The Proposal of Love and Chaos
by unwritt3n xx

Chapter 8
His plan to win the girl

"So, Ronniekins, what'd you want to talk about?" Fred asked, raising one of his fiery red eyebrows at his younger brother, and crossing his arms over his well-defined chest, in confusion.

'Bloody hell,' Fred thought. 'This must be pretty damn urgent, or we wouldn't be hiding behind some ugly statue.' Fred looked at the statue over, and found a carved mole on the left corner of the one-eyed-witch's mouth. How come he never noticed that before? Amusement and disgust were both etched all over his handsome face.

"Look, Fred," started Ron, as he checked the perimeter, to make sure no one was coming. "I don't ask you for much but..." he trailed off, feeling a bit nervous about this whole confrontation.

"But what?" Fred pushed him.

"I need you to help me make Polyjuice Potion," Ron answered all in one breath, while the tip of his ears turned a rosy pink.

"What for?" Fred asked with a blank face. 'Why doesn't he just ask Hermione if he wants to make Polyjuice Potion? Merlin knows she's the smartest witch this school's ever had, since the Four Founders, themselves.'

"Um...well...you see..." Ron mumbled, trying to get the words to form on his slightly chapped lips.

"Spit it out, Ronald," Fred said with a smirk, and using Hermione's infamous name for Ron when she got annoyed with him.

You could tell that Fred had really hit a nerve this time. Ron's sky blue eyes suddenly turned cold, and made themselves into slits, as he glared daggers at his older brother's face below him. Even though Ron was younger, he still stood a good two inches over Fred's "6'0 stature.

"Don't call me 'Ronald'," the angry red-head grumbled, as he clenched his fists tightly down by his sides. He obviously hated it when someone called him by his given name, except the brainy Hermione...and his mother, of course.

The older boy chuckled at his younger brother's childish antics.

"Okay, fine," Fred held up his hands as if to surrender, while still chuckling to himself. "But what is this about Polyjuice Potion?"

Ron sighed, and looked down at his worn out school shoes.

"Ron..."

"Okay, fine, I'll tell you," Ron said, and looking straight into his brother's eyes. "But you have to swear that you won't tell anyone this. Deal?"

Fred rolled his eyes, but agreed, anyways. There was no way he'd be able to get anything out of Ron unless he agreed...trust me...he has been through enough of that. "Deal."

"Okay, well, see...we have this new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor..and well..." Ron started, trying to figure out how to word his next sentence. He sighed, took a deep breath and said, "Professor Colowan might like my Hermione and she might like him back."

Fred raised both his brows, trying to let what his little brother just told him, sink in. 'Okay...so...this new professor likes my Hermione...? And wait, did Ron just say his Hermione?'

"Okay, Ron...start from the beginning..."

So of course, Ron told Fred all about the eye connection between Colowan and Hermione. Luckily, Fred was able to control his facial expressions and temper...otherwise, Ron would've been in one bloody hell of a situation. Fred was boiling inside. He wanted to kill this new professor. How dare he look at her! She was his, for Merlin's sake! They were going to be married!

But another thing that really bothered him, was Ron's puppy love for the girl. How was this going to work?

'Merlin, Hermione has no idea how desired she is, does she?' Fred thought with a smirk. 'That's my girl...the most desired one of them all.'

Fred ended up deciding it would probably be best if he helped Ron with this plan of his. He wanted to give Colowan a nice kick in the arse. All they needed was a girl to make their plan work...

Ginny.

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Hermione sat in the Gryffindor common room, reading up on her first lesson in Potions, as the green-eyed Harry played against the young Gryffindor, Ginny. She could not, under any circumstances, get behind, now that she had a detention.

The brunette girl reached down her Gryffindor school robes, and clasped her hand around the gorgeous thing that had been getting her through the day.

Her engagement ring.

She always wanted it to be with her, no matter where she went...but just couldn't just show it to any one right now. Not yet, at least.

Just then, Fred and Ron came through the portrait of the Fat Lady, with determined looks on each of their faces. Hermione seemed to be the only one that noticed their entrance. She tucked her ring back under her garments, put her Potions book down, and headed over towards the two boys.

"Hey, guys...are you looking for someone?" Hermione asked suspiciously, while darting her eyes back and forth between the two.

"Oh...hey, Hermione," Ron replied, with a slight blush tinted on his cheeks. Fred saw this and rolled his eyes in annoyance. He wished so much that his little brother would just somehow stop having feelings for Hermione. It was getting old.

Of course, in reply to Hermione's 'hello', Fred gave her one of his silly grins. She couldn't help but smile back with sincereity, and hidden desires deep within her chocolate, brown eyes.

"Hermione, have you happened to see Ginny around lately?" Fred spoke for Ron, since he seemed to be occupied with something on the floor.

"Oh! Actually, I have Fred," Hermione gleemed brightly. "She's right over there, playing a game of Wizard's Chess with Harry," she pointed at the two heads over by the fire, who seemed to be giving their full concentrationto the game.

Ron finally looked up, blush still on his cheeks, and said, "Thanks, 'Mione," with one of his cute, crooked grins.

''Mione? When did Ron start calling Hermione, 'Mione?' Fred thought, as his eyes glazed over in jealousy.

"C'mon, Ron...let's go talk to Ginny," Fred said as he scowled at the back of his little brother's head and pushed him towards the youngest Weasley. "We should probably leave Herms alone."

Hermione noticed that Fred had used a new nickname on her. It was very amusing...seeing her future husband fight with his little brother over nicknames.

"Okay, guys! Have fun!" Hermione replied, giggling audibly, while Fred looked back and gave her a stern look.

"Ginny, we need to talk to you," Ron said, as he came up from behind his younger sister, blocking her light.

"Hey! Watch it, Ron! I'm trying to beat Harry for the fourth time in a row!" Ginny exclaimed in annoyance, while turning around in her chair, and scowling at her older brother. "Do you mind getting out of my light?" she asked, rudely.

Ron glared at his younger sister, and crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Yes, actually, I do mind," he said defiantly, as he stood his ground. "I need your help."

Ginny sighed, and rolled her eyes, as she looked at Harry, and mumbled an apology. Harry nodded in acceptance, and then left the three Weasleys, so they could have some alone time.

"What could be so important, that you need my help for, Ron?" Ginny asked, while staring straight into the seventeen year-old boy's eyes.

"I need you to tranform into Hermione through the Polyjuice Potion, and then get Professor Colowan alone, and say that you're (as Hermione) not interested in him," Ron said in a rush, and letting out a breath as he finished. Fred and Ginny both looked at eachother wide-eyed, and turned to see Ron concentrating incredibly hard on an invisible spot on his shoelace.

--TBC--

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