"Harry!" Hermione yelled running towards him, arms outstretched. Harry smiled as greeted her with a hug. He began to smile more when he saw Ron coming towards them.

"Ron!" Hermione yelled, wrapping her arms around his neck. Ron tried his best to push her off.

"Bloody hell Hermione, what are you trying to do? Strangle me?" Ron gasped. Harry looked down at the shiny Perfect badge Ron was sporting on his chest. A spurge of jealousy rushed to his head, but he shook it off. Then looked at his friends. He stood back and took a long look at Hermione. She looked different, as if over the summer she had grown from a girl to a young woman. Even Ron looked manlier; he didn't know what it was.

"Shall we board the train then?" Ron asked. Hermione and Harry nodded and started towards the train. Behind them, they could hear Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson laughing. They all turned around just in time to see Pansy and Draco exchanging a kiss before reaching for each other's hands.

"Draco and Pansy?" Harry asked. Hermione nodded then added in pure disgust, 'charming couple, aren't they?' Luckily for them, barely anyone was on the train and they were able to choose any booth they wanted. They found the nicest smelling, not to mention cleanest, and sat in it.

"How was your summer Harry?" Hermione asked. "You know the parts you couldn't say on the phone, I mean we could both hear your aunt on the other line breathing. She isn't a very good eavesdropper at all." Harry ran his hand through he black hair looking out the window. He could see Cho walking alone. Memories of last year came to him, the kiss, and then the Valentines Day scene, and how . . .

"HARRY!" Hermione snapped him back into reality.

"Oh well, nothing, my uncle found it better to let me just roam the streets and I met a muggle girl, real nice, but aside from that . . ." Ron and Hermione both interrupted him.

"A MUGGLE GIRL?" Both their eyes wide from the shock.

"What do you mean you met a muggle girl?" Hermione asked placing her hand over Ron's mouth. Just to prevent any further interruption.

"Her name is Amy and she is real nice. Nothing serious just. . ."

"Potters found himself a muggle girlfriend have ya? As if you didn't get enough rejection from his own kind!" a voice said behind them. They didn't even have to turn to look to see the sneering face of Draco, with his new sidekick, Pansy.

"Buzz off Malfoy, at least he hasn't gone so low as a pig!" Hermione spat at him. Pansy snorted in horror and walked off. Red flushed Dracos pale face.

"Don't talk about my girlfriend that way you good-for-nothing-mudblood!" Draco was now in Hermiones face. Harry could see Hermione slowly going for her wand. Something she had never done before in a confrontation. Ron saw this two and got up and stood between the two, face closer to Dracos then Hermiones had been.

"How's daddy dearest doing in. . .Where was it again?" Ron asked himself. Before he could say it Draco was already gone. Hermione started to breath normal again.

"Thanks Ron," was all she could say. Harry rubbed his eyes. He was still tired; he spent the whole night talking with Amy. Hermiones eyes seemed to be filled with fire. A silence fell upon the booth. An uneasy one, but in a weird way it was nice. Sadly, it did not last.

"Hello!" Ginny screeched. Ron muttered something then began to lay down, taking up all the space on the one side of the booth.

"Sorry Ginny, we're all full!" Hermione started to push Ron back up then smiled.

"We have plenty of room . . .now." Hermione then sat next to Ron, just in case he tried to lie down again. Ginny sat, Luna Lovegood followed her. Hermiones smile faded. Ron groaned then gave Hermione an I-knew-what-I-was- doing look. Neville then join the group.

"Sorry, I turned my back and I got a little lost." Luna looked at him admiringly, then took his hand. Neville turned red a bit. Another uneasy silence fell upon then. Harry looked out the window. The train was now moving. In the reflection of the glass, Harry could almost see Amy's face. She was smiling, he smiled back at it. Memories of the endless summer nights came back. One by one. Cho was no longer in his mind. Harry was going back, to the best summer night ever.

-"Harry, you know you can never catch me," a girl with long brown hair called out to him, running towards the slide. Harry started running towards her, everything seemed to be in slow motion.

"You'll never catch me," she giggled going down the slide. Harry went down after her. Amy was now climbing on the monkey bars, Harry just ran towards her and grabbed her. She let go and fell on top of him. Both of them were laughing. He began to brush her hair out of her face and then-

"ACHOO!" Neville cried out. Harry shook then turned towards the group.

"Harry, you were spacing out," Ginny pointed out.

"Yeah," he mumbled, rubbing his eyes again. Hermione gasped.

"Where you thinking of that muggle?" Ron perked up.

"Oh yeah Harry, you didn't tell us about her!" Neville, Ginny, and Luna all looked interested.

"Well, shes just a friend. And it's none of your business. Any of you, so but out." Harry said coldly.

"Oh has anyone heard? Draco cheated on Pansy with someone over the summer! The story is they knew each other from school, but never really associated with one another. They hated each other! Well they were both in Diagon Alley and seeing as how they were alone and not around other people they just got together and the rest is history!" Ginny squealed. Luna jumped up.

"I heard that! I also heard it was a Gryffindor girl!" Ron and Harry laughed.

"Who could it be? Possibly none of us, it must be one of the younger years. It has to be!" Hermione slowly nodded.

"Yeah Ron, must be one of the younger years." She said putting her cloak on. Non-important subjects were discussed until the train finally pulled into the Hogwarts Station. Harry smiled.

"Welcome home."