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Worth the Wait	By : Dazzlious Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 8249 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, nor any of the characters from J K Rowling's fantastic books or films, I'm just borrowing and playing with them for a little while and get no monetary reward for doing so.

Chapter List
- 1-Prologue
- 2-One
- 3-Two
- 4-Three
- 5-Four
- 6-Five
- 7-Six
- 8-Seven
- 9-Eight
- 10-Nine
- 5
- 6
- 7
‘I don’t want to talk to you,’ Percy said coldly as he saw the twins coming towards him.
‘That’s not very nice, Perce,’ George said, sounding hurt.
‘Very hurtful, in fact,’ Fred added.
Percy sighed. ‘All right, what do you two want? I haven’t forgiven you for the mistletoe prank, you know.’
‘We thought you wanted to kiss Hermione,’ Fred said. ‘Sorry if we were wrong.’
Percy stared at them for a moment then sighed again. ‘You weren’t wrong but it caused a lot of problems with Penny.’
‘Why are you still with her?’ Fred asked bluntly.
‘When you could be with Hermione?’ George finished.
Percy’s features hardened. ‘I am not going to discuss this with you two. Hermione told me you spied on us but I suggest, if you know what’s good for you, that you keep that knowledge to yourself.’
‘Hermione’s worried that you aren’t going to dump Penny,’ Fred said. ‘She thinks you’re stringing her along just so you can have sex with her.’
Percy looked horrified. ‘Did she tell you that? Has she been talking to you about it?’
Fred shook his head. ‘No, but it was pretty obvious from the way she was talking. She’s really unhappy, Percy, and all because you brought Penny to the Burrow.’
‘I didn’t have any choice. Mum had already invited her and she agreed before I had a chance to talk to her about ending our relationship,’ Percy revealed unhappily.
‘So you do want to get rid of her, then?’ George asked.
Percy stared at the twins wildly. ‘Of course I do. I’m in love with Hermione and have been for ages . . . years, probably. I was a complete idiot before Christmas and now I’m stuck, especially as Hermione is refusing to talk to me until I get rid of Penny. It’s really bloody annoying. I want Hermione so much.’
‘What if we got you another chance to give Hermione a kiss under the mistletoe, would you take it?’ Fred asked.
Percy shrugged. ‘It depends on where it is . . . and where Penny is at the time. She’ll go mad if she finds me anywhere near mistletoe with Hermione after last time, and Christmas is turning out to be miserable enough as it is without her being in a bad mood.’
‘Why don’t you just tell her?’ Fred asked.
‘Because I don’t want to ruin her Christmas,’ Percy admitted.
‘What, so you’d rather ruin Hermione’s instead?’ George asked tersely.
‘No! Of course not. Hermione understands what I’m doing,’ Percy said, sounding defensive now.
‘Well, I know what I’d do if it were me,’ George told him.
‘No, you wouldn’t. You’d probably swap places with Fred so you didn’t have to face her,’ Percy suggested angrily.
Fred raised his hands in supplication. ‘Look, let’s not argue about this. You think you need to wait until after Christmas to get rid of Penny so we’ll accept that—’ he stared at his twin — ‘regardless of what we might or might not do differently in your place. But that means that you and Hermione won’t get a chance to be together until Merlin only knows when — not good for either of you, especially if you really are serious about her.’
‘She won’t even talk to me,’ Percy said gloomily. ‘I asked her to meet me again tonight and she refused. I had something special I wanted to give her as well.’
‘Another special present, eh?’ George said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. ‘I’m amazed she turned you down, Perce.’
‘It’s not like that,’ Percy protested, ‘although I don’t know why I’m talking to you two jokers about it, anyway.’
‘Because we’re the ones who are going to get you a little time alone with Hermione,’ Fred told him. ‘What could be better than a Christmas kiss under the mistletoe with the woman you love? We can arrange it and we can keep Penny from seeing the two of you until it’s already happened. Just say the word, big brother, and we’ll spring into action.’
Percy stared at the twins suspiciously. ‘Why are you offering to do this? What are you expecting in return?’
Fred grinned. ‘Nothing, Percy. We’re helping you out of the goodness of our hearts.’
‘Call it Christmas charity,’ George said. ‘We want Hermione to be happy. She isn’t at the moment, and it’s not fair that Penny’s happy and she isn’t. A kiss won’t be much but it might cheer her up a little bit.’
