Chapter 1: The Hogwarts Express
It was a stormy day and time to return to Hogwarts. Harry stayed at The Burrow for a week before returning to Hogwarts and he couldn't wait to see Hermione.
When Harry, Ron, Fred, George, Ginny, Mrs Weasley and Mr Weasley arrived on platform Nine and three-quarters they were met by Hermione and Harry suddenly felt nervous. When Hermione spotted the group of Weasleys and Harry she came to greet them.
"Harry! So good to see you!" Hermione exclaimed while Ronmade faces behind her back.
"Oh, you too Ron, Ginny" she added quickly.
There was a loud noise that erupted from the steam train waiting for them, and it was time to leave.
"You guys will really enjoy this year. You're in for a big surprise" said Mrs Weasley as Harry, Ron and Hermione were about to get on the train.
"What does that mean? What surprise?" Questioned Ron with great interest.
"Never mind you will find out sooner or later, now you better get on the train!" replied Mr Weasley.
As the train started moving. Harry, Ron and Hermione waved out the window to Mr and Mr Weasley, until they became out of sight, and all they could see was steam from the train. As Harry, Ron and Hermione set off looking for an empty compartment they were talking about why she didn't come to the Burrow with them before school started like she usually did. "Well I was busy with ……….. things!" she replied.
"What things?" Ron asked.
"Honestly Ron you ask too many questions".
"No I don't!" he replied sounding offended.
"Heres one" Harry said trying to get them to stop fighting.
"Ok well I am gonna go and meet Ginny's boyfriend. I'll see you later" and Ron had left the compartment leaving Harry and Hermione ALONE.
Harry started talking to Hermione in an awkward way.
"So how was your summer" he asked.
"Um good. How about you?" she asked back
"Boring except for when I went to visit Ron".
"Oh well that's a shame" she said. Hermione was about to say something when the compartment door slided open and a thin person with white blonde hair and an evil grin across his facewas standing in the doorway.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asked getting rather annoyed at the way he was looking at them.
"Oh… did I disturb some quality time with your girlfriend Potter? Bad choice though, even you can do better than a filthy Mudblood, or not" he sneered and his group of pathetic followers were laughing behind him.
Harry felt so angry about Malfoy insulting Hermione that he got up and before Hermione could stop him Harry punched Malfoy in the face and his nose started bleeding as he ran away.
"Harry you shouldn't have done that!" Hermione replied sounding a little scared
"Why? You can't let him insult you all the time!"
"Yes I can. Now let's go and save Ginny from Ron and his questions!" she added
They both left the compartment and not to their surprise found Ron throwing filthy looks at Dean as he was speaking to Ginny. As soon as Ginny saw Harry and Hermione she stood up looking angry.
"Hermione can you please get Ron out of here." She pleaded
But before Hermione could say anything Ron interrupted
"Yeah like I am gonna leave my sister with him. They will probably start snogging" he interupted giving Dean a dirty look.
"Well if you come with us Harry can tell you about how he punched Malfoy" said Hermione knowing that she will regret it.
"NO WAY" Ron said to Harry and walking out of the compartment
"Thank you so much Hermione, I owe you" Ginny said excitedly
"That's ok and have fun" Hermione replied and left the compartment but surprisingly she didn't follow Harry and Ron but walked in the opposite direction. Hermione walked back to the compartment with her things in it but did not realise that Malfoy and his friends were sitting waiting for her. She had fallen into their trap.
Before Hermione could do anything Crabbe and Goyle two of Malfoy's friends grabbed her and tied her up. She tried to break free but it did not work. She tried to take her wand for her pocket but Malfoy took it from her.
"Let's see what our hero Potter can do for you now?" Malfoy said looking pleased with himself. Hermione was out of hope and tried to scream but there was no one in the corridor to hear her.
"So you actually punched him? Man I wish I was there!" said Ron looking slightly disappointed but suddenly a smile crossed his face. And Harry looked a little worried.
"Do you know what this means?"
"What" said Harry hesitating
"Now we have something to hold against Malfoy, and we can tell the whole school about it. You know spread rumors" said Ron looking rather excited.
"No we can't cause then I will get in trouble for violence" Harry added and I don't want a detention.
"Oh yeah I forgot" said Ron looking annoyed more than anything.
"Hey where is Hermione. I thought she was going to come with us?" Harry questioned as they walked.
