Ginny looked around the compartment whilst a huge smile on her face for only a few seconds before the train jolted into action and she, along with me and Fred, turned to the window waving mum and dad goodbye.
"Bye Mummy!" she yelped out of the window waving excitedly. Once they were out of sight she sat down again, beaming.
"You looking forward to this year?" Fred asked smiling to our little sister
"Yeah!" She exclaimed "I can't wait, I want to do transfiguration and charms, and herbology, and history of magic and potions, Is Snape really as bad as you said he was ?"
"oh god, you sound like Granger" George said laughing loudly "and yes, Snape is awful"
"Evil" Lee agreed
"Complete prat" Fred added
"He's not that bad" Came the sudden voice from the door, all heads snapped to the door. Just like last year Hermione stood there, looking to proud and brave to be a second year facing three forth years.
"He is"
"he isn't" Hermione said gently thinking of how he had in fact been trying to save Harry's life throughout there last year. Flopping down in between Fred and George she had a small talk with Ginny about subjects.
"Granger, not that we don't love having you here..But why aren't you with Harry and Ronnie kins?" George asked looking to the girl next to him.
"The truth?" She asked making Fred, George and Lee nod.
"I..I just couldn't stand to be away from lee for any longer" She admitted looking down as if embarrassed.
"Oh Hermione! You love me too?" She was suddenly swept up in Lee's arms and being hugged tightly, laughing she returned the hug.
"WHAT!" George screamed looking at the hugging couple confused.
"Get off me now lee...Lee let go..Lee ?..Lee get off..LEE!" She screamed struggling against his arms trying to get away. Ginny sat watching and giggling.
"Hermione no! Don't leave me" Lee gasped as she almost wiggled her way out.
"GET OFF ME!" She shrieked loudly and lee finally dropped her onto Fred who wrapped his arms around her.
"So, Granger, the real reason?" He asked smiling at her flushed from struggling with lee face.
"I couldn't find Harry and Ron" She said smiling back down at him
"You mean you don't love me?" Lee asked sounding heart broken but a smile traced his lips, finally they all burst out laughing including ginny who mumbled a 'you're all freaks'. George how ever, didn't find it particularly funny. I mean, why was pretending that Lee and Hermione where in love at all funny.
After an hour George finally snapped for Fred to let go of Granger who was still sitting in his lap. Now resting her head against his chest looking slightly tired. He and Lee shared a snicker before Fred slid Hermione off his lap back onto the seat. She quickly crawled towards George resting her head on his shoulder and curling her legs up, falling into a rocky sleep.
When George was sure they would be arriving soon her woke Hermione up so she could change. Hermione and Ginny went to the toilets to change into there robes whilst the boys stayed and changed in the compartment. When they left the train Ginny was gripping onto both Fred and George's hands nervously but was still bouncing slightly from excitement.
"First years!" Came Hagrids booming voice. "First years this way!" Ginny looked up to Fred with wide eyes.
"go on" he said smiling nudging her in the direction of Hagrid, she stopped quickly and turned to face them.
"bu-"
"well see you in the Great Hall. We'll sure you get the biggest cheer when you get into Gryffindor. Now go!" George said smiling down at his little sister. She looked around to the giant and the gathering first years nervously
"what if they don't like me?"
"how could they not like you?" George asked laughing "you're awesome, you're the sister of Fred and me. They'll treat you like a God" Hermione tired not scoff at this. Ginny did a small nod and ran over the other first years. They watched as the first years retreated round the corner before making there way to the carriages. Hermione looking confused at the horseless things remembering the one times she used them last years before jumping in quickly after George.
"Now. Remember Granger, this time there will be no awful chat up lines" George scolded making Hermione laugh. Hermione watched the three boys talk in the carriages, she was yet to see her two best friends and was honestly getting worried. She was jolted out of her thoughts by George dragging her from the carriage, she looked up at the steps students where running up to get into the hall, Harry's messy black hair wasn't there, chewing on her lip she quickly ascended the stairs and charged into the hall. Eyes scanning down the table searching for Ron or Harry, when she saw neither her shoulder drooped as she stared sadly at the slowly filling gryffindor table. A hand rested on her shoulder and began to drag her along to the table, looking up she was Freds smiling face.