Percy thought about it for a moment. He was feeling extremely guilty about letting Hermione down and the twins were right, it didn’t seem fair that Penny should be happy when the woman he loved so much was having a rotten Christmas because of him.
‘Okay, but only if Hermione agrees,’ he told the twins.
‘Oh, don’t you worry about that,’ Fred said with a smirk. He looked at his watch. ‘Hermione’s going to agree and if we’re quick we can get it done before lunch.’

*

‘We need to talk to you,’ George told Hermione.
She and Ginny were sitting in the lounge reading.
‘What are you two up to?’ Ginny asked, sounding curious, as she looked at the twins. ‘You’ve been plotting all morning.’
‘Nothing that concerns you, nosey,’ Fred said. ‘Hermione, we need to borrow you for a few minutes. It’s important.’
Hermione stared at them. ‘I’m reading . . . and I don’t really feel like moving at the moment.’
George stared back pleadingly. ‘Please, Hermione. It’s important.’
‘What’s important?’ Ginny asked.
‘I’ve already told you it’s none of your business,’ Fred said crossly. ‘Hermione, please?’
Hermione sighed loudly, placed her bookmark back in her book and closed it, then placed it on the coffee table in front of her. She stood up and stretched.
‘All right, I’m coming.’ She sounded annoyed.
‘Do you want me to come with you, Hermione?’ Ginny asked.
Hermione looked at the twins for a moment before turning back to Ginny.
‘No, it’s okay, Ginny. Whatever it is the twins want to tell me won’t take long.’
Ginny looked disappointed but shrugged. ‘Okay, I’ll see you shortly.’
Hermione followed Fred and George out of the door.
‘Where are we going?’ she asked as they headed towards the kitchen.
‘Back to the barn,’ Fred said.
‘Not again,’ Hermione groaned. ‘I’m not dressed for it and I’m not going all the way upstairs to get my coat again. What do you want to talk to me about, anyway?’
‘What do you think?’ George said.
Hermione grimaced. ‘I haven’t got anything else to say on that subject. I’m depressed enough already. That’s why I left the barn, so I wouldn’t have to discuss it any further.’
‘I know,’ Fred said soothingly, ‘We’ve got some good news but I don’t think we want to talk about it here, do we?’ He glanced through the open kitchen door where Penny and Fleur were sitting talking to his mother.
Hermione sighed but didn’t say anything when George handed her a coat. She stared at it for a moment, then put it on and followed the twins through the kitchen and out of the back door.
As they walked across the grass she asked, ‘Whose coat is this?’
Fred studied it for a moment. ‘I think it’s an old one of Bill’s. Mum leaves them there in case anyone needs to use a coat at short notice. It looks okay, if that’s what you’re worried about.’
Hermione fastened the coat to keep out the stiff breeze that was blowing across the garden. ‘It wasn’t,’ she replied coolly. ‘I was just wondering about it, that’s all.’
There was silence from all three of them then until they reached the barn. It was clear the twins had no intention of telling Hermione what their so-called good news was until they were inside. Personally, Hermione couldn’t imagine anything they could tell her that would cheer her up. She had no idea where Percy was, but as Penny had already been talking to Mrs Weasley when Hermione had gone back to the house earlier there was no way he would have had a chance to talk to her, even if he had wanted to, which he didn’t.
‘Okay, so tell me what this good news is so I can get back in the warm. It’s almost time for lunch and I promised your mother I would help to lay the table.’
‘Ginny can do that,’ George said.
‘You need to be here,’ Fred told her.
‘Why?’ Hermione looked at the twins with suspicion.
‘You’ll see in a minute,’ Fred said. He sounded smug.
He gestured to George, who slipped out of the door. Hermione watched him go.
‘What are you two up to?’ she asked. Then she groaned as she realised what was happening. ‘Please tell me George hasn’t gone to get Percy.’
‘He’s in love with you, Hermione,’ Fred said.
‘I told you not to ask him about it,’ Hermione retorted, sounding unhappy.
‘We didn’t,’ Fred explained quickly. ‘We were talking about something else and it just came out. Percy admitted he was in love with you and is going to get rid of Penny. That’s good news, surely?’
