Chapter 2: The Hogwarts Express
A/N: I hope I get some more readers! So Please R &R.
The next day Ron awoke from a dream about the previous day. He had saved Harry. He was the hero not Harry. For once in his life he had saved someone not Harry. Even though Harry was his best friend he sometimes hated him for being the boy who lived. Although he couldn't help it, Ron deep down was jealous. Ron sighed. He knew he shouldn't feel like this but he did. Just then, Harry woke up and looked over at Ron who was staring at the ceiling.
'What you thinking about?' Harry said startling Ron.
'Not much, just about going to Hogwarts.' He didn't know why he was lying to his best friend but he couldn't very well tell him what he was thinking. At this Harry just nodded and suggested going down and getting some breakfast. So they both went down to breakfast. When they got downstairs they saw 5 letters at the table 2 were for Harry and 3 were for Ron. Giving Harry a puzzled look Ron sat down and looked at the letters. One was from Hermione, one was from Hagrid and one was from the Daily Prophet! Knowing full well what this must mean he ripped open his letter from the Daily Prophet and read it aloud for Harry to hear. It said the following:
Dear Ronald Weasley,
We would like to congratulate you on your show of courage and bravery at the events of yesterday's attack of Diagon Alley. We would like to ask if you and perhaps your friend Harry Potter would like to come in to the Daily Prophet's Headquarters and give us an interview. Please send your response by owl A.S.A.P.
Thank you for your time and hopefully services,
Mrs. J. Boss
'Wow! So are you gonna do it?' Harry asked seeming to be very interested and excited.
'I don't know. I guess I'll talk with mum and dad about it – where are they anyway?'
'Uh here's a note I think' Harry said through a mouthful of toast while passing him the note.
'Says here they've gone to pick up Charlie! He heard about what happened yesterday and got time off work to come and see me!'
Ron was now ecstatic. He then remembered the other letters and opened Hagrid's. Dear Ron, Hi there! How's ya doin' Im doin' jus' fine. If you think being stung by blast ended skrewts is ok. Well don' have much to say there really but see ya soon. Hagrid
Ron laughed. He wrote like he talked which was sometimes hard to hear. But Ron liked having Hagrid around especially when they were in trouble he always did what he could to help. Ron then picked up Hermione's letter and opened that one too.
Dear Ron, Oh my gosh!! I heard about what happened yesterday in Diagon Alley, I hope you and Harry are all right. You better send me an owl as soon as you read this. I'm worried sick. Have you bought all your books yet? I know you went there yesterday but by the sounds of it, it happened before you had a chance to buy anything. If you haven't then tell me in your owl that way we can meet up in Diagon Alley I'll be going tomorrow or the next day. I'm not sure which yet. Tell Harry that if we are going to meet at Diagon Alley I will give him his birthday present then. Well I have to go, I know this letter is awfully short but I was in a hurry to write it. Hope you are well
Love
Hermione
Ron's stomach did a back flip when he read Love Hermione he didn't know why but soon it would torment him for the rest of the year. Harry spoke up and said something Ron didn't quite hear.
'What did you just say mate?'
'I said are you done reading that yet'
'Oh well ya I am, what did yours say?'
'Same as usual accept she was particularly interested in you.'
'Yea, because of what happened yesterday.' Ron said a bit grumpily. That was when Harry smiled wickedly.
'Well not entirely.'
'What?!?! Give me that!' Ron said making a leap towards the letter. But Harry's seeker instincts were much to fast for him.
'Not so fast. I'm under strict orders not to let you read this. See it even says CONFIDENTIAL.' Harry said showing Ron the envelope.
Ron grumbled. He knew when Hermione said something she meant it. There was no way even if he did get it he would be able to read it she would have put some sort of spell on it so only Harry could see the writing. Defeated, Ron returned to eating his breakfast. It was the 25th of August. He would be on the Hogwarts express in a week. Quickly he remembered he was supposed to write Hermione back. He grabbed a piece of parchment and wrote:
Dear Hermione, We're fine. Yea, I think we can go to Diagon Alley with you. Send an owl back with the time and date. By the way what did you write to Harry? He says it's CONFIDENTIAL. Well owl me back with the time and date. Love Ron
Ron then beckoned to Pig and sent him off with his reply. Ron and Harry were soon done their breakfast and decided to go have a game of Quidditch in the field they owned behind their house. They played until it was time to go to bed with only a short break in which they had supper.
