Well, I promised another story, so here it is! Fern's second year at Hogwarts is under way! And yes, I know the timeline of when the group gets together at Diagon Alley is different, so don't point it out. And thank you to Lauren Kassidy, for being the last reviewer of year 1 of "Hyper At Hogwarts".

Fern Alice Jordan was back at her home for the summer. She enjoyed her time, but she still wished her friends at school wrote more often. She had a steady correspondence with Ron Weasley, and even though Hermione Granger didn't write often, they talked on the phone a lot, but Harry Potter, the fourth member of the Quartet, hadn't sent any letters at all. She hadn't even managed to reach him on Facebook, although her other friends were on there occasionally (and that was very occasionally, since the Weasleys didn't own a computer and Hermione wasn't a Facebook lover). Fern had tried to call him, a few times.

The first time she called, she'd heard an unfamiliar boy answer "Dursley residence."

"Hi." Fern said. "Is Harry Potter there?"

"Who is this?"

"It's Fern Jordan, his friend from school."

"Sorry, you must have the wrong number."

Fern refrained from mentioning school the next time she called, but a voice she recognized as Harry's uncle insisted that there was no Harry Potter and not to call again. She did try, one more time, but it didn't work. The lack of communication was driving her crazy, but she still sent letters to him.

Hermione and Ron both said that they hadn't heard from Harry either.

"Did you try calling him?" Fern asked Hermione over the phone.

"No, I figured it wouldn't please his family." Hermione answered. "Ron said that he's asked Harry to stay over way too many times and he hasn't answered."

"I'll bet his family won't let him send his owl out." Fern assumed. "I've sent a letter to Ron saying that we should just go to Surrey and see why the lack of communication has ensued. It's Harry's birthday at the end of July. He shouldn't have to spend it in such a dismal place." She suddenly realized all the elaborate words she'd used. "I think you've rubbed off on me. I don't usually talk like a book."

"Are you saying I talk like a book?" Hermione demanded jokingly.

"Well, you read a lot of them." Fern giggled.

Fern had to go to Diagon Alley in early August to get her stuff for second year, and she'd arranged to meet up with Hermione. She'd also heard from both Ron and Hermione that Harry had been locked up in his room, but now he was staying with the Weasleys, so she was hoping to see them too.

Practically the minute Fern stepped into Diagon Alley with her parents, she spotted Hermione with her parents. "HEY, HERMIONE!" It was pretty safe to say that the other girl didn't know what had hit her. Fern hugged Hermione as a greeting.

"Can't...breathe..." she gasped.

Fern stopped and let go. "Oh, uh, sorry."

Fern's parents caught up with them, and greeted the Grangers.

"We were just heading to Gringotts Bank to change currencies." Hermione said.

Fern nodded. She'd had to do the same before first year, and remembered the process "Let's go!"

The Jordans had changed their money, and the Grangers were just about to do the same when Harry and the Weasleys all walked in. Harry and Ron, of course, had to go to their vaults, having wizard parents and not having Muggle currency. Ron had mentioned to Fern about how his father was interested in Muggle culture, but she wasn't expecting Mr Weasley's enthusiasm in meeting both her and Hermione's parents, and it made her giggle, a lot (although she tried not to let anyone know).

After Gringotts, everyone separated. Fern and Hermione's parents both were taken off to the Leaky Cauldron with Mr Weasley for a drink. Percy, apparently, wanted a new quill, and the twins spotted Lee from their year group. Mrs Weasley was going to get new robes for Ginny, Ron's little sister who was starting Hogwarts that year. So the four twelve-year-olds were left to go around by themselves, all of them planning to meet at Flourish and Blotts in an hour to get their textbooks.

As the Quartet walked, they caught up on each other's stories. "I've missed you three so much!" Fern exclaimed. "I mean, letters and telephone conversations are fine, but still...Harry, I called you three times, but your uncle had a bit of a violent reaction to me asking to speak to you, and told me never to call again. He insisted that you didn't exist."

"That's because they don't want me to exist." Harry said quietly. It was a toneless remark, not self-pitying or resentful, simply because he was used to it, and didn't care so much any more.

In Flourish and Blotts, there was a book signing being done by Gilderoy Lockhart, the man who had written almost the whole list of textbooks they needed.

Lockhart saw the Quartet in the crowd, but it was only Harry he took an interest in. He pulled him to the front to be in the picture in the Daily Prophet, and then made a speech. That was when the students found out that he was taking over the job in Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher in Hogwarts.

Fern laughed at him. "Egotist." she whispered to Ron and Hermione.

"Well, if you read his books, I think he has reason to be." Hermione whispered back.

At that moment, as Harry got out of the limelight, Fern heard a familiar voice, and her heart sank. "Bet you loved that, didn't you, Potter?"

Fern hadn't told her friends about how Draco Malfoy had blackmailed her into dating him. He was one of the only people she wasn't looking forward to seeing again, with the exception of Professor Snape, who she hated for the way he'd treated Harry the year before. But anyhow, she and the others began to make their way over to where Harry and Draco were standing, as Draco continued "Famous Harry Potter. Can't even go into a bookshop without making the front page."

Ginny was standing nearby, and she spoke up. "Leave him alone, he didn't want all that."

Draco nearly laughed. "Potter, you've got yourself a girlfriend!" Ginny blushed.

Fern took all her frustration out on him, since it was all caused by him. "Draco Malfoy, leave the first year alone and remind me why you're embarrassing Harry and Ginny when you were just so desperate to have a girlfriend last term?"

Draco didn't get a chance to reply, as Ron said "Bet you're surprised to see Harry here, huh?"

"Not as surprised as I am to see you in a shop, Weasley." Draco retorted. "I suppose your parents will have to go hungry for a month to pay for that lot."

"And that's way over the line." Fern muttered angrily as Ron's freckles disappeared in his blush. Both he and Fern stepped towards Draco, but Harry and Hermione held them back.

That was when not only did Mr Weasley come up, but so did Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father. They nearly ended up fighting, and Fern was relieved when everyone was out. Fern and Hermione left for the Muggle street on the other side of the Leaky Cauldron with their parents.

"See you at school!" the boys called.

First chapter done. Of course, Fern will be on the train easily, but still. Please, review!