Chapter 7
As they climbed off the train,all of them could hear Hagrid.
"Firs' years,over here,"Hagrid called.
"Who is that?"Jean asked.
"It's Hagrid.He has two jobs.He teaches the care of magical creatures class and he is the groundskeeper,"Harry said.
"And he is a very good friend."
After Hermione had gotten off the train,an owl appeared and dropped the Daily Prophet at her feet.She picked up the paper and pulled off the twine holding it together.She flipped the paper open and as she read the front page,she started to grin.
"Hey,Harry,you're going to see a lot more of Sirius this year,"Mione said.
"Why do you say that?"Harry said,"I know they gave him a fair trial when they found Pettigrew because he was found innocent."
"That's for me to know and you to find out.But,I'll let you find out if you catch me!"said Mione and she ran off,laughing.
"You can run but you can't hide Hermione!"called Harry.He could catch her easily.His legs were longer than hers.
Up ahead,Mione had reached the carriages.
'Now,which one do I get in?'she thought to herself.'Aha!I'll get under one and wait for Harry to walk by and then I'll grab him!'Quickly she walked around to the other side to make it look like she was getting in and crawled under.
Harry dashed by the carriages and then stopped.'She's gotten into one of them.Now,which one?'He went back to the beginning of the line and opened it.No Hemione.
Just a few carriages away,Hermione was grinning broadly.Harry walked over to the carriage she was under and opened the door.Mione reached out and grabbed his ankle.
"What the-?"Harry yelled,before realizing it was Hermione.In one swift move,she pulled him under the carriage with her.She leaned over and kissed him.
"Sorry,babe.I caught you!You didn't catch me!"and with that she scrambled out from under the carriage.
"That's not fair!"Harry cried.
He,too,scrambled out from under the carriage.Hermione was already fifteen feet away.So,Harry "collapsed" and waited for Hermione to come back.
Hermione looked over her shoulder and saw that Harry was on the ground.She ran back just as fast as she could.
"Oh,Harry,I'm-"she started.
"Gotcha,Miss Braniac!"Harry yelled as he grabbed her ankle,"Now why do you say that I'll be seeing more of Sirius?"
"Because,"Hermione said,"He's going to be our new Defense teacher!"
"Oh,wow!That will be so cool!"Harry exclaimed.
Together,they linked hands and walked back to their group of friends,who were giggling merrily at the show they had put on.
"Wow,Harry,that was some chase you gave her!"Jean said.
"Well,actually,the Durselys put in a pool over summer and I swam after they had gone to bed.And then,when I was at Ron's,I worked out with some weights Percy had.He had some leg weights,too,that I enjoyed working out with because I could strap them to my legs and run every morning,"Harry said,modestly.
"Hey,shouldn't we get in a carriage?"Jane asked.
"Yeah,let's go get one,"Hermione agreed.
They walked over to one of the carriages that hadn't been taken over yet.
"Ladies first,"Ron said merrily.
Jane,Jean, and Hermione climbed in,followed by Ron and Harry.
"So,Harry,who is Sirius?"asked Jane curiosly.
"He is my,er, our godfather,"Harry said.
The carriage trundled along the path to Hogwarts.
"Hey,has anyone noticed these are new carriages?"Ron asked.
"Yeah.I'm rather glad they got new ones.I was tired of smelling hay!"Hermione said.
They all laughed.
"Did anyone notice that in our school letters,that they are going to have an orientation week?"Hermione asked.
"No,"Ron said.
"I guess the teachers got tired of having most of the first year being late for their classes.So,this year they are going to have a week for them to get used to the castle,"Harry said.
"Remember when we were late for McGonagall's class in first year?"Ron asked
"Yes,I do.I thought she would give us a detention or something,"Harry said,laughing.
"I remember that,too,"Hermione said,"I was wondering if you were going to blow off her class or something.At that point in time,I thought you two were absolute idiots!"
The carriage came to a halt and they jumped out.
Suddenly,there was a roar overhead.
"Oh my!"Hermione said.
"It's Sirius!"Harry and Ron said at the exact same time.
Up above,Sirius was clearly enjoying himself.He ducked under a gargoyle and "drove" down one of the castles walls.Then,he did a barrel roll and a couple loop the loops.For a grand finale,he "slid" along the ground and stopped right in front of Draco Malfoy.
Malfoy took one look at him,screamed "Murderer!" and then fainted dead away.
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As they climbed off the train,all of them could hear Hagrid.
"Firs' years,over here,"Hagrid called.
