Love Exchange
Chapter Two: On The Train
Disclaimer: I own no characters except Alex. The rest belong to the lucky J.K. Rowling.
Ron was sitting between Harry and Hermione in a compartment on the train, talking about their summers. His sister Ginny walked into their compartment with this girl he'd never seen before. She was about 5'5" with brown hair streaked with blonde and deep green eyes. Ron could not believe how pretty she was.
"Ron, Harry, Hermione, this is Alex. She's an 'exchange student' from the land down under," Ginny informed them.
'So that's where she got that gorgeous tan, hmm?' Ron thought to himself.
"She's a 4th year, just like you three," Ginny said. "I really hope she's in Gryffindor with us. She's really great." At this Alex blushed. Ron noticed that she looked like a Weasley when they got embarrassed. He really hoped he could get to know her a LOT better.
Alex watched everyone's expressions as she followed Ginny into the compartment. Harry seemed glad to see Ginny, and Hermione seemed a tad… jealous of her or something, but Ron seemed very happy to meet her. She saw his eyes light up as Ginny introduced her to everyone.
"Ron, Harry, Hermione, this is Alex. She's an 'exchange student' from the land down under," Ginny told the trio.
Alex looked around the compartment as Ginny spoke, waiting for reactions. She made a mental note of Harry's non-fluctuating eyes fixed on Ginny, then noted Ron's goofy expression. His head was cocked to one side and his eyebrows were raised, leading her to believe that he was thinking about something.
"She's a 4th year, just like you three," Ginny said. "I really hope she's in Gryffindor with us. She's really great." Alex felt her cheeks turn red. At the same time, she noticed Hermione's face get red, though it seemed like she was angry.
Harry was the first to address Alex. "So whereabouts in Australia are you from?" he asked curiously.
"I've been all over, really, but I've most recently been near Sydney," Alex answered with an uneasy smile, hoping that the questioning wouldn't lead to her family life.
"That's awesome. I've always wanted to see Sydney. Now I know this will sound stupid, but I'm dying to know: what are kangaroos like?" Harry asked excitedly. The others laughed.
"Well, actually, I've never seen one, so your guess is as good as mine!" Alex chuckled, glad to change the subject. These people seemed really nice, and she was grateful that she met them. Now she could only hope that everyone else at Hogwarts was as friendly as this group.
Author's note: Sorry this is so short! The next one is longer, and I'm still writing the chapters after that. Review if ya would be so kind! Thanks to Reese and Abigail for reviewing. Sorry it took so long to get this up! I had lost my notebook and then school hit, so any updates were not likely. But summer is 14 days away!!!! YAY! So hopefully more writing in the next few days.