Lana took a deep breath to brace herself before stepping into the dimly lit room. She shivered as the cold air washed over her and she felt goose bumps rise on her arms. She flicked the light on and rolled her eyes as her brother pulled the covers over his head. She balanced the tray she had on the small wooden table by his bed and sighed as she picked up the tray of uneaten food she had left there the previous night.

"Draco you need to eat." He said nothing and stayed wrapped up in his cocoon of blankets.

"Alright Draco listen. If you just got your arse out of bed and went and spoke to her all of this would end and we could back to how things were." Draco continued to refuse to acknowledge her presence and rolled over so he was facing away from her.

"Aright if that's how it's going to be." she stalked out of the room her fingers turning white from the grip she had on the tray.

With a roar of anger, she threw the tray at the wall at the bottom of the stairs. Her chest heaving she took that last few steps before crumpling in exhaustion. Fred leapt from his seat and rushed over. Her pulled her petite frame closer and rested his head on top of hers.

Sobs ripped through her body and Fred had to fight to stop his own tears falling down his cheeks at the sight of his distressed girlfriend. He wasn't sure how long they had been sat there for until her tears ceased and she lifted her head. He kissed her temple and wiped away the stay tear tumbling down her cheek.

"I'm scared." She whispered so quietly that Fred could only just hear her.

Fred kissed her temple again and tightened his grip on her as if she was going to float away. Lana tucked her head into the space between his neck and shoulder as she felt another wave of tears roll down her cheek. Fred closed his eyes as he felt his heart brake for her.

"They'll get through this. It's just a bump in the road, everything will be fine." Fred felt Lana begin to shake in his arms.

"I'm not sure they will anymore." Lana said after a few minutes of heartbreaking silence.

They sat like that, a mess of tangled limbs, for a while until Fred realised she had fallen asleep exhausted from crying. He tucked one arm under her legs and the other under her shoulders.

He carried her up to her room bridal style and placed her carefully on the bed. He smiled fondly at her as he tucked her in under the covers. He kissed her forehead before closing the door quietly behind him.

With a silent incantation he cleared the tray and food from the base of the stairs. He sighed as he placed the now-repaired tray on the coffee table to be taken back to the kitchen later.

He sighed as he stepped out of the common room. His footsteps echoed down the corridors to his old common room.

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"Please I just need to speak to someone in there." Fred pleaded with the portrait.

"I'm sorry but since you are no longer a student at the school I cannot grant you access to the dormitories.

Fred sighed and leant against the wall waiting for someone to walk out.

After several minutes two third years stepped out.

"Do you know if Harry Potter is in there?" Fred asked pushing away from the wall.

Like deer in headlights the two froze.

"Harry Potter is in there, would you like me to get him for you?" a fifth year said as she stepped out of the common room.

The third years scampered off and Fred shook his head, "No I'll go and speak to them myself."

The fifth year nodded and walked away. Fred stepped through the portrait and scanned the room for his youngest brother and his best friend. He spotted them in the armchairs by the fire. As he made his way over Harry looked up.

"Is everything okay?" Harry said as Fred sat down on an empty chair.

"Um… not really." Ron looked up a scowl set firmly on his face.

"Trouble in paradise with Malfoy?" he sneered crossing his arms over his chest.

"No things with Lana are great. What's your problem Ronald?" Fred said his hands curling into fists.

"You're fraternizing with the enemy, that's my problem." Ron said the tips of his ears slowly turning a deeper red colour.

"The enemy? Lana's isn't my enemy and she certainly isn't yours." Ron scoffed

"Well we'll just have to wait to see what mum says then won't we?" Ron said looking smug.

"You wrote to mum?" Fred said jumping up, the tip of his ears matching his hair.

"He's waiting for my owl (Hedge) to come back. He hadn't told me what he was using him for but now I won't let you use him Ron. Not for that." Harry said shaking his head at his friend.

Ron opened his mouth to say something but Harry cut across him, "So Fred why did you come to talk to us?"

Ron sat back in his chair with his arms crossed. He scowled as Harry rolled his eyes at him.

"Oh yes. Look I can't tell you why but I need you to promise to keep your eye on Hermione." Fred said rubbing the back of his neck.

"Is she in danger?" Harry said sitting forward in his seat.

"No"

"Then why can't you tell us." Ron said grumpily.

"Because I don't think she would want me to. Just keep your eye on her. We're all worried about her and we need you two to keep an eye out for her."

"Who's 'we'?" Ron asked scowling.

"Quit sulking Ron this is serious. So she's not in any trouble?" Harry asked worry written in the lines on his forehead.

"No. she's not in any trouble or danger she just needs you to be there for her."

"Don't worry we'll keep an eye on her."

"Thanks, it'd be a big help." Fred stood up and raked a hand through his hair, "Well I should go and thanks again."

"No problem. See you later Fred." Fred smiled and made his way back to the heads common room.

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He stepped into the common room a weight lifted from his shoulders. He made his way up to Lana's room and quietly eased the door open. He smiled as he saw her sleeping peacefully. He slid his shoes off and curled up next to Lana. She rolled over and curled into his side. He smiled and kissed the top of her head.

She groaned quietly as she opened her eyes. She smiled up at him through her lashes and kissed his jaw.

"How long was I asleep?" she asked groggily.

"About an hour." Fred said and kissed her temple.

"So it's not time for tea?" she said tucking her head into the gap between his neck and shoulder.

Fred chuckled and kissed the top of her head, "No baby it's not time for tea."

Lana groaned and placed her palm on his chest. Fred laced their fingers together and kissed her fingers.

"Okay 'm gonna go back to sleep." She said and wrapped her arms around his waist.

Fred kissed the top of her head and tightened his grip on her. Lana sighed in content and drifted off to sleep.

With one of her hands gripping onto his t-shirt and the other hand around his waist, she slept peacefully in the arms of the one he loved. She was so happy she had found him and she never wanted to let him go.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter. Sorry it is shorter than I normally make it, I've not had much time this week to write.