Hermione was sitting at the bar with a martini in one hand and a book in the other wearing a navy blue A-line dress that stops right above her knee. Short lace sleeves that just covers her shoulders. She was sitting in their favorite muggle bar named The Road Runner for 20 minutes when she looked up at the clock, 9.30PM. She looked at the door and took a sip from her drink and turned her attention back to her book. Five minutes later she jumped a little when she heard someone yell her name.
"Mione!" She looked up and saw all her friends gathering at the biggest booth in corner. She slid of her barstool and propped her book in her bag.
"Off course you will bring a book to a bar" Ron said.
"Oh. Hi to you to." Hermione rolled her eyes at him.
"I was waiting for you lot!" Hermione gave everyone a kiss on the cheek except for Harry and Neville.
"Happy birthday boys!" She pulled them both in a hug and gave each two kisses on the cheek.
"Thanks!" They said in at the same time. She squished herself between Hannah Abbot and Luna. She looked around at her friends smiling. Neville took a seat next to Hannah while Harry dropped down next to Ginny. Next to Luna sat Angelina and George. Across from her Ron and Fred.
"Are Seamus and Dean coming?" Luna asked.
"They weren't sure. Dean had to work tonight. So depends how long it's going to take."
"What is he doing?"
"You know I can't say that Luna." Harry answered.
"OOOH the refreshments are here." Said Hermione before Luna could ask more questions. The waitress brought over a full plate of tequila shots.
"But we didn't order anything." Harry looked up at the waitress.
"You didn't. I did." She smiled at the waitress.
"Thank you."
"Yeah. Thanks." Fred said looking at the waitress and put on his flirty smile. Almost everyone at the table rolled their eyes at Fred.
"What?!" He asked as the waitress left with a blush on her cheeks.
"Nothing." They all said it at the same time. They looked at each other and started to laugh. Hermione picked up her shot and pointed at Harry and Neville.
"To 22!"
"To 22!" The rest chimed in and chucked back the shots.
"So Mione where is Sam?" Angelina asked. Hannah and Ginny looked a bit worried at Hermione.
"It's okay." Looking at both girls before answering Angelina.
"We broke up."
"WHAT!? What happened." Harry and Angelina yelled.
"It just wasn't working out."
"But you have being together for over a year." Hermione just shrugged.
"I really thought he was going to ask you to marry him." Hermione looked down at her lap and started fumbling with her fingers. "Oh my god!" Almost everyone at the table looked in surprise at Angelina at her outburst. "He asked you didn't he."
Hemione looked down trying the avoid the surprised faces. Hermione threw her hands in the air.
"Yes okay. He asked 2 weeks ago. But I couldn't do it." Harry put his hand on hers looking confused.
"But you loved him."
"I did. But when he asked I just could not see my future with him. We are alike. Too much alike. We like the same things but it gets quit boring after a while. And every time I wanted to go out or spend time with you lot, he rather stay home and do crossword puzzles."
Ron snorted a little too loud and all eyes fell on him.
"Sorry. It's just.. Mione" he grabbed her other hand and looked her in the eyes. "you need someone that challenges you and gets you excited about stuff. I told Harry he was to boring for you." Fred clapped Ron on the back.
"When did you get so insightful?" Laughter broke out at the table.
"I think it comes from all his failed relationships." George smirked at Ron.
"Ha-ha very funny." "Girls." Luna's dreamy voice interrupted.
"Let's dance." She grabbed Hermione's hand and she grabbed Hannah's. Within seconds all the girls where at the dancefloor. After a short while the boys came to dance with them.
Hermione danced with everyone until her feet could not take it anymore. She walked at bit unsteady to their booth. And dropped next to Fred.
"You ok love?" She put her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah just a bit tired."
"A bit drunk you mean?" She looked up.
"I'm not drunk! Maybe a little tipsy." When she said little she showed Fred her fingers. Her thumb and index finger only a centimeter apart. Fred laughed.
"Sure you are. Here drink this." He handed her a small vail. She frowned at him.
"What is it? Is this safe?"
"Don't you trust me?" Fred pretended to be shocked and clutched his heart. "It just something to sober you up. I promise." And he crossed his heart. Still frowning she pulled the vial open and swallowed it. She felt her head getting hot for a sec and then cool down. She felt a lot better.
"How do you feel?"
"Wow! This works better than what they sell in the store. Did you make it?"
"Yeah we wanted something that can get you sober instant and doesn't get you a hangover the next day. You can only drink one a day or else your head turns hot and red. Red like a tomato. Not fun!" She laughed at the face he made.
"How long did it last?" She asked trying to hold a chuckle.
"Two days. Was really fun working like that." He said sarcastically. Hermione just burst into laughing while Fred just smirked at her. When her laughter went down she said;
"Thanks I really needed that. You guys really are incredible"
"I know, I know." Fred said confident but his ears turned a bit red. "Are you really ok?" Hermione knew what he was implying.
