Wishes

(Fred's point of view)

Wishful thinking is a load of rubbish. Why do muggles wish upon the stars when they're all dead anyway? Time seems to go so slow waiting for wishes. It's not like I wish on anything ever, I just thought I try it. I'm a wizard, wishes should be easier to grant. Poor muggles, they are missing all the advantages of magic yet sometimes magic can't even help. I'm in a situation now where I feel like my magic is useless. I tried everything I could spell wise, to find Hermione. Am I thinking to hard? Maybe she's in the simplest place that I've overlooked. I miss her. I get lost in thought about her and I'm wondering if she was thinking about me. I'm thinking about what we might be or could have been. I wish she was here or I was wherever she was. Or we just were anywhere together. She's making me stupid, I can't think straight. She's not even anywhere near me! I think I've paced a permanent circle on my bedroom floor. I sit on the floor against my dresser and stare out the window. The stars are bright tonight and are continuously twinkling. I miss the twinkle in her dark brown eyes. You really could get lost in them. I set my wand down next to me and put my head down. All of this is making me mad. Hermione where are you? I wish you would just come back. I hear a glass shatter. I stand up and run into the living room.

"Ouch, that hurt" Hermione said rubbing her head.

"Hermione is that really you?" I said running over and bending down, placing my hand on her face. I haven't sleep well and I didn't want to be hallucinating.

"Of course it's me, you guys really should tidy up this place a bit," she said smiling up at me. My heart sank, I grabbed her and pulled her up. I wrapped my arms around her and squeezed her tight. The thought of losing her had been killing me. Now she was in my arms and I never want to let her go.

"Where in the bloody hell were you? You could have left a note or sent an owl. I've been worried sick" I said squeezing her tighter.

"I can't breathe," she choked tapping my shoulder. I released my grip and held her head in my hands.

"I missed you Granger, don't ever leave me again, please." I whispered hugging her again.

"I'm sorry Fred, I just was with George, visiting Charlie in Romania." She said seeming surprised by the embrace, hugging me back.

"Romania? That's genius! I'm such an idiot." I said pulling away from her slapping my head. I feel her staring at me and realize that she doesn't know anything that happened with George. Then I started to panic because why had she come back? What happened between her and George? Was I too late? Before I could flood my head with anymore questions she walked back over to me and grabbed my head and kissed me. My body felt like it was soaring through the sky like when I'm flying on my broomstick. Goosebumps appeared all over my arms and that cold chill ran up the back of my neck. I grabbed her head and returned her passion, running my fingers through her long curly hair. My cheeks felt like they were on fire and it was spreading through my chest to my toes. My mind was spinning and the only thought I could process is wishing wasn't rubbish after all. Her lips left mine and she took a deep breath.

"Hermione," I said pulling away just a little to look into her eyes.

"I love you Fred, always have" she said keeping her eyes closed. "I'm sorry I just had to.."

"Shh, I love you too. Always have," mocking her yet having the biggest smile on my face. "But, you're bleeding." Spots of blood had trailed around her face from where I touched her. My heart twitched, I pick her up off her feet and walk her to my bedroom. I sat her down on the bed and pulled out my wand.

"Let me fix it," I said looking at her for approval. She shakes her head yes and I place my wand near her forehead, "Ferula."

"Thanks," she said smiling.

"Don't mention it. I will always protect you from harm. Seems as though you'lI be needing me around since you are always getting yourself hurt," I said smiling. I set my wand on the end table and push a loose strand of hair behind her ears. I start to get lost in her eyes.

"What?" She said laughing.

"I just can't take my eyes off you, I'm afraid you might poof away," I said laughing back. "So, all his time huh?" I asked looking into her eyes again.

"Yes," she said smiling.

"And you saved me at the war?"

"Yes," she repeated.

"You love me?"

"Yes!"

"Interesting, I always knew you fancied me. Willing to go against Ministry law and break rules for little old me? What a bad influence I've been on you" I said grinning.

"Shut it!" She laughed, punching my arm.

"I'm only joking, love. Thank you for saving me. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be alive with my family. I wouldn't be alive and would have missed begin together with you" I said smiling pulling her towards me.

"I wish I just told you everything when I woke up but, things kept happening to make me think that maybe it wasn't meant to be and then everything with George..." she said sadly looking down at her hands. I grab her hands and pull her onto me.

