"Hermione, I just don't see why you need so many classes, "Harry proclaimed, while reading my course list, "it's not as if you'll fall behind if you don't use your free period for another course."

"Well why would I waste perfectly valuable study hours?" I said defeffensively

Harry just shook his head in disbelief and turned to see Ron coming back into the compartment.

"How much longer do you reckon we have before getting to Hogwarts?" Ron asked as he looked out the window.

"Not much longer I suppose, I better get changed." I picked up my school robes and headed down the hallway.

Looking down at my robes it feels like just yesterday that every bone in my body was shaking in anticipation for the annual Hogwarts sorting ceremony. I couldn't breathe, and the only thing that kept me from falling to the ground was the magnificent enchanted ceiling in the great hall. That's why I jumped at the chance to take astrology as a course this year, even if it meant giving up my free period.

"Hermione!" I turned on my heel to see Ginny Weasley running towards me as I left the changing compartment.

"Ginny, how are you?" I asked as she squeezed me into a hug,

"Dreadful considering you weren't at the Burrow all summer!" She teased.

"I'm sure you had an amazing summer without me." I replied. She looked down at her shoes and smirked, "What?" I pinched her side, "What!"

"Okay well since Harry was at the burrow for most of the summer I spent a lot of the summer flying around the backyard trying to get a glimpse into Ron's room to see him," she smiled, "and I saw him alright..." She giggled.

I looked at her shocked, "So you were peeping!"

"No, no I didn't peep, I-I...glanced" the red head stammered.

We both laughed and started making our way to the compartment. When we got there we saw Ron, his face as red as his hair with anger, pointing his wand at none other than Draco Malfoy, Hogwarts' own human Blast-ended Skrewt. I told Ginny to stay outside while I opened up the compartment and walked slowly towards Ron. Draco sneered at me but I ignored him.

Ron growled, "Don't you look at her!" spitting his words out so that they narrowly missed hitting Draco. Harry was doing his best to hold Ron back and was trying to talk to him the best he could through Ron's heavy breathing.

I put my hand on Ron's shoulder and looked at him, "Please put your wand down Ron, he isn't worth your time." I cooed softly. Ron glanced down at my hand, then my face and Draco took his chance to run out of the open compartment door.

Ron exhaled and put his wand down, "Great." he muttered. Harry shot me a grateful glance and sat down next to Ron. For a moment we were all silent then Ginny came in and pointed towards the door.

"What was that all about?" She stood there in utter confusion.

Ron looked at me, then at his sister, stood up and forced a smile onto his face, "Nothing." He said.

"Nothing!" Ginny shouted, "You call that nothing!"

Ron just nodded so I looked at Ginny and said, "Oh Ginny I left my muggle shirt in the changing compartment would you mind terribly grabbing it?" I winked at her and she reluctantly agreed.

The moment she left I sat down across from Ron and whispered, "What happened?"

Ron answered in mid-stretch, "He was being a dick." Harry stifled a laugh when he saw my face and I turned back to Ron.

"Yeah but how was today any different?" I questioned.

Ron just shrugged and answered nonchalantly, "He said different things." Then as if that was the end of things, Harry got up and announced that he was going to get some sweets from the trolley. Funny I didn't hear the trolley. Ron looked up at me when Harry shut the door, "You didn't come to the burrow this summer."

I nodded, "Yeah my parents decided that I spend far too much time away from them, so I stayed at home."

Ron looked back down; "Oh." was all he said. Just as I was about to tell him how much I missed him, Ginny sauntered in. About half an hour later I caught sight of the castle in the distance.

Smiling I said, "We're almost there."