"Who is that?"Jean asked.
"It's Hagrid.He has two jobs.He teaches the care of magical creatures class and he is the groundskeeper,"Harry said.
"And he is a very good friend."
After Hermione had gotten off the train,an owl appeared and dropped the Daily Prophet at her feet.She picked up the paper and pulled off the twine holding it together.She flipped the paper open and as she read the front page,she started to grin.
"Hey,Harry,you're going to see a lot more of Sirius this year,"Mione said.
"Why do you say that?"Harry said,"I know they gave him a fair trial when they found Pettigrew because he was found innocent."
"That's for me to know and you to find out.But,I'll let you find out if you catch me!"said Mione and she ran off,laughing.
"You can run but you can't hide Hermione!"called Harry.He could catch her easily.His legs were longer than hers.
Up ahead,Mione had reached the carriages.
'Now,which one do I get in?'she thought to herself.'Aha!I'll get under one and wait for Harry to walk by and then I'll grab him!'Quickly she walked around to the other side to make it look like she was getting in and crawled under.
Harry dashed by the carriages and then stopped.'She's gotten into one of them.Now,which one?'He went back to the beginning of the line and opened it.No Hemione.
Just a few carriages away,Hermione was grinning broadly.Harry walked over to the carriage she was under and opened the door.Mione reached out and grabbed his ankle.
"What the-?"Harry yelled,before realizing it was Hermione.In one swift move,she pulled him under the carriage with her.She leaned over and kissed him.
"Sorry,babe.I caught you!You didn't catch me!"and with that she scrambled out from under the carriage.
"That's not fair!"Harry cried.
He,too,scrambled out from under the carriage.Hermione was already fifteen feet away.So,Harry "collapsed" and waited for Hermione to come back.
Hermione looked over her shoulder and saw that Harry was on the ground.She ran back just as fast as she could.
"Oh,Harry,I'm-"she started.
"Gotcha,Miss Braniac!"Harry yelled as he grabbed her ankle,"Now why do you say that I'll be seeing more of Sirius?"
"Because,"Hermione said,"He's going to be our new Defense teacher!"
"Oh,wow!That will be so cool!"Harry exclaimed.
Together,they linked hands and walked back to their group of friends,who were giggling merrily at the show they had put on.
"Wow,Harry,that was some chase you gave her!"Jean said.
"Well,actually,the Durselys put in a pool over summer and I swam after they had gone to bed.And then,when I was at Ron's,I worked out with some weights Percy had.He had some leg weights,too,that I enjoyed working out with because I could strap them to my legs and run every morning,"Harry said,modestly.
"Hey,shouldn't we get in a carriage?"Jane asked.
"Yeah,let's go get one,"Hermione agreed.
They walked over to one of the carriages that hadn't been taken over yet.
"Ladies first,"Ron said merrily.
Jane,Jean, and Hermione climbed in,followed by Ron and Harry.
"So,Harry,who is Sirius?"asked Jane curiosly.
"He is my,er, our godfather,"Harry said.
The carriage trundled along the path to Hogwarts.
"Hey,has anyone noticed these are new carriages?"Ron asked.
"Yeah.I'm rather glad they got new ones.I was tired of smelling hay!"Hermione said.
They all laughed.
"Did anyone notice that in our school letters,that they are going to have an orientation week?"Hermione asked.
"No,"Ron said.
"I guess the teachers got tired of having most of the first year being late for their classes.So,this year they are going to have a week for them to get used to the castle,"Harry said.
"Remember when we were late for McGonagall's class in first year?"Ron asked
"Yes,I do.I thought she would give us a detention or something,"Harry said,laughing.
"I remember that,too,"Hermione said,"I was wondering if you were going to blow off her class or something.At that point in time,I thought you two were absolute idiots!"
The carriage came to a halt and they jumped out.
Suddenly,there was a roar overhead.
"Oh my!"Hermione said.
"It's Sirius!"Harry and Ron said at the exact same time.
Up above,Sirius was clearly enjoying himself.He ducked under a gargoyle and "drove" down one of the castles walls.Then,he did a barrel roll and a couple loop the loops.For a grand finale,he "slid" along the ground and stopped right in front of Draco Malfoy.
Malfoy took one look at him,screamed "Murderer!" and then fainted dead away.
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I think I'll leave this here.Hey,all you people who aren't reviewing!Start reviewing or I'm gonna cry.*Tear rolls down cheek*You guys are hurting my feelings!Please,review!