I made my way back to Hermione and found her with one of Lockhart's books. "Hermione! Why are you reading that?" I asked, crumpling my noise. She snapped the book shut, turning pink. "Oh just a bit of lite reading." She said, waving her hand. I rolled my eyes and looked around, where were Harry and Ron. "Umm…. Hermione where's Harry and Ron?" I asked her worriedly. She looked surprised as she looked around. "I assumed they were with you." I shook my head and she gulped. "Well maybe their off talking to Seamus and Dean, or Neville." I said, trying to reassure her and myself. She nodded and we sat down and fell into a comfortable silence.
When the train finally stopped I dashed into my school robes and Hermione and I filled out with the rest. "Do you see Harry or Ron? She asked. I shook my head and looked around. As we went around the path we saw carriages being pulled by some invisible creature I think. We looked at each other before nervously boarding one of them. As we closed the door we turned and saw who we were riding with. Who else but Draco, his cronies and some pug looking girl, I think her name was pansy.
I cleared my throat nervously and we sat down across from them. Pansy glared at me while Hermione glared at all of them. I looked at Draco for a moment and saw him glaring at Hermione. "Of course we have to share a carriage with Trash such as her" he muttered to goyal, pointing to Hermione. Pansy let a shriek of a laugh. I winced, Hermione took out her wand and said "Oh please malfoy, the only Trash in here is you and your followers!" she growled.
Draco seethed at her and said "How dare you speak to me like that! You fifthly little-" but before he could finish his sentence, the carriage stopped and Draco stood up and stomped out. Pansy ran after him and Crabbe and Goyal were quick to follow. I sighed; of course Draco had to act like that! "Don't worry about him Hermione, he's not worth it." I forced myself to say the words; this year was not starting out so great. We made our way into the castle, and then we were escorted into the great hall. Hermione and I took our seats next to Neville, Seamus, and Dean, but Harry and Ron were nowhere to be seen. Hermione looked at me worriedly but before she could say anything the first years came in and the sorting ceremony began.
When that was finally over and Dumbledore said his speech the food appeared. I shuffled food on my plate but was way too distracted to eat. Where had Harry and Ron disappeared to? Hermione seemed to having to same troubles, even lavender and Pavarotti asked where Ron and Harry were, but we had no answer for them. When the feast ended Hermione and I went back to the common room and unpacked our trunks. "What could have happened to them?" I asked, Hermione shrugged and said "Whatever it, they better have a pretty good explanation." I nodded and finished unpacking my trunk.
Once we both had all our stuff out, we traveled down to the common room. We sat down and began discussing things when Seamus came up to me. "I know what happened to Harry and Ron!" he said excitedly. I looked at him expectedly and he rushed the story out to us and several others who were listening in. "Harry and Ron, flew some flying car here! They were seen by 7 muggles too! It's all in the paper." He shoved the paper to me and I looked at in horror. Those idoits! Those complete buffoons! How could they steal the car! Dad was going to be in so much trouble! "Those bloody idiots!" I seethed. Hermione grabbed the paper and read it, and then looked at me. She rolled her eyes and muttered "only those two" I nodded and went back to my book.
We stayed up to see if Harry and Ron would come back. We heard a knock at the portrait and I looked pointy at Hermione Knowing it was Harry and Ron. She went over to the portrait and let them in. "There you two are! Where have you been, the craziest rumors have been going around. Saying you got expelled for flying a flying car!" Ron smiled sheepishly and said "well we didn't get expelled." I glared at him, and got up from my chair, putting my hand on my hips. He gulped at me and smiled weakly at me. I pinched the bridge of my nose and said "Just go to bed, I'll deal with you two in the morning!" Ron rolled his eyes and said "yes Mum". "Ronald Weasley do what I said or I swear I will bloody make you!" I seethed at him. He ran upstairs and Harry followed quickly after him. I winked at Hermione and we went up to bed, laughing. The next morning I woke up and quickly got Hermione out of bed.
We dressed and I squared my shoulders, ready to yell at the stupid buffoons. But when I got downstairs, the whole common room was cheering for them and congratulating them! Fred and George went up to them next, "Why couldn't we come in the car, eh?" Ron was red in the face but grinning broadly. I could see Percy coming and I whispered to him "I got this." He smiled at me and nodded. "Ronald Weasley and Harry Potter!" everyone looked nervously at me. "I can't believe you!" I seethed poking Ron in the chest. "You flew that stupid car, probably caused dad to get in so much trouble and your acting like you just won some prize!" he shrunk and I turned to Fred and George who seemed to be trying to get away. "And you two!" I seethed. "You shouldn't encourage him! Now everyone Go! We have breakfast!" everyone scurried off and Fred and George hung their heads, hopefully in shame. But I saw them wink at Harry. I glared at them and then turned to Harry, he gulped and said "It was all Ron's idea!" I swatted his hand and said "Why would listen to him?" he shrugged and I sighed. I was done yelling but my god did those boys give me a headache!
We walked down to breakfast and my yelling was soon forgotten once we all got to the table, but the discussion stayed away from their stunt. Hermione was still miffed though, she had left while I was yelling and was now reading voyage with vampires. I noticed the stiffness in how she greeted the boy, I rolled my eyes knowing she was still being disapproving, which I hardly minded, I hated being the hard one. I'm glad Hermione does it for me sometimes. Neville greeted us with a smiling face though. "Mail's due any minute – I think grans sending me something!" I had just started on my porridge when the sound of whooshing filled the air, I looked up and to my surprise it was Errol! The stupid bird crashed into the table and was knocked out unconscious.
"Errol!" Ron said. "Oh no" he gasped. Hermione shook her head and said "It's ok, I think he's still alive!" Ron shook his head and said "It's not that, mum… Mum… she sent me a howler!" I gasped, Ron was in for it! "You better open it Ron," Neville said. "I'll be worse if you ignore it, I did once when my gran sent me once and it was horrible." He gulped and said "better get it over with." Ron nodded and shakily opened the letter. Neville stuffed his fingers into his ears and I did as well, Harry looked confused as ever. The howler exploded with a load roar, shaking dust from the ceiling. "_STEALING THE CAR, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF THEY'D EXPELLED YOU, YOU WAIT TILL I GET A HOLD OF YOU, I SUPPOSE YOU DIDN'T STOP TO THINK OF WHAT ME AND YOUR FATHER WENT THROUGH WHEN WE SAW IT WAS MISSING-" The great hall was filled with mums yells, a hundred times louder though., everyone was watching though, I saw Draco and the sytherin table laughing. Ron was sunken so low in his chair; you could only see his crimson forehead. I decided to pretend I couldn't hear it as the howler continued. "_LETTER FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER YOULD DIE OF SHAME, WE DIDN'T BRING YOU UP TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU AND HARRY COULD HAVE BOTH DIED! I AM ABSOULTY DISQUESTED – YOUR FATHERS FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE WILL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME!"
A ringing silence stretched out, the red envelope burst into flames and disappeared into smoke. We all sat there, stunned. A few people laughed and then the talking started again. I looked over at Hermione who looked smug. "I don't know what you expected Ron but you-" Ron glared at her and said "Don't tell me I deserved it!" he rolled my eyes, "You did!" I snapped at him. Harry pushed his porridge away and Ron was pouting into his. Professor McGonagall moved among the Gryffindor table, passing out course schedules. I looked at it and saw me had double Herbology with Hufflepuff first. Luckily Hermione was being much nicer to the boys, seeing the howler as enough punishment. Harry, Ron, Hermione and I left the castle, crossed the vegetable garden, and made for the greenhouses, where the magical plants were kept.