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Chapter 2: Bound For Hogwarts
"Hermione!" Harry called out.
"Harry!" Hermione rushed toward him and gave him a quick kiss.
"Harry! Glad to see you again! Had a nice summer?" Hermione asked as she hugged him.
"It was great! Ron and I had loads of fun!" He smiled at Hermione.
"You got the present I sent you?"
"Yes. I love it! Believe me, Ron wasn't able to touch chocolates for a whole day!"
"Glad it worked!" She laughed. She turned around then she saw, "Ron!"
"Hermione!" He hugged her. She gave him a quick kiss too, but this time it was on the lips.
"Ohh! I missed you!" She said as she looked at his contented eyes.
"I missed you more!" He replied sweetly.
"I missed you even more!" She said equally sweet.
"That is it! I cannot take this any more! I'll be inside, covering my ears, before you guys get to the mushy-koochie-baby part." Harry giggled as he brought Hedwig in the train.
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"I am so excited! Our sixth year in Hogwarts! Oh this is going to be so much fun!" Hermione was talking animatedly about all the things they should look forward to in school. "Oh! And in Herbology, we're going to study.."
"Hermione, relax!" Ron said, half irritated, half enthusiastically. "We are going to s-c-h-o-o-l! Not some party! It'll be hard work, boring teachers and annoying students." He stared out the window. He saw nothing but green.
"Well, I'm sorry you feel that way about school. I happen to love it!" Hermione said, offended.
"That's understandable, you're good at it!" Ron said.
"Well maybe if you paid more attention to schoolwork than quidditch, you would have grades as high as mine!"
"Let me remind you, Hermione, that I was the one who actually got great marks in an impossible class!" Ron shot back.
"Divination is not a real class! It just teaches the student how to think creatively stupid!" Hermione was getting annoyed.
"Then you're not creative!" Ron was also getting annoyed.
"Ok! Eeenggggkkk! The match is over! The score is 0 -0! Weasley and Granger both loose and Harry wins!" Harry shouted over their argument. "You guys don't get tired of quarreling, huh?"
Just when Ron was about to reply, Malfoy opened the door. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Potter, Weasley and Granger! Still wearing old robes, Weasley?" Malfoy looked pitifully at Ron.
"Go soak your head Malfoy!" Harry said, his anger rising.
"Oh! I am soo scared! The boy who lived is getting angry!" Malfoy smirked. Crabbe and Goyle, who were right behind him, snickered. "See you in class, Potter!" He looked at Hermione and smiled - or smirked.
When they left, Ron was the first one to speak: "What was that?"
"The annual intimidating ceremony of Malfoy in the Hogwarts Express" Hermione replied blankly.
"No. That smile! He NEVER EVER smiled like that before."
"So, he changed the way he smiled, big deal!" Hermione said.
"It's not like it affected you Ron. You didn't turn into a zombie or anything." Harry said, his face unsullied with laughter.
/Is it my imagination, or is something up?/ Ron thought as he looked at Hermione.
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"Firs' years! Firs' years!" Hagrid's voice was heard when Harry, Ron and Hermione got off the train. They saw his big figure and approached him.
"Hagrid!" Harry shouted to the half-giant.
"'arry! Ron! 'erminy! Welcome back! It's so good tuh see you!" Hagrid said cheerfully. "Beautiful night, isn't it? It would be perfect for the boat ride!" Hagrid noticed all the first years gathering around them. "I'll see you in the great hall 'arry. I hav' tuh take care of 'em."
"Bye Hagrid!" Harry said as the tall build walked away with the first year students.
"You two are awfully quiet!" Harry said when they arrived in front of the castle. /What is up with them? It was just a miserable little quarrel./
"Harry, I have to go. The head boy said that all prefects should meet him before the sorting." Hermione said anxiously.
"Go then! We'll save you a seat." Harry said.
"Thanks Harry." She said as she strode off.
When she was gone, Ron said, "How come she gets to be a prefect?"
"Ron, isn't it obvious? She's smart, reliable, responsible, obedient and hardworking." Harry said that like he said it a million times before.
"In a simpler word, she's Percy." Ron sighed. "Great. My girlfriend is Percy."
"Number one: She's not Percy and number two: She'd be your ex-girlfriend if you don't say sorry soon." Harry said as he held two fingers up.
"I guess you're right Harry." Ron said. /Women and their tantrums./
When Hermione got back from the meeting, the sorting was almost over. She sat next to Harry, right in front of Ron. Ron held her hand and she looked at him. He mouthed the words "Sorry" and "I love you."