"You and I Granger, are simply meant to be," I said kissing her once more. "George will be okay, I promise," I said trying to reassure myself of that as well. I lay down on my bed and she lays down next to me in my arms. We then snogged and talked for hours. I've never just been able to lay with a girl and talk without getting antsy. I'm so comfortable with her, I'm telling her things I would never tell anyone, except maybe George. I've never been this open with someone, I feel like everything I was thinking was pouring out of me. She has changed me and I never thought I would meet someone who would make me want to change. The idea of love before her was rubbish but she made me a believer. We chatted about a lot of things that had happened lately and about when we started to have deeper feelings for one another. How bloody stupid we've both been with handling things and not sharing how we felt about each other sooner. She's turning me into a wussy git, she is beyond worth it. I left out my fight with George, I did not want her to feel worse than she already did about him. I feel absolutely horrible about it and telling her would make me feel even more miserable. I miss him and I know I need to fix the problems I've caused.

"You need to talk to George" she said as if reading my mind. The sun was starting to shine through my window and I waved my wand to close the curtain.

"I promise I will. Let's get some sleep and tomorrow morning I will go see him, okay? She nodded and put her head on my chest. We laid there in a comfortable silence holding each other.

"I can't believe you knocked out Angelina because you were jealous!" I said laughing again at the thought.

"Stop it! That was a low moment for me," she said regretfully.

"How thick could I have been to not realize? Fighting over little old me? Also, breaking wizard law? I think I've fallen even more in love with you than I thought was possible."

"It's not funny" she said trying to sound serious.

"You were jealous!" I laughed again.

"I will leave," she said jokingly, trying to get up but I pulled her tighter.

"You are not going anywhere," I said squeezing her tight intertwining our legs, "At least not without me." She squeezed me back and snuggled against me. I loved begin so close to her, none of this felt surreal. It was real though and I couldn't stop smiling. "So… I've been thinking, you make me kind of happy..." I said breaking the silence.

"Do I?" She said laughing that laugh that made my heart flutter. The question made me snigger, if only she knew what I've been through the last couple of days. I laid there a moment and hugged her tight against my chest.

"Can I keep you Hermione Granger?" I whispered into her ear.

"Yes," she whispered back. I kissed her on the forehead and laid back on my pillow. We both were exhausted and I think tonight I'll be able to sleep better than I have in a while. I pulled the blanket over us and waved my wand.

Nox

I open my eyes and the sun was starting to set. My sleep schedule is definitely messed up. I go to sit up and I feel Hermione hair go into my mouth. I smile at the bushy haired angel. Waking up to her was a surprise even though I just had the most marvelous night with her. I don't know if I'll get use to having her in my arms and walking up to this angelic face. I start playing with her hair and then slowly kiss the top of her head. Now for the hard part, wiggling out of the bed, not waking her. After five minutes of trying to escape, I give up. She has some kind of death grip on me. It made me smile and I just relax back into her and lay my head on my pillow. She really is beautiful, these dumb ass fire butterflies that are blooming in my stomach because of her need to piss off. She wiggles a little and I freeze. One of her eyes open and she smiles at me. She leans up pecks me on the lips and then passes back out. She must be in some sort of hibernation, I still feel a bit tired too. I'll just go see George in the morning and get this sleep schedule back on track. I squeeze her just enough not to wake her and then close my eyes smiling.

Lumos

"Fred, wake up" said some sort of beautiful angel. "Fred!" the angel started laughing.

"5 more minutes angel, please. Go away!" I said snuggling up to a pillow. The thought of the pillow shot me out of bed instantly.

"You okay?" Hermione said standing at the foot of my bed with a tray full of breakfast.

"How in the bloody hell did you escape?" I said trying to remember if I woke up when she got out of bed.

"You're a dead sleeper," she said giggling and handing me the tray.

"Magic, it has to be" I said accepting the tray and smelling the delicious food.

"You cook? That's ten point for you Hermione" I said with a mouth full of pastries.

"Just your basics," she said smiling sitting down next to me stealing a bite.

"Ahem, I believe an angel made this for me, not you. Be off then, shoo" I said blocking the tray. She laughs and stands up from the bed.

"I'm going to Hogwarts, Hagrid needs some help with Buckbeak. I think it is time for you to go see George" she said seriously walking over to the side off the bed.

"I know, I will," I said dreadfully. Why does time go by so fast when you are extremely happy or absolutely dreading a conversation that has to be had?

"Good luck, be patient with him. Love you," she said leaning down and kissing me on the cheek.

"Is this how it's going to be? You telling me what to do, bribing me with breakfast and potential snogging?!"

"Obviously," she said smiling walking out my bedroom door. I set the tray on the end table and get dressed. I take a deep breath and grab my wand. Please Merlin have mercy on me. I wave my wand and apparate.

Romania