"My Heart Will Go On" Chapter 2: Back On The Train Again
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Hermione had a pleasant time at Ron's, while hanging with him, Harry, Ginny, Fred, George, & the rest of the Weasly family. She was happier than she had been, even though sometimes she was moody. She could tell that Harry & Ron knew something was wrong with her, but didn't ask her. They picked the best decision, since she didn't want to tell them...yet. She found out that she, Lavender, & Dean were the prefects this year. Ron & Harry didn't care that they weren't prefects, since Ron didn't feel like having that responsibility & Harry had too much stress already in his life. Hermione did too, but they didn't know that. It also said that Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson were prefects for Slytherin *to her disgust*.
She also noticed that Harry & the Weasly guys were...well...different around her now. She didn't know why. Actually, she did. It was probably because they finally figured she was growing up & it showed. It kinda bothered her since they were her closest guy friends, & she didn't need them to be fighting over her. She gave herself a mental note before they went on the train that she wouldn't go with anyone this year. After seeing her parents' divorce & Victor dumping her, she didn't really believe in love anymore. For some reason, though, she felt like she would betray her mental note, but pushed that aside as she, Harry, & the Weaslys piled into two magical ministry cars *Mr. Weasly still didn't get a new car* to head to Kings Cross Station.
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Dean went to Seamus's for the rest of the summer, bless his soul. If he didn't go to the Finnigan's, he knew he would've ran away from home. Lavender was also there when he got there, & Parvati. Everyone thought that he & Parvati should go out, but Dean didn't want to, since he still liked Hermione, & Parvati was going out with a kid from Beaubaxtons. Those three were his closest friends, apart from Neville, who hung out with them. Harry, Ron, & Hermione usually didn't hang out with them. Those three were always running around the castle, & always ended up in trouble. Maybe that's why You-Know-Who always found them. That didn't mean he didn't like them...its that they always got into trouble. When he got an owl from Hogwarts, he learned that he, Lavender, & Hermione *Dean jumped for joy* were prefects for Gryfinddor. The worst part was that Malfoy & Parkinson were the prefects for Slytherin. "How fun," Dean thought to himself. This was going to be one mighty interesting year.
The good part was that he was getting a bit taller, but, as Seamus put it, "built some iron arms". He was getting pretty built, & when he would walk down a street with girls on it, they would giggle & look his way. He only hoped that Hermione would notice. He then wondered how much she changed over the summer. He didn't care if she was pretty or ugly, she would always be beautiful in his eyes. Maybe he would get her this year. Just maybe. He kept these thoughts with him as he, Seamus, Lavender, & Parvati climbed into the Finnigan's car & headed to Kings Cross Station.
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For the 5th year in a row, Hermione set her eyes on the beautiful, scarlet Hogwarts Express train. She always loved going on the train to Hogwarts. They always passed by beautiful places. She loved to look at the countryside & imagined herself in them, frolicking around the wildflowers & plopping down in a flowery spot. "Come on 'Mione," Ron said, taking Hermione out of her thoughts, "We gotta get a good seat on the train." "Coming," she responded, dragging her trunk & Crookstranks' cage behind her.
After she, Ron, & Harry found an empty compartment, they went to a window & waved a good-bye to Mr & Mrs. Weasly. "Thank you!" she & Harry yelled out to them. She responded, "No problem dears! Have a wonderful year at Hogwarts!" "We will!" Ron also waved good-bye to his parents, then they got into their compartment as the train took off. Ginny would be joining them momentarily; she just had to say hi to a few friends of her. A minute later, she came into the compartment & flopped down next to Harry. "Hi guys," she chipped up, smiling at Harry. "Hey Gin." Hermione smirked to herself. She could tell that they liked each other. 'At least Harry got over Cho.' After what happened last year at the Triwizard Tournament, Harry said he finally realized that he would never get Cho. Now Ron would just have to watch out. Hermione didn't want to think at what Ron would do if he found out about Ginny & Harry.
