Summary: Fred risks losing Quidditch unless his grades improve, so his girlfriend sets up a study reward system: 25 minutes of focus earns him 5 minutes of kissing. The deal motivates Fred, turning dreaded study sessions into playful, passionate moments. With her help, his grades rise, Quidditch victories follow, and their romance only deepens â proving sheâs both his best tutor and his greatest reward.
Warning: fluff, bit of spicy warmth, no explicit content
âMR. WEASLEY,â PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL said sharply, sliding a parchment across her desk, âcan you tell me what this is?â
Fred leaned forward, eyes scanning the red ink splattered across his latest Charms exam.
ââŠCreative handwriting?â
âThat is a failing grade. Again,â she said, lips pursed. âYou may laugh your way through classes, but I will not tolerate this anymore. If you donât pass your next two exams, I will remove you from the Quidditch team.â
Fredâs eyes widened. âYou canât be serious! Iâm one of the teamâs Beaters! You canât play a game without me! George and Iââ
âI can, and I will,â McGonagall snapped. âBeing a Beater does not exempt you from academics.â
He slumped back in his seat, jaw clenched.
âAnd as for you,â McGonagall continued, turning to the girl beside him, Fredâs girlfriend, âsince you're top of the class in nearly every subject, Iâm appointing you his study partner. Motivate him. Make him focus. And use whatever⊠methods you deem effective.â
Fred looked at her, lips twitching. âDid she just tell you to seduce me into doing homework?â
Her face flushed red. âFred!â
âDismissed,â McGonagall said quickly, waving them off. âGood luck. Merlin knows youâll need it.â
Later That Night â Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory
The moment Fred stepped into the dorm, he flopped dramatically onto his bed with a groan.
âThis is cruel and unusual punishment,â he whined. âSheâs trying to rip the bat right out of my hands.â
She followed behind him, carrying a stack of textbooks and parchment. âWell, maybe if you paid attention in class instead of drawing exploding cauldrons on your notes, you wouldnât be in this mess.â
âIâll have you know that cauldron was anatomically accurate.â
She gave him a flat look and dropped the books on his desk. âSit.â
Fred raised a brow. âYou know, Iâm more used to hearing that in an entirely different context.â
âStudy first. Then⊠maybe later.â
He perked up immediately. âDefine maybe.â
She sighed, but her lips twitched with amusement as she reached into her bag and pulled out a small hourglass. âAlright, listen. I know how your brain worksâor doesnât work, reallyâso Iâve got a plan.â
Fred sat up, intrigued. âGo on.â
âFor every 25 minutes you study without distractionâno jokes, no flirting, no doodlingâyou get 5 minutes to kiss me. Fully supervised. Full access.â
Fred blinked. Then grinned like Christmas came early.
âThis is the best educational system Iâve ever heard of.â
Fred had just cracked open his Transfiguration textbook when George and Lee strolled into the room.
âOi, you two look suspicious,â George said, eyeing the books.
Lee smirked. âStudying? Thatâs new.â
Fred grabbed a pillow and hurled it at Georgeâs head. âOut.â
âI mean it. Educational emergency. Privacy required.â
Lee raised an eyebrow. âWhat kind of studying requires privacy?â
âThe kind that involves kisses as rewards,â Fred said proudly.
George made a disgusted face. âUgh. Youâre bribing him with snogging?â
âItâs working,â she replied sweetly, setting the hourglass down.
George narrowed his eyes. âYouâre cleverer than you look.â
Fred shoved both of them toward the door. âFive minutes, lads. Or I swear Iâll hex your beds to scream every time you breathe.â
Once the door shut, she looked at him. âReady?â
Fred saluted. âYes, Professor Kisses.â
âAbsolutely not my title.â
Fred was unusually focused. He was hunched over a page of notes, lips pursed in concentration, scribbling out an answer to a practice question.
As the final grains of sand slipped through the hourglass, she reached across the bed and turned it over.
Fred immediately dropped his quill.
She didnât even have time to speak before his hands were cupping her cheeks and his lips were on hersâwarm, eager, and devastatingly soft. He kissed her like he meant every second of it, like the time limit made it all the more precious.
She giggled into the kiss. âYou're awfully motivated for someone who claimed homework was torture.â
He kissed down the corner of her jaw. âSweetheart, Iâd do an entire N.E.W.T. exam for this.â
Their study sessions became legendary. Not that anyone outside the dorm knew what was going on behind the closed curtains of Fredâs four-poster bed.
George learned to knock first. Lee eventually stopped asking questions altogether.
Fredâs grades slowly climbed. He began answering questions in class. He even passed his Charms quizâwith a smug wink sent her way across the room.
And every time he completed a session, she rewarded him. Five minutes of pure bliss. Sometimes slow and teasing, other times urgent and breathless. His hands would wander beneath her jumper, but sheâd swat him with a textbook before he got too ambitious.
âEyes on the prize, Weasley.â
âI am looking at the prize.â
One Night â A Slightly Longer Break
Theyâd gone through four cyclesâtwo full hours of study. Fredâs brain was fried. He laid back on his bed, eyes closed, arm over his face.
She sat beside him, flipping through a chapter on defensive spells, when he tugged her down by the wrist.
âOi,â he murmured, voice husky, âI believe I earned my reward.â
She grinned. âYouâre greedy.â
âYouâre irresistible.â
She didnât argue. Their lips met again, but this time there was no ticking hourglassâjust lazy, drawn-out kisses, his hand slipping under the hem of her shirt, fingers grazing her waist.
