The Yellow Mice

At King's Cross, Harry, Ron & Hermione had a whole cabin for their own as usual. Ron settled himself beside Harry & Hermione sat opposite them but her eyes just can't meet Ron's. And Ron all the while had been eyeing Hermione watching her every movement by the reflection on the windowpane.

The journey had not been at all fun and at around in the evening, Hermione was looking at the passing scenery outside & Ron was playing with his fingers. Suddenly, the door slide open and as expected, Malfoy and his two giant lackeys stood at the door. "Oh! All of you were here, remember those antennas you gave me as an early birthday present? I've been practicing several good hexes during the holidays & was looking for someone to try it on, so needless to say it will be a belated birthday present for you Potter."

In a confusion of shouts & flashes across the cabin, Malfoy was no longer there instead there was a yellow mice in his place. Harry noticed that Ron had his wand out pointing at Crabbe & Goyle saying coolly, "I reckon you know what you should do, or would you rather join your filthy little friend and join the three blind mice hunt & I mean it." Both Crabbe & Goyle were shaking to their toes & no need any second word they were at the end of the train without the yellow mice. On seeing this, the yellow mice tried to scramble out the door but Ron picked it up by its tail & said to it, "No you don't! We were not finished with you." Hermione was watching Ron's with interest & her mouth was opened with surprise all the while then finally she closed it & said with impress, "Oh! Ron, you have done a great job in transforming Malfoy". Upon hearing this, Ron blushed & even his red hair cannot be compared to his face. "What shall we do with him?" Harry said finally after finding his voice. "As I had said just now, we shall have some fun with him" & Ron took it by the end of its tail & swing it like a lasso, both Hermione and Harry laughed. They took turns to swing it & after a while they got tired of the game then they tied the mice to the rack above them by it's tail. For the rest of the journey they talked & joked as usual.

When they reached the station, Hermione suddenly screamed, " No Ron, what if Malfoy tell on you? You will be expelled." Ron's cocky face immediately turned white but Harry had a brilliant idea. He picked up the yellow mice & said threatenedly "Malfoy, I think you would not want this incident to be known to the Slytherins right? With our relation with Dumbledore, Ron will at most get detention but I'm sure your skin is worth more than that right? So you shall call quit after we leave this train." Upon saying this, Ron transfigured Malfoy back. He was still cross-eyed & his blond hair was no longer silky but messy and dirty, he gave Ron a vulgar hand-sign & went away cursing Ron's whole family.