(a/n: Hello! sorry i haven't put a chapter up for so long, it's bloody test week -- Can you believe the nerve of them? teaching us things and testing us! lol. well i hope you enjoy this chapter. It was quite ammusing to write..stupid cheap Ron. Well i'd like to say thank you to all of my reviewers. The O.C.. Addict, your reviews are...SPUNKY! lol)
Chapter 7: Hogsmede
Finally George was released from the hospital wing, looking like Fred again (a/n: Get it? They're twins, so they look like each other, just in case anyone is confused). Hermione ran up to him when she saw him and gave him the biggest hug imaginable, "We missed you" she said. He smiled, "I missed you guys too" he answered. She stepped aside so Fred could say hello to his twin, they high-fived, "Made it out in time for Hogsmede tomorrow!" George grinned. "Zonko's, here we come!" Fred yelled, making Madam Pomfrey shut the doors to the hospital wing, he then looked at Hermione who had giggled, "I mean, if you want to go" he said, pleadingly. "Of course" she smiled.
That night when Hermione went to change into her nightgown she could hear Fred and George talking. She hadn't a clue what they were saying until she head, "HERMIONE? MAN, SHES LIKE THE HOTTEST GIRL IN THE SCHOOL!" Fred had obviously told George about them, she smiled. "I DON'T BELIEVE YOU! PROVE IT!" She would have betted any amount of money that Fred was sighing and shaking his head at his brother's foolishness. She hurriedly slipped the nightgown over her head and then ran downstairs. George saw first, "Hermione, are you going out with anyone?" he asked. Hermione smiled, "Yeah, actually I am" she said. George looked slightly down fallen, but then asked, "Who?" She smiled mischievously, then walked over to Fred and kissed him long and hard. When they pulled away, she couldn't help but laugh at the look on George's face. Fred on the other hand was looking around at the crowd that had built at the bottom of the staircases from George's previous yelling. Everyone was dumbfounded. Hermione had chosen Fred over every guy in the school? As usual, news like this spread quickly, very quickly.
The next day Fred, George, Harry, Hermione, Ron and Ginny set off for Hogsmede. "So…Where to first?" George asked Hermione and Fred. "Oh, how about-" Ron began, "Three Broomsticks, it's a bit chilly, I could do with a butter beer" Fred said, making Ron scowl.
"Morning Rosmerta" George said cheerfully, "It'll be 6 butter beers today", Madam Rosmerta smirked, "You plan to pay for them this time?" she asked. Fred and George pretended to be highly offended, "Always!" they exclaimed. Madam Rosmerta smirked, making Ron blush. "Ok everyone, cough up" Fred said, holding out his hand. Everyone cheerfully enough put a galleon in Fred's hand. "Hermione take your galleon back this instant! This one is on me" he grinned at her, she laughed. "No, I don't want to be a pain" she said. "Hermione" Fred said firmly, putting the large gold coin back into her hand, "Fine, but only this once" she said, giving up and pocketing her coin.
After the drinks were paid for they all headed out back into the frosty wind.
"Ok, well I think I speak for everyone when I say Zonko's" Hermione said, smiling. Everyone grinned.
As usual Zonko's was full of everything that Fred and George could want, but no think of.
Fred and George only bought products that they could use to think of ideas for their own inventions; Ron bought everything he could afford (not much in other words), Harry bought everything Ginny liked (seeming Christmas was coming up), Ginny bought one thing for each of them (once again for Christmas) and Hermione bought a couple of things that she thought were very clever.
Soon they departed, all of their pockets emptier, except for Ron's, whose were completely empty. "So are you two an item or what" Ron asked stupidly, Ginny rolled her eyes, "Why was I…blessed, with such an intelligent brother" she said sarcastically. Ron looked at her, "What?" He asked. "Everyone already knows Fred and Hermione are an item, even the ones that weren't there" "Yeah like everyone that's not in Gryffindor" George sniggered "And you WERE there! My god!" Harry hugged her and she smiled. Hermione saw him whisper something in her ear and she giggled. "Well, umm, Ginny and I have some…unfinished homework to do, see you guys later" Harry said, dragging Ginny away by the hand. Everyone smirked, "Hope they have fun doing they're 'homework'" George said, torn between the fact that it was humorous and it was his sister.
