Fan fiction - chapter three
Ron charged down the stairs, it was ten to three and Ginny was not fully packed yet, she was fussing that she couldn't find enough matching socks.
'Ginny just get your stuff downstairs and we can get Mum or Dad to bring some more over for you, they're over there all the time.' he shouted up to her.
'Okay, okay keep your pants on will you.' she muttered as she slammed her trunk shut, 'There all done, give us a hand with this will you Ron.' she added
He ran back up two steps at a time, and grabbed the end of the trunk, lowering it down to the place that his trunk and Pig already stood. As the clock chimed three they made their way out of the door and into the street, watching their watches. At five past three exactly a bright purple triple- decker bus nearly crashed into an apple tree outside when Ron stuck his wand out.
Stan the conductor hopped out and tried to make his speech. Ron and Ginny exchanged a look and both told him loudly to 'Shut it'.
'We've got two seats booked for Weasley' Ginny said as Stan ruefully helped the with their luggage
'Yeah, you're on the firs' floor next to a pretty y'ung lady, who made me move 'er next to y'u' he said looking put out. 'she woz sitin' next to me before'
'thanks' said Ron looking hard at Stan
Ron and Ginny made their way up the steps in silence and saw Hermione looking pleased with herself. She stood up and hugged Ginny first then gave Ron a rib-breaking bear hug.
'It's so great to see you,' she said beaming at them, 'How've you been? What've you been up to?'
'We're great thanks' said Ginny smiling back, Ron didn't seem capable of speech he was nursing his ribs.
'Fantastic Hermione' he eventually gasped 'but next time you hug me try not to break my ribs will you. Hagrid couldn't have done that much damage, and that's saying something'
Hermione went a little pink, she was just really happy to see him. Ginny asked Hermione about her holiday. Ron was quickly bored of the conversation, Hermione had put him off by telling Ginny about how cut the skiing instructor was. Ron was staring out of the window daydreaming when he was brought back down to earth with an unpleasant bump. Ginny had mentioned her plans to meet his Gryffindor room mate Dean Thomas in Diagon Alley.
'We're meeting outside the Leaky Cauldron on saturday-'
'What?' he spluttered 'your meeting- what-'
'I'm meeting Dean on-'
'No your not- not on your own, me and Hermione are coming too, we'll get school supplies'
'Don't be so melodramatic Ron' said Hermione exasperated
'I'm not we need our school stuff so we'll go with them'
'Fine!' snapped Hermione, 'I just hope you don't make a fool of yourself infront of Dean'
Ron lapsed into mumbling death threats under his breath. He was still muttering when they reached Grimmauld Place. Hermione knocked as loudly as she dared but luckily Tonks was on her way upstairs at the time and heard. They reached the hallway which was almost unrecognisable to Hermione, Mrs.Black's portrait had been removed after much work and now the house was lighter and less dank.
'Hi guy's' she said sweeping Hermione into a tight hug, 'I'm glad you could make it, Remus is out but me and Kingsley are here with Harry. He's upstairs feeding Buckbeak again, that hippogriff is gonna be too fat to fly the rate Harry feed's it'
'Right, we'll go see Harry then we'll come say hi properly' said Ron 'We've got to make sure he hasn't fed himself to Buckbeak' he added with a laugh
'Does he know we're visiting, Tonks?' Hermione asked
'No,' she answered, 'Remus thought it would be a nice suprise if you all turned up and scared the living daylights out of him'
The three of them made their way up the stairs and stopped outside the room, there was an tense silence between them now, they didn't know how Harry would react to them turning up out of the blue. Ron knocked stiffly.
'Come in' answered Harry's voice.
They pushed the door open and saw Harry sitting with his back to them. He didn't turn to greet them. Ron spoke first.
'Harry?' he said uncertainly.
Harry's head whipped around and he beheld them standing timidly at the door.
'What are you doing here?' he asked blankly
'Way to greet your mates.' Said Ron
'Sorry.' he looked it as he rose, 'I just wasn't expecting you' he walked forwards and gave Ron a shove, 'It's good to see you though' he grinned broadly and they beamed back.
