127. Waking Up Fred and Lockets

**Hermione's POV**

"Fred, Fred wake up" I shook his arm.

"Not yet" Fred mumbled.

"How come every time I try to wake you up, you always stay there, lying down?" I asked with a smile.

"Because I'm a Weasley, 'Mione. One day, our kid will do the same" Fred joked.

"Of course he or she will" I perked him on the forehead.

"It'll be a she" Fred sat up.

"Whatever you say, Fred" I fixed his hair.

"Whenever you fix my hair, I feel like you're Mum" Fred kissed me on the lips.

"At least I didn't tell you having the shop was a bad idea" I joked.

"Ya" Fred agreed.

"Get up, Lovebirds!" We heard George yell from outside.

"We're coming!" Fred yelled back.

"That's our cue" I smiled up at Fred.

"I don't wanna get up" Fred whined laying back down.

"Come on, Weasley. Or you won't get a kiss" I said as I got up.

"I get a kiss?" Fred sat right up.

"If you don't get up, you won't" I said walking out of the tent.

"Wait for me, Granger" Fred chased after me.

"What took you two so long?" Harry smirked.

"Fred wouldn't get up" I smiled.

"George and Ron wouldn't get up, either" Harry mentioned crossing his arms with a smile.

"I told you, 'Mione. It's a Weasley thing" Fred grabbed me by the waist.

"What are we doing again?" George rubbed his eyes.

"We're going to try and break the locket," Harry said, placing the locket on a fallen tree.

"You first, Mate" Fred said as we got out our wands.

"Alright" Harry said pointing his wand at the locket. "Dissendium."

The locket flew off the tree and to the ground.

We walked closer to it to see if it was destroyed, but wasn't.

It was my turn.

"Incendio" I pointed my wand at it and it went to flames until it calmed down and they vanished. The flames...

"Expulso" Harry said and the locket jumped up and fell to another space.

"Diffindo" Harry tried.

Nothing.

"Reducto" He tried again.

Nothing.

He started to get a tad bit upset, and flicked his wand non-stop reminding me of me and Ron in our first Charms Class.

Harry sighed heavily and picked up the locket. He then put it around his neck.

"What are you doing?" I asked quickly.

"We have to keep it safe until we find out how to destroy it," Harry explained, hiding the locket under his shirt.

"Seems strange, Mate" Fred said.

"Dumbledore sends you off to find it," George continued.

"All these Horcruxes."

"But don't tell you how to destroy them" George ended.

"Doesn't that bother you?" Ron asked.

Harry looked at us for a few seconds and then walked back to the tent.

We then followed him back after a few minutes.

Ron got out a radio and it was telling us who was dead and who was missing.

"That radio is making me scared" I leaned on Fred's shoulder.

"Me too, 'Mione" He wrapped his arms around me.

"What if we- hear their names? Everyone we love?" I asked quietly.

"I don't know," Fred whispered. "But trust me, we won't hear them names."

I smiled and we went to find Harry outside of the tent.

"A goblin by the name of Gornuk was killed. It is believed that a Muggle-born, Dean Thomas-" The man on the radio said and Harry turned around frightened.

Oh no, Dean...

"Harry, it's alright" I said sitting next to him with Fred.

"And a second goblin both believed to be traveling with Tonks, Cresswell, and Gornuk, may have escaped. If Dean is listening or anyone has knowledge of his whereabouts, his parents and sisters are desperate for news" The man on the radio ended.

"We're sure Dean is fine," Fred said softly.

Harry gasped and he leaned back panting heavily.

"Harry" Me and Fred helped him.

"I thought it stopped," I said.

"You can't keep letting him in, Mate" Fred added.

"Voldemort has found Gregorovitch," Harry said.

"The wandmaker?" I asked.

"He wants something that Gregorovitch used to have, but I don't know what" Harry added. "But he wants it desperately. I mean, it's as if his life depends on it."

The radio's static crackles making Harry jump.

"Don't Mate" Fred said quickly.

"It comforts him," I added.

"It sets my teeth on edge" Harry said. "What's Ron expecting to hear, good news?"

"I think he just hopes he doesn't hear bad news," George said.

"How long before he can travel?" Harry asked standing up.

"We're doing everything we can, Mate" George said.

"You're not doing enough!" Harry almost yelled.

He then walked off. Before he even got out of ten feet from the tent, I said quickly "Take it off."

He turned around and I repeated "I said, take it off. Now."

Harry then took off the locket and placed it in my hands.

"Better?" Fred asked with a smile.

"Loads," Harry said.

"We'll take in turns, okay?" I asked and I grabbed Fred's hand and we went for a stroll.