This chapter is a little more dramatic, but very cute! Definitely a big moment between Fred and Hermione. ;)

Onto Chapter 4!

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The detentions were getting worse every day. Although Hermione was prepared for the cuts and aching, it still hurt just as much every time she wrote. When her roommates, Parvarti Patil and Lavender Brown, asked about her sore hand, Hermione wouldn't say a word.

Hermione didn't know why she was keeping it a secret. After all, Harry was the first to deal with this. It would be so much easier if she told one of her friends and they could help comfort her. But Hermione didn't want Harry to worry and lose his temper with Umbridge again. If Harry knew Umbridge was doing this to Hermione, he would go ballistic.

Hermione's third detention day was the day when someone finally found out.

"Hermione, pass the sausages." Ron said.

Hermione started to grab for the plate with her left arm, but quickly put it back at her side.

"What?" Ron asked curiously.

"Nothing," Hermione mumbled and she reached across the table with her right arm, which was slightly more difficult considering the plate of sausages was more in line with her left hand rather than her right.

"Thanks." Ron said scraping two of the sausages onto his plate.

Hermione let out a tiny sigh of relief when something was suddenly thrown at her.

"Have you seen this?" Harry asked angrily.

Hermione, caught off guard, looked at what was thrown at her. It was The Daily Prophet.

"What?"

"Read the headline!" Harry said, sitting down next to her.

Hermione carefully read the article twice before looking up at Harry who still looked furious.

"They're blaming Sirius for Bellatrix Lestrange's breakout!"

"Well, they are cousins." Hermione said with a small grin, hoping it would cheer Harry up. It didn't. On the contrary, he looked angrier.

"Yeah, it's real funny, Hermione." He spat.

"Okay, I'm sorry! You don't have to get all angry." Hermione said.

"Yeah, Harry. Give her a break. It's the first attempt to be funny she's made in years." Ron said.

Hermione punched him in his arm.

"Look Harry," Hermione said sighing. "I didn't mean it."

There was a minute of awkward silence before Harry muttered, "Sorry."

Hermione gave him a small smile before continuing. "Dumbledore warned Fudge this would happen. He's going to get us all killed because he's too thick to face the truth."

Not much more was said on the subject after that because a moment later Fred and George Weasley showed up.

"Hey Harry." George said.

"When's our next meeting?" Fred asked.

"Friday," Harry replied.

"Excellent!" Fred and George chorused together.

"Ooh, bacon!" George said enthusiastically sitting next to Harry, while Fred took a seat next to Hermione.

"Where've you been?" Ron asked.

"Just…finishing up some homework." Fred said with a mysterious wink.

"You weren't working on those skiving snack boxes, were you?" Hermione asked sternly.

"Of course not," George said grinning and turned to talk to Harry and Ron.

Hermione opened her mouth to respond but Fred cut across her.

"Hermione, what's wrong with your hand?"

Hermione quickly hid her hand under her robes.

"Nothing, see." She said holding out her right hand.

"No, your other hand." Fred said seriously.

Hermione hesitated but smiled, "Nothing."

Fred wasn't giving up so easily. He took her left hand out of her robes and examined it carefully. His eyes widened. "What happened?"

"I—", Hermione started, but she couldn't finish. She felt her eyes burning. Suddenly feeling overwhelmed, she stood up quickly and left the Great Hall with her things.

Hermione was only on the 2nd floor when an arm grabbed her shoulder.

"Hermione!" Fred exclaimed.

"What?" Hermione snapped, hiding her hand.

"What happened to your hand?" Fred asked yet again and he took her small left hand into his own, looking at it again.

Hermione didn't answer right away. If she couldn't tell Harry, why was she so eager to tell Fred?

Should I tell him? She asked herself.

No. He'll tell George and George will tell Harry.

But he could help.

You weren't going to tell anyone, though.

I can't resist those eager eyes.

Finally giving up, she answered him. "Do you remember me telling you a few days ago that Umbridge asked me a few questions?"

He nodded violently.

"Well…I sort of…left out something." Hermione said slowly.

"What did you leave out?" Fred asked.

"She gave me a detention. And…I had to write lines."

Fred seemed confused. "Okay, so you were so angry with yourself for getting a detention that you wrote on yourself?"

Hermione felt a wave of anger sweep over her. Umbridge tortured her and he was joking about it. Choosing to ignore the anger, however, she carried on.

"No. The quill she gave me to use…it writes with your blood."

Fred's smirk vanished as if someone slapped it off his face. "What?" he whispered.

"Whatever you to write on the parchment, it'll show up on your hand too, as if it's being carved." Hermione explained. "And the ink on the paper turns out to be your blood."

Fred's concerned face quickly changed. He looked beyond angry. He looked…furious. "Let me get this straight. That evil old hag kept you in her office for HOURS, making you write lines that also seep through your hand? And you have to deal with this for five more days?"

Hermione nodded and looked down. She felt tears coming to her eyes. If she spoke, the tears would have fallen. Fred obviously noticed because, for the first time ever, he hugged Hermione Granger.

"She's horrible." Fred whispered to her.

Hermione only let out a small sob as she hugged him back.

"Does your hand still hurt?" Fred asked her, stroking her bushy hair.

Hermione sniffled and pulled away. "It comes and it goes." She said and shrugged.

"And now, has it came or gone?" Fred said desperately.

Hermione hesitated and then looked down, "It came."

Fred lifted her chin up so she was forced to look at him. Fred stared into her eyes and whispered, "Don't worry, Hermione. I'll get her back for you."


What did you think? I personally like this chapter a lot! Review please! Until next time!

xAllie