It was eleven o'clock when the car finally pulled into King's Cross
station. It hadn't been until fifteen minutes after that, that the large
group of red-heads and one black haired one, appeared at the Hogwarts
school train boarding area. Each child kissed the largest red haired woman
good-bye and boarded.
It had been the whole summer since Hermione Granger had seen her friends, Harry and Ron. She had missed them all so much; especially Ron. They were sixteen now, old enough to not think the opposite gender as "gross". She had found an empty compartment all to herself, and waited for her two best friends to arrive. It would be just like old times. Only differences now, and the thing that scared Hermione the most, was how much she had changed. She had finally found a way to permanently straighten her hair. She was also wearing a little bit of make up. She was frightened to death at what Harry and Ron would think now. She sat for what seemed like hours, until two tall and gangling teenagers walked into her compartment. She jumped up and hugged each, and helped them put their things away. She smiled brightly at them; she had missed them so much.
"Hello boys! How was your summer?" She asked them. They sat down. Harry and Ron both looked much more mature; much more handsome. "Fine." Said Harry. "Fine! Yeah if you think that you getting kicked out of your uncle's house is fine." Said Ron in a very odd tone of voice. "You got kicked out! My God Harry! What did you do?" Asked Hermione. "It was an accident! Honestly! I really didn't mean to blow my room up. I was just doing my homework, when all of a sudden Hedwig tried to come into the window. She had a package from Ron. In it there was one of Fred and George's inventions, it exploded. Good thing I caught Hedwig though!" Said Harry with a laugh. "Bloody Hell! You should have seen the look on Mum's face when Harry sent us the letter from the Leaky Cauldron asking if he could stay with us for the summer." Added Ron. Both boys were now laughing together as if something truly funny had happened. "And it gets better! Ginny even tried to kiss Harry! They were outside talking, and she leaned in and tried to kiss him." Snorted Ron. Harry laughed, but blushed beat red. "My God. Sounds like you two had a good summer. Poor Ginny though! You did apologize, didn't you Harry?" Asked Hermione. Harry nodded.
The rest of the trip, they talked about what they had done during the summer. Hermione was a little disappointed when nobody had said anything about her new look, but she quickly dismissed it and kept talking. It was dark when they finally got off the train and boarded their carriages to go to the castle. They where all in great spirits; just like the good old days.
It was late when everyone had finally gone to sleep that night. They had gone to the feast, but quickly came back so they could welcome all the new first years. They had partied all night, until Professor Magonagal had to come to tell them to go to sleep. So they did, but it was late when half of the dorm had finally gotten up. Harry and Ron were some of the last to finally awake, but when they did, they quickly hurried to dress and go to their first class.
They had Defense Against the Dark Arts first. When they had gotten to their class, they found Hermione there, surrounded by a group of girls, telling her how good her hair looked. She told them to go away as Harry and Ron approached. "Did you have a good sleep?" She said with a smile. They both leaned up against each other and groaned. "I'm starving!" Said Ron. He gave them the puppy-dog face, and sighed. "I thought you would be, so I brought you two some toast!" Said Hermione, as she handed them each some toast. They quickly thanked her and sat in a desk behind her. Suddenly, a new person walked into the class. He was a young man, maybe in his early twenties. He had short black hair, and bright green eyes. Someone who hadn't known better, would have probably said it was Harry's father. "Class! Class! Everyone! Lets sit down now..." He said. He had to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. "Iam Professor Eris, and I will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year." He smiled at them all. He began to tell the class about himself, then asked that each person in turn, tell him about themselves to get to know them better. Meanwhile, Ron had taken out a piece of parchment, and started writing a note to Harry. It read:
Harry, Have you seen Hermione? What did she do? Well whatever it was.she did good.
He gave it to him, and Harry opened it and read it. He snickered, and began writing back.
I don't know. haven't really thought about it. You like her don't you Ron?
Ron read it to himself, and blushed. What if he did like her? That would change everything. They couldn't be friends anymore. He would ruin their whole relationship. So, he quickly scratched down on the parchment, "No, I was just wondering." Harry laughed suddenly when he got the parchment.
