Outside the Hogwarts Express, rain was falling gently, but steadily. Hermione, Ron, Harry, Neville, and Ginny were all sitting doing whatever each of them liked to do. Hermione was reading a book; Ron was eating some candy his mom bought him for the trip; Neville and Harry were playing a game of Chess; but only Ginny was staring out the window as if deep in thought.
The entire group looked older and much more different since the summer before. Harry wasn't so much a small little boy anymore. He was starting to look more like a man, with more muscle and a more mature face. Hermione started tying her bushy hair in a ponytail more, which gave her face more shape. Ron grew out his hair a little so that it was past his ears. And he's gotten more muscle so that he wasn't just a tall lanky boy. Neville thinned out a little and his expression on his face looked older and more experienced.
However, Ginny looked the most different out of them all. Her hair got to be a deeper red then it used to be, and she let it grow past the small of her back with some curls in the top layer of her long hair. She also lost some of the baby fat she had the year before and grew taller. When Harry and Hermione saw her they couldn't believe it was she.
"Ginny! Hi! You look so different!" Yelled Hermione, giving Ginny a big hug.
"Thanks. I guess." Ginny smiled and hugged her back. " I decided last year that I didn't really like my shorter hair so I grew it out. You look different too. Older, even more mature then you always looked." Ginny laughed and Hermione shoved her.
"Ginny?" Harry walked into the room and stared at her. "Wow, Ginny, you look really different." He came over and gave her a hug. "It's nice to see you again." He smiled and adjusted his glasses.
"It's good to see you too Harry. You look real different too.And tall." Ginny smiled and they both turned when Ron came into the room. Since Ron went and got Hermione and Harry at their homes, he didn't need to say hi again. They all started talking and having a good time before they had to leave for school.
Back on the train Ginny turned away from the window and looked at everyone around her. She didn't know what she'd do without them all. The train started to slow down and everyone got up to put on their robes.