Here is chapter 13, sorry for the long wait again! I hope you like it and Please review because they really inspire me:)


Chapter 13-

Fred woke up around 7 o'clock the next morning. He had been staying at the Granger's house for just over a week now and he hadn't woken up this early in all of the time he had stayed here. In fact, he hadn't woken up this early in around a year.

Fred brought his hand up to his head and combed through his messy red hair. A low groan escaped his mouth as he caught sight of the alarm clock on the bedside table.

7:09am

"Fuck, why am I awake?" He grumbled to himself bitterly as he walked over to the wardrobe.

The truth was Fred knew exactly why he was up at this ungodly time. Hermione Granger was the reason he couldn't sleep. More specifically Hermione Granger's exposed chest was why he couldn't seem to drift off last night.

No, he wasn't having those type of thoughts (although the occasional one may have popped into his mind) but Fred was only thinking off what he should do next.

Fred had stayed up half of the night thinking about Hermione and the situation which had occurred in the bathroom yesterday. He still had to stay here for another three weeks and he couldn't go around avoiding Hermione forever. He needed to talk to her and put all of the awkwardness behind them. And boy was that talk going to be awkward.

'Just suck it up Fred, talk to Hermione and pretend nothing happened. You didn't kiss her or see any parts of her gorgeous body yesterday…if you don't mention it maybe she won't' Fred thought as he changed into light blue jeans and a dark green hoodie.


Fred left his room and headed to the kitchen for breakfast. He was kind of hoping Hermione wasn't there as he didn't think he could stomach that much awkwardness before he had ate. But to Fred's slight irritation, Hermione was already up and eating cereal by the time he had reached the kitchen.

"Morning Mione."

Hermione looked up from her food and blushed so hard it consumed her entire face.

'That was to be expected I suppose, we haven't even said a word to each other since yesterday.'

"Hello" she replied quickly, "How was your sleep?"

"Great thanks, Got any plans for today?" Fred asked cautiously.

'Seems to be going well so far… just don't mention it Mione, anything but showers…'

Hermione didn't seem to be thinking along the same lines as Fred when she replied,

"I think I might just go grab a shower and then we can..." Hermione slapped her hand over her mouth once had she realized what she had said.

Hermione's blush came back full force at the smirk on Fred's face.

"Well that sounds good, if I were you though I would lock the door. You never know who's going to come bursting in when you completely starkers…"

A tense moment of silence followed Fred's joke before Hermione burst out laughing. Soon Fred joined in and they laughed so hard it hurt.

"So has all the awkwardness gone yet? How about we make a pact? Never, ever speak about yesterday again… deal?" Fred managed to ask between chuckles.

Hermione grabbed his hand and shook it firmly over the table.

"Deal."


They ate in comfortable silence when they heard Hermione's mum come down the stairs.

"Morning hunnies, what are you guys up to today?" she asked as she grabbed a slice of toast and started to butter it.

Fred looked to Hermione and raised an eyebrow, hinting for her to answer.

"Well Jamie text me earlier and asked if me and Fred would like to go bowling tomorrow so I thought I could give him a bit of a Muggle crash course, just so he's prepared for it you know."

Her mum spun around and smiled sweetly. "I love Jamie, sweet boy that one. I haven't seen him in a while… anyway a crash course sounds great. Your father and I are off to work early so have fun. Bye!" she shouted as she grabbed her keys and walked out the front door.

Fred felt a sudden pang of jealousy hit him at the mention of another boy. Of course he was being over dramatic; it wasn't as if Hermione couldn't have a boyfriend if she wanted he was just a little… angry.

"So who's Jamie? A boyfriend?" Fred asked in what he hoped was a jokey way.

Hermione snorted slightly and looked back to Fred's confused face.

"Jamie's a really old friend who is currently dating my other best friend." She smirked as a fake pained look spread across Fred's features.

"Why Hermione, I thought I was your best friend? Do I mean nothing to you?" He snivelled.

Hermione laughed again and walked over to Fred's chair slowly.

"Of course! You are my bestest bestest bestest friend ever"

She giggled as Fred placed his arms around her waist and spun her off of the ground. Hermione squealed slightly at the motion and laughed when Fred put her back down.

"Well that's nice to know… I suppose you're alright too."


"Welcome to muggle course 101, Mr Fred Weasley."

After they had finished breakfast Hermione had led Fred into her bedroom. She had gathered photo's, tickets and a small thing with buttons and placed them onto her bed. She motioned for Fred to sit opposite her and then she began her crash course.

"First of all I will tell you how to bowl. It wont matter if your bad because I'm pretty terrible myself so we can easily disguise the fact you have never even seen a bowling ball before. All you have to do is pick up one of the heavy balls and roll it down the shiny strip of floor and try to knock over as many white pins as possible. Got it?"

Fred thought for a moment before he nodded, "Pick up ball. Throw at pins. Got it."

Hermione smiled before picking up the small thing with buttons. She placed it into Fred's hands and pressed a big button.

"This is a mobile phone. Muggles can send messages to each other and can talk to each other even if they are on the other side of the country. You wont have to use it but don't be alarmed if one of my friends starts to talk onto a small plastic thing, okay?"

Fred nodded and pressed a small button on the side. The phone vibrated, making Fred jump about 3 feet in the air.

"What the bloody hell was that?"

"Relax, you turned it on silent. It vibrates to let you know you have a message. Please don't jump out of your skin every time I get a message." She sighed playfully.

Fred glared at her which caused Hermione to laugh as she reached for the photos. She handed one to Fred, who examined it carefully.

"Who are they?" he asked pointing to the 6 people in the picture.

"These are my friends who you will meet tomorrow. The tall, blonde one is Jamie. He has been my best friend since I can remember and the red-head he is holding hands with is Teegan. They have been going out for a while and are lovely, I'm sure you will get on with them perfectly."

Fred digested the information before repeating to Hermione, "Blonde= Jamie. Ginger= Teegan."

Hermione laughed at his blunt answer before pointing to a tanned boy with dark brown hair.

"That is Preston, he is going out with Kali." She moved her finger to point at the petite black haired girl standing on the opposite side of Preston.

"Brunette= Preston. Black hair= Kali."

"And finally you have Mel, she a bit of a wildfire just to warn you."

The last girl, besides Hermione, in the photo was slim, with bright blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. She was fairly attractive but Fred thought the natural bushy haired girl beside her was far prettier.

"What do you mean a wildfire?" Fred asked suspiciously.

Hermione thought about her wording before she replied,

"Mel and I are the only single ones in our group and Mel is a bit of a flirt. So expect a lot of giggles, eyelash batting and hair flicking."

"Do I suspect a hint of jealousy in that Mione?" Fred smirked.

"Why would I be jealous of Mel? We're friends"

"From what you've told me, Mel is going to try and flirt the pants off of me tomorrow and I would have thought you'd be jealous because she's with your man." He raised his eyebrow suggestively and Hermione laughed loudly.

"I am not jealous of Mel because you're not my man. She is welcome to you."

Fred leant closer to her over the bed so his mouth was directly inline with her ear. His breath sent shivers down her neck and his soft words seemed to linger there,

"You will regret that soon, Mione."


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There is chapter 13, it wasn't great but I hoped you enjoyed anyway! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, they really make my day :)

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And get ready because the next chapter is the *drum roll* BOWLING SCENE!

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