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Catching sight of Harry, Fred slipped away from his twin who was talking to Lee about homework and quickly met her off to the side. Careful to make sure no one could over hear what he had intended to ask. "Can I help you," she asked with a laugh as he came up behind her, putting his chin on her shoulder.

"Have you ever wondered what the forbidden forest at night would look like?"

Now he had her interest though she would never straight up admit to it. "Bored are we," she asked glancing to be sure no prefects or know it all's were nearby.

"You have no idea," Fred admitted as she laughed lightly. "George won't come into the forest at night, apparently it's too dangerous and it is suicidal and crazy, he says a lot more, but I usually zone him out by then. It is never quite as amusing alone. Was wondering if you'd care to join me."

She did not even have to think about it, what was a beautiful and exciting place to be during the day, would be twice as thrilling under the cover of night. "I would absolutely love to."

"I was thinking at 11, most are asleep, and it is prime time to slip out since the common room is empty," he suggested from experience. That was the time that would be least likely to et them caught, especially as it was a class night. It was past most of the students curfews so they'd be out of the way.

She nodded since it sounded like the perfect time to her, "see you then Fred."

"Counting on it," he went back to his twin effortlessly joining into the conversation as Harry went to Neville acting as if they had discussed nothing at all.

Both were waiting for nightfall and counting down to there next adventure into the forbidden forest.

Harry slipped down the last step when she noticed Fred off to the side glancing at the portrait whole to make sure he wasn't caught. The common room was dead quiet and no one else was down but that could change at any moment. She crept up behind him knowing he didn't hear her coming. "So off we go," she said and he jumped slightly, startled by the sudden appearance of the first year.

Instead of being annoyed at the scare, he just grinned at her. "You're lucky I didn't scream then we would be going nowhere," he teased as they slipped out of the room and through the halls "scared at all?"

She laughed lightly so as not to wake the portraits "no should I be?"

"Very much so, everyone else would be," he said they heard filch coming and ducked into a closet before he walked away. They were silent not continuing their conversation until they were out of the school and headed to the forest.

"I am not anyone else then," she offered no longer whispering or afraid of being caught. They were free for the moment. Out of sight of everyone in the school. No one would be around to catch them. Even Hagrid was inside as it was late. They happily stepped through the first trees. Not bothered by the dangers they were about to face within the forbidden forest.

Fred lit his wand with a lumos, it cast shadows on the trees and ground. The forest had an entirely different feel at night. It was dark and looming and everything both hoped for. Fred had only come out at night once before but now he was excited to have someone by his side who was just as excited by the prospect. "So, anything you prefer?" He questioned.

"Give me a tour, remember I am just a first year, I don't quite have the experience you do," she said as he grinned smugly. "No getting a big head now."

Some bats flew overhead but they barely reacted even with the sudden rattling of the trees. They only reacted so far as to look up in amusement. "Very well, milady if you would follow me."

"After you," She said easily as they went deeper into the forest, the only light guiding there way came from there wands.

Fred pulled her out of the way as a group of plants lunged at her feet. "Careful now, wouldn't want to lose a leg," he offered.

She grinned, "I don't know why Neville won't come out here," She laughed not bothered by her near mishap though her pulse was racing. It just made it all the more brilliant. "I mean he loves rare plants. He'd get a kick out of these."

"I know," Fred said. "Sadly, some people don't understand that rules are just made for breaking. A sad sorry state."

"I agree," she said as they continued there track through the forest. "I'm attempting to make him realize that the only reasons rules are made is so someone will break them, but he doesn't quite believe me. Eventually I'll teach him."

"I've been trying with George for years," Fred said lightly. "Love my twin and he is luckily not a rule follower like prefect Percy but he still…is a bit more rule oriented then I am."

"Your morals," she said lightly. "You are fairly lucky though, George is brill even if he does not understand the brilliance of the crystal caves and the forbidden forest at night."

"Or the thrill of fighting just to fight," Fred added. "Hes a worrier."

"So's Nev. Still a great friend though," she said climbing up a tree slightly.

He laughed, "What are you doing.

"Shine your light up here," She said pocketing her wand.

He did so and she climbed up onto a branch that could hold her weight. "See anything interesting he asked as she shined her lumos looking around.

"Nope," She said lightly. "Trees are too dense. Maybe we can try again in daylight."

He agreed easily. She pocketed her wand and jumped down. He caught her before she could fall.

They jumped lightly when they heard a wolf of some sort howl in the distance, but it wasn't enough to make them turn around. They just kept walking around, returning to the school near four in the morning. They had classes the next day after all.

Morning came all too soon and George noticed that his brother was moving half asleep. Seeing as they both went to bed at a descent time the night before, he felt like he was missing something important.

"You look tired," George said as they went down for breakfast. "What were you up to last night?"

Fred grinned knowing his brother would kick his arse if he knew the truth, so he lied, something he hated doing to his twin but he didn't want to worry him, "nothing at all."

George very clearly did not buy it but let it go. Harry missed breakfast entirely but managed to make it only ten minutes late to her first class.