"I'm telling you, it's sitting right there!" Ron yelled out in the middle of transfiguration.

"Mr. Weasley what is the issue here?" McGonagall asked.

"I can't concentrate with that thing sitting there." Ron said gesturing to the corner which of course was empty.

"Whatever are you talking about Mr. Weasley I assure you there is nothing there. I expect you to stop disturbing my class or you'll be cleaning that corner in detention."

Ron glanced at the corner again, still sure that there was something there but stayed quiet and turned back to attempting to vanish his snail.

I was doing everything within my power to keep my laughs silent. Harry was doing the same thing, but his face was red with the effort. Ron looked over at him, but passed the redness off for concentration on the spell. I had already vanished my snail and was now working on my kitten. I pet it behind the ears a few times before vanishing it without difficulty. I raised my hand to ask for another animal, and I caught Ron scowling at me.

"Something the matter, Ronald? Seeing things again?" I asked and he opened his mouth to retort but thought better of it.

"Miss Granger you are needed in the Headmaster's office." McGonagall called as a second year handed her a slip. I hesitantly grabbed my things and left the room, unsure of why I was being summoned to see Dumbledore.

I was hurrying down the hall when strong arms were wrapped around me they pulled me into a room. I struggled against the arms reaching for my wand and pointing it behind me.

"Woah, 'Mione relax, it's me." Fred said sticking his face as far away from my wand as possible.

"What are you doing, Fred? I need to be in the Headmaster's office." I said moving back toward the door.

"Nah that was just me. I felt like you needed a break."

"What did you have in mind?" I asked, and I thought his eyes would pop out of his skull. "Hey I can skive off class if I want to, don't look so shocked." I admit it was definitely out of character for me, but I had already read the rest of the textbook. Vanishing spells were a piece of cake.

"I never thought I, Fred Weasley would be joining Hermione Granger, prefect, bookworm, in skipping class." Fred said with a grin.

"Mark today on your calendar." I laughed and led him out of the dusty abandoned classroom.

"Bet on it." He said hurrying after me.

"Where's George?" I asked, it was odd to see Gred without Forge as they liked to refer to themselves.

"I expect he's in DADA with Umbridge."

"And why aren't you with him?"

"I stopped going to her classes." He said bitterly.

"Fred, that's dangerous! You shouldn't cross her!" I glanced over at him horrified.

"Too late, I've already held a week's worth of detention with the hag."

"What'd she have you do?" I asked studying his face. I could tell he was hiding something from me as he kept eye contact with everything but me.

"Lines." He said quickly as he found a crack in the wall particularly interesting.

I stopped in the middle of the hallway and stood in front of him.

"Fred, what did that toad do?"

"I told you, lines!" He hesitated then continued. "She just has a different way of doing things." I noticed that he was holding his right arm behind his back out of my sight. I grabbed his forearm and wrenched his sleeve up. There were scabs covering the back of his hand and etched into the skin were the words 'I shall not cause a disturbance.'

"She can't do this!" I gasped looking up at Fred. He pulled his hand out of my grasp and continued walking down the hallway.

"Well, she did."

"You should go to Dumbledore."

"No, I won't give her the satisfaction."

"The satisfaction? Fred she can't continue doing that!"

"What would Dumbledore do anyways? Umbridge would just pass another decree. No this is between her and me."

"You're wrong" I said grabbing his left hand and pulling him towards the common room. "She's going to be dealing with me now."

"What did you have in mind, Granger?" He asked allowing me to drag him through the portrait hole.

"Well first I'm going to give you something for your hand. Wait here." I ran up to my dorm and quickly grabbed my bottle of Murtlap essence. I returned to Fred and summoned a bowl. I dumped some of the Murtlap in then made it swirl with my wand.

"Just set your hand in there." I instructed and he obliged. As soon as his hand hit the liquid he sighed in relief.

"'Mione this is amazing. What is this stuff?"

"Murtlap essence" I was glad he was feeling better, just the thought of that toad made me want to hex something.

"So what is Hermione Granger going to do to get back at Umbridge?" Fred asked his familiar twinkle back in his eyes.

"Oh, you'll see." I said mimicking his trade mark grin.

Today there was a Quidditch match between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. I had been planning my revenge on Umbridge for a few days now, but today was the day. I figured I had to launch my plan while Fred, George and Harry all had solid alibis. They were her three favorite scapegoats. With them in the air and hundreds watching, including Dumbledore, there was no way she could blame them. On top of that Lee was commentating so he was safe as well.

