General Disclaimer: No I'm not J.K. Rowling and no I don't own any of the Harry Potter characters.
Chapter One – Departure Stares
The train filled up with the world's future wizards and witches. Harry and Ron watched from their car as the 1st year's mill about aimlessly, trying to find a place to sit. The older students seemed to be looking for their friends and fellow housemates.
"Honestly, every year the first years look more and more lost. I wonder what's going on. I mean we weren't like that." Ron commented.
Hermione snickered.
"What?" Ron said as he turned to face Hermione.
"Oh please, you were so like that. Heavens know how long you walked around with the dirt on your nose. And do I need to remind you how many times you got lost going to the Common Room?"
Ron rolled his eyes and without another word he sat down in his seat normally. He almost seemed to pout for a moment. All it took was friendly push from Hermione to stop that.
Harry however still peered out the window. His attention was fixed on something or someone.
"Harry." Ron's words fall short of Harry's ears.
"Harry." Hermione tried calling but there was no answer.
Both Ron and Hermione looked at each puzzled. Ron shrugged. Hermione closed her book and was joined by Ron who took the 5 steps to get to Harry's side.
"Harry." Hermione and Ron bother said in unison.
Harry was startled back into reality. He looked at his two best friends. Confusion was easily seen in face.
"Who... what?" Harry stuttered out.
"Are you okay?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, sure. Why?" Harry replied
Hermione inspected Harry's face. She pressed her hand to his forehead to check his temperature. He wasn't hot. She looked out the window and didn't see anything weird.
Ron sat back down. He flashed smile. Then he started to dig in his book bag.
"We were only calling your name a hundred times."
"Twice." Hermione corrected.
"Whatever." Ron retorted back with. "Anyways what were you staring at?"
"Staring?" Harry
"Yes, staring." Hermione chimed in as she took her seat. "Your face was pressed against the glass. Something or someone had your attention. So what were you looking at?"
Harry looked back at the Window and then sat down across from Hermione.
"I don't know." Harry said as he seemed to be confused.
"You don't know what you were looking at?" Ron questioned as he snack on a chocolate frog. "Come on it's the same thing every year. Countless numbers of students milling around hoping to find a place to sit."
"No it wasn't that Ron. I mean it was that, but there was something else."
"What then?"
"I don't know." Harry paused for a moment. "I saw Madam Pince get on board. And..."
"Madam Pince? You mean Madam Pince our librarian. The same Madam Pince who thinks whispers are too loud and that books are worth more golf. I didn't know she could breathe normal air and come out in the daylight; I thought she could only breathe dust filled air because she was Vampire Librarian."
"Ron." Hermione exclaimed as she shut her book again. She didn't know why she even bothered to try reading with Ron and Harry around. She knows she always end up reading the same paragraph like three times.
"I'm sure it wasn't Madam Pince that Harry was stuck on. Though I don't think I've ever seen her or any of the Professors on board or even on the platform before. Normally I envisioned all the Professors getting ready for our arrival. But now I'm going off the subject. Please Harry continue."
"Well I can't really go any further Hermione. I saw Madam Pince and she seemed to be escorting or leading a couple of people on the train. That's it."
Ron shrugged his shoulders.
"Really? Hmmm probably some MOM inspectors or maybe some Assistants."
"Maybe one of them, but the other one. She was young... like our age."
"Well the truth comes out." Ron states. "Harry was staring at a girl."
"I wasn't..." Harry started to say, but was interrupted as the room door opened and in walked a few other Gryffindor's.
"Who was what?" asked Seamus.
"Harry was staring at some girl." Ron answered.
"It wasn't like that."
"Alright Harry. Who were you looking at?" Seamus said sitting next to Harry.
"Well it was..." Harry started to say. He would just give some girl's name and let it be at that. But only girl names he could come up with were Lillie, Hermione, Cho, and Ginny.
"He doesn't know." Hermione inserted to finish Harry's statement as she unknowingly picked up her book again. She opened it and started to read. She shut the book closed and tossed it in her bag as she realized that was the third time she tried to read the very paragraph.
