Angela Graham
Hermione Granger Weasly
Mystery Person.
Ok, I'm writing that after only a few reviews so there's not many. Those people eather guessed it was Fred or Fred and George and they're right! Its Frederick Weasly! He has the crush on Hermione. Ok, so finishing up my authors Note i'll give you a little backround. Malfoy we'll be appearing in this story, we see Sirius and hes looking better and better! We find out more about the Harry/Malfoy problem, Sirius told Harry about. We see some Fred (and I mean you "SEE" some Fred) and other stuff! Away we go...
The first week back at Hogwarts was extremely weird. Teachers kept sneaking to differnet places every hour on the hour, owls kept swooping in during class-time and they hadn't heard from Sirius in a while. Harry began to worry.
"What if he was caught?" He said desperatly one day during breakfast. Ron and Hermione exchanged looks.
"Harry, Hogwarts school would most certainly be notified." Hermione explained. Hermione knew Sirius was OK, but she still felt a bit worried. She knew Ron felt the same way but had more things on his mind. Ginny, for instance.
"Stupid worthless git. Leave her alone you smelly toad.." Hermione heard Ron mutter one day after seeing Ginny holding hands with Neville Longbottem. Hermione thought this was quite funny and seeing Ron mutter to himself made Harry and Hermione crack up every so often.
"Lovely day to go out by the lake, eh?" Harry said to her and Ron. He was right. It wasn't to cool out and wasn't to hot out. Perfect day to just sit out by the lake.
"Yea, we have off this Friday, why not? Hey and Saturday is Hogsmeade trip! It works out perfectly!" Hermione said agreeing with Harry. Ron, wanted to keep a close eye on Ginny and Neville but after a while gave in.
Addition to the 'odd' things going on in the school, the Weasly twins had been hanging around Harry, Ron and Hermione. Normally, they would talk to them once every week being that they are so wrapped up in they're own lives and Weasly Wizard Wheezes but instead they were actually hanging with them.
"Quidditch season starting soon. Keeping that good 'ole Firebolt in tip, top condition?" Fred asked Harry when they were heading out that Friday onto the Hogwarts lawns.
"Yep. I can't wait for the season to start."-Harry sighed-"Can't wait till we choose captains this year."
"Freddy 'n I, will be running against each other." George said. Fred blushed slightly at
the name "Freddy" but pushed it aside.
Hermione sat against the tree reading, Charms, Charms and OH! Charms! trying not to listen to the Quidditch talk.
George then noticed the Squid coming up to bathe in the sun. It was looking particularly mad today, probably grumpy about the merpeople.
"Hey, Hermione?" said George. Hermione looked up from her book, slightly annoyed.
"What?" She asked.
"I dare you to go poke the squid right in the middle." Hermione gasped. The squid was in a bad enough mood, poking it would add extra tension to it. When the squid was in a bad mood, poking it would be as safe as poking a sleeping dragon in the eye. Mainly because the squid could grab you and pull you under to give you a fright.
"What? No!" She said looking slightly red. George shrugged.
"Ok..well..if your scared..then..ya know.." He said, obviously prompting her to do it.
"I am not scared!" Hermione said. She wasn't put in Gryffindor simply because the hat was lazy and didn't want sort out her innermost thoughts. No, she was brave. Facing danger in the eye.
"Then, do it." He said simply. She sent pleading looks at Harry and Ron. Ron gave her what-do-you-expect-from-the-twins-smile and Harry looked as if he was going to protest but Hermione gave her an -I-know-what-I'm-doing-and-you-cant-stop-me glance.
She got up, pulling on the hem of her robes. She marched over to the squid casting a glance back at George who was looking at her. She looked at Harry and Ron, the word 'surprised' written across their faces and Fred looked..Fred looked worried for her, actually.
Walking carefully over to the giant squid she grabbed a large stick and held it out in front of her. The aim was perfect. If she did it just right, the squid would never know she had touched him. She moved closer.
Before she knew what happened, she had tripped over a rock on the ground. The stick that was held out towards the squid like a sword pointed right into the squids center, applying much more force then she wanted. The squid's octopus like arms thrashed madly as its response by being awokened with a jolt.
Before she could even yell, the squid slid a slimy arm around her waist and wrapped it around. The giant squid pulled her close to it and dove under into the icy water.
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Fred hurried to his feet along with the others. They all had been watching Hermione and saw what happened. Harry and Ron were shouting by the edge of the water, Harry waded into knee deep the water looking to see if he could see a glimmer of Hermione.
"Trust me, that thing is deep and cold. She could be in trouble." Harry said searching the eerie water. George was muttering frantically about it being his fault.
With out thinking, Fred pulled off his sneakers and dove into the ice cold water. Opening his eyes, he noticed everything around him was an irky green color. He saw Grindylows that snapped at his ankles and wrists.
He and George had dared each other to swim down here and on the Marauders map it showed where the squid stayed. Below the village of the Merpeople.
Swimming deeper and deeper he realized he hadn't taken in enough air. He needed something to help him breathe..a spell..a charm..CHARMS!
Fred swam as fast as he could back to the surface. When he reached the top, he climbed out of the water. Harry, Ron and George stood their looking at him with shocked expressions.
"Wheres Hermione?" They asked. Fred shook his head.
"Give me her Charms book." Fred said. George ran back to the tree they had been under and grabbed Hermione's charm book.
"What good is this gonna do?" George asked. Fred knew that if it hadb't been such a tense moment he would crack a joke. Fred was glad he didn't. He only had a matter of time.
