Hey guys i'm so sorry i know you must hate me so much but i'm just really lazy and kept on forgetting to write. If i start acting like a twat again and not uploading just PM me or review on it telling me to carry on i dont know. again i'm really sorry.

Also i'm SO sorry about this chapter it's not great but i haven't got to many idea's for third year and i was tempted to just skip to forth year then i remember i had a slight idea so that's basically what this chapter is starting off and yeah i'm so so so so so sorrry again i love you thank you so much for sticking with this story 3

George was happy to be back at Hogwarts. Him, Fred and Lee where back to pulling pranks. Annoying Snape and generally screwing around. There was no Quirrell with voldemort strapped to his head, no people being petrified. It was normal. Apart from the fact Hermione wasn't really in it, He'd seen crookshanks more than he'd seen her. She was jumpy and tired, always sitting with books and homework, nothing unusable there but, the year seemed to be hitting her harder than usual. Sure she was in her third year which you get more work and you have a bunch of new classes but they where in 5th year and he was still finding time between pretending to study for O.W.L.S to try and find her, instead he'd find Ron and Harry whining about homework, saying she was in the library.

He sat with crookshanks sprawled across his chest, fingers scratching at the ginger fur behind the cats ear. He was attempting to study, book balanced in his other hand as he re-read lines trying to remember what subject this was for. A few different people from his year or from 7th year had fallen into the other fire place seats occasionally, trying to study only to get up. Some of them going to the library others just quitting. Crookshanks had wandered up half an hour ago curling onto him and purring for a while before falling asleep. He heard the fat lady swinging open and the tired laughter before his head shot up, smile on his face.

Hermione walked into the common room, when he'd seen her over summer and at the beginning of the year her hair had been slightly more tamed, now it was crazier than ever. Her shoulders slumped slightly robes dangling down to the floor swishing with each lazy step. Fred walked in behind her, her full to the brim bag threw over his shoulder. Smiling down at her as she laughed.

"Granger!" Her eyes shot to him, smile growing further.

"Are you actually working?" She asked in mock belief, walking over to sit next to him.

" . Pfft." George said,casually throwing the book behind him, ignoring the muffled thud and ow as it hit someone and Freds laughing as he fell next to Hermione. "Where have you been, I've hardly seen you"

"We haven't been back long"

"It's almost Halloween"

"I sit with you at breakfast"

"You did that once. And you shovelled food in like you where Ron before running off. You see that ugly git more than me!" George exclaimed gesturing to Fred.

"Coz she loves me more" Fred snorted, curling his arm around her only to be shoved away.

"I've been busy with class and I do not eat like Ronald!"

"Granger Granger Granger" George tutted "have we taught you nothing? Hogwarts isn't only about the classes, sure it's a part of it. But it's about the sneaking out, the pranks, the winning of the house cup to shove it in slytherins face. It's abo-"

"Please don't start again" She interrupted with a sigh.

"but it's about to get to the good part"

"I've heard it 12 times..it goes on for 5 minutes and I really haven't got the time I have ancient runes,potions,transfiguration,cha-"

"No." She looked up to him, eyebrow raised.

"excuse me?"

"No homework tonight. Me and you are hanging out"

"George I ca-"

"You can and you will and if you don't come willingly then I will put you in a body bind and drag you out." George stated, standing up. Ignoring the startled hiss of crookshanks as he fell to the floor. "now come on Granger. No time like the present"

"No I can't"

"come on Mione, It'll be fun. I'll get Lee we can go to the black lake or something." Fred chimed.

"But curfew is soon and I really should do this homework"

"We have plenty of time. Come on you deserve a break" George watched as she flicked her eyes between Fred,him and her school bag, now sitting on the table.

"Fine. But we have to be back before curfew!"

George spluttered as his head burst back out above the water. Coughing slightly. He quickly bought his hand up and dragging his long hair out of his eyes. Fred stood at the edge of the lake. Posing and flexing, one foot on Lee's chest keeping him submerged in the water. Head just about sticking out. Swearing furiously at the other twin. Hermione sat on the shore laughing. Fred stayed distracted as George crept up towards him. Lee noticing and shouting louder to drown out the sounds of George wadding through the water.