"they'll be here in a minute, stop worrying!" He pushed her into a seat next to a random kid who was already there, they looked at least 6th year. Before he flopped into the seat next to her. "How are the parent's then?" He asked happily causing Hermione to roll her eyes
"there fine, did you really have to call them 'doctor' ? There dentists, the people who try to be doctors but can't, do you know how much that meant to them? They won't shut up about that 'nice Fred boy' it's awful" She grumbled thinking about how her parent's had been overly happy since Fred had called them doctors, also how they had tried to get her to invite him over to dinner a few times.
"Do they love me more than you ?" he asked pretending to sound upset
"no! Of course not!" Hermione gasped trying not to laugh at his slightly disappointed face.
"Do they love me more than George?" Fred asked as George sat down.
"does who love you more than they love me?" George asked curiously
"Hermione's parents" Fred replied smiling at his twin
"Obviously me" George snapped quickly before looking to Hermione "Right Granger?" Hermione bit her lip and looked at the two expectant faces.
"uhh...They like you the same" She lied with a short smile
"well that's not true, come on, who do they like more?" George begged
"Fred" She mumbled quietly hoping neither would hear, It was obvious they did hear when Fred gave a loud cheer and George's mouth fell open.
"wha- but I'm way better than him!" George cried making Hermione giggle.
"So..Now the question is, which one do you love more?" Fred asked sliding closer to Hermione on the bench pushing her into the 6th year slightly. George glared at his twin but still looked at Hermione expectantly afterwards.
"I'm not answering that"
"is that because it's me again and you don't want to upset George?" Fred questioned slinging an arm over her shoulder. She looked over to George who's tips of ears were bright red, his jaw slightly tensed and throwing a quick glare to Fred
"no it's because she loves me more but doesn't want to embarrass you in front of all the people watching" it was true, when Fred had screamed lots of people had started to watch the two 4th year pranksters interacting with the gryffindor goodie two shoe 2nd year. She looked between Fred and George for a second, both looked equally arrogant watching her, well no, Fred slightly more arrogant. He was the one practically on her lap.
"answer Granger, he won't care that much" George prompted
"Yeah answer Hermione, george'll get over it"
"Neither!" Hermione snapped "I think you're both arrogant bigots and right now I love Slytherin's more than you two" pulling herself from Freds grasp she stormed further down the table taking a seat next to her fellow second year lavender. The twins looked from Hermione to each other confused before laughing gently.
What seemed like forever later the sorting was finally coming to a close.
"Ginevra Weasley"Fred and George stilled, watching silently as there little sister made her way up to the front, Hermione raised from her seat slightly so see the small girl over peoples heads. Ginny sat on the seat, hands shaking as she looked over the tables nervously. The hat was dropped onto her head.
"GRYFFINDOR!" The hat screamed almost instantly. She watched the twins as they jumped up cheering and clapping loudly, Percy sat in his seat clapping calmly. Ginny eyes searched the table for Ron or Harry, she wanted to see his reaction to her getting into gryffindor, but neither where there. Instead she found the bushy head of Hermione who was clapping and gave her a quick thumbs up. Grinning happily she walked down towards the gryffindor table, leaving the hat on the stool. She slid into a seat next to Fred who gave her a one armed hug
"Welcome to gryffindor" He said happily, George leaned across the table to her
"Well done midget" he grinned making her giggle.
It was when McGonagall and Dumbledore walked from the hall that the rumours began to circle around the large hall. Hermione eyed the table once more when whispers past her ears but couldn't see the familiar heads of hair. Eventually Dumbledore and Snape entered the hall again, Snape grimacing at Dumbledore's back, eyes burning with hate. Minerva followed soon after them wearing the same stern look as always.
George cheered along with the rest of the common room when Ron and Harry climbed through the portrait hole. They disappeared quickly when Percy started making his way towards them but most people stayed in the common room, the first years and many second years going up to their dorms. George sat talking to Lee, feeling envious of his little brother knowing that this would be forever remembered, Ronald Weasley, the trouble maker, the boy who flew a car into the whomping willow. Hands down it pissed all over the pranks Fred, George and Lee had done and they hadn't even been trying. To Fred and George this meant one thing, this year needed to be full of pranks, huge, pranks..Something people will never expect, something new.
