~*Harry Potter and Practical Magic*~
Chapter 1 – The New Girls
Harry and Ron made their way through the large crowd near the Hogwarts Express. Bumping into people they knew, and didn't know.
"Oy! This place seems to be getting fuller and fuller with people every bloody year!" Ron said, rubbing his elbow, where a little 1st year ran into him.
"Come on, lets just get on the train. Hermione will know where to look for us." Harry said. Ron nodded, and they continued walking to the platform to where they get onto the train.
Suddenly, Harry brushed shoulders with a girl that looked about his age, the both turned around look look at each other's faces, but continued walking. Harry didn't get a good look at her, but he knew she had long wavy/loosely curled dark brown hair, and very light brown eyes.
"Harry, are you alright?" Ron asked, putting a hand on his shoulder. Harry quickly turned to face Ron.
"Yeah, I'm…I'm fine." Harry said, then gave a reasureing smile. A familiar voice then called out to them.
"Harry! Ron! Over here!" Hermione shouted. Harry and Ron faced where her voice was coming from, and their mouths dropped in awe.
Hermione was leaning out of the doorway onto the train. Her hair wasn't bushy, or frizzy, but long, medium brown mixed in with lighter browns. Her skin wasn't so pale anymore, but a medium tan color. She had on a light pink blush, light pink lipsitck with gloss, mascara, dark brown eyeliner, and light brown to a light tan eye shawdow. She had filled out all over her body, in places she hadn't yet.
"Are you two just going to stand there like trees, or are you going to close your mouths and come in?" she asked, placing her hands on her hips.
Harry and Ron quickly shut their mouths, and followed Hermione to the compartment she saved.
Hermione sat down next to the window, and Harry sat across from her with Ron next to him. Hermione pulled out her book, Avanced Athrimancy, and Harry and Ron began a game of Wizards Chest. But, Harry was having a hard time concentrating, knowing that the girl he'd grown to like, over the past 1 year and a half, all of a sudden became one of the most beautiful girls he'd ever seen. Brains, charm, kindness, and looks…what more could he want? He smiled to himself.
"So, Hermione…What did you do over the summer?" Ron asked, moving a piece on the board.
"Well, I went to Sri Lanka with my cousin, Danielle and my aunt. It was so fastinating over there! Did you know, that Witch's and Wizard's over there use safts instead of wands?" Hermione replied. Ron rolled his eyes, and leaned in to whisper to Harry.
"She may have changed physically, but not mentally…" Hermione glared at him.
"You take that BACK, Ronald Weasly!" she shouted, but before Ron could reply, a girl with long red hair, and baby blue eyes opened the compartment door.
"Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't know anyone was in here!" She said, with a american accent, and a big smile. Ron smiled at her.
"Oh, t-that's alright." He studdered, the girl laughed.
"Okay, well, later!" she said, and shut the compartment door. Ron sighed, and looked around at Harry and Hermione who were staring at him with one eye brown rasied.
"What?!" He asked. Hermione giggled.
"I think, that wittle Ronnikins has a wittle crush!" she said, covering her mouth, trying to keep in her giggles.
"And I, have to agree." Harry said, with a goofy grin. Ron frowned, and shook his head.
"I don't even know her! She's just…cute." He said, with his smile returning. Harry and Hermione looked at each other, and laughed. Ron shook his head again.
"Hermione just go back to reading, and me and Harry will continue are game." Ron said, turning back towards the game. Hermione and Harry laughed once more and did what they were told, and soon the train started up and they were on their way back to Hogwarts.
Hermione laid her head back on the seat, and stared out the window as the sun began to set behind the rolling hills. The scene made her very sleepy, so she decided to rest her eyes, soon falling asleep.
"Yes…sleep little one, I'll get into your mind where you cannot escape me…I'll take over your mind, body, and soul and not even your precious HARRY can help you now…" And a silver light flashed before her.
Hermione's eyes flew open and sprung forward, drawing in a large breath. Harry and Ron, unconsciencely flew back, and Hermione breathed in then rested back on the seat. Harry quickly got up, and sat next to her.
"Hermione, are you okay?" Harry asked with a worried expression on his face. Hermione thought back to the dream. 'That voice. It was so…familiar.' Hermione thought, then realized that Harry was repeating her name. She looked up at him.
"Sorry Harry," she said smiling. "Yes, I'm…I'm quite alright, just a nightmare." Harry nodded, then rested back on the seat.
"You really gave me a bloody fright, Hermione!" Ron exclaimed, still clutching his chest. Hermione smiled. And nobody spoke for the next 10 minutes.
"You know," Ron began. "I can't believe were going to be in our 6th year! I for one, didn't think I'd make it through my 1st!" he said. Hermione nodded, then put a hand on his left knee.
"Well, Ron, that make's 2 of us." She said, then giggled lightly. Ron the brushed her had off his knee.
"Shut-up, Hermione." He said, the noticed that Harry was laughing also.
"Now, Hermione…Don't lie." He said, pointing a finger at her. Ron smiled.
"Thank-you, Harry." He smiled.
"You know that it makes 3 of us!" Harry exclaimed, and him and Hermione began to laugh harder at Ron's 'shocked, pissed off expression'.
"Great, you too are both going to take the piss out of me!" he said. Hermione and Harry looked at each other, the back and Ron and nodded. Ron smiled, and shook his head. A few hours later, they pulled into the Hogesmeade Train Station.
Yes, I'm back! I hope you like the first chapter to my new story! I'll try to have the next one up in a couple days. No promises though! Also, I am working on getting a sequel up for "Cristal De Rose D'Eternite", but I'm having a horrible writter's block on that. So, hopefully, this story will help me with that. Anyways, please review, and I'll love you forever! And don't hesitate to e-mail me! Until next time, later babes!