"Harry, the train is here."
Hermione poked Harry, who was busy talking to Mrs. Weasley, pointed at the incoming train.
"We don't want to be late for the first day of school in fifth year. I can't wait to begin the new term."
Hermione grabbed her trunk and picked up Crookshanks. She walked towards the compartment and shouted to Harry, "Hurry, Harry, HURRY!!!"
"Okay okay, calm down, I'm coming." Harry shouted after Hermione, who disappeared into train.
"Well then, have a good time in school, Harry." Mrs. Weasley said to Harry.
Harry assured Mrs. Weasley that he would take care of himself, and then followed Ron into the train compartment where Hermione went into.
"You know, I reckon Hermione's a bit stressed up. She must have spent hours each day trying to finish his holiday homework." Ron said.
Harry shrugged as they entered the compartment where Hermione was.
"She doesn't seem very stressed, though."
"Me? Never."
Hermione looked at them. She seemed to have spoken in a calm way.
"Why, Hermione? Do you have something like the Time Turner again? Is that why you are never stressed?"
"Naah... that Time Turner thing was driving me crazy anyway. Instead, I've developed my own study and daily activities time table. What most Muggle students do, anyway."
"Anyway.." Ron started. "What were you guys doing during the holidays? I went to Romania again to see my brother Charlie. As you know, he works with dragons all day. Honestly, our vacation nearly set our heads on fire. My father joked that it wouldn't be serious if we our heads were really on fire as nobody would notice. That seemed more like an insult..."
"As for me," Hermione began. "I went to Rome and Greece during the holidays. I have to say, those Roman wizards and Greek wizards were really powerful! I really enjoyed myself and learnt a lot about the magical world of Rome and Greece."
"Anyway, I bought a book from Rome. I brought it along for a bit of light reading."
At that, Hermione pulled out a thick book from her trunk.
"See? It's bound in leather, like any practical ancient book. It's the translated version. The title's "The Tome of Mysticism". The author's unknown"
"Understandable. Our friend Hermione here always treats a thick, probably complicated and hard to understand book a book for light reading."
Harry nodded his head. Then, he too, pulled a thick book out of his trunk.
"The Book of Eastern Mysticism.hey, Harry, don't tell me that Hermione's reading virus has gotten into you too!" Ron sat there, mouth open.
"Nah. This book was requested for by Professor McGonagall last year, before I left. I found this copy in Diagon Alley, at Flourish and Blotts. She asked me for it because she was too busy to find time to buy it." Harry replied.
"But, you don't have to buy it, do you?"
"I have too. And anyway, it's pretty interesting. I used a Simplifying charm and a Translating charm on it. Thanks to Hermione she told me how to perform them through her letter to me."
"These charms are easy, as long as you enjoy the books, it's okay." Hermione said.
Hermione poked Harry, who was busy talking to Mrs. Weasley, pointed at the incoming train.
"We don't want to be late for the first day of school in fifth year. I can't wait to begin the new term."
Hermione grabbed her trunk and picked up Crookshanks. She walked towards the compartment and shouted to Harry, "Hurry, Harry, HURRY!!!"
"Okay okay, calm down, I'm coming." Harry shouted after Hermione, who disappeared into train.
"Well then, have a good time in school, Harry." Mrs. Weasley said to Harry.
Harry assured Mrs. Weasley that he would take care of himself, and then followed Ron into the train compartment where Hermione went into.
"You know, I reckon Hermione's a bit stressed up. She must have spent hours each day trying to finish his holiday homework." Ron said.
Harry shrugged as they entered the compartment where Hermione was.
"She doesn't seem very stressed, though."
"Me? Never."
Hermione looked at them. She seemed to have spoken in a calm way.
"Why, Hermione? Do you have something like the Time Turner again? Is that why you are never stressed?"
"Naah... that Time Turner thing was driving me crazy anyway. Instead, I've developed my own study and daily activities time table. What most Muggle students do, anyway."
"Anyway.." Ron started. "What were you guys doing during the holidays? I went to Romania again to see my brother Charlie. As you know, he works with dragons all day. Honestly, our vacation nearly set our heads on fire. My father joked that it wouldn't be serious if we our heads were really on fire as nobody would notice. That seemed more like an insult..."
"As for me," Hermione began. "I went to Rome and Greece during the holidays. I have to say, those Roman wizards and Greek wizards were really powerful! I really enjoyed myself and learnt a lot about the magical world of Rome and Greece."
"Anyway, I bought a book from Rome. I brought it along for a bit of light reading."
At that, Hermione pulled out a thick book from her trunk.
"See? It's bound in leather, like any practical ancient book. It's the translated version. The title's "The Tome of Mysticism". The author's unknown"
"Understandable. Our friend Hermione here always treats a thick, probably complicated and hard to understand book a book for light reading."
Harry nodded his head. Then, he too, pulled a thick book out of his trunk.
"The Book of Eastern Mysticism.hey, Harry, don't tell me that Hermione's reading virus has gotten into you too!" Ron sat there, mouth open.
"Nah. This book was requested for by Professor McGonagall last year, before I left. I found this copy in Diagon Alley, at Flourish and Blotts. She asked me for it because she was too busy to find time to buy it." Harry replied.
"But, you don't have to buy it, do you?"
"I have too. And anyway, it's pretty interesting. I used a Simplifying charm and a Translating charm on it. Thanks to Hermione she told me how to perform them through her letter to me."
"These charms are easy, as long as you enjoy the books, it's okay." Hermione said.