"Are you Ronald Weasley?" Asked the teacher suddenly to Ron. Ron came back to reality and nodded. "Tell us about yourself then." Said Professor Eris. Ron suddenly became disoriented. He didn't know what to say. He really didn't care, but only one thing came out of his mouth.
"I'm Ron Weasley, and Hermione looks really pretty today." He quickly realized what he had just said, and he sat down. Hermione turned around suddenly and smiled. He wanted to die. The teacher pointed to Harry now, after making the class settle down.
"Yeah.Um I'm Harry Potter and my best friend here didn't really mean that. I mean, Hermione is always pretty. I mean.Oh god, I don't even know what I mean anymore." Harry had tried hard to recover from what Ron had said. Ron wanted to die even worse now. The worst however came next.
"Your Harry Potter? THE Harry Potter?" Asked Eris. Harry nodded.
The rest of the lesson consisted of a long lecture of how Harry had saved the wizarding world that they had known today. Ron was not the only one who was sick of it. By the end of the class, everyone was in a foul mood, and Harry felt bad about it.
They had Transfiguration next, but it was boring, and little had happened. The whole lesson consisted of Professor Magonagal lecturing the class about how they needed to get as many O.W.L.S as possible. The only one who seemed even remotely interested was Hermione. Everyone had left that class feeling quite a bit drowsy, but ready for lunch.
Ron, Hermione, and Harry all sat together as usual. Ron however wasn't being his usual self, and neither was Hermione. Ron was barely eating, but seemed very intent at looking at his plate. It wasn't until Harry tapped him that he came back to reality.
"Thought I lost you there. What's wrong; you don't usually act like this!" He asked him. Harry gave Ron a worried look.
"Oh. Nothing. Sorry, I'm just kind of out of it today." He said, giving him his best fake smile. Hermione looked up from the book she was reading, but quickly looked back into it. Harry noticed that her book was upside down.
The rest of the day went along fast, after their last class for the day. When Harry, Hermione, and Ron all went up to go to their dorms, Ron told them he would meet them in there later.
It had been the whole summer since Hermione Granger had seen her friends, Harry and Ron. She had missed them all so much; especially Ron. They were sixteen now, old enough to not think the opposite gender as "gross". She had found an empty compartment all to herself, and waited for her two best friends to arrive. It would be just like old times. Only differences now, and the thing that scared Hermione the most, was how much she had changed. She had finally found a way to permanently straighten her hair. She was also wearing a little bit of make up. She was frightened to death at what Harry and Ron would think now. She sat for what seemed like hours, until two tall and gangling teenagers walked into her compartment. She jumped up and hugged each, and helped them put their things away. She smiled brightly at them; she had missed them so much.
"Hello boys! How was your summer?" She asked them. They sat down. Harry and Ron both looked much more mature; much more handsome. "Fine." Said Harry. "Fine! Yeah if you think that you getting kicked out of your uncle's house is fine." Said Ron in a very odd tone of voice. "You got kicked out! My God Harry! What did you do?" Asked Hermione. "It was an accident! Honestly! I really didn't mean to blow my room up. I was just doing my homework, when all of a sudden Hedwig tried to come into the window. She had a package from Ron. In it there was one of Fred and George's inventions, it exploded. Good thing I caught Hedwig though!" Said Harry with a laugh. "Bloody Hell! You should have seen the look on Mum's face when Harry sent us the letter from the Leaky Cauldron asking if he could stay with us for the summer." Added Ron. Both boys were now laughing together as if something truly funny had happened. "And it gets better! Ginny even tried to kiss Harry! They were outside talking, and she leaned in and tried to kiss him." Snorted Ron. Harry laughed, but blushed beat red. "My God. Sounds like you two had a good summer. Poor Ginny though! You did apologize, didn't you Harry?" Asked Hermione. Harry nodded.
