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Chapter 1: Back at Hogwarts
Beep, beep. Beep, beep. Hermione reached over and turned off her alarm then through her blanket over her face. There was a knock on the door and then her mom entered, "Rise and shine." She said enthusiastically making her way to the window to open the curtains.
Hermione opened her eyes. "Oh man, it's bright in here." She complained.
"Well good morning to you too," said her mother, "now come on, get up, you don't want to be late do you?"
Hermione smiled and shook her head. She did not wonna be late, no way, not today. Today she was going to Ron's house to stay there for the last two weeks of vacation before they start their sixth year at Hogwarts. Harry was going too. They had planned on going on a picnic at 10:00 am the day she and Harry arrived so that would mean she only had an hour and a half to get ready. She hopped out of bed.
"I'll be in the kitchen making pancakes, all right." her mom informed her then left.
Mmm pancakes, Hermione thought as she walked to the bathroom, I love pancakes.
Fifteen minutes later she was greeted by the delicious smell of pancakes as she entered the kitchen and sat at the table. While pouring a lavish amount of syrup on her stack of pancakes she thought about how much she wanted to see Ron. She had missed him so much, more than she had missed Ginny and Harry. Just then her dad came into the kitchen and greeted her and Mrs. Granger.
"Goo—" Hermione tried to reply but couldn't. She had to shift the food in her mouth around a little. "Good morning." She managed, spitting only a diminutive quantity of pancake across the table. Oops! She thought, embarrassedly.
After she was finished eating, Hermione went to survey herself in the mirror one last time. "Ok, I guess I'm ready." She announced as she got to the living room.
Her mom was getting the fireplace ready as she was going to travel by Floo powder. "All set," her mom stated. "Bye sweetie," she hugged and kissed Hermione, "We're going to miss you."
"I'm gonna miss you guys too." She said as her dad gave her a kiss and a hug. "Bye pumpkin. Don't forget to write to us." Mr. Granger said as he walked her to the chimney.
"I won't. Bye." And she stepped into the green flames. "The Burrow" she shouted, and immediately started spinning wildly.
Hermione clapped her hands over her mouth to prevent herself from parting with her breakfast. Soon she found herself on the floor of a familiar place. She was in the Burrow. Hermione stood up and began dusting herself off when she heard the voice that she had been dieing to hear all summer.
"You're early." Ron said but he didn't look disappointed about that at all.
"Hi Ron, how are you?" Hermione asked as he came towards her.
"I'm fine now that you're here." Ron answered, and to Hermione's delight he hugged her.
They went and sat in the living room to wait for Harry. Soon Ginny joined them and they all began chatting about what they did on their summer vacation. Harry arrived and greeted everyone then Hermione and he went to put their trunks and stuff upstairs. Mrs. Weasley had already fixed them a picnic basket. The trio and Ginny said goodbye to Mrs. Weasley, took the picnic basket and a blanket then went outside.
During the picnic Harry asked Ginny if she wanted to go for a walk and she agreed so they went. Now Hermione had Ron all to herself.
"So…" she didn't know to say. Maybe it was because she was nervous. "Um, why do you think Harry wanted to take Ginny for a walk?"
"Oh, well I suppose he wanted to ask her something in private." Ron said, blushing a little.
Hermione eyed him suspiciously. "Do you know something I don't know?"
"Yes." Ron said smiling.
"Will you tell me?"
"Actually there's something I want to ask you."
"Ok, ask away." Hermione prompted and watched as Ron's blush darkened.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Ron asked nervously.
"Yes!" Hermione through her arms around Ron's neck. Ron hugged her back and looked relieved that she said yes.
Later that night Hermione and Ginny where in Ginny's room getting ready for bed when Ron came in. "Knock, knock," He said, "Can I come in?"
"Sure." Said Hermione, who had just finished putting on her nightdress.
"Ron," said Ginny with mock annoyance, "You're supposed to knock on the door then wait for someone to say 'come in' not open the door then just say 'knock, knock'."
Ron gave her a look that said oh-very-funny. Ginny said she was going to the bathroom then left.
"So … you know that Harry and Ginny hooked up, huh?" Hermione asked Ron.
"Yup" Ron said. "Well I just came to say goodnight, so, goodnight."
"Goodnight Ron." Hermione kissed him. She got into bed and he went back to his room. Soon Ginny came back and turned off the lights. Hermione's last thought before she fell asleep was this is going to be the best two weeks ever....
The summer vacation was over and the Weasleys, Harry and Hermione were on their way to King's Cross Station. When they got there they said bye to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley then went through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10 and ended up on platform 9 and ¾ where the magnificent Hogwarts Express stood stationary. The trio and Ginny found an empty compartment and sat together in it. They waved to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley as the train pulled out of the platform until they couldn't see them any more.
About an hour into the trip, as the Hogwarts Express sped across the countryside, Cho came into their compartment to greet Harry. Ginny didn't seem to look too happy about this. Perhaps the reason was because Cho was being very flirt-ish. Ginny was practically fuming by the time she left.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Harry asked Ginny. He put his hand on her shoulder but she jerked it away then crossed her arms and huffed.
"Ginny?" Harry tried to put his hand on her shoulder again.
"Don't touch me." Ginny spat.
