Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing but the plot, everything else is JK's.
A/N: WOW! 3 reviewers! That's a record for me!
Ljpottafreak: Hey! Glad you found it! Thanks!
Annie Took: Thanks again! I don't think it will be, I have better plans for Draco. :: laughs evilly ::
Rhysel Ash: Hey! Thanks! Arg, I fell like a broken record player; Thanks, thanks, thanks! Never fear, the chapters will be longer now!
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Slowly, the days on Hermione's "Witch's Weekly" calendar on her nightstand ticked past, possibly even slower than waiting to go to Diagon Alley, until, finally, the glorious day came when she would return to her wizarding world home, Hogwarts. Her family once again drove her into the heart of London to go to Kings Cross station. She passed through the barrier with ease, trying to find Harry & Ron through the mob of students was the tricky part.
"Herm! Over here!" Hermione heard from across the platform.
"Harry! Ron!" She screamed when she realized it was them. "Bye mum, bye dad!" Hermione said quickly, hugging each in turn, then running off to see her best friends again.
"ALL ABOARD!" The trio heard shouted from the train.
There was a mass rush of everyone hurrying to say their goodbyes & get on the train before they were left behind. Harry, Ron, & Hermione bustled on the scarlet red train, searching for empty compartments. When they finally got to the last one, they slowly opened the door, hoping it wasn't already crammed. Luckily, there was only one other person in it. She was about their age, and very tall. She had stunning greenish blue eyes, with long, wavy, beautiful hair.
"Excuse us, but everywhere else is full," Hermione said, as Ron was staring google-eyed at the girl, & Harry was buying his usual haul of sweets.
"No, I don't mind at all," the girl said, giving them a dazzling smile. "By the way, I'm Kat, Kat Lee. Who are you?"
"I'm Hermione, this is Ron here, & Mr. Sweet King over there is Harry," Hermione introduced.
"Harry? Harry Potter?" Kat asked incredulously.
"Yup, that's the one," Hermione said dully.
"Wow! It's not every day you get to meet a living legend," Kat said.
"By the way, you look like you're our age. Why haven't we seen you at Hogwarts?" Harry said, coming back from the trolley lady.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, I'm a transfer student from Salem," Kat answered.
"Salem?" Ron said stupidly, still staring at her.
"Salem Academy of the Magical Arts. You must have heard of it, it's one of the best schools in America," Kat said cautiously.
"He has, don't worry, he's just a little, um, off at the moment," Harry said, trying to stifle a laugh.
They sat the rest of the way to Hogwarts, laughing about the stupid things, talking about You-Know-Who's return, mainly just teenage things. They made it all the way to Hogwarts without the usual run-in with Malfoy, surprisingly enough.
"We will be arriving at Hogwarts in approximately 5 minutes," came a magically magnified voice from the front of the train.
"I guess that means we'd better get ready then," Ron said dreamily, still not quite fully in his right mind.
They all hurriedly put on their Hogwarts uniforms on over their muggle clothes, & soon enough, they were at Hogwarts. They took the horse-less carriages to the Entrance Hall, where Kat parted, because she needed to be sorted. Harry, Ron, & Hermione went to their usual spots at Gryffindor table to watch the sorting, looking forwards to seeing Kat get sorted into, hopefully, Gryffindor. As they approached the table, however, they found two oddly familiar adults sitting there, waiting, although they could not quite place their fingers on the names. One was a man, who looked startlingly like Harry, & the other was a woman who wore a grim expression on her face.
"Harry, Hermione, we need to speak with you, alone," the man said.
"Um, sure," Hermione said, wondering how the two adults knew their names.
"Ron, would you mind waiting here, it shouldn't take too long," Harry said.
The man & woman led them to the room that Harry had been in after he had been chosen for the Triwizard Tournament. Surprisingly, two other students were in there, Draco Malfoy & Susan Bones, with two other adults, & Hermione already knew that Susan would be wearing that squirrel pendant.
"We have some surprising news for you," one of the men said.