‘Okay, I admit that sounds hopeful, but I still don’t want to see him. He’s not getting rid of her today, is he?’
‘No, but he wants to make you happy, Hermione, just like we do, and you never did get the chance for that kiss.’
Hermione realised what Fred was talking about just a fraction of a second too late. She looked up and saw the mistletoe, trapping her for the third time that morning.
‘I’m going to bloody kill you once I get free,’ she warned Fred. He just grinned. ‘I mean it.’
The door to the barn opened and George came in followed by Percy.
‘There you go – happy Christmas, Percy,’ George said quietly as he indicated Hermione, who was still scowling at Fred.
‘She doesn’t look very happy to be here,’ Percy whispered to his brother.
‘She’s fine,’ George assured him.
Percy walked towards Hermione.
‘Hi, Hermione,’ he said hesitantly, then smiled at her hopefully.
Hermione stared at him balefully for a moment then smiled back. ‘Hi, Percy.’
‘Well, we’ll just leave you two lovebirds alone,’ Fred said. He took George’s arm and led him towards the door.
‘We’ll keep a watch out to make sure no one disturbs you,’ George said turning back to the couple. He winked. ‘Have fun.’
The door closed and Percy and Hermione were alone.
‘I’m sorry about Fred and George trapping you under the mistletoe again,’ Percy said.
Hermione regarded him for a moment then smiled again. ‘It’s okay. Just as long as you’re going to free me.’
Percy grinned. ‘Of course I will, Hermione. There’s nothing I want more.’ He stopped for a second, seemed to think about it then said, ‘Well, actually there is—’
Hermione shook her head as she cut him off. ‘I’m only interested in a kiss. You and I aren’t doing anything else until you’re single.’
Percy moved until he was standing right next Hermione. He wrapped his arms around her waist as he pressed his body against her.
‘Only one kiss?’ he asked quietly.
Hermione stared at him, her heart beating so fast that she thought she might pass out. She was finally going to get the kiss she had wanted all morning. Surely this time nothing could go wrong?
‘To start with,’ she whispered, her face raising to meet Percy’s, their lips touching tentatively at first, then with more passion as they held each other tightly.
‘I love you, Hermione,’ Percy told her sincerely a second before his mouth captured hers for another longer-lasting kiss that took Hermione’s breath away.
His hands were moving, caressing Hermione’s body, but as he tried to get more intimate she pulled away from him.
‘No, Percy. I told you, I’m not doing anything but kiss you while you’re still going out with Penny.’
Percy growled with frustration but then enfolded Hermione in his arms once more.
‘All right, if that’s what you want,’ he agreed magnanimously. ‘Kissing you is better than not being able to touch you at all.’
Then they were kissing again, pouring every ounce of their love for each other into this one act.

*

Ginny ran across the grass. She had no idea what was going on between Fred, George and Hermione but she was hoping she would find them soon so they could help her look for Percy. Penny was looking for him and she didn’t seem to be very happy. Ron and Harry had disappeared so she couldn’t ask them, and Bill and Charlie had been talking with her father ever since they got back from Quidditch so she knew they wouldn’t know where Percy had got to.
As she neared the barn she saw the twins standing outside. She had no idea where Hermione had gone.
‘What’s the matter?’ Fred asked her as Ginny joined them.
‘The Pig’s looking for Percy,’ she said.
Fred frowned, looking confused. ‘The what is looking for Percy?’
‘The Pig,’ Ginny explained. ‘That’s my nickname for Penny. She snores like a pig so it seemed appropriate.’
The twins both grinned at her.
‘That’s a great name for her,’ George agreed. ‘But why’s she looking for Percy?’
‘Merlin only knows,’ Ginny said sounding exasperated. ‘She’s probably got withdrawal symptoms as she hasn’t seen him for ten minutes or something, you know how clingy she is. Anyway, I thought I’d warn him. Have you seen him anywhere?’
Fred shook his head. ‘Nope. Haven’t seen him since we left the kitchen after helping with the vegetables. But if we do see him we’ll let him know the Pig’s looking for him.’
‘He doesn’t know I call her that,’ Ginny warned them. She stared suspiciously at the twins. ‘What are you two doing hanging around out here in the cold, anyway?’
