[A/N] Au. Voldemort was defeated the night he tried to kill Harry. His curse backfired killing him instantly. He had no horcruxs. While his remaining Death eaters were prosecuted by the ministry. Some escaped and some evaded prosecution some did not. But none of that's really relevant here.
[DISCLAIMER] I do not own Harry Potter.
Ron was in a dreamy half-awake state he knew he had to get up early but for the life of him he couldn't remember why. His bed was dreadfully comfortable. He turned his head it was just turning to daylight he vaguely realized. Harry's cot was empty.
"RONALD WEASLEY WAKE UP THIS INSTANT!" his mother screamed from the other side of his door. Thankfully there was a door protecting him.
"I'm awake!" he shouted through the door to his mother. He quickly changed from his pajamas to a dark green shirt and blue trousers. Harry came in, his hair was tousled and he still looked sleepy.
"Morning mate. Your stuff all packed?" Harry asked.
Ron gave him an almost dumbfounded look. His mind ran through what he should be packed for. Vacation? No he didn't go on vacation. Moving? No silly to even think of that. HOGWARTS!
In the instant it took to hit him he began a mad scramble. Harry started to laugh as Ron threw open his trunk already packed with everything necessary except clothes.
"Bloody hell quit laughing and help me!" Ron said panicked.
"How can I help?" he asked but he looked like he knew the answer.
"You stand by my trunk, and as I throw you stuff, you put it in." Ron spouted hurridley. Harry complied, laughing again.
They were done in ten minutes. Ron had to sit on top of his trunk to close it. Ron looked around the room then looked at Harry questioningly.
"My stuffs already down stairs." he replied, knowing the question before it was asked.
They climbed down the stairs. The smell of bacon, eggs, and pancakes wafted to them where they were on the stairs. Harry smiled at the scene of the Weasley's eating breakfast. Minus Percy, Bill, and Charlie of course. Ron however now seemed to have a purpose in life. Vocalized by his stomach loudly rumbling. Harry looked back surprised and if truth be told a little bit scared. Having been Ron's best mate for three years now one would assume him used to and unperturbed by his friends unusually loud stomach. He was not.
Harry's pace tripled to reach the table before Ron's stomach could find the free will to devour him. Ron was just behind him though anxious to get to the bacon before Fred and George could finish it.
Ron's first bite of bacon was just as good as the last. Conversation had gone on but the food was more important. He ate a generous supply of eggs with his bacon. He had some pancakes but they were blueberry.
After breakfast it was time for them to leave for Kings Cross Station and Platform 9 3/4.
They piled in Ron's dads car. It was of course enchanted. It held all of them though it was cramped. There stuff fit easily. Molly talked most of the way there. She mother hen'd on them all. She doted on Ginny it being her third year and her being the only girl. She made Fred and George promise not to do anything that would get them kicked out they did so reluctantly. She told Ron if he didn't right her at least a short note every other week or so she would just have to come visit him at school. Ron gulped the twins sniggered. She told Harry it was wonderful having him the last month of vacation and saying she'd love it if he stayed longer next year. Harry visibly brightened at this.
Serius was still on the run though, with Pettigrew having been unmasked by Serius, and Lupin had seen it. But Pettigrew had gotten away. Harry had received a couple letters from him over the summer and even one from Lupin.
They would be meeting Hermione on the train as she had told them, when they met up in Diagon alley.
They arrived. They got their things together and headed for the platform.
"OK, Fred, George go ahead." started Mrs... Weasley. They ran through the platform.
"Ron, your turn." she continued. He raced through the platform and headed toward the train.
"Your up, Harry." she smiled at him as he went through.
She hugged Ginny tightly and said through wet eyes. "Have a good year deary."
"You too." Ginny said smiling as she raced through to the platform.
After stowing their luggage, Ron and Harry found Hermione in the last cabin on the Hogwarts Express unsurprisingly. As Harry opened the door she looked up closed the book and stood up smiling. She embraced Harry tightly then he stood aside. She moved closer still smiling as if to hug him but he had offered his hand a slightly awkward look on his face. They shook hands and each of them took a seat. Hermione next to her book Ron next to Harry who had sat down.
"How was you summer Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Oh. Quite good," she said smiling "I talked my parents into getting me some rather interesting books from Diagon Alley at the end of term last year."
"How was yours Harry?" she said smiling changing the subject. Ron and Harry didn't exactly enjoy books the way she did after all.
"Well the two months was the usual Dursely's. But Ron owled me a letter and he asked if I wanted to stay the last month at the burrow." He said smiling.
"Well it's good you didn't have to spend the whole summer and your lucky to have Ron send you an owl. Let alone reply to one." she looked pointedly at Ron.
He gulped. "Well er.. I was busy this summer and I don't fancy writing.. Or reading." at that he looked at her pointedly.
"Oh well if you were busy.." She trailed off looking out the window. "What did you do this summer?" she looked at him and smirked "Being so busy and all you know." Harry snorted.
He gulped again. "Well practicing Quidditch, and of course the gnomes have gotten rather vicious this year." he said looking rather dramatic "Why just a walk through the garden was dangerous for a while, they were attacking with sticks and rocks." He lifted the front of his shirt up showing Hermione a purplish bruise on his ribs.
"Bloody little thing threw a rock at me and 'bout killed me." Ron looked downright distraught reliving the events. Harry couldn't help but laugh. Of course he new it was a bludger Fred had hit at Ron while they had all been playing Quidditch. But sense Ron was his best mate, he couldn't rat him out to Hermione. He thought Ron fancied her but of course he had never admitted it but..
Hermione had moved closer to him and touched around the bruise. "Oh your poor thing!" Ron's ears flushed red.
He gulped. He was getting rather good at gulping he thought absently to himself. She looked up at him smiled shyly turning a slight shade of pink and moved quickly back to her seat. Ron sat down still blushing. Harry smirked. That sat a moment in silence somewhat awkward for Ron and Hermione. Harry however looked as though he wanted to laugh.
Harry and Hermione chatted while Ron excused himself to the lou.
He was outside the cabin that was the lou. He entered and it was smoky. He sniffed the air. It was tobacco and something different that he couldn't quite put his finger on. It smelled like something he had once smelled in Fred and George's room when their parents we're away. He went to the bathroom and quickly exited.
As he made his way towards the cabin he Hermione and Harry were sharing he ran into Ginny. She was with some other girls probably third years, he couldn't place them one was a blonde Ravenclaw and the other two were Griffindors.
"Coming from the bathroom?" she nodded his head and made to keep walking.
"Is it still smoky in there?" Ginny asked innocently.
"Yeah but I think its a couple of blokes." he replied and continued walking not bothering to listen any further.
Hermione had gone back to reading her book saying she was at an interesting tidbit. Harry had let her not minding talking but she had continued to bring up the book. While it sounded interesting and all he couldn't keep up with it, he knew she have more fun reading it.
Ron opened the door to their compartment.
"Fancy a game of Wizard's Chess, Ron?" Harry asked hoping to be able to kill time. Ron happily obliged.
Inevitably and as usual, Ron won.
"Maybe next time mate." Ron said sincerely.
"I can only hope." Harry said smiling. They looked over at Hermione still engrossed in her book. Than they looked back at the board it had reset itself.
"Perhaps a few more couldn't hurt." Harry joked.
They continued to play Harry almost won a few rounds. Though Ron continued to dominate.
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