CHAPTER 9: THE TRAIN RIDE AND THE BURROW

Hermione was up earlier then she expected the next day, turned out that Madam Pomfrey's potion not only took away the pain, but it also took away the bruise, Hermione was thankful.

Fred and George were still asleep when she finished dressing, so she decided to go upstairs to see if they had packed, as would be expected, they hadn't. So being the kind person that she was, she decided to do it for them.

When done, she wheeled their trunks downstairs. She was surprised to find that they were awake.

"I packed your stuff for you" she said

"Aw, how sweet, she organizes all of your stuff" George teased.

"I packed your's as well"

George didn't say another word.

They boarded the Hogwarts Express earlier then everyone else so that they could find a nice compartment, which they did. Hermione walked into the compartment first, but turned around to find no-one behind her, "Where have they gone now?" she said aloud. "Where have who gone?" Ginny asked as she entered the compartment, shortly followed by Harry, Ron, Neville and Luna. "Oh, Fred and George" Hermione answered. "I think I saw them chasing a group of Slytherins" Ron informed.

Fred and George didn't come until the train was about to leave. "Sorry to keep you waiting" George said as he sat down opposite to Fred and Hermione. Hermione kissed Fred on the cheek and rested her head against his shoulder. "Where'd you guys go anyway?" Harry asked. Fred and George smiled mischievously, "you'll see in good time young one."

It had been ages and still they had not found out where Fred and George had been, but they had other things on their minds, food! "Honestly you guys! The world doesn't revolve around food!" Hermione said as she watched Harry, Ron, Fred, George and Neville clutching their stomachs and moaning. Ginny just rolled her eyes at Hermione and said "Mia, they're guys, of course their world revolves around food, I mean, I swear Harry spends more time with food then with me!" Hermione and Ginny laughed, all the guys glared at them. Luna just read her magazine.

At last the food trolley arrived. Harry bought as much as he could to share around with everyone. They all agreed that next time they ate anything; it wouldn't be near Luna, who had continuously talked about the food that they were eating.

Soon Hermione left the compartment to use the bathroom. It was on her way back that she noticed a bright light coming from one of the compartments. She purposely walked by it, hoping to find out what the light was. She burst into fits of laughter. Malfoy was in the compartment, trying desperately to get rid of a sign pointing to his head saying 'Prat'. At the sound of her laughter he turned to her. "Granger" was all he said. "Ferret" Hermione acknowledged. He scowled at her. "Get over the whole damn 'Ferret' thing and get rid of this sign for me" He said. "What on earth makes you think I'd do that?" she asked. He pointed his wand at her. She rolled her eyes. He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her into the compartment, locking the door and closing the blinds. "Malfoy, let go" She said calmly. He slipped his arms around her waist, 'what is it with him and my fucking waist?' she thought. "Hermione, please remove this sign" He said sweetly. Hermione snorted. He hit her. "Prick!" she exclaimed. She straightened up and slapped him across the face. "How dare you!" he yelled. He grabbed her again, a dangerous look in his eye.

The compartment door burst open. "Let her go prat" George said. Malfoy loosened his grip on Hermione, still not letting go completely. "Let her go!" Fred warned. "What's in it for me?" Malfoy asked, grinning. He suddenly looked down, feeling pain in his arm. His jacket was on fire! "Stupid bitch!" he screamed, releasing her. She giggled, before leaving casually with Fred and George. "Oh, you guys seem to stop bad situations getting worse A LOT" she said. They grinned.

They arrived at the burrow that day at about 7 o'clock. Mrs. Weasley commented on their limited weight as soon as they walked in the door. It wasn't long after that til she was watching them all eat a large meal. "Molly, stop force feeding the kids" Mr. Weasley mumbled from the lounge room. Mrs. Weasley left them alone for a minute so she could argue with Mr. Weasley. As soon as they could they bolted. Mrs. Weasley found Harry and Ron, and made them eat. George had taken refuge on the couch, where as Ginny went to take a bath. Hermione and Fred were aside, lying on the grass behind a large bush near the house. Hermione laid her head on Fred's chest and sighed. "Why did you sigh?" he asked amused. "I sighed? Oh well, I guess it was just the beauty of the sky" she said. Fred rolled his eyes and coughed. Hermione giggled, as she leaned her head up and brushed her lips against his.

They sat up and kissed for a while. Fred made sure they went no further, as he was listening intently for a- KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK! Fred pulled away from the kiss, leaving Hermione looked a bit rejected. "Don't look like that, you should be happy. After all I am giving you one of your Christmas presents early!" He smirked at her confused expression.

Fred led Hermione into the kitchen blindfolded. "Can I take this thing off yet?" Hermione asked impatiently. "Not yet…….Ok now!" Hermione pulled her blindfold off. "Mum? Dad?" She exclaimed joyously as she ran up and hugged her parents.

(a/n: Ok, well, there's chap 9, hope you liked it. Sorry i've taken so long to put this chapter up! I promise that i'll try to bring more out quicker. Remember, i'm not one to give up on stories, i'd probably just delete them if i did anyway.)