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Chapter Six: Summer Begins

The next day flew by for all the Hogwarts students. They finished all their finals and were now just enjoying their last night at their magical school. Hermione was in the common room after the farewell feast, reading some sort of muggle romance novel when Fred Weasley came over and sat by her.

"Hiya Hermione, whatcha reading?" he asked her, trying to make a conversation with her. Normally Fred was very energetic, but when it came to Hermione Granger, he was at a loss. The younger, bushy haired brunette had some sort of spell over him, which made him act more a fool than he already was. Hermione smiled at him.

"Just some cheesy muggle novel. I'm sure you wouldn't like to hear about it," she said to him, half-hoping that he would ask her about it. Fred caught the hint.

"Oh no, I would." Hermione smiled even wider. Ron never wanted to hear about what she was reading. However, his older brother did.

"It's called 'Pride and Prejudice.' It's by this famous author named Jane Austen. She was a well accomplished author. During her time, women weren't thought of as being novelists. They were just expected to marry rich, handsome men, and have children. She took a stand and said that she would rather live by her pen rather than marry someone whom she didn't love. She's one of my favorite authors. Just between you and me, she's also one of my heroes." Fred hung on to every word that Hermione was saying. To hear her talk the way she did, it was hard to believe that she was just two years younger than he was. She seemed to be much older than she actually was. Fred looked at her and said, "Maybe, when you're done, you would let me read it?" Hermione smiled and blushed, a very soft pink.

"Well, how about I give it to you once we get to King's Cross tomorrow night and you can read it this summer?"

"I would like that." Fred smiled at her. Suddenly realizing that he wanted to get to know Hermione more, he added, "Maybe I could write to you this summer and we can talk about what I've read?" Hermione just smiled and nodded. 'Could this really be happening, did Fred really want to write me this summer?' Hermione thought to herself. 'Maybe, this will be a good thing. I can actually get to know him, and vice versa.'

"Great, I can't wait to start reading it. It…uh…might take me a while to read though. George really wants to get started on our joke shop."

Hermione nodded. "That's alright, Fred. You can write to me about your joke shop too. I don't mind."

Fred smiled at Hermione's comment. 'Could she really mean that? Maybe, just maybe, she feels the same way about him, which he feels about her,' Fred thought to himself. Suddenly feeling flushed he nodded to her and said, "I think I'm going to see what George is up to. Talk to you later?" Fred asked. Hermione just nodded slowly. She still wanted to talk to him; however, she couldn't stand being between brothers. Fred got up and walked off to try and find his twin.

Across the room, Ron and Harry were playing a game of Wizards Chess. Ron was winning of course. Ron noticed that Fred and Hermione were having a deep conversation. He turned to his best mate and asked, "What do you think's going on there?" He pointed to Fred and Hermione. Harry looked over to where Ron was pointing too. Harry knew that Hermione was starting to fancy Fred, and it looked like he fancied her as well.

"Don't know. They're friends you know. Maybe he's just curious as to what her plans were for summer holiday?" Harry said, hoping this would satisfy his jealous friend. Ron just nodded, not sure exactly what to say about the matter. He knew that he liked, from afar, Lavender. Though, the thought of Hermione dating someone else bothered him. In the same way that it bothered him when Ginny was dating Michael Corner.

"You okay, mate? You seem distracted." Harry asked, breaking through Ron's train of thought. He looked at his friend and asked, "Harry, if I tell you something, do you promise not to laugh?" Harry nodded, so Ron continued. "I think, I'm jealous. Not that I like Hermione like that, you know I like Lavender, but something is just nagging at me." Harry let out a small chuckle at his friend's position on their bushy-haired friend.

"Ron, did it ever occur to you that you love her like you love Ginny?" Harry said. No, Ron hadn't thought of that before. Suddenly it dawned on him, Harry was right. He was protective over Hermione, and not in any romantic way.

"Yeah, I guess you're right, mate." Harry laughed, and added, "Just between you and me, mate, I think that Fred would be good for Hermione. She needs to relax a bit and have some fun. Who better to teach her than one of the twins?" Ron laughed and agreed.

The game continued on, and as usual, Ron won the game. As he did, Ginny came up from behind Harry and placed a tender kiss on his cheek. "Hello, there." She said as he turned around to face her. He smiled at his new wife.

"Hello back." Harry said, and as he did, Ron made a gagging noise. Both Harry and Ginny turned to look at him.

"Look, I get that you guys are married and all, but could you keep the coupley stuff to yourself? Some of us are still single you know."

Ginny laughed at her older brother and said, "Ron, you wouldn't be single if you got the courage to talk to Lavender Brown. I know for a fact that she fancies you."

Ron looked up to his younger sister and asked, "And how do you know that exactly, Ginny?"

"Please, she's a loud-mouth; all the girls know that she fancies you," Ginny said laughing. Ron, suddenly feeling confident, went to go look for Lavender. As he left, Harry and Ginny busted out into laughter.

