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Chapter 3: A Trip That Could Their Lives
Draco was first to board the train that left at 7:30 for Hogwarts. If he had waited but a minute or two more he would have noticed Hermione, and a second boy boarding the train. Draco sat in a cart all by himself and continued to work on his poetry. Hermione and the other boy decided to share a cart since neither one of them wanted to be alone.
The boy was named Leonardo, but his friends called him Leo. He was friendly and actually going to be a Griffindoer. He was very excited about being chosen to take Neville's place in the Griffindor house. Neville flunked out last year and decided not to return to Hogwarts. Leo was chosen from thousands of young wizards who had applied when they herd that there was an open place at Hogwarts. He had missed the train that morning because he was a little confuzeled about how to get on the platform being born muggle and never having gone to Hogwarts before.
When he told Hermione about this she laughed a little remembering her first time going to Hogwarts and being a little confuzeled herself. She said, "Yes, it was a little confuzeling the first time. I'm just sorry you will miss the sorting ceremony and the feast."
"That is a shame." Said Leo "but that is consequence for being stubborn and never asking for directions I guess."
It's a common fault but you'll get passed it." Hermione chuckled just then she caught site of a very familiar smirk out of the corner of her eye. She would have known that platinum hair and those slanted gray eyes anywhere. Hello Malfoy" Hermione said coldly.
"Well if it isn't Potter's little smarty pants tag along. You seem to have found a new person to cling to Granger," Malfoy almost spat at her.
Leo started to back away. Even he who had just met them could tell the tension between the two was very thick and not something to get involved in if possible. He really didn't want to inter vein but he was just so darn curios he couldn't help it. He walked forward and said, "I know this isn't my place and I don't know either of you very well, hell I don't even know your name." He commented gesturing to Draco. The stuck out his hand "Hi I'm Leonardo know as Leo how are you. that's good now back away and start breathing again both of you. Good" Leo was very relieved to see that his plan had at least partially worked. "Now would someone explain?" Leo enquired.
"Enemies since first year," said Hermione
"Foul words mostly nothing serious," added Draco.
"Why are you even on this train, and further more why aren't your flunkies with you?" Hermione asked as her eyes narrowed to look at Draco suspiciously.
"Dad had an important meeting and mom was sick so basically bad timing is why I'm here and why would my friends not get on the train if I wasn't there yours didn't seem to mind leaving without you." he pointed out.
"Well it's different they knew why I wasn't there." Hermione promptly replied.
Draco quickly scuffed her off he was actually looking for someone like Hermione. That he could tease. He was bored of being alone and started to get moody and sensitive. Draco hated to get sensitive it made him feel weak so he was looking to pick a fight or find Crabe and Goyle to feel strong. Draco sat down which was odd since it seemed unwanted to him and the other people in the car, namely Leo and Hermione.
"Why did you sit down?" said Hermione very confuzeled.
"Well it's not like either of us have friends on this train so why not stay? I want to see how Griffindors converse when alone so ignore me. And Action!"
"Is he always that weird?" Leo inquired
"No, only on special occasions, like well actually he's never this weird. He's usually just mean and nasty, but not weird." Hermione replied.
"I'm going to take both of those comments as compliments." Draco said quickly.
"I thought we were supposed to ignore you" Hermione said without looking at Draco.
"Humph!" wined Draco. Maybe I shouldn't have said ignore me. After all the real reason he had stayed was because he had been bored. Draco glared at Leo and when he was positive that Leo was afraid of him he decided to shift his attention. Now he was examining Hermione. He noticed her hair wasn't quite as bushy and she had more color. Her freckles seemed awfully pale as if she had drawn them on. The thing that he found strangest was the fact that she almost seemed to be covering up something. Constantly making her hair more bushy and covering her face trying not to smile. This isn't the same Hermione thought Draco. Something is very different, but what is it?
There was about a 1/4 of an hour left till they reached Hogwarts none of them had bothered changing because they would have to go strait up to their dormitories when they got to school. Hermione noticed Draco looking at her and said, "Will you stop staring at me it makes me feel uncomfortable."
