A/N: I love you all. I love those reviews. It makes me write even more. (Hint hint, review if you want more chapters and you want them sooner.) If you all keep telling me you like it, I'll keep writing. At the moment I've lots of time to do so, so I do write much, but I'm not going to spoil you. I'm going to keep some backup for in times I don't have time to write. (Exams are in a month you know.) But enough, I'll probably have time even then, ... Here you go with the next chapter, I hope you like it.
Chapter two: Back Again.
Harry, Ron and Hermione were going back to Hogwarts in less than a week, 4 days to be exact. Hermione had owled both Harry and Ron the same question. She wanted to know if they would like to go to Diagon Alley the next day to buy their school supplies. A while later she had received two replies. She wasn't the least bit upset with the first one and simply loved the second one.
Dear Hermione,
I think I'll have to disappoint you. We went to Diagon Alley with the whole family only yesterday and I still have to degnome the garden. I asked my mom if I could go again tomorrow, only to keep you guys company and said that I could still degnome the garden after we came back but she doesn't want to hear it. I think she's a bit moody because Fred and George demonstrated their 25th new prank for this summer and they blew up the kitchen table with it. (For the 7th time this summer.) I'm sure that if you asked a bit sooner I would have been able to come, but know... I hope you guys aren't too sad about it. I'll see you at Kings Cross in a couple of days.
Greetz,
Ron.
Dear Mione,
I would love to come. I told my uncle I had to go there to get my supplies and that they would kick me out of the school if I didn't get them. Now he's even willing to drive me to London and pick me up again. If it's all right with you, I'll see you in the Leaky Cauldron at 10 am. See you then.
Love,
Harry.
She yelled "Yes!" at the top of her lungs when she had read them both. She had feared that Ron would be able to come and Harry won't, but now it was the other way around. She would spend a whole day at Diagon Alley alone with Harry. She felt wonderful.
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The next morning quite early, Harry awoke from a night of relatively peaceful sleep. He didn't know why, but since he knew he was going to see Hermione soon (and maybe Ron too) he didn't think that much about Sirius anymore, and naturally he slept better. He jumped out of bed and went to take a shower, careful to not wake his aunt, uncle and cousin. Somewhere about twenty minutes later, cleaned up and ready for the day, he went downstairs to grab some breakfast. He was surprised to hear his uncle getting up already and taking a shower too. An hour later, he and his uncle left for London, his uncle very happy about the fact that he was going to have almost a full day without Harry.
That same morning, also quite early, Hermione too awoke. But she hadn't slept as good as Harry. The idea that she was going to spend the day with Harry had made her restless and she hadn't been able to fall asleep until somewhere about four a clock. At half past eight, after having taken a shower and grabbed some breakfast, she too left for London.
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Harry arrived first and he entered the Leaky Cauldron while his uncle was trying very hard not to be seen near someone who entered such a weird pub. When he entered, a lot of eyes turned to him, and soon the whispering about The-boy-who-lived (-a-couple-of-times) started. He took a seat at the bar and ordered a butterbeer from Tom, the bartender.
He didn't have to wait long for Hermione to arrive too, and when he saw her he ordered another butterbeer for his friend and then stood up to envelop her in a bone-crushing hug. After having said hello, (it took them more then five minutes to release eachother), they talked about their summers while finishing their butterbeers. When finished, Harry paid for the drinks and asked Tom to help them with the wall, because they still weren't allowed to use magic outside the castle.
"So", he said, "is there something you had planned to do first, or are we just going to look around for some time?"
'I thought we might grab the ingredients we are going to need for Potions this year, get our books and then we can still decide what to do next,' she answered.
"That sounds great, I'm in," he said, and with that he offered her his arm, which she took gratefully.
They went to the apothecary and spent more than an hour in Flourish and Botts, coming out with two copies of each sixth year book, and another five books Hermione had chosen. 'Light reading', like she called it.
"Mione," Harry started,"wouldn't it have been better if we hadn't gone to Flourish and Botts yet, we could have done it later on, and then we wouldn't have had those books to carry all day."
