Chapter 4
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A/N I'm so glad for all the people that have bothered to read this. THANKS! I'm really fond of this plot and I have lots of plans for so don't expect me to leave it! And most of my updates will be Mondays or Thursday (GMT) I didn't update lately because it was my birthday and I gave myself a holiday from responsibility, which included my homework…mwahahaha!
Rose's P.O.V
Rose walked along the corridors of the Hogwarts Express, gazing through the compartment windows hoping to recognise the one she had placed her trunk and owl. It was no longer empty, two girls sat close together; they looked like first years also. One girl was willowy and seemed on the verge of laughter in every situation. She had strawberry blonde hair that she felt the need to flick over her shoulder at the conclusion of every statement. The other girl was petite and had short dark hair; Rose was immediately reminded of Cinderella and Snow White from the muggle fairy tales.
Rose mumbled if she could sit down, blushing the same shade as her hair when the girls stared as she entered. She seated herself beside Taylor who hooted happily in recognition. The shortest of the pair spoke first, breaking the awkward silence. "I'm Jayne Bones." Her voice increased in pitch towards the end of her introduction. She stared expectantly at Rose, "Oh, yeah. I'm Rose umm…Granger" Rose tripped over her words and said her surname uncertainly. The girls exchanged a look, they knew that surname but it was surely just a coincidence, the girl in front of them looked every inch a muggleborn. The strawberry blonde introduced herself as Victoire Weasley.
Rose gave a sharp intake of breath. She had never dreamed that she would meet her relations so soon in her journey. The compartment that she had picked would be the one with her newly discovered cousin. "Weasley?" spluttered Rose, "My mother was a quarter Veela" she said, explaining her lack of the freckles and flaming hair that were a Weasley trademark, "Sorry but you seem really familiar, are you certain we haven't met before?" Rose lied about how she didn't know anything about magic until she got her letter. The two girls then stared at each other. Jayne broke the silent conversation, not enjoying being excluded, "So what house do you want to be sorted into?"
The conversation flowed for hours and theirs was one of the many friendships formed on the Hogwarts Express in first year that would last the seven years. The compartment door opened but it wasn't the woman with the sweet trolley making a reappearance. In burst two second years they were red in the face from running and uncontrollable laughter, one had fluorescent turquoise hair and the other was stocky with a dark hair, both boys wore mischievous glints in their eyes.
They didn't wait for an invitation but immediately sprawled themselves on the empty seats. The boy with turquoise hair spoke to Victoire, "Some prefects think we are responsible for a dungbomb incident on Slytherins so we'll just hide in here until they notice how innocent we are, that okay Vicki?" Victoire irked at her nickname, "Kay…Whatever" then she flipped her hair again. The stocky boy then offered them all chocolate frogs, introducing himself as Jamie Wood. Rose replied with just her first name, she would avoid her surname for the moment unless someone asked specifically.
The boy with turquoise hair rose to introduce himself: "I am Teddy Lupin, son of a Marauder and Auror and Professor McGonagall's worst nightmare" he ended his proclamation with a bow. Victoire stuck out her leg and with inherited clumsiness Teddy stumbled and fell forwards onto Jayne's lap. The five friends roared with laughter, Teddy's hair glowed magenta to reflect his embarrassment.
Rose opened her chocolate frog and chewed the chocolate with happiness that was until she noticed the card that was with it. She choked as she saw a picture of her own mother smiling up at her.
"Hermione Jean Granger was born September 1979 to Muggle parents. She is the only female and most intelligent of the Golden Trio. With her strong friends Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley they battled many obstacles in their time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (for more information refer to the Golden Trio card)She is often known as the Most Intelligent Witch of her age or the Hero who vanished. After the Battle of Hogwarts in May 1998, Hermione Granger disappeared and has never been seen since. She is a great loss to the Wizarding community but it is hoped that she will one day return."
Rose's inquisitive mind filled with questions and confusion. The letter she would write to her mother would be a very important one. The others hadn't noticed her splutter; Jamie and Teddy were explaining their plans for letting some Nifflers loose in the trophy room. She was glad; this was something she wanted to keep to herself for now. All thoughts of her mother and the confusion vanished as the train pulled into Hogsmeade station. She felt just like every other first year: a mixture of nerves, excitement and apprehension.