"Do you think that he will ever get it?" Ginny asked Harry as she slid onto his lap.

Harry wrapped his arms around her waist, and said, "I doubt it, I think Fred's more on his way to getting a girl than Ron is." Ginny looked at Harry in confusion.

"Harry, what the bloody hell are you talking about? I know my brothers, and as far as I can see, Fred doesn't like any one." Harry looked at Ginny in shock. Did she really not know that Fred fancied Hermione?

"Ginny, have you seen the way Fred looks at Hermione? He fancies her, it's obvious." Suddenly, Ginny understood where Harry was coming from. She replayed all the memories that she had of Hermione and Fred together. Then, she came to the conclusion that Hermione also fancied Fred.

"Oh Harry, we have to tell them. They would look perfect together." Harry shook his head and said, "Ginny, leave it to them. It's their business; they'll figure it out…eventually." Harry said to his wife. Ginny gave him a pouted a bit, but she knew that Harry was right. Ginny then placed a kiss on Harry's cheek and said, "I'm going to finish packing, then go to bed. You should do the same, Mr. Potter. It's going to be a long day tomorrow." Ginny started getting up when Harry pulled her back down to him. He smiled at her.

"Can't we just stay here? I don't want to think about going back to the Dursley's. Even if, Sirius threatened them. It's not a place where I like to go." Harry admitted to his wife.

Ginny smiled shyly at her husband and said, "Harry, it's going to be different this summer. You'll have me, right there beside you." Ginny said, giving Harry a hug.

Harry buried his face on Ginny's collar bone. "Thanks, Gin. I needed to hear that." Harry said smiling at her.

Ginny backed away from the hug after a while and said, "I really need to finish packing, Harry." Harry nodded at her in agreement.

"Yeah, you're right Gin. Let's go up and pack." Ginny stretched out her hand for Harry and he took it. They walked up the stairs toward the Gryffindor's head dorm. They had been staying in there ever since they bonded. They spent the rest of the night talking and packing for tomorrow's journey, which neither of them was looking forward to.

The next morning was in complete chaos, the six friends rushed to catch the Hogwarts Express. Luckily, there was one empty compartment, so they all piled in. Harry sat next to Ginny, Ginny was next to George. On the other side, Ron sat across from Harry, and was next to Hermione, which left Fred to sit extremely close to Hermione. If you looked closely, you could see him fighting off the urge to blush a deep red. Harry laughed at his new brother-in-law's predicament. Ginny, whom was lying on Harry's shoulder, looked over to where Harry was giggling; she too let out a small giggle. Fred looked over to his sister and friend.

"What's so funny, guys?" he asked. Both Ginny and Harry shook their heads.

'Do you think that he will ever get up the nerve to ask Hermione out'? Ginny asked. Harry shrugged.

'I have no clue, Gin. Hopefully, I think they would be good for each other'

'I think you're right, my dear husband.' Ginny smiled. Fred, still confused, looked over at his little brother and asked, "How did things go with Lavender, little Ronykins?" Ron shot a look at his older brother.

"Shove off, Fred," Ron said. Fred looked over at his twin. They were on the same page. Operation: humiliation.

"Oh, poor Ronykins, did the poor girl take one look at you…" George said

"…And run for the hills?" Fred finished. Ron looked angrily at his two older brothers.

"For your information, she said I could write to her this summer. We'll see what happens when we come back to school in the fall," Ron said. Hermione looked at him and giggled.

"Wouldn't do much good, Ronald. You hardly ever write to Harry, or I, and we're your best friends."

"Lavender is different than you and Harry," Ron said to her. Hermione got a look of disgust on her face.

"So what, you take one look at some trollop, and suddenly she's more important to you than your two best friends?" Hermione said.

"I didn't mean it like that, Hermione. I just mean that I can really have a future with her, if I wanted." Hermione didn't look satisfied with that answer; instead she went back to reading her book.

'Do you think that Ron, will ever stop putting his foot in his mouth?' Harry asked Ginny.

'Let's hope not, it's amusing watching my brothers squirm,' Ginny responded. Harry chuckled at bit.

'Ginny Potter, that is positively evil…' Harry started to say, when Ron cut him off.

"Harry?" Harry looked over at his best mate and nodded for him to continue.

"I asked you if you were looking forward to your summer."

Harry shook his head and asked, "Have you met my relatives?" Ron, Fred, and George all looked at Harry and nodded.

"Remember, second year?" Fred said. Harry nodded. That was the summer that Ron, Fred, and George all took the Weasleys' flying car to come and rescue him from the Dursleys'.

"Well, at least this summer won't be as bad at the previous ones." Harry said.

"Why's that, mate?" Ron asked him. Harry looked toward his shoulder to point out a very sleepy Ginny. Ron suddenly got very upset. Harry wasn't going to be shagging his baby sister all summer. He didn't care if they were married or not.

