Chapter Twenty-One:

Disclaimer: I'm still not JKR…sorry, and Scruffles do exist!

They swiftly broke apart as they tried to focus on not looking as though caught robbing Gringotts Wizarding Bank. George settled Annie down on her bed with the greatest care, admiring the beautiful color her cheeks turned when she blushed, and fawning over her. When he had regulated his expression he turned to the intruders.

Hayden had been lazily waking up from the drugs, and had had first glanced at the upcoming figure and towards the professor's office before practically falling out of the bed when she saw them embracing. Fred had been racing into the ward looking nervous, and thinking murderously about the 'Malfoy-ettes', then skidded into a ungraceful halt and was hit by the door as it swung close. He slowly entered again and sure enough there they were!

Madame Pomfery walked in from her office, and Fred rushed into the ward, just in time to see the two of them embracing.

"Mr. Weasly, I specifically told you NOT to bother Ms. Wilt until she woke naturally, not to go kiss her until her brain kicked in!" Madame Pomfery shouted angrily, a bemused expression painted on her face. She had been leaving her office to check on her patients again when she caught site of their intimate exchange. After being annoyed by George's irresponsibility she took toll of their guilty, blushing faces and had to fight to keep from laughing out loud; maybe her day had just been too long. She also decided to discuss this with Dumbledore before the entire staff was aware, or worse Ms. Umbridge who would certainly take advantage of the opportunity to re-complain about students teaching.

When she finished, Fred took his turn to chew then out, his amusement was even more evident, "I rush all the way over here, from my oh so important studies and previous social engagements, to see if my very own twin is alright after getting pummeled by brutes; and my worried self walks in to see him snogging some girl!! I'd say you're doing fine mate, just fine!" he sauntered over to George to give him a 'manly hug' and take inventory of his injuries.

Over Hayden's excited chatter the brothers carried on a whispered conversation.

"Wilt" he mumbled back, insulted that Anyone wouldn't know his precious jewel.

"Huh?"

"Wilt is her last name, and her first name is"

"wait let me guess Annie, the Annie Wilt that you've been drooling over all school year! The one you decided was to 'sophisticated' for a guy like you, the reason you haven't helped me pull any pranks in weeks!!!"

"SUSH !!!! She might hear you" George exclaimed as his blush came back.

"Does this mean you'll help me again?"

"Yeah I guess…"

"OK well then this is aloud then."

"Aloud ?!?!?!"

"Hey if someone is going to play tonsil hockey like THAT with my face and not allowed to be on my face, then I should get a say!"

As the boys broke off into half hearted arguments, Madame Pomfery finished her examination of Annie, and Hayden used the opportunity to renew her attempts:

"OMG! Annie, you can't just-no-you just can't-not right after you'd been unconscious!" Hayden was aghast, her voice and expression making her look like a animae (SP?) character, "I mean when did this," she franticly gestured between Annie and George "happen? I haven't seen anything like THAT, what were you thinking? You could've gone into traumatic shock or something!"

"Hayden, calm down! Geez, he kissed me, I woke up, I wasn't really thinking much of anything at that point; just how gorgeous his eyes are and how his lips are so pert-", she stopped abruptly. Oh no! Did I just say that out loud?!?! "Plus I was unconscious…."

"Oh, no. Not for THAT one, you seemed plenty sentient to me!" Hayden attempted to glare but the effect was ruined by her bursting out into giddy giggles. "I want every detail! Don't try to keep anything to yourself! We must document your first kiss for prosperity!" If I have to hold you down a put a truth spell on you I will! Maybe I should anyways just in case you 'edit' anything hmm…." She took some silent pleasure from the terrified look on Annie's face, which had gone chalky from panic. Between her paling and the deep blush as she thought about THAT, she looked like a porcelain doll; George noticed. Hayden nodded to herself confident that even the edited version would be pretty truthful now that Annie had bought her empty threat.

"Ms. Brown, please don't antagonize my patients," Madame Pomfery called out, sounding very tired, like she'd either seen too much today to be perturbed or she'd seen it all before, knowing Hogwarts either was possible. "And Mr. Weasly, could you please refrain from kissing the other people in this ward!"

"Aw! So I can't even kiss my own brother!" Fred groaned mockingly, and plunked himself down in one of the several chairs available in the wing, dramatically placing his hand across his face, "but that's where I get half the fun out of life!"

"I didn't mean you Mr. Weasly,"

"You do have to be specific Madame Pomfery," George commented "There are, at last count, three Mr.'s and one Ms. Weasly at Hogwarts at the moment," easily making the air in the room much more relaxed than it had been.

"Well, Mr. George Weasly, I think I remember telling you not to bother Annie, and yet bother her you did, or are you going to let me assume that she woke before you did or said anything to her?" The professor brooded guiltily, uncomfortable at having to fish for details to report.

"No, Madame Pomfery, George didn't do anything wrong, I was coming to, and he saw that so he came over to be helpful." Annie rushed to his defense, giving him a very significant look, to keep his mouth closed. The professor didn't miss the look, and wasn't fooled by the obvious lie.

"Lying is not a virtue!", she paused "if anything it makes you more like those 'hoodlums'! Now can you manage to behave yourselves while I'm gone?", glaring while she glided off towards Dumbledore's office to report this Interesting Development. Taylor and Susan all but ran into her as they raced into the ward, panic written across their features.

"We just saw Malfoy, and he looks MAD, and he was talking to someone, well, yelling really, about how they failed him, I think he's going to get revenge from the other morning!"

"Um…Susan heads up but, I think he already did…" George interjected.

"Not just that! Hayden and George weren't seriously injured, plus you humiliated Crabbe and Goyle, which just adds more to the conflict. I'll bet even the Draco-clones are smart enough to find some way to get you back, and I highly doubt its diplomatic" Susan gushed, pausing frequently to huff; exhausted from the run and worry. It had been a long day all around.

"That means he'll just want more revenge." Annie gasped, horrified. The students in the room drew a slow breath as they contemplated the repercussions of their actions.

Then a loud bang made all up George jump. Over Annie's groan,(she hit her head when she jumped….only she could hurt herself without moving) Fred started a spirited speech:

"And? So what! He already tried that. He even sent his thugs and what happens? You get to spend a night in these lovely accommodations! We beat him once we'll do it again; he's a spoiled rich kid that's all! Let's show him what the Weasleys…and honorary Weasleys…*cough* and soon to be Weasleys *cough* can do!"

"We? I don't recall seeing you…" Hayden complained as the others looked around excitedly, everyone was ready to jump up and kick their butts now. Annie got quiet before almost breaking the bed trying to get up.

"Draco isn't rich, but his dad is…." She glanced significantly to the muggle-borns. "Taylor will you fetch me a laptop and my IPOD?"

A/N: Hey, here's chapter 21, hope you like it, thank you again! Please review, I enjoy it! And thank you again to Nicole, who makes my writing have more bubbles (like good champagne, or maybe unflattened soda) so yea, here you go. I'll have chapter 22 up soon, Toodles~ WiltedxRose