A/N – So next update will be on Friday then the Christmas one will be on the Tuesday after. Please keep reading I smile every time I get just one read. You guys are the best.

Quote (just because) – Don't ask why someone's hurting you, ask why yourself why you're allowing them.

Disclaimer – If I did write the books they would have been as followed…

Back to the Witchcraft and Wizardry

Hermione hated side on Apparition, but Apparating into the crowded kitchen of Grimmauld Place was nothing like she'd expected. For one she was still locked in a tight embrace with Fred, but neither of them moved. Secondly, everyone was looking at them. Even though they had been missing for hours, Hermione had never thought that anyone would notice. Mrs Weasley was running about the kitchen, but had stopped when they had appeared. There was the rest of the Weasley's, plus Harry, Tonks, Lupin and Sirius. Everyone looked stressed and worried, but had stopped when they heard the sound of Apparition. At first no one moved, seeing Hermione and Fred in such a tight embrace had shocked them, but it didn't take long for Mrs Weasley to start shouting.

"FREDRICK GIDEON WEASLEY" Mrs Weasley began "I HAVE JUST ABOUT HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR CHILDISH PRANKS, YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, OR WORSE ENDED UP SOMEWHERE AND NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET BACK!" she sighed pausing for a second.

"Mrs Weasley, it wasn't like that, it's my fault, I tripped and fell into the fireplace , saying something as I fell." She looked at the floor sadly "I was just lucky that Fred followed me" Hermione finished sighing gratefully and stepping out of Fred's warm embrace.

"Oh" Mrs Weasley looked sorry "Sorry Fred, but you're both okay?" She asked.

"Yes of course, as I said before I was lucky Fred followed me" Hermione was still looking at the floor.

"What happened?" Ron piped up from the back.

"I don't want to talk about it. Now if you don't mind I would like to change out of these clothes." She went to walk towards the door but stopped and turned around meeting the looks of everyone in the room. Out the corner of her eye she saw Fred sit on a chair and pull his wand out of his back pocket. She then left the room and closed the door behind her. Fred sighed and placed his head on the desk, implying that he didn't want to answer any more questions. Nobody asked him any; they just all looked grateful that they had been found. Fred turned his head to look at George, who was sat next to him. "Tell me later" he mouthed. Fred moved his head but gave no reply. After about an hour or so, things had calmed down and he hadn't seen anything of Hermione, so he went upstairs to change, remaining quiet and alone.

"Oi leave me alone will you" Ron shouted towards Fred and George, who had been taking the micky out of him for being a prefect. Hermione was sat in the corner on a chair; no one had really noticed her.

"Or what?" Said Fred, an evil grin spreading across his face. "Going to put us in detention?"

"I'd love to see him try." Sniggered George

"He could if you don't watch out!" Said Hermione angrily. Fred turned to face her in the chair, and laughed along with his brother.

"We're going to have to watch our step, George" said Fred pretending to tremble as he walked towards Hermione locking eyes with her "With these two on our case…" He looked at her and winked.

"Yeah looks like our law-braking days are finally over" Said George, snapping Fred out of his trance. The both let out mischievous grins.

And with another crack, the twins Disapparated. Hermione closed her book sharply and walked towards Ron.

"I don't know how you put up with them" She said sharply and left the room.

Nobody saw much of Hermione until the following day, when she decided to get up late to avoid confrontation with a certain Weasley. Hermione was still shaken from 'falling down the fireplace', and snapping at Fred hadn't helped either.

Hermione walked down the stairs, carrying her luggage. She placed it by the door and attempted to get into the kitchen, but was stopped by Ginny.

"Sooooooo" she inquired, nudging Hermione as she tried to get past.

"Ron looked really worried while you were gone yesterday, I think he wanted to save you and try to win you over by being the hero" Ginny giggled. Hermione nodded and tried to get past

"Come on Hermione, he likes you too" Hermione looked at her friend; she was about to talk, but she was hit on the back of the head with a trunk. Knocked to the floor, she just missed the edge of the stairs to the kitchen.

"– COULD HAVE DONE HER A SERIOUS INJURY, YOU IDIOTS" Mrs Weasley shouted. Fred and George ran down the stairs quickly.

"We're sorry mom –" they started, but Fred had seen Hermione lying on the floor, and so had Ron.

"Hermione!" They both screamed. Ron ran towards her, but there was a crack and Fred had appeared at her side. He helped her up.

"Are you okay?" Fred asked. Hermione nodded and let go of his hand.

"Fred what were you thinking?" Ron exclaimed as he finally caught up. Ginny looked at the three of them. "That was such a childish thing to do. You know you don't have to use magic all the time!" Fred looked ashamed with himself as Ron half shouted at him.