"Harry, just cause you're married to my sister, doesn't mean that you can go shagging my sister any time you please," Ron said. Suddenly, Ginny's head popped up from Harry's shoulder. Fred and George started to get very nervous.

"Ronald Billius Weasley, how dare you think that of your best friend, and my husband? Not to mention, that's an insult to me. Harry and I are getting to know each other. We haven't even thought about shagging. Besides, when and if we agree to make love for the first time, it will be none of your business."

Harry nodded in agreement. He looked over at Ron and said, "Ginny's my wife, it's none of your business what we do. You don't have any say in the stuff we do." Ginny smiled at Harry.

"Ron, you're my brother and I love you, but if I wanted to, I could snog Harry senseless and there wouldn't be anything that you could do about it." Harry blushed. The thought that Ginny wanted to snog made his blood boil a little. Ron looked like he was about to be sick.

Just as Harry was going to say something, a cold, sneering voice came into the compartment that they had been in.

"Did I hear things right, is weaslette getting upset at her weasel brothers?" Malfoy said. Everyone turned to look at him and his goons.

"Malfoy, you better get out of here before something bad happens to you." Harry said.

Malfoy just laughed at him and said, "Are you threatening me, Potter? I didn't think you, Saint Potter, would ever do such a thing." Harry got up and pointed his wand at Malfoy.

"Malfoy, I would leave if I were you. Harry's not in a good mood today. There's no telling what he could do," Hermione said to him.

Draco looked over at the bushy haired girl and said, "No one asked you, mudblood. Just you wait Granger, you, along with all the other mudbloods will soon come to an end," Draco said smiling, and added, "Unless we want to use you as a whore. That could be entertaining. My guess is that Granger here is rough in the sack." Draco's goons laughed from behind him. Hermione, didn't say anything, she just hung her head. Only the people in the compartment knew that she was softly crying at Draco's comment.

"Draco, you best leave." Harry said. Draco looked over at him and asked, "Why should I, Potter? This compartment is so much fun."

"Because Hermione was right, I'm not in a good mood, and now I'm angry. You attacked my girlfriend, and now, you're threatening Hermione to be a whore. Those are the two girls that you do not want to mess with or you will have me to deal with." Ginny slowly slid her hand in Harry's, trying to get him to calm down. She could feel how angry he was getting through the bond. As soon as Ginny's hand came into contact with his, he started to get calmer.

"Let's just ignore this git." Ron said. Harry lowered his wand and sat down next to Ginny. Ron was right; Malfoy was getting all his power from their reaction. Harry looked over at Hermione; he was concerned for his friend. Malfoy eventually gave up and left to go bother a couple of third year Ravenclaws.

Hermione got up and left the compartment. Fred, looking concerned for her, followed. Everyone else remained where they sat. Harry, holding onto Ginny's hand tightly, whispered thanks to her. All she did was nod.

Fred followed Hermione into an empty compartment; she turned around to face him. She smiled to herself a bit. "Really, Fred, I'm alright."

Fred wasn't really convinced; instead, he shook his head and said to the young girl, "No, Hermione, you're not. I can tell."

Hermione just looked at him. Suddenly, tears filled her eyes. Fred grabbed her by the hand, and brought her in for a deep embrace. Hermione started to cry on Fred's chest. For a while, they just stood there, Hermione crying on Fred, and Fred just standing there comforting the young girl. After a while, Hermione calmed down. She backed up slowly and looked at Fred.

"Thanks Fred, I needed that. But why did you come after me?" Hermione asked confusedly. Fred started to blush a fierce red.

"Well…uh….the…is….ireallylikeyouHermione," Fred said all at once that Hermione cocked her head at him.

"What did you say? I'm sorry Fred, I didn't understand." Fred took in a deep breath and repeated to Hermione what he said.

To say that Hermione was shocked by Fred's deceleration of his feelings was and understatement. Hermione just smiled at him.

"I really like you too, Fred." Hermione confessed to the redhead. Fred slowly let out the air that he was holding since he confessed how he felt about her.

"Brilliant," was all that Fred could say. Hermione just laughed at him. Slowly they walked out of the empty compartment and back to their own.

As soon as they walked back into the compartment, both Harry and Ginny smiled at their young friends. Ron looked a bit worried, but said nothing. The rest of the journey was spent playing exploding snaps and sleeping.

After a couple hours, they arrived at King's Cross station. Harry looked over at Ginny. He smiled and grabbed her hand.

"You ready for this?" Harry asked his new wife.

Ginny smiled and said, "As ready as I'll ever be."

A/N: Okay, so sorry if this took long to post. I got a beta and I e-mail these chapters to him to review. I promise to try and keep updating as soon as I can. Thanks again for all of your support, and reviews. Please review and let me know what you guys think. Thanks

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