I keep on forgetting to do this but here's the disclaimer.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters in this story, they all belong to the Queen, J.K. Rowling. Thank you!
Yea just remember that for the rest of the story…
"Is it true?"
"Is what true?" I asked turning away from my book and looking up.
"Is it true you are going on a date with Fred?"
"Not that it's any of your business, but yes I am." I said turning away and returning to my book.
"How could you? How could you do this to me?"
I couldn't help it, when those words fell upon my ears I just couldn't stop myself from leaping to my feet and turning towards Ron.
"How could I? How could I? That's really rich coming from you Ronald. Seeing as you didn't even have the decency to break up with me before going after other girls. Frankly, I don't even give a shit how you feel about my personal life, Ronald! You lost that right when you started snogging other girls while we were together!" He flinched away from me when I cursed at him.
"Hermione, I really messed up. If you could just give me ano-"
"What another chance? There is more probability of Voldemort deciding that Harry really isn't that big of a deal and giving up magic than there is in me giving you another chance. You knew when we started going out that I have two rules. One, if a guy cheats on me, we're done for good. Two, if a guy breaks up with me, we're done for good. You should have kept that in mind before you were pawing at Lavender."
"You're a bitch you know that?" He said his eyes flashing and his ears turning red.
"I'd rather be a bitch than a cheating asshole." I said turning away from him towards the girl's dormitories. I had made it about a foot when I felt an intense pain radiating down my back and throughout my body. I recognized the symptoms of a stinging hex as I fell to the floor unable to stay on my feet. I writhed on the ground trying to escape the pain.
"Hermione, are you alright?" A familiar voice asked from above me. I felt my head being lifted as I gasped for breath. Harry's familiar emerald eyes looked down at me.
I moaned as the after effects of the hex continued to wreak havoc on my body.
"Is she alright? I'll kill him." Another voice said, and soon Ginny's chocolate brown eyes joined Harry's.
"He hit her with a stinging hex, it hasn't worn off yet."
"Should we take her to Pomfrey?"
"Erg." I said as the pain finally subsided.
"Hermione?" Ginny asked.
"Yea, I'm fine." I said still gasping a little as I fought to sit up.
"Did Ron hex you?" Harry asked helping me into a sitting position.
"I assume so, we were the only one's here when I turned my back."
"I thought so, I stunned him regardless. What happened?" Ginny asked brushing some hair from my face.
"He heard about Fred and I and wasn't happy about it. We argued, I turned to go up to the dormitories and that's when I got hexed."
"For his sake he better hope the twins never hear about this." Harry said.
"Hear about what?" A pair of voices asked approaching us from the portrait hole.
"Nothing." I said sitting up as straight as I could, trying to ignore the soreness in my back.
"I'm assuming whatever it is has to do with the fact that Ickle Ronniekins is stunned over here." George said stepping over Ron.
"He hexed Hermione." Ginny sighed as she stood up and helped me to my feet.
"He did what?" Fred said his eyes flashing.
"He heard that you and I are going on a date and didn't agree, apparently. Can we please just forget about this?" I pleaded; it seemed that no matter how hard I tried to put Ron in the past he always found his way back into the present.
Fred still looked angry, but he finally nodded his head. "You're alright though?"
"Never better." I muttered rubbing my back where the hex had hit.
"Here hold on a moment." George said and bolted up the stairs, only return seconds later holding a white jar.
"Go apply this to wear the hex hit; the pain will go away within minutes." He said handing me the jar.
I looked at him curiously but accepted the jar and went to the loo to put it on. I returned to the common room with a smile on my face.
"I have no idea what that is, but it feels amazing."
"George and I invented it. You gave us the idea actually, after you helped me with my hand we decided to invent something that would heal the aftershocks of curses and hexes. Mind you it doesn't work on everything, but minor things it does."
"It's brilliant!"
"Pinch me Fred, the great Hermione Granger has complimented us twice in one month." George said grinning at me. Fred happily obliged, George yelped and rubbed his arm with a scowl. "I wasn't serious, prat." Fred ignored the insult and continued to grin.
"Well, if you two are done, I'm going to help Hermione up to bed, she needs to rest."
"Sounds like a good idea," I said yawning. "See you in the morning."
"Bright and early for our date!" Fred called after me as Ginny and I retreated up the steps to the dormitories. I rolled my eyes but continued to smile regardless.
"You're excited." Ginny accused as she followed me into the fifth year girl's dorm.
"So what if I am? Something wrong with that?" I asked looking through my trunk for some pajamas.
"Absolutely not, I'm actually glad you and Fred have finally realized you like each other."
"What are you talking about?" I asked pausing in my search.
"Just the fact that you and Fred have been making eyes at each other since you broke up with Ron. Before that even."
"That isn't true."
"Think what you like, Hermione, but I know you have the hots for my big brother."
"The whats?" I asked and Ginny rolled her eyes at me.