The rest of the trip, they talked about what they had done during the summer. Hermione was a little disappointed when nobody had said anything about her new look, but she quickly dismissed it and kept talking. It was dark when they finally got off the train and boarded their carriages to go to the castle. They where all in great spirits; just like the good old days.
It was late when everyone had finally gone to sleep that night. They had gone to the feast, but quickly came back so they could welcome all the new first years. They had partied all night, until Professor Magonagal had to come to tell them to go to sleep. So they did, but it was late when half of the dorm had finally gotten up. Harry and Ron were some of the last to finally awake, but when they did, they quickly hurried to dress and go to their first class.
They had Defense Against the Dark Arts first. When they had gotten to their class, they found Hermione there, surrounded by a group of girls, telling her how good her hair looked. She told them to go away as Harry and Ron approached. "Did you have a good sleep?" She said with a smile. They both leaned up against each other and groaned. "I'm starving!" Said Ron. He gave them the puppy-dog face, and sighed. "I thought you would be, so I brought you two some toast!" Said Hermione, as she handed them each some toast. They quickly thanked her and sat in a desk behind her. Suddenly, a new person walked into the class. He was a young man, maybe in his early twenties. He had short black hair, and bright green eyes. Someone who hadn't known better, would have probably said it was Harry's father. "Class! Class! Everyone! Lets sit down now..." He said. He had to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. "Iam Professor Eris, and I will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year." He smiled at them all. He began to tell the class about himself, then asked that each person in turn, tell him about themselves to get to know them better. Meanwhile, Ron had taken out a piece of parchment, and started writing a note to Harry. It read:
Harry, Have you seen Hermione? What did she do? Well whatever it was.she did good.
He gave it to him, and Harry opened it and read it. He snickered, and began writing back.
I don't know. haven't really thought about it. You like her don't you Ron?
Ron read it to himself, and blushed. What if he did like her? That would change everything. They couldn't be friends anymore. He would ruin their whole relationship. So, he quickly scratched down on the parchment, "No, I was just wondering." Harry laughed suddenly when he got the parchment.
"Are you Ronald Weasley?" Asked the teacher suddenly to Ron. Ron came back to reality and nodded. "Tell us about yourself then." Said Professor Eris. Ron suddenly became disoriented. He didn't know what to say. He really didn't care, but only one thing came out of his mouth.
"I'm Ron Weasley, and Hermione looks really pretty today." He quickly realized what he had just said, and he sat down. Hermione turned around suddenly and smiled. He wanted to die. The teacher pointed to Harry now, after making the class settle down.
"Yeah.Um I'm Harry Potter and my best friend here didn't really mean that. I mean, Hermione is always pretty. I mean.Oh god, I don't even know what I mean anymore." Harry had tried hard to recover from what Ron had said. Ron wanted to die even worse now. The worst however came next.
"Your Harry Potter? THE Harry Potter?" Asked Eris. Harry nodded.
The rest of the lesson consisted of a long lecture of how Harry had saved the wizarding world that they had known today. Ron was not the only one who was sick of it. By the end of the class, everyone was in a foul mood, and Harry felt bad about it.
They had Transfiguration next, but it was boring, and little had happened. The whole lesson consisted of Professor Magonagal lecturing the class about how they needed to get as many O.W.L.S as possible. The only one who seemed even remotely interested was Hermione. Everyone had left that class feeling quite a bit drowsy, but ready for lunch.
Ron, Hermione, and Harry all sat together as usual. Ron however wasn't being his usual self, and neither was Hermione. Ron was barely eating, but seemed very intent at looking at his plate. It wasn't until Harry tapped him that he came back to reality.
"Thought I lost you there. What's wrong; you don't usually act like this!" He asked him. Harry gave Ron a worried look.
"Oh. Nothing. Sorry, I'm just kind of out of it today." He said, giving him his best fake smile. Hermione looked up from the book she was reading, but quickly looked back into it. Harry noticed that her book was upside down.
The rest of the day went along fast, after their last class for the day. When Harry, Hermione, and Ron all went up to go to their dorms, Ron told them he would meet them in there later.