Chapter Two: An Interesting Train Ride
"Well Ron, your sister looks good," Seamus remarked, watching as Ginny walked onto the train.
"Careful, blood is thicker than water," Ron warned. He didn't like the fact that his friends looked at his sister.
"He is right Ron, her and Hermoine sure took advantage of this summer," Harry remarked, slightly grinning as Ginny dropped her wand and she bent down to pick it up.
"Guys, Hermoine is our best friend. Ginny is my little sister. Paws off! Gah, sometimes I wonder about you all!" Ron shook his head as he headed toward the train.
"Ron just doesn't want to admit that he has the hots for Herms," Seamus whispered, nudging Harry in the ribs. Harry laughed and followed Seamus to the train.
"LUNA!" Ginny shrieked upon seeing her Ravenclaw friend come into the train compartment she was sharing with Hermoine.
Luna's pale blonde hair now was so long she could sit on it easily. She currently had it up in pigtails and her long bangs hung in her pale blue eyes. She had no makeup on, but being Luna Lovegood, she needed none. She was wearing a short, black skirt and a long sleeved white shirt. It covered her hands, the sleeves were so long and only the bottom edge of her skirt was visible. She had pink high-tops on, the purple laces undone and trailing after her. Her green and orange knee socks were pulled up to right below her knees. They had small green bows on the side.
"Hello Virginia," she said airily, dragging her trunk into the compartment.
"What've you got there Luna," Hermoine inquired, pointing at something Luna had in her other hand.
Luna averted her pale eyes to Hermoine. "That is of no matter, just a toad."
Luna opened her hand to reveal a small, odd looking toad. It's eyes were a bright green, while it's skin was black. It's toes were pale pink and it looked up at Hermoine with eyes that blinked one at a time and very slowly.
"Are you sure that it's a safe pet? It doesn't look like anything I've ever seen before, and I've read Magical Amphibians and Fairies three times through," Hermoine remarked, still peering at the small toad. Even though she looked good, she was still quite the book worm.
Luna shrugged and sat in the seat next to the window, plopping the toad into her lap, where it instantly closed his eyes and began to purr.
Hermoine set Sparky down, and he crawled under one of the chairs.
"That toad is odd, just like Luna. The perfect pet for her," Hermoine whispered to Ginny as the two girls sat next to each other, across from Luna.
Ginny nodded and began to stare out the window, watching the countryside fly by. She was so busy staring out the window, she was startled when she head Luna start sing a song she'd never head before. At first, she wasn't sure if Luna was singing, for her voice was so low. But, as Ginny continued to listen, she realized Luna really was singing. As she listened closer, she was actually able to make out the words of the song.
Shine bright, morning light
Now in the end the spring is coming
Sweet blowing wind
Singing down the hill and downy
Keep your eyes on me
Now we run the edge of hell
Dear my love, sweet morning light
Wait for me, you've gone much farther
Too far…
"Wow, Luna, your voice is beautiful," Ginny whispered. Luna jerked as if she'd just woken up.
"Ah, yes. As I've been told, but beauty is only in the eye of the beholder," she mumbled as she stared again out the window.
Hermoine caught Ginny's eye and shook her head as if to say, 'That poor, poor girl.'
"I can't wait until we get there," Ginny said as Sparky came out from under her seat and settled down in her lap. Hermoine nodded and continued reading a book. Ginny glanced at the title and saw pink sparkly letters that read, Magical Amphibians and Fairies.
"Why are you reading that? I thought you've read it three times through?"
Hermoine nodded and answered, "I have, I brought it with as a bit of light reading." Ginny looked at the book again and saw how thick it was.
"Why are you reading it now?"
"Well, since I've never head of Luna's toad before, and I don't remember seeing it in here, I figured I'd look again, just to be sure," Hermoine replied, flipping several pages.
Ginny shook her head, amused at her friend.
The three girls sat there, the only sound were of Luna's odd little toad purring and the flipping of pages in Hermoine's book.
No sooner had the quietness enveloped the compartment, was the door flung open.
"Damnit Connor, why didn't anyone save us a seat?" A deep male voice filled the area, and all three girls turned their heads toward the door.
Draco Malfoy entered, followed by Connor. He had replaced Crabbe and Goyle over the summer
Draco was a tall, slightly muscular seventh year. His blonde hair was long, about to his earlobes. He was dressed all in black and had his wand tucked into his jeans pocket.
Connor was a little shorter than Draco, and had dark brown hair. It was short, and spiked up. He had green eyes, the color reminded Ginny instantly of grass. He was wearing dark blue jeans and a white shirt. He had a mischievous look about him.
Luna retained her calm, mystified air as Ginny and Hermoine could not help but express their concern about how two Slytherin boys had found there way into a compartment containing two Gryffindors and a young Ravenclaw.
"Ladies," Connor nodded as he shut the door behind him after he drug the two trunks in.
Ginny couldn't help but notice that neither boy recognized them. Had they changed that much?
"Could that be Lovegood?" Draco questioned with much amusement as the two boys sat down next to the calm girl.
She answered with the slightly tilting of her head and the twirling of her light hair in her fingers, which Ginny noticed, had lavender paint adorning the nails.
"It's gotta be her mate, no one can dress that wacky and still look good," Connor joked, smiling.
Luna still said nothing and fixed Connor with a stare from her pale eyes.
Ginny guessed Luna's deep staring made Connor nervous because he averted his gaze to Hermoine and Ginny, who were sitting across from them.
"You remind me of someone, but I can't place you. I mean, your hair, those eyes. Gah, you know her mate?" Draco looked at Connor while gesturing at Ginny.
Connor fixed his gaze on her as well, mostly on her chest. Ginny folded her arms in front of her boobs, and Connor shook his head no.
"Your name might help," Draco smirked, giving her a once over again.
"Virginia or Ginny Weasley," she purely loved the shocked looks she got from both boys.
"That means…"
"Yes Malfoy," Hermoine said, rolling her eyes as she snapped her book shut. She knew what he'd been thinking.
"Sorry, we didn't know we were going to be sharing a compartment with Mudblood and Weasley. We'll just be leaving," Draco spat, all traces of pleasantness leaving his face as he rose, closely followed by Connor.
"Oh Malfoy, stop playing stuck-up! Just suck it up, we're almost there anyways," Hermoine snarled. She didn't bother to jump on him for the Mudblood comment.
"Since we're almost there, we might wanna change into our robes," Ginny advised, as she slipped hers over her head. Luna and Hermoine followed her lead, but Draco and Connor didn't change until the train had slowed to almost a complete stop.
When the train finally stopped, Draco and Connor took off, probably hoping no one had seen them in such company.
"Malfoy's gonna be trouble this year, eh Gins?"
Ginny nodded at Hermoine's comment.
"Trouble is only what you make of it." Both girls looked at Luna and just shook their heads.
End Chapter Two: An Interesting Train Ride
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