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Warning there is a tiny bit of mild cussing in this chapter. By that I mean there are 2 not very bad cuss words. So if your under like 10 years old, probably shouldn't read it.
Chapter 8- Hogwarts Express
For the first time in years the Weasley's made it to platform 9 ¾ with time to spare. The weeks after Kingsley's offer had been pretty calm. The foursome went to Diagon ally a few days after receiving their letters, and picked up all their supplies. Ginny's Birthday also passed, she spent the morning with her family and went out to dinner and a movie with Harry in the evening. Ginny had been asking to go to another movie since Harry's birthday. Ginny's birthday was very similar to Harry's though this time they returned to the burrow after dinner. The highlight of the day was when she got her presents. Harry had gotten her a Firebolt. She just looked at it until Ron had to remind her to breath. She couldn't stop smiling for hours after that. Ginny's expression was now the exact opposite of that day.
She was scowling at nothing in particular, with one hand on her hip and the other on the handle of her trolley. She was unhappy about being woken up so early. She had obviously gotten used to sleeping in over summer. Even though they were early the teens quickly said their goodbyes and made their way to the prefects compartment. Harry noticed Ginny's expression change as they made their way on the train. Though she hid it well Harry could see the fear in her eyes. This made Harry both worried and curious. It was obvious she was trying to hide it so Harry decided to respect her privacy and wait to ask later. Once all the prefects were in the compartment Hermione stood up motioning Harry to as well. He did and Hermione started her speech. She talked about prefects duties and who they could take points from. You could tell Hermione was in her element, but Harry wasn't listening. He noticed that everyone but Ron, Ginny, and Hermione were gawking at him. They all seemed to be looking at him in awe except for a sixth year from slytherin who looked at Harry with disgust. Hermione dismissed the prefects. Harry waited till they were the only ones still in the compartment before speaking. "who was that slytherin boy sitting over there?" Harry said gesturing to the seat the glaring boy occupied moments before.
"Harry that was Niles Rowle," she said as if that explained everything, when Harry continued to look at her with an expression of udder confusion, she sighed clearly annoy, "his father was Thorfinn Rowle, one of the death eaters who attacked us at the coffee shop after Bill and Fluer's wedding. He just got a life sentence in Azkaban."
Harry finally understood why the boy was glaring at him. "We might need to keep an eye on him. I think he blames me for his father's imprisonment."
Ron decided to enter the conversation, "Why in the world would McGonagall make him a perfect."
"Ron he was made a prefect last year and prefects keep their status unless stripped of it, and There is no record of him doing anything that would warrant that." It was Ginny who spoke though it did not sound like her. Her voice was cold and detached, and there was a sort of sick sarcasm in her voice as she said the last part of the statement.
The three friends were taken aback by her statement but they did not get a chance to question her about it because at that moment a patronus in the shape of a cat appeared.
The cat spoke in McGonagall's voice, "Harry Potter and Hermione Granger I need to inform you of the location of the head boy and head girl's dormitory's. There is a coat of arms with the Gryffindor crest on it located on the side of the fire place, this is the entrance to the dormitory's. To enter place your hand on the crest and say the password. There is not an assigned password yet, the first time you enter say the password that you would like to use and that will be the password you use for the rest of the year. If there is a problem come and see me to sort it out. Also please try and keep the other students from noticing the entrance. I will see you all at the feast."
The patronus disappeared when the speech ended. Hermione and Ron were so surprised by what they had heard they forgot about Ginny's earlier statement. Harry remembered it but did not say anything he knew she wouldn't want to say anything in front of Ron and Hermione. Harry quickly thought of a way to get them away.
"Ron Hermione, Me and Ginny will take the first patrol why don't you two try and find a compartment to sit in."
They agreed and left promptly. As soon as they were gone Harry turned to Ginny who was already standing up. "Ginny wait a second, I want to talk before we start patrolling."
Ginny looked confused but sat down and Harry continued. "What happened last year."
Ginny looked as if she had just been slapped, "I- I don't know what you're talking about." She said using the same cold tone as before.
"Ginny I know something is wrong and I know it, please tell me." Harry said worry obvious in his voice.
She took a deep breath "Harry there are a lot of things that happened last year. Hogwarts was a completely different place. I know you want to help Harry but not here. It's a long story and It's not easy to tell." Ginny said in a shaky voice.
Harry nodded understandingly he wasn't going to push her. "I guess we should start patrolling."
Ginny nodded in agreement and they made their way out of the compartment and started walking through the hallways.
They had been walking for about five minutes when Harry heard Ginny gasp he turned to see what caused that reaction. As he turned he saw a glimpse of Ginny's expression, which only worried him more. She looked angry, livid even, she didn't get this angry very often. He followed her gaze to a compartment window. He quickly saw what made Ginny that angry.
Ginny's tone matched her expression, "It's that skank. When did she start going to Hogwarts? I have never seen her before and she is most definitely not a first year."
Harry was just as confused as Ginny. The girl who had thrown herself at Harry months ago in Diagon ally was sitting on the Hogwarts express. Ginny continued to glare at her through the glass until Harry had to pull her away. The last thing he needed was for the girl to notice him and have to deal with her. Harry quickly found the compartment Ron and Hermione were in and much to Harry's delight he saw Luna and Neville as well. Ginny was still scowling and mumbling about how short the girls shorts were. They entered the compartment, Ron and Neville looked up to greet them but stopped when they saw Ginny's expression. It was obvious they had both been on the wrong side of Ginny's temper before. Hermione's reaction was quite different, she looked worried. Luna didn't even look up, she continued to read her issue of the quibbler upside down, oblivious to what's going on around her.
"Ginny what's wrong?" Hermione was the first to speak
"The hoe from Diagon ally is going to Hogwarts." Ginny said through gritted teeth.
Hermione, Ron, and even Neville looked shocked. And surprisingly it was Neville who spoke. "I read about that in the Daily Profit, her name is Anna Mirfield, a reporter actually interviewed her."
Harry spoke quickly "But what is she doing here. She isn't a first year and I've never se-"
He was interrupted mid sentence by Luna who still hadn't looked up from her magazine. "You should probably stop talking," Luna said in her usual dreamy voice. Harry was surprised by her interruption but before he could say something she continued, "your being listened to. It would probably be beneficial to put some protective charms around the compartment."
Harry immediately looked at the door though he figured Luna was probably talking about some type of fake creature. So it surprised Harry to see an extendable ear that someone had somehow gotten under the crack between the bottom of the door and the floor. Hermione was appalled by this. Apparently this was against one of the rules in the Hogwarts code of conduct. Harry was sure Hermione was the only student who had read the code of conduct, but he did not argue when she went to track down the culprit. After that they followed Luna's advice and cast several spells to protect from those who might try to listen in. Harry knew that this was just the start of all the attention, but he decided not to dwell on that. Though he was starting to appreciate having a private room so he didn't have to worry about people constantly bothering him in his dormitory.
A/N- I know terrible ending to the chapter but I couldn't think of anything better. I hope you guys like the idea of the girl from Diagon ally coming to Hogwarts. Now that I made Ron so understanding I needed someone else to make Ginny angry. Also if anyone has an idea for a password for the head boy/girl dormitories it would be very helpful. Anyway I would like it very much If you would review please and Thank You :D