‘Keeping out of the way of any more chores,’ Fred said nonchalantly. ‘We already helped with peeling the potatoes and without magic, too. That was more than enough work for one day.’
‘Where did Hermione go?’ Ginny asked. She looked around as if expecting to see her.
‘I think she went back indoors. It was too cold for her out here,’ George said.
Ginny stared at them both suspiciously again but there didn’t seem to be anything out of place so she let it go.
‘I’ll go and find her in case she knows where Percy is,’ she said.
‘We’ll be in shortly,’ Fred told her.
The twins stood and watched their sister make her way back to the house. Once she entered the kitchen, Fred banged on the barn door to warn Hermione and Percy they were coming in. The couple broke apart as the twins entered, and stared at them.
Penny’s looking for you,’ Fred told Percy.
Percy’s face fell. ‘I suppose I should go and find her before she comes out here. She won’t be happy to see Hermione with me.’
He grabbed Hermione’s hand and squeezed it. ‘Thank you for the kisses.’
Hermione smiled at him. ‘They were good,’ she admitted.
‘We should all be getting back, it’s almost lunchtime,’ George said.
The foursome left the barn and wandered back across the grass to the kitchen door.
‘Not a word to anyone,’ Percy warned the twins before opening the door.
Fred and George nodded their agreement, both making a zipping motion across their lips, as they all piled back into the warm kitchen.
‘Percy! Where have you been?’ Penny asked immediately, her voice petulant. ‘I’ve been looking everywhere for you.’ She stared at the twins and Hermione and a scowl crossed her face. ‘Why were you with them?’ she asked.
‘I’ve just bumped into them on the way across the yard,’ Percy said mildly. ‘I went for a walk to get a bit of fresh air before lunch.’
‘A walk. Why didn’t you ask me to go with you? I would have liked to go for a walk, especially just the two of us.’
‘I wanted some time alone,’ Percy admitted.
Penny frowned again. ‘Why? We always do everything together, Percy, you know we do.’ She clung to his arm, trying to hide her anger but not managing particularly well.
‘Please don’t start, Penny,’ Percy said wearily. ‘It was just a walk.’
‘Lunch will be in ten minutes,’ Mrs Weasley announced from her place at the stove, effectively ending the argument that was brewing. ‘Hermione, dear, would you and Penny go and help Ginny lay the table?’
Hermione nodded and left the kitchen, not bothering to wait for Penny.
‘I don’t want to talk to you,’ Percy said coldly as he saw the twins coming towards him.
‘That’s not very nice, Perce,’ George said, sounding hurt.
‘Very hurtful, in fact,’ Fred added.
Percy sighed. ‘All right, what do you two want? I haven’t forgiven you for the mistletoe prank, you know.’
‘We thought you wanted to kiss Hermione,’ Fred said. ‘Sorry if we were wrong.’
Percy stared at them for a moment then sighed again. ‘You weren’t wrong but it caused a lot of problems with Penny.’
‘Why are you still with her?’ Fred asked bluntly.
‘When you could be with Hermione?’ George finished.
Percy’s features hardened. ‘I am not going to discuss this with you two. Hermione told me you spied on us but I suggest, if you know what’s good for you, that you keep that knowledge to yourself.’
‘Hermione’s worried that you aren’t going to dump Penny,’ Fred said. ‘She thinks you’re stringing her along just so you can have sex with her.’
Percy looked horrified. ‘Did she tell you that? Has she been talking to you about it?’
Fred shook his head. ‘No, but it was pretty obvious from the way she was talking. She’s really unhappy, Percy, and all because you brought Penny to the Burrow.’
‘I didn’t have any choice. Mum had already invited her and she agreed before I had a chance to talk to her about ending our relationship,’ Percy revealed unhappily.
‘So you do want to get rid of her, then?’ George asked.
Percy stared at the twins wildly. ‘Of course I do. I’m in love with Hermione and have been for ages . . . years, probably. I was a complete idiot before Christmas and now I’m stuck, especially as Hermione is refusing to talk to me until I get rid of Penny. It’s really bloody annoying. I want Hermione so much.’
‘What if we got you another chance to give Hermione a kiss under the mistletoe, would you take it?’ Fred asked.