"Come on Mione. Bet you can't take me!" Fred yelled to the chuckling girl. George quickly wrapped his arms round his twin, pinning fred's arms against his sides before dragging him backwards, further into the water. Fred bellowing and flailing his legs. With a tug George turned round, flinging Fred into the water. The teen disappearing under the white foam he caused with the thrashing around. George was already running back to the shore when Fred burst back up out of the water. Surging towards him. George continued to run. Spurred on by Lee's cheers, sprinting past Hermione leaning against the tree watching amused. He stopped when he heard her scream, spinning round and seeing Fred wrestling her into his arms. The 3rd year kicking and screaming.

"GETOFF ME YOUR ALL WET"

"Georgie boy, you come back or I'll feed her to the giant squid"

"George! HELP!" Georges eyes flicked down to her, cheeks flushed as she tried to fight her way away from his brother.

"Bout time he got a snack" George said with a shrug. Fred laughed, turning round and running back towards the water. Hermione hooking her arms around his neck as he let go off her. Clinging onto him. Fred bought his arms back up steadying her and taking the weight of his neck.

"fine fine. I won't drop you"

"thank you Frahhhh" Fred dropped backwards, dragging them both underwater. George laughed as the pair jumped up out of the water, Hermiones usually bushy hair plastered to her face as she screamed at fred.

"YOU ARSE!" She bellowed shoving at the unsuspecting Fred, he fell back under the water, still laughing uncontrollably. George watched fred come up, coughing out water as hermione stormed back towards the birch she was sitting under, trying to hide her smile as she grabbed her bag

"I'm heading back, it's almost curfew" The three 5th years followed her as she trudged up towards the castle.

"Do you remember when Fred tried to push you out of the boats on the way to seeing the castle the first time ?" Fred laughed loudly as George let out a snort.

"course I do, my hand went in and I touched a tentacle of the giant squid"

"Just helping my little bro get his first girlfriend"

"You're a few minutes older than me Gred, and are you implying that I dated the giant squid."

"Don't be embarrassed Georgie, she's quite a catch"

"you're all morons" The girl sighed, Fred laughed running a few steps ahead and throwing his arm around her shoulder.

"Come on Mione, you don't mean that, you know you love me"

"I really do mean it." She replied with a laugh. George did not glare for the rest of the journey at Freds arm around her shoulder no matter how much Lee mocked him for it.

George had known the year was going too well, but he didn't think that a mass murderer would sneak his way into the castle and slice up the fat ladys portrait. He also didn't think he would ever be able to say that he had a giant sleepover in the great hall with every person in every house in every year.

George watched as Hermione climbed into a sleeping bag confidently. Ron on her left and harry next to him. He quickly begun making his way to the bag lying next to hers. Only for fred to jump in front of him and practically dive into the sleeping bag.

"Well hello Hermione" He purred, he watched as she rolled her eyes, turning towards Ron.

"George, lie down and sleep"

"Shut it pinhead" George snapped as Percy stormed away, beaming at the fact he got to help the teachers in keeping everyone tucked away safely in the hall. George slid into the sleeping bag next to Fred. Lee falling onto the one to his right with a small grunt.

"And here I thought we where having a quiet year" Lee mumbled.

"Where would the fun be in that?"

"Hey, Mione if you get cold I'm more than happy to share my body heat with you"

"10 points from Gryffindor" Georges' eyes flicked up to snape standing above Fred, glaring down at him. "I'm sure even miss Granger has higher standards than you." Ron, George and Lee howled with laughter, getting another 30 points taken from gryffindor as Fred laid shooting old Snape a death glare.

The three trouble makers ended up tiring themselves out running around and trying to trip over Percy every time the teachers left the room. Percy looked close to just saying 'fuck it' and punching one, or all of them, in the face. The three had pranced around through the hoards of people, Percy stumbling after them red faced from screaming. Even the other prefects where laughing.

