AN: So it feels like I haven't updated in forever so here it is chapter 10! I hope you guys like it! I still am looking for idea for revenge so give me your thoughts and ideas! Also review por favor (please for those of you who don't know what that means)! I would be your best friend forever if you did! I also will update faster if I see that you guys are liking it. If you guys aren't liking it please tell me what I can do better so that you will like it! Kay thanks, now read, enjoy, review!
*Disclamer: Not J.K, not my characters.
"Don't worry love, everything will be alright," Fred told her. 'Or so I hope,' Fred mentally added. He did hope that everything would turn out okay for everyone, not just him and Hermione. Hermione took Fred's hand as they left the room together. They didn't care who saw them seeing as everyone would soon know. They made their way slowly to the Great Hall neither one saying anything. They walked into the room together but stopped in the door way. What they saw in the Great Hall shocked them both to the core.
"Is that?" Hermione whispered with tears in her eyes. She was looking at the person standing in the center of the room. They were turned around but her red hair that fell half way down her back was almost impossible not to recognize.
"But that's…that's impossible," Fred told her, his eyes never leaving the person's red hair.
"But Fred, it has to be. It has to be her," Hermione said as the person in the middle of the room started to turn around. Her hazel eyes looked back and forth between Fred's blue ones and Hermione's brown ones.
"Ginny," Fred breathed out.
"Talking about me?" Ginny asked taking a few steps toward them.
"Impossible," Hermione said taking a few steps toward Ginny. She dropped Fred's hand then ran toward the younger girl. Hermione threw her arms around Ginny and hugged her. Hermione's tears leaked onto her cheeks as Ginny hugged her back. "Ginny, how, how are you alive?" Hermione asked Ginny as she unwrapped her arms.
"Well it's actually one of Fred and George's inventions, a shield necklace," Ginny explained pulling a small locket from under her shirt. "They asked me to test it but we never got around to dueling to see if it worked. I had kept it on just in case they were planning on doing a surprise attack. Obviously they never got around to doing that either but when Ron cursed me the shield activated."
"But I held your dead body, you didn't have a pulse," Hermione said.
"That's the purpose. The spell that hit you is blocked but its effects are still present," Fred said coming up behind Hermione. "It makes the attacker think that they've won and once their guard is down the person who was attacked can get up and win the duel."
"So why did Ginny wake up two days later then?" Hermione asked Fred.
"George and I were still working out the kinks. That's why we were going to use simple spells with Ginny to see how long it took her to wake up. Plus with the curse that hit her being an unforgiveable one, let alone the killing curse, it may have taken longer for the effects to wear off," Fred explained eyeing Ginny. "Do you have any other side effects?"
"None, except a small scar on the inside of my wrist," Ginny said. She rolled up her sleeve and showed her wrist to Fred and Hermione. There was fresh scar in the shape of a lightning bolt there.
"Well at least you and Harry have matching scars now," Fred joked touching the small scar. Ginny smiled back at him.
"What's going to happen now that you're alive?" Hermione asked the girl. Ginny looked at her.
"I have no idea," was Ginny's only response.
"They still want to hold the trial for Ron's attempted murders," Mrs. Weasley said coming over to where the trio stood. "But it will be later. They feel that Ginny is not strong enough yet."
"But mum, I'm fine," Ginny complained.
"No you're not dear; we're going back to the burrow tonight," Mrs. Weasley told Ginny sternly. "Dumbledore already cleared it that you can stay at home for the week, along with Fred, George, Hermione, and Harry."
"Oh, Mrs. Weasley I couldn't possibly stay with you. I have to stay here and study for my exams," Hermione told Mrs. Weasley.
"Only my little bookworm would be worrying about her exams," Fred said wrapping his arms around Hermione's waist. Hermione smiled and sunk into his touch. Suddenly George ran up with Harry in tow. Fred dropped his arms from around Hermione and went to stand by his twin.
Mrs. Weasley gave the newcomers a look before saying, "Everyone needs to get their things packed for the week. In an hour I want all of you back here so that we can leave."
There was a chorus of 'Yes mum's and 'Yes Mrs. Weasley's.
"Wait Fred and Hermione I want to talk to you two," Mrs. Weasley said as the kids dispersed. Hermione and Fred looked at each other. Hermione saw Fred gulp and she mentally prepared herself to be scolded by Mrs. Weasley.
"What is it mum?" Fred asked as innocently as he could.
Mrs. Weasley looked back and forth between the two then smiled. "You two make a cute couple." Both Fred and Hermione sighed visibly. "Now go get packed." Hermione and Fred looked at each other and smiled. Hermione grabbed Fred's hand and they walked from the hall hand in hand. As soon as the door shut behind them Fred pulled Hermione over to the side.
"What is it Fred?" Hermione asked.
"Will you ever forgive him?" Fred asked Hermione. He looked deep in her eyes and she knew that he was serious. His usual sparkle in his eye was gone and Hermione knew that he was afraid. But of what she didn't know.
"Forgive Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Yes, will you ever forgive him?"
"I don't know Fred," Hermione replied honestly. She wasn't sure if she could forgive Ron or not. He had tried to kill her boyfriend and killed one of her best friends. People he was related to. Fred's look softened a bit, like he wasn't quite as afraid now. "Will you ever forgive him?" Hermione suddenly asked. Fred gave her a shocked look. He wasn't excepting his own question turned on him.
"I don't know," was his only reply.
"Well now that that's out of the way we should go get packed," Hermione said trying to change the subject but she couldn't get the way Fred looked at her out of her mind. 'What was that look all about?' Hermione asked herself as she grabbed Fred's hand again. Fred relaxed and the sparkle in his eye returned. The two walked hand in hand back to the common room but Hermione couldn't get that look out of her mind. She just had to find out what it was all about. "Fred wait," Hermione suddenly said as they approached the entrance to the common room.
