Author's Note-I've written another one. I like this chapter better, but not much has developed. Please review people, I'll keep writing...-Lady Foxgloves

Chapter 2

"It feels good to be back!" Serena sat heavily on one of the chairs in the Gryfindor common room. Hermione sat on the floor and Harry and Ron sat on the couch opposite them.

"I'm stuffed," Ron patted his stomach.

"So maybe you do look forward to school." Hermione looked up at Ron determinably.

"Hey." Ron pointed at her, "School and food are two different things."

"Well I'm going up to bed," Hermione got up and headed towards the girls' staircase.

"What?" Serena looked over at her, "You can't be serious, it's not even 8 o'clock and we haven't seen each other all summer. Besides, Harry needs to tell us about his exploding Aunt."

"She didn't explode," Harry said indignantly, "She blew up."

Serena smiled mischievously, "Same difference." Hermione sat back down on the floor, "Alright, I'll stay for a little while. But we shouldn't stay up late because we have class tomorrow."

"Right, right. Now Harry, tell us what happened with you Aunt." Serena leaned forward and Harry began to explain the ordeal.

George Weasley was on the opposite side of the room watching Serena, he couldn't help but notice certain changes in his little brother's friend and was rather spacing out. "Hey George!" Fred called him, waving a hand in front of his face. "There something interesting over there?"

"Hmm?" George looked back to his twin who was giving him a confused look.

"You haven't been paying attention at all have you?"

George smiled, "No, sorry. I got a bit distracted for a second."

"By what?"

"Nothing at all." George smiled to himself again and Fred continued to look at him like he'd lost his mind. A burst of laughter came from where Harry was sitting and both twins looked in that direction. Everyone was laughing except for Hermione, who seemed to be arguing about something.

"Hey!" Fred called over to them, "You better not think of leaving us out of the loop!" Fred and George walked over to them. George sat in the chair next to Serena and Fred sat in the open space on the couch.

"So what's all merry making about?" George looked around the group for and answer, but everyone seemed to be caught up in the joke. Finally Harry answered him, "I was telling them about my Aunt, and well-"

"And how you blew her up!" Serena finished for him. Hermione crossed her arms and glared at them all, "I don't see what is so funny about this. Think about how your Aunt feels-"

"Blimey, you blew up your aunt?" Fred laughed at him, "Awesome."

"How'd you pull that one off? I could think of a few aunts that I liked to blow up…." George winked at Serena and smiled crookedly.

"Honestly!" Hermione stood up, "How do you live with yourselves!" She walked towards the girls' staircase again, "Good night." And she left.

"Can't she take a joke?" Ron said.

"Apparently not," Fred and George said together.

"You don't think she's really mad, do you?" Harry asked.

"I doubt it. She'll have completely forgotten about it by morning." Serena leaned back in her chair and sighed. "But I wonder…how long was it before they got her down?" She tried to stifle her laughter, but everyone started laughing again and she couldn't stop either.

They all started talking again and Hogsmeade came up. "Has everyone gotten permission to go?" Fred asked.

"Yup. But it was hell trying to explain to my caretaker what it was. She couldn't understand why I'd want to go since I 'don't have any money'. She doesn't know about the whole witch thing and my account at Gringotts."

"What about you Harry?" George asked.

"Um, well. In the process of the whole Aunt thing…I managed to forget that part."

"You should ask Dumbledore if he can sign it. He's the headmaster after all." Ron said.

"It's worth a shot." Harry said.

"It is! Wait till you see Zonko's. It's beautiful." Fred said.

"What's Zonko's?" Serena asked.

"What's Zonko's, she says!" George exclaimed.

"It's only the world's greatest joke shop, it has things that will blow you away!"

"He means that literally, of course." George added.

"I guess I'll have to go see it." Serena said.

"You bet you will! As a matter of fact, I'll take you there myself and give you the full tour!" George smiled and Serena smiled back.

"Alright then! Well I'm off to bed now, it's getting kind of late. See you all tomorrow. Night!" Serena got up and stretched before leaving the common room. They all called good night and Harry and Ron got up to.

"We'll be going to then, I suppose. Night." Ron waved and he and Harry went up the boys' dormitory stairs. Fred and George were the only ones left in the common room.

George was about to get up when Fred stopped him.

"Oh, George?"

"Hmm?"

"Is it just me, or did you just have a moment with Serena?"

"I have no idea what you're talking about."

"You're joking. You just practically asked her out after eyeing her the whole night. And you to were all smiley at each other."

George shrugged his shoulders, "May be."

"May be? Do remember that she is our little brother's friend and she is only 13 so don't be doing anything that you might regret."

"Now Fred!" George feigned shock, "I can't believe you would suggest I would do anything dirty to an innocent girl!" George smiled to himself, "Well, good night Fred." George walked over to the steps with Fred close at his heels.

"Now just a second! You have to think, you can't go around fancying all of Ron's friends."

"And who said I fancy all of Ron's friends. And for your information, I wouldn't ask out a girl on a whim. So get over it. I'm a big boy now and can make my own decisions."

"I just hope you know what you're doing," Fred pondered for a moment, "But you're right. I can see you two together."

"I knew you'd see the light. Now this is our little secret."

"Fine." Fred and George walked up the staircase and a house elf appeared to tidy up the place. He stoked the fire out so the room was left in blackness.

"Hermione!" Serena was sitting on the edge of Hermione's bed and was trying to shake her awake. Serena tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and tried shaking her again. "Hermione, I need to talk to you."

Hermione rolled over and looked up at Serena, "Serena. It's late, what do you want?"

"I think George just asked me out."

"What?" Hermione sat up and was wide-awake. "George Weasley?"

"Yes. We were all talking about Hogsmeade and when I told him I didn't know what Zonko's was he offered to give me a tour."

"May be he was being friendly."

"I'm not so sure, afterward he smiled at me. It was one of those smiles. And when we were talking about Harry's Aunt, he was looking at me."

"He was probably looking at you because you were talking."

"No, before that. When Fred and George were in the corner. Fred was talking and George was looking at me."

"Hmm. So what did you say?"

"Well, I said yes."

"Then what's to worry about. You do like him, don't you?"

"Well, yeah…"

"Then no problem. Now it's late and classes start tomorrow, so get some sleep."

"Alright, just don't tell anyone okay. Especially not Ron."

"Okay, okay, now go to sleep."

"Good night." Serena crawled over to her bed and slipped underneath the covers. She had this weird feeling in her stomach and tried to sleep. Finally she feel asleep, thinking about the classes that she had tomorrow.