Chapter One – Departure Stares
The train filled up with the world's future wizards and witches. Harry and Ron watched from their car as the 1st year's mill about aimlessly, trying to find a place to sit. The older students seemed to be looking for their friends and fellow housemates.
"Honestly, every year the first years look more and more lost. I wonder what's going on. I mean we weren't like that." Ron commented.
Hermione snickered.
"What?" Ron said as he turned to face Hermione.
"Oh please, you were so like that. Heavens know how long you walked around with the dirt on your nose. And do I need to remind you how many times you got lost going to the Common Room?"
Ron rolled his eyes and without another word he sat down in his seat normally. He almost seemed to pout for a moment. All it took was friendly push from Hermione to stop that.
Harry however still peered out the window. His attention was fixed on something or someone.
"Harry." Ron's words fall short of Harry's ears.
"Harry." Hermione tried calling but there was no answer.
Both Ron and Hermione looked at each puzzled. Ron shrugged. Hermione closed her book and was joined by Ron who took the 5 steps to get to Harry's side.
"Harry." Hermione and Ron bother said in unison.
Harry was startled back into reality. He looked at his two best friends. Confusion was easily seen in face.
"Who... what?" Harry stuttered out.
"Are you okay?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah, sure. Why?" Harry replied
Hermione inspected Harry's face. She pressed her hand to his forehead to check his temperature. He wasn't hot. She looked out the window and didn't see anything weird.
Ron sat back down. He flashed smile. Then he started to dig in his book bag.
"We were only calling your name a hundred times."
"Twice." Hermione corrected.
"Whatever." Ron retorted back with. "Anyways what were you staring at?"
"Staring?" Harry
"Yes, staring." Hermione chimed in as she took her seat. "Your face was pressed against the glass. Something or someone had your attention. So what were you looking at?"
Harry looked back at the Window and then sat down across from Hermione.
"I don't know." Harry said as he seemed to be confused.
"You don't know what you were looking at?" Ron questioned as he snack on a chocolate frog. "Come on it's the same thing every year. Countless numbers of students milling around hoping to find a place to sit."
"No it wasn't that Ron. I mean it was that, but there was something else."
"What then?"
"I don't know." Harry paused for a moment. "I saw Madam Pince get on board. And..."
"Madam Pince? You mean Madam Pince our librarian. The same Madam Pince who thinks whispers are too loud and that books are worth more golf. I didn't know she could breathe normal air and come out in the daylight; I thought she could only breathe dust filled air because she was Vampire Librarian."
"Ron." Hermione exclaimed as she shut her book again. She didn't know why she even bothered to try reading with Ron and Harry around. She knows she always end up reading the same paragraph like three times.
"I'm sure it wasn't Madam Pince that Harry was stuck on. Though I don't think I've ever seen her or any of the Professors on board or even on the platform before. Normally I envisioned all the Professors getting ready for our arrival. But now I'm going off the subject. Please Harry continue."
"Well I can't really go any further Hermione. I saw Madam Pince and she seemed to be escorting or leading a couple of people on the train. That's it."
Ron shrugged his shoulders.
"Really? Hmmm probably some MOM inspectors or maybe some Assistants."
"Maybe one of them, but the other one. She was young... like our age."
"Well the truth comes out." Ron states. "Harry was staring at a girl."
"I wasn't..." Harry started to say, but was interrupted as the room door opened and in walked a few other Gryffindor's.
"Who was what?" asked Seamus.
"Harry was staring at some girl." Ron answered.
"It wasn't like that."
"Alright Harry. Who were you looking at?" Seamus said sitting next to Harry.
"Well it was..." Harry started to say. He would just give some girl's name and let it be at that. But only girl names he could come up with were Lillie, Hermione, Cho, and Ginny.
"He doesn't know." Hermione inserted to finish Harry's statement as she unknowingly picked up her book again. She opened it and started to read. She shut the book closed and tossed it in her bag as she realized that was the third time she tried to read the very paragraph.