Without Fred Weasley

Chapter 1 - When We First Met

After a week or so the hero's and heroines that had died during the battle were to be finally put to rest. Across the country family's and friends dressed in black and wept to their hearts to content. A bright sun shone high in the crystal blue sky and threw warm rays onto the bereaving. The Weasleys, Harry. Hermione and a few other friends and family gathered in the small village church near the burrow. Mrs Weasley blew her nose repeatedly as she clung to her husband for desperation. Mr Weasley stood with a stiff upper lip. Hermione could tell that although he didn't show it, inside he was breaking but he had to be strong for his family. George and Ron stood close together, the eldest with his arm wrapped tightly around his younger sibling. Ginny like her brother hung limply against Harry with tears streaking down her pale skin. Hermione on the other hand was left to weep alone. Her broken heart shattered even more as the first shovel of soil was laid on-top of his ebony coffin. As a rumble of thunder sounded and the rain began to pour the family went to run back inside

"Aren't you coming?" shouted Ginny to her friend who stayed where she stood. Not being able to bare the pounding rain any longer, Ginny ran into the church with the others, leaving Hermione behind. For her the rain didn't mean anything it was just another miserable part of her miserable life. Life had lost all colour, all meaning without Fred's bubbly presence. She fell to her knee's in front of the marble tomb stone

"Frederic Weasley

Loving Son, Friend and Boyfriend

We will always carry you in our hearts and never forget you

Sleep in Peace our Angel"

In the pounding rain only few sounds could be heard, one being the toot of a train in the distance. A small smile tugged at Hermione's lips. She looked back to..how many years ago? 11 at least. The day her and Fred had met

*FLASHBACK*

Hermione walked out of the carriage that held the two boys and walked further down. She has just met the most famous boy of the Wizarding world. Harry Potter. "He seemed so very nice" she thought to herself. He wasn't at all big headed, sweet she decided, unlike that horrible red headed boy. What was his name again? Ralph? Richard? Ron? RON! yes that horrid Ron.Stuffing his mouth with sweets, and she would have never called that magic. She had no more time to think as she reached the next carriage. Sliding the doors open she poked her head through. There were three boys, one with brown hair and small body. The other two looked oddly similar. Both had short cut ginger hair, freckles all over their pale skin and blue eyes. One of the ginger boys and the brown haired boy were playing a game of exploding snap whilst the other had noticed she was there

"In your face George!" cried the brown haired boy as he won the game. The twin that wasn't George coughed and the three pairs of eyes turning onto Hermione

"Umm I'm sorry to bother you but have any of you seen a toad, there's a boy called Neville that's lost one?" she asked quietly. There was a croak from beneath the seat that George was sat on. He looked underneath him and saw the toad, carefully he picked it up and handed it to her

"Do you want to play?" asked the brown hair boy

"Shut up Lee, she wouldn't want to play with you" said the twin with no name

"And why not Fred?" asked Lee

"Because your an annoying git" said George smirking. Lee slumped into his seat

"Umm no thank you I don't participate with dangerous games such as that"hesitated Hermione

"Boring little kid.."muttered George

"Well I was going to thank you but as I see you think I'm a boring little kid then I'll leave you to play your little game" cried Hermione leaving the carriage into the corridor

"Wait!". A voice called from behind her. She turned around and saw Fred stood there with a blush creeping up his cheeks

"Can I help?" she asked

"I er wanted to apologize about my brother in there. He doesn't think about what he says" he muttered

"Oh well thanks"

"I'm Fred by the way, Fred Weasley" he held out his hand and she shook it gently

"Hermione Granger" she said smiling

"I have to go see you later" he waved and left back into the compartment. Hermione walked away a smile on her face.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

A/N: so my first chapter tell me what you think

Kaitelyn xxx