Harry eagerly pushed his trolley, loaded as usual with all his hogwarts gear, through the thick crowds of kings cross. He couldn't believe it was now his 6th year at Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry. He was no longer the scrawny 11-year-old who nervously approached the station unexpected all the trails and tribulations he was set to go through or at least the people he would meet along the way.

Harry immediately began to think of the rule breaking and adventures he, Ron and Hermione had had. The mystery of the philosophers stone in his first year, the

Chambers of Secrets in the second (harry shuddered as he remembered the size on the Basilisk) the secret of Sirius black- Harry's ex-convict godfather and lastly, the memory that had been most painful of all since the day it happened, Cedrics murder by Voldemort. Harry had never been able to look at Cho since. He still, after everything everyone had said, felt terribly to blame for Cedrics death.

"If only" – harry thought- "we hadn't touched that bloody trophy!"

He was shaken out of his thoughts by a voice shouting towards him. He instantly recognised the voice but the person had changed dramatically.

"Hermione?!?!"

"Harry!" Hermione instantly hugged harry glad to see him after such a boring holiday. As she hugged him she could feel through his lose muggle clothes that he had built up over the summer.

*Hermione what are you thinking? It's only harry! Yeah the harry who you've had a huge crush on for the past 2years! *

"Hello? Herm?"

"Erm.. Yeah… sorry thinking" Hermione said taking a quick glance at those eyes. Those emerald green eyes that caught you and took your breath away. They seemed to be as bright as ever glinting in the sun coming through the windows of the station.

"Shall we get on the train?" Hermione asked clearing her voice- and her head of harry.

"Yeah ok…" harry said concerned

"So what happened to you over the summer herm? Where did my little bookworm go?" harry asked jokingly hoping he didn't let on to much that he was mesmerised by her.

" Your bookworm?!?!" Hermione said poking harry in the ribs but slightly blushing any way. Harry blushed too * bugger * he thought.

"Well you know…"

"Yeah" Hermione said laughing "any way my cousin asked me to got to Spain to see her. She's into girlie stuff. You know make-up, clothes etc. so she sort of gave me 'make- over'. I kinda liked it so I decided to stick with it" hermione said laughing. "But what happened to you Mr potter? Where's that skin and bone I cant see it through all this muscle?" hermione said in a mock voice poking him yet again in the stomach.

" Oh! aunt petunia signed Dudley up to a gym to try and shift his weight and made me go with him so he wouldn't sneak of to the canteens there." Harry said pleased that hermione had noticed that he had been working out.

" Ok ladies first" harry said jokingly bowing in front of hermione as they reached the barrier that leads to platform 9 and ¾.

" Why thank you young sir" hermione said giggling "cya there" she said taking one last look at him and winking before disappearing in a crowd of muggles rushing for the 10:50 express to Cardiff.

* She is so cute sometimes * harry thought to himself smiling. * Oh-my-god!!! Potter what was that? Where did that come from?!?!?! Are you falling for one of your best friends?!?!?!* The truth is, harry answered to himself, I think I already have. Harry thought before disappearing through the barrier leading to his new term at hogwarts.