Platform 9 ¾. Harry lifted watched as Ron's right leg disappeared into the
brick wall that led to the train station. Looking around nonchalantly,
Harry began to jog towards the wall while pushing his cart in front of him.
He felt a light breeze.and he was there. He looked around in awe, as
always, and could have stayed there five more years until he felt a slight
tug on the back of his shirt.
"Come, on Harry!" Ron said, his cart already dropped off where it could be taken care of. Harry sighed and wheeled his cart over to the drop-off point. Slipping a piece of food into Hedwig's cage and grabbing a small parcel from off the top of the cart, he walked with Ron towards the train.
"So, you have seen Lavender yet?" Ron asked anxiously as they boarded the train.
"No, Ron. If I saw her I would tell you. You know that. Now come on, let's try and find a seat."
Harry and Ron made there way slowly through the train, looking for empty compartments. As Harry looked in each one, he wondered where Hermione was. 'Had she found a compartment yet? Would she sit with him and Ron this year?' He shook his head at himself, trying not to worry. Finally he found an empty one, and opened the door. Five minutes later there was a light rapping on the door.
Harry jumped, his heart filling his chest, "Uh, come in," he called, flashing a broad smile to Ron. Hermione walked in, flushed from the chill of the weather. She smiled briefly at Ron, and then had a slightly larger smile for Harry.
"Hey guys," she said, leaning over to give each of them a hug, "It's been a while, huh?"
"Heh.yeah. I guess so." Harry said, blushing like mad. Rolling his eyes at Harry, Ron smiled at Hermione.
"Right, Hermione. Uh, how was your summer?" he offered, watching her as she sat down rather close to Harry.
"Oh, it was just great, Ron. I went to visit Krum.you guys know that, though," she said the last bit about Krum rather quietly, and all of a sudden looked interested in fixing her skirt.
"Yeah, I got your letter. So he really just was trying to get Fleur the whole time?" Harry asked sympathetically, "Never liked that Krum guy anyway." "Yeah." Ron muttered, trying to forget about the figurine he had of Krum sitting in one of his bags. "Well, at least he doesn't go to Hogwarts," Harry said hopefully.
"Yeah, that's true," Hermione said, smiling at Harry. All of a sudden there was another knock on the door. Ron reached over to open it, and there was a large woman waiting with the food trolley. "Anything from the trolley, dears?" she asked. Harry and Ron leaped up to look at the selection whilst Hermione sat, watching Harry's back. Harry leaned over and hissed into Ron's ear as Harry paid for his Chocolate Frogs.
"Could you leave for a little bit? Please? I want to give Hermione her gift now." Ron turned to Harry with a grin, and nodded. The pair walked back into the compartment, Harry's candy load slightly larger than Ron's only because Harry insisted he buy for all three of them. As Ron sat down across from the flirtatious duo, he unwrapped a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans box. "So," he said, munching on a toffee flavoured bean, "You seen Lavender at all today, Hermione?" Hermione nodded in between taking bites out of her chocolate frog.
"Oh, yeah. She's about four compartments down. I think she's sitting with Neville and some of the other girls." Ron leaped up with a smile to Hermione, "Thanks, Mione." Hermione's jaw dropped, "You like her?" "Yup," Ron said, winked at Harry, and ran out of the compartment, slamming the door behind him. Laughing, Hermione looked at Harry, "I can't believe that Ron likes Lavender." Harry didn't say anything, just smiled like an idiot. 'I can't believe I can defeat Voldemort, but I can't even tell Hermione that I like her!' Harry thought to himself. He took a big breath, and reached for the parcel that he had taken from his cart. He smiled briefly at Hermione, "I got you a gift," he said nervously, blushing like crazy, "Here," he said, and handed it to her.
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"Come, on Harry!" Ron said, his cart already dropped off where it could be taken care of. Harry sighed and wheeled his cart over to the drop-off point. Slipping a piece of food into Hedwig's cage and grabbing a small parcel from off the top of the cart, he walked with Ron towards the train.
"So, you have seen Lavender yet?" Ron asked anxiously as they boarded the train.
"No, Ron. If I saw her I would tell you. You know that. Now come on, let's try and find a seat."
Harry and Ron made there way slowly through the train, looking for empty compartments. As Harry looked in each one, he wondered where Hermione was. 'Had she found a compartment yet? Would she sit with him and Ron this year?' He shook his head at himself, trying not to worry. Finally he found an empty one, and opened the door. Five minutes later there was a light rapping on the door.
Harry jumped, his heart filling his chest, "Uh, come in," he called, flashing a broad smile to Ron. Hermione walked in, flushed from the chill of the weather. She smiled briefly at Ron, and then had a slightly larger smile for Harry.
"Hey guys," she said, leaning over to give each of them a hug, "It's been a while, huh?"
"Heh.yeah. I guess so." Harry said, blushing like mad. Rolling his eyes at Harry, Ron smiled at Hermione.
"Right, Hermione. Uh, how was your summer?" he offered, watching her as she sat down rather close to Harry.
"Oh, it was just great, Ron. I went to visit Krum.you guys know that, though," she said the last bit about Krum rather quietly, and all of a sudden looked interested in fixing her skirt.
"Yeah, I got your letter. So he really just was trying to get Fleur the whole time?" Harry asked sympathetically, "Never liked that Krum guy anyway." "Yeah." Ron muttered, trying to forget about the figurine he had of Krum sitting in one of his bags. "Well, at least he doesn't go to Hogwarts," Harry said hopefully.
"Yeah, that's true," Hermione said, smiling at Harry. All of a sudden there was another knock on the door. Ron reached over to open it, and there was a large woman waiting with the food trolley. "Anything from the trolley, dears?" she asked. Harry and Ron leaped up to look at the selection whilst Hermione sat, watching Harry's back. Harry leaned over and hissed into Ron's ear as Harry paid for his Chocolate Frogs.
"Could you leave for a little bit? Please? I want to give Hermione her gift now." Ron turned to Harry with a grin, and nodded. The pair walked back into the compartment, Harry's candy load slightly larger than Ron's only because Harry insisted he buy for all three of them. As Ron sat down across from the flirtatious duo, he unwrapped a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans box. "So," he said, munching on a toffee flavoured bean, "You seen Lavender at all today, Hermione?" Hermione nodded in between taking bites out of her chocolate frog.
"Oh, yeah. She's about four compartments down. I think she's sitting with Neville and some of the other girls." Ron leaped up with a smile to Hermione, "Thanks, Mione." Hermione's jaw dropped, "You like her?" "Yup," Ron said, winked at Harry, and ran out of the compartment, slamming the door behind him. Laughing, Hermione looked at Harry, "I can't believe that Ron likes Lavender." Harry didn't say anything, just smiled like an idiot. 'I can't believe I can defeat Voldemort, but I can't even tell Hermione that I like her!' Harry thought to himself. He took a big breath, and reached for the parcel that he had taken from his cart. He smiled briefly at Hermione, "I got you a gift," he said nervously, blushing like crazy, "Here," he said, and handed it to her.
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