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Chapter 1

This was just like any other year to any other but to three well four it was to blow their worlds apart.

Hermione strolled along the platform at platform 9 and 3 quarters. She wasn't in a hurry, there was still 5 minutes before the Hogwarts Express was to set off and Harry and Ron still hadn't turn up. The war may be over but they still had no sense of time. Typical boys.

"ARH!!!" Four long arms grabbed Hermione and lifted her up. "Oh yeah very funny. Nice to see you again. How you keeping Fred, George?"

"Dammit Mione how did you it was us?" they said in perfect unison as they put her down.

"Easy couldn't be Ron as he is more freckled and Harry has more scars."

"Spend much time looking at Ron's freckles Mione?" She blushed heavily.

"Hermione!" Two deep male voices cut across the noise of Hogwarts students most of which became quiet to stare at the voices. Those that stared saw two young men fast leaving their teen years. One tall lanky red head with plenty of freckles and a slightly shorter brunette whose smile didn't quite reach his eyes. They rushed towards her arms outstretched. She was swept up.

"I've missed you guys so much. How are you doing?"

"Yeah great, now" Ron said beaming at her. Once again Hermione blushed.

"I...erm Harry? Are you ok?"

"Yeah just great" He mumbled

"You sure you now with everything…"A look from Ron shut her up.

"Must dash" Said Fred and George once again in annoying unison. Then followed an awkward silence you know the kind that happens when someone tries to think of something to say to not say something else. Exactly that kind.

"OOOOoooh" Hermione suddenly gasped.

"What?" Asked Harry

"I'm head girl!"

"Wow Mione didn't see that one coming" Laughed Ron

"Really?" She frowned.

"No of course not you're the only choice everyone knows that"

"Aww thanks guys"

"So who's head boy". Harry asked taking an interest.

"Guess"

"Malfoy?" A rather obvious choice as in the war he came to the right side so was allowed to return. Plus his rather charismatic charm and the fact he is second Smartest in the school batted down by Hermione of course.

"Nope"

"Erm…"

"Blaise Zabini, He's in Slytherin so this year will be fun"

"I pity you Mione I really do"

"Thanks Harry any support greatly accepted"

"Aww you know I'm only kidding" Hermione gave him a good natured slap. Suddenly piercing through the talk was the trains whistle.

"Quick boys on the train, I'll see you later I have to help prefects and such."

"Bye Mione"

See ya Hermione" They disappeared onto the train and hoped she would make it through to the other side.

Harry and Ron met up with Ginny on the train and set about finding a compartment.

"Every year always the same, there's never a compartment handy, just search, search, search." Moaned Ginny.

"Oh hi Ginny I thought I heard your voice out hear why don't you join us?" The three whipped around to see Luna Lovegood grinning at them alarmingly.

"Erm sure we'd love to Luna" And with that Ron barged in the compartment.

"Oh hey Neville" He looked up from behind the Quibbler

"Hullo Harry" Neville looked tired and had a kind of haunted look about him but that was only to be expected.

They all settled down to what would be a long journey.

There was a dark boy with long slanting eyes already in the compartment. Hermione recognised him as the one and only Blaise Zabini. She knocked. He looked up then looked back down again to his book. Hermione entered. "Hello" She said timidly. Well he was a Slytherin after all. He either didn't hear her or just didn't care. She sat down and sighed. It was going to be a long journey.

The passing scenery didn't do any thing to dis-spell Hermione's growing doubts about the coming year. He hadn't even bother to say hello how where they supposed to act together as a team all year if they didn't talk? "Are you going to talk at all this year? Or am I going to have to imagine your voice? I mean its all very well keeping the slytherin honour but how are we supposed to help run this school if you don't talk?!" Finally Blaise looked up.

"Sorry did you say something?"

"Arh!"She screamed at him. "I may be a Gryffindor but why can't we put that aside after everything the Wizarding world has been through you think you might be able to put your prejudices aside." He finally paid attention.

"Actually I was going to suggest the same thing, if I could have got a word in edgeways" Blaise gave Hermione a little smirk and dug his head in the book again. Inside she was fuming. A word in edgeways? They hadn't spoken for 15 minutes! Hermione sighed and returned to looking at the scenery.

"So err what did you do over the summer Neville?" Ron said attempting to make a start at a conversation. "Oh me and my uncle went up to Ireland. Did you know there are up to 50 types of plants up there that can't be found anywhere else? It's a mystery why."

"Fascinating Neville, Luna?" Harry looked like he regretted the question almost as soon as he asked. " year Oh not much just doing odd jobs at the quibbler father needs all the help he can get circulation is still incredibly high" She beamed at Harry; well it was partly down to him that its profile was raised. "Erm yeah well good glad you enjoyed yourselves. Ginny glanced over at Harry. Ever since the whole war with Voldemort he just wasn't the same. Yeah everyone was a bit different but surely not this much? He just wasn't the same old Harry. Ginny looked out the window and wondered how much longer this train ride was going to take. It already seemed like several years worth already.