Chapter 11- Fred
We strolled down to the lake. My heart was pounding so hard, Hermione must have been able to hear Godric I wore a t-shirt, otherwise I'd be in close proximity with Hermione half-naked again. Hermione skipped along contently. I dared sneak a glance at her. Her boobs jumped up and down as she hopped along. I was glad she wore Ginny's old swimsuit. Not only was it tiny on her, she really looked lovely in it. She had a gorgeous figure. She wasn't muscles, or skin and bones. She was... Hermione. The curves suited her. Her chest was huge. Her butt was perfect. Suddenly, she turned her head towards me. I snapped my head away. "Fred?" I coughed. "Mmm?" " How come we've never been to this lake before?" she asked, squinting into the distance. "Well, we never knew it was here. Before you came, me and George were looking for some plants for some of our jo-" I stopped. I couldn't tell her about the jokes. George and I swore not to tell anyone. "Umm, soup. And we saw it. Well, we didn't see it. I fell in, and George had to haul me out." I said. Hermione looked uncomfortable, then burst out laughing. She unhooked her arm from mine, and covered her mouth with one hand and her stomach with the other. The sight of her laughing set me off, and soon we were holding onto one another for support. "Oh my God, Fred!" she said, wiping her eyes and wrapped her hand around my arm again. "What, ?" "You cluts!" she exclaimed, leaning into me for support. I grinned. "I know.I'm- Whoops!" I yelled, pushing Hermione to the ground. "FRED!" she shrieked. I dropped to my knees and started tickling her. She screamed again and started giggling. She crouched up, her knees up to her chest. Due to practice with George, I was a merciless master at tickling. She suddenly stayed very still, except for her chest, which started rising and falling quickly. Her breath came in short puffs. Her eyes rolled back into her head, and she was very still. "Hermione?" I said. "Hermione!" I said, shaking her gently. She didn't respond. My brain was functioning very slowly, and my stomach started to twist. Then, I saw her shoulder twitch, and I was on my back. Her sharp fingers dug into my stomach and wriggled her fingers. I yelled, trying to get her to stop. Okay, I thought, She is the tickle master. Finally, I managed to push her off. She collapsed beside me. We lay in silence for what seemed to be hours. I had to restrain from grabbing her hand. There was a high pitched yell and Ginny came sprinting over. She was followed by a soaking Ron, his arms outstretched, obviously trying to hug her. I leapt up, but they were too busy to notice us. "Come on, Hermione" I said. She groaned and held out her hand. I rolled my eyes and helped her up. She tripped slightly and fell into me. She was so warm. She looked up at me. Her eyes were like melted chocolate. My heart started bumping against my chest. She felt it and chuckled slightly. A blush fell from my hair to my cheeks. I was so close to her. I could have kissed her. I leaned in slightly. Her eyes widened and she bounced back, whirling around and started towards the direction Ginny and Ron came from. I cursed under my breath and followed her. "Hermione! Hermione, wait!" I yelled. I couldn't see her through the long grass. Why had I done that?! Hermione mightn't have even known I liked her! She probably thought I was an idiot. I finally got to the lake clearing. George, Ginny and Ron stood on the edge of the lake, George holding Ginny's ankles, Ron grasping her wrists. She was screaming and wriggling, but they didn't give up. "READY, RON?" roared George over Ginny's shrieks. "ON 3!" bellowed Ron," 1...2..." They swung her one last time,"3!" he finished. They let go of Ginny. She soared through the air into the lake. Water splashed everywhere as she made contact with the lake. Ron and George punched the air and started laughing. Even I had to laugh when I saw Ginny's face when she came out of the water. She flipped off the boys, which only made them laugh harder. George heard me laughing and beckoned me over. I tore off my t-shirt and cannonballed into the lake. The water was freezing cold. "ARRRGGGH!" I , Harry and George laughed and applauded. Hermione came up in just her bikini. Ron blushed