Title: The Next Step
Sub-Title: Back Together
Version: 1.1
Author: Xuqra
Date: 07.27.02
Harry lifted his head, "you think it comes easy?" his voice low and cocky, "no, you
know that it was never easy. Not for me, and it'll never be easy for you either… at least
from this point on. Do you think you can handle that?'
Two months earlier Harry sat on a bench outside the King's Crossing train station
bidding his time before he would get on the train back to his home, to Hogwarts. He wondered
what Ron would say when everything was said and done. Harry had known it from the beginning…
or so he told himself now, but he had only recently become aware of it.
"Harry?" a young lady's voice rung in his ears. The face and body that matched the
voice came into focus a few second later.
"Hey, Hermione!" He caught his breath when he saw her, "how have you been?"
"Fine silly," Hermione playfully punched him, "its only been two days." She acted
shocked, "or did you forget about this summer already?"
"No, not at all." Harry said standing to go into the train station with her, she gave
her father a hug before they headed off for the train. A couple feet later Harry lightly
brushed his hand on top of her, and took hold of her cart and trailed it behind him with his.
"Thanks Harry," Hermione blushed, "you don't have to do that."
"Yes I do," he tried to laugh in a way that made it seem he thought it was funny. She
smiled again at him before swishing her hair to the side and continued talking and walking.
When she spotted Ron she yelled to him, "Hey!" he caught up with them and Hermione
hugged him, Harry nodded his head and looked at Hermione slightly jealous. Hermione caught
his eye for a second before he looked away, and she announced in her matter-of-fact way that
they should board train.
After Harry and Ron stowed their and Hermione's baggage they went to find where she
had gone to save them a compartment for the train ride back to Hogwarts.
Sub-Title: Back Together
Version: 1.1
Author: Xuqra
Date: 07.27.02
Harry lifted his head, "you think it comes easy?" his voice low and cocky, "no, you
know that it was never easy. Not for me, and it'll never be easy for you either… at least
from this point on. Do you think you can handle that?'
Two months earlier Harry sat on a bench outside the King's Crossing train station
bidding his time before he would get on the train back to his home, to Hogwarts. He wondered
what Ron would say when everything was said and done. Harry had known it from the beginning…
or so he told himself now, but he had only recently become aware of it.
"Harry?" a young lady's voice rung in his ears. The face and body that matched the
voice came into focus a few second later.
"Hey, Hermione!" He caught his breath when he saw her, "how have you been?"
"Fine silly," Hermione playfully punched him, "its only been two days." She acted
shocked, "or did you forget about this summer already?"
"No, not at all." Harry said standing to go into the train station with her, she gave
her father a hug before they headed off for the train. A couple feet later Harry lightly
brushed his hand on top of her, and took hold of her cart and trailed it behind him with his.
"Thanks Harry," Hermione blushed, "you don't have to do that."
"Yes I do," he tried to laugh in a way that made it seem he thought it was funny. She
smiled again at him before swishing her hair to the side and continued talking and walking.
When she spotted Ron she yelled to him, "Hey!" he caught up with them and Hermione
hugged him, Harry nodded his head and looked at Hermione slightly jealous. Hermione caught
his eye for a second before he looked away, and she announced in her matter-of-fact way that
they should board train.
After Harry and Ron stowed their and Hermione's baggage they went to find where she
had gone to save them a compartment for the train ride back to Hogwarts.