"Never mind, have fun with Fred tomorrow!" Ginny called as she left the room. I stared after her more confused than ever. I finally gave up trying to figure Ginny out and crawled into my bed. I pulled the curtains shut, and hit the pillow. Within seconds I was fast asleep.
"You ready Granger?"
"As ready as I'll ever be, Weasley." I said as we set off towards Hogsmeade.
He grinned at me and I felt his gloved hand grasp mine. Even through the wool I felt the warmth of his hand in mine. I smiled at the ground, trying to grab hold of the idea that I was on a date with one half of the Weasley twins. I could feel the stares we were catching as we walked down the hill.
"You alright, 'Mione?" I heard Fred ask, sounding a tad nervous.
I smiled up at him, "Perfect."
We finally made it into Hogsmeade.
"Where to first?" Fred asked glancing around at the shops.
"How about the Three Broomsticks for a butterbeer then we can go to Honeydukes or Zonko's."
"Sounds like a plan." He said and led the way to the Three Broomsticks. It was already packed with Hogwarts students trying to escape the biting wind outside, but we managed to find a booth in the back. Fred ordered our drinks and I shook off the jacket I had been wearing.
"You look beautiful, 'Mione." Fred said staring at me wearing that serious face I was starting to become used to. I only saw it grace his features when he was speaking to me. His eyes would bore into mine and the smallest of smiles would turn his lips.
"Thank you," I said feeling my cheeks heat up. "You don't look too bad yourself."
It was true too. He was wearing dark washed jeans and a snug fitting long sleeved red shirt that looked good with his red hair, and made his blue eyes seem brighter. Our drinks arrived and I took a gulp of the warm liquid, which seemed to flow through my whole body and eradicate all the cold that had been lingering.
Fred and I talked a little over our drinks, discussing the latest DA meetings, and Fred's most recent pranks.
"I forgot to thank you for what you did with the Toad. Ever since your prank she hasn't bothered George or me."
"Don't mention it; something had to be done to push her off her high horse." Fred and I had finished our drinks and had ventured back out into the cold and were currently strolling down the high street. As a particularly biting wind swept through I shivered.
"Cold?" Fred asked looking down at me.
"A bit." I said crossing my arms across my chest to try to keep warm.
"Here." Fred said and handed me what looked like a small wrapped sweet.
I glanced up at him my eyebrows raised.
"Trust me?" He asked.
I looked at him again, but against my better judgment, unwrapped the small candy and popped it into my mouth.
"Oh, wow." I said as I sucked on the treat.
"Do you like it? It's a rather new invention. As long as you suck on it, you'll feel warm. We took the idea from how butterbeer tastes."
"I love it, it tastes good too."
"I'm glad you like it, I'll let George know they're a success."
"This is probably my favorite one of your inventions yet. I hate being cold." I said no longer shivering. Suddenly I felt Fred's lips on mine as his arms wrapped around me. I fervently kissed him back as butterflies erupted in my stomach. I tangled my gloved hands in his hair, not knowing why he had kissed me, but hoping it didn't end any time soon. Quicker than I liked he pulled away.
"Sorry," he said his face a few centimeters from mine. "I just really like it when you complement our inventions."
"I'll keep that in mind." I said with a Weasley-worthy smirk. He must have been rubbing off on me; the old Hermione would have just stood there and stared at him whilst blushing. Sure I was still blushing like mad, but at least I was cheeky about it.
He grinned at me, still holding me close to his body.
"Hey Fred?"
"Yea, 'Mione?"
"I love your inventions." His eyes caught mine and before I knew it his lips were back on mine, harder than before. I felt his tongue glaze my bottom lip and I hastily opened my mouth to kiss him back. Fred's kisses felt different than Ron's or even Viktor's had. It felt right. I sighed into the kiss and caught Fred's lip between my teeth and bit down slightly. I ran my tongue over it right after and continued to kiss him.
"God damn, 'Mione." He said pulling away as he gasped for breath.
"Something wrong? I asked confused.
"Absolutely not, quite the contrary." He said with a smirk.
"Good." I said smiling back. He pulled me closer to him and I snuggled my head into his chest.
"Want to go back to the castle?" He asked softly into my hair.
I nodded and he pulled away from me, but didn't let go of my hand.
"Good, because I'm out of sweets and it's getting colder."
We raced back up to the castle and back to the common room. I welcomed the warmth from the fire as we both collapsed back onto one of the squishy couches only a few meters from its flickering heat.
"Did you enjoy our date, Miss Granger?" Fred asked me pulling me back against him.
"I did indeed, Mr. Weasley. Did you?"
"More than I thought possible." He whispered with his serious face on. I kissed him lightly on the lips before resting my head on his chest and closing my eyes.
A.N.
As a special treat I decided to update twice in one day. I hope you enjoyed their first date, which I admit was a little hard to write. I was thinking about making the next chapter the date in Fred's P.O.V. Any takers? Let me know.
Love, Alexis