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Hermione returned to her apartment that evening still reeling from potions class that day. She felt all kinds of everything and was very unsettled by it. She entered the apartment to find Fred sitting cross legged on the floor in front of the fireplace an array of what looked to be catalogues in front of him. Did he plan to owl order something she idly wondered to herself! He looked up at her a bright smile on his face as he beckoned her over.
"I hope you're not mad but I reached out via owl to the realtors in Hogsmeade to send me every catalogue they have. I just wanted to know what kind of house we could afford to live in. The cheapest houses start from ten thousand galleons and go up from there. Please look at this catalogue and tell me what houses stand out to you the most. They know we have a max of forty thousand to spend so these are all below that!" he said handing her the one he was currently reading. Before she could do anything however he'd pulled her into his lap startling her.
It seemed he didn't want anything sexual. He just wanted to hold her closely and smell her hair while she flicked through the brochure. She relaxed easily into his arms thankful for them. She wondered idly if other purebloods would have been tactile but loved it. She flicked through the book not even sure of what she was looking for. She knew she'd know it as soon as she saw it though. Most of the houses were far much more than she would ever have wanted or even needed. They were far too large and it drove her mad.
Most purebloods would live in a mansion but the Weasleys weren't like that and that was fine for Hermione. She wouldn't have wanted a manor anyway. She just didn't want a shack either. Sometimes Mrs Weasley would even check her children's pockets when they came home to see if they'd gotten anything whilst out. If they had, they'd be forced to share it with everyone in the house which wasn't fair at all. Even if Fred didn't have to do that with his entire family he always had to do it with George which was so annoying. He knew they were twins but he hated that it was always assumed they'd always want or need to share everything. They needed their own space which this law inadvertently was giving them. Molly was not happy about that but was happy that Hermione would be part of her family. For Molly Hermione being a part of her family now was a wonderful bonus. She loved that girl so much.
As Hermione flicked through the brochure she felt her eyes well slightly with tears. These houses were the supposed basic houses of the magical world and showed just how poor the Weasleys truly were. Each house you saw would become a three d model showing each levels layout if you tapped it with your wand. The ten thousand homes were decent enough but not what she wanted at all as they were all too small. It was as she was nearing the end of the brochure and wondering if she'd ever find a house that she saw her dream home and gasped. It was absolutely perfect. Fred jumped when he heard her gasp. He adored this house and hoped she had gasped because she too loved it.
She tapped her wand on the image of the home seeing it in three d layer by layer. It was twenty eight thousand galleons in total. It had three floors. The first floor contained a small hallway from which you entered into a really large open plan living and kitchen area. There was a staircase to one side with a floo at the side of it. In one corner was a separate office room. Through two doors in the kitchen you reached the utility and pantry respectively. The back door was opposite the entrance. It looked really large and more than enough space for the both of them to live in comfortably. It also helped that reach room was labelled so that they would know what each room was for. On the first floor was a large library which had a warded room for safely practicing charms and DADA beside it. There was a potions lab at the top of the stairs. It was spacious enough but not huge. One person could brew nicely in it or two people with a bit of a squeeze. On this level were two equal sized bedrooms connected in the middle via a Jack and Jill style bathroom.
On the second and final floor was a small bar room which had a floo in it. This room had a small bar and dancefloor in it which looked wonderful. Then came the monumental looking master bedroom which was massive in size. On one side behind a stretch of wall which one walked around to enter was a walk in wardrobe. On another side behind another identical stretch of wall was the en suit. This room was truly large. The walk in wardrobe had walls of cupboards on either side of the wall. One for him and the other for her. There was a large wall mirror on one end of the room. The en suite contained a "his and hers" sink section with two sinks. In a segregated room was a toilet. The rest of the en suite was taken up with a huge bath and a really large walk in glass shower with a rain head. It truly was perfect. The potions lab would allow Fred to safely make his potions and George could come over to brew with him any time he wanted to. The only change they would need to make would be to add a floo into the potions lab and then the home would be truly perfect. It even had enough of a back yard to play quidditch in which was wonderful.
They decided to put in an offer at once as they both knew they didn't want this home to go to anyone else. On the purchase form they pressed both of their bank keys as fourteen thousand was removed from each of their accounts. The keys would be with them in a couple of days. They were so excited about their purchase. They wondered where George would live. Molly would be thrilled for them all. They were having all she would want for them but could never properly provide for them. For her family at least this marriage law was a blessing in disguise. This house was divine but would in no way ever compare with a pureblood mansion. She would be surprised to learn that although Harry inherited a manor he wouldn't be living in it. He'd be buying a house slightly bigger than hers but nowhere near the size of a manor.
