You belong with me

Chapter 6: The Triwizard Tournament

A/N: The Triwizard Tournament year will be broken up into two chapters. Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. JK Rowling does.

Hermione had just arrived to the Burrow and was immediately greeted by the Weasley twins. "Hermione!" they both shouted happily as they ushered her in.

She gave them a suspicious look before looking over at Molly Weasley. "What's gotten into them?" she asked her curiously.

"Who knows, dear. They've been acting strange and blowing stuff up in their rooms all summer... maybe you can talk some sense into them."

"Where's Ron?"

"He's sleeping... these two were supposed to be sleeping too, but-"

"We heard you were coming," Fred said happily as he gave her a tight hug.

She was caught off guard by the hug, but she couldn't help but smile as she returned it. George gave her one as well, and they took her bags from her. "We'll carry these for you," Fred said.

"I can carry them myself," Hermione argued, but George shook his head.

"We insist," he said as he grabbed her trunk from her hands.

Molly rolled her eyes. "Just go with it... they won't leave you alone otherwise. But boys... bed time after this!" she told them sternly.

George walked ahead and placed her things in front of the door before heading into the twin's room. Fred did the same, but he made no movement to walk away. He instead kept beaming at her, and Hermione could feel her cheeks warm up when she was under his watchful eyes.

"How are you?" Fred asked, sounding oddly polite.

"I'm good..." Hermione tucked her hair behind her ear, desperate to find something to do in this awkward silence. "Why have you guys been acting strange this summer?"

Fred's eyes suddenly lit up and he reached for her hand. "Can you keep a secret?" he asked her quietly.

Hermione bit her lip nervously before nodding and he eagerly lead her toward their room.

George frowned when Hermione entered, but Fred held a hand up to let him know it was all right.

"George and I have been inventing our own joke products," Fred said proudly as Hermione looked around the room with wide eyes. Potion bottles were askew, and she could see candies, and inventory papers everywhere.

"Wow," she managed to say, looking impressed. George managed to smile at her reaction, though he still threw a look at Fred.

"I thought we were keeping this private for now," he said pointedly to Fred.

Fred waved his words off. "This is Hermione...we can trust her. Besides, everybody's going to know about this sooner or later."

"What does that mean?" Hermione asked curiously.

The twins looked at each other for several moments before George finally answered. "We want to try to open our own joke shop."

"That's brilliant," Hermione said, looking around the room. "I think you'd be good at it."

Fred and George exchanged surprised glances. "Really?"

She nodded eagerly and the twins began sharing some of their plans with her.

Hermione had just exited the Great Hall with Harry and Ron and they quickly fell in step behind the Weasley twins and Angelina.

"Think of all the money we'd win!" The twins said in an excited voice. "Are you going to enter the competition, Angelina?" Fred asked her.