Harry looked taken aback, "What the hell did I do?" He asked incredulously. Boys can be so insufferable, Hermione thought.
"What do you mean 'what did I do?'" Ginny retorted making a deep, dorky voice trying to imitate Harry's. "I'll tell you what you did. Cho with her mini skirt was all over you and you didn't even try to stop her." And now the great Harry Potter understands, Hermione thought sarcastically, and all it took was Ginny spelling it out for him.
"I'm really sorry Gin," Harry said, "I didn't realize … forgive me?"
"Well ok but only if you promise that the next time Cho flirts with you you'll tell her that you and I are going out."
"Deal." said Harry and Ginny then turned to Ron.
"Ron, can you tell us about your trip to the Ministry of Magic now?" Ginny asked.
"You went to the Ministry of Magic?" Hermione asked turning to face Ron.
"Yeah, about a month before you and Harry came to stay." Ron replied.
"Why didn't you tell us about this before?" Harry asked.
"Well he couldn't tell you guys while we were at The Burrow because mum told him not to." Ginny answered for Ron.
"That's right; Mum would've kicked my behind if she had heard us talking about it." Ron said seriously.
"But why?" Harry said, "What did you do at the Ministry of Magic?"
"I actually got to go to the Department of Mysteries. Dad showed me a new weapon that's being built. It's not finished yet but it'll be done in a few months." Ron said.
"Why did your dad show you the weapon?" Hermione enquired, "And what is it for?"
"I asked him why he took me to see it but he said he'd tell me when the weapon was done. It's a weapon to destroy You-Know-Who."
"What!" said Harry shocked. "But I thought I had to—well, you know."
"Not any more." Ginny told him.
Harry lowered his gaze and looked contemplative as if he were taking in this new information.
"But you can't tell anyone that you know about the weapon." Ron told them, looking around at all of them.
"Of course we won't." Hermione reassured him.
"Yeah," Ginny agreed. "Don't worry."
"Harry?" Ron asked Harry who was still looking at the floor.
Harry raised his gaze to look at Ron and said, "Don't worry mate my lips are sealed."
When the Hogwarts Express drops then off at Hogsmeade Station, the trio and Ginny gather their things then look for an empty horseless carriage. At the last minute Luna comes in saying something about everywhere else being full. She keeps them entertained on the way to the castle with a story about how she spent her summer vacation.
"And then my dad and I went hiking and when we reached the top of the mountain a huge eagle appeared out of nowhere, grabbed me by my shoulders then soared away taking me with her and dropping me in a nest high in a tall tree with all of her baby eagles so I ran to the edge of the nest and looked down only to find that I was about a hundred feet above the ground which caused me to panic and scream and run around the nest with my hands flailing above my head." Luna turned to Hermione, who was trying desperately not to burst into hysterics while wondering how Luna could talk so long without stopping to take a breath, and told her in a serious voice, "I thought I was done for it. But then," she turned back to the rest of them and continued her story animatedly. "My dad Apparated into the nest and levitated me to the ground then Disapparated out of the nest and we ran as far away from that tree as possible."
Hermione was more than glad when they finally arrived at the castle and by the looks on Harry, Ron and Ginny's faces she could tell that they were too. They all got out of the carriage and made their way to the castle. Up the stone steps and through the oak front doors they went only to be pestered by Peeves. He started giving all the boys wedgies.
"Peeves stop that right now." Ron tried to stop him, but to no avail.
"NO!" shouted Peeves and then gave a second year boy a wedgy.
"Ow!" said the second year in a squeaky voice clutching his butt and running into the Great Hall.
"What is going on out here?" Prof. McGonagall came into the Entrance Hall looking daggers at the boys who were grasping their behinds and howling in pain.
"It's Peeves Prof. McGonagall." Said Hermione, pointing at Peeves.
"Peeves I'm warning you," said McGonagall in a stern voice, "leave these boys alone or I'll call Prof. Dumbledore."
"Fine!" yelled Peeves and he gave one last quick wedgy (to Ron) before taking off. This of course caused all the Slytherins to laugh themselves silly and Ron's temper to rise.
Every one went into the Great Hall. The sorting of the first years took place then the feast. Once they were all fed and watered Dumbledore said his usual stuff then dismissed them. All the Gryffindors headed toward the North tower.
The head boy gave the password "frog spawn" and the Fat Lady let them in. The trio and Ginny stayed in the common room for a while and chatted until Lavender and Parvati came in and told Harry that Cho wanted to talk to him.
"Ok," said Harry and he got up to leave. "I'll be right back guys."
The common room slowly started to empty until Hermione, Ron and Ginny were the only ones left. "Well I guess we should go to bed now" said Hermione.
"Yeah I'm exhausted." Ron said.
Hermione and Ron got off the couch and started walking to the spiral stair cases that lead to the dormitories until they realized that Ginny wasn't following.
"Gin, aren't you coming?" Ron asked. Ginny thought about it for a while. She clearly looked as if she wanted to wait for Harry. But then she said "I guess." And got up from the couch.
They all went to their dorms after saying goodnight to each other.
A/N: Well there you have it, my first try at writing a fic. Thanks for reading, I hope you liked it and please review I'd really appreciate it.
