Fred and Hermione had been a happy cute couple for about a month when the next lot of exams arrived, so this was their first true test, he felt anyway. If he managed to accidentally infuriate a study crazy Hermione all his happiness would be over. So that was why he had started to dedicate time to creating HZC's also known as 'Hermione Zone Charms'. Little incantations that helped dull the sound of the common room so that she could actually study in Gryffindor tower instead of the library. To most people this would seem like such a sweet, selfless act by her less than study-enthusiastic boyfriend, but it was actually a cunning way to keep his girl happy and to actually see her during the intense study time.

Now he hadn't actually had the guts to tell her what he had been doing yet, he was worried that she would spring off his lap with her thousands of study books and storm off to the library for jinxing their fellow Gryffindor's. And he loved having her sit on his lap by the fire, as she read over her copious notes and he pretended to do the same, but was actually just drawing quidditch scenes on her back or curling a lock of her hair around his finger as he asked her revision questions.

'It's so quiet' Hermione muttered softly as she read over her charms notes

'Mmm' Fred replied, slightly dazed, as he had been reliving lunch, when she had laughed so much at his joke that she had actually cried. She was beautiful.

'Strange don't you think?'

'No, it's fine' He mused, starting to draw complicated little flight paths across her back

'I should see what's wrong, Lee and George have probably started…'

'It's fine' He chuckled. He could hear the muffled noise that his charm was blocking from her ears.

'I'm a prefect; it's my duty to…'

'Relax and study' he chuckled, wrapping his arms around her waist so that she couldn't get up and leave him.

'But what if…'

'Nope'

'But…'

'NaaaAhhh' he clucked

'Fred?'

'Hermione' He smiled, she was warm in his arms

'Did…did you do something?'

'Me? Do something? Like what?' he asked in a mock hurt voice

'The common room is rather quiet…I can actually study here…'

'Because I'm here Love' He chuckled nipping at her earlobe

'But it's never quiet…'

'Sure it is' He was now sucking happily away on her neck

'Fred…' she said in a tell me the truth voice.

'Ok…fine. I hexed everyone so that they will never ever talk again…'

'You did what!' she almost jumped out of his lap

'Kidding! Gosh recognise a joke woman' he pulled her back to him and squeezed her lovingly

'What did you do?' She turned so that her side was flush against his chest

'I…I invented a silencing sort of charm, so that you could study better…'

Her eyes went wide

'I didn't hurt anyone! Promise, I just wanted you to be able to study here…didn't work very well, you can still hear the muttering…'

'You invented a spell to help me study?' she was looking him dead in the eyes

'Yeah' he almost blushed.

She gasped and placed a palm on his forehead, then looked at both of his eyes critically, placed her hand on her own forehead then back to his

'Who are you and what did you do with my Fred?'

'Hey! I can be nice' he yelped, silently laughing with her

'You said the word 'study' Fred, that word is like poison to you' she chuckled

'Yeah well…' he looked around for words

'You are very sweet, thank you' she smiled and kissed him 'it's an amazing spell, you are very smart'

'No need for the insults' he laughed

'I'm serious' she smiled back

'Did you say "my Fred"?' he smirked

'No' she blushed bright red and turned to grab the closest school book

'You did!' He laughed

'Nope' she hid her face in her Herbology book while he chuckled

'Well you're my Hermione' He smiled, pulling her to him, so that her back was flush against his chest and her head rested on his shoulder. She looked up at him and smiled an embarrassed happy grin, he lent down and kissed her 'so deal with it'

They both laughed.

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Apples and Beckett