"GRANGER!" George screamed sprinting through the leaky cauldron, sweeping the bushy haired witch off her feet and into a hug. She let out a laughter.

"Hello George...George. Can you put me down now...George. GEORGE WEASLEY" Letting out a laugh he put her back onto the floor. A wide grin spreading across his face, she'd grown at least half a foot in the last few months and had a decent tan going on.

"So how was your summer?"

"It was really good, I went to France, which was beautiful. They have so much magical history, I re wrote one of my essays to incorporate some of it. Oh and the food there is amazing..well some of the food, snails are not my thing apparently. What about you? Ronald told me a little bit. You must tell me everything!" George laughed as she ranted on.

"alright alright. How about you take your stuff up to your room and I'll get us some drinks and I can tell you all about trying to trap Percy in a pyramid." She rolled her eyes but nodded and begun to pull her trunk towards the stairs.

George walked to the bar. Waiting for tom, after a few minutes he finally noticed the bored George standing at the edge of the counter.

"Can I get 2 butter beers?" Tom quickly grabbed them two bottles and held his hand out for the money.

He'd found a table by the time he saw Hermione bound back down the stairs. Fred following close behind her. She slipped into the seat opposite him

"What are you doing letting the lady carry her own things Georgie?" Fred asked with a smirk. Sliding down next to her on the bench.

"So tell me about Egypt then" She said eagerly as George pushed her drink towards her.

"oh it was so great!" Fred gasped before George could start "On the first day we-"

George sat trying not to glare at his twin as he continued to babble. He was on second day in Egypt and had already been talking for an hour, Hermione was laughing at the stories as he blurted them out. Not even looking to George, it was as if he wasn't there. George drained the last of his second butter beer, searching in his pockets to see if he had any more money. He didn't. He watched with a glare as she took a sit of her own butter beer. Fred peeling it from her fingers a second later to take a quick drink before continuing to talk as he slid it back into her hands. An hour later he was officially fed up and not even pretending not to be. Eyes trained in a glare on Fred who hadn't looked his way once.

Finally. Finally she looked to him when Fred went to get a drink. A smile on her face.

"It sounds like it was amazing"

"It was"

"I wish I could have went to Egypt instead of France, not that France wasn't nice but-"

"Next time I go I promise to bring you along... I won't even try to lock you in a pyramid"

"How sweet of you" Fred slid back down. Taking a drink.

"I know, I'm a nice guy like that"

"MIONE!" Ron yelped, jogging down the stairs towards them. George groaned as she got up to go meet him in the middle both smiling and talking happily. He looked to Fred who raised an eyebrow.

"You alright there?"

"Peachy" George mumbled glaring as Ron motioned towards the back door and Hermione nodded before walking back over.

"we're going to go look for Harry and buy our stuff. You want to come?" Her eyes flicked between the two of them. What so you can spend more time ignoring me George thought glaring down at his empty bottle.

"I'm good" He mumbled, eyes flicking up to her for a second.

"I think I'd just annoy ronniekins" Fred snorted. "I'll see you later though" She nodded before walking back over to ron. Starting up a conversation and quickly leaving the leaky cauldron. "So what's got your wand in a knot?" Fred asked leaning back in the chair as he looked at his twin.

"Nothing" George grumbled. Trying to pick the label off the bottle.

"Of course" Fred snorted taking a drink from his butter beer.

"Twat" George moaned rolling his eyes.

"Me? What about you getting all glarey because I'm talking to your Granger"

"I wasn't all glarey" George lied.

"Please it was like you where trying to avada me with your eyes for talking to your Granger"

"She's not my Granger. Shes everyone's Granger and I don't care if you talk to her. You can do whatever you want with her" He snapped back.

"Whatever I want with her..I like the sound of that. Doubt she would as much but I'm sure I can persuade her" Fred mused. A smirk on his face.

"I didn't mean.. I meant you can talk to her"

"So I'm only allowed to talk to her..why not anything else hmm?" Fred asked, leaning on the table and smiling at his twin.

"Because she wouldn't do anything with you. She has standards"

"That feels like a challenge" Fred smirked quickly draining his drink and walking off up the stairs

"That was not a challenge Fred" George all but growled after him. He could hear Fred laughing his way up the stairs.

She came back hours later with an ugly mutated tiger in her arms.

"Merlin Granger. What the hell is that thing?" George gasped as she whisked her way into her room. He followed her quickly.

"It's my cat. Close the door" George took a step further in the room and closed the door behind him.

"Are you sure"

"Yes it's a cat George. It's my new cat and it's adorable and you will be nice to it or I swear to Merlin I will"

"Okay! Got it, no making fun of the thi..cat..the cat" He interrupted. She gave a little huff and plopped down on her bed next to it. "so what's its name?"

"crookshanks" She mumbled, still glaring at him. He slowly walked towards it sticking a hand out.

"Hello Crookshanks" He mumbled, fully expecting it to rip his arm to shreds then eat him. Instead it looked at him for a second before moving forwards slightly to rub it's ginger head against his palm. He quickly begun stroking it. Scratching behind it's ears as it begun to purr loudly. Before flashing a smile to the grinning Granger.

"See he's cute"

"yeah" If you ignore the fact it looks like it's been run over He thought looking at the 'cat'. After a minute he moved flopping down on the centre of her bed . Throwing his arms behind his head. "So you looking forwards to going back to Hogwarts" He asked with a lazy grin.

