Best Friends Brother (Hermione x Fred)

Chapter Five:

Hermione woke the next morning to Ron and Harry's voices, Ron was shaking Hermione while Harry pulled Ginny's blankets off, both of them yelling at the two girls to hurry up and come downstairs.

"GINNY ITS CHRISTMAS WAKE UP"

"Fuck off Harry, I'll be down in a second!"

"Nope no time for seconds!"

"What- fucking hell! Put me down!" Ginny started calling out for Hermione's help as Harry picked her up bridal style and left the room as she reached for her dressing gown.

Ron and Hermione started laughing as Ginny tried grabbing onto the stair railing, sending both her and Harry tumbling down the stairs. Ron helped Hermione up and the two started talking before making their way, safely, downstairs to join the rest of the Weasley family.

Hermione's eyes lit up at the beautiful Christmas tree, the presents in all different colours laid out across the floor. Hermione smiled when she saw Fred and George swap their presents, as if their mum hadn't gotten them the same thing.

"Hermione dear! Ron, come join us. I hope you two managed to WALK down the stairs" Molly turned at stared at Harry and Ginny, Ginny elbowing Harry's side in annoyance, who just laughed.

"Merry Christmas everyone" Sirius and Remus came through the door smiling at everyone and then at each other. Molly smiled, she had made them share the couches, partially because she didn't have the space and partially because she was sick and tired of them looking at each other like love sick puppies but not saying anything.

Everyone else sat down on the couches or floor, passing around presents. Hermione finished unwrapping her gifts, she had gotten a hand made scarf from the Weasley's, a moving picture frame from Harry, a new quill from Ron and a leather bound diary from Ginny that she "bought with her own money".

To Hermione's surprise, Sirius and Remus had also bought her a gift. Remus gave her a chocolate bar that she had admired once and Sirius gave her a necklace that had a tiny feather encased inside. She was happy to be informed that Buckbeak was doing well and had been returned to a magical creatures sanctuary where he could interact with others of his kind.

Fred watched Hermione smiling widely, showing off her gifts to Ginny as they read through their Christmas cards together. Fred smiled as Hermione took a quick piece of chocolate before Ron turned around, she was not sharing. Hermione looked up, with half a row of chocolate in her mouth, to see Fred smiling at her and began to blush, partially out of embarrassment as they both quietly laughed.

"Ron can't see"

"Trust me I've lived with the bastard his whole life, we're used to hiding everything from him" Fred laughed but paused afterwards, "wait up for me later ok? I've got something for you"

"Bought me a gift huh?" Hermione grinned and Fred rolled his eyes, pushing her away as she laughed again.

"Shut up, or I'm not giving it to you"

"Ok, ok, sorry, I want the gift. I got you something too" Hermione smiled as Fred's face turned pink, not expecting to have the returned affection.

Molly stood up, clapping her hands to get everyone's attention, "alright everyone! Now that we've exchanged gifts, kids go get properly dressed and gentlemen come help me move this table out because Sirius and I have spent a long time perfecting this Christmas lunch"

Remus and Arthur got up and started moving the table out while Sirius and Molly got the chairs and prepared the decor. The kids all went to their bedrooms and looked for the outfits they'd chosen, knowing Molly would be taking plenty of photos for her album.