Ron charged down the stairs, it was ten to three and Ginny was not fully packed yet, she was fussing that she couldn't find enough matching socks.
'Ginny just get your stuff downstairs and we can get Mum or Dad to bring some more over for you, they're over there all the time.' he shouted up to her.
'Okay, okay keep your pants on will you.' she muttered as she slammed her trunk shut, 'There all done, give us a hand with this will you Ron.' she added
He ran back up two steps at a time, and grabbed the end of the trunk, lowering it down to the place that his trunk and Pig already stood. As the clock chimed three they made their way out of the door and into the street, watching their watches. At five past three exactly a bright purple triple- decker bus nearly crashed into an apple tree outside when Ron stuck his wand out.
Stan the conductor hopped out and tried to make his speech. Ron and Ginny exchanged a look and both told him loudly to 'Shut it'.
'We've got two seats booked for Weasley' Ginny said as Stan ruefully helped the with their luggage
'Yeah, you're on the firs' floor next to a pretty y'ung lady, who made me move 'er next to y'u' he said looking put out. 'she woz sitin' next to me before'
'thanks' said Ron looking hard at Stan
Ron and Ginny made their way up the steps in silence and saw Hermione looking pleased with herself. She stood up and hugged Ginny first then gave Ron a rib-breaking bear hug.
'It's so great to see you,' she said beaming at them, 'How've you been? What've you been up to?'
'We're great thanks' said Ginny smiling back, Ron didn't seem capable of speech he was nursing his ribs.
'Fantastic Hermione' he eventually gasped 'but next time you hug me try not to break my ribs will you. Hagrid couldn't have done that much damage, and that's saying something'
Hermione went a little pink, she was just really happy to see him. Ginny asked Hermione about her holiday. Ron was quickly bored of the conversation, Hermione had put him off by telling Ginny about how cut the skiing instructor was. Ron was staring out of the window daydreaming when he was brought back down to earth with an unpleasant bump. Ginny had mentioned her plans to meet his Gryffindor room mate Dean Thomas in Diagon Alley.
'We're meeting outside the Leaky Cauldron on saturday-'
'What?' he spluttered 'your meeting- what-'
'I'm meeting Dean on-'
'No your not- not on your own, me and Hermione are coming too, we'll get school supplies'
'Don't be so melodramatic Ron' said Hermione exasperated
'I'm not we need our school stuff so we'll go with them'
'Fine!' snapped Hermione, 'I just hope you don't make a fool of yourself infront of Dean'
Ron lapsed into mumbling death threats under his breath. He was still muttering when they reached Grimmauld Place. Hermione knocked as loudly as she dared but luckily Tonks was on her way upstairs at the time and heard. They reached the hallway which was almost unrecognisable to Hermione, Mrs.Black's portrait had been removed after much work and now the house was lighter and less dank.
'Hi guy's' she said sweeping Hermione into a tight hug, 'I'm glad you could make it, Remus is out but me and Kingsley are here with Harry. He's upstairs feeding Buckbeak again, that hippogriff is gonna be too fat to fly the rate Harry feed's it'
'Right, we'll go see Harry then we'll come say hi properly' said Ron 'We've got to make sure he hasn't fed himself to Buckbeak' he added with a laugh
'Does he know we're visiting, Tonks?' Hermione asked
'No,' she answered, 'Remus thought it would be a nice suprise if you all turned up and scared the living daylights out of him'
The three of them made their way up the stairs and stopped outside the room, there was an tense silence between them now, they didn't know how Harry would react to them turning up out of the blue. Ron knocked stiffly.
'Come in' answered Harry's voice.
They pushed the door open and saw Harry sitting with his back to them. He didn't turn to greet them. Ron spoke first.
'Harry?' he said uncertainly.
Harry's head whipped around and he beheld them standing timidly at the door.
'What are you doing here?' he asked blankly
'Way to greet your mates.' Said Ron
'Sorry.' he looked it as he rose, 'I just wasn't expecting you' he walked forwards and gave Ron a shove, 'It's good to see you though' he grinned broadly and they beamed back.