To anyone who was unfortunate enough to click onto this story, here is Chapter 2 for your enjoyment/dislike. You can review/flame or do neither. It's your choice.
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Harry awoke to Hermione bouncing on his bed. "Gerroff!" he yelled. "Okay, okay. Calm down. Just want to tell you that we both got another letter. Oh, cute PJs by the way." Harry blushed and pulled up the bed cover. "Thanks. I'll be down later." Harry tore open the envelope once Hermione had gone and read:
Dear Mr Potter,
We are pleased to inform you that you have been made a prefect. As a prefect, you will have to set a good example to younger students and abide by all the rules. Harry sniggered. He doubted that it was possible for him to get through the year without breaking at least a few. There will be a meeting in my office on the first day of term during the Sorting.
Yours Sincerely,
Professor McGonagall
Harry sighed and put away the letter. He hoped his friend Ron was a prefect, as he wanted to be Head Boy. He got up and walked to the shower.
The next few weeks passed without incident, except when the two kids went to see a movie. There, they bumped into a boy from Harry's old school (original idea, eh?) named Frank.
"Hey Harry!" he called over. Surprised he had remembered his name Harry walked over.
"Hi, long time no see." Frank said.
"Yeah, five years."
"Been doing yourself well I see," he said giving Hermione a long look. Interpreting this glance Harry said,
"Nah, she's just a friend."
"JUST A FRIEND! Did all those punches Dudley give you go to your head? She is hot!" With this Hermione yelled over,
"I CAN hear you, you know!" Frank blushed and lowered his voice.
"You know, back when we went to school together, nobody really disliked you, we just didn't want to get the shit knocked out of us by Dudley's gang."
"Don't worry about it, it's forgotten."
"Speaking of school, where do you go? I thought you were going to Stonewall."
"Oh, just some boarding school. I really gotta go, see you around!" Harry said, as he walked over to where Hermione was standing.
"So what were you two talking about besides me?"
"Reliving painful memories involving Dudley and his fists." 'And some new ones I've just thought up now involving you and a bikini,' but he didn't say that.
Before they knew it, it was September 1. Unlike whenever Harry stayed over at the Weasly's, there was no rushed packing. Hermione's organised parents had them do it around a week in advance. Setting off early, they arrived with an hour to spare. They lugged their trunks on to the train, reserved a carriage and then set off to look for their friends. Ron arrived at 10:45. "Come on Harry, help me with my trunk," he called. His was a good deal heavier than usual as Fred and George had managed to persuade him to smuggle some of their spare pranks. It was their last year, and they wanted to go out with a bang (probably a toilet).
"Are you going to greet me too?" asked Hermione. "Hello," Ron said, rather coldly. She threw her hands in the air (and then caught them and put them back on). "Oh come on! You can't still be mad with me about Viktor can you?" "I can and I am," he said stubbornly. "Oh fine then. Anyway, we've broken up. It wouldn't work out." At this, his expression softened. Harry, however was unimpressed. "He got you a broom!" Hermione shifted uncomfortably. "Yes, well, I did feel rather bad, dumping him after that." 'Well, at least she's free now!'
From then on, Ron was a lot nicer to Hermione. He was a prefect too (Hey, it's not as if I know how many prefects you can have from each house) and so could still hold on to his dream of being Head Boy (which is a bit dumb when he's in the same year as the Boy Who Lived). The journey happened as follows:
- Harry bought the usual masses of treats
- Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle came in and were sent out with threats of them getting Hagrid to give him a 'ferret' sandwich.
- Neville came in and roped them into finding Trevor
- Fred and George tried to give them some food they had bewitched, but the Sneakoscope gave them away.
- Ron gave him his present, an owl care kit. At the school they looked after them, but he would need his own set at home. No more stealing Aunt Petunia's hair brush.
Finally, the Hogwarts Express stopped. As soon as they stepped out, they heard the massive rumbling voice of Hagrid. "Firs' years! Firs' years over 'ere! Any more firs' years? Alrigh' Harry!" Grinning, Harry, Ron and Hermione got in a carriage. Neville tried to get in too, but was beaten by Pavarti. Lavender glared at her but said nothing. They reached the castle and Harry and co. walked off after McGonagall. She led the first years to the hall and from there Snape took them. Harry thought it unwise to expose the children to such horror, but said nothing.
She stopped outside her office and they went in. The Head Boy and Girl, as well as the other prefects were there. Cho Chang gave him a quick smile and his heart leapt. 'Make up your mind. Do you like Hermione or Cho? Well, Hermione has a great smile, but so does Cho, Hermione has great legs, but so does Cho, Hermione would be great in a snog, but so would Cho…
"Well Mr Potter, as I was saying, those are the reasons for changing the passwords fortnightly, instead of monthly. Do you agree with everyone else?"
"What?" said Harry, snapping out of his daydream. "Uh, yeah, I think that's a great idea."
"Well, that's the meeting over for today, get back to the feast."
They got back to the Hall in time to hear Dumbledore say, "Now we are all watered and fed, it is time to return to your common rooms."
Sadly glancing at the empty plates, the prefects trooped up the respective staircases. "Damn that McGonagall," they heard Malfoy mutter (of course Snape made him a prefect) "What the hell was the point of that meeting?" Silently, Harry agreed, but he would never tell Malfoy that. His last thought was, as he collapsed on his bed without changing was: 'Definitely Hermione!'
In case you haven't realised, I'm a Harry/Hermione shipper. Personally, I preferred this chapter to the first one. I might not be able to post any new chapters for a while, 'cos it's my exam week. Luv ya! Bye!