The Jokers Love

Hello everyone this is the second installment of The Jokers’ Love. I hope you all enjoy and just remember I own nothing but the plot.

Hermione quickly gathered up her stuff to leave work. As soon as she was packed up she was moving toward the door only to have it blocked by a tall, broad shouldered Weasley.

“Ron, get out of my way before I hex you.”

“Aw, that’s not fair Hermione. I just wanted to come visit you at work.”

“Ron, you lost the right to do that when I broke up with you.”

“But Hermione we know that you didn’t mean to break up with me. I know you still love me, you just don’t want to admit it.”

“Ronald you are officially grating on my last nerve. I have had a particularly poor day and you being here is just making it worse. Now, get out of my way before I decide to hex you.”

“I would get out of her way”, said a voice Hermione recognized as Fred’s. She sighed in relief. When she looked at Ron, she could see he was about to make a stupid comment. So she made a decision that she would probably regret.

She pulled her wand out and turned Ron into a platypus. Fred looked at her for a second and then burst into hysterics at the animal she had chosen for Ron’s punishment. Hermione blushed realizing that she had let her temper get the best of her.

“A platypus, Hermione”, Fred asked with a grin. “You’re getting creative with your spells.”

“Yes, well working for you and George has really gotten my creative juices flowing. Now I really do wish to go home because I am now in an even worse mood than before. I will see you tomorrow.”

Fred watched Hermione go with a strange sense of foreboding. He knew something was going on and she was just refusing to acknowledge it.

 Hermione made her way to her flat in muggle London. She knew she could have disapparated but she felt like she needed the fresh air to clear her mind. She was having issues with how she was forced to perform during the final battle and it was affecting her personal life. She couldn’t handle the stress, nor could she go to a mind healer to get the closure she needed. She needed someone that was there to help her but she didn’t want her family to know.

Thinking back on her actions at work, Hermione realized that Fred probably noticed that something was wrong with her. He would have noticed her having off days or even weeks where she just didn’t feel herself. He would be the safest person to go to for help, she decided. He would not judge her or make her feel uncomfortable. Going to Fred was the best idea.

Fred went back to the back room and sat down. He started thinking about Hermione’s actions since the break up and realized that’s when many of the problems started. Ron had become one of the biggest arses and there was nothing anyone could do about it. Unless... he jumped up and went to get George to start planning.

Everyone can thank Kittenz for the second installment today. I have up through Chapter 12 already written so I will most likely try to update every Tuesday. I will be late especially if I slack in actually writing the story. I plan on making it a long one.