"Maybe she went back to our compartment. Let go there then cause there is nothing else to do!" Ron added so they went back to the compartment but when they got there they did not expect to see Hermione sitting between Crabbe and Goyle tied up with a piece of material in her mouth.
"Let her go Malfoy" Harry demanded
"No! Why should I?" Malfoy replied
"Because we will hurt you again if you don't you thick head" Ron said both of them drawing out their wands
A look of horror spread on her face and she tried squealing and shaking her head but Crabbe hit Hermione over the head andshe fell ontohis lap unconscious. Crabbe slid her up and rested she head on the headrest.
"Nooooo" Harry yelled and felt all of his anger rise to his face feeling the need to jinx Malfoy right there.
"What did you do that for" said Ron looking worried and angry at the same time.
"Say sorry and we will leave" said Malfoy standing up to be eye level with Harry and Ron
"NO. You got everything you deserved" said Harry
"And what did she ever do to you anyway" he asked glancing over Malfoy's shoulder and looking at Hermione unconscious between Crabbe and Goyle that were discussing something that Harry couldn't hear.
"Well nothing really but I don't like Mudbloods especially her, so, am I going to get apology or do I have to torture her to get it" Malfoy asked looking over his shoulder at Hermione, turning back and smiling.
"Don't you dare hurt her Malfoy" Harry said trying to keep himself from exploding.
"I will do it you know, so don't think that I am bluffing" he added
"Yeah we know you to well Malfoy" said Ron
"So if I say an apology you will not hurt Hermione and leave us alone" Harry asked
"Maybe if I am happy with it" he answered back
"WHAT! That's not fair" Ron yelled
"FINE! I will say it. I am sorry. There, are you happy?" he said arrogantly
"Well, not really, but it will have to do, for now. I'll see on the platform" he said as Crabbe and Goyle left the compartment laughing.
When Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle left the compartment Harry (and Ron) rushed to Hermione's side and untied her and woke her up.
"Huh. Where am I?" she said confused looking around.
"What's your name?" Harry asked hoping she would remember
"Harry, stop talking to me like I am a baby. My name is Hermione Granger. So what happened? All I remember was coming back here and seeing Malfoy and then……I don't know?" she said with a scared look on her face.
"Yeah Malfoy wanted to get back at me for punching him before and he knows……" Harry started but instead turned red.
"He knows what?" she asked interested
"He knows how much you mean to me" he continued unsure of what Hermione would say. It was an awkward moment for a while as Hermione looked at Harry like she had never before and Harry got a little worried.
"I'm going to go find the lunch trolley, I'm starving" said Ron and he leaving Harry and Hermione alone, again.
"So you saved me?" she said still looking at him.
"Um I guess, but Ron was there too." He added quickly
Hermione looked worried for a moment and then got up and so did Harry so they were face to face, and rather close seeing as it was a small compartment.
"I'm going to change my clothes" she said slowly moving closer so Harry could feel her breathe. Harry felt so nervous because he liked Hermione so much since they met in first year and he was finally going to kiss her for real and not in his dreams.
"Are you going to change too?" Hermione asked even slower than before.
"Yeah in a minute" he replied feeling he might vomit his stomach out.
Finally they both leaned forward and kissed and it was everything they both had been waiting for. It was a long and soft kiss that was so good they didn't want to stop. It had been Harry and Hermione's first kiss and they were both nervous but they didn't care. She slid her hands up around his neck and his hands went straight to her waist.
Unfortunately I had ended when the compartment clunked,and both of them jumped and pretended that nothing happened but nobody was there it was just a bump on the train track.
"We better change" said Hermione smiling and blushing a little.
"Ok I will get Ron and meet you back here soon!" he said trying to act normal but there was no need because Ron had just walked in with a few lollies in his hand.
"Um Ron we are going to get changed now so get our stuff and I will meet you in the hall!" Harry said informing Ron of the plans, but he couldn't answerseeing ashis mouth was full of lollies, soall he did was nod.
Once Ron was ready all three of them headed to the bathroom Harry and Ron went one way and Hermione went the other.
As planned Harry, Ron and Hermione met in the compartment all three of them packing their trunk with Harry and Hermione on one side and Ron on the other.
Ron was going on about something that happened with the lunch trolley but neither of them were listening but every five seconds looking up at each other and smiling.
Finally the train stopped and they walked out of the train onto the platform.