When she let out a small sigh, he whispered against her lips, âMerlin, you make it impossible to concentrate.â
She laughed softly. âYou passed your quiz yesterday.â
âThat was because I imagined kissing you after every answer.â
âI should fail more often.â
She smacked his shoulder. âDonât you dare.â
A Week Later â Outside McGonagallâs Office
Fred beamed as he handed her a rolled-up parchment. âPassed. Every single one.â
McGonagall adjusted her glasses and gave him a rare smile. âIâm impressed, Mr. Weasley. And I hear you've been unusually quiet in class.â
Fred smirked. âAll thanks to my personal tutor.â
McGonagall glanced at his girlfriend, her expression unreadable. âWhatever works.â
As they left the office, Fred tugged her hand and pulled her into a nearby alcove, kissing her hard.
âYouâre the best thing that ever happened to me,â he murmured, brushing his nose against hers.
She smiled against his lips. âI know.â
âAnd I vote we continue the reward system. For⊠other behaviors.â
âLike when I go a whole day without pranking Filch.â
She laughed. âThatâs never happening.â
He kissed her again, stealing her breath. âStill worth a try.â
Gryffindor Common Room â Later That Night
The fire crackled. Butterbeer fizzed. Laughter echoed through the tower as the Gryffindors celebrated their glorious victory over Slytherin. Fred had scored the final hit that knocked Montague off his broom â clean, powerful, and absolutely legendary.
The party was still in full swing when Fred found her pressed into the corner couch, legs tucked up, watching him with that warm, proud smile that always made his chest flutter. She was still in her cozy jumper, books long forgotten for the night.
He plopped down beside her, cheeks flushed and hair wind-tossed from the match.
âOi,â he said, nudging her thigh with his. âYou see me out there?â
She smirked. âYou mean when you nearly took Flintâs head off?â
âRomantic, wasnât it?â
She rolled her eyes, laughing as he leaned in close. âAbsolutely swoon-worthy.â
Fred's gaze dropped to her lips. âI played like a bloody champion. You know what that means.â
âA reward?â she teased.
He grinned, voice low. âExactly. I think I deserve five minutes. Minimum.â
âMm. I think you deserve a whole lot more than that,â she whispered, tilting her head slightly. âBut not here.â
And then stood up so fast, he nearly tripped over Lee's legs. âGeorge, Lee. Out. Again.â
George groaned. âFred, no. Itâs our room too!â
âThen find another one. Go cuddle in the library for all I care.â
Lee grinned. âIf I go, I want nothing short of a âthank youâ card.â
Fred just shoved them both toward the door with surprising force. âIâll write it on your gravestone.â
Fredâs Dorm â Minutes Later
The door shut with a soft click behind them.
The energy changed immediately. The laughter of the common room faded. The dim glow of the enchanted lanterns cast long golden shadows across Fred's bed as she stepped in.
He was still in his Quidditch uniformâmud-stained jersey clinging to him, curls messy, and the adrenaline of victory still in his eyes.
âYou look smug,â she murmured, turning to face him slowly.
He crossed the room in two strides, cupping her cheeks and kissing her hard, like heâd been holding back all night. His hands slid into her hair as she melted into him, kissing back with equal fire.
She laughed against his lips. âWhat happened to the study reward system?â
âThis is the victory reward system,â he murmured, voice low and raspy. âCompletely different program. Far more intense.â
Her hands wandered up his chest, fingers curling into the collar of his jersey. âMmm, does it come with fine print?â
Fred smirked, leaning down so his lips ghosted over her jaw. âOnly rule: no time limits.â
She let out a soft gasp as he began pressing kisses down her neckâslow, teasing, warm. Her fingers tugged at his jersey, and he stepped back just long enough to peel it off, exposing his freckled, flushed skin beneath.
She raised an eyebrow. âCocky and shirtless. Dangerous combo.â
Fred chuckled. âAdmit itâyouâre into it.â
He grinned wickedly, eyes dark with playful heat. âWant me to prove just how into it you are?â
She reached up and pulled him back to her by the waistband of his trousers.
Several (Very Warm) Minutes Later
They lay tangled together on his bed, flushed and breathless, his arm draped across her waist, her head tucked under his chin.
He traced small circles on her hip through her jumper. âIf I knew Quidditch victories earned this kind of celebration, Iâd start training harder.â
She smiled, pressing a lazy kiss to his collarbone. âPlease donât. Iâd like to keep your skull in one piece.â
She tilted her head to look at him. âYou really think youâre invincible, donât you?â
He leaned in, kissing her forehead softly. âNo. But with you around, I feel like I can survive anything.â
Her heart skipped. âFredâŠâ
He grinned again, gently brushing his nose against hers. âThatâs the sap talking. Donât worry, Iâll go back to being irritating tomorrow.â
She chuckled, nuzzling into his chest. âI wouldnât want you any other way.â
Outside the Dorm â The Next Morning
George leaned against the doorframe, sipping his tea with a wicked grin.
âYou know,â he called through the door, âwe really need to start charging you two rent.â
Lee added, âOr soundproofing charms. Just saying.â
Fred groaned, burying his face into his pillow. âGo away!â
George smirked. âTell your girlfriend thanks for all the âmotivationâ. Your Transfiguration notes were unusually legible.â
âNot my fault sheâs brilliant,â Fred muttered sleepily, arm tightening around her. âAnd mine.â
She giggled quietly against his bare shoulder. âYouâre such a menace.â
âBut Iâm your menace,â he whispered, eyes still closed.
And she couldnât argue with that.