Ch. 2- the last train rides
Ron, Luna, Ginny, Neville, and Harry shared a compartment, Ginny and Luna were busy in a conversation mixed with boys and something about vampires in the Ministry of Magic, he stopped trying to follow their conversation a long time ago and was satisfied looking out the window at least until our door opened, he half expected it to be Malfoy he had yet to not make an appearance on the train in our compartment every year though hopefully Herminone being who she was would scare them away. Herminone walked in and took a seat across from us and smiled,
"You know something?"
Harry looked at Ron and than at Herminone, Luna and Ginny had stopped talking and were looking at them as well.
"I can't tell you that would break the trust between our educator and the student government." Herminone said folding her arms into her lap.
"Come on Herminone, tell us." Ginny begged and puck out her bottom lip and fluttered her eyes.
"I can't." Herminone said sternly you'll find out at the feast tonight." Herminone said with her voice raising a bit more than she intended. Our attention was soon redirected towards the compartment door as it slides open.
Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, and Parkinson all stood at the door to cause their annual trouble.
"I'll handle this." Herminone said standing up and looked at them threatening.
"No need to stand up Granger, I just wanted to tell Potter here that I have been training the entire summer as he was stuck with his muggles and that he has no chance of beating me."
Herminone looked back at me and Ron both our faces were red just being in the presence of these four made our temperature raised there would be a fight despite Herminone's presence.
"No amount of practice can help Slytherin's team this year!" Ron blurted out.
Malfoy starred down at Ron and laughed, "I should have guessed that you wouldn't know." He said the others snickered loudly, Pansy let out this loud snort as she laughed.
"Your friend are bloody head girl, I knew this ages ago."
"What has your father sending your memos from jail?" Ginny asked.
Malfoy glared down at her and looked at the rest of us as she shifted to get up "I suggest you leave, Malfoy." Herminone warned. Malfoy made a funny hissing sound and disappeared slamming our door shut.
"How comes he knows?" Ron said starring at Herminone. Herminone rolled her eyes and sat down.
"Fine, we're not going to have Quidditch this year."
Ron, Ginny, and Harry all shouted our complaints being part of the Quidditch team. "Let me finish." Herminone said shouting over them
"No Quidditch at Hogwarts I mean. They are going to be Junior Quidditch Cup." Herminone said and smiled at each of our reactions.
"In one month time every weekend there is going to be a tournament made up from all willing school's Quidditch teams. The tournament will be single elimination the two teams in the final will place each other in front of all the other schools and families and who ever wants to buy a ticket."
Ron had this star stuck glaze in his eyes, as did Ginny. "Hogwarts will be forming one team, two players for each position. The second player will be a replacement if needed."
"You mean we'll have to play with people whom we been competing against?" Harry asked
Herminone nodded "And just to let you know extreme measures have been taken to make sure that another incident like in our 4th year during the Triwizard Tournament." She added.
"I would hope so." Harry muttered
Everyone turned and starred at Harry for a second but than looked back at Herminone.
"What is the prize?" Ginny asked.
"Lots of gold towards the school." She said.
"As well as the school gets to host the following years tournament." She quickly added.
"You mean there won't be anymore house cups?" Ginny asked.
"I think Dumbledore as the rest of the headmasters want to limit the amount of competition between each other students and try to unite them." Herminone suggested.
"Well Harry for sure is going to make Seeker" Ron said slapping my back Harry smiled faintly
"And you'll be the keeper for sure." Harry replied.
"Harry you are the best seeker obviously, but remember who is second." Ginny said with a big frown.
"Malfoy." Harry growled.
"Sort of ironic that you two will have to work together." Herminone said
"Yeah sure." He garbled Harry hoped that Malfoy fell off his broom and break every body in his bone though he imagine they can fix that so he hope something more wicked happens to him...like a slight case of death or disappearance?
"Are you okay?" Ginny asked.
Harry looked up, several minutes had passed and he had forgotten where he was Luna and Herminone were already outside the compartment. "Oh yeah sure, just daydreaming."
Ginny smiled dreamily "We're going to change, you guys better do so too." She said he smiled at Ginny and watched her as she left.
"I think she still likes you mate." Ron said smiling.
"Nah, besides I don't have time for girls right now."
Ron looked at Neville and laughed, "Only the ugly and the dead say that." Ron said jumping into the seat next to Harry.
"Shut up." Harry said and pushed him hard causing him to fall side ways. Harry got up and fetch my luggage when Ron attacked him they both fell hard to the ground and Ron begun to play hit Harry though it was all the soft. Harry punched him hard in the shoulder; Neville jerked his feet up trying to prevent from being a part of this.
After several minutes being immature and rough housing Ron finally tired and allowed Harry to get up and changed into my uniform. Shortly after Herminone and Ginny returned the train began to slow down they had finally arrived.
"This will be our last time riding here, guys." Herminone said to the boys.
"It feels just like yesterdays I was coming here for the first time." Neville said tugging at his robes trying to adjust them.
"Yeah...it does I think that's the magic of this place it always holds your fondest feeling in your heart every time you're here." Herminone said as she walked passed eager first years.
