Hey, I'm so sorry i'm crap. Heres the next chapter... sorry if it's bad it's been done in the last half an hour and i'm really tired but i decided i didn't want to put it off any longer.

So maybe running hadn't been the best idea, George wandered a week later as he sat once again alone at the breakfast table. Maybe he should have just confronted the two then he wouldn't be awkwardly avoiding both of them, not that it was that hard. Hermione was busy having a near mental break down over school work and having Harry and Ron hate her, over a broomstick. Sure George would be upset if it was his broom but she was just trying to keep her friend safe. Not to mention she was obviously having a hard time in general 'I should have a talk with Ron George mused before shoving another bit of toast in his mouth with a small shake of his head. It wasn't his problem, if she was too wrapped up with Fred to spend any time with him then why should he try to help her out.

George stabbed into his scrambled egg's, scowling at his orange juice it's not like you should care that Fred is making out with her George's mind supplied. He did care though and unfortunately no matter how much he pondered over it he couldn't figure out why, Hermione was his friend and Fred was his twin, if anything he should be happy that they're happy. Instead he's actively avoiding the both of them and brooding.

"There you are!" George felt himself tense up hearing the familiar voice, a second later Fred was sliding next to him on the bench, throwing an arm round his neck. "where the hell have you been lately, I was starting to forget I had a twin" Fred laughed.

"Been busy" George ground out, trying to shake his brothers arm off to no avail.

"With what?" Fred asked

"stuff" George said easily, finally removing the arm from around him. "I have to go" He continued, grabbing his bag and strolling from the hall leaving a confused Fred in his wake.

George sighed, head hitting the desk with a thump trying to avoid people was difficult but trying to avoid your twin was down right impossible. Why had they taken all of the same options again, surely it would have made more sense to take different ones. The entire class felt wrong, awkwardly silent without the twin's making their usual jokes not to mention the tension that had formed once George had dragged other people into the seats near him so Fred wouldn't be able to sit within a 5 foot radius. It appeared that he had now realised that George was avoiding him. George tried to ignore the eyes burning into his neck, the notes being slipped onto his desk every few minutes. For once the professor didn't deem it worthy to interrupt the notes or to tell Fred off for sending them instead Mcgonagall taught the class occasionally sending worried glances to each of the twins.

"Fred wants to know why you're avoiding him" Angelina whispered making the ginger boy jump.

"I'm not avoiding him" George lied. Angelina turned and whispered to Andrew who whispered to a ravenclaw that George didn't know the name of who whispered to Lee who whispered to Fred. George turned his head quickly when Fred looked towards him after getting the message, he could hear the whispered chain returning to him.

"Well if you're not avoiding him then he wants you to wait after class, Him and Lee want to talk to you about something" Angelina mutters, quill still scratching over the paper"

"I can't. I'm busy" George replied, eyes firmly on his blank page.

"With what?" Angelina said, her tone slightly clipped.

"Stuff"

"why are you avoiding him George?" She all but pleaded.

"I'm not"

"I know both of you pretty well and I know somethings wrong what is it?"

"It's nothing"

"George" She snapped, George groaned. He could still feel Fred watching him. The awkward tension surrounding the 5th years was stifling. His hand lifted off it's own accord, the professor stopping in her tracks.

"Yes Mr Weasley?"

"Can I go to the infirmary" George all but shouted at the woman.

"Are you feeling unwell?" She asked, her lips pursing, eyes flicking between the two twins.

"Yes professor" George replied weakly, the woman's brows furrowed before she let out a small sigh and nodded.

"I trust you can get yourself there safely" George wanted to run up and hug her. He would never play another prank in her class. This woman was god.

"Thank you" George said instead, quickly packing his things and beginning to walk out of the cold room. A chair scrapped behind him.

"Sit down Mr Weasley." Came the strict voice of Mcgonagall, Georges head spun round eyes locking with Fred's. The boy standing by his table, chair thrown backwards. Lee was pulling at his arm trying to make him sit down.

"I'll walk him there." Fred stated. Trying to pull out of Lee's grip.

"I believe that he can manage it on his own. Now sit down you're disrupting the lesson" The woman deserved her very own chocolate frog card. George took to walking again, quickly making his way out of the room before sprinting down the hall just in case Fred didn't listen to Mcgonagall. His feet pounding loudly against the stone floor. He spun round another corner body smashing into one smaller than his own. His momentum toppling him and the other person to the floor. A small shriek echoed through the corridors, hands gripping tightly at his robes as the two plummeted to the floor. George stuck his hands out so they would meet the hard floor. Closing his eyes for impact, it came quickly. A sharp pang shooting through both wrists but luckily meant he wouldn't squash whoever he'd ran into. George popped his eyes open, looking down at the person who he'd hit ready to apologise.

"Granger?" George gasped, bright eyes stared back at him, pain laced under the happy look.

"George!" She exclaimed, hands still tightly fisted into his robes. "That hurt" She said as an after thought.

