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Hermione walked over to a small desk sitting in the corner and immediately started writing a letter to Molly. She didn't want Molly to worry and she didn't have time to explain why she left. When she was satisfied with everything she sealed the letter and attached it to Freya's leg. Freya was the beautiful barn owl that Harry had bought Hermione on her birthday. She watched Freya fly into the distance before she started on her second letter. This letter she addressed to the ministry. She was intending to go back to work the next day, but she didn't see the point of returning on a Thursday. She would some more time to really get ready. When she was finished with the letter she sat it next to the window intending to send it the next morning.

Hermione stood from the desk and went to her room looking for a good book. She had all night to just relax, and she wanted to catch up on her reading. She hadn't read nearly anything in the last couple of weeks and she couldn't wait to get back into the habit. She had never gone this long without reading. She scanned through her personal library and settled on an updated encyclopedia about Herbology. Neville had given her a copy when it was published. She was interested in the chapters about specific herbs and their use in potions.

Hermione was sitting on her couch reading when she heard a pop. She looked up and Fred was standing there looking back at her "What are you doing here?" He had a confused look on his face "Do you know what time it is?" Hermione just continued looking at him "How late is it? I've been reading." He smiled "it's around midnight. I thought I would show a little early tonight since you had a bad day." Hermione smiled up at him. "Thank you ,Fred." He strolled over to the sofa and made himself comfortable. Hermione sat her book on a small stand sitting next to her and turned to face Fred. The two sat comfortably for a few hours. Fred stood and was saying goodbye when Hermione thought about something "Hey Fred, I think I want to pull one last prank on Ron." Fred looked at her with a smirk "You're hooked" Hermione just smiled back "maybe."

The next day Hermione woke with a smile on her face. She had come to enjoy the time she spent with Fred at night. She had started to look forwards to her evenings alone with him. She was starting to feel closer to the twin. When they were alone she felt the need to tell him things she didn't tell anyone else. He wasn't as open with her ,but she appreciated him listening. He didn't just listen he understood everything she was telling him. He always replied and he never ignored her (something that Ron always did). It was great knowing that she could tell him things and he would actually remember what she said. When she was with Ron he just sat there pretending to listen and then he wouldn't even remember a word she had said. Hermione shook her head. Why was she even comparing the two? She quickly changed directions and focused on the prank she had planned for Ron. She had said she was done, but she just couldn't help herself. Ron had demanded that she explain herself, which is total bullshit. He knew why she did it. He just wanted the satisfaction of hearing her say it personally.

Hermione finally decided to drag herself out of bed and start working on her plan. She would need a test subject but she knew exactly where to find one. After she was up and read she went to the window where her ministry letter was sitting. She sat down and addressed another letter to Fred
Fred,
Can you meet me at the burrow tonight for dinner? I want to test something before I use it. It may or may not have something to do with the prank I told you about last night. Don't worry I'm not going to kill you

Hermione

She sealed the letter and handed bother of them to Freya. Now she just need to check her supplies and make sure she had all of the ingredients that she would need. When she was sure she had everything she walked to the fireplace and disappeared through the flames.

When Hermione arrived at the burrow she didn't see anyone. She was about to make her presence known when Molly walked in with a smile "Hermione Dear, I'm surprised to see you this early. I wasn't expecting you until this evening. Hermione smiled back "I thought I would come over early. You're right about my apartment. I try to get away as much as possible." She shifted her feet and sat her things down beside her feet. "I wanted to talk to Ginny anyways. I have a something I wanted to show her." Molly nodded "Well dear, Ginny isn't here at the moment. She gone to Diagon Alley, but I'm sure she'll be back soon. You can wait in her room if you like." Hermione nodded and started up the stairs with her things.

