Sirius and Remus, Fred and George let out a sigh of relief, "find something we can eat on for dinner."

"Yes ma'am." Sirius replied even though it was his house, everywhere Molly went she was the one everyone called the queen, whatever Molly says goes.

"Come on Hermione, this is going to be a way fun summer!" Ginny was bouncing with excitement; she grabbed several of Hermione's bags, leaving her with the trunk and a couple of purses to haul up the stairs.

"Two charming brothers at your service Miss Granger." Fred gave Hermione a mock bow before waving George over and they both took an end of Hermione's trunk.

"Well thank you good sirs." She replied giggling and picking up her two purses as the twins dragged her trunk up three flights of stairs.

"Hermione, are you coming?" Ginny's voice floated down as they reached the second floor landing.

"Hurrying fast as we can sister dear." Fred and George told her a bit angry that she had the nerve.

"Oh Sorry! Why didn't you just use magic?" Ginny asked her two brothers who were panting heavily as they started on the next set of stairs.

"Because Mum is getting tired of our magic antics and we wanted to help her like Knights in shining armor." George explained.

"Of course, it's not the first reason at all." Ginny grinned slightly.

"What exactly do you have in here Hermione?" Fred asked as the trunk insides shifted to the bottom and he was forced to take the blunt side of the weight.

"I didn't know what books I'd need so I brought them all, I do have clothes in there too." Hermione told him sweetly and Fred wanted to do a face palm so bad. Of course it's Hermione; she would be the only person who would have a trunk full of books.

"Grand idea that was." Fred told her as sarcastically as possible and he saw her blush.

"Sorry." Hermione mumbled and Fred tried to give her a grin.

"Quite alright." George told her and she gave him a sweet smile. Once again Fred felt that twinge of jealousy because his brother was getting more attention than him. He was in for a long rough summer.

Note: Okay, so I had this story posted at one point, but for some reason it was removed. I still don't understand why, so I'm putting it back up again. This is the prequel to George and Romulus Weasley: Year One. I hope you like it all over again if you've already read it. I haven't edited it at all since I wrote it as I simply don't have time, so I apologize for any mistakes. Leave a review! ~May