Hogwarts Ten Year Reunion
~* Chapter 2 edited. I hope you like it. *~
Chapter 2 ~ March Nineteenth
Kings Cross Station was packed with people. Muggles, Wizards and Witches alike. By the time it was ten minutes to eleven, on that Saturday morning, thirty-three 27 year old witches and wizards had entered the barrier to Platform 9 ¾, to board the Hogwarts Express. Among those adults, was Hermione Granger.
Hermione Granger had lost all contact with her fellow Hogwarts Students after her third year after Graduation, so she naturally jumped to the occasion of being able to see them all once again. Hermione was now a tall, slim, beautiful young woman, who had pursued a career in Astronomy, a muggle career woman who studied the stars and planets. She wore a white coat, and a white skirt which was cut just above her knees. Her blouse was the most pale shade of blue imaginable, and her hair was pulled tight, with the pony tail flowing loosely.
So far, Hermione had not spotted her fellow Gryffindor friends. Harry, Ron, Dean, Seamus, Neville, Lavender and Parvati were no where in sight. Well, not that she recognised anyway. Hermione had taken a familiar cabin on the Hogwarts Express. She once rode in this cabin with Harry, Ron, Neville, Luna and Ginny, on their way to Hogwarts for their 6th year.
The door to the cabin slid open, and a buff man walked in and sat down opposite to Hermione. She looked at him, studying his face, trying to recognise him.
'Might I have your name?' The man asked Hermione.
'Hermione Granger, who might you be?' Hermione said. The man gasped.
'I'm Justin Finch-Fletchley. I remember you, you were Harry's girlfriend.' Justin said.
'I most certainly was not Harry's girlfriend, I was his friend. We were just friends.' Hermione said in a huff.
'Sorry, the memory of Hogwarts is a little bit fuzzy.' Justin said, looking genuinely sorry for his mistake.
'So how have you been Justin? What have you been up to in these past ten years?' Hermione asked him.
'Well, I married a lovely French Witch, by the name of Esmerelda De Clauzel, now Esmerelda Finch-Fletchley. We had two children, two girls, their names are Claudia and Anne.' Justin said. 'I wanted to bring the family along, but Esmerelda and the girls had planned to be in France this weekend visiting Esmerelda's parents.' Justin continued. Hermione mused.
'That's wonderful that you had time to start a family! I've been way too busy with my studies to even consider getting married.' Hermione said. 'How old are your daughters?'
'Little Anne is only three, and Claudia is six. They're real terrors at their ages now, but that will pass. Both are set to go to Beauxbatons.' Justin said proudly. 'I was there when Esmerelda put their names down.'
'They have to nominate to get into Beauxbatons?' Hermione asked. 'Why aren't you sending them to Hogwarts?'
'My wife and I agreed that out of both our schools, Beauxbatons was the better school. It's smaller, and less students get in. My daughters will have the best education possible.' Justin said.
'It's great to see that you care about your daughters education. So what have you been doing with your career?' Hermione asked.
'Well, I've been training for swimming for the last two years.' Justin said. 'But otherwise, I took a job at Gringotts.'
'You've certainly been a busy man.' Hermione said. 'Why swimming?'
'Swimming is a great sport to keep fit, and Esmerelda suggested that I take it up,' Justin said. 'What about you Hermione, top of our year. What have you been up to?'
'As soon as we graduated Hogwarts, I immediately applied for a muggle University to study Astronomy. I got in the corse, and have been studying the stars ever since. I lost contact with all my friends from Hogwarts, which is why I decided to take a small break from my studies and come to the reunion.' Hermione said. Justin eyed the briefcase beside Hermione's feet.
'It doesn't look like you're taking a vacation.' Justin said.
'Anyway,' Hermione said happily, changing the subject. 'Do you have a picture of your family?' She asked.
'Sure.' Justin reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out his wallet. He showed Hermione a picture of two girls, both with blonde hair and green eyes. They were both wearing dazzling smiles, and eyes sparkling. 'That's Claudia, and this little one is Anne.' Justin said, pointing to both girls as he said their names.
'What about Esmerelda?' Hermione asked. Justin flicked his wallet to another section, revealing a series of photo's of a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and brown eyes. She was tall, slim, and beautiful. Hermione got instantly jealous.
'Esmerelda followed a dream of modelling. These are only a few of her many shoots. She has modelled for many products, both wizard and muggle.' Justin said.
'Wow, how did you ever get so lucky Justin?' Hermione asked in awe. Justin went slightly red.
'I'm still asking that myself.' He admitted. Hermione felt a jolt, and the train left the station.
'So, have you bumped into anyone else I might remember?' Hermione asked, settling to the rhythm of the train's steady movements.
'I saw my old girlfriend Hannah Abbott.' Justin said in a way that he didn't want to get onto that subject. Hermione took the hint, and continued to talk to Justin about what sorts of stars she'd been studying.
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~* Chapter 2 edited. Not much has changed from this chapter. *~
~Gryffindor Gal~