"I didn't know it would hit anyone!" He shouted back.

"Both of you shut up!" Mrs Weasley shouted. "Go and get ready!" Ron walked towards Hermione but she moved away from him, and down the stairs towards the kitchen. Hermione grabbed a banana and walked back out again.

"– Right so Harry you'll go first with me and Tonks, who we'll meet on the corner. Then Ginny and Hermione with Arthur-" Mrs Weasley was interrupted by Ron

"Why can't I go with Hermione?" Ron complained.

"Oh stop begging, Ron!" Fred exclaimed.

"Well she needs someone to go with her!" Ron shouted back. Hermione looked up at the two.

"Ron, I'll be fine" Hermione said putting a hand on Ron's shoulder. Ron huffed, obviously not okay with the traveling arrangement. He complained the whole way to the train station, and then finally shut up again when he was reunited with Hermione, who thought that Ron should just leave her alone.

"We'll see you later Harry" Hermione said when they got on the train. "Ron and I have to go to the Prefect compartment", and get orders from the head boy and girl. We should be allowed back" Hermione mumbled the last bit. Harry nodded, so they walked away in silence. Hermione looked back and saw Fred watching her. She sighed and turned around.

Hermione found her mind drifting when she was being given instructions by the head boy and girl. Her mind drifted to a tall ginger boy. With dark mysterious eyes that always lifted up at the corners from all his smiling and joking. She thought about how he'd saved her and flirted with her. She then thought about how it was all going to change, because they were back at school.

"Hermione!" Ron said "We have to patrol the middle carriage". Hermione nodded and stood up, she tripped and fell a bit, Ron tried to catch her but couldn't. She kept walking out the door. They walked to the middle carriage in silence, Ron humming the new Weird Sister's song. Hermione's mind kept wondering to a Weasley; she kept pushing it away but it always came back. Eventually they arrived at the middle carriage.

"I'll go this way, you go the other way" Ron stated, obviously fed up with the silence. Hermione turned and walked the other way; she hugged her arms around her middle and remembered how warm she had been with a certain ginger haired boy. Hermione thought she was hallucinating. There in front of her was a running Fred. He ran towards her and didn't stop. He was running away from his brother. Fred wasn't looking where he was going. He didn't give Hermione much room to move and ended up crashing into her, knocking her to the floor and landing on top of her.

"Hermione, what a nice way to fall" Fred joked, standing up and offering Hermione a hand. She ignored it, and tried to stand up herself. George had stopped running and stood behind Fred. Hermione stumbled slightly from standing up too fast, and fell head first into Fred.

"Looks like you're falling for me" Fred joked. George laughed. Hermione tried not to blush, but she did. "Why were you running?" Hermione asked, her hands on her hips

"Just winding up the twin" Fred joked

"More like feeding me exploding bon-bons! I only just got it out of my mouth in time!" George exclaimed. Hermione looked at his face, and could now see that his face was slightly swollen compared to Fred's. Fred chuckled lightly and winked at Hermione.

"All worth it, I got to run into you" Fred joked, he moved forward and whispered "I liked the landing on you part, very fun" He moved back and smirked. "Any way, where's your boyfriend Ronnie?" He joked. Hermione sighed.

"He's not my boyfriend!" she tried to stay calm, but as she was really annoyed with him already, it wasn't working.

"Please! I know you dressed up for him!" Fred said, almost shouting.

"I don't want to talk about that" Hermione looked down at the floor, realising how foolish she had been.

"Why not, because I was such a hero? Because it wasn't Ronikins who saved you?" Fred said, getting annoyed.

"Fred, stop being so childish" George said, trying to pull him into an empty carriage

"No George, I'm not being childish!" Fred almost shouted.

"Please Fred, don't be like this" Hermione whispered. "You're only making me more upset"

"Why" Fred said.

"I know when you came to rescue me, you had your wand with you the whole time… you put us both in danger, and it didn't bother you. It's all just fun and games to you, isn't it? I could have died! God Fred, what part of that don't you understand! Now please leave me alone or I might have to put you both in detention." She tried to walk away but Fred grabbed her arm.

"Hermione please." She pulled away and walked away. George stopped her. She noticed how his eyes where a lighter brown than Fred's, and how Fred's hair was messier.

"I better go find my boyfriend, maybe I'll take a page out of your book and go snog him in every corner of Hogwarts!" She shoved George harshly and walked towards the end of the carriage to find Harry.

A/N – so don't be annoyed with me this is all so I can make it longer and not run out of ideas!

Thanks for reading it means a lot (soppy I know…) I'm still at school! I don't break up yet! I only have to get up 3 more times… FRIDAY!

Anyway Fred's only slightly annoyed he'll come back! :D … maybe (can't I keep him?)