She entered Ginny's room and settled her things. She opened her bag and carefully scanned the supplies she had brought. The only thing she would need was a cauldron. Hermione carefully looked under Ginny's bed until she found what she was looking for. She pulled out the old ragged looking cauldron that Ginny had used at Hogwarts and cleaned it. Of course it wasn't what she was use to, but it would do. She carefully set everything up and went to work. She knew this might take a while because she was only making the potion from a small section the book she had been reading the previous night. She had scanned over an article about Gillyweed and its uses. She of course knew about Gillyweed since Harry had used it during the Tri-wizard Tournament, but she was interested in a small note that Neville had made. Apparently Gillyweed had an interesting side-effect when it was used in potions. It could cause the subject to cry hysterically. She knew with a little experimentation she would be able to brew a potion focusing on this aspect of the gillyweed. She had been thinking about it all morning and she was quite certain she knew how to do it.

That even at dinner everyone was sitting around chatting and socializing. Ron had refused to sit at the table with Hermione, but everyone seemed to ignore him. Molly was obviously angry, but she continued with dinner. When everyone was finished she went upstairs to the twins room. She moved the cauldron in here before dinner. She sat on the bed and waited. A few minutes later Fred and George walked into the room. They were giving her a questionable look "So what are you testing?" Fred asked. Hermione just smiled up at him "I've already tested it on myself I just wanted a male subject. Don't worry you'll just cry uncontrollably for an hour and I have the antidote right here just in case." She pulled out to small vials and handed one to Fred and George. They accepted the vials and looked at each other "Well here goes nothing" George smiled. They drank from the vials and waited. They looked at each other in confusion before Hermione interrupted "I wanted the potion to be slightly delayed. You'll start crying in about 20 minutes." They nodded and sat on the bed. They waited for 20 minutes and immediately both burst into uncontrollable sobbing. "This stuff really works *hiccup* I can't *hiccup* stop." Hermione let the two sob for exactly an hour and immediately they stopped. She double checked the time and made sure the two weren't showing any side-effects. "this is pretty ingenius! How did you do it?" George asked. Hermione just replied " it's actually extremely close to a laugh-inducing potion. I just slightly changed the recipe using gillyweed. Of course I changed a few other things but they were minor." The two looked at her with a bemused smile "You think you could show us the recipe? This would be brilliant for the shop. We would be willing to give you some of the profit as well." Hermione just looked at the twin with a smirk "maybe. Let me think about it."

After her potions experiment with the twins Hermione marched back to Ginny's room. She remembered to knock and strolled over to the bed to sit next to Ginny. Ginny looked up at her "Where have you been?" Hermione just smiled back "oh nowhere." Ginny lifted her eyebrows and replied "I'm pretty sure you were in the twins' room so I guess I should ask. What are you up to?" Hermione just smiled back at her "you'll see." Ginny flattened her smile and looked at Hermione with a serious expression "You know if you do something to Ron he's going to be pissed. You'll have to prepare yourself for another tantrum." Hermione just shrugged her shoulders "honestly I'm just tired of his shit. I wasn't going to prank him anymore, but I think this is just punishment for being such a twat the other day. This is the last time I swear." Ginny just looked at her friend "if you say so, I just wanted to warn you." Hermione nodded.

A few hours later Hermione snuck down to the garden to find Fred waiting for her. She walked over and sat next to him without saying a word. Fred turned to her with a smile "I didn't think you were coming. I've been down here for about an hour. Hermione just shrugged "Ginny kept me. She's convinced that I'm going to regret pranking Ron tomorrow." Fred just stared at her "Do you think you'll regret it?" Hermione just shrugged her shoulders "Honestly I have no idea. I just want to see the look on his face when he gets home." Fred laughed and Hermione joined him. Hermione stopped and looked up at Fred. " you know I really enjoy these nightly visits" Fred nodded " Me too. It's nice having someone to talk to. For the last year I've been sitting out by myself." Hermione smiled " I know the feeling. I live by myself so I was always alone, but even when Ron was over he would fall asleep early." they sat for a little while without speaking until Hermione stood "I need to sleep. I have to get up early tomorrow." Fred smiled back at her "good night" She swept back inside the house feeling a little light-headed. Her heart rate had increased slightly and she could feel herself blush. She was going crazy.

