Harry stumbled blindlessly around in the darkness. He tried to identify a few people but in the dark it was incredibly hard.
Wait a minute. Harry felt someone's face in the darkness. The skin was soft.
"Hermione! Are you ok?" Harry shouted.
"Potter will you get off me?" snarled the droning voice of Malfoy's.
Harry lept back in horror and surprise but then stumbled backwards and the lights flicked back on.
Harry sat up and looked around. He saw he was lying on top of the real Hermione, Malfoy glaring at him straight across from him, Ron sitting on Goyle's head, and Crabbe lying on top of Ginny.
Quickly everyone stood up as fast as possible looking silly for being sprawled out over the compartment floor.
At that time the train conductor's voice seemed to begin speaking from what looked like to Harry a magical type of intercom he hadn't ever noticed before.
The train conductor said, "It seems as though a certain two people have decided it would be funny to pull a prank on The Hogwarts Express. It seems as though they wished to delay our arrival to Hogwarts so they could be considered "legends". Their punishment will be decided once we arrive at the school. A trained Nurse will be coming around to make sure everyone is ok and that no one was hurt in this little prank. Good day."
Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle left the compartment as fast as possible not wanting to be seen hanging around Harry's compartment.
As soon as they left Ron moaned and Harry looked at him with worry and then said, "It wasn't them was it?"
"Who else could it be?" said Ron, "Mum is gonna freak!"
Hermione looking cross said, "Oh come on now, I know their not the brightest things on this planet but they wouldn't pull somthing this stupid to be legends would they?"
At that exact moment Fred and George bursted into their compartment with the most devilish and proudest looks on their faces.
Ginny quite shocked said, "You didn't....."
"No. no Ginny not us! Not us angels!" said George with his grin widening.
"Ginny! I thought you had more trust in your dear loyal brothers then to accuse us of pulling the best prank in all of Hogwarts History!" said Fred trying to look as innocent as possible.
Hermione quite remarkably shocked sputtered, "You two...I can't believ it....you...uh....my goodness this prank wasn't even funny! It was just stupid!"
"We know," said Fred.
"Ain't it great!" said George.
Ginny's eyes then widened and she said happily as she skipped back into her compartment, "Oooo Fred and George are gonna get it! Fred and George are gonna get it"
The two boys glared at Ginny as she kept singing her little song.
"Well we'd love to stick around and chat but if we don't get back to our compartments we'll get caught," said George.
"Cheerio darlings!" said Fred.
"Wow, wow, hang on. You mean you haven't been caught yet?" said Hermione even more shocked.
"Not yet sweet heart!" said George.
Ron then piped up, "But I thought the train conducter said there were two certain individuals who were trying to become "legends!"
"Well when the lights were turned off we left a note infront of the conductor. It said: To Mr. Conductor of the train. We doth know-eth that we-ith pulled-eth this prank-eth in order-eth to-eth become-eth legends. With-eth great-eth pleasure-eth, Two Individuals." said Fred accenting even more then his usual stupid shakespear voice on the "eths"
"Well we'd love to stick around and get busted but really, we must be on our way!" said George.
Quickly the two boys ran out smiling.
Harry looked over at the bewildered Hermione.
"Hermione, for once in your life, don't be a snitch!" pleaded Ron.
Hermione with her nose in the air said stiffly, "They should be expelled, but I didn't see anything unusual. The two of them might have been dissapointed that they couldn't do something like shut down the train for five minutes so they boasted as they had done the prank but I plead innocent because my ears may have decieved me."
Ron with his mouth open gasped and said, "Hermione your the best!"
She didn't even allow herself to smile at the compliment she only said stiffly, :They should be expelled and I already knew I was the best."
Then Ron leaned close to Harry and said, "Its now time for me to make my move!" Ron stood up and said, "Hermione I need to read you something. I wrote it from the gut of my heart. Hermione, a Poem by Ron Weasly, (Ahhem) Your hair smells like......"
But suddenly Ron was intterupted by Ginny who rushed in and said, "We're nearing the school. Hermione you can come into my compartment and change. They are only girls in there."
Ron fummed furiosly at his sister.
"What? Did I come at a bad time or something?" said Ginny puzzeled.
"No its ok. Ron was just gonna read Harry and I a poem. I'm sure it can wait. Right Ron?" said Hermione.
Ron gulped and nodded yes.
Suddenly Ginny's eyes widened, "Oooo! Is that the one I found lying on top of your trunk yesterday?" Her eyes were glistening with gossip.
Harry then protecting his freind stood up and changed the topic, "Well you know you better go on and change and Ginny Ron wwanted it to be a surprise and I'm sure he wouldn't want you you ruining the "surprise" would he?"
"Oh, I guess if you put it that way I won't tell. Or I won't tell her today but you've got two days to show it to her or I'll blab the whole thing." said Ginny grinning.
"OK! Alright but we're nearly there and we still ahven't changed so bye!" said Ron slamming the compartment door on Ginny and the puzzeled Hermione's face.
"Oh bother. Now what am I to do?" said Ron rather glumly.
And Harry sighed as well and opened his trunk and started undressing.