"So, I guess I'll go again." Harry said, after looking at Ron and Hermione.
"If you wish." Hermione muttered, trying to stifle a small giggle.
Harry once again raised his wand to his forehead, extracted a memory, and dropped it into the Pensieve. The three friends looked down at it as glimpses of Hermione and Neville's faces swirled around inside. Then, one by one, they dived in.
Harry and Ron were in the compartment; Ron describing Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans to Harry.
"You want to be careful with those," Ron warned Harry. "When they say every flavor, the mean every flavor-you know, you get al the ordinary ones like chocolate and peppermint and marmelade, but then you can get spinach, liver, and tripe. George reckons he got a booger-flavored one once"
He picked up a green one, examined it closely, then bit the corner.
"Bleaaargh-see? Sprouts"
They continued trying different ones for the next while until someone knocked on the compartment door. Neville came in.
"Sorry," he said,"but have you seen a toad at all"
They shook their heads.
"I've lost him! He keeps getting away from me!" he wailed.
"He'll turn up." Harry said.
"Yes. Well..." Neville went on, "if you see him..." and he left.
"Don't know why he's so bothered..."Ron said.
"Surprising how Neville turned out now, eh?" the seventeen-year-old Ron said, over what his younger self was saying.
"Yeah. Amazing." Hermione replied.
"He might have died and you wouldn't have noticed the difference," said Ron in disgust, referring to his pet rat, Scabbers.
"I rather wish he had died, come to think of it. But then Sirius wouldn't have had the chance to clear hiss name, Not that he got to, anyway." Harry said.
"...nearly poking out. Anyway-"Ron was saying.
He had just raised his wand when the compartment door slid open again. Neville had returned. This time with Hermione.
"Has anyone seen a toad? Neville's lost one." she said.
"Ugh! I look terrible!" Hermione interrupted.
"What? You jsut realized that?" Ron said sarcastically.
Hermione rounded on him.
"Not that you don't look beautiful now!" Ron whimpered.
"Thank you." Hermione replied calmly.
"Must you two always fight?" Harry asked.
"Yes." Ron said, just as Hermione said, "No"
"See what I mean?!" Harry said.
"Oh, shut up, Harry." Ron said.
"Whatever." Harry said.
Silence.
"You know, it almost was like the old days for a moment there." Hermione said.
"Yeah, you're right." said Harry, a smile spreading across his face.
"Like always." Ron replyed, also smiling.
"See, it's times like tese when you appreciate having a 'know-it-all' for a best friend Hermione sarcastically.
They all broke out laughing at this.
And everything went dark.