Percy shrugged. ‘It depends on where it is . . . and where Penny is at the time. She’ll go mad if she finds me anywhere near mistletoe with Hermione after last time, and Christmas is turning out to be miserable enough as it is without her being in a bad mood.’
‘Why don’t you just tell her?’ Fred asked.
‘Because I don’t want to ruin her Christmas,’ Percy admitted.
‘What, so you’d rather ruin Hermione’s instead?’ George asked tersely.
‘No! Of course not. Hermione understands what I’m doing,’ Percy said, sounding defensive now.
‘Well, I know what I’d do if it were me,’ George told him.
‘No, you wouldn’t. You’d probably swap places with Fred so you didn’t have to face her,’ Percy suggested angrily.
Fred raised his hands in supplication. ‘Look, let’s not argue about this. You think you need to wait until after Christmas to get rid of Penny so we’ll accept that—’ he stared at his twin — ‘regardless of what we might or might not do differently in your place. But that means that you and Hermione won’t get a chance to be together until Merlin only knows when — not good for either of you, especially if you really are serious about her.’
‘She won’t even talk to me,’ Percy said gloomily. ‘I asked her to meet me again tonight and she refused. I had something special I wanted to give her as well.’
‘Another special present, eh?’ George said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. ‘I’m amazed she turned you down, Perce.’
‘It’s not like that,’ Percy protested, ‘although I don’t know why I’m talking to you two jokers about it, anyway.’
‘Because we’re the ones who are going to get you a little time alone with Hermione,’ Fred told him. ‘What could be better than a Christmas kiss under the mistletoe with the woman you love? We can arrange it and we can keep Penny from seeing the two of you until it’s already happened. Just say the word, big brother, and we’ll spring into action.’
Percy stared at the twins suspiciously. ‘Why are you offering to do this? What are you expecting in return?’
Fred grinned. ‘Nothing, Percy. We’re helping you out of the goodness of our hearts.’
‘Call it Christmas charity,’ George said. ‘We want Hermione to be happy. She isn’t at the moment, and it’s not fair that Penny’s happy and she isn’t. A kiss won’t be much but it might cheer her up a little bit.’
Percy thought about it for a moment. He was feeling extremely guilty about letting Hermione down and the twins were right, it didn’t seem fair that Penny should be happy when the woman he loved so much was having a rotten Christmas because of him.
‘Okay, but only if Hermione agrees,’ he told the twins.
‘Oh, don’t you worry about that,’ Fred said with a smirk. He looked at his watch. ‘Hermione’s going to agree and if we’re quick we can get it done before lunch.’

*

‘We need to talk to you,’ George told Hermione.
She and Ginny were sitting in the lounge reading.
‘What are you two up to?’ Ginny asked, sounding curious, as she looked at the twins. ‘You’ve been plotting all morning.’
‘Nothing that concerns you, nosey,’ Fred said. ‘Hermione, we need to borrow you for a few minutes. It’s important.’
Hermione stared at them. ‘I’m reading . . . and I don’t really feel like moving at the moment.’
George stared back pleadingly. ‘Please, Hermione. It’s important.’
‘What’s important?’ Ginny asked.
‘I’ve already told you it’s none of your business,’ Fred said crossly. ‘Hermione, please?’
Hermione sighed loudly, placed her bookmark back in her book and closed it, then placed it on the coffee table in front of her. She stood up and stretched.
‘All right, I’m coming.’ She sounded annoyed.
‘Do you want me to come with you, Hermione?’ Ginny asked.
Hermione looked at the twins for a moment before turning back to Ginny.
‘No, it’s okay, Ginny. Whatever it is the twins want to tell me won’t take long.’
Ginny looked disappointed but shrugged. ‘Okay, I’ll see you shortly.’
Hermione followed Fred and George out of the door.
‘Where are we going?’ she asked as they headed towards the kitchen.
‘Back to the barn,’ Fred said.
‘Not again,’ Hermione groaned. ‘I’m not dressed for it and I’m not going all the way upstairs to get my coat again. What do you want to talk to me about, anyway?’
‘What do you think?’ George said.
Hermione grimaced. ‘I haven’t got anything else to say on that subject. I’m depressed enough already. That’s why I left the barn, so I wouldn’t have to discuss it any further.’
‘I know,’ Fred said soothingly, ‘We’ve got some good news but I don’t think we want to talk about it here, do we?’ He glanced through the open kitchen door where Penny and Fleur were sitting talking to his mother.