"Fred I need you to read this. We had potions today and I can but assume you did this when you were in my year as well!" she said handing him a purple parchment he'd know anywhere. He'd done this in her year yes and it had been bloody brutal. As he'd read his own report people had openly mocked his poverty and everything and it had seriously humbled him. He'd stopped pranking that whole week afterwards. He read Hermione's report after asking for her permission. As he read it he cursed at some points and cackled at others.
"Well you're certainly as popular as I thought. This really proves how dumb Crabbe and Goyle truly are. I mean we could all see it but to have actual evidence is pretty funny. Let's just say Draco Malfoy is lucky he's not here and I'm not Ron. If I were Ron I'd punch his lights out but as I'm not Ron he'll get what's coming to him in a practical way. Not all pranks change the colour of one's skin or clothing you know!" he said as she gasped. She didn't want him pranking Malfoy.
"Lolly you are to find the drink of Draco Malfoy in the morning and place this potion in it. Don't worry you won't get in trouble but he will" he ordered as Lolly nodded once thanking him and leaving again. Hermione scowled deeply at him opening her mouth to scream at him.
"Before you speak Hermione it's a mild truth serum but not as strong as veritas serum. He won't look dazed and out of it as he would with veritas serum. In fact he won't even look like he's taken anything but for twenty six hours he'll be telling everyone the truth. That's enough for me!" he said seriously as she slowly smiled.
"Well I didn't want him pranked horribly but this will be good and hopefully humbling for him. I'm not all that into harmful pranks but he does deserve this. I like pranks which are actually funny which this will be. Thank you for not reacting as Ron would have as that would have caused me a headache. Are you ok with what Ron said though?" she asked gesturing the page he was still holding. He admitted he'd missed what Ron said and read it again. He frowned deeply and then sighed.
"I won't lie I'm not happy he loves you but he is right that you wouldn't work out. Don't worry Hermione I'm not going to punch him or something. I mean you can't help your thoughts can you! Come on!" he said taking her hand and pulling her to her feet. She wondered what was going on. He summoned a gramophone and some tango music. He smiled deeply at her and leaned in close.
"Teach me to tango please!" he said seriously as she looked at him tears shining in her eyes. This was so sweet. With a quick wave of her wand they were dressed appropriately. He was wearing a suit with flowing pants. She was wearing a long red dress with some t bar heels on her feet. She placed his hands in hers and around her waist. She went over the steps with him instructing carefully. He was amazed by what a great and patient teacher she was. She cast cushioning charms so that he wouldn't hurt her when he stepped on her toes which he did a few times but less than she was ready for which was nice. Fred she learned was a dedicated and quick study when he really wanted to impress someone. In this case he wanted to impress her. In two hours he'd gotten everything she'd taught him. He was slowly gaining speed which the dance required. He'd get there eventually. He gasped as he felt her close to his body her legs sliding seductively in between his. She leaned outwards swaying her hips up against his seductively. This was one whole seductive dance. Her dedication to this craft was gorgeous. She came back up as he guided her, her smoking eyes looking deep into his before she slid around his body. She looked smoking hot in her heels as she slid across the floor her leg resting on his shoulder. It was so exhilarating. He knew immediately that he wanted this to be his wedding dance or at the very least his wedding night dance.
As the lessons came to an end she giggled and pulled him closer kissing him deeply. He'd been so sexy when he dedicated to learning this dance just for her. It was such a turn on that he wanted to impress her so much. Thankfully tomorrow was Saturday and they could go to Hogsmeade to floo to their new home. Even if they didn't yet have the keys they could still floo to the pub near their new home and explore it on the outside. In fact they'd get their keys tomorrow so it would be fine. This was only because they'd paid upfront so quickly. Otherwise they'd have to wait a few days. Hermione went into the bathroom and grabbed a quick shower. Fred said he'd get his after her but she told him to save water and join her in the shower. They were both too tired for things to get sexual so simply washed each other gently and kissed a bit. They exited the shower and went in separate directions to get into their pyjamas.
As they snuggled up cosy in bed keeping each other warm they began kissing deeply. Their tongues battled for dominance against one another. Hermione felt her stomach flutter in joy at the thought of raising a family in her new home. She just felt so much love right now. Fred was really making her feel so very spoiled. It was wonderful. Tomorrow would be so very exciting.