After Harry and Ginny were out of sight from the snow, Fred, George, Hermione and Ron went to Honeydukes. "What would the lady like" George said, grinning. "Not fussy, as long as it's not a cockroach cluster" she looked disgusted at the thought. After spending the last of their money (except for Ron, who instead stared at them pleadingly) they departed. "Well, I'm going back up to the castle" Ron said, aiming his butter beer at the bin next to Hermione, "Anyone notice how foul butter beer tastes when it goes cold?" he threw the butter beer. Being Ron, who sucked at all sports, missed the bin entirely, hitting Hermione in the stomach, pouring the remaining contents of the drink all over her. "RON!" she roared, "YOU STUPID GIT!" Ron looked sideways at Fred and George who were laughing at Ron's bad aim, at the same time glaring at him for hitting Hermione. "Well, I'll just take my leave" Ron said, running towards Hogwarts.
Fred, George and Hermione decided it was high time they went back to they were just passing The Three Broomsticks. "Can you guys wait out here for a second? I want to wash this shit off me" she said, "But Hermione! We'll be back up at the castle soon, then you can clear it with your wand like that" Fred said. "Yes, but it is irritating and cold" she replied. She smiled at them and walked into The Three Broomsticks.
Hermione slipped through the crowd and entered a small hallway at the back of the Three Broomsticks. She then entered the girl's bathroom. The spill was worse then she thought, from the top of the stomach down, it was pale yellow. "Stupid git" she muttered.
Hermione managed to get all of the colouring out, but having put extra liquid on it to rid the butter beer, it was wet, no matter how many times she had tried to dry it with the paper towel, it just stayed wet. "Oh well" she said. She departed the bathroom, thinking how different it was going to be away from Fred and George on the Christmas holidays. Her parents would like to see their daughter at least twice a year, as would be expected.
She closed the bathroom door quietly, as all of the paintings were asleep, and then started walking to the other doorway, that would lead her into The Three Broomsticks front room. "Funny seeing you here Granger" Hermione spun around to see Malfoy, "Fuck you Malfoy" she spat. He smirked. "Malfoy? Not a name you say often, tell me, why haven't you told anyone it's me?" Hermione didn't say anything; she would NEVER tell him that she was too scared. He smoothly made his way over to her and stroked her cheek, "Never mind, it's better that way, Weasel has you, I want you. He'll get what's coming to him and you won't be able to tell him that I'm doing it" he chuckled at the thought, slowly slipping his arm around Hermione's waist. "LEAVE ME ALONE!" She screamed, pushing him off and running out. Fred was shocked to see Hermione bolting out of the door at such a speed, but he was shocked more so when she threw herself into his arms. "Hermione what's wrong?" he asked, he could see tears running down her cheeks, his face darkened, "That Bastard!" he yelled, making a couple of old witches gasp. "Hermione, he can't keep on doing this to you! We'll find out whose doing it, then he'll be sorry" George said, trying to make Hermione feel better about not being able to say his name.
Just then, the door opened and Malfoy came out. "Hello Weasels, Hello Mudblood" he chuckled. Fred and George tensed. "Say mudblood, why on Earth were you screaming? We could hear you from the counter" he said, smirking. Fred and George was oblivious to the wink he quickly gave Hermione. "YOU STUPID PRAT!" Hermione screamed after him. Fred and George looked impressed at the volume of her voice. She turned back to Fred and cried into his shoulder. "It's him" she whispered, hatred clear in her voice, "Its Malfoy."
(a/n: well, thats the 7th chapter down! What will happen now that they know it's Malfoy? Will Malfoy meet an untimely end? Is Hermione pregnant? will Ron find out he's the richest prat in the world? Will this authors note ever end? all very unlikely, LOL. Enjoy the next chapter, don't expect it til next week, as i said, its test week)