Gabby, Hermione and Ginny are in a compartment on the Hogwarts express on the way to Kingscross.

"I can't believe that we have never been to the Burrow ,even though we've been your friends since first year end" thinks Gabby aloud

"We were on holiday all the other summers ,Gabby, and during Christmas we would stay at Hogwarts as your parents visit Charlie and Bill alternatively ,so it isn't really that surprising that we haven't been to the Burrow yet" explained Hermione ,raising her nose out of her book.

"Yes every summer we are on holiday either to Spain, France, Denmark,Netherlands or simply Scotland. This year we had to literally beg our parents not to take us to our cousins- they are horrendous" exclaims Gabby

"They can't be that bad can they?" Asked Ginny tentatively

"They are so disgusting ,rude and full of themselves ,but can we please not talk about them I don't find them an entertaining subject" adds Hermione ,placing her book in her trunk ,giving up trying to read it peacefully with two chatty girls around"

Just as Ginny was about to apologise for causing tension ,the compartment door swung open and Nevile Longbottom, Shameless Finnigan and Dean Thomas march into the compartment and sit opposite the girls.

"What are you girls gossiping about?" Asks Dean ,sitting down opposite Ginny and giving her an exaggerated smile.

"We don't only gossip ,Dean, we read and talk about the summer as well" exclaimed Hermione angrily getting Dean's attention herself ,while Ginny looks straight ahead ,startled and certainly not pleased. At that moment, the trolley witch draws outside their door and asks whether they would like anything to eat. They grab a few things each and pay for it not noticing the 3 boys who were also making their payment. Gabby rushes back into the compartment followed by Neville. Shameless and Dean had already paid and were inside the compartment ,so it left only Hermione and Ginny outside. They made no action to go back in the compartment even after they paid. They just stood there watching the 3 boys pay before the trolley witch moved on down the train. They carried on watching the boys ,their arms folded and slight frowns on their faces, wanting to see what the boys would boys however did the exactly same thing.

Eventually, Ginny broke the silence "So, looks like you 3 have found some kind of way to stop yourselves from sneering at every Gryffindor that happens to pass you. But you have replaced the sneer with such a cold look ,it could extinguish fire, that I am afraid you still haven't passed the test of being a good person"

Hermione sniggered a bit at this comment before adding "Yes, you need to try smiling ,which could take some practice, and perhaps saying a friendly hello would also be nice ,but that could take you guys over a year to master that" The 2 girls started laughing heartily after that last comment ,though the boys unusually just stay quiet. Harry found it quite a sight to see the 2 Gryffindor girls laughing before their eyes. Usually the girls were glaring or smirking at the boys but this time they were laughing -actually laughing. Draco had noticed the change too and looked taken aback at the sudden change of mood. Secretly, he believed the girls actually looked quite cute while laughing. Ron ,however noticing the change in his friends, started to flare up. Hermione and Ginny ,getting over their laughing fit started to walk back into the compartment ,when Ron grabbed their wrists and spun them around until they were facing him. Their laughing faces had been replaced by glaring ones.

"Ron what are you doing" exclaimed Harry

"Remember our promise Ron" threatened Draco

Suddenly Ron stepped towards the girls and raised his arm but Draco stopped his arm and Harry gave him a knowing look before Ron lowered his arm ,gave the girls a venomous glare and turned to go back to the Slytherin boy compartment. Draco and Harry followed not giving the utterly confused girls a backward glance. The 3 of them sat in the compartment where already Blaise Zabini and Theodore Nott.

"Whassup boys?" Asked Blaise "Took you long ,didn't it?" Ron simply glared at Draco and Ron before taking a seat next to Blaise ,not even waving a hand in acknowledgement that he knew Blaise had spoken, before Harry and Draco sat down next to Theo opposite them.

"Just took long to chose our sweets" Harry eventually answered before taking out a book and starting to write.

Best Mate,

I feel that you are my best mate as I can confide in you easily knowing that you will not and cannot spill my secrets to uninviting ears. So as you should know I am going to Ron's home right now. I am for once in ages actually looking forwards to something. At school I just feel like my life is on a loop as ever single day is the same as the last. I try to make it interesting ,bullying younger students but it doesn't give me the satisfaction it used to in other years ,especially since I had that shameful encounter with Weaslette where she overpowered me so easily. I actually feel proud of her. I mean I deserved that punch and kick for 5 whole years and she finally got the courage to do it now. As fun as it is to talk to you,I think I should put you away now because Theo is looking at me suspiciously.

Draco also took out his diary

Today has been unusual, I went to the trolley witch with Harry and Ron and who do I find there but Granger and Weaslette. Do you want to know what I saw them doing? They were laughing. I know that doesn't seem much but these are two Gryffindors who are standing infant of 3 very strong and muscly Slytherin lads and laughing after teasing them. That is not what you would usually expect a normal Gryffindor to be doing least of all Weaslette and Granger. They really aren't the typical Gryffindors. In fact, if you judged them by the way they were teasing then they could be on the brink of being a typical Slytherin. Now the Hogwarts Express has stopped so I expect that we're here know.

Draco looked up from his diary only to find Harry staring at him knowingly. It wasn't an accusing stare but a stare of understanding instead.

—- With Hermione and Ginny —-

"What just happened there?" Gasped Hermione as she watched the 3 boys enter their compartment at the other end of the train

"I think Malfoy and Potter just saved our necks while risking their reputation" thought Ginny aloud

"I'm not too sure about that. Sure they came in the way between Weasley and us ,but Malfoy said something about a promise ,I think that they were trying to save their own necks as much as ours." Sighed Hermione "Oh well, we better get back into our compartment and don't look too shocked ,I don't think Dean would like it if we told him what happened.

"No I don't think so either" giggled Ginny ,bit more colour flooding her face.

The two girls let themselves in to the compartment

-Gabby, Ginny and Hermione are unpacking their trunks at the Burrow while chatting to each other.-

"I am so happy to be able to properly meet your whole family at last!" Squealed Hermionie ,folding her shirts into a neat pile in the corner of a draw.

"Yes, and you are lucky that Bill and Charlie are coming to stay this summer as well" explained Ginny ,placing her photo of her family ,without Ron, on her bedside table.

"What about Ron ,Gin, do you know where he is staying this summer?" Asked Gabby ,placing her make up in a special vanity bag Hermionie gave her to keep her things neat