"Harry, catch!" It was Hermione. She had thrown a chocolate frog to each one of her best friends.
Stumbling to the ground
after getting hit in the head with something hard, on the head, he bent over
and picked up one of his favorite chocolate sweets. Harry quickly unwrapped his
and stuffed the round fake amphibian in his mouth, acting the exact opposite of
Ron who ate it piece by piece, not wanting the smooth flavor to melt away.
Neither of them had
gotten any new cards, just Dumbledore and the American Minister of Magic. Which
Harry could honestly say he had at least 12 of each.
"Thanks
Herm!" they both echoed each other after finding that no more candy was left,
but they kept eying the last one sticking out of her suitcase.
Only
a half hour was spent on the train after that moment. During that time, the
passengers only had time to change into their school robes, because afterwards,
there was panic all over the Hogwarts Express. Much like the year before, the
lights flickered off, leaving a deadly silence among the students, first year
and above.
Ron,
Harry, and Hermione froze, hoping that it was not the dementors who caused the
black out this time. Harry took out his want and found himself rehearsing the
spells he learned with Lupin.
"Not again!" a low voice muttered somewhere in the
next compartment.
"Yes sir, it's been going on like this all week, I
can't seem to control it. The school couldn't get the test runs finished
because of the lack of power. We are going to have to hide somewhere else until
school starts because of the lack of power…." The voice trailed off. It seemed familiar to Harry; he just wasn't
sure where he had heard it before.
Slowly,
a small red head peered through the crack in the door, and walked in.
"SHHHHH!!"
Ron hissed, putting his finger to his lips, straining to hear the two people
talking again, but it was no use. They must have stopped talking when they
heard Ginny enter the room.
"Harry!
It happened again, but this time my dream was different, it happened while I
was napping. It was Professor Binns, he tried to hex you, but then remembered
he was a ghost, and he went down the hall trying to curse you all the way!"
All
Harry did was stare at her like she was crazy, while Ron sneered into a smile
and answered, "Ginny! It isn't a time to flirt! And with my best friend? What
has he ever done to you?? He doesn't deserve you and you know it!"
Both
Harry and Ginny flushed red, and walked around uncomfortably, while Hermione
grew mad while looking at Ron's face, which was in a grin.
His
sister turned around and briskly walked out of the room.