Disclaimer: We do not own *sniff, sniff* any of the Harry Potter characters, sadly, which belongs to J.K. Rowling *crying*. But we do own the characters, which are not familiar in any of the books.
Things Change (for Good Reasons)
Chapter 1: Diagon Alley
"Mum! Come on! We have to meet Harry, Ginny, and Ron at Gringotts!" 17-year-old Hermione Granger cried. It was August 31.
Hermione was no longer that bushy-haired, buck-teethed girl who cared only about grades and books. Now she is a tall, wavy-haired, even-teethed (her parents are dentists), attractive teenager who now cares about books, grades, and boys, and her appearance. She also cares about what is "in." Hermione listens to Z100, which is very "in!" Everywhere she turns, she sees faces staring at her. Guys started drooling just last summer!
"Sweetheart, we have five minutes. Do not rush so!" her mum exclaimed.
"But mum!" Hermione groaned, "we are going to Hogwarts tomorrow!!!!! And I am supposed to always be early! I am now Head Girl and I must be an excellent example to my peers." Hermione is still that girl who is true to her opinions. They turned a corner and soon saw two familiar-looking guys. "Harry! Ron! Ginny!" Hermione cried waving her arms.
"Who is that cute girl waving at us?" Ron uncertainly asked Harry, shielding his eyes from the bright sun. He stared dreamily at Hermione.
"That…that looks like…Hermione!" Ginny answered.
Harry was completely and utterly shocked. He stared at her figure that was approaching them.
"What?" Ron asked, just as dazed as Harry.
"Harry! Ron! Ginny!" Hermione called again. This time, she ran over to them and hugged Harry and shook hands with a surprised Ron.
"Wow," the guys sighed contently with sparkles in their eyes.
"Hullo Hermione!" Ginny cried with laughter in her voice, "guys, get a life!"
"I called you guys, but you did not answer me. My mum is over there, getting my school supplies. Do you guys want to go to Sugarplum Sweets?" Hermione asked Harry and Ron.
"S-s-sure," stammered Ron and Harry, in unison.
Ginny excitedly responded, "Okay!!!"
As they came out of Sugarplum Sweets carrying twelve bags of sweets an hour later, a black dog approached them.
"Sirius!!!" hollered Ginny, Harry, and Hermione.
"Snuffles!!!" shouted Ron.
The other three looked at him strangely.
"What?" Ron asked.
"You can call him Sirius!" Harry said loudly.
People around them stopped what they were doing and stared at them oddly, like they were aliens with three heads.
"Mind your own businesses," Ginny snapped.
Everyone went back to what they were doing and occasionally glanced at them. Sirius (Snuffles) went into a dark alley and came back out in his "human" form.
"Sirius!" Harry "cuddled" his godfather.
"I have you school books, and your quills, and everything else you need," Sirius said, handing all of the items over to Harry.
"T-t-thanks Sirius," Harry replied, a bit too weak to carry all of his school stuff, "you shouldn't have."
"Then what did you give me your school list for?" asked Sirius.
"Um…to show you what I need?" Harry answered hesitantly.
"So I should return all of it?" Sirius teased.
"No! No thanks, I mean I can consider this as…as a late birthday present!" Harry said wittily.
Just then, a mysterious-witch that resembled Malfoy walked up to them with a smug smile on her face and said………………..
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YAY! Our first cliffy! Woopee! Yahoo!!!!