I'm so sorry I have sort of abandoned this story. I really don't know where I want to take this story at the moment. Its quite hard to write as Hermione's at hogwarts and Fred's working in the shop so the only times I can really write them together is during Hogsmede visits. If anyone has any suggestions of any other ideas then feel free to let me know.

Ps: I didn't kill Sirius off in my when opposite's attract story as I didn't feature the ministry of magic fight.

Chapter 6 – The meeting
Hermione Granger was a nervous wreck when she woke up on the morning of the next Hogsmede visit, her stomach filled with nervous butterflies. She wasn't even as nervous when she was sitting her OWL exams. Hermione woke up early and got herself ready for the day ahead, the day in which she was not looking forward to one bit. You would have thought she had a huge exam or a potion's practical exam with Snape (who didn't even teach the subject anymore) to make her extremely nervous but nope she was going to confront her boyfriend Fred Weasley about his so-called cheating.

She was scared that he might admit that he did cheat on her. Her dorm mates had all gone down to breakfast early, leaving Hermione alone with her thoughts for company. She lifted her two way note book from her bedside cabinet and pondered over sending Fred a message to tell him their meeting was off but she couldn't put off seeing him any longer.

"Are you not coming down for breakfast?" Ginny questioned entering her dorm.

"Yes I was just coming." Hermione replied putting the two way book into her bag and following Ginny out of the dorm into the common room.

"Will you stop worrying about Fred Hermione? Leave him to me." Ginny spoke as they left the portrait hole.

Hermione didn't say two words during breakfast though Harry and Ron were deep in conversation about an up and coming Quidditch game. Hermione wasn't overly hungry but nibbled on some toast.

"Do you want us to come with you Hermione?" Harry asked.

"Yeah so I can give that idiot of a brother of mine a piece of my mind." Ron snapped.

"No honestly it's fine. I have to speak to him on my own." Hermione answered.

"Make sure you tell him how much of a git he is!" Ron spoke.

"Ronald shut up for a moment. Aren't you forgetting that we don't think Fred actually cheated on Hermione?" Ginny said in a short tone.

"Yeah but he still put her through hell." Ron answered.

Hermione just rolled her eyes and got back to eating her toast.

Hermione walked down to Hogsmede with Ginny, a sick feeling appearing in her stomach.

"I don't think I can do this Ginny." She squeaked.

"You can Hermione. If you can handle Umbridge you can handle Fred. Just be honest with him and don't take no crap from him." Ginny answered.

They two girls finally approached the small village which was already filling out with Hogwarts students. Hermione's stomach fell when she seen the blonde haired girl, Fred had apparently kissed. She had to resist the urge to hex the bitch.

"Ginny keep an eye on her while I go and see Fred. Get Harry's invisibility cloak off him if need be." Hermione spoke pointing to the blonde witch.

"Don't worry I will." Ginny answered confidently, dashing off to get Harry's cloak.

Hermione headed off on her own to meet Fred at The Three Broomsticks. He was waiting patiently on her already, leaning up against the wall, dressed in his work suit.

"Hey Hermione." He said as she approached.

She could hear the sadness in his voice. It wasn't laced with the confidence that it usually was.

"I guess we should go and talk." Hermione said sheepishly.

"Do you want to grab a butterbeer or go somewhere else?" Fred asked.

"Well Three Broomsticks will be very busy and I don't think I can handle Madame Puddifoots." Hermione answered.

"Shall we go and sit near the Shrieking shack then? At least we can talk in private." Fred suggested and Hermione agreed.

The two of them walked in silence next the Shrieking Shack where they sat down on a huge log.

"Right Hermione what is going on?" Fred asked finally plucking up the courage to talk to Hermione.

"This. I got this in the post the other week Fred!" Hermione answered shoving the photo and letter into Fred's hands.

"What the hell?" Fred snapped after he read the letter.

"Hermione this is the biggest pile of crap. I have never, ever cheated on you, not once and that is the honest truth." Fred explained his voice shaking.

He pulled a small phial out of his pocket. "Look I'll take this if you don't believe me, it's truth potion."

"I don't know Fred. I want to believe you, I really do but I can't deny the fact that this really hurt me." Hermione answered sadly.

"Please believe me Hermione. I would never, ever hurt you. Why would I want someone else when I have you?" Fred wondered with a pleading tone in his voice.

"Because she's a pure blood and much prettier than me?" Hermione answered.

"Don't be daft Hermione. I don't care about whether someone is pure blood, half blood, muggle born or a muggle, I never have done. Plus you are beautiful to me Hermione." Fred admitted.

"There you both are. I've been looking everywhere for you. I've left Ron and Harry keeping an eye on that bimbo." Ginny exclaimed.

"Oh hello there Gin." Fred chirped.

"I think you've got explaining to do." Ginny snapped.

"Yes Gin, I am well aware of that and I am trying but like I've just said to Hermione, I have never cheated on her. Someone is clearly trying to set us up, break us up." Fred answered.

Ginny sat herself down on a log showing that she meant business.

"Look I believe you Fred. Something about this doesn't seem right. For one you were wearing your work uniform the day you met up with Hermione not this jumper, actually I've never seen you wear that jumper in my life and secondly we overheard some Slytherin girls talking about a plan involving polyjuice potion so I think that one of them has used polyjuice potion to turn into you and then get 'you' to kiss this blonde bimbo." Ginny explained.

"Wait, what? You think someone pretended to be me to kiss this girl just to break me and Hermione up?" Fred asked, clearly slightly confused.

"Yes Fred that's what we think." Ginny answered.

Hermione wasn't so sure. Fred looked at the photo again trying to find an explanation.

"I don't own a jumper like that now when you come to think of it and yes I was wearing my work uniform as I went straight there once I left Hermione. I didn't even stop off in Honeydukes like I was supposed to, to get Lee and George some sweets." Fred admitted. "And it definitely wasn't George because he was working."

Hermione hadn't said two words since Ginny arrived, for that she was glad as Ginny did all the explaining.

"Do you know this girl Fred?" Hermione finally asked.

"Not really, she was in my year at school and was in a few of my classes but we never really spoke. I seem to remember her being a bit of a bitch actually." Fred answered truthfully. "She was actually quite horrible to a few Hufflepuff girls in my class because of them being muggle born."

"Look I'll go and let you two talk, you're very lucky I'm not going to hex you Fred, very lucky." Ginny stated then left the couple.