The next day Ron and Harry woke up to the sound of an owl pecking at the glass. Ron saw it was Pig and ran to open the window. In his beak was a reply from Hermione saying to meet her at Gringotts at 2:30. Ron filled his mum in on the plan and she said she would bring them to Gringotts and then go shopping for new cooking pots as she was in dire need for them and had refused to use them because the last time she did Fred had gotten sick and had to go to St. Mungo's under food/lead poisoning.
At 3:30 they got ready and Flooed to Diagon Alley. Ron was looking forward to seeing his friend again and so was Harry. They ran to Gringotts and when they got there she gave them a bear hug fit of Molly Weasley.
'Harry! Ron! Oh I've been worried sick about the two of you!' She said as she kissed the two of them on the cheek. There goes his stomach again Ron thought to himself angrily. He didn't know what it meant but he had a gut feeling what it was but wasn't ready to accept it quite yet. The rest of the afternoon sped by. While they bought their school stuff. And soon it was time for them to go home.
The next four days sped by quickly as their summer holiday was coming to a close. They played Quidditch.... A lot and just lounged around in the sun. On the last day before they had to go on the trip aboard the Hogwarts Express the Weasley and Granger families decided to take a trip to the beach and by the end of the day everyone of them (except those driving of course) were fast asleep.
The next day everyone woke up fairly early, leaving lots of time to get ready and to get to Platform 9 ¾. Harry and Ron quickly found an empty box and waited for them to start moving. Just as the whistle blew the door slid open and Hermione was there standing at the door. She came in and was talking about how exciting the year would be when the door slid open again. This time it was Malfoy and his cronies.
'Still hanging around with Mudbloods and Muggle lovers than Potter?' Malfoy hissed.
'I'd rather a Muggle Lover than a Deatheater.' Harry snapped back.
Malfoy gave them one of his famous death glares and then left the room. Just like old times. This year isn't going to be any different. Little did he know how wrong he was.
A/N: I hope I get some more readers! So Please R &R.
The next day Ron awoke from a dream about the previous day. He had saved Harry. He was the hero not Harry. For once in his life he had saved someone not Harry. Even though Harry was his best friend he sometimes hated him for being the boy who lived. Although he couldn't help it, Ron deep down was jealous. Ron sighed. He knew he shouldn't feel like this but he did. Just then, Harry woke up and looked over at Ron who was staring at the ceiling.
'What you thinking about?' Harry said startling Ron.
'Not much, just about going to Hogwarts.' He didn't know why he was lying to his best friend but he couldn't very well tell him what he was thinking. At this Harry just nodded and suggested going down and getting some breakfast. So they both went down to breakfast. When they got downstairs they saw 5 letters at the table 2 were for Harry and 3 were for Ron. Giving Harry a puzzled look Ron sat down and looked at the letters. One was from Hermione, one was from Hagrid and one was from the Daily Prophet! Knowing full well what this must mean he ripped open his letter from the Daily Prophet and read it aloud for Harry to hear. It said the following:
Dear Ronald Weasley,
We would like to congratulate you on your show of courage and bravery at the events of yesterday's attack of Diagon Alley. We would like to ask if you and perhaps your friend Harry Potter would like to come in to the Daily Prophet's Headquarters and give us an interview. Please send your response by owl A.S.A.P.
Thank you for your time and hopefully services,
Mrs. J. Boss
'Wow! So are you gonna do it?' Harry asked seeming to be very interested and excited.
'I don't know. I guess I'll talk with mum and dad about it – where are they anyway?'
'Uh here's a note I think' Harry said through a mouthful of toast while passing him the note.
'Says here they've gone to pick up Charlie! He heard about what happened yesterday and got time off work to come and see me!'
Ron was now ecstatic. He then remembered the other letters and opened Hagrid's. Dear Ron, Hi there! How's ya doin' Im doin' jus' fine. If you think being stung by blast ended skrewts is ok. Well don' have much to say there really but see ya soon. Hagrid
Ron laughed. He wrote like he talked which was sometimes hard to hear. But Ron liked having Hagrid around especially when they were in trouble he always did what he could to help. Ron then picked up Hermione's letter and opened that one too.