They where all woken up early, the teachers having to clear away the sleeping bags and put the tables back for the house elves to put food on before the started panicking about doing their job right and crying over how they failed as elves. After that things calmed down for a bit. Well...as calm as they could be at Hogwarts. Ron was, as always, being a little shit, constantly having a go at the wound up Hermione, who seemed to be getting worse by the day.

He'd managed to get himself about 3 hours with the girl, most of that being after the dementors had come to the Quidditch game when the team was waiting for him to wake in the hospital wing. After his broomstick being torn to pieces and the fact he still wasn't allowed to go hogsmeade the twins took pity on him, giving him their most prized possession. The marauders map. What they didn't expect was for harry to end up in full angst mode on his return and through his mainpain ron's general annoying little brotherness and hermiones stressed out demeanour George hardly saw his favorite young witch again until christmas.

George walked up to Harry and Ron, the two supporting equally brooding expressions that seemed big even for the two angsty pre-pubescent boys.

"Merry Christmas" George sang happily to them only to receive a glare in return. "Well...aren't you two cheerful."

"Piss off George" Ron snapped making George raise an eyebrow.

"What's got you two being such mean old Scrooges" He questioned.

"Just piss off." Ron growled.

"Fine...Have you seen Granger then. Maybe she'll be more in the christmas spirit"

"Not since earlier, and I'd be careful she'll probably just get all your presents confiscated."

"Riiiight." George drawled. "I'll find her myself" He mumbled before leaving the common room. George walks slowly through the corridor, hands shoved deep into his pockets the cold air nipping at his fare, shoes making light thuds against the stone. His first stop was the library, quickly looking round before wondering back out, the Christmas feast had finished hours ago so it was unlikely she'd be in the great hall. The teen wandered through the corridors idly, whilst trying to think of where the bushy haired know it all might be. Cutting into one of the secret passages when he heard boots slapping against the ground round the corner, the unfortunate sound of small padded feet accompanying it. This sound George was very use to, he was already gone by the time filch rounded the corner, of course it wouldn't really matter if the old git saw him, it wasn't past curfew and for once the twin wasn't doing anything rule breaking but the caretaker still had a habit of...well being a dick.

George turned the corner leading down another long tunnel of secret passageway only to stop short when he spotted his favorite little gryffindor. Eyes red and swollen, tears slowly leaking down her face.

"Come on 'mione, you know Rons a moron, it's no surprise" Fred cooed. George watching the way his arms snaked around her small waist.

"B-but ha-harry hates m-me" The girl choked. One of Freds hands moved from her waist to her face gently whipping away the tears.

"Hey, harry doesn't hate you, those two morons wouldn't have even passed their first year exams without you, not to mention probably be dead. Just give them time to be mopey bastards then i'm sure they'll come right back begging you to do their homework. Now how about we forget about those two idiots and you tell me why you've been so stressed all year" Fred mumbled.

"I just have a lot of work" the girl grumbled back.

"Hermione, you're worse that the 5th years and 7th years, what's going on"

"nothing."

"I can tell when you're lying you know"

"I can't tell you." George wanted to walk up and demand what was happening with her, why she was crying because of his idiot little brother and the boy who lived, why they where mad with her and most of all why Fred still had his arms wrapped around the witches waist. Just as he opened his mouth to let the flow of questions out Fred moved closer to her pressing his lips against hers. George stared wide eyed as instead of pushing his twin away the girl moved closer to him. Kissing back. Throat seizing up George quickly turned back around trying not to sprint away, his feet treading lightly so they wouldn't notice he'd been there.

"I missed doing this" He heard his twin breath before he thought fuck it and took off fast as he could down the corridor.

I do hope all of you lovely people are okay and doing well and your lives are superb, I lied a little bit about the lazy thing truth is i dropped out of college about a year ago and life is just going a bit (read pretty majorly] down hill at the moment, lots of arguments with the family and stuff. lots of small mental break downs but i swear i'm going to try and upload more because i hate to keep you waiting, also if you read any of my other stories then in your review, if you review, say which one you want me to update next.

Final sorry, hope you're well i love you goodbye x