As they were traveling, they were talking about what would happen this year. They tried to stray from the fact that You-Know-Who was back. Instead, they went to the subject Hermione didn't want to get to. "So Hermione, why did Krum dump you?" Ron asked curiously. That was the question Hermione didn't want to answer. She just kept quiet. "Come on Hermione, we're you're best friends. You can tell us anything," Harry reassured, Ginny nodding her head in agreement. She was still silent. "Come on 'Mione. You can trust us," Ron argued, "It can't be that bad, since I never liked crooked-nosed Krum anyway." "Don't talk about him like that!" Hermione replied in outrage. "Well, just tell us. Did he dump you for Quidditch?" Ron just didn't know when to stop. "Leave me alone Ronald Weasly!" Hermione yelled in anger. She ran out of the compartment & found an empty one for herself. She just didn't need to tell them about him yet. "How could Ron call him crooked-nose Krum?!" she said to herself. The worst part was that he guessed. Victor dumped her for Quidditch, so now she didn't like Quidditch as much because of him. Finally, she started crying everything she had been holding in that summer...well...the part about Victor anyway.
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"What's gotten into her?" Ron questioned after Hermione fled out of the compartment. "Maybe because she didn't want to talk about that yet, you inconsiderate scum bag," Ginny exclaimed in anger, who also fled out of the compartment after Hermione. Harry followed her, who wanted to calm Ginny down. Unfortunately, they never made it to where Hermione was. Ron was just confused. He really liked Hermione. He needed to watch his mouth sometimes. He always seemed to take out things on her. Just then, someone popped their head into the compartment. "Hey Ron, where's Hermione?" Dean questioned. "Somewhere back there." Ron pointed behind him. "Thanks man." Dean then left.
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Dean was happy when Angelina, who was the Head Girl, told him to go find Hermione. They needed to have a brief meeting before getting to Hogwarts. She had something important to tell them, so everyone had to be there. He stopped by the compartment Harry, Ron, & Hermione were usually in, & was surprised not to see Hermione in there, just Ron. "Hey Ron, where's Hermione?" Dean questioned. "Somewhere back there." Ron pointed behind himself. "Thanks man," Dean replied. He then went to find Hermione. Ron looked really bad, like he was just hit with a speeding train. He wondered what it was about. He kept peaking his head into compartments. Actually, he found Harry & Ginny in one, & they were sitting together very closely. He smiled to himself & didn't say anything as he continued on. That's when he heard it; crying. He ran to the compartment that the trying was coming from, & was shocked to see who was in it.
He saw Hermione, in a pair of gold sweat pants & scarlet camisole, with a gold & scarlet hooded jacket. Her head was in her hands, & she was crying. Her hair was all around, some of it wet with tears. "Hermione! What's wrong?" Dean whispered, sitting next to her. She lifted her head up, her big, chocolate brown eyes filled with sadness. She gave him a small grin & said, "Nothing. I'm fine." "No you're not. You were crying." "Its nothing Dean." She then looked at him in a stare. It looked shocked, but then she smiled at him again & asked, "Why are you here?" "Um..uh...We need to...get to the front compartment...& have a brief meeting with the heads &...other prefects." 'I can't believe I was stuttering!' he thought to himself. He couldn't help it, since he noticed she checked him out. 'She actually looked at me!' He smiled to himself. "Alright, let's get going," she replied, helping him up. They then exited the compartment.
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In the middle of her crying, she heard someone say, "Hermione! What's wrong?" It was Dean, who sat next to her. She looked up at him, then gave him a small grin & said, "Nothing. I'm fine." "No you're not. You were crying." "Its nothing Dean." She looked at him & really took him in for a second. He looked like he got built over the summer, & he had on a baggish pair of jeans & dark red T-shirt. He actually looked pretty good. His dark hair was messed up on his head, but not like Harry's. She smiled at him again & asked, "Why are you here?" "Um..uh...We need to...get to the font compartment...& have a brief meeting with the heads & ...other prefects," he stuttered. She chuckled to herself at this. "Alright, let's get going," she replied, helping him up. They then exited the compartment.
