"Don't let me see you do that again!" Hermione's shrill and angry voice ran in Fred's ear over and over again. When Hermione got angry, boy did she explode! It wasn't a big deal, wasn't it? He, George, and Lee were just testing their products on first years, and they were paying them! That was nothing! But Hermione did think it was a big deal. And she got mad.

Ron was right about Hermione getting angry. Her appearance seemed to change. Her eyes narrowed, her cheeks flushed, she stood up straighter, heightening herself, and her hair seemed to even volumize more, in a good way. All in all, it was very…attractive.

Was Fred just thinking that?! Hermione, attractive! But for the rest of the night, Fred's mind was on Hermione, although George, who had also felt the wrath of Hermione, thought nothing of it.

"Ha! She went up to bed!" George said giddily. "Hey, kids!" He called to some First years. " Wanna make some money?"

While George gave kids the Skiving Snackboxes, Fred sat in his chair and watched vaguely.

"C'mon, Fred! Hermione's gone, this is a real treat! We gotta take advantage of this!" George urged.

No matter what George said, Fred merely sat there an occasionally helped a first year or two. He had bigger problems.

"Hey, George," Fred called when they had finally gone up to their dormitory and Fred lay in his bed.

"Yeah?" George responded from his own bed.

"What…what do you think of Hermione?" Fred asked nervously.

"As future Mistress of Magic or a future sister-in-law?" George joked.

"Future sister-in-law!" Fred exclaimed, looking up at George. Did George somehow know the battle that was raging inside his head?

"Yeah," George said casually, as if it were obvious. "I mean, it's not secret Ron likes Hermione, and I'm pretty sure she likes him back…"

"Ron and Hermione!?" Fred exclaimed. "Since…since when?"

"Yeah, I mean, isn't it obvious? I thought everybody knew about it. Ginny thinks this might be their year…" George chuckled.

"And when did Ginny tell you this?"

"When we were talking." George said simply.

"When do you two talk?"

"A lot." George smiled. "Gossip, more like it. It's pretty interesting."

"Enough about these secret meetings you and Ginny are holding," Fred began, "You still didn't answer my question, what do you think of Hermione, as, well, a girl?"

"What do I think of Hermione? What do I think of Hermione….Hmmm, I usually don't thin of Hermione, so…let's see." George said, but his tone inclined that he thought this was a casual question, even a joke, not knowing that Fred was hanging on to his every word. "I must say, she's definitely grown up. I mean, she used to be this little gawky girl with bushy hair and buck teeth. Now, she's kind of grown into herself. She's taller, her teeth have shrunk, her hair looks more wavy and manageable than bushy, and she's always had kind of a pretty face. She's well…hot. I mean, she's not a ten, but maybe an eight…eight point five. But boy, Ron knows how to pick 'em. Ron liked her when no one else did, meaning now that she's pretty and guys will be vying for her attention, but Ron will already be one step ahead of them all and Hermione will know that he likes her for her, not for her looks. Maybe I should follow around Eloise Midgen in hopes that she'll get hot." George laughed at his own joke but Fred merely nodded. "But, she's not my type. I like someone fun, and fun for Hermione is reading books, knitting elves hats and telling people off. That's not fun, you know?" George joked, and looked at Fred, but he felt sick. He had found out that there was a great possibility that Ron and Hermione fancied each other, and that Ron had a head start because he was her best friend and had liked her when no one else did. It wasn't just that Hermione had gotten pretty, no, Fred wasn't that shallow, it was that she was older, more mature, and Fred had gotten to know her better so he liked her more. She had definitely grown on him. Fred decided he needed to get into these little chats George had with Ginny about the gossip, and find out more about the possible blossoming romance between Ron and Hermione. Well, Ron better look out, because he and Fred were in danger, danger of falling in love with Hermione Granger. Game on, Ron. Game on.

Hermione paged through her new book, but it was hard to concentrate. This was partly because Lavender and Parvati were giggling and gossiping as Lavender braided Parvati's hair, and partly because instead of concentrating on her book, she was thinking about Fred. He made her so angry some times. But yet, through the anger, she had noticed things about him. He resembled Ron even more when he was angry. Hermione hated when she and Ron fought, but she loved the way his neck pulsed, his eyes bulged, and the shade of red his face turned that matched his hair. To some people, it was menacing, but to Hermione, it was irresistible. Ron looked so cute when he was angry and Fred had the same traits when he was angry, making Hermione have to agree that he looked cute too. The thought made her feel disgusted.

"I can't believe you stood up to Fred and George like that, Hermione." Lavender gushed. "Nobody ever tells Fred and George Weasley what to do, especially a girl."

"Well, someone had to do it, and they had it coming" Hermione said, looking up from her book, and added. "Thanks for noticing, Lavender."

"Oh, it wasn't a compliment!" Lavender said, shocked. "I mean, you stood up to Fred and George!" When Hermione's face was blank, Parvati added, "They're like, the hottest and most popular boys in the school! You never tell them what to do. And, you just completely ruined your chances with them."

Hermione shut her book angrily. "See this is the problem!" She said furiously. "Just because they're cool, hot, and funny, Fred and George can get away with murder, and nobody will tell them if they're doing wrong! If you, or I, or any other boy in this school did the same thing, they'd probably be told off! And I'm being blamed for ruining Fred and George's fun even though it's my job as a prefect to stop them when they're behaving badly!" Lavender and Parvati blinked at her, but Hermione continued, her voice rising, "And they're not all they're cracked up to be! They're nice, but they're sneaky, immature, and can be quite rude. I mean, Ron's way nicer than they are but nobody cares because he's not as hot as them, or because he's not an obnoxious prat who strives for attention like his brothers, making sure everyone is watching their every more so they can make a comedy routine out of it! I mean, Ron is just as good looking at Fred and George!" Lavender a Parvati gave her a 'Really?' look, and Hermione added, "Oh, alright, so he's not as hot as Fred and George, but there's definitely a family resemblance!" As angry as Hermione was with the twins right now, she couldn't deny that Parvati and Lavender, like almost every other girl in the school, were right, and that Fred and George were two of the best looking boys on school grounds. And cute as Hermione thought Ron was, she knew deep down that Fred and George were cuter.

"Sounds like someone's got it in for Fred and George." Lavender whispered to Parvati.

"And sounds like someone's got it goin' on with Ron." Parvati added, and they giggled.

Hermione rolled her eyes and went back to her book. What a way to start the first day of school.