- Rating:
- PG-13
- House:
- Astronomy Tower
- Genres:
- Romance Drama
- Era:
- Multiple Eras
- Stats:
-
Published: 05/21/2003Updated: 05/30/2003Words: 3,759Chapters: 3Hits: 3,212
Love in Hiding
Jen Drake
- Story Summary:
- With Voldemort rising in power, Hermione goes into hiding, somewhere away from Harry and her fiancé, Ron. When Ron insists she go stay with Fred, Hermione agrees. But does she still see Fred as a brotherly figure? And Does Fred still see Hermione as the bookworm from Hogwarts? Hr/F!
Chapter 02
- Chapter Summary:
- With Voldemort rising in power, Hermione must go into hiding with Fred. But does she see Fred simply as her brother-in-law to be? and Does Fred still see her as just the bookworm from Hogwarts?
- Posted:
- 05/30/2003
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- 1,104
- Author's Note:
- For any one wondering, this story is also @ ff.net and my Yahoo! group HarryPotter_fanfiction.
Chapter Two.
Hermione opened her eyes a few moments later to find herself still gripping Fred's hand tightly. She looked around herself and saw she was in Diagon Alley. Fred was scanning the area around them, looking for any signs of danger. In his right hand was his wand, in his left, the bags of money, which he'd shrunken and was now putting into a pocket in his cloak.
"Come on," he tugged gently on her hand, pulling her down the street. Wizards bustled back and forth between the shops. Hermione noticed when Fred gazed longingly at Quality Quidditch Supply's.
Hermione smiled at a small girl, who was begging her mother to take her into Flourish and Blotts. She'd done the exact same thing with her mother when she'd first come to Diagon Alley. Hermione even thought that the girl looked a little like she had when she'd been about eight. Forgetting where she was, she almost gasped when Fred tugged on her hand. Hermione hadn't even realized that they'd stopped.
~*~
Fred didn't know what was wrong with him. Hermione had stopped to look at a little girl who was begging her mother to go into the bookshop and suddenly he thought Hermione was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. She truly had grown up. He had to keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary. Tugging on her hand, Fred pulled her after him, keeping her close to him.
"FRED!" Fred froze. Hermione's hand tightened around his. "Fred!" Angelina Johnson rushed toward them, throwing her arms around him.
~*~
Hermione frowned. Angelina and Fred had gone out while they'd been at Hogwarts. Apparently they were still together. Hermione released Fred's hand and moved away from them a little. Hermione glared slightly at Angelina before she realized what she was doing.
Then she realized why. She was jealous. Hermione scolded herself. She had Ron- she wasn't supposed to be jealous. Especially not over Fred. He was going to be her brother-in-law.
Angelina moved away from Fred and looked at her, studying her.
"Hey Angelina," Hermione remarked politely.
"Do I know you?" Angelina asked Rudely.
"Hermione Granger," Hermione held her hand out.
"Hermione? Know-it-all Granger?!" she cried. "You grew up!" Her eyes narrowed, which Hermione noticed.
"Yeah, people do grow up, Angelina," Hermione remarked. "Usually," she added after a moment.
~*~
Fred stifled a laugh. Hermione sure had a sharp tongue. He noticed the glare she shot at Angelina and wondered why. Shrugging it off, he reached past Angelina, grabbing Hermione's arm.
"I heard you're marrying Ron," Angelina's gaze darted to Fred's hand that had taken Hermione's arm and now her hand in his.
"Yeah, I am," Hermione remarked, almost as if it were a challenge.
"Well, it's a shame you had to settle for the lesser of the Weasleys," she smiled.
Fred frowned.
~*~
"Lesser? At least I have one," Hermione remarked smartly. "You have what? Didn't Viktor break up with you?" she spoke of her ex boyfriend, Viktor Krum, who had been dating Angelina.
"So?"
"Let me see," Hermione tapped her chin as she spoke. "I have a Weasley, and I was the one who broke things off with Viktor. It looks like you're with nothing," Hermione smiled. "Excuse us, Angelina, we have better things to do than waste our time talking to someone like you," Hermione grinned and pulled Fred away from a sputtering Angelina.
"When'd she turn into such a bitch?" Hermione asked Fred once they were out of earshot.
"The second you turned into a beautiful girl," Fred answered, winking at her.
"Me? Beautiful? Ha!" she laughed. "I think your jokes have been going to your brain, Fred Weasley."
~*~
Fred frowned again. "You don't think you're beautiful?" he asked her, walking closer to her when a particularly creepy wizard walked close to her. She shook her head.
"Not really," she answered. "I mean...I'm nothing special," she shrugged. "I suppose that's why I'm marrying Ron."
"Shouldn't you be marrying my brother for love?" Fred raised an eyebrow at her. She didn't get a chance to answer, because by that time, they'd arrived at Gringotts. Walking up the stairs, Fred led Hermione into the wizarding bank, past the Goblins at the door.
"I'd like to deposit my money," Fred told one of the goblins at a desk.
"Name?" he asked in a shrill voice.
"Fred Weasley."
"Do you have your key?" the goblin looked from Fred to Hermione and back again. Fred nodded, reaching into his cloak and pulling it out, placing it on the desk in front of the goblin.
"Very well," he nodded, summoning another goblin to take them to Fred's personal vault.
"Also, my accountant, Mr. Riwdell will be depositing very large sums of money into our business account," Fred remarked. "He'll have the key and has permission to use the key only to put money in the vault." The goblin made a note of that and nodded.
~*~
Hermione waited in the cart as both the goblin and Fred went to his personal vault. Hermione gasped when the door was opened to reveal stacks and stacks of Galleons, stickles, and Knuts filling the vault...
"I know what you're thinking," Fred remarked, turning toward her.
"No, you don't," Hermione shook her head. She didn't know what she was thinking. She was in shock.
~*~
As they were walking down the stairs to the bank, a loud explosion-like sound came from the center of Diagon Alley. A large cloud of black smoke filled the air for a moment. When it had blown away, a group of witches and wizards all dressed in black was seen.
"Death Eaters," Hermione whispered, starting at the group, her eyes wide.
"This way," Fred pulled Hermione off to the side, intent on going to an alley off Diagon where they could Apparate. When he turned, he saw a witch, dressed completely in black, her wand raised and pointing at Hermione.
Authors Note: So...what'd you think? I know this chapter was short, but I promise to update soon! Please leave feedback and let me know what you think of this story!