When Two Worlds Collide (George Weasley love story)

(10) Multiple Girlfriends

At Hagrid's house, me, Hermione, Harry and Ron sat on the couch as Ron continued to puke out slugs.

"Well..this calls for specialist equipment." Hagrid said giving Ron a huge bucket. "Nothin' to do but to wait fo' it to stop, I'm 'fraid." he said sitting down across from us as Ron puked out a slug in the bucket.

"Argh.. ok." Harry said looking disgusted as he helped Ron carry the bucket.

"Better out than in.." Hagrid commented. "Who'd Ron try tah curse anyways?"

"Malfoy." Harry answered. "He called Hermione and Leah.. umm.. well I don't really know what it means."

Hermione stood up with her back to us as she crossed her arms. I looked over at Hagrid and gave a small frown.

"He called us a mudblood." Hermione said.

"He did not!" Hagrid said gasping.

"What's a mudblood?" Harry asked.

"It means dirty blood!" Hermione answered turning around with tears forming in her eyes.

"Mudblood's a really foul name for someone who's muggle-born." I explained to Harry, feeling teary eyed myself.

"Someone like me.. and Leah. It's not a term one usually hears in a civilized conversation." Hermione finished as she looked down.

I got up and hugged my cousin. Hermione doesn't usually let words get to her, but when it does, I know it's serious. She was always the one who protected me and helped me get out of trouble with my parents. She was like the big sister I never had and seeing her like this... breaks my heart.

"See the thing is, Harry, there're some wizards, like the Malfoy family, who think they're better than everyone else because they're what you call 'pureblood'." Hagrid explains.

"That's horrible!" Harry said as Ron burps out a slug.

"It's disgusting.." Ron said as Harry rubbed his back for support.

"And it's codswallop teh boot. 'Dirty blood.' Why, ther' isn't a wizard alive today that's not half-blood or less." Hagrid said as I felt even more tears in my eyes. "More teh the point, they've yet to think of a spell that our Hermione and Leah can't do. Come 'ere.." he continued as me and Hermione walk up to him. Hagrid took our hands and gave it a light squeeze. "Don't yeh think on it, girls. Don't yeh think on it for one minute." he said and we both gave him a small smile.

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As soon as Ron stopped puking slugs, Hermione and I helped him walk to the common room. Harry said he had something with Professor Lockhart and he didn't look too happy about it. We waved goodbye to Harry as we headed up the grand staircase and eventually through the portrait hole and into the common room.

"I'm going to take a nap." Ron said as he made his way up to the boys dormitory.

"I'm going to read a bit upstairs. You coming?" Hermione asked me.

I looked around and saw two 5th years doing their homework on the tables. Seamus and Neville were playing what appeared to be a card game and the twins were seated on the couch in front of the fire.

"No it's ok. I'll go talk to the twins." I said as Hermione playfully rolled her eyes and headed up the stairs.

"Hey!" I said as I took as seat next to Fred.

"Oh, Leah. Hello!" Fred said looking a bit surprised since they didn't see me come in.

"What are you two doing?" I said as I tried to look over Fred's shoulder and at the parchment they were writing on.