She smiled at him. /He's so sweet./ Then she mouthed "I love you too."
/Well, that's that./ Harry thought as he saw Ron and Hermione make amends. /Quarrel number 79 is over./ Harry looked around. The great hall was just as he remembered. /It's so great to be home./ He smiled to himself. Then he looked at Dumbledore. He was saying his usual before-the-school-year speech. Everyone listened earnestly.
"We are going to have a surprise activity on December. The objectives, I don't know yet. But I have discussed it already with the head boy and he also did with the prefects. It is the first time the school has done this, so please, cooperate when you're needed. Besides that, quidditch and lovers' quarrels, this schoolyear would be boring."
/It is never boring in Hogwarts. Umm.. Except during History class. But that's not the point./ Harry thought to himself. The he turned his attention towards Hermione, she seemed to be smiling at someone. He looked towards the direction of who she was smiling to; then he rubbed his eyes - /Malfoy?!/ He was surprised. He didn't listen to Dumbledore's words anymore. /Malfoy?!/ The worst part was, he was smiling back! /You're imagining things, Harry. They cannot be smiling./ Harry tried to pay attention to Dumbledore and never thought of it again.
When the feast began, things were back to normal - in a sense. The lovebirds were talking again. /Normal would be their state of quarreling. It's a good thing they're not normal now./ Harry thought as he smiled to himself.
"I heard the new teacher for Defense Against the Dark Arts is a girl." Hermione proudly said.
"Where is she?" Harry looked at the teachers' tables.
"She's not yet here. I hear she used to teach in Durmstrang and she's really good."
"She's a girl. What can we learn from a girl? That is a job of a man. Girls cannot take on the evil out there!" Ron said in disgust.
"On the contrary, there are a lot of great wizards - and half of them are girls!" Hermione said, irritated.
"Oh yeah? Name one." Ron said challengingly.
Before Hermione could reply, Harry butted-in "Okiee. That's enough. Eat! Now!" Harry looked at their faces. Ron and Hermione continued eating without another word. /I avoided quarrel number 80. Thank goodness! And I take back what I said a while ago. They are definitely back to normal./
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Chapter 2: Bound For Hogwarts
"Hermione!" Harry called out.
"Harry!" Hermione rushed toward him and gave him a quick kiss.
"Harry! Glad to see you again! Had a nice summer?" Hermione asked as she hugged him.
"It was great! Ron and I had loads of fun!" He smiled at Hermione.
"You got the present I sent you?"
"Yes. I love it! Believe me, Ron wasn't able to touch chocolates for a whole day!"
"Glad it worked!" She laughed. She turned around then she saw, "Ron!"
"Hermione!" He hugged her. She gave him a quick kiss too, but this time it was on the lips.
"Ohh! I missed you!" She said as she looked at his contented eyes.
"I missed you more!" He replied sweetly.
"I missed you even more!" She said equally sweet.
"That is it! I cannot take this any more! I'll be inside, covering my ears, before you guys get to the mushy-koochie-baby part." Harry giggled as he brought Hedwig in the train.
----------
"I am so excited! Our sixth year in Hogwarts! Oh this is going to be so much fun!" Hermione was talking animatedly about all the things they should look forward to in school. "Oh! And in Herbology, we're going to study.."
"Hermione, relax!" Ron said, half irritated, half enthusiastically. "We are going to s-c-h-o-o-l! Not some party! It'll be hard work, boring teachers and annoying students." He stared out the window. He saw nothing but green.
"Well, I'm sorry you feel that way about school. I happen to love it!" Hermione said, offended.
"That's understandable, you're good at it!" Ron said.
"Well maybe if you paid more attention to schoolwork than quidditch, you would have grades as high as mine!"
"Let me remind you, Hermione, that I was the one who actually got great marks in an impossible class!" Ron shot back.
"Divination is not a real class! It just teaches the student how to think creatively stupid!" Hermione was getting annoyed.
"Then you're not creative!" Ron was also getting annoyed.
"Ok! Eeenggggkkk! The match is over! The score is 0 -0! Weasley and Granger both loose and Harry wins!" Harry shouted over their argument. "You guys don't get tired of quarreling, huh?"
Just when Ron was about to reply, Malfoy opened the door. "Well, well, well, if it isn't Potter, Weasley and Granger! Still wearing old robes, Weasley?" Malfoy looked pitifully at Ron.