"Sorry" George mumbled, standing back up and offering a hand to her. A flash of a gold chain vanishing underneath her uniform.

"Why were you running?" She said, fingers rubbing at her abused back.

"Oh well" You're avoiding your brother, and her, because they're getting jiiggy with it Georges brain supplied making the smile disappear off his face."I need to go" He mumbled, trying to pass her.

"Aren't you suppose to be in transfiguration now?" The girl inquired, using a single hand to stop him In his tracks.

"I felt sick"

"Do you want me to walk you to the infirmary?" She asked, hand coming up to press against his head "Are you going to vomit? Is that why you where running? To get to the bathroom in time.. well you don't feel hot" The cool hand removed itself leaving George staring at her.

"No. I can walk myself, besides you probably have a class to get to"

"GEORGE!" Fred's voice boomed from behind. How did he get out of class, did he just storm out? George stayed looking at Hermione who's eyes left George to find Fred who was storming up to the two. "Hermione?" Fred asked, voice back to normal rather than the harsh shout it had been before.

"Fred. What's wrong?"

"Nothing just need to have a talk with my brother here."

"I was just about to walk him to the infirmary, couldn't it wait?" She asked politely.

"Go to class Granger" George mumbled, there was no way he was getting away now unless he cursed Fred. Might as well at least save a bit of dignity.

"Class? Merlin's beard I'm late!" The girl sprinted off down the hall without as much as goodbye. George watched Fred watching her run. Once she disappeared Fred turned back to his twin glaring at him.

"We need to talk" Fred gritted out, grabbing at Georges robes and dragging him towards the gryffindor tower. The two walked together silently. Georges was all but pushed through he portrait of the fat lady, the few people sitting in the common room looking up at his stumbling form confused before Fred stomped in after him. The bystanders quickly sensed the sour mood, watching as the normally jolly twins stared each other down.

"Get out" Fred snapped, glaring at the other griffins who scampered out before they could be told again. The good thing about people usually seeing them so happy and jokey was that when they did get in a bad mood no one really wanted to stay around and find out what it was like. If the twins could be evil when they where in a good mood then no one wanted to see what they would pull when in a bad one.

"Now are you going to tell me why you're avoiding me"

"I'm not avoiding you" George spoke mechanically, not even he would have believed the lie. The portrait opened, the two turning their heads quickly, Fred ready to snap at the intruder.

"I thought you could use a mediator" Lee said as he walked in before flopping onto the sofa. g"So you found out why George is ignoring you yet?" He asked innocently.

"No. We where just getting to that." Fred spat, turning back to George "so come on then. What's your answer, why are you avoiding me?"

"It's nothing" George spoke dejectedly I can't tell him

"If it's nothing you wouldn't be avoiding me now for Merlin's sake tell me what's bothering you" Fred said.

"I said it's nothing now leave it" George tried.

"I'm not leaving it. Why the hell are you avoiding me, I'm you're twin, we're meant to avoid people together."

"I just need some time to myself occasionally, I spend a week not stuck to you and you're suddenly acting like I've abandoned you." George really shouldn't be talking, anything he said now could just mess things up more.

"I'm guessing it's got something to do with out resident bookworm" Lee supplied, George chocking on his saliva.

"why do you say that?" Fred asked, eyes staying on George.

"What else would get him worked up enough to avoid you?"

"Very good point Lee. So it has something to do with Hermione. What is it?"

"It has nothing to do with Granger" George gasped. How the hell was he going to explain why he was avoiding him if they figured it out

"It obviously does have something to do with her. So what is it?"

"Did you upset her recently, she might have told George and now George is getting his revenge on you for hurting his Hermione."

"Nah, me and Mione are on good terms" George tried not to snort at Freds words. Good terms, that's one way to put it"besides she's not one to have someone else fight her battles for her. If I'd upset her I'd know about it"

"I don't know she's been a bit tightly strung lately." Lee said.

"She's got a lot of work at the moment."

"It's got nothing to do with Granger. I just want some time to myself now will you both piss off?" George snapped

"ooh, look we're talking about her so his hackles come up"

"it's kind of cute isn't it" Fred joked, his bad mood from earlier seemingly etching away.

"Piss off Fred" George growled.

"Oh he's getting angry."

"Definitely Granger then. So..What could it be? Did you see her helping me with Potions homework? Because she would help you to if you just ask"

"I don't need help on potions work"

"Or maybe, you've upset Granger and you're scared she'll tell me and I'll be annoyed that you hurt her" Fred mused.

"Like you said earlier she can fight her own battles. Besides, like she would go to you. She'd come to me, I'm her favourite."

"No way. Pretty sure I'm her favourite" George missed the times that he would laugh at Fred and Lee saying that. He missed it being a few week's earlier when he could say he was her favourite with total assurance that it was true. How long had the two been doing stuff for anyway. Was Fred always her favourite? Why did it matter to him that he wasn't who she liked most.