"Good luck today, you three." I said grinning at the twins and Harry. I ignored Ron altogether as he looked up hopefully at me.

"Thanks 'Mione." Harry said while nibbling on a piece of toast.

"Not that we need it." George grinned and Fred nodded in agreement.

"We've got the Boy-Who-Lived as seeker and two dashingly handsome Beater extraordinaires. Ravenclaw doesn't stand a chance."

I smiled but dug into my porridge. I kept an eye on the staff table as Umbridge sipped her tea and read the Prophet. Phase one completed. After breakfast everyone began to make their way down to the Pitch. Ginny, Neville, Luna, and I found seats pretty close to the professor's box and I kept an eye on where Umbridge sat. The door that led to the passageway behind their seats was only a few feet to my left. I waited until the match was in full swing before I muttered that I had to use the loo and snuck my way behind the professors. I was reminded of how I had done the same thing in first year when I had set Snape's cloak on fire. I found my way to right behind Umbridge's seat then pointed my wand at her bag. Her wand was sticking out of it and I muttered the incantation then watched as it glowed briefly then returned to normal. I hurried back to my seat without anyone noticing anything amiss. Phase two was now complete. Phase three would complete itself when Umbridge next cast a spell. I grinned to myself then allowed myself to enjoy the game.

Fred and George were unbeatable, no pun intended, as they chased down bludgers and sent them flying at the Ravenclaws. Two of the chasers had already lost the use of their throwing arms due to their well-placed hits. Harry was zooming around high above the stadium, but as I watched him he flew into a steep dive towards the ground. His Firebolt easily passed Cho Chand and I started to jump up and down as he pulled out of the dive the small golden snitch clasped in his hand.

The team collided in a mid-air hug as the Gryffindor supporters flood onto the field. I cheered as the team made its way down to the ground.

"Party in the Common Room!" The twins yelled. I gave Harry a hug when he found Ginny and I. The Snitch was still fluttering in his fist as he pulled Ginny into a deep kiss. Even though they had been going out since the end of last school year it was still hard to grasp they were finally together.

"Oi, Potter, just because you won us the match doesn't mean you're allowed to snog our baby sister in public!" Fred yelled and Harry pulled away grinning. We all hurried to the common room and for once I was actually planning on joining in the festivities. This was mostly because I was still high on the adrenaline rush that was coursing through me for completing my prank on the toad.

"Fancy a drink, 'Mione?" Fred asked me once we had made our way to the party. I hesitated as I glanced at the drink in his hand.

"I'm wounded!" He gasped trying to look hurt.

"Well can you blame me? I'd be mad to accept a drink from one half of the Weasley twins.

"Here." He said rolling his eyes as he uncorked a brand new butterbeer in front of me.

"Thank you." I smiled looking up at his face. His hair was plastered to his forehead from the sweat he worked up in the game, and his face was still flushed. I was mesmerized in studying his face when someone bumped into me from behind. I stumbled closer to him and he automatically put a hand on my waist to steady me. There were only a few inches separating us as I stared into his bright blue eyes.

"Careful there." He whispered in a slightly husky voice. My stomach suddenly felt like it was in my throat as I nodded wordlessly. I caught myself staring at his lips when I was awoken from my stupor by George. He threw an arm around both of our shoulders.

"I recommend staying away from the tarts; I just laced them with the Canary Creams." As he said these words a third year burst into a large yellow canary across the room. I didn't even feel the urge to reprimand him with how good I felt after pranking Umbridge.

"What no lecture from the prefect? You feeling alright Hermione?" George asked smiling.

"It would be a little hypocritical if I yelled at you for pranking today." I said with a wicked grin that I had stolen from the twins.

"What's this? Granger played a prank? On whom may I ask?" George asked looking flabbergasted.

"Umbridge." I said in a whisper. Both he and Fred did a double take at my words.

"You what, Hermione?" Fred asked. "Are you mad?"

"No, I told you she was going to be dealing with me. I expect you'll start seeing the effects of my prank tomorrow. You might not even have class." I said and wandered away from their shocked faces.

A/N

Yay chapter two! I want to thank everyone who has favorite or alerted my story/ me as an author. The fact that there was around two hundred hits in a day made my week. Thank you to everyone that has reviewed as well. I only have eight days of high school left so it's a bit busy. But don't worry I should have an update either tomorrow or the next day. Any ideas as to what Hermione's prank is? I'll give a shout out to anyone that has a close guess.

Alexis