Dear Ron, Oh my gosh!! I heard about what happened yesterday in Diagon Alley, I hope you and Harry are all right. You better send me an owl as soon as you read this. I'm worried sick. Have you bought all your books yet? I know you went there yesterday but by the sounds of it, it happened before you had a chance to buy anything. If you haven't then tell me in your owl that way we can meet up in Diagon Alley I'll be going tomorrow or the next day. I'm not sure which yet. Tell Harry that if we are going to meet at Diagon Alley I will give him his birthday present then. Well I have to go, I know this letter is awfully short but I was in a hurry to write it. Hope you are well
Love
Hermione
Ron's stomach did a back flip when he read Love Hermione he didn't know why but soon it would torment him for the rest of the year. Harry spoke up and said something Ron didn't quite hear.
'What did you just say mate?'
'I said are you done reading that yet'
'Oh well ya I am, what did yours say?'
'Same as usual accept she was particularly interested in you.'
'Yea, because of what happened yesterday.' Ron said a bit grumpily. That was when Harry smiled wickedly.
'Well not entirely.'
'What?!?! Give me that!' Ron said making a leap towards the letter. But Harry's seeker instincts were much to fast for him.
'Not so fast. I'm under strict orders not to let you read this. See it even says CONFIDENTIAL.' Harry said showing Ron the envelope.
Ron grumbled. He knew when Hermione said something she meant it. There was no way even if he did get it he would be able to read it she would have put some sort of spell on it so only Harry could see the writing. Defeated, Ron returned to eating his breakfast. It was the 25th of August. He would be on the Hogwarts express in a week. Quickly he remembered he was supposed to write Hermione back. He grabbed a piece of parchment and wrote:
Dear Hermione, We're fine. Yea, I think we can go to Diagon Alley with you. Send an owl back with the time and date. By the way what did you write to Harry? He says it's CONFIDENTIAL. Well owl me back with the time and date. Love Ron
Ron then beckoned to Pig and sent him off with his reply. Ron and Harry were soon done their breakfast and decided to go have a game of Quidditch in the field they owned behind their house. They played until it was time to go to bed with only a short break in which they had supper.
The next day Ron and Harry woke up to the sound of an owl pecking at the glass. Ron saw it was Pig and ran to open the window. In his beak was a reply from Hermione saying to meet her at Gringotts at 2:30. Ron filled his mum in on the plan and she said she would bring them to Gringotts and then go shopping for new cooking pots as she was in dire need for them and had refused to use them because the last time she did Fred had gotten sick and had to go to St. Mungo's under food/lead poisoning.
At 3:30 they got ready and Flooed to Diagon Alley. Ron was looking forward to seeing his friend again and so was Harry. They ran to Gringotts and when they got there she gave them a bear hug fit of Molly Weasley.
'Harry! Ron! Oh I've been worried sick about the two of you!' She said as she kissed the two of them on the cheek. There goes his stomach again Ron thought to himself angrily. He didn't know what it meant but he had a gut feeling what it was but wasn't ready to accept it quite yet. The rest of the afternoon sped by. While they bought their school stuff. And soon it was time for them to go home.
The next four days sped by quickly as their summer holiday was coming to a close. They played Quidditch.... A lot and just lounged around in the sun. On the last day before they had to go on the trip aboard the Hogwarts Express the Weasley and Granger families decided to take a trip to the beach and by the end of the day everyone of them (except those driving of course) were fast asleep.
The next day everyone woke up fairly early, leaving lots of time to get ready and to get to Platform 9 ¾. Harry and Ron quickly found an empty box and waited for them to start moving. Just as the whistle blew the door slid open and Hermione was there standing at the door. She came in and was talking about how exciting the year would be when the door slid open again. This time it was Malfoy and his cronies.
'Still hanging around with Mudbloods and Muggle lovers than Potter?' Malfoy hissed.
'I'd rather a Muggle Lover than a Deatheater.' Harry snapped back.
Malfoy gave them one of his famous death glares and then left the room. Just like old times. This year isn't going to be any different. Little did he know how wrong he was.