The next morning Hermione was waiting in the kitchen when Ron walked downstairs. He was like a zombie so she knew he wouldn't stop to argue when she handed him his cup. He was too tired to suspect any foul-play. Hermione sat in her chair as she watched Ron hungrily eat and then down the entire cup. She couldn't be more happy. She watched him leave and then heard a small pop. In about 13 minutes Ron wouldn't know what hit him. Hermione quietly sat at the table with a small smile on her face.

The day seemed to pass quickly. Hermione was excited to see Ron's reaction to the potion she had slipped him that morning ,but he was running late. Molly had explained that there was some kind of back-up at the ministry and the Weasley men were being forced to stay late for work. Hermione sat at dinner occasionally looking at the twins. They would offer a small smile and she would giggle, a nervous giggle. She was starting to get anxious about Ron's reaction. She knew he would be angry ,but she didn't want Molly or Arthur angry at her. She knew they had their fair share of pranks from the twins, but she couldn't help that feeling in her guts. She decided to approach Molly after dinner and tell her what she had done. She followed Molly into the kitchen when everyone was done eating and stood next to the counter "Molly I've done something terrible and I hope you can forgive me." Molly just looked at Hermione in surprise "What do you mean Hermione? If this is about the prank you've pulled on Ron I'm not angry." Hermione eyes widened and she just froze in shock. "How….how did know?" "Hermione dear, I'm the mother of Fred and George I can tell when someone's about to do something they shouldn't. I knew you were up to something when you were waiting downstairs this morning." Hermione looked at Molly with a confused look on her face "You're not angry with me?" Molly just giggle "of course not, if I was in your situation I would have done something much worse." Hermione hugged Molly and helped her clean.

After Hermione was done helping Molly she left for the garden. She wanted to get a breath of fresh air before she went to Ginny's room. As soon as she walked out the door she nearly ran into Ron. She hadn't heard him arrive so she was quite shocked. She backed away and dusted herself off. "Oh sorry Ron, I didn't mean to run you over" Ron just stood there looking at her obviously angry. Hermione decided she would try to apologize for the prank. "Ron, I just want to say that I'm sorry. It was wrong of me to slip you that potion this morning and I apologize. I was just feeling so angry towards you and I handled it the wrong way. I do hope you can forgive me I didn't mean to take it…" She was cut off by Ron. He had grabbed her shoulder and was obviously seething. He looked down at Hermione. "You're a joke. That's why I trashed you. I don't want you and you can't accept it. Get the fuck over it Hermione. I was never serious about you anyways. I never stopped sleeping with Lavender. Every time I was late from work or rescheduled one of our dates I was drilling another woman. You're ugly. You have huge teeth, disgusting hair, and you look like a boy. Who would want to see you naked? You'll never find someone stupid enough to even try. I just felt sorry for you. That's the only reason I continued with our relationship. You were a stupid school crush and my mother loved you. I could care less now and I want you out of my life."

Hermione backed away from Ron with tears streaming down her face. She had not expected this. She didn't know what to do she was about to go get he things to leave when she felt someone push her to the side. She looked up to see who it was when she saw Fred rushing towards Ron. He raised his fist and hit Ron directly in the mouth. She was so confused. What was happening. She was about to ask when Fred grabbed her hand and she felt the work close in around her. When she opened her eyes she was in her apartment with Fred.

Fred led her to the sofa and sat her down. He hugged her and rubbed her back until she couldn't cry any longer. She felt terrible. She told him everything. She begged him to tell her what was wrong with her and cried about all of the things she thought had happened. Fred just rubbed her back and comforted her with hushed tones. She felt drunk with grief and didn't even understand what was happening. She just sat there hugging friend until she fell asleep.

Ok so I've been working pretty hard today. I've planned out the next few chapters and I'll try to get them finished.

I hope you like it!