Leafing through the book he finally found what he was looking for. The Bubble-Head Charm!
He read the words and how he was 'sposed to think bubbles and air.
"Bubblosivia!" He said pointing his wand at himself. A bubble formed around his head. Quickly he dove under water again making he way towards the Mer-Village.
He passed many angry Mermen and Mermaids on his way through their village.
Ugly blokes, they are. He thought to himself. Finally after ten minutes through the village, he reached the end and saw Hermione struggling to free herself of the grips of the Grindylows.
He pulled her free of their grip and muttered the words to give her a Bubble-Head. His wand didn't seem to work underwater so he grabbed her wrist and pulled her up as quickly as he could.
He could tell she needed air. So he swam faster. Soon, they could see a bright light shining at the very top...
"PHEW!" They breathed out. Hermione sort of bobbed around in the water, gasping for air.
"Hermione!" Harry, Ron and George shouted running into the water. They helped her out of the water and Fred took off the Bubble-Head charm.
His pants were soaking wet and his white t-shirt stuck to him. Hastily, he pulled his shirt off, slightly embaressed but to tired to care.
"Hermione, are you alright?" Harry asked her. Ron looked at her expectantly and she coughed.
"Oooh. It was horrible! He pulled me under and then, I got stuck with Grindylows. Then, then Fred came." Hermione sputtered coughing, very red in the face. Fred half-smiled.
"I don't know what came into me." Fred said. George looked at him with wiggled eyebrows.
"Come on, we should get upstairs." Ron said.
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Fred saved my life! He saved my life! Ooh and he took his shirt off! How cute! Quidditch has done him a world of good! Oh my! I must stop it now, I'm starting to sound like a giggly girl! Hermione thought to herself as Harry and Ron carried Hermione to get a pepperup potion.
"I can walk now. Thanks." Hermione said. She walked towards Madam Pomfreys and asked for a pepperup. Madam Pomfrey gave it to her with a weird look at Fred who still had his shirt off.
"I think we better go now." Fred said. George nodded and they walked down to their dormitory leaving Ron, Harry and Hermione standing their.
"B...bye Fred. Thanks!" Hermione called after him. He turned around and nodded.
"C'mon, drink the potion. Harry got a letter while you and Fred were having tea with the Merpeople." Ron said. Hermione took a sip and walked down the opposite way with Harry and Ron.
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"Hermione! Come down here!" Ron yelled up the girls staircases. Hermione jogged down the stairs in fresh clothes.
"Ok, whats going on with Snuffles." Hermione said settling into an armchair. Harry showed her the letter.
Dear Harry,
You MUST be caureful. I have found out that Draco Malfoy and you are going to be used as sacrafices. Warn Draco-If he'll listen. Look, Harry. This year you must team with Draco. I have sent his mother -only a letter about this. He shall be recieving one from his mother as well. For once Harry, I am asking you to put aside your differences and get along.
--Sirius
Hermione gasped. "Oh my wizards! Harry you-"
"I know, I have to be careful! Its the get-along-with-Draco thing that gets to me." Harry said with a slight shudder.
"Don't worry about it, Harry." Hermione said trying to sound as calm as normal but their was something she couldn't get off her mind. Actually more like someone.
Two words: Fred Weasly.
As stupid as it was, she still couldn't believe he had saved her life. Harry had saved the word five times but she didn't feel this way. No, Fred was different. Fred was cute, funny, ok, VERY handsome and-
"Hermione?" She was snapped out of her thoughts back to reality. Ron was talking to her.
"Have you heard a word I've said?" He asked. She bit her lip and nodded. trying to sound into the conversation. Ron shrugged and Hermione decided to go to her room.
On her way there, she was stopped by Fred.
"Meet me outside, where we were today. After dinner." He said quickly. Hermione nodded and walked up to her room.
When she got there, she fell back on her bed. What did Fred want? What was he going to say? Questions like these were flowing through Hermione's mind. Finally, it was time for her to go down to dinner.
She made her way down to the dinner table. Fred, George, Harry and Ron were already there.
They smiled and asked what took her to get down stairs. She told them she fell asleep which was true.
"Pass the pumpkin juice." She said to Harry. She caught Fred's eye and he gave her a warm smile. Which she returned.
The food was delicious. Everyone ate till they were warm and sleepy. Hermione wanted to go to bed but instead went outside to wait for Fred. He was already there.
"'Lo Hermione." He said with a smile.
"You wanted to see me?" She asked. Her insides were shaking, her heart beating.
"This is kinda hard to get out.." He said avoiding her eye.
"Go on.." She said slowly. He looked at her then looked away.
"Hermione, please don't laugh? I, erm, well I kind like you-alot."
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Authors Note: BWAHAHAHA! *Evil Smile* Cliff hanger. What will Hermione say? What will she do? How does she react? Will Malfoy get in here already? Malfoy will be appearing in the next chapter. Actually, He, Hermione, Fred, Ron and Harry are the main characters in the next one. My apologies for grammer. Also, if I ask you to answer a question or guess PLEASE LEAVE YOUR NAME AND E-MAIL IF YOU ARE GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OR MAKE A GUESS! The "Mystery Person" left no name so therefore thats what I shall call him/her. Now, NO FLAMING. PLEASE REVIEW, REMEMBER I HAVE THE POWER TO NO LONGER CONTINUE THIS SERIES OR MAKE THEM ALL DIE OR BECOME DEATH EATERS! Keep that in mind when you look at the review box! *Evil Smile* Well, until next chapter, Ciao Mi Amigos!