Hermione sighed but didn’t say anything when George handed her a coat. She stared at it for a moment, then put it on and followed the twins through the kitchen and out of the back door.
As they walked across the grass she asked, ‘Whose coat is this?’
Fred studied it for a moment. ‘I think it’s an old one of Bill’s. Mum leaves them there in case anyone needs to use a coat at short notice. It looks okay, if that’s what you’re worried about.’
Hermione fastened the coat to keep out the stiff breeze that was blowing across the garden. ‘It wasn’t,’ she replied coolly. ‘I was just wondering about it, that’s all.’
There was silence from all three of them then until they reached the barn. It was clear the twins had no intention of telling Hermione what their so-called good news was until they were inside. Personally, Hermione couldn’t imagine anything they could tell her that would cheer her up. She had no idea where Percy was, but as Penny had already been talking to Mrs Weasley when Hermione had gone back to the house earlier there was no way he would have had a chance to talk to her, even if he had wanted to, which he didn’t.
‘Okay, so tell me what this good news is so I can get back in the warm. It’s almost time for lunch and I promised your mother I would help to lay the table.’
‘Ginny can do that,’ George said.
‘You need to be here,’ Fred told her.
‘Why?’ Hermione looked at the twins with suspicion.
‘You’ll see in a minute,’ Fred said. He sounded smug.
He gestured to George, who slipped out of the door. Hermione watched him go.
‘What are you two up to?’ she asked. Then she groaned as she realised what was happening. ‘Please tell me George hasn’t gone to get Percy.’
‘He’s in love with you, Hermione,’ Fred said.
‘I told you not to ask him about it,’ Hermione retorted, sounding unhappy.
‘We didn’t,’ Fred explained quickly. ‘We were talking about something else and it just came out. Percy admitted he was in love with you and is going to get rid of Penny. That’s good news, surely?’
‘Okay, I admit that sounds hopeful, but I still don’t want to see him. He’s not getting rid of her today, is he?’
‘No, but he wants to make you happy, Hermione, just like we do, and you never did get the chance for that kiss.’
Hermione realised what Fred was talking about just a fraction of a second too late. She looked up and saw the mistletoe, trapping her for the third time that morning.
‘I’m going to bloody kill you once I get free,’ she warned Fred. He just grinned. ‘I mean it.’
The door to the barn opened and George came in followed by Percy.
‘There you go – happy Christmas, Percy,’ George said quietly as he indicated Hermione, who was still scowling at Fred.
‘She doesn’t look very happy to be here,’ Percy whispered to his brother.
‘She’s fine,’ George assured him.
Percy walked towards Hermione.
‘Hi, Hermione,’ he said hesitantly, then smiled at her hopefully.
Hermione stared at him balefully for a moment then smiled back. ‘Hi, Percy.’
‘Well, we’ll just leave you two lovebirds alone,’ Fred said. He took George’s arm and led him towards the door.
‘We’ll keep a watch out to make sure no one disturbs you,’ George said turning back to the couple. He winked. ‘Have fun.’
The door closed and Percy and Hermione were alone.
‘I’m sorry about Fred and George trapping you under the mistletoe again,’ Percy said.
Hermione regarded him for a moment then smiled again. ‘It’s okay. Just as long as you’re going to free me.’
Percy grinned. ‘Of course I will, Hermione. There’s nothing I want more.’ He stopped for a second, seemed to think about it then said, ‘Well, actually there is—’
Hermione shook her head as she cut him off. ‘I’m only interested in a kiss. You and I aren’t doing anything else until you’re single.’
Percy moved until he was standing right next Hermione. He wrapped his arms around her waist as he pressed his body against her.
‘Only one kiss?’ he asked quietly.
Hermione stared at him, her heart beating so fast that she thought she might pass out. She was finally going to get the kiss she had wanted all morning. Surely this time nothing could go wrong?
‘To start with,’ she whispered, her face raising to meet Percy’s, their lips touching tentatively at first, then with more passion as they held each other tightly.
‘I love you, Hermione,’ Percy told her sincerely a second before his mouth captured hers for another longer-lasting kiss that took Hermione’s breath away.
His hands were moving, caressing Hermione’s body, but as he tried to get more intimate she pulled away from him.