'He's right,"she thought,"if he would only stop looking so handsome and being so cute. Normally I always think about such thinks, what's happening to me?' Out loud she said: "You're right, I didn't think about that. But if we asked politely, I think Tom would keep an eye on our books, don't you think?'
"You're right, let's go!" he replied.
They started walking towards the Leaky Cauldron, planning on leaving their books there, so they could walk freely. It wasn't easy, walking with ten books in your arms, but they had to. Less then twenty steps later, Hermione bumped into Professor McGonnagall and Harry bumped into Professor Dumbledore. Apparently, those two had been engaged in a heated discussion and for that hadn't seen Harry and Hermione.
"Sorry," Harry muttered," I wasn't looking where..." and then he saw who he had bumped into and said: "Look Mione, it's Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonnagall."
"Indeed Harry, it is us," Dumbledore said," and there is no need for excuses, we weren't looking where we walked either."
"Hi Professors," Hermione fell in," what a pleasant surprise to see you here."
Now it was McGonnagalls turn to answer: "Nice to see you too, but were is Mr. Weasley?"
"He and his family have been here two days ago, and since this was quite a last minute trip, he wasn't able to convince his mother to let him come again," Hermione told her.
"Ah, I see," McGonnagall said with a little twinkle in her eye that only Dumbledore saw because it had left as soon as it came, "Now, we don't have time to stay I'm afraid, do we Albus?"
"No we don't Professor, I believe we'll have to go."
When they started to leave, after helping picking up the books that lay scattered on the street, Hermione got an idea: "Professor McGonnagall, would you please shrink these books for us so we don't have to carry them all the way?"
"Of course I will," she replied, and with a flick of her wand, all the books fitted in their pockets.
"Thanks professor," both Harry and Hermione said, "and see you soon."
And with a goodbye, their professor left.
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"Well here we are again, back to were we started, nothing to carry and lots of free time, what do you want to do?" Harry asked.
"It's almost one, I think we should go and get something to eat," she answered, " let's go to Florean's, I could use some cooling down."
"Mmmm, ice cream, I haven't had any this summer," Harry told her.
"That's settled then, ice cream it shall be," she decided, silently cursing the Dursleys for treating Harry that bad.
When they arrived, they took a seat outside the shop and ordered a strawberry sundae for Hermione and a double Dame Blanche for Harry.
The ice cream arrived soon and while eating they talked about what was going to happen during the next school year. No one knew, of course, but imagining what something could be like is always fun. Soon they had finished their food and were preparing to leave. Harry wanted to pay, but Hermione insisted to do so too, so finally they agreed it to be a late Birthday present for Harry and Hermione paid.
The two friends spent the rest of the afternoon walking through Diagon Alley looking at various shops. Far too soon it all came to an end when it was time for Harry to head back to the Leaky Cauldron where his uncle would pick him up. They walked back in silence, both unhappy the day was over. When they arrived, Tom enlarged their books back to normal and they had to say goodbye.
"Look at the bright side of it," Hermione told him, "Were going to see eachother at Kings Cross in two days."
"Yeah, but then Ron is going to be there too," he thought. But he said: "Yeah, you're right, I'll survive that, it's only two days." Again he gave her a bone-crushing hug and when they parted Harry said: "See you then." Hermione decided to try her luck one last time and gave him a peck on the cheek after saying goodbye too. She was thinking "I hope he's just like other boys and doesn't think I'm behaving weird, but, we have been best friends for years now, there's nothing wrong with a small kiss on a cheek."
What she didn't know, (*Actually there was something she didn't know*), was that Harry wasn't like any other boy his age and when he stepped out of sight, he placed his fingers on the spot she had placed the kiss and thought: "Could it be true? Could she love me back? No, she doesn't, I'm imagining things. We have been best friends for years, that's why she does it." with that he put the thought somewhere deep in the back of his head and went back to normal, stepping in his uncles waiting car, getting a lift back "home".
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A/N: I hope you liked it, I enjoyed writing it very much. Now, pleeeeeeeeeease, give me some reviews. If there are authors among you, you know how fun it is when you get a review. Even if it is short, pleeeeeeeeeease let me know what you think of it. I love you all who take the time to read my story (and those who review even more). I hope I can finish the next chapter soon, I know what waiting is like, it isn't fun, but I can't promise anything, my parents are back home and I don't want them to read my stories so bear with me. Please review.