"Yes really I fine. This.." pointing at her friends on the dance floor. "A night with my friends is just what I needed." Fred opened his mouth but before he could say something George ran over with a laughing Angelina on his shoulder.
"We're heading out. We got some other things to do tonight." George winked, smacked Angelina on her bum and turned to leave a smiling Angelina faced them and just shrugged.
"Close your door!" Fred yelled after him and George just waved.
"They look really happy."
"Yeah. They are and I think it won't be long before we have another wedding."
"Really? Wow! I'm happy for them."
"Me too." Fred said a little down.
"Fred..?"
"It's nothing. Wanna dance?" Fred shook his head before standing up as he held out his hand.
"I love to." Fred took her hand and twirled her around to the dance floor.
Luna found herself a dance partner, a tall girl with long blond and blue hair. While Ron was trying to talk up a 30 year old woman.
She and Ron dated for only a month after the war. After everything settled down they realized they were better of as friends. They both had relationships after that. While Ron couldn't hold a woman longer than a couple of months, Hermione had 2 long relationships and a couple of short term ones. And a lot of horrible dates. Ginny and Harry's relationship was not that easy either. They broke up 2 times in the past years and are now trying to get back to their good place. Hannah and Neville are engaged and going to get married the end of November. Luna was a free spirit, just enjoying live and who ever came across her path. And then there is Fred. Never really wanting to settle down. Maybe it's because of his near death experience that he wanted to live life the fullest. Much to the dismay of his mother. No one was sure of course, he never talked about it. Not even with George. Sometimes he just sits there, eyes unfocused looking in the distance. Like before, after George left the bar.
After a couple of songs. Harry, Ginny, Neville and Hannah left. Both girls having a bit too much.
"Don't you have any more of that wonder potion?" Smiling at the sight of the two girls singing and laughing holding on to each other trying not to fall.
"Yeah but let them feel it in the morning." Hermione slapped his arm but chuckled. "I'm going to get some drinks." Fred stood at the bar talking to the waitress. Flashing his most flirty smile which made the waitress blush and she passed him a piece of paper with his drinks. He walked back to the booth.
"Where is Luna?"
"I saw her sneak out with that girl with the blue hair " As Fred set the drinks down he said.
"That girl got game!"
"She really does."
"And she got better game than Ron. He tried to pick up that girl before Luna swooped in." Hermione raised an eyebrow.
"Really?" She looked down at the bar trying to find him. "You think after all this time he'll know what to do."
And they both starting to laugh when they saw Ron walking over, sulking.
"What's wrong little brother."
"You spend over an hour talking and flirting and then they just leave." He took a drink from the table and downed it.
"Maybe your flirting skills need a bit of.. work Ronniekins"
"Ha-ha they are fine thank you. Where is everyone?"
"Well if you weren't trying so hard to 'flirt' you would notice when your friends say goodbye." Ron bumbled something and stood up.
"I'm leaving. Hermione wanna go?"
"I will leave in a bit. Just got drinks. Goodnight."
"Night. See you Sunday." He grabbed his jacket and disappeared out the door.
"Well and with that there where two." Fred lifted his glass to Hermione.
"More for us." Smiling she lifted her glass and tapped it against his and poured it down.
"Mione.. you know what this is?" He held a napkin and placed it in front of her. On the napkin was a number. A phone number and a name, Liza. She started to laugh. Fred frowned at her.
"What? What is it?"
"Fred.. after all this years. First your father and then me and Harry and you still don't know what this is?" Her smile so wide it started to twitch. Fred took the napkin back and studied it.
"No! Just tell me."
"It's a phone number. She wants you to call her."
"Oh." He crumbled up the napkin and threw it behind him. She tried to read his face but to no avail.
"Fred. I thought you liked her?" He shrugged.
"Naah. It was just some harmless flirting. And besides I don't have a phone."
"You know you can buy one. I have one. So does Harry. Once you get the jist of it it's easy and comes in handy."
"Ok maybe I will buy one." Hermione reached back and tried to get the napkin back. But Fred stopped her as he took her hand
"Not for her." He took 2 shots of the table and handed one of to her. As the alcohol slid down her throat she felt it burn.
"These.." she pointed at the last 2 shots on the table. "Are the last or you can carry me home."
"Ha! Okay fine. Want to dance before we leave."
"Sure." He took her hand again and let her to the dance floor.
Fred and Hermione became good friends over the years. After she saved his life in the battle. She was the one to cry out 'protego' when the wall came down. It didn't fully protect him as he was still badly hurt. She did everything she could to heal him. She was still healing him when Harry came back with madam Pomfrey who took over.