The 'party' dwindled out quickly, there was only a few butterbeers and bits of food floating around as it was very impromptu. As a few more people retired George spotted Fred and Hermione sitting on one of the window cils. She was trying her best not to laugh but an obvious smile kept flickering to and from her face. Fred was talking, obviously trying to get her to laugh, George slowly walked over, Lee on his heels.
"What are you two love birds up too?" Lee asked stepping into line with George as they got closer. Looking over Fred let out a usual cheesy smile ignoring the love birds comment where as Hermione looked as if she was about to argue.
"Just about to go have a shag. Lee you can join if you want, Forge, you can't..insect is never cool" Raising an eyebrow at his twin George tried not to laugh, which, when there was the small bushy haired second year hissing out words and blushing a furious red, proved to be difficult. Eventually the three started to laugh leaving Hermione to huff and puff glaring at them.
"You three are so vulgar" she snapped
"Don't use big words Granger, you know these idiot's don't understand them"
"what?" Fred shot back at George glaring slightly
"Was that to complex for you ?" George asked his twin "Big words are no no for dumb dumb Freddie and Lee" George spoke slowly and loudly as if speaking to a child. Fred pounced, arms wrapping round his twin as his chest slammed against George bringing them onto the floor. Lee laughed and started cheering getting the attention of the few stragglers who looked over. As the twins fought people started placing bets on each twin, laughing at them as they playfully pinned each other down.
"So, who are you betting on Granger?" Hermione looked to Lee who was smirking down at her.
"Neither" She replied quickly
"Come on you can tell me"
"I'm not betting for either of them. They shouldn't be doing it anyway, there making to many noise there going to wake people up, they might even wake up professor McGonagall up and then we would all be in trouble!" She ranted not noticing the way the boys now stopped calling it a tie when both had successfully managed to get out of breath, Lee raised an eyebrow at her.
"You need to relax a bit more" He stated
"I am relaxed"
"Hermione, you are so highly strung you sometimes make Snape seem chilled out" Hermione opened her mouth to object but was stopped by a hand covering her mouth.
"I'm going to bed, nighty night Mione" Fred cooed in her ear as she wriggled angrily glaring at Lee still. She stopped when she felt a quick kiss press against her cheek. "don't stay up to late don't want you being all tired for your lessons now do we?" He asked happily walking round her to get the stairs.
Lee followed Fred about 10 minutes after and soon enough George and Hermione where the only ones left in the common room.
"So..Wanna go to the owlery?" George asked looking over to his bushy haired friend, she looked over to him confused. "You know term hasn't officially started so you're allowed to" Understanding what he was talking about she let out a laugh
"No I'm fine. And I won't fall for that one again"
"Thank Merlin, I don't need you falling on me again"
"It's your fault" Hermione mumbled
"hows it my fault ? You're the one who wanted to send a letter"
"you told me I was allowed to!"
"you should never listen to a Weasley, we're trouble makers..Apart from Percy but he's obviously adopted" at this Hermione snorted before her someones breaking rules face appeared
"I can't believe Harry and Ronald" she snapped
"You have to admit it's quite cool" George shrugged
"No it's not! It's stupid, they could have been killed..Or worse expelled!"
"you realise dying is worse right?"
"I'd prefer to die than be expelled. How awful would it be to be expelled. I'd have to go live back with my parents, I love them but how could I live there knowing what's here?"
"Fair enough" They sit in silence for a few second before Hermione lets out a small yawn.
"Come on, Off to bed ickle one" Hermione looked up to him with wide eyes
"I'm not tired"
"then why did you yawn?" The girl didn't reply.
"Go to sleep, You don't want to be tired for your lessons do you?" George asked with a smirk, jumping up she said goodnight and walked towards the stair case.
"Night"
"night" Came the yawn back from Hermione
"Oh, and Granger?"
"Yes?" She turned around as he leaned over the back of the sofa.
"Try not to kill Ron tomorrow, As much of an idiot he is we'd miss his stressy little self" Hermione did a small nod
"Okay, night George"
"Night Grangiepoo" George replied as she gave a small wave, her smiling falling slightly as he called her Grangiepoo.
"I said don't call me that"
"Fine, night midget"
"Night moron" She started stomping up the stairs, a smile on her face
"Feel free to kill Percy!"
"Goodnight George!" Came the laughing reply from Hermione as she disappeared round the spiral of the stairs. George slid back around so he was sitting normally on the sofa, A fond smile on his face as he looked into the fire.