"Why don't you leave then?" asked Draco.
"I will there has to be someone else on this train." Hermione said as she stomped out the car with Leo at her heels, since he didn't fancy being alone with Draco Malfoy. Draco slid down in his chair and crossed his arms. He wasn't mad really just sort of disappointed. He didn't want to be alone. The reason he was in that car to begin with was because he had wanted some sort of company. He pulled out his wand and summoned his book from the other car, he felt like reading and he was in a very good point in the story. He was reading a story called There and Back Again that he had bought from an odd sort of creature in Diagon alley. He was short and a little chubby with big hairy feet. He new the peddler was the author of the book and thought anything containing animals such as that has to have some interesting information. Since buying it he had learned that the animals were called hobbits and were very found of food among little else. He also had decided that they were closer to people than animals really. He was just at the part where the trolls were discussing how to cook the hobbit and his 12 dwarf friends (for lack of a better word) if there was a word for their relation. As Draco read he slowly drifted from awake to asleep and from reality to dream. He had the strangest dream. Hogwarts was putting on a play and him and Harry along with his plethora of friends were the main roles. This was absolutely ridiculous Hogwarts had NEVER put on a play.
Meanwhile, Hermione and Leo were walking down the train looking in the cars for other people. They hadn't met anyone yet but they were taking their time and skipping some of the cars. It wasn't until they were nearing the end of the train that Hermione saw someone she recognized, but it definitely wasn't whom she expected to see.
"Lupin?" Hermione cried when she saw the worn out looking, but extremely familiar werewolf. He made no verbal response, but instead turned his head away from his book to look at her as his mouth split into the largest grin she had ever seen. She ran to him and squeezed him very tightly. It was the first time she had seen him in person since third year.
"What are you doing on a train to Hogwarts?" asked Hermione.
"Since the ministry's non discrimination against werewolves bill Dumbledore rehired me as the DADA teacher. Snape was furious. I wish you kids could have seen his face when he heard about it. Priceless absolutely priceless! But you seem to have forgotten you manner Miss Granger because you haven't introduced me to your new friend." Lupin said
Hermione had almost forgotten about Leo. "Oh this is Leo he is going to be taking Neville's place in Griffindor house."
"I'm sorry to hear that Neville is gone, but very pleased to make your acquaintance Leo. I am Remus Lupin and I will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year at least, and yes I am a werewolf, but that will mean nothing except perhaps that you will like my class more at least that is what I have heard from Young Miss Granger and her friends." Lupin said addressing all this to Leo. Leo backed away a little apprehensive of the werewolf, but smiled faintly all the same. Lupin decided it would be better to let Leo process what he had just said before continueing the conversation with him. Lupin turned back to Hermione. "How are your friends?" he asked her.
"Oh Ron, Harry, and Ginny are all fine. Ginny was made a prefect this year," she said.
Lupin suddenly had an idea. He decided to congradulate Ginny when he saw her, but his mind was suddenly occupied. Does Leo know about Harry? Won't it be aquard if he wakes up tommarow and relizes he is in a dormitory with Harry Potter. What about all the rumors flying aroun if he has heard those he may be completely distraught. Hermione guesses what he was thinking by the look on his face and wispered softly "He doesn't know about Harry and the rumors."
Leo suddenly looked up "everybody knows the rumors about Harry Potter, but you can't mean that Harry," He said
"We do mean him," Lupin and Hermione said in unison.
Hermione said 'I think there is something you should know you will be in the same dormitory as Harry. Now before you say anything there is something you should know about the rumors." A little apprehensive she leanded forward and wispered in his ear. Suddenly CRASH.
"What happened?" lupin asked. Leo now lay on the floor ash white and so rigid it looked like he had the total body lock charm put on him.
"Hermione what did you do to him?" Lupin sounded horroe struck.
"I just told him the truth and I guesse he took it worse than expected. Oh I hope this doesn't effect Harry I meanit's better if he knows the truth. I think," Hermione sounded skeptical and winced a little when she looked at Leo lying on the floor of the bobbing train cart.
