De-ageing Hermione and Her Prankster Friend!

Chapter 12: Finding Fred

Leaving the Slytherins in the dungeon, the Professors, Weasley's and the Granger's made their way back to the entrance hall, Hermione tiered from her hectic day causing trouble was fast asleep in n her fathers hip with her fluffy head of hair nuzzled under her father's chin.

Since Draco has informed them that Fred had chased Harry out into the grounds of Hogwarts, the adults pushed open the large wooden doors and exited the castle. The first thing the noticed was that there were some students unconscious and disfigured on the ground. They set about reviving them and sent them into the castle. A third-year boy informed them that Fred had run towards the Quidditch Pitch.

They continued walking towards the Quidditch pitch and came across Hagrids Heard of Hippogriffs; the usual regal creatures were panicked, covered in slime and had blindfolds. They were stampeding in all directions in their distress. To get past them, they had to stun the creatures. They had to remove all of the blindfolds and Scourgify each of the Hippogriffs to get rid of the slime.

As they got closer to the quidditch pitch they could hear screams and look up they could see two blurs on brooms shooting through the sky; the first was a small blur with bright ginger hair.

Fred was screaming in terror as he spiralled out of control on Harry's Firebolt. The broom he was on was accelerating faster and faster and was pointing down towards the Black Lake.

The second blur was Harry on one of the rickety school brooms. He was desperately trying to accelerate the broom to catch Fred, but the broom he rode was no match to the Firebolts speed.

"Oh my, Freddie." Mrs Weasley gasped. As she watched the broom, her de-aged son rode descend into the depths of the Black Lake.

Hermione who had woken up at the sound of Fred's screams was crying hysterically because her new friend was going to drown.

Harry ten feet above the lake let go of the broom he was on and dived towards the lake where he had seen Fred go in. He was flailing around looking for the five-year-old everywhere.

Large tentacles ascended from the depths of the lake behind Harry one was gripping the unconscious form of Fred Weasley, and another snaked its way around Harry's waist hoisting him out of the water.

"AHHH THE GIANT OCTOPUS IS EATING FRED AND HARRY," Hermione screamed struggling out of her fathers hold.

"WE HAVE GOT TO SAVE THEM." SHE SCREAMED." charging towards the lake. Her dad grabbed her before she could get to the water.

"That is Hogwarts resident giant squid, Miss Granger. His name is Samuel, and I believe he is saving Harry and Fred." Professor Dumbledore told Hermione as the squid made its way towards the shore where it gently set the two boys down on the edge of the Lake.

Mrs Weasley ran to them and pulled Fred into her arms casting a renovate spell too. Fred's eyes shot open, and he began to cough as water evacuated his lungs.

"Mum?" he questioned.

"Oh Freddie, are you okay?" she asked worriedly.

"Yeah, that was scary but awesome. I've never seen a broom go so fast before. It must be a new model." He said excitedly.

"FREDERICK WEASLEY YOU COULD HAVE DIED. WHAT ON EARTH WERE YOU DOING ON A BROOM WITHOUT SUPERVISION? THAT WAS A FIREBOLT NOT YOUR TRAINING BROOM. YOU ARE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE! NOT TO MENTION ALL THE TROUBLE YOU CAUSED FOR PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE, THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF HOGWARTS WHO HAVE GIVEN YOU AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY. I RAISED YOU BETTER THAN THIS." Mrs Weasley shouted angrily. Fred winced as she screamed, his face downtrodden.