"Go soak your head Malfoy!" Harry said, his anger rising.
"Oh! I am soo scared! The boy who lived is getting angry!" Malfoy smirked. Crabbe and Goyle, who were right behind him, snickered. "See you in class, Potter!" He looked at Hermione and smiled - or smirked.
When they left, Ron was the first one to speak: "What was that?"
"The annual intimidating ceremony of Malfoy in the Hogwarts Express" Hermione replied blankly.
"No. That smile! He NEVER EVER smiled like that before."
"So, he changed the way he smiled, big deal!" Hermione said.
"It's not like it affected you Ron. You didn't turn into a zombie or anything." Harry said, his face unsullied with laughter.
/Is it my imagination, or is something up?/ Ron thought as he looked at Hermione.
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"Firs' years! Firs' years!" Hagrid's voice was heard when Harry, Ron and Hermione got off the train. They saw his big figure and approached him.
"Hagrid!" Harry shouted to the half-giant.
"'arry! Ron! 'erminy! Welcome back! It's so good tuh see you!" Hagrid said cheerfully. "Beautiful night, isn't it? It would be perfect for the boat ride!" Hagrid noticed all the first years gathering around them. "I'll see you in the great hall 'arry. I hav' tuh take care of 'em."
"Bye Hagrid!" Harry said as the tall build walked away with the first year students.
"You two are awfully quiet!" Harry said when they arrived in front of the castle. /What is up with them? It was just a miserable little quarrel./
"Harry, I have to go. The head boy said that all prefects should meet him before the sorting." Hermione said anxiously.
"Go then! We'll save you a seat." Harry said.
"Thanks Harry." She said as she strode off.
When she was gone, Ron said, "How come she gets to be a prefect?"
"Ron, isn't it obvious? She's smart, reliable, responsible, obedient and hardworking." Harry said that like he said it a million times before.
"In a simpler word, she's Percy." Ron sighed. "Great. My girlfriend is Percy."
"Number one: She's not Percy and number two: She'd be your ex-girlfriend if you don't say sorry soon." Harry said as he held two fingers up.
"I guess you're right Harry." Ron said. /Women and their tantrums./
When Hermione got back from the meeting, the sorting was almost over. She sat next to Harry, right in front of Ron. Ron held her hand and she looked at him. He mouthed the words "Sorry" and "I love you."
She smiled at him. /He's so sweet./ Then she mouthed "I love you too."
/Well, that's that./ Harry thought as he saw Ron and Hermione make amends. /Quarrel number 79 is over./ Harry looked around. The great hall was just as he remembered. /It's so great to be home./ He smiled to himself. Then he looked at Dumbledore. He was saying his usual before-the-school-year speech. Everyone listened earnestly.
"We are going to have a surprise activity on December. The objectives, I don't know yet. But I have discussed it already with the head boy and he also did with the prefects. It is the first time the school has done this, so please, cooperate when you're needed. Besides that, quidditch and lovers' quarrels, this schoolyear would be boring."
/It is never boring in Hogwarts. Umm.. Except during History class. But that's not the point./ Harry thought to himself. The he turned his attention towards Hermione, she seemed to be smiling at someone. He looked towards the direction of who she was smiling to; then he rubbed his eyes - /Malfoy?!/ He was surprised. He didn't listen to Dumbledore's words anymore. /Malfoy?!/ The worst part was, he was smiling back! /You're imagining things, Harry. They cannot be smiling./ Harry tried to pay attention to Dumbledore and never thought of it again.
When the feast began, things were back to normal - in a sense. The lovebirds were talking again. /Normal would be their state of quarreling. It's a good thing they're not normal now./ Harry thought as he smiled to himself.
"I heard the new teacher for Defense Against the Dark Arts is a girl." Hermione proudly said.
"Where is she?" Harry looked at the teachers' tables.
"She's not yet here. I hear she used to teach in Durmstrang and she's really good."
"She's a girl. What can we learn from a girl? That is a job of a man. Girls cannot take on the evil out there!" Ron said in disgust.
"On the contrary, there are a lot of great wizards - and half of them are girls!" Hermione said, irritated.
"Oh yeah? Name one." Ron said challengingly.
Before Hermione could reply, Harry butted-in "Okiee. That's enough. Eat! Now!" Harry looked at their faces. Ron and Hermione continued eating without another word. /I avoided quarrel number 80. Thank goodness! And I take back what I said a while ago. They are definitely back to normal./
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