Greetz, Miss_Mione.
Chapter two: Back Again.
Harry, Ron and Hermione were going back to Hogwarts in less than a week, 4 days to be exact. Hermione had owled both Harry and Ron the same question. She wanted to know if they would like to go to Diagon Alley the next day to buy their school supplies. A while later she had received two replies. She wasn't the least bit upset with the first one and simply loved the second one.
Dear Hermione,
I think I'll have to disappoint you. We went to Diagon Alley with the whole family only yesterday and I still have to degnome the garden. I asked my mom if I could go again tomorrow, only to keep you guys company and said that I could still degnome the garden after we came back but she doesn't want to hear it. I think she's a bit moody because Fred and George demonstrated their 25th new prank for this summer and they blew up the kitchen table with it. (For the 7th time this summer.) I'm sure that if you asked a bit sooner I would have been able to come, but know... I hope you guys aren't too sad about it. I'll see you at Kings Cross in a couple of days.
Greetz,
Ron.
Dear Mione,
I would love to come. I told my uncle I had to go there to get my supplies and that they would kick me out of the school if I didn't get them. Now he's even willing to drive me to London and pick me up again. If it's all right with you, I'll see you in the Leaky Cauldron at 10 am. See you then.
Love,
Harry.
She yelled "Yes!" at the top of her lungs when she had read them both. She had feared that Ron would be able to come and Harry won't, but now it was the other way around. She would spend a whole day at Diagon Alley alone with Harry. She felt wonderful.
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The next morning quite early, Harry awoke from a night of relatively peaceful sleep. He didn't know why, but since he knew he was going to see Hermione soon (and maybe Ron too) he didn't think that much about Sirius anymore, and naturally he slept better. He jumped out of bed and went to take a shower, careful to not wake his aunt, uncle and cousin. Somewhere about twenty minutes later, cleaned up and ready for the day, he went downstairs to grab some breakfast. He was surprised to hear his uncle getting up already and taking a shower too. An hour later, he and his uncle left for London, his uncle very happy about the fact that he was going to have almost a full day without Harry.
That same morning, also quite early, Hermione too awoke. But she hadn't slept as good as Harry. The idea that she was going to spend the day with Harry had made her restless and she hadn't been able to fall asleep until somewhere about four a clock. At half past eight, after having taken a shower and grabbed some breakfast, she too left for London.
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Harry arrived first and he entered the Leaky Cauldron while his uncle was trying very hard not to be seen near someone who entered such a weird pub. When he entered, a lot of eyes turned to him, and soon the whispering about The-boy-who-lived (-a-couple-of-times) started. He took a seat at the bar and ordered a butterbeer from Tom, the bartender.
He didn't have to wait long for Hermione to arrive too, and when he saw her he ordered another butterbeer for his friend and then stood up to envelop her in a bone-crushing hug. After having said hello, (it took them more then five minutes to release eachother), they talked about their summers while finishing their butterbeers. When finished, Harry paid for the drinks and asked Tom to help them with the wall, because they still weren't allowed to use magic outside the castle.
"So", he said, "is there something you had planned to do first, or are we just going to look around for some time?"
'I thought we might grab the ingredients we are going to need for Potions this year, get our books and then we can still decide what to do next,' she answered.
"That sounds great, I'm in," he said, and with that he offered her his arm, which she took gratefully.
They went to the apothecary and spent more than an hour in Flourish and Botts, coming out with two copies of each sixth year book, and another five books Hermione had chosen. 'Light reading', like she called it.
"Mione," Harry started,"wouldn't it have been better if we hadn't gone to Flourish and Botts yet, we could have done it later on, and then we wouldn't have had those books to carry all day."
'He's right,"she thought,"if he would only stop looking so handsome and being so cute. Normally I always think about such thinks, what's happening to me?' Out loud she said: "You're right, I didn't think about that. But if we asked politely, I think Tom would keep an eye on our books, don't you think?'
"You're right, let's go!" he replied.
