Authors note: this is my first crossover fic. Just to let you know this takes place between the goblet of fire and the order of the phoenix. Asgaurd does not appear until chapter 2 and I will explain about that then.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Thor.
The scarlet steam engine was rolling through the striking British countryside at the end of July with smoke billowing from its chimney adding clouds of white smoke to the cloudless blue sky up above. In one of the end compartments of this extra special train a loud explosion could be heard as the third game of exploding came to a surprising end. Almost as loud as the explosion the exclamation "bloody hell" could be heard as Ron Weasley's eye brows started to smoke. Hermione grabbed her wand and said "Aguimenti" as she did so a blast of cold water came shooting out of her wand tip and hit Ron's forehead stopping the smoke from rising from his eyebrows. "What did you do that for?" said Ron sounding rather peeved. "You're welcome" snapped Hermione pulling out her book "useful curses, jinxes and hexes to defend yourself" and buried her nose in it while Harry, Ron, Fred and George started another game of exploding snap. After the fourth game had ended Harry asked curiously "where did you get that book from Hermione?" as it was a book which wasn't on the required list or a book which Harry hadn't seen Hermione with before. "Madam Pince let me borrow several books of defensive spell books for over the summer. I figured since you-know-who is back it is best to know as much as possible ready for next term when I can start practising".
"Well as long as I don't have to be practised on again it's a god idea" said Ron who was setting up the fifth game of exploding snap.
As the fifth game came to another explosive end the five passengers in that end compartment felt the train starting to slow. They all grabbed their trunks and started to make their way to the nearest exit on the train. With her trunk in one hand and Crookshanks's basket in the other Hermione and her friends made their way off of platform nine an three quarters and back into the muggle world. Hermione was first greeted by Mrs Weasley, after Mrs Weasley had let Hermione go she said one final goodbye to Harry and Ron once again making them promise to write to her over the summer.
Hermione made her way over to where her parents were standing her father, John Granger, embraced her first and took her trunk and cat for her and started to take them back to the car. Turning to her mother, Amelia Granger, they both had a long embrace then to start to walk towards their car. For about the first 45 minutes of the journey home Hermione told her parents all about her fourth year at school and answered there questions, Hermione's father was particularly interested in hearing about who Viktor Krum was while her mother told him not to worry and that it was bound to happen at some point when boys would become interested in his daughter. Hermione tried not to linger on the subject of Voldermort for too long because she didn't want them to worry a lot but she had to tell them something to keep them safe. So in the end she decided on just the basics.
As the car journey turned silent Amelia turned the radio and everyone was left to their own thoughts. Hermione kept wishing and thinking that there must be something they can do something extra they can learn to help beat Voldermort. If only she had access to magical texts other than a few spell books from the Hogwarts library if only she had extra knowledge about dark magic so then she would know how to counter act it. "Because if Voldermort is coming after Harry again I want to try and help him as much as possible" thought Hermione. Hermione was suddenly jolted from her thoughts about the desire for extra magical knowledge by the car pulling up in her home drive way on Church lane.
Hermione told her parents that she was going to unpack before dinner; she accepted her father's offer of caring her trunk up stairs. After hanging her periwinkle blue dress robes in her wardrobe Hermione's trunk was finally unpacked. Hermione went over to her chest of draws where she has placed the books which Madam Pince had let her borrow and once again she found herself thinking about learning more about defensive magic.
End note: I could not find a reference to Hermione's parents and street name so I made it up. Please review, constructive criticism is welcomed. The next chapter will be up within the week.