Chapter: 2
"Come along!" Mrs.Weasley said to her children.
They were running late. It was 10:43 and they Weasley kids had to be on the train at 11 o'clock or they would miss the train. The car ride had been long and cramped. They were already at platform 9 and ¾ they just had to get their stuff on the train.
The train was huge and truly magnificent. Its engine was a bright scarlet color with the Hogwarts seal that underneath it were the words Hogwarts Express.
"Ok come here. Ron this is your sandwich. Fred, George here you both go. Ginny? Oh here you go dear. Yes it's a peanut butter and jelly sandwich." Molly added with a smile. "Now hurry! Get on the train."
She kissed and hugged all her kids' goodbye. Fred and George hurried toward the front of the train were they were met by their friend Lee Jordan. Ron headed towards the back. Ginny followed him. He walked into a compartment that was occupied by two people.
"Ron!" Hermione yelled and then gave Ron a big hug. "Hey Ron!" said Harry Potter who gave Ron a big smile when Hermione hugged him. Ron smiled back then Harry who was standing behind Hermione winked at Ron. Ginny who saw this looked from Hermione to Ron, then to Harry. Harry just smiled at Ginny who then blushed.
"Well Harry, how are you?" Ginny asked. Harry, after all, must have had a bad summer. He had just lost his godfather Sirius Black and had to spend the entire summer at the Dursley's.
"Oh I've had better. But it wasn't too bad." He said though his smile did seem forced now.
"Great job Ginny." Ron whispered to his sister. "If you say anything else stupid like that you are leaving." Ginny was about to say something to Ron when the door opened. In floated Luna Lovegood.
"Hullo everyone." Luna said in misty far away voice. She smiled at Harry. He smiled back, though he went slightly pink in the cheeks. Hermione who knew that Ginny like Harry cut in.
"Umm, Ginny why are Fred, George, and Lee all here. Didn't Lee graduate last year? And Fred and George left last year too?"
"Well Fred and George have that joke shop in Diagon Alley. And Lee had this idea that Hogwarts students could only shop there during the summer so they should open another store in Hogsmeade. George and Fred agreed with Lee but they couldn't manage two shops even though there are two of them so they asked Lee to become a partner and inventor with them. Cuz he has been there from the beginning you know." She finished with a sigh and opened up her charms book.
"Well, why are all three of them here then? Shouldn't one or two of them be in the other shop?" Hermione asked still intent on the conversation much to Ginny's dismays.
"It's the grand opening and they all wanted to be here for it. Bill and Fleur have off for a couple of days so they are managing the other shop till they get back. Plus other people work there too."
"Hey what is the deal with Bill and Fleur?" Harry asked looking like he was about to laugh.
"They're engaged" Ginny added and returned to her book. Luna looked at Ginny with big gray open eyes. She too then got out reading material and started to read. Hermione looked over at her saw what she was reading then snorted.
Ron looked up at this and Harry took the opportunity to converse with his Chess pieces for some advice on how to beat Ron at his own game.
The train ride passed in this manner for quiet some time when the old lady with the cart came round. Ginny pulled out her lunch her mother packed. She opened up her sandwich and started to eat it when, "What is that?"
Ginny looked up at Luna. "Oh this is a P.B and J sandwich. It's my favorite!" she added as a second thought.
"Really? That was my mum's favorite too!" Harry said.
"Harry how do you know that?" Hermione asked while Ron rolled his eyes behind her back so she couldn't see. Ginny laughed at that. Hermione just looked at Harry.
"Well, I was cleaning at The Dursley's when my Aunt asked me to get something in the basement and I was down there looking around when I found some stuff of my mothers. It was about three boxes of stuff and I went through them and took some things and kept for myself. Apparently my mum and aunt were close till my mum and my dad got together. But I have this feeling that it was more my uncle who made my aunt stop seeing my mum. I think my aunt feels guilty or something."
Hermione looked stunned, Ron was eating Berttie Botts with a look of slight confusion, and Luna looked like she wanted to give Harry a big hug, while Ginny looked dazed but cleared her throat and said "Yes well your mother had great taste." She then continued eating her sandwich.