They started walking towards the Leaky Cauldron, planning on leaving their books there, so they could walk freely. It wasn't easy, walking with ten books in your arms, but they had to. Less then twenty steps later, Hermione bumped into Professor McGonnagall and Harry bumped into Professor Dumbledore. Apparently, those two had been engaged in a heated discussion and for that hadn't seen Harry and Hermione.
"Sorry," Harry muttered," I wasn't looking where..." and then he saw who he had bumped into and said: "Look Mione, it's Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonnagall."
"Indeed Harry, it is us," Dumbledore said," and there is no need for excuses, we weren't looking where we walked either."
"Hi Professors," Hermione fell in," what a pleasant surprise to see you here."
Now it was McGonnagalls turn to answer: "Nice to see you too, but were is Mr. Weasley?"
"He and his family have been here two days ago, and since this was quite a last minute trip, he wasn't able to convince his mother to let him come again," Hermione told her.
"Ah, I see," McGonnagall said with a little twinkle in her eye that only Dumbledore saw because it had left as soon as it came, "Now, we don't have time to stay I'm afraid, do we Albus?"
"No we don't Professor, I believe we'll have to go."
When they started to leave, after helping picking up the books that lay scattered on the street, Hermione got an idea: "Professor McGonnagall, would you please shrink these books for us so we don't have to carry them all the way?"
"Of course I will," she replied, and with a flick of her wand, all the books fitted in their pockets.
"Thanks professor," both Harry and Hermione said, "and see you soon."
And with a goodbye, their professor left.
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"Well here we are again, back to were we started, nothing to carry and lots of free time, what do you want to do?" Harry asked.
"It's almost one, I think we should go and get something to eat," she answered, " let's go to Florean's, I could use some cooling down."
"Mmmm, ice cream, I haven't had any this summer," Harry told her.
"That's settled then, ice cream it shall be," she decided, silently cursing the Dursleys for treating Harry that bad.
When they arrived, they took a seat outside the shop and ordered a strawberry sundae for Hermione and a double Dame Blanche for Harry.
The ice cream arrived soon and while eating they talked about what was going to happen during the next school year. No one knew, of course, but imagining what something could be like is always fun. Soon they had finished their food and were preparing to leave. Harry wanted to pay, but Hermione insisted to do so too, so finally they agreed it to be a late Birthday present for Harry and Hermione paid.
The two friends spent the rest of the afternoon walking through Diagon Alley looking at various shops. Far too soon it all came to an end when it was time for Harry to head back to the Leaky Cauldron where his uncle would pick him up. They walked back in silence, both unhappy the day was over. When they arrived, Tom enlarged their books back to normal and they had to say goodbye.
"Look at the bright side of it," Hermione told him, "Were going to see eachother at Kings Cross in two days."
"Yeah, but then Ron is going to be there too," he thought. But he said: "Yeah, you're right, I'll survive that, it's only two days." Again he gave her a bone-crushing hug and when they parted Harry said: "See you then." Hermione decided to try her luck one last time and gave him a peck on the cheek after saying goodbye too. She was thinking "I hope he's just like other boys and doesn't think I'm behaving weird, but, we have been best friends for years now, there's nothing wrong with a small kiss on a cheek."
What she didn't know, (*Actually there was something she didn't know*), was that Harry wasn't like any other boy his age and when he stepped out of sight, he placed his fingers on the spot she had placed the kiss and thought: "Could it be true? Could she love me back? No, she doesn't, I'm imagining things. We have been best friends for years, that's why she does it." with that he put the thought somewhere deep in the back of his head and went back to normal, stepping in his uncles waiting car, getting a lift back "home".
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A/N: I hope you liked it, I enjoyed writing it very much. Now, pleeeeeeeeeease, give me some reviews. If there are authors among you, you know how fun it is when you get a review. Even if it is short, pleeeeeeeeeease let me know what you think of it. I love you all who take the time to read my story (and those who review even more). I hope I can finish the next chapter soon, I know what waiting is like, it isn't fun, but I can't promise anything, my parents are back home and I don't want them to read my stories so bear with me. Please review.
Greetz, Miss_Mione.