**These are not my characters. I've just taken them where my brain seems to think they need to go**
Thanks Sandy, Blair, Dana, Rachel, Cheri, Marie & everyone else who's taken the time to read them and point out any mistakes.
They stood waiting at Platform 9 3/4 waiting patiently for the Hogwarts Express to arrive. Ron, Harry & Hermione all agreed to meet there to wait for Ginny. Ron & Harry almost didn't make it on time because Quiddich practice ran long. They both played for the Chudley Cannons. They signed contracts shortly after the end of their seventh and final year at Hogwarts. Harry worked with Ron over the summers since he made the Gryffindor team in their fifth year and since then, his performance and self confidence had improved drastically. Hermione worked as a Professor's Assistant at Hogwarts part time while she worked for the Ministry of Magic's Education Department.
This new department was created after the mess Professor Umbridge had made of Hogwarts in their fifth year. She took the position as Professor's Assistant as a favor to Professor McGonagall who needed someone trustworthy to help with her lessons and help take some of the load off of her. Conquering Lord Voldemort at the end of their sixth year had been mentally and physically exhausting for everyone, especially those in the Order of the Phoenix. Professor Dumbledore himself took a holiday at a beach resort at the French Riviera that summer. Nobody could picture Professor Dumbledore sitting on the beach wearing swim trunks and drinking a frozen drink with an umbrella in it, let alone believe he took a holiday. He discovered he rather fancied a muggle drink called a frozen margarita.
Over the course of the past year, Hermione realized she rather liked teaching. Being an assistant to Professor McGonagall taught her many things she couldn't learn in a book. She decided to stay on with the Ministry of Magic while working part time for Hogwarts until a full fledged teaching position became available. This also enabled her to spend time around the new love of her life, Professor Severus Snape. Granted, he was at least twenty years older than her; they had a spark like no other between them. She had yet to reveal this new romance to Ron & Harry. Hermione had to tell Ginny because she felt obligated to, being Ginny was her best friend, as well as a student at Hogwarts at the time. Ginny was not blind to the sparks between them during meals at the Head Table. She made Ginny swear to utmost secrecy. She wanted the honor of shocking the boys.
"I think I hear it," Ron said trying to crane his neck to see the train. "I bet you're finally relieved," Hermione joked poking Harry in the rib. Harry gave Hermione and Ron a grin that said it all. With Ginny in her final year at Hogwarts and studying for N.E.W.T.S, and his hectic schedule playing for the Cannons, they hardly had time to eat a proper dinner, let alone see each other. They had been dating since the summer before his seventh year. It had been looming on the horizon since Ginny first met Harry years and years ago when he was trying to figure out how to get onto the platform his first year. It wasn't until Harry met up with Ginny while on a walk outside of the Burrow when they both admitted to each other, and themselves, how they felt about each other. It took a night of talking to each other about their feelings and the evening ending with a wonderful kiss, for them to become the virtually inseparable couple they are now.
Harry, Ron & Hermione stood back to allow the students pouring off of the train a free path. Ginny would probably be one of the last to exit the train because she tended to favor sitting in the last car. "Harry!" Ginny squealed as she threw her arms around him and planted a kiss square on his lips. "What am I? Wearing an Invisibility Cloak?" Ron muttered.
Ginny giggled and gave her older brother a big hug. "Hi Ginny," Hermione said.
"Hi Hermione! How's Sn..." Ginny trailed off realizing she and Hermione were not in the Hogwarts corridors between classes, but in the presence of Harry and Ron. Hermione and Ginny both blushed scarlet and started off towards the Apparating point of the platform. Ron and Harry stood rooted to the spot stunned and not quite sure to make of what Ginny almost said. "Um, Hermione..." Ron started. "Later." Hermione replied shortly, "We've got to get to the Burrow. Molly is expecting us in 10 minutes for dinner."
There was something Hermione was hiding. This was nothing new to them. Harry recalled Hermione and the time turner during their third year. He was glad Hermione had relaxed in her "old age" as he liked to tease. He decided to drop the subject until she was ready to explain herself. Ron continued to look perplexed. He didn't look as if he wanted to drop the subject because he was almost certain he knew what he was going to hear. Hermione had seemed somewhat busier than usual. She had two very demanding jobs, yet before April, she had no problem meeting up with them every other weekend in Hogsmeade for either a butterbeer or Ogden's Fire Whiskey. Ron had been suspicious of Hermione for awhile now, especially after she began using hair potion and makeup on a regular basis. At one point, he could have even sworn he had seen a bite mark on her neck. He decided they would be told soon enough. After all, he had some news of his own that only Harry knew of.
"Ready?" Ginny asked. Ginny was always anxious to Apparate. She took her Apparation test over Christmas holiday and was unable to use it much because of the fact you cannot Apparate on Hogwarts Grounds. With four loud cracks, they disappeared from Platform 9 3/4.
