The fourth chapter is up!
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That night, Hermione went upstairs early to get some rest before the next day, which was filled with everything from potions to charms and transfiguration.
"Oh my.. I'll have a hard time getting up tomorrow..", she thought as she took off her robes, and slid into her four poster bed, underneath the soft sheets.
She yawned and after what for her only seemed like a second, she fell asleep.
Fred was still in the commonroom, with George, Lee, Harry, Ron and Ginny.
"What do you think of professor Snape's assignment?", Ginny asked, "You had it last year, right?".
"Yeah, that werewolf thing you mean?", Harry replied, "I remember it as.. tiresome".
"Would anyone let me know when writing an assignment about anything becomes fun?", George asked with a laugh.
The rest of them joined him in laughing, before Fred noticed a glimpse of something shiny under the couch.
He lay down flat on his stomach, and tried to reach it.
When he finally got a grip on it and pulled it out, he saw it was a necklace.
It had a heart in diamonds attached to the silver chain, and he recognized it as Hermione's. He carefully let it slip into his pocket, before he looked at the watch and said: "You know what guys, I think I'll take an early night.. Sleep tight everyone!"
"What?", George called after him, "But, Fred.. what's wrong? You haven't done that since you were three years old!".
Fred just shook his head and grinned before he walked up the stairs to their dorm.
But he stopped before he came that far.
There he was.
Standing outside Hermione's door, telling himself a hundred reasons why he shouldn't go in there. But there was this one reason that mattered the most.
He had to kiss her. He had to hold her. And he had to feel her body next to his, just this last time, then he could try not to think about her when he woke up again in the morning. He put his hand on the doorknob, and twisted it.
The door slowly opened without a sound, and he got into the room, before he carefully closed it, and put a spell on it to be sure no one could come in while he was there, and get the wrong impression (which actually would be right, when he tought about it..).
He took the necklace out of his pocket, and placed it on her nightstand, before he sat down on her bed beside her.
He couldn't go just yet, not when she was lying there so innocent-looking and beautiful, fast asleep. He leaned forward and stroke her hair gently, and she mumbled something in her sleep, before she turned around and opened her eyes.
"Oh, it's.. you", she said and smiled at him.
He just nodded at her. There was nothing else he could do, she was just too damn beautiful! Her light brown and curly hair was messy and her eyes were glittering with the memories of her dream and the happiness of seeing him there.
"Why don't you come here?", she asked and yawned, as he kicked off his shoes and drew the curtains, before he lay down beside her.
She snuggled up to him, and rested her head on his chest.
"Ah, much better..", she mumbled, and Fred kissed her hair.
And before he knew it, she had fallen asleep again.
But this time, in his arms.
The following morning, Fred was waken by giggles from outside the bed.
At first he didn't understand where he was, but as soon as he looked down, he saw Hermione sleeping beside him, her arms wrapped around his waist, and her head resting on his arm. He smiled to himself, before he heard a voice say:
"Pssst, is it just me, or do Hermione have a visitor?"
And Fred realized it wasn't a question, but a statement.
Whoever was on the outside of the curtain, knew he was there.
"Should we take a look?", someone whispered.
Then he heard someone come in the door.
"Hey, Ginny!", someone said, "Look! Hermione's got company. Shall we take a look?".
"Oh my God", Fred thought, "It's my sister.. I'm so dead if she finds me here".
Then he heard footsteps coming towards the bed, and he could swear someone grabbed one of the curtains, ready to rip it aside, when Ginny said:
"No, come on, girls! Give her, and whoever is in there with her, some privacy! Let's get something to eat instead".
As he heard the disappointed sighs of what had to be at least five girls, including his sister, heading for the door, he finally managed to breath normally again.
"Oh my God, I love you sis!", he thought to himself, "I really need to remember to tell her that sometime.."