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Hermione had a pleasant time at Ron's, while hanging with him, Harry, Ginny, Fred, George, & the rest of the Weasly family. She was happier than she had been, even though sometimes she was moody. She could tell that Harry & Ron knew something was wrong with her, but didn't ask her. They picked the best decision, since she didn't want to tell them...yet. She found out that she, Lavender, & Dean were the prefects this year. Ron & Harry didn't care that they weren't prefects, since Ron didn't feel like having that responsibility & Harry had too much stress already in his life. Hermione did too, but they didn't know that. It also said that Malfoy & Pansy Parkinson were prefects for Slytherin *to her disgust*.
She also noticed that Harry & the Weasly guys were...well...different around her now. She didn't know why. Actually, she did. It was probably because they finally figured she was growing up & it showed. It kinda bothered her since they were her closest guy friends, & she didn't need them to be fighting over her. She gave herself a mental note before they went on the train that she wouldn't go with anyone this year. After seeing her parents' divorce & Victor dumping her, she didn't really believe in love anymore. For some reason, though, she felt like she would betray her mental note, but pushed that aside as she, Harry, & the Weaslys piled into two magical ministry cars *Mr. Weasly still didn't get a new car* to head to Kings Cross Station.
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Dean went to Seamus's for the rest of the summer, bless his soul. If he didn't go to the Finnigan's, he knew he would've ran away from home. Lavender was also there when he got there, & Parvati. Everyone thought that he & Parvati should go out, but Dean didn't want to, since he still liked Hermione, & Parvati was going out with a kid from Beaubaxtons. Those three were his closest friends, apart from Neville, who hung out with them. Harry, Ron, & Hermione usually didn't hang out with them. Those three were always running around the castle, & always ended up in trouble. Maybe that's why You-Know-Who always found them. That didn't mean he didn't like them...its that they always got into trouble. When he got an owl from Hogwarts, he learned that he, Lavender, & Hermione *Dean jumped for joy* were prefects for Gryfinddor. The worst part was that Malfoy & Parkinson were the prefects for Slytherin. "How fun," Dean thought to himself. This was going to be one mighty interesting year.
The good part was that he was getting a bit taller, but, as Seamus put it, "built some iron arms". He was getting pretty built, & when he would walk down a street with girls on it, they would giggle & look his way. He only hoped that Hermione would notice. He then wondered how much she changed over the summer. He didn't care if she was pretty or ugly, she would always be beautiful in his eyes. Maybe he would get her this year. Just maybe. He kept these thoughts with him as he, Seamus, Lavender, & Parvati climbed into the Finnigan's car & headed to Kings Cross Station.
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For the 5th year in a row, Hermione set her eyes on the beautiful, scarlet Hogwarts Express train. She always loved going on the train to Hogwarts. They always passed by beautiful places. She loved to look at the countryside & imagined herself in them, frolicking around the wildflowers & plopping down in a flowery spot. "Come on 'Mione," Ron said, taking Hermione out of her thoughts, "We gotta get a good seat on the train." "Coming," she responded, dragging her trunk & Crookstranks' cage behind her.
After she, Ron, & Harry found an empty compartment, they went to a window & waved a good-bye to Mr & Mrs. Weasly. "Thank you!" she & Harry yelled out to them. She responded, "No problem dears! Have a wonderful year at Hogwarts!" "We will!" Ron also waved good-bye to his parents, then they got into their compartment as the train took off. Ginny would be joining them momentarily; she just had to say hi to a few friends of her. A minute later, she came into the compartment & flopped down next to Harry. "Hi guys," she chipped up, smiling at Harry. "Hey Gin." Hermione smirked to herself. She could tell that they liked each other. 'At least Harry got over Cho.' After what happened last year at the Triwizard Tournament, Harry said he finally realized that he would never get Cho. Now Ron would just have to watch out. Hermione didn't want to think at what Ron would do if he found out about Ginny & Harry.
