Author's Note: I have no special reason for updating, other than the fact that I wanted to. And that is good enough. Speaking of good enough…listen to said song by Evanescence. It will make you cry, and I love it! Anywho- On with the show!… I mean story….fic…. Whatever….

Disclaimer: Ever heard the song, You Don't Own Me? Yup. That's what these characters are singing. But they lie. They make very nice toys.

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Two weeks had passed since anyone had seen 'Jane'. Not that the Weasley Clan hadn't tried, but it seemed as though she had just vanished into thin air. Harry was frustrated constantly, Ginny was losing sleep and Ron couldn't help but wonder if it had all been a dream.

"Its just Haunting. I mean, we don't hear or see her for four years because she is 'dead'. Then suddenly we see her again, but before we can do anything, she is gone again." Ron said as he was pacing the floor.

"Yes but we all saw her. So it's not like you are crazy." Harry replied.

"I beg to differ, Harry. Ron is crazy. But not about 'Jane'." Ginny smirked.

The three of them were sitting in Ginny's room talking about 'Jane', as they had for the last week. They had hit a dead end. Ginny had gone to see Crystal again but she had no new information. Bill and Charlie had talked to some people in the ministry but no sign of Hermione had been found. To everyone else Hermione Jane Granger was still dead. Even to Fred.

Fred; Everyone was weird around him now. Not that he noticed. He was stuck in is grief. Molly could hardly look at him without crying. Bill and Charlie couldn't even look him in the eye. George was avoiding him all together, and it was killing him. They all wished they could tell Fred, but knew that until she was found it was useless. Harry, Ron and Ginny fell into silence, each one wrapped up in the mystery of 'Jane'.

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The Weasley Clan were not the only ones searching for Jane. Social services where also looking for the mother of Lily Ann Granger. But to them it looked like she had abandoned her child at a day care. Still, normal procedure was followed and a missing persons report was filed. But from the moment she left the daycare center no one had seen her.

Lily had been place in government care until the next of kin could be located. But that was just as difficult. Jane Granger had been an only child and her parents had died in a freak carbon monoxide accident. The government had no record of the father. They had his name, but it didn't match any of their records. They where baffled. How could they not have any information on Weasley, Fredrick? It was if he didn't exist.

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Of course Fredrick Weasley did exist. Sort of. He hadn't considered himself alive since February 16th of four years ago. He had died inside the night he lost her. His life had no meaning, no purpose. Sure he still had his family, his twin and his joke shop. But without her, life seemed empty. He wanted nothing more than to die. But he lived. Stuck in a tedious routine that brought no joy to him.

Fred was at the shop doing the books when he heard the door yank open and the bell go off. He looked to find a brunette woman in the doorway. Moments later she was joined by a tall dark man, who grabbed her waist and pulled her into a kiss. Seeing them Fred couldn't help but think of Hermione and the first time they kissed.

Flashback

Ron, Harry and Hermione had dropped out of Hogwarts to prepare to fight the Dark Lord. They spent most of their time at the headquarters of the Order. Fred and George had about died when they found out at Fleur and Bill's wedding that the 'Golden Trio' where not going back to Hogwarts.

"Copycats." George stated. "We totally did that first."

"Yeah, I mean come on Forge. Can't they come up with their own stuff."

"Nope. They have to steal. From us."

It was easy to accept that Ron and Harry had dropped, but Hermione?…That was hard to swallow. She was a bookworm, I mean sure she had broken some rules, but dropping out completely? Fred had confronted Hermione about it. She didn't take it too well.

"What? Is it that big of a shock? Harry and Ron need me."

Fred shrugged. "I just thought you would have been head girl."

"My friends are more important that some stupid school title."

Fred's jaw dropped. Hermione, not caring? About school? To Fred the apocalypse had come. She is not the girl I thought she was. Fred was flabbergasted. He was seeing Hermione in a new light. Yeah, she has always been pretty. But too...stuck up. Never thought she would pull something like this. She must really care about her friends.

Fred then found himself visiting the headquarters whenever he could. He came around hoping to spend time around her and getting to really know her. But she was always studying. Looking up stuff about some thing called a Horcrux. Fred tried to help her when he could, using any excuse to be with here.

It was late August when Fred realized he liked her. The way she chewed her lip when concentrating, the way she curled her toes when angry and way her eyes lit up when she smiled. Fred was completely head over heels. But was hesitant to even tell her. She was brother's best friend and it was no secret that he liked her. Heck, even she knew it. So Fred decided to keep his feelings in.

It was September 7th when it happened. Fred and George where at the headquarters for a meeting, and Hermione was still up in her room. The Order couldn't start without her so Fred volunteered to fetch her. He took the stairs two at a time but stopped dead when he saw her. Hermione was sitting on her bed with her back towards the door. Her golden brown hair was now halfway down her back and she was barefoot. Fred could also tell by her posture that she was chewing her lip while reading some book. Fred stood in the doorway soaking it all in, and he lost it. He took three giant steps and grabbed her waist. She gasped with surprise as she found herself mere inches away from Fred's face. He had quickly closed the gap placing his lips on hers…

End Flashback

Fred's fingers brushed his lips as he thought of the kiss. He had been surprised that she hadn't slapped him afterwards. It took time but he had wooed her. They had been blissfully happy. Now he was at the opposite end of the scale. Bitterly alone.

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Jane could barely open her eyes because they where swollen shut, but she could hear the voices of her tormentors outside the door. She prayed they wouldn't come in just yet she didn't want them to see her cry. Jane wiped the tears from her eyes wincing in pain the entire time. The ropes had come off days ago, as she was too weak and bruised to do anything. But she didn't cry from the pain, Jane cried because of Fred.

He was alive. It was she who was dead. Because she had walked away that night everyone thought she was dead. Now he would never know the truth. Fred would never know about Lily. Jane prayed that Lily was okay. She didn't think her tormentors knew about her. So Jane could only hope that Lily was being cared for in the Muggle world.

Jane gasped as once again blinding light flooded the room. A pair of feet walked to her and grabbed her by the hair causing her to stand. She held back a shriek as the man flung her back to the ground. A foot found her and kicked her right in the stomach, causing the air to leave her lungs and her to gasp for air.

"Not so smart are we now Mudblood. No Saint Potter or Weasel to save you. It's just you and me." The man grabbed her hair again and forced her to look at him. "You are pathetic and weak." He sneered at her. "You have always been the favorite, the smart one, and the most powerful." He glared at her with his cold grey eyes and dragged his wand across her cheek. "Not so powerful now. You just as bad as a Muggle. Oh, wait. You are one." He dropped her once again. "Tell your parents I said hello. Cruico!"

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