Chapter 3
Ron looked over at Allie. 'She is very beautiful.' he thought. His eyes then fell on a rat that she was holding in her hand. It looked very familiar. Somehow he couldn't place it.
"So what house are you planning on being in?" Ginny asked Allie.
"Well, whatever house you guys are in." Allie answered.
"That would be Gryffindor." Harry said, smiling.
"Well, I guess that's the one I'll choose." Allie said.
"You don't get to just choose what house you're in." said Hermione, rolling her eyes. She sounded mad.
"Well then, what do you do?" Allie asked, confused.
"They use something called a sorting hat," said Harry.
"How do they use it?" asked Allie, looking very confused.
"Look, they put the hat on your head and it chooses what house you'll be in. Get it??" Hermione said. This time there was no mistaking the annoyance in her voice.
Ginny looked over at Hermione. Why was she being so rude? "What's your problem?" Ginny asked. Hermione looked at Ginny, rolled her eyes, and walked out of the compartment.
On the way out, she ran into the great Draco Malfoy and his sidekicks - Crabbe and Goyle. "What's the matter with you?" asked Malfoy rudely when he saw how mad Hermione looked.
"Why do you care?" snapped Hermione. She walked further and into an empty compartment.
Malfoy watched her go. "Boy, she looked mad!" he said. "I wonder what's going on." He then opened the door to Harry's compartment.
Harry looked over then rolled his eyes. "What do you want this time Malfoy?" he asked, sounding bored.
"Nothing, I just want to bug you. Oh, and I wanted to ask why Granger just ran out of here with tears in her eyes." Malfoy answered.
"She wasn't crying, was she?" asked Allie, feeling guilty for no apparent reason.
"Who are you?" asked Malfoy, seeing the new girl for the first time.
"My name's Allie. I'm new here." Allie answered.
Malfoy smiled. "Oh, I see what's going on here." he drawled.
"What are you talking about, Malfoy?" Ron asked angrily, the color rising in his cheeks. He was sick of Malfoy's little tricks.
"Oh isn't it obvious Weasley? Granger is jealous of the new girl. Doesn't want anyone to take what she thinks is rightfully hers." Malfoy sneered.
"No she isn't." said Harry. "She is just..."
Malfoy smirked. "Just what?" He turned around without an answer and went out of the compartment, still smirking.
"I'll go and see what's wrong with her." said Allie, feeling like since it was her fault, she was the one who needed to clear things up.
"No," said Ginny, rising. "It'd be better if I did. I know her better." said Ginny. Allie nodded and sat down.
Ginny walked out and went down the train to find Hermione. She opened the door to Hermione's compartment and peeked her head in. "Hermione?" she asked.
"Come in." said Hermione.
"What's wrong?" asked Ginny, coming in and sitting by Hermione. Hermione didn't say anything "Does it have anything to do with Allie?" asked Ginny.
Hermione nodded slowly.
"So you do have a crush on Harry!" said Ginny, jumping to a conclusion.
"I do not!" exclaimed Hermione, truthfully.
"Then why are you jealous?" asked Ginny, puzzled.
There was a pause. Then Hermione whispered something so quietly Ginny had to lean in to hear. "Because. I think that Ron likes her."
"And you like Ron!??" asked Ginny, suddenly understanding.
Hermione nodded again. "Don't tell!" she implored.
Ginny nodded.
Ron looked over at Allie. 'She is very beautiful.' he thought. His eyes then fell on a rat that she was holding in her hand. It looked very familiar. Somehow he couldn't place it.
"So what house are you planning on being in?" Ginny asked Allie.
"Well, whatever house you guys are in." Allie answered.
"That would be Gryffindor." Harry said, smiling.
"Well, I guess that's the one I'll choose." Allie said.
"You don't get to just choose what house you're in." said Hermione, rolling her eyes. She sounded mad.
"Well then, what do you do?" Allie asked, confused.
"They use something called a sorting hat," said Harry.
"How do they use it?" asked Allie, looking very confused.
"Look, they put the hat on your head and it chooses what house you'll be in. Get it??" Hermione said. This time there was no mistaking the annoyance in her voice.
Ginny looked over at Hermione. Why was she being so rude? "What's your problem?" Ginny asked. Hermione looked at Ginny, rolled her eyes, and walked out of the compartment.
On the way out, she ran into the great Draco Malfoy and his sidekicks - Crabbe and Goyle. "What's the matter with you?" asked Malfoy rudely when he saw how mad Hermione looked.
"Why do you care?" snapped Hermione. She walked further and into an empty compartment.
Malfoy watched her go. "Boy, she looked mad!" he said. "I wonder what's going on." He then opened the door to Harry's compartment.
Harry looked over then rolled his eyes. "What do you want this time Malfoy?" he asked, sounding bored.
"Nothing, I just want to bug you. Oh, and I wanted to ask why Granger just ran out of here with tears in her eyes." Malfoy answered.
"She wasn't crying, was she?" asked Allie, feeling guilty for no apparent reason.
"Who are you?" asked Malfoy, seeing the new girl for the first time.
"My name's Allie. I'm new here." Allie answered.
Malfoy smiled. "Oh, I see what's going on here." he drawled.
"What are you talking about, Malfoy?" Ron asked angrily, the color rising in his cheeks. He was sick of Malfoy's little tricks.
"Oh isn't it obvious Weasley? Granger is jealous of the new girl. Doesn't want anyone to take what she thinks is rightfully hers." Malfoy sneered.
"No she isn't." said Harry. "She is just..."
Malfoy smirked. "Just what?" He turned around without an answer and went out of the compartment, still smirking.
"I'll go and see what's wrong with her." said Allie, feeling like since it was her fault, she was the one who needed to clear things up.
"No," said Ginny, rising. "It'd be better if I did. I know her better." said Ginny. Allie nodded and sat down.
Ginny walked out and went down the train to find Hermione. She opened the door to Hermione's compartment and peeked her head in. "Hermione?" she asked.
"Come in." said Hermione.
"What's wrong?" asked Ginny, coming in and sitting by Hermione. Hermione didn't say anything "Does it have anything to do with Allie?" asked Ginny.
Hermione nodded slowly.
"So you do have a crush on Harry!" said Ginny, jumping to a conclusion.
"I do not!" exclaimed Hermione, truthfully.
"Then why are you jealous?" asked Ginny, puzzled.
There was a pause. Then Hermione whispered something so quietly Ginny had to lean in to hear. "Because. I think that Ron likes her."
"And you like Ron!??" asked Ginny, suddenly understanding.
Hermione nodded again. "Don't tell!" she implored.
Ginny nodded.