Wonderful Mischief (Fred Weasley x Reader x George Weasley)

Chapter 17

After lunch, the three of us headed back to our room to hangout until dinner. We had been talking about the Yule Ball, which was right before we left for christmas break, and I realized that the Holiday season wasn't too far away. It was only early November, but the Ball took place in the middle of december and then we left for break to have some time with our families before the holidays.

I had told Hermione that it was far too early to be worrying about the dance, but she reminded me that the dress shop normally had a waiting list around this time of year and that if I wanted a specific fabric for a dress, it could take weeks to be made. I hadn't gone to the ball the year before because I didn't have a date, and I hadn't realized how much of a hassle that this all was. This year, I was going with or without a date because the stories of the dance and after-parties from the previous year sounded way too fun to pass up. We had made plans to head into Diagon Alley the next weekend to look at dresses, and I was starting to get a bit excited, even though I had weeks until the event.

I had also decided that I should start getting my christmas gifts ready, because I was planning to crochet most of them. Don't get me wrong, I loved crocheting, but it took me days just to complete a simple scarf. I also knew that I probably wouldn't have much free time around the exams that took place right before our break, so it was best to get gifts ready now.

I got out my basket of yarn and other supplies from underneath my desk and plopped them on my bed before climbing underneath the covers and leaning up against the headboard. I hadn't made any projects in awhile, and I was happy to finally have something to work on; it was always nice to have something to do at night.

I had got a ball of red yarn out and had started stitching a scarf when Hermione walked in the room. She had gone to the kitchens to thank Dottie for the lunch.

"Oh my god, you guys," she said excitedly while walking over to sit next to Ginny on her bed.

"What?" Ginny and I asked simultaneously.

"I was walking back from the Kitchens and Ron asked me to study with him tonight!".

"Oh my god!" I said with pure excitement. It was finally time for him to make a move.

"About time," Ginny said, taking a jab at her older brother.

Hermione rolled her eyes at Ginny. "Well, I'm not really sure what this means. He needs help writing his essay for transfigurations. He knows that I'm really good in that class, maybe he just wants a good grade on the essay for a change," She said, the hope that she had when she walked in the room leaving her eyes.

"No," I assured her. "This is definitely a study date".

"Yeah," Ginny said. "Ron never cares about his grades. There's no reason for him to start now. This was definitely for other reasons".

"You think?" Hermione asked, still a bit insecure. Both Ginny and I nodded with smiles. "Okay, well he asked me to go over after dinner tonight, so I'll let you guys know how it goes".

"Wear something sexy," I said teasingly, but still a bit serious.

She scoffed. "We're studying in his room, I'm not dressing sexy".

"Doesn't mean you can't look nice," I said before turning back to the beginning of my scarf.

Hermione rolled her eyes and walked over to her desk to start on her schoolwork.

"No, I'm not changing," Hermione said stubbornly.

We were about to leave for dinner, where Hermione would leave from to head up to Ron's room, and Ginny and I were trying to get her to put on something other than her uniform underneath her robes.