A brown-haired girl stood near the door to the next compartment. "Erm... Is
it okay to sit here?" She asked Ron. " Er... Yeah, sure." Ron replied,
coldly. Hermione had broken up with him over the summer. "Hey, aren't you-"
"The exchange student? Yeah. Talk about luxury! At my old school, we had to
ride a crowded speedboat." Ron looked at the girl confusedly. "Oh! Yeah,
I'm Muggleborn. A speedboat is like... Umm... It's hard for me to
explain..." Ron looked at the girl, and raised an eyebrow. "Right... I'm-
" "Oh! I know who you are! Harry Potter's best friend... Ron Weasley, is
it? I'm Alyssa Peerson." Alyssa grinned. Ron sighed and looked at the door
on the opposite side of their compartment. "Are you... Waiting for
someone?" Alyssa asked. Ron nodded. "Umm... Alyssa?" Alyssa looked at Ron.
"Do you know... About Quidditch?" Alyssa shrugged and said, " well... Not
much. But, I do know about Quodpot." Ron nodded and thought, ah, an Amercan
Muggle-Born. "Who's your favorite team?" Ron asked. " Ooh...Umm... That
team from Texas... I think they're called the Sweetvalley Allstars or
something like that..." Ron shrugged. "I have a Quidditch team, though.
(Well, Ron thought, thats nice) The... Chudley Cannons. I hope to play for
them one day as a Chaser." Ron's eye glowed with excitement. "That's... My
favorite team." Ron said. Alyssa grinned and said, "we have much to
discuss.!"
The boy named Ron really enjoyed talking to Alyssa. He learned more and more about Muggle life and the technology they used. Alyssa grinned as Ron said, "jeez, you know more about Quidditch than I do!" After a minute or two, a boy with glasses and jet-black hair walked in. "Harry Potter!" Alyssa cried. Who's she? Harry mouthed to Ron. Alyssa Peerson, the exchange student. Ron mouthed back. Alyssa shook hands with Harry and sat down by Ron. "We were talking about Quidditch," Alyssa explained. Harry grinned and said, "I'm the Gryffindor seeker." Alyssa's face glowed with excitement. "I hope to play Chaser for the Chudley Cannons. It's a big dream for a California girl." Harry sighed and started to say something when a girl with brown, bushy hair bursted into the compartment. "RON!" She cried. Ron looked furiously embarrassed. "Uhh... Hi, Hermione?" The girl named Hermione glared at him and said, " who's she?" "I'm Alyssa Peerson, the exchange student from California," Alyssa said, softly. Hermione's expression changed to a soft smile when Alyssa introduced herself. "I'm Hermione Granger," she said, extending her hand. Alyssa reached out her own and shook Hermione's. "Well... Look's like were almost there." Hermione announced. "Boy," Ron muttered to Harry. "I'm glad we didn't meet Malfoy this-" Just then, the compartment door opened and a boy with blonde hair strutted in. "Hmmm... Look what we have here. Another Mudblood to join Granger over there? Hey, Granger! Start a club, how about, 'Mudblood United'?" Alyssa stared at Ron, because he balled his hands into fists. "Say that again, Malfoy," Ron snarled. "Hmm... MUDBLOOD!" The boy cried with excitement. Then, in a flash, the blonde boy was wrestling with Ron. Alyssa got up, walked over to the two boys, picked up the blonde boy and punched him in the face. Harry's eyes widened and Hermione's jam dropped. "GET LOST, YOU BIG LOSER!" Alyssa cried. The blonde boy staggered out, holding his nose. "Whoa, Alyssa. Nice!" Ron said, his voice full of shock. " Eh. I had a big bully problem back home." The four Hogwarts students sat down and discussed classes.
The boy named Ron really enjoyed talking to Alyssa. He learned more and more about Muggle life and the technology they used. Alyssa grinned as Ron said, "jeez, you know more about Quidditch than I do!" After a minute or two, a boy with glasses and jet-black hair walked in. "Harry Potter!" Alyssa cried. Who's she? Harry mouthed to Ron. Alyssa Peerson, the exchange student. Ron mouthed back. Alyssa shook hands with Harry and sat down by Ron. "We were talking about Quidditch," Alyssa explained. Harry grinned and said, "I'm the Gryffindor seeker." Alyssa's face glowed with excitement. "I hope to play Chaser for the Chudley Cannons. It's a big dream for a California girl." Harry sighed and started to say something when a girl with brown, bushy hair bursted into the compartment. "RON!" She cried. Ron looked furiously embarrassed. "Uhh... Hi, Hermione?" The girl named Hermione glared at him and said, " who's she?" "I'm Alyssa Peerson, the exchange student from California," Alyssa said, softly. Hermione's expression changed to a soft smile when Alyssa introduced herself. "I'm Hermione Granger," she said, extending her hand. Alyssa reached out her own and shook Hermione's. "Well... Look's like were almost there." Hermione announced. "Boy," Ron muttered to Harry. "I'm glad we didn't meet Malfoy this-" Just then, the compartment door opened and a boy with blonde hair strutted in. "Hmmm... Look what we have here. Another Mudblood to join Granger over there? Hey, Granger! Start a club, how about, 'Mudblood United'?" Alyssa stared at Ron, because he balled his hands into fists. "Say that again, Malfoy," Ron snarled. "Hmm... MUDBLOOD!" The boy cried with excitement. Then, in a flash, the blonde boy was wrestling with Ron. Alyssa got up, walked over to the two boys, picked up the blonde boy and punched him in the face. Harry's eyes widened and Hermione's jam dropped. "GET LOST, YOU BIG LOSER!" Alyssa cried. The blonde boy staggered out, holding his nose. "Whoa, Alyssa. Nice!" Ron said, his voice full of shock. " Eh. I had a big bully problem back home." The four Hogwarts students sat down and discussed classes.