How To Seduce Hermione Granger

By: TheFifthCharmedOne

Disclaimer: I don't own it.

Summary: George has dared his twin to seduce Hermione, and, being Fred, he can't back down from a dare. However, when real feelings begin to appear, can he keep up with the game he's begun, or will he be stuck in a stalemate? High Teen Rating - you have been warned. Hermione/Fred

Chapter 1: George's Dare

"There is no way I'm doing that!" Fred Weasley told his twin brother, who just laughed and took a swig of his firewhiskey. That was probably our first mistake - drinking. Now he's going to trap me into this. Merlin help me.

"Come on mate. It's just a dare - what's the worse that could happen?"

"Probably castration." Fred deadpanned, thinking of Hermione's temper. George laughed again - apparently even the loss of one's male body parts was hilarious when inebriated.

"She won't castrate you if you do it right!" George told him, and Fred's eyes narrowed.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Fred demanded, noting that there was the faintest slur in his words. In annoyance, he pushed away his half-finished whiskey and opted for water instead.

"Please don't tell me you're that clueless, Gred."

"What are you talking about?" What did I miss? He thought.

"She fancies you. It's clear as day to anyone who isn't blind." Fred scowled. George may have lost an ear in the war, but Fred had not lost anything, and he had believed he was quite observant.

"Don't be stupid, Forge. She's fancied Ron for years, and they're dating." He took a drink of water, feeling the coolness sweep down his throat and slowly clear his muddled mind.

"Not anymore." George grinned.

"They broke up?" Fred tried to ignore the pleasant shivers that crept down his spine at the prospect of Hermione being single.

George nodded emphatically, and quite sloppily, to the point where the action looked painful due to the damage to his neck bones.

"Ickle Ron will say that he broke up with her, but we all know that she broke up with him." George pointedly looked over Fred's shoulder to where a morose Ron was sitting, nursing a beverage of his own. Fred smiled a bit at the idea of Hermione giving Ron what he deserved. Don't get him wrong, he loved his younger brother, but he knew what a prat the boy could be sometimes.

The war had ended almost a year before, and Hermione and Ron had seemingly been happy for the last eight months. However, if his twin was to be believed, then they had all been fooled. "So what do you say, Fred?"

"Say to what?" Fred asked.

"Don't play dumb, Freddie. It doesn't work for you." George smirked when Fred winced. It was a desperate ploy at best, but he had to try. "Come on. Just a little seduction to show her what she's been missing. Nothing too elaborate, but just enough to get her thinking."

Fred sighed, weighing his options. He had come to care for Hermione, and to objectify her this way would be a very bad idea. However, his curiosity about what his twin had told him quickly got the better of his moral senses and he was agreeing before he could truly think about it.

"You've got yourself a deal."

George grinned.

A/N: Yikes, this is short. But it sets the tone of the story, wouldn't you say? Hope you like it! And don't worry, I am working on my other stories. For instance, Masquerade is extremely close to being finished, I just have to connect the dots to make it flow properly. That's why I deemed it okay to post this story. It's another one that I thought of to relieve writer's block and for a bit of fun, but hopefully it won't take as long to finish as Masquerade did.

Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed. Please review!

-Charmy

Word Count: 680 (first time it's been under 1,000 in a long time) -shudders- I'll try to do better next time.