Chapter 3: A Trip That Could Their Lives
Draco was first to board the train that left at 7:30 for Hogwarts. If he had waited but a minute or two more he would have noticed Hermione, and a second boy boarding the train. Draco sat in a cart all by himself and continued to work on his poetry. Hermione and the other boy decided to share a cart since neither one of them wanted to be alone.
The boy was named Leonardo, but his friends called him Leo. He was friendly and actually going to be a Griffindoer. He was very excited about being chosen to take Neville's place in the Griffindor house. Neville flunked out last year and decided not to return to Hogwarts. Leo was chosen from thousands of young wizards who had applied when they herd that there was an open place at Hogwarts. He had missed the train that morning because he was a little confuzeled about how to get on the platform being born muggle and never having gone to Hogwarts before.
When he told Hermione about this she laughed a little remembering her first time going to Hogwarts and being a little confuzeled herself. She said, "Yes, it was a little confuzeling the first time. I'm just sorry you will miss the sorting ceremony and the feast."
"That is a shame." Said Leo "but that is consequence for being stubborn and never asking for directions I guess."
It's a common fault but you'll get passed it." Hermione chuckled just then she caught site of a very familiar smirk out of the corner of her eye. She would have known that platinum hair and those slanted gray eyes anywhere. Hello Malfoy" Hermione said coldly.
"Well if it isn't Potter's little smarty pants tag along. You seem to have found a new person to cling to Granger," Malfoy almost spat at her.
Leo started to back away. Even he who had just met them could tell the tension between the two was very thick and not something to get involved in if possible. He really didn't want to inter vein but he was just so darn curios he couldn't help it. He walked forward and said, "I know this isn't my place and I don't know either of you very well, hell I don't even know your name." He commented gesturing to Draco. The stuck out his hand "Hi I'm Leonardo know as Leo how are you. that's good now back away and start breathing again both of you. Good" Leo was very relieved to see that his plan had at least partially worked. "Now would someone explain?" Leo enquired.
"Enemies since first year," said Hermione
"Foul words mostly nothing serious," added Draco.
"Why are you even on this train, and further more why aren't your flunkies with you?" Hermione asked as her eyes narrowed to look at Draco suspiciously.
"Dad had an important meeting and mom was sick so basically bad timing is why I'm here and why would my friends not get on the train if I wasn't there yours didn't seem to mind leaving without you." he pointed out.
"Well it's different they knew why I wasn't there." Hermione promptly replied.
Draco quickly scuffed her off he was actually looking for someone like Hermione. That he could tease. He was bored of being alone and started to get moody and sensitive. Draco hated to get sensitive it made him feel weak so he was looking to pick a fight or find Crabe and Goyle to feel strong. Draco sat down which was odd since it seemed unwanted to him and the other people in the car, namely Leo and Hermione.
"Why did you sit down?" said Hermione very confuzeled.
"Well it's not like either of us have friends on this train so why not stay? I want to see how Griffindors converse when alone so ignore me. And Action!"
"Is he always that weird?" Leo inquired
"No, only on special occasions, like well actually he's never this weird. He's usually just mean and nasty, but not weird." Hermione replied.
"I'm going to take both of those comments as compliments." Draco said quickly.
"I thought we were supposed to ignore you" Hermione said without looking at Draco.
"Humph!" wined Draco. Maybe I shouldn't have said ignore me. After all the real reason he had stayed was because he had been bored. Draco glared at Leo and when he was positive that Leo was afraid of him he decided to shift his attention. Now he was examining Hermione. He noticed her hair wasn't quite as bushy and she had more color. Her freckles seemed awfully pale as if she had drawn them on. The thing that he found strangest was the fact that she almost seemed to be covering up something. Constantly making her hair more bushy and covering her face trying not to smile. This isn't the same Hermione thought Draco. Something is very different, but what is it?
There was about a 1/4 of an hour left till they reached Hogwarts none of them had bothered changing because they would have to go strait up to their dormitories when they got to school. Hermione noticed Draco looking at her and said, "Will you stop staring at me it makes me feel uncomfortable."