again and jumped into the lake. Droplets of water jumped up onto Hermione, and she shrieked. "That's FREEZING!" she cried. I caught Harry's eye. He nodded and grinned. I climbed out of the water, and Harry sneaked up behind her and hugged her from behind. I swallowed my envy and anger. Hermione looked shocked, then relaxed. "Harry, you are so cold!" She exclaimed. "It's not that bad, Hermione!" "I'm sure, Ha-" Harry suddenly lunged backward and flung Hermione's legs into the air. I grabbed her ankles. She suddenly realised what was going on, and started kicking her legs. "HARRY POTTER, FRED WEASLEY, LET ME DOWM THIS INSTANT!' she shrieked. "Okay, 'Mione" said Harry, and slid his hands down to her wrists. "Lets put her down, eh, Fred?" he grinned, and started swinging her. I copied. "I think we should, Harry." I replied. "I MEAN ON THE GROUND, YOU TWO PIECES OF SH-" she was cut off by her own screams as she soared through the air towards where Ginny was in the water. Ginny shrieked and moved out of the way. Hermione collided with the water. Harry raised his hand for a high-5. I slapped his hand back. Hermione didn't come up for around 20 seconds. Then, the surface of the water started to ripple, and her head emerged, spluttering and coughing. "HELP!" she screamed, pushing her hair out of her eyes, "I CAN'T SWIM!" she shrieked bobbing under the water again. I looked at everyone. Harry and Ron were set to jump in, but George of all people jumped in. He swam towards her, and pulled her onto his back as he swam back to the lake edge. Ron and Harry were on their knees, reaching out to grab Hermione off his back. "Someone needs to perform CPR!"
"Why can't you just do a spell, George, you're of age!"
"Because,Ronald, we do not know such a spell"
"GUYS! HERMIONE'S DYING HERE!"
"Okay, Harry, you do it."
"What?! Why me?"
"Because, you're her best friend."
"I'm here too!"
"No, Ron, you'd just snog the face off her." "No I wouldn't!"
"Yes you would!"
"What about Ginny?"
"She doesn't know how"
"All right" Harry sighed and started pressing on Hermione's chest, counting to himself. Then, he pinched her nose and dived in. He started breathing into her mouth. He kept repeating the process. I turned away. Why couldn't it be me? I knew CPR as well. But I think her knew I might be the same as Ron. I would carried away. Suddenly,Hermione started spluttering and coughing up water. Harry helped her up onto her hands and knees to let the water out. He patted her back gently. He looked relieved. Surprisingly, I didn't feel jealous or angry. Harry really was her best friend. Nothing more. I was mad to think otherwise. She collapsed into his arms and started to sob. He raised his hand, gesturing three fingers. Slowly, he dropped one at a time. When his hand was a fist, Hermione pulled back and started pummelling his chest with her fists. Harry winced and tried to grab her wrists, but he was smirking as well. Hermione went mad. "OH, HARRY POTTER! IM GOING TO KILL YOU! THINK THIS IS FUNNY? DO YOU? I ALMOST DIED, AND YOU JUST START LAUGHING? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MY BEST FRIEND! AND YOU LAUGH AT ME?" she shrieked, grabbing at his hair. He yelped and dived out of the way."Hermione! Please, wait a minute! I wasn't laughing at you! Honestly!" he said, grabbing her wrists again. Suddenly, she stopped, and whirled to face me. "AND YOU! WHAT HAVE I DONE TO YOU! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT, NO RIGHT, NO -" This time, I covered her mouth and ignore her biting and licking. "It was a joke,Hermione, lighten up! We didn't know you couldn't swim!" I said, worried in case she would start yelling again. To everyone's surprise, she slumped. "I know. I'm sorry." She turned to George and Harry, who was rubbing his chest. "Thanks George. Thanks and sorry Harry." "Thats fine" chirped George. Harry grunted and smiled. She hugged both of them and left with Ginny. Ron quickly followed after, putting his arm around Hermione. Harry nodded at me, patted George on the back and simply said; "Thanks" and followed the rest. George and I walked back in silence. He knew not to taunt me at this time.
[A/N FINALLY! :) I hope you liked it. Bit of a mess, but anyway. PLEASE review! It would mean the world :)]