Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. Or any of the places they appear in for that matter. It all belongs to JK Rowling or her publishers or whatever. Not mine. Hers. :-D thank you.

Authors note: This fanfic....is kinda short. So deal with it 

Hermione's breath caught in her throat. She hadn't seen him all summer. She hadn't expected him to be so....she stopped herself from thinking it. Tall, she finished, in her head, while she knew it was a lie. He had always been tall. She smiled at her two best friends as they approached her. "Hey Hermione," said Harry. She looked at Ron. He smiled shyly. Shyly? "Hi." "Hi." Harry made noise like he had something stuck in his nose. "Ahem. Sorry 'bout that. I'll get us a compartment, then." And Harry walked away. Ron turned toward Hermione. "Had a good summer?" He was smiling..... "Yeah, you?" Ron stood smiling for a moment, as thought considering what he was going to say. "Not too bad," he replied. And they headed towards the train.

The train ride there was much the same as it had been in previous years. They talked about their summers, although they already knew everything from frequent letters between the three of them. When they entered the compartment, for the first time there was a moment of awkward indecision as to where they would sit. Previously, Harry and Ron sat together and Hermione had the entire other seat to herself. This year it was Harry who sat opposite Hermione and Ron, though he didn't seem to notice. Halfway through the ride Hermione excused herself to go to the bathroom. When she re entered the compartment, Ron jumped up so quickly he knocked his head on the ceiling. This event caused Harry to laugh so hysterically that Hermione forgot to ask exactly what the hell it was all about. The rest of the ride went well, and all three of them laughed and talked the whole way to Hogwarts. The conversation ranged from how incredibly stupid Dudley was to their first year at Hogwarts. It had only been, what....five years? But to them it seemed longer. "Do you remember how incredibly snobby I was?" said Hermione. "Was?" said Harry jokingly. Ron looked at his feet. "You weren't that bad." Hermione was struck with a strange thought. No. Couldn't be. She said, "And what about you two? So immature, I swear you thought I had cooties." Ron and Harry laughed at that. Ron looked contemplative for a moment.... Then he said, "You know, I think maybe you still do...." And as Harry was once again overcome by laughter, Hermione threw her chocolate frog boxes at him. She was sure now. Everything was back to normal.