As they were traveling, they were talking about what would happen this year. They tried to stray from the fact that You-Know-Who was back. Instead, they went to the subject Hermione didn't want to get to. "So Hermione, why did Krum dump you?" Ron asked curiously. That was the question Hermione didn't want to answer. She just kept quiet. "Come on Hermione, we're you're best friends. You can tell us anything," Harry reassured, Ginny nodding her head in agreement. She was still silent. "Come on 'Mione. You can trust us," Ron argued, "It can't be that bad, since I never liked crooked-nosed Krum anyway." "Don't talk about him like that!" Hermione replied in outrage. "Well, just tell us. Did he dump you for Quidditch?" Ron just didn't know when to stop. "Leave me alone Ronald Weasly!" Hermione yelled in anger. She ran out of the compartment & found an empty one for herself. She just didn't need to tell them about him yet. "How could Ron call him crooked-nose Krum?!" she said to herself. The worst part was that he guessed. Victor dumped her for Quidditch, so now she didn't like Quidditch as much because of him. Finally, she started crying everything she had been holding in that summer...well...the part about Victor anyway.
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"What's gotten into her?" Ron questioned after Hermione fled out of the compartment. "Maybe because she didn't want to talk about that yet, you inconsiderate scum bag," Ginny exclaimed in anger, who also fled out of the compartment after Hermione. Harry followed her, who wanted to calm Ginny down. Unfortunately, they never made it to where Hermione was. Ron was just confused. He really liked Hermione. He needed to watch his mouth sometimes. He always seemed to take out things on her. Just then, someone popped their head into the compartment. "Hey Ron, where's Hermione?" Dean questioned. "Somewhere back there." Ron pointed behind him. "Thanks man." Dean then left.
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Dean was happy when Angelina, who was the Head Girl, told him to go find Hermione. They needed to have a brief meeting before getting to Hogwarts. She had something important to tell them, so everyone had to be there. He stopped by the compartment Harry, Ron, & Hermione were usually in, & was surprised not to see Hermione in there, just Ron. "Hey Ron, where's Hermione?" Dean questioned. "Somewhere back there." Ron pointed behind himself. "Thanks man," Dean replied. He then went to find Hermione. Ron looked really bad, like he was just hit with a speeding train. He wondered what it was about. He kept peaking his head into compartments. Actually, he found Harry & Ginny in one, & they were sitting together very closely. He smiled to himself & didn't say anything as he continued on. That's when he heard it; crying. He ran to the compartment that the trying was coming from, & was shocked to see who was in it.
He saw Hermione, in a pair of gold sweat pants & scarlet camisole, with a gold & scarlet hooded jacket. Her head was in her hands, & she was crying. Her hair was all around, some of it wet with tears. "Hermione! What's wrong?" Dean whispered, sitting next to her. She lifted her head up, her big, chocolate brown eyes filled with sadness. She gave him a small grin & said, "Nothing. I'm fine." "No you're not. You were crying." "Its nothing Dean." She then looked at him in a stare. It looked shocked, but then she smiled at him again & asked, "Why are you here?" "Um..uh...We need to...get to the front compartment...& have a brief meeting with the heads &...other prefects." 'I can't believe I was stuttering!' he thought to himself. He couldn't help it, since he noticed she checked him out. 'She actually looked at me!' He smiled to himself. "Alright, let's get going," she replied, helping him up. They then exited the compartment.
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In the middle of her crying, she heard someone say, "Hermione! What's wrong?" It was Dean, who sat next to her. She looked up at him, then gave him a small grin & said, "Nothing. I'm fine." "No you're not. You were crying." "Its nothing Dean." She looked at him & really took him in for a second. He looked like he got built over the summer, & he had on a baggish pair of jeans & dark red T-shirt. He actually looked pretty good. His dark hair was messed up on his head, but not like Harry's. She smiled at him again & asked, "Why are you here?" "Um..uh...We need to...get to the font compartment...& have a brief meeting with the heads & ...other prefects," he stuttered. She chuckled to herself at this. "Alright, let's get going," she replied, helping him up. They then exited the compartment.