Chapter Two

The Plan

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Hermione heard the sound of footsteps behind her and lazily turned her head to look behind her. She spotted Ron and Harry walking over to where she was in their summer clothes of shorts and t-shirts. She gave a cat like yawn and sat up to greet the boys.

"Hello guys, how long was I out here for? I guess I must have fallen asleep." Hermione managed to say between her yawns. "I think about a hour if that, don't you Harry?" Harry nodded his head in reply. "What was all that arguing I heard coming from in there?" Hermione asked questionably to the two standing in front of her. "Oh, erm, it was nothing, Fred and George are back, did you know? Just them being prats is all." Ron muttered to Hermione. "So they've made it back? It will be wonderful to see them, since I haven't hardly seen them after they left Hogwarts. What have they been up to?" "You won't want to know." Ron murmured to himself just loud enough for Hermione to hear.

"Would you look at that out there Fred? Old Ron sucking up to Hermione, probably telling her to stay away from the big bad Fred and George." Fred nodded his agreement as George went babbling on. He was known to do that when he was upset with a situation and Fred knew that it was best to just let him rabble on. "Well we'll show him huh Fred? Hermione won't be able to resist, I'll make sure of that."

The three walked into the house to solve Hermione's hunger problem. They were quite an odd set, small Hermione, with her newly tamed hair waving softly and her light brown skin glowing, Ron with his fiery red hair and his new height of six feet, and Harry with his shaggy hair, newly more muscular form, and slightly smaller frame then Ron. They opened the door to the newly evacuated kitchen and sunk down into the chairs.

"This is our last year what do you think we're going to do after this?" It was a topic often visited by the friends. "Well, you know I want to be an auror 'Mione, Ron you want to work for the Ministry right? What about you Hermione, you know you could do anything what do you think?" Hermione put her head on her hands and thought. "I don't know really. I mean everyone always tells me about how much I've achieved but I don't really feel that way. There's so many things I haven't done because my nose has been buried to deep in books. I just want to be free!"

The boys nodded as if they understood but Hermione knew they had no idea what she meant. Harry had his current girlfriend Ginny, and was sure to have done things Hermione had never even come close to doing. Although Ron didn't have a girlfriend at the time, she knew that he too had done things from overhearing Harry and him brag.

After retreating into her thoughts, Hermione found that she had lost track of the conversation and couldn't really follow what Harry and Ron were saying. She excused herself and walked down the hall towards her guest room.

Unknown to the three chatting friends, Fred and George just happened to be listening in the other room, and watching, to be exact. "Told you these were the best inventions we ever made! You heard what Hermione says she wants to do things she's never done before and you know what that is." George grinned wickedly at Fred. "To right George, and I think I know exactly who could help her with that."

"Right. Here's the plan. We both can't attack her at once, that would overwhelm the poor girl. So we both go after her, separately, and have her pick which one she wants. Hopefully, she won't be able to make up her mind and she'll get the best of both worlds, if you know what I mean." George winked at Fred. "I think that's perfect George and I think we should put this plan into action as soon as possible." The two boys wrapped up the ears and eyes and opened the doorway to the hall. Turning to walk to their room they ran smack into Hermione.

"Hermione! Sorry didn't see you there, you alright?" They said simultaneously as they scrambled up off the floor. "Yes I'm fine thanks. It's so good to see you two! How have you been since you left Hogwarts?"

"Well Hermione I think we have time to tell you all about it."

Hope you guys like it. I just kind of needed a chapter to add some much needed background info and to start the plot moving. But let me tell you now that it's moving I think it's going to move pretty fast! So I hope you liked! Please read and review and I hope to have a new chapter up late Friday early Saturday! Luv Aurora Borealis J