"Why don't you leave then?" asked Draco.
"I will there has to be someone else on this train." Hermione said as she stomped out the car with Leo at her heels, since he didn't fancy being alone with Draco Malfoy. Draco slid down in his chair and crossed his arms. He wasn't mad really just sort of disappointed. He didn't want to be alone. The reason he was in that car to begin with was because he had wanted some sort of company. He pulled out his wand and summoned his book from the other car, he felt like reading and he was in a very good point in the story. He was reading a story called There and Back Again that he had bought from an odd sort of creature in Diagon alley. He was short and a little chubby with big hairy feet. He new the peddler was the author of the book and thought anything containing animals such as that has to have some interesting information. Since buying it he had learned that the animals were called hobbits and were very found of food among little else. He also had decided that they were closer to people than animals really. He was just at the part where the trolls were discussing how to cook the hobbit and his 12 dwarf friends (for lack of a better word) if there was a word for their relation. As Draco read he slowly drifted from awake to asleep and from reality to dream. He had the strangest dream. Hogwarts was putting on a play and him and Harry along with his plethora of friends were the main roles. This was absolutely ridiculous Hogwarts had NEVER put on a play.
Meanwhile, Hermione and Leo were walking down the train looking in the cars for other people. They hadn't met anyone yet but they were taking their time and skipping some of the cars. It wasn't until they were nearing the end of the train that Hermione saw someone she recognized, but it definitely wasn't whom she expected to see.
"Lupin?" Hermione cried when she saw the worn out looking, but extremely familiar werewolf. He made no verbal response, but instead turned his head away from his book to look at her as his mouth split into the largest grin she had ever seen. She ran to him and squeezed him very tightly. It was the first time she had seen him in person since third year.
"What are you doing on a train to Hogwarts?" asked Hermione.
"Since the ministry's non discrimination against werewolves bill Dumbledore rehired me as the DADA teacher. Snape was furious. I wish you kids could have seen his face when he heard about it. Priceless absolutely priceless! But you seem to have forgotten you manner Miss Granger because you haven't introduced me to your new friend." Lupin said
Hermione had almost forgotten about Leo. "Oh this is Leo he is going to be taking Neville's place in Griffindor house."
"I'm sorry to hear that Neville is gone, but very pleased to make your acquaintance Leo. I am Remus Lupin and I will be your Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher this year at least, and yes I am a werewolf, but that will mean nothing except perhaps that you will like my class more at least that is what I have heard from Young Miss Granger and her friends." Lupin said addressing all this to Leo. Leo backed away a little apprehensive of the werewolf, but smiled faintly all the same. Lupin decided it would be better to let Leo process what he had just said before continueing the conversation with him. Lupin turned back to Hermione. "How are your friends?" he asked her.
"Oh Ron, Harry, and Ginny are all fine. Ginny was made a prefect this year," she said.
Lupin suddenly had an idea. He decided to congradulate Ginny when he saw her, but his mind was suddenly occupied. Does Leo know about Harry? Won't it be aquard if he wakes up tommarow and relizes he is in a dormitory with Harry Potter. What about all the rumors flying aroun if he has heard those he may be completely distraught. Hermione guesses what he was thinking by the look on his face and wispered softly "He doesn't know about Harry and the rumors."
Leo suddenly looked up "everybody knows the rumors about Harry Potter, but you can't mean that Harry," He said
"We do mean him," Lupin and Hermione said in unison.
Hermione said 'I think there is something you should know you will be in the same dormitory as Harry. Now before you say anything there is something you should know about the rumors." A little apprehensive she leanded forward and wispered in his ear. Suddenly CRASH.
"What happened?" lupin asked. Leo now lay on the floor ash white and so rigid it looked like he had the total body lock charm put on him.
"Hermione what did you do to him?" Lupin sounded horroe struck.
"I just told him the truth and I guesse he took it worse than expected. Oh I hope this doesn't effect Harry I meanit's better if he knows the truth. I think," Hermione sounded skeptical and winced a little when she looked at Leo lying on the floor of the bobbing train cart.