‘No, Percy. I told you, I’m not doing anything but kiss you while you’re still going out with Penny.’
Percy growled with frustration but then enfolded Hermione in his arms once more.
‘All right, if that’s what you want,’ he agreed magnanimously. ‘Kissing you is better than not being able to touch you at all.’
Then they were kissing again, pouring every ounce of their love for each other into this one act.

*

Ginny ran across the grass. She had no idea what was going on between Fred, George and Hermione but she was hoping she would find them soon so they could help her look for Percy. Penny was looking for him and she didn’t seem to be very happy. Ron and Harry had disappeared so she couldn’t ask them, and Bill and Charlie had been talking with her father ever since they got back from Quidditch so she knew they wouldn’t know where Percy had got to.
As she neared the barn she saw the twins standing outside. She had no idea where Hermione had gone.
‘What’s the matter?’ Fred asked her as Ginny joined them.
‘The Pig’s looking for Percy,’ she said.
Fred frowned, looking confused. ‘The what is looking for Percy?’
‘The Pig,’ Ginny explained. ‘That’s my nickname for Penny. She snores like a pig so it seemed appropriate.’
The twins both grinned at her.
‘That’s a great name for her,’ George agreed. ‘But why’s she looking for Percy?’
‘Merlin only knows,’ Ginny said sounding exasperated. ‘She’s probably got withdrawal symptoms as she hasn’t seen him for ten minutes or something, you know how clingy she is. Anyway, I thought I’d warn him. Have you seen him anywhere?’
Fred shook his head. ‘Nope. Haven’t seen him since we left the kitchen after helping with the vegetables. But if we do see him we’ll let him know the Pig’s looking for him.’
‘He doesn’t know I call her that,’ Ginny warned them. She stared suspiciously at the twins. ‘What are you two doing hanging around out here in the cold, anyway?’
‘Keeping out of the way of any more chores,’ Fred said nonchalantly. ‘We already helped with peeling the potatoes and without magic, too. That was more than enough work for one day.’
‘Where did Hermione go?’ Ginny asked. She looked around as if expecting to see her.
‘I think she went back indoors. It was too cold for her out here,’ George said.
Ginny stared at them both suspiciously again but there didn’t seem to be anything out of place so she let it go.
‘I’ll go and find her in case she knows where Percy is,’ she said.
‘We’ll be in shortly,’ Fred told her.
The twins stood and watched their sister make her way back to the house. Once she entered the kitchen, Fred banged on the barn door to warn Hermione and Percy they were coming in. The couple broke apart as the twins entered, and stared at them.
Penny’s looking for you,’ Fred told Percy.
Percy’s face fell. ‘I suppose I should go and find her before she comes out here. She won’t be happy to see Hermione with me.’
He grabbed Hermione’s hand and squeezed it. ‘Thank you for the kisses.’
Hermione smiled at him. ‘They were good,’ she admitted.
‘We should all be getting back, it’s almost lunchtime,’ George said.
The foursome left the barn and wandered back across the grass to the kitchen door.
‘Not a word to anyone,’ Percy warned the twins before opening the door.
Fred and George nodded their agreement, both making a zipping motion across their lips, as they all piled back into the warm kitchen.
‘Percy! Where have you been?’ Penny asked immediately, her voice petulant. ‘I’ve been looking everywhere for you.’ She stared at the twins and Hermione and a scowl crossed her face. ‘Why were you with them?’ she asked.
‘I’ve just bumped into them on the way across the yard,’ Percy said mildly. ‘I went for a walk to get a bit of fresh air before lunch.’
‘A walk. Why didn’t you ask me to go with you? I would have liked to go for a walk, especially just the two of us.’
‘I wanted some time alone,’ Percy admitted.
Penny frowned again. ‘Why? We always do everything together, Percy, you know we do.’ She clung to his arm, trying to hide her anger but not managing particularly well.
‘Please don’t start, Penny,’ Percy said wearily. ‘It was just a walk.’
‘Lunch will be in ten minutes,’ Mrs Weasley announced from her place at the stove, effectively ending the argument that was brewing. ‘Hermione, dear, would you and Penny go and help Ginny lay the table?’
Hermione nodded and left the kitchen, not bothering to wait for Penny.
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