"Nope it's me, I've never made her go to the hospital wing" Lee pointed out, the two where looking at him, baiting him to join in the usual banter over who Granger liked most.

"Nope, totally me. I mean me and her"

"Are fucking" George spat out without thinking. Fred's eyes widened, Lee chocking on air before he started laughing manically.

"Fred and Hermione? Really? Wow now that would be-"

"completely true" George interrupted. Fred was still staring at him wide eyed.

"wait. What?" Lee asked, Eyes flickering between the twins. "seriously? You and Hermione?" Fred opened and closed his mouth a few times. "gulping gargoyles" The teen mumbled.

"How do you know?" Fred asked quietly.

"Wait so you're really" The twins watched as Lee did some rude hand gestures.

"what no. we're not...we haven't done that we just... you know snog a bit" Fred said awkwardly "when did you find out?" Fred asked. Eyes still on George.

"Christmas...I saw you two"

"So that's why you're upset with me? Because of me and her?" Fred asked, George wanted to say no. Tell Fred not to be so stupid and give him a good reason but he couldn't. The knowledge that the two of them had been together wouldn't stop assaulting his mind, although knowing that his twin wasn't doing more than snogging did ease his mind slightly.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Lee's voice boomed, George opening his mouth to retort only to see Lee was walking towards Fred. "You know that he likes her how could you do that to your own brother"

"I didn't think he would find out"

"Oh because that's so much better" Lee spat

"He's never admitted to liking her! We only ever joke about it. Besides it's not as if it's some be all and end all relationship. It's just you know...something to pass the time"

"You're seriously betraying your twin for something to pass the time. What about Angelina?!"

"I've asked her out a hundred times. I thought it was time to date someone else. I didn't think he would be this upset about it. Look George, I'm sorry I didn't know for sure you felt that way okay. I'll stop it. Whatever we're doing will be over okay"

"no"

"George come on" Fred pleaded

"I mean, I don't.. I don't like Granger I don't know where you're getting this shit from" George said.

"You don't?" Lee and Fred spoke in unison.

"No of course not. She's Granger"

"then why the hell are you pissed off with me for it"

"Because" why am I annoyed? "You're taking advantage of her" that will work for now

"Advantage?" Fred spoke slowly

"Yes. Advantage, she's been stressed out to the extremely lately and you're just toying with her."

"I'm not toying with her"

"You just said yourself that she was just something to pass the time"

"She knows that. I'm just a stress relief for her. I mean I was a bit shocked when I figured that out because I mean..it's Granger and you wouldn't expect her to be the kind to make out with some to relieve stress but we're both in a mutual arrangement here. Strictly fun, neither of us is expecting a proper relationship out of this"

"Then why are you with her?"

"I'm confused" Lee mumbled "So are you saying, you're upset with Fred because he's not dating Hermione only seeing her for fun?" Lee asked.

"She's not just some toy. She's our friend and he's just using her."

"so that's a yes" Lee said.

"Right okay, well then I'll stop seeing Granger" Fred decides.

"And what break her heart?" George snaps. What are you saying, he just said he'd stop seeing her that's what you want

"Then I'll ask her on a real date. No more sneaking around crap" Fred states. Georges brain freezes for a moment date they're going to be dating? No. that's the opposite of what you want Georges mind screams at him

"fine!" Is what comes out of his mouth instead.

"Okay. I'll ask her when she gets back"

"Great." Merlins beard this is awful. Lee do something, I've been struck with stupid. Help me.

"Do you like her?" Lee asks suddenly. Fred looking down to him. "actually no, you don't answer. George. Answer honestly do you like Granger"

"Of course not" George says quickly "She's just a friend"

"okay. Now Fred you can answer."

"I guess. I mean, she's nice, she's funny. She's getting pretty hot" George could feel his fists clenching.

"Then okay, you can ask her out. George you can't be pissed off about this anymore" Easier said than done George thought at Lee's words.

A week later George sat at the gryffindor table, Lee and Fred either side of him. Fred had asked out Hermione, who had apparently said yes. The two where going to hogsmeade together today, every time Fred would mention it George felt like punching something, then Fred would look down, scratch the back of his head and change the subject.

"Are you sure you're okay with this George?" Fred asked one last time.

"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be" George lied. A fake smile burning across his face.

"alright... then I've got a date.. See you later " George watched Fred's retreating back.

"You want to come on a date with me then George?" Lee asked with a laugh. Offering up an arm.

"I'm going to give this hogsmeade trip a miss" George decided. "I'll see you when you get back"

Half an hour later George found a dejected looked Angelina sitting by a 7th floor window, watching students as the ran to the carriages excited for hogsmeade, It was mostly the older year groups left now, those who had been multiple times who weren't as excited to go visit the town but still wanted to get a few things from the shops. She looked up as he walked closer, moving her feet of the ledge so he could sit down.

"You not going?" He asked

"No" She said. The two fell into silence for a few seconds.

"Fred's on a date" George mumbled

"I know" She said sadly, eyes falling to the cracks in the window sill.

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