"Now let's get a carriage."
Ron, Luna, Ginny, Neville, and Harry shared a compartment, Ginny and Luna were busy in a conversation mixed with boys and something about vampires in the Ministry of Magic, he stopped trying to follow their conversation a long time ago and was satisfied looking out the window at least until our door opened, he half expected it to be Malfoy he had yet to not make an appearance on the train in our compartment every year though hopefully Herminone being who she was would scare them away. Herminone walked in and took a seat across from us and smiled,
"You know something?"
Harry looked at Ron and than at Herminone, Luna and Ginny had stopped talking and were looking at them as well.
"I can't tell you that would break the trust between our educator and the student government." Herminone said folding her arms into her lap.
"Come on Herminone, tell us." Ginny begged and puck out her bottom lip and fluttered her eyes.
"I can't." Herminone said sternly you'll find out at the feast tonight." Herminone said with her voice raising a bit more than she intended. Our attention was soon redirected towards the compartment door as it slides open.
Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, and Parkinson all stood at the door to cause their annual trouble.
"I'll handle this." Herminone said standing up and looked at them threatening.
"No need to stand up Granger, I just wanted to tell Potter here that I have been training the entire summer as he was stuck with his muggles and that he has no chance of beating me."
Herminone looked back at me and Ron both our faces were red just being in the presence of these four made our temperature raised there would be a fight despite Herminone's presence.
"No amount of practice can help Slytherin's team this year!" Ron blurted out.
Malfoy starred down at Ron and laughed, "I should have guessed that you wouldn't know." He said the others snickered loudly, Pansy let out this loud snort as she laughed.
"Your friend are bloody head girl, I knew this ages ago."
"What has your father sending your memos from jail?" Ginny asked.
Malfoy glared down at her and looked at the rest of us as she shifted to get up "I suggest you leave, Malfoy." Herminone warned. Malfoy made a funny hissing sound and disappeared slamming our door shut.
"How comes he knows?" Ron said starring at Herminone. Herminone rolled her eyes and sat down.
"Fine, we're not going to have Quidditch this year."
Ron, Ginny, and Harry all shouted our complaints being part of the Quidditch team. "Let me finish." Herminone said shouting over them
"No Quidditch at Hogwarts I mean. They are going to be Junior Quidditch Cup." Herminone said and smiled at each of our reactions.
"In one month time every weekend there is going to be a tournament made up from all willing school's Quidditch teams. The tournament will be single elimination the two teams in the final will place each other in front of all the other schools and families and who ever wants to buy a ticket."
Ron had this star stuck glaze in his eyes, as did Ginny. "Hogwarts will be forming one team, two players for each position. The second player will be a replacement if needed."
"You mean we'll have to play with people whom we been competing against?" Harry asked
Herminone nodded "And just to let you know extreme measures have been taken to make sure that another incident like in our 4th year during the Triwizard Tournament." She added.
"I would hope so." Harry muttered
Everyone turned and starred at Harry for a second but than looked back at Herminone.
"What is the prize?" Ginny asked.
"Lots of gold towards the school." She said.
"As well as the school gets to host the following years tournament." She quickly added.
"You mean there won't be anymore house cups?" Ginny asked.
"I think Dumbledore as the rest of the headmasters want to limit the amount of competition between each other students and try to unite them." Herminone suggested.
"Well Harry for sure is going to make Seeker" Ron said slapping my back Harry smiled faintly
"And you'll be the keeper for sure." Harry replied.
"Harry you are the best seeker obviously, but remember who is second." Ginny said with a big frown.
"Malfoy." Harry growled.
"Sort of ironic that you two will have to work together." Herminone said
"Yeah sure." He garbled Harry hoped that Malfoy fell off his broom and break every body in his bone though he imagine they can fix that so he hope something more wicked happens to him...like a slight case of death or disappearance?
"Are you okay?" Ginny asked.
Harry looked up, several minutes had passed and he had forgotten where he was Luna and Herminone were already outside the compartment. "Oh yeah sure, just daydreaming."
Ginny smiled dreamily "We're going to change, you guys better do so too." She said he smiled at Ginny and watched her as she left.
"I think she still likes you mate." Ron said smiling.
"Nah, besides I don't have time for girls right now."
Ron looked at Neville and laughed, "Only the ugly and the dead say that." Ron said jumping into the seat next to Harry.
"Shut up." Harry said and pushed him hard causing him to fall side ways. Harry got up and fetch my luggage when Ron attacked him they both fell hard to the ground and Ron begun to play hit Harry though it was all the soft. Harry punched him hard in the shoulder; Neville jerked his feet up trying to prevent from being a part of this.
After several minutes being immature and rough housing Ron finally tired and allowed Harry to get up and changed into my uniform. Shortly after Herminone and Ginny returned the train began to slow down they had finally arrived.
"This will be our last time riding here, guys." Herminone said to the boys.
"It feels just like yesterdays I was coming here for the first time." Neville said tugging at his robes trying to adjust them.
"Yeah...it does I think that's the magic of this place it always holds your fondest feeling in your heart every time you're here." Herminone said as she walked passed eager first years.
"Now let's get a carriage."