After Fred was stable and surrounded by his family madam Pomfrey came over and told her that what she did saved his life. If she didn't do anything and waited for her it would have been too late. Right after that Molly pulled her in a hug and started crying. Arthur right beside her and pulled his arms around her and Molly. After they let go she could just catch her breath before George crashed into her. Not letting go until Fred started to wake. Fred needed months of recovery. Hemione who was first planning to go work at the ministry threw that all aside to become a healer. With her training in St. Mungo's they spent a lot of time together. As she was one of his caregivers and soon a really good friend.
After a couple of fast songs where Fred did the weirdest dance moves she ever saw, came a slow dance. He took her in his arms without hesitation.
"You really have the strangest dance moves." She chuckled looking up at him.
"You're just jealous you can't move like I do."
"Yeah.. that's it." She smiled and shook her head. At that point her phone went off and vibrated in her purse between them.
"What the hell was that?" Fred looked down wide eyed.
"Just my phone relax." She laughed and slapped him on the chest. She opened her purse and flipped open her phone. Her smile disappeared in a instant.
"Mione? You okay?"
"Hmm..? Yeah yeah. It was just Sam." Fred took her hand and walked back to their booth.
"Give it! Your phone." he added at her confused look. She gave it to him.
"What are you doing? You don't even know how it works. "
"Shh." Hermione watched as he pushed different buttons. After 10 minutes he was done. Hermione raised an eyebrow at him. But he just put the phone back in her purse. She leaned her head back and looked at the ceiling and sighed.
"I need a distraction. Maybe some more drinks?"
"No, no more drinks." She closed her eyes as she listened to the music.
"What then..-" Before she got finish her sentence Fred had cupped her face with two hand and kissed her slow. He pulled back with two large brown eyes staring at him with a little frown on top.
"Just a distraction. Nothing more." Hermione mulled it over a second. Fred was handsome, sweet and experienced. But she was afraid of losing her friendship over sex. Fred knew what she was thinking.
"It is just sex. One time. Doesn't have to change our friendship. No one needs to know." And with that her lips crashed his. Her arms curling around his neck. While his hands pulled her closer as he held her waist. She put a hand in his hair and pulled it gently, she bit the bottom of his lip as his mouth opened and groaned. She slid her tong against his lips before entering. Their tongues danced for dominance. After a few minutes the separated caching their breath. But it didn't last long. Fred stood up and took her hand and lead her straight to the bathroom.
"Where to?"
"My place. Ang and George are at your place remember?" She said still out of breath.
"Right." He kissed her again as they apparated straight in her bedroom. While they kissed he picked her up by the bum and she clamped her feet at his back. He started pulling her zipper down when he pulled back.
"Wha.. - What's wrong?" Hermione asked her breath hitched.
"You sure you want to do this?" She just nodded before she kissed him again.
She fumbled on his buttons of his shirt while he pulled the zipper to right above her knickers. When she got frustrated at the buttons she ripped his shirt off. Feeling a smile on her lips. She pulled away and look at his bare chest. Even though he doesn't play quidditch anymore his body was firm with a slight six pack visible.
She stripped down the rest of his shirt and grazed her hands on his muscular arms and back to his chest and abdomen. Fred watched her as she took him in. Her brown eyes grow big with desire. He slowly pulled down the front of her dress that fell down right above her bellybutton.
Now it was his turn to take it all in. A navy blue bra that matched her dress, a thin fabric of lace covering her breasts. He groaned just for seeing it. He kissed her deeply before his mouth traveled south. To her neck. To her collarbone. Then right above her breasts. Where she quivered under his touch and dug her heels deeper in his back. He pulled her of the wall and carried her to her bed. He sat down with her on his lap. She stood briefly to let her dress drop down the floor. And climbed back on. She pushed him down on the bed.
"A bit bossy aren't you?" Smiling she put her fingers to her lips.
"Shh."
"Yes ma'am ." He grinned. And she bent down and kissed him before traveling down his body.
Kissing his chest. Roaming her hands along his sixpack down to his pants. She unbuckled his belt and opened op the buttons. Her hand slid in his boxers and that earned her a groan coming from him. His hands went to her waist as he flipped her underneath him. He quickly stood up and let his pants fall on the floor. He tried to come back to her but she put a foot on his chest while she was still laying down on the bed.
"Ttutt-ttutt- you forgetting something." She eyed his boxers. Fred let out a chuckle before he stripped down completely naked.
"That's better." As she was eyeing all of him.
"Come here you. Your turn." Fred bend back down to her. He kissed her breasts.
Moving down to her bellybutton and kissed her knickers before pulling it down with his thumbs. He pulled her closer to the edge of the bed before he planted kisses on her inner thigh and moving further to her center. With every kiss closer he could feel her whimper beneath his touch before he finally reached her center. After a couple of minutes she cried out his name. After she came down from her high she stood up and pushed him down on the bed and crawled upon his lap. Her lips finding his again as he groaned at the moves she made.