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Chapter 5- The Special Circumstances

Everyone got off the train, and went into the castle. The new group of first years were sorted, and Dumbledore stood up. He got everyone's attention, and said, "Tuck in. It is now time for our wonderful, start-of-term feast. You may now eat."

"Doesn't it seem like Dumbledore always makes a big thing out of eating?" asked Ron, before he shoved a lot of food in his mouth.

"I hadn't really noticed," Harry told him.

"Ron, that is disgusting," Hermione said.

"Fank uu 'Mione," he said with a mouth full of food.

"Ron, can you repeat that?" asked Hermione, with a disgusted look on her face.

Ron swallowed his food, and said, "I said, Thank you 'Mione."

"You're welcome Ron. I don't know what for, but thank you."

Hermione glanced up at the staff table, looking for Fred, and when she found him, she whispered to Harry and Ron, "Look, Professor Fred's up there."

She looked around for Ginny, Parvati, Neville, and Lavender, and saw that they were talking to Dean and Seamus.

"I wonder if anyone has noticed him yet. I mean, besides the prefects, Snape, Harry, Lavender, Parvati, Ginny, Neville, and Luna," Hermione whispered again.

"'Mione, why are we whispering?" asked Harry.

"Because I don't want anyone to know what we're talking about," said Hermione.

"Oh, okay," Harry whispered back.

"Look, Professor Dumbledore is going to say something," Hermione exclaimed.

The trio looked at Professor Dumbledore, who had finally gotten the attention of the students.

"I have some announcements to make. First years should know that the Forbidden Forest is off limits to all students. That's goes for all students, and even former students."

Hermione, Ron, and Harry turned around to look at Malfoy, and they started laughing quietly, as well as all the other prefects, and Roger Davies and Cho Chang.

"We also have two new teachers, as well as two assistant teachers," Dumbledore said.

"I'd better get up there," whispered Harry.

Harry walked over the Slytherin table, and Malfoy and Harry walked up to the staff table.

"I would like to welcome Percy Weasley as the new History of Magic teacher." Dumbledore stopped, and waited for the students to finish cheering before he continued. "Also, in tradition with previous years, there is a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher."

At this point, everyone's attention was on Harry and Malfoy, who were standing in front of Fred.

"Harry and Malfoy are the two assistant teachers, and they will be assisting Mr. Fred Weasley."

Everyone, except for those who had already seen Fred, were shocked. When they heard laughing, they looked around, and saw that all the prefects, Roger, Cho, and Harry were laughing hysterically. They all left the room as fast as they could, and found themselves in the Room of Requirement.

"That was bloody brilliant," Ron gasped.

"We know that Ron," said Fred. "But now everyone is thinking that all of you have gone absolutely nutters."

Cho stopped laughing long enough to hear first year students wandering in the hallway, waiting for the prefects to show them where their dormitories were.

"Okay, we should go now," said Cho.

Everyone agreed with her, so they got up and started leaving the room.

"Hermione, can I talk to you for a moment?" asked Fred.

She looked at Ron, who mouthed that he had help from Harry.

"Sure Fred," she answered.

"Thanks," he answered.

"Fred, are you okay?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah. Hermione, I really care about you. I know that we're two completely different people, but I know we could make a relationship work. I also know that it would be a student-teacher relationship, and that you're probably against something like that, but for some reason, I have a feeling that Dumbledore will try to get us together," Fred said.

"Fred, I don't know what to say," said Hermione softly.

"It's okay Hermione," Fred said, with his head hanging.

"Fred, I'm not finished," she told him.

"You're not?"

"No. I really care about you too. I just thought that you didn't feel the same way," she said.

Fred smiled at her, and then wrapped Hermione in a big hug.

"Does this mean you'll be my girlfriend?" Fred asked as he looked down at Hermione.

"Of course I'll be your girlfriend!" she exclaimed.

"Well, let's get you back to your dorm, okay?"

"Okay Fred."