The punching telescope
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince contains basically irrefutable evidence that Fred and Hermione were, in fact, more than friends. Let us break it down for you.
Because the Weasley house is so packed with people going to visit Fred and George’s new shop, Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes, Hermione ends up sleeping in Fred’s bed. Fred’s not in it with her, unfortunately, but she’s sleeping there nonetheless. Because Fred and George are who they are, she ends up getting punched in the face by one of their prank telescopes. It leaves her with a black eye that’s still there when they go to the shop the next day. When Fred asks her what’s wrong with her face, she responds “your punching telescope.” And she says this ruefully. Ruefully, according to the dictionary, means with regret and humor. The Hermione we know and love, though she is many things, would generally not respond to getting a black eye with humor. Furthermore, Fred gives her a healing balm right away. Fred is also many things, but he’s usually one to laugh about his pranks, not apologize for them. This moment is just full of banter and absolutely adorable.
There you have it: four sweet moments that make Fredmione the ship that got away. If it’s been a while since you’ve hopped on the Hogwarts Express, give the series a re-read and you may just discover some cute moments of your own.
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I was re-reading the series and came across the same vibe between them as you described here. It def was there for me.
I personally don't ship anyone with Hermione besides Ron or Harry. I understand the evidence you are giving to support your claim, but even though Fred shows signs of being attracted to Hermione, Hermione doesn't really return the signs. Sure, Fred has shown hints of flirted to Hermione but Hermione doesn't. She shows more of an attraction to Ron and Harry. So Hermione is extremely lucky to have FRED FRICKING WEASLEY flirting with her, but seems to find more attraction to Ron and/or Harry.
P.S I wrote this because i couldn't stand the fact of Fred being shipped with someone else besides me XD