Chapter 1: The Arrival

"Ten sticks of dynamite standing on the wall,
ten sticks of dynamite standing on the wall,
and if one stick of dynamite should accidentally fall,
there'll be no sticks of dynamite and no bloody wall." Ron sang loudly while conducting the rest of the crowded coach, after that, most of the coach exploded into fits of giggles, Mrs McGonagall tutted loudly, while Dumbledore chuckled quietly to himself.

It was South Bridges Secondary School's annual outing, every year, countless kids would stuff hundreds of tatty cases into the racks and scramble excitedly into their coaches, singing every teacher's worst nightmare, well especially for Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape.

For everyone else it was a thrilling experience, a joy to the world, but for one brown-eyed bushy haired girl, it was not. She had had her childish fun in other years before, until she woke up one morning realising she was maturing.

"Come on Hermione join in, you don't know what you're missing." Ron jeered still conducting. Hermione sighed and rested Pride and Prejudice in her curled up lap.

"Haven't you grown up yet?" Hermione raised her book again and began to read.

"Come on Hermione live a little, I don't know what has gotten into you lately, you use to be fun, I guess it's that maturity thingy kicking in again I suppose?" Ron said sitting down next to her.

"You say that as if it's a bad thing?"

"Well it is, sorta?" Ron said. "Well anyway who you sharing a room with when you get there?"

"Er...Susan, Luna, Pavarti, Padma and...er...oh yes your sister." Hermione exclaimed still reading her book. "We're going to have a nice midnight feeeaaaaaaa-." Hermione jumped out of her seat, she had just felt a prickling sensation on the side of her arm. She turned around to see a thin pale hand, clutching a bang of sweets just above her armrest.

"Do you want some?" sounded Ginny's voice right behind them. Hermione put her trembling hand on her chest and breathed out heavily. Hermione didn't have any sweets, but Ron emptied half the bag into his hands.

"Thanks." Ron said looking grateful and shoving the handful in his mouth, Ginny gave him a dirty look and took her remaining few sweets back through the gap, she then kicked Ron's chair forward in annoyance. Ron choked slightly.

"Oi, I could of choked to death just then!" Ron Squawked giving his sister a slap on the leg.

"Served you right for hogging all my sweets!"

After 3 more hours of Sing songs, handing out more sweets and the necessary chit chat. They finally arrived at there destination, 'Diggory's Holiday Camp'. It was a splendid designated complex surrounded by a beautiful woodlands, which sealed it off from the rest of the country giving it a peaceful private look. The complex was separated into hundreds of other buildings, leaving some spaces for a few trees here and there.

All the kids looked round with there jaws touching the floor. Hermione was the one most impressed, she was expecting a bunch of huts in a row with a rusty obstacle course in the center, but as usual she was wrong.

Suddenly a woman with dirty blonde hair dressed in a navy blue skirt and matching jacket, wearing a yellow scarf appeared around one side of the coach clutching a clip board.

"Hello everyone, Welcome to Diggory's Holiday Camp, the greatest Complex in the world dedicated to Family fun and achievement, especially to the gifted and the bright minded. I'm your group guide, Megan, and I'm going to give you a little tour around the mega-plex, if you have any questions please save them until the end of the tour, okay, lets begin, follow me please." She exclaimed through a fake smile, starting to lead everyone away from the coaches, across the green towards the main building.

When they got there they were lead through some enormous oak doors into a massive hall that had creamy walls, and gleaming marble peach tiles covering the entire floor and every corner of the room was decked out in cream and peach striped curtains.

Several Kids in the class burst out into deep conversations about the place. Others merely looked around in amazement saying "Oh my God" or "look at that" or even "Now this is top Class!"

Hermione and Ron looked around and saw Dumbledore exchanging pleasantries with 2 smart looking men with light brown hair, which they guessed were the Diggorys, the heads of the holiday Camp, Amos Diggory and Cedric Diggory.

Ron turned her around so she was facing the other way and whispered lightly in her ear "It's the knob head." Hermione giggled, she hiccupped suddenly when she felt a strong hand on her shoulder, she looked up to see Dumbledore. She and Ron swallowed.

"Miss Granger there is someone I would like you to meet." Hermione nodded nervously, and followed the headmaster to where Amos Diggory was proudly standing next to a tall boy that was a splitting image of him. She knew immediately it was his son. She quickly glanced back at Ron who stared right back at her with the same nervous expression she was wearing.

Dumbledore steered Hermione in front of them. "This is the great asset to my School, Hermione Granger, very smart, very mature and..."

"Very beautiful." Amos's son added grinning charmingly. Hermione blushed crimson and twiddle with her fingers shakily. Dumbledore smiled and squeezed Hermione's shoulders encouragingly.

"Indeed she is ." Dumbledore added. To avoid the irritating after complimentary silence, she stuck her hand out to shake.

"A pleasure to make your acquaintance Sir." Hermione shook Amos's hand smiling brightly.

"Charmed I'm sure, this is my son, Cedric Diggory." Amos said. Cedric stepped forward and took up Hermione's hand and kissed it delicately. Hermione blushed a deeper colour than before and kept her eyes averted to the floor. She quickly looked up, to catch a glimpse of Amos winking at his son. She didn't like that at all.

"Cedric is here as your guide, he will take you to all your upgraded areas such as your personal library and your own first class lounging area. He will also accompany you to all of your evening activities as well." Amos Diggory stated giving her, as hermione thought, a sneering smile.

Hermione felt some of her happiness drain out of her. "Won't I be spending time with my classmates?" She asked hopefully.

"Well maybe not as much because, I thought you would be thrilled to spend time with my charming mature son instead of hanging around with your casual lot." Amos smirked. Hermione gritted her teeth behind her pursed lips. Dumbledore who could sense her anger, spoke out.

"Well we better be going to our rooms now."

"Oh yes of course, well we will speak to you later at dinner perhaps." Hermione looked up at the professor in worry. "Er...Megan, can you kindly take them to there rooms please, we wouldn't want them standing around here all night, would we" Amos said calling across the room.

Dumbledore guided Hermione away back towards the rest of the group. Just as she approached the rest of the class, she heard Cedric call over. "See you all later, especially you Hermy." Hermione was glad she had a fringe, or else she wouldn't of been able to hide her scowl. Ron looked fairly annoyed as well, as she approached him.

"Why did he call you Hermy, you never let me call you Hermy." Ron said offended.

"I know I don't, that's because I don't like being called Hermy, and I especially didn't let him call me Hermy, he did it at his own accord!" Hermione steamed watching Megan starting to lead the group outside across the grounds. They followed shortly after. Hermione and Ron watched the class in front of them and noticed Ginny looking dreamily towards the outside restaurant area. They both followed her eye line and came across a handsome blonde waiter taking an order.

"Did you enjoy that?"

"Enjoy what?"

"That Kiss on the hand, that Cedric gave you?" Ron stopped in mid-step for her reply. Hermione looked into his eyes and noticed worry.

"No, why?" Hermione exclaimed. She noticed Ron trying to hide his satisfied face. They followed the rest of there classmates into the building that Megan had pointed out. Hermione was just about to go down the corridor marked girls, when Ron pulled her aside.

"Are you sure you didn't?"

"No Ron I didn't." Hermione said starting to walk away, rolling her eyes.

"Hey I heard that!" Ron exclaimed standing like a teapot.

"Heard what!" She replied still walking further away.

"You rolling your eyes!"