TAKING A BREAK
Summery: After a fight, The Golden Trio decide to take some time away from each other and begin to hang out with other friends. But will something that's meant to fix their friendship, end it for good?
"You are such an insufferable prat!" Hermione yelled, ignoring the now gathering crowd.
"And you're a bloody know-it-all that never knows when to shut the hell up!" Ron yelled back.
"Don't talk to her like that!" Harry yelled at Ron.
"Don't yell at Ron!"
"I'm defending you!" Harry yelled at Hermione.
"I don't need you to defend me!"
"Will you two shut up!" Ron yelled at Harry and Hermione.
They were in the middle of the street in Diagion Alley, screaming their lungs out at each other. They had been arguing for a few hours, only recently moving to the street when Hermione began walking away from them. She was followed by an arguing Ron, who was followed by a yelling Harry. Now a crowd was forming, surrounding the three as they continued to argue. Over what, they didn't know, but they showed no sign of stopping anytime soon.
"Don't tell me to shut up!" Harry and Hermione yelled at Ron. "Don't yell at Ron!" they yelled at each other.
On-goers watched as the three began yelling at each other at the same time, they're insults mashing into one and becoming incoherent. Hearing the commotion, Fred and George ran out of their shop and over to the crowd of people. Pushing their way through, Fred pulled Hermione away from Harry and Ron as they began pushing each other. Once Hermione was away from them, Fred and George pulled Ron and Harry away from each other.
"What the hell is going on!" Fred yelled.
"They were fighting!" Yelled someone from the crowd.
The twins rolled their eyes and let go of Ron and Harry once they stopped struggling. "Alright, move it along! Go on! Get outta here!" George yelled at everyone who had stopped to watch.
Pulling the three into their joke shop, they brought them into the back room. Once there, the three of them moved to different sides of the room, putting as much distance between them as they could. They folded their arms over their chests and refused to look at each other. Fred and George looked at each of them, then at each other.
"What? Got nothing to say to each other now?" George said.
"I have nothing to say to them." Ron said.
"Maybe that's 'cause you don't know anything." Hermione mumbled.
"What did you just say?" Ron snapped, walking towards her.
Hermione unfolded her arms and stood her ground. "What are you gonna do? Curse me?" she challenged.
"What do you think?" he said, raising his wand.
"You don't have the guts." Hermione ground out threw clenched teeth.
"Don't you point that wand at her." Harry sneered, pointing his wand at Ron.
"Don't point your wand at Ron!" Hermione said now raising her wand towards Harry.
"Alright, knock it off!" Fred yelled, causing them to jump. "Put your wands away before I snap them! Now!"
Glaring at each other, they lowered their wands and looked away from each other once again. Fred and George looked between the three of them, waiting for someone to say something.
"What the hell is going on with you three?" asked George. "You guys never fight."
"Shit happens." Hermione snapped.
Fred and George stared at Hermione. They had never seen her this pissed before. Even when she was yelling at them for their pranks at Hogwarts.
"What happened is that Granger over there never knows when to shut up." Ron said.
"That's it!" Hermione jumped towards Ron, grabbing him by the front of his shirt and raised her wand.
George ran over and grabbed her but she wouldn't let go. "A little help, mate?"
Running over to help George, Fred wrapped his arms around Hermione's waist as George tried to pry her hands from Ron's shirt. Getting annoyed, they decided to just pick her up. They moved her to the other side of the room, her still struggling in their grasp.
"You're bloody mental!" Ron yelled, causing Hermione to go after him again.
"I'll show you mental, you bloody twat!"
George wrapped his arms around her from behind, pinning her arms to her sides. "That's enough! Stop it. Stop it!" He yelled, dragging her back across the room.
"He's right! She's gone mental!" Harry yelled, causing Hermione to struggle against George as she tried to get to him.
"Stop it!" George told Hermione, tightening his grip around her.
"Why are you guys fighting? What happened?" Fred said.
"I told you. She doesn't know when to shut her mouth." Ron said.
"Neither do you." Added Harry.
"At least I'm not obsessed with constantly being in the bloody spot light!" Ron said.
"Shut up Ron! You know it isn't his fault!" yelled Hermione as she continued to struggle against George.
"Everyone shut up or I'm sending for mum!" Fred yelled, instantly silencing the three of them.
Fred looked at each of them and sighed. "You guys have been friends since first year. You've been through a lot together. Now I don't know what the bloody hell happened to make you guys act like this, but its obvious that you need some time apart."
"What are you talking about? We're fine." Hermione said, trying to maneuver her way out of George's arm, leaving her in an awkward position.
"No, you're not. I don't care what you guys do, just get away from each other for a while. Spend some time with other friends. Understand?" Fred said looking at them.
None of them said anything. Ron stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind him. They heard a faint, "Watch it!" as he made his way through the shop and then the ringing of the bells above the door. Fred looked over at Harry.
"You have anything else to say?"
Harry looked at the twins and Hermione, his arms folded over his chest. "Just that it'll be a relief not to deal with them for a while." He said and walked out of the room.
Turning to Hermione, his face softened once he saw the pain in her eyes. She stopped struggling and George slowly let her out of his grasp. She refused to look at either one of them and folded her arms over her chest, tears brimming her eyes. Fred and George looked at each other then sat down on the table. She obviously wanted to talk, considering she didn't leave after a few minutes. She chewed on her bottom lip and wiped away the tears as they started to fall. Sighing, Fred and George stood up and wrapped their arms around her, pulling her into a tight hug.
Letting out a sob, she held onto them. Feeling her legs go weak, Fred and George tightened their arms around her to hold her up. Walking her over to a couch, they sat down on either side of her. She buried her face in the crook of George's neck and wrapped an arm around him like she did to Ron in their Third Year. George wrapped an arm around her waist and placed a hand on her knee. Fred rubbed her back with one hand and took one of hers in his other one.
"Shhh, it's alright, 'Mione." George cooed.
Hermione shook her head and let out another sob. "Yes it is. It's gonna be fine. You guys will make up." Fred added.
"What if we don't? They're the only friends I have."
"You have Ginny." George said.
"She's dating Harry. She's gonna wanna spend time with him. The only reason people talk to me is because I'm friends with Harry and Ron." Hermione cried.
"Well you have us." said Fred.
"Yeah, aren't we your friends?" asked George.
"I thought we were, but I guess not." said Fred, faking a hurt expression.
George held a hand over his heart. "I'm hurt, 'Mione."
Hermione couldn't help but giggle. Smiling lightly, she shook her head. "We are friends, but its not like you guys would want to hang out with a bushy-haired bookworm."
"Of course we want to hang out with you, Herms." said Fred.
"You guys are busy with the shop though."
"Well, we could use another pair of hands around here. The summer holidays are coming up. You could work with us." George said.
Hermione wiped away some tears. "Really?"
"Yeah. And if you like it, you could come in and work during breaks from school. Even after you three make up." Fred added.
Hermione smiled and gave them each a hug. "Thank you, so much. You have no idea how much this means to me."
They heard the bell on the front desk ring, telling them it was time to get back to work. Giving her another hug, they walked out of the back room and got back to work. Waving good bye to them, Hermione made her way through the crowd and out the door.
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