"Oh yes, I can't wait to start some new lessons!" She gasped.

"Of course you can't" He replied laughing slightly.

"I guess you're not"

"nahh I am, I mean. I have my OWLs this year so It's not going to be as fun as usual. More pressure and stuff but I'm sure we'll still make it fun"

"I'm going to go shower. I'm still wearing ode de fireplace" She said with a small laugh. "I'll see you at dinner though?" George nodded. Rolling off the bed and walking out the door.

Hermione walked towards her case cracking it open and looking for something to change into.

"Oh and Granger" She turned quickly, George's head poking through the slightly open door. "No crazy shenanigans this year" He ordered.

"wouldn't dream off it" She replied, with a final smile he shut the door with a small click.

The train to Hogwarts without a Granger in the carriage was surprisingly boring. That of course was until The train stopped and lights flickered off.

"What's going on?" Lee asked. Looking to the twins who both shrugged. The carried on playing exploding snap until the train made a sudden lurch.

"What the hell was that?" Fred snapped. Jumping up and looking out the door.

"Sit down you idiot, It's probably the train just starting up again." Fred gave a little nod and walked back to his seat.

"What the hell have you three idiots done?" Draco Malfoy drawled. Leaning against the door frame.

"Nothing." the three replied in unison.

"Because I'm going to believe that." By the time he finished talking his breath was misting up. The carriage growing cold. The malfoy kid started looking pale. Mcgonagall telling him about Ginny flashed into Georges head as he rubbed his hands together. Fred looked to George with wide eyes. Obviously having had the same thought. His mind started reeling through things, Ginny, Hermione petrified, the end of first year.

George could only think of one thing that would make that happen and quickly stood up. Wand clasped in his hand.

"Malfoy get in here"

"what? Why" He asked. Nervously. He was shaking, but didn't move George quickly grabbed his shoulder pulling him into their carriage and trying to drag the door shut. He could see his breath coming out in short fast bursts as the door inched across the closing.

"GEORGE!" Fred yelped. A hand, rotting was crawling round the edge of the frame. Pulling after it a large cloaked dementor.

"CLOSE THE DOOR!" Malfoy all but screamed. George tried to slam the door on the hand but was just pushed back a step. The dementor sweeping in front of him. Staring at him for a second. Malfoy was whimpering in the corner. As Lee and Fred scrambled back on their seats. Suddenly it turned. Swinging out of the carriage. He could hear the yelping of people from the carriage next door and quick slammed their door. Locking it and falling into a seat.

"W-was that a de-deme"

"yes" George mumbled. Staring at the seat opposite him. The room starting to warm up again.

"You okay Georgie?" Fred mumbled, sliding next to him.

"what?" He asked. Eyes flicking to his twin who was looking to him confused. "I mean yeah. Yeah I'm fine. You?" He gave a little nod.

"Ron. Oi Ron!...Ronniekins you little prick" George whispered down the table. Ignoring Percy's glares. Ron turned to him with a glare.

"what?" He snapped back.

"Where's Granger and Harry?"

"Mcgonagall wanted to see them" He said with a pout before turning back to watch people getting sorted. George looked towards the door before turning back to the sorting. A second later his eyes travelled to his little brother.

"Ron"

"What!"

"What did she want with them?" He mumbled.

"I don't know" Ron growled. Turning back once again.

"Ron"

"What George?"

"When will they be back?"

"I don't know" George sighed. Biting into his lip.

"Ron?" Ron tensed as if he heard him but didn't turn back round "Ron. Ronniekins. Ronald. Ron. Ron. Ron. Ron." Everyone around them had turned. Looking between George and Ron. The last person was just sorted. George thought for a second before smirking "hey Ron do you remember when you ran around naked and tu-"

"What do you want" Ron gasped. Face tomato red as everyone chuckled under their breath.

"Do you think they'll be back soon?"

"I don't know" Ron admitted slowly turning back to the front.

"Are you going to finish the story?" The kid sitting next to George asked, an evil little smirk. Fred nudged Georges side pointing to the back of the hall. George turned quickly and spotted Granger, Harry and Mcgonagall entering the hall

"I will tell you every embarrassing story about Ron I know if you move seats"

"Deal" the boy grabbed his friends arm and pulled him off the bench running to sit next to the first years. The two slipped into the vacated seats seconds later. Dumbledore starting his speech. George nudged granger's thigh with his. She turned to him with a raised eyebrow.

"what did Mcgonagall want ?" He whispered. Her eyes flicked to Mcgonagall then she itched her neck.

"umm..another time?" She asked nervously chewing on her lip. George tilted his head in confusion.

"alright" He agreed, before wrapping an arm round her waist making her roll her eyes.

"what do you want George"

"are you okay?" She raised an eyebrow at him before nodding

"yeah. Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well you might have noticed the dementor floating through the train earlier"

"oh." Her eyes flicked behind her to Harry who was suddenly looking at the two of them listening.

"oh. Oh what? What happened, where their shenanigans? I told you no shenanigans"

"There where no shenanigans and there won't be any shenanigans. I promise"

"Then what is it?"

"Nothing" She mumbled back. Harry turned his head back to the front. Dumbledore was still talking. Suddenly she was burying her face in his neck and George looked across to Fred bemused who just shook his head with a smile.

"Later" He just heard her whisper before she pulled away from him. Moving slightly so his arm left her waist and started talking to Harry and Ron. He found out what it was later from Malfoy, little git.