"What is it love?" Fred asked as he stopped. He turned and looked at Hermione not letting go of her hand.
"When we were talking about forgiving Ron you had this look in your eye, like you were afraid," Hermione explained. "I was just wondering; what were you afraid of?" Fred looked at the ground sheepishly as a blush rose to his cheeks.
"Well I was just afraid that if you forgave Ron then you would want to go running into his arms and give him your love instead of me," Fred told her his face becoming even more red. He stared at the floor and refused to meet Hermione's eyes.
Hermione put her hand under Fred's chin and lifted so that he would meet her eyes, much like when they were in the hospital wing. "Fred Weasley you very well know that I love you and not that bloody oaf Ronald," Hermione said. She took a step toward Fred.
"I know but still," Fred replied trying to look anywhere but her eyes.
"Hey Hermione, if you're going to scold him for being a total and utter dolt his full name is…" a voice said from behind them.
"Ginny!" Fred yelled before she got to finish her sentence. Hermione gave her a smile and tried not to laugh as Fred turned toward where the redheaded girl stood. Harry was standing beside her, his hand covering his mouth as he tried not to laugh along with Hermione.
"Sorry couldn't help but overhear," Ginny said, a smirk worthy of any Slytherin on her face.
"I'm leaving," Fred said as he stalked away. "Tapeworm," Fred told the Fat Lady. Her portrait swung open and Fred stomped through the common and up to his dormitory. He ignored the snickers, soon turned laughs, behind him coming from Harry, Hermione, and Ginny.
"What's up Fred?" Lee asked as Fred flopped on his bed with a groan.
"Ginny was just about to reveal my full name to Harry and Hermione," Fred replied into his pillow.
"Ah, well seeing as George has explained everything to me I'll just leave you to your packing," Lee said giving Fred a pat on his back. Fred grumbled something incoherent in response. Fred waited until he heard Lee close the door behind until moving. He got off his bed and sat on the floor. He pulled out his trunk and opened it. He was already packed seeing as him and George were planning on leaving only a few days before. He stared into deep in thought. He never even heard the door open a few minutes later.
"Fred?" a small voice asked from the door. Fred looked up to see Hermione standing there.
"What?" Fred snapped in an irritated voice. He saw her flinch at the harshness in her voice. Fred looked down and sighed. Without looking up he said, "What is it love?"
"I'm sorry," Hermione replied weakly. Fred's head shoot up and he looked at her.
"Don't be love," Fred told her. "It's not you I'm mad at, it's Ginny."
"Oh ok," Hermione said walking over to where Fred was. She sat on Fred's bed then looked in his trunk. "Your trunk is an absolute mess." Fred's clothes were rolled up in balls and there was all sorts of odds and ends to his prank stuff lying everywhere within.
"Yes mother," Fred replied rolling his eyes. He slammed his trunk cover closed before Hermione could say another word about it.
"I am not your mother!" Hermione practically shrieked.
"I know that, I mean you are a lot prettier than my mum," Fred replied smiling up at his girlfriend.
"Umm, thank you, I think," Hermione replied.
"That was definitely a compliment," Fred replied with a wink.
"Well then thank you," Hermione told him. She laid on her stomach and leaned over the edge to kiss Fred. Their lips met and Fred wrapped his arms around Hermione's waist. He pulled and she slid into his lap. Too soon they broke they kiss so that they could both catch their breaths. Fred pressed his forehead into Hermione's so that they shared the same breath.
Suddenly the door flew open and a voice squeaked out, "Oh!"when they saw Fred and Hermione sitting together on the floor. They fled before either Hermione or Fred got a look at them.
"Who do you think it was?" Hermione asked staring out the open door.
"Don't know don't care," Fred replied pressing his lips back to Hermione's. Hermione let out a small giggle before deepening the kiss.
"Oi! Stop snogging you two! Everyone's downstairs already and mum's getting impatient!" a new voice called from the doorway.
"We're coming!" Fred yelled back before flicking his wand at the door. The door slammed shut on the person's face.
"Oi, lovebirds, let's go!" the same person yelled.
"Shut up George," Fred said before kissing Hermione again.
"Fred come on, we really should go," Hermione said when they broke apart.
"Oh alright," Fred sighed. Hermione got up off his lap and he stood next to her. He shrunk his trunk down and shoved it in his pocket. Hermione grabbed his hand and they walked from the room together.
"Finally, I thought I might have to barge in on you two snogging again," George said when he saw Fred and Hermione emerge from the dorm. He stood up from where he was leaning on the railing. "Now let's go before mum comes up here herself." The three of them walked from the dorm chatting happily. No one even noticed that Fred and Hermione were holding hands when they reached the common room.
"Hey Hermione guess what," Fred suddenly said as stopped in the middle of the room.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"I think that books and pranks do mix," Fred told her smiling. Then he kissed her right in the middle of the common room, right in front of everybody. Everyone was so focused on the kiss that no one noticed the person in the back corner of the room, watching Fred and Hermione's every move. He eyed them carefully waiting to strike again.
AN: So I know I said I would give you the trial in this chapter but I thought bringing Ginny back was just to good to pass up. So next chapter will be the departure and just some little sinpits of the week at the burrow! Then the chapter after that will be the trial so don't worry it's coming up soon.
AN2: Also if anyone wants to be a beta reader for me I would be so overjoyed! Just PM me if you want to and why I should chose you. I'm saying it on here because I'm too lazy to go look for one and the fact that I want someone who has read what I've posted so far. So um that is all.
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