SSJ
Thanks Sandy, Blair, Dana, Rachel, Cheri, Marie & everyone else who's taken the time to read them and point out any mistakes.
They stood waiting at Platform 9 3/4 waiting patiently for the Hogwarts Express to arrive. Ron, Harry & Hermione all agreed to meet there to wait for Ginny. Ron & Harry almost didn't make it on time because Quiddich practice ran long. They both played for the Chudley Cannons. They signed contracts shortly after the end of their seventh and final year at Hogwarts. Harry worked with Ron over the summers since he made the Gryffindor team in their fifth year and since then, his performance and self confidence had improved drastically. Hermione worked as a Professor's Assistant at Hogwarts part time while she worked for the Ministry of Magic's Education Department.
This new department was created after the mess Professor Umbridge had made of Hogwarts in their fifth year. She took the position as Professor's Assistant as a favor to Professor McGonagall who needed someone trustworthy to help with her lessons and help take some of the load off of her. Conquering Lord Voldemort at the end of their sixth year had been mentally and physically exhausting for everyone, especially those in the Order of the Phoenix. Professor Dumbledore himself took a holiday at a beach resort at the French Riviera that summer. Nobody could picture Professor Dumbledore sitting on the beach wearing swim trunks and drinking a frozen drink with an umbrella in it, let alone believe he took a holiday. He discovered he rather fancied a muggle drink called a frozen margarita.
Over the course of the past year, Hermione realized she rather liked teaching. Being an assistant to Professor McGonagall taught her many things she couldn't learn in a book. She decided to stay on with the Ministry of Magic while working part time for Hogwarts until a full fledged teaching position became available. This also enabled her to spend time around the new love of her life, Professor Severus Snape. Granted, he was at least twenty years older than her; they had a spark like no other between them. She had yet to reveal this new romance to Ron & Harry. Hermione had to tell Ginny because she felt obligated to, being Ginny was her best friend, as well as a student at Hogwarts at the time. Ginny was not blind to the sparks between them during meals at the Head Table. She made Ginny swear to utmost secrecy. She wanted the honor of shocking the boys.
"I think I hear it," Ron said trying to crane his neck to see the train. "I bet you're finally relieved," Hermione joked poking Harry in the rib. Harry gave Hermione and Ron a grin that said it all. With Ginny in her final year at Hogwarts and studying for N.E.W.T.S, and his hectic schedule playing for the Cannons, they hardly had time to eat a proper dinner, let alone see each other. They had been dating since the summer before his seventh year. It had been looming on the horizon since Ginny first met Harry years and years ago when he was trying to figure out how to get onto the platform his first year. It wasn't until Harry met up with Ginny while on a walk outside of the Burrow when they both admitted to each other, and themselves, how they felt about each other. It took a night of talking to each other about their feelings and the evening ending with a wonderful kiss, for them to become the virtually inseparable couple they are now.
Harry, Ron & Hermione stood back to allow the students pouring off of the train a free path. Ginny would probably be one of the last to exit the train because she tended to favor sitting in the last car. "Harry!" Ginny squealed as she threw her arms around him and planted a kiss square on his lips. "What am I? Wearing an Invisibility Cloak?" Ron muttered.
Ginny giggled and gave her older brother a big hug. "Hi Ginny," Hermione said.
"Hi Hermione! How's Sn..." Ginny trailed off realizing she and Hermione were not in the Hogwarts corridors between classes, but in the presence of Harry and Ron. Hermione and Ginny both blushed scarlet and started off towards the Apparating point of the platform. Ron and Harry stood rooted to the spot stunned and not quite sure to make of what Ginny almost said. "Um, Hermione..." Ron started. "Later." Hermione replied shortly, "We've got to get to the Burrow. Molly is expecting us in 10 minutes for dinner."
There was something Hermione was hiding. This was nothing new to them. Harry recalled Hermione and the time turner during their third year. He was glad Hermione had relaxed in her "old age" as he liked to tease. He decided to drop the subject until she was ready to explain herself. Ron continued to look perplexed. He didn't look as if he wanted to drop the subject because he was almost certain he knew what he was going to hear. Hermione had seemed somewhat busier than usual. She had two very demanding jobs, yet before April, she had no problem meeting up with them every other weekend in Hogsmeade for either a butterbeer or Ogden's Fire Whiskey. Ron had been suspicious of Hermione for awhile now, especially after she began using hair potion and makeup on a regular basis. At one point, he could have even sworn he had seen a bite mark on her neck. He decided they would be told soon enough. After all, he had some news of his own that only Harry knew of.
"Ready?" Ginny asked. Ginny was always anxious to Apparate. She took her Apparation test over Christmas holiday and was unable to use it much because of the fact you cannot Apparate on Hogwarts Grounds. With four loud cracks, they disappeared from Platform 9 3/4.
SSJ