A/N: WOW! 3 reviewers! That's a record for me!
Ljpottafreak: Hey! Glad you found it! Thanks!
Annie Took: Thanks again! I don't think it will be, I have better plans for Draco. :: laughs evilly ::
Rhysel Ash: Hey! Thanks! Arg, I fell like a broken record player; Thanks, thanks, thanks! Never fear, the chapters will be longer now!
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Slowly, the days on Hermione's "Witch's Weekly" calendar on her nightstand ticked past, possibly even slower than waiting to go to Diagon Alley, until, finally, the glorious day came when she would return to her wizarding world home, Hogwarts. Her family once again drove her into the heart of London to go to Kings Cross station. She passed through the barrier with ease, trying to find Harry & Ron through the mob of students was the tricky part.
"Herm! Over here!" Hermione heard from across the platform.
"Harry! Ron!" She screamed when she realized it was them. "Bye mum, bye dad!" Hermione said quickly, hugging each in turn, then running off to see her best friends again.
"ALL ABOARD!" The trio heard shouted from the train.
There was a mass rush of everyone hurrying to say their goodbyes & get on the train before they were left behind. Harry, Ron, & Hermione bustled on the scarlet red train, searching for empty compartments. When they finally got to the last one, they slowly opened the door, hoping it wasn't already crammed. Luckily, there was only one other person in it. She was about their age, and very tall. She had stunning greenish blue eyes, with long, wavy, beautiful hair.
"Excuse us, but everywhere else is full," Hermione said, as Ron was staring google-eyed at the girl, & Harry was buying his usual haul of sweets.
"No, I don't mind at all," the girl said, giving them a dazzling smile. "By the way, I'm Kat, Kat Lee. Who are you?"
"I'm Hermione, this is Ron here, & Mr. Sweet King over there is Harry," Hermione introduced.
"Harry? Harry Potter?" Kat asked incredulously.
"Yup, that's the one," Hermione said dully.
"Wow! It's not every day you get to meet a living legend," Kat said.
"By the way, you look like you're our age. Why haven't we seen you at Hogwarts?" Harry said, coming back from the trolley lady.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you, I'm a transfer student from Salem," Kat answered.
"Salem?" Ron said stupidly, still staring at her.
"Salem Academy of the Magical Arts. You must have heard of it, it's one of the best schools in America," Kat said cautiously.
"He has, don't worry, he's just a little, um, off at the moment," Harry said, trying to stifle a laugh.
They sat the rest of the way to Hogwarts, laughing about the stupid things, talking about You-Know-Who's return, mainly just teenage things. They made it all the way to Hogwarts without the usual run-in with Malfoy, surprisingly enough.
"We will be arriving at Hogwarts in approximately 5 minutes," came a magically magnified voice from the front of the train.
"I guess that means we'd better get ready then," Ron said dreamily, still not quite fully in his right mind.
They all hurriedly put on their Hogwarts uniforms on over their muggle clothes, & soon enough, they were at Hogwarts. They took the horse-less carriages to the Entrance Hall, where Kat parted, because she needed to be sorted. Harry, Ron, & Hermione went to their usual spots at Gryffindor table to watch the sorting, looking forwards to seeing Kat get sorted into, hopefully, Gryffindor. As they approached the table, however, they found two oddly familiar adults sitting there, waiting, although they could not quite place their fingers on the names. One was a man, who looked startlingly like Harry, & the other was a woman who wore a grim expression on her face.
"Harry, Hermione, we need to speak with you, alone," the man said.
"Um, sure," Hermione said, wondering how the two adults knew their names.
"Ron, would you mind waiting here, it shouldn't take too long," Harry said.
The man & woman led them to the room that Harry had been in after he had been chosen for the Triwizard Tournament. Surprisingly, two other students were in there, Draco Malfoy & Susan Bones, with two other adults, & Hermione already knew that Susan would be wearing that squirrel pendant.
"We have some surprising news for you," one of the men said.