Is this really love?
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. This all belongs to J.K. Rowling. I just wish things went like this.
Hermione woke the next morning to her mother bustling around the room cleaning and packing her things.
"Mum you didn't need to pack or clean for me. I can handle it when I get home." Hermione said concerned because she had never seen her mom so frantic.
"Oh Hermione dear your awake. I didn't realize. No, honey this is the least I could do seeing how you're leaving so soon. I just wanted you to be less frantic than me. Now hurry up she'll be here in an hour," Her mother said still frantic.
"Mum she has a name, you know. It's Sophia. Please act like she's normal seeing as I am a witch," Hermione pleaded.
"Yes, honey. I know sorry. I just, I don't know…" Her mom trailed off still cleaning up.
Hermione pushed her comforter to the end of her bed and climbed out. She went to her bathroom and took a shower. As she was staring at her hair deciding if it looked decent the doorbell rang and she raced downstairs to answer.
"Hi Sophia," Hermione said. She realized how excited she sounded and blushed slightly.
"Ah excited are we? Well that's fine I guess we better get on then. Tell your mum and dad," Sophia said remembering how excited her first trip to Diagon Alley was.
Hermione ran into the kitchen and told her parents that she was off. After getting two very tight hugs from her parents she was on her way.
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As Hermione started to get bored with riding the bus and the looks people were giving Sophia, Sophia stood up.
"Here's our stop," Sophia said simply.
Hermione and her both got up and walked off the bus. They were on a road that was almost completely deserted except for a few very tattered looking people. They walked to the front of a building that was even worse off than the people.
"This is the Leaky Cauldron. We go through here to get to Diagon Alley. Come along," she told Hermione.
As they walked through the bar Sophia was greeted by a few people. She would reply with a simply "Hi" or "Hello". From what Hermione could tell that's just how she was. Simple.
They went all the way through the Leaky Cauldron to a door in the back. They went through the door to see a brick wall. Hermione gave Sophia a questioning look but Sophia either didn't notice or didn't feel like explaining. Sophia pulled out her wand and tapped a few bricks. After tapping the last brick, they moved to make an archway.
"Welcome, Hermione, to Diagon Alley"
Hermione looked around at everything. Taking it all in would take her weeks she thought. People walking and running to get everything they needed. Witches and wizards in various outfits. The colors in the stores amazed her. She had never seen anything like it.
As Sophia urged her to continue through the crowd Hermione saw someone. He was a boy. About 3 or 4 inches taller than herself. He had blonde hair that was slicked back. His eyes were the color of ice. He looked rough but she caught his eye for only a second. She could tell with that one glance that he wasn't as rough as he appeared. Hermione felt a twang in her heart that she'd never experienced before. As fast as she saw the boy though he was gone and he left her mind. That is until the next day.