Shocking Surprises

Harry, Ron, and Hermione found a big empty compartment aboard the Hogwarts Express, they closed the door and were about to sit down until Ginny Weasley walked in. She looked so different this year, and not only that but she also acted different. Not bad different, but…good different.

"Hi Hermione! Hello Harry." Ginny greeted her friend and crush with a big hug and sat down next to Hermione. Harry sat next to Ron. It was rather strange actually everyone she had run into had noticed this, too, but Ginny had a sort of confidence where there had been none just one year ago. Her dark red hair flowing over her shoulders and her cinnamon colored eyes that anyone could stare into forever had caught Harry's attention. It was a surprise to find that this little girl, Ron's little sister even would have an effect like this on Harry. Once it came to be clear that this really was Ginny Weasley they all started up an interesting conversation.

"So how was your summer Harry?" Hermione asked curiously. Harry laughed in a sort of empty voice.

"Like you'd expect it to be much considering the idiots I live with, nothing new, but I did learn this cool trick—if you tell uncle Vernon that snuffles is coming over for a visit they'll all leave the house for about a week until they figure it's safe again." Harry said dully with just a bit of amusement in his voice. They all laughed and talked about they're summer. Soon Ron and Harry got into a highly entertaining conversation about—of course—quidditch, and Ginny and Hermione were perfectly ok with that because they were also having an intriguing 'chat' about the plenty of Hogwarts guys who most unlike and like Ginny had changed over the summer. Hermione had changed a lot as well, her hair had been straightened with what most muggles are familiar with, a blow dryer, she had grown not a whole lot taller but to Ron's notice certain other places.

"So…Ginny, have you even spent any time to actually get a good look at Seamus I mean what I saw, not bad at all." They both had to giggle.

"No, sorry I've kind of had another guy on my mind, and it's kind of sad, you know that he had never really noticed me until I just walked in here." Ginny said with a glance at Harry. She had locked eyes with his bright green ones until he looked away. Hermione laughed.

"I thought that was hilarious, he almost fell off the seat and the way he looked at you must been enough to drag Ron down there with him." Hermione said almost running out of breath from laughing at the image of Harry falling over in her mind so hard, but made sure that him and Ron couldn't hear what they were talking about.

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"Hey Ron, if I ask you this you have to swear not to kill me." Harry said with an extremely embarrassing smile on his glowing face.

"Ok shoot."

"When the hell did your sister get so…what's the word I'm looking for…umm…ok here I go…hott?" Harry half laughed half hoped he'd live long enough to say see what inspired him to say that.

"Here we go…" Ron said with an "I'm-so-not-surprised" smirk on his face while shaking his head.

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They all kept talking about whatever is was they found so amusing about each other (in secret) that is until, an idiotic ferret-faced and…intensely built Draco Malfoy walked in.

"Well…if it isn't the dream team," Malfoy said with an unsatisfied smirk on his face, he felt that insult wasn't good enough but that to make Harry and Ron really get pissed off he'd have to complement one of the sorry excuses for girls sitting across from them. Although to Malfoy's surprise he hadn't found Hermione looking terribly awful.

"Not looking that bad this year, Granger. What you've finally stocked up on girl hormones? Well whatever it is…keep in touch." Malfoy winked at her clearly he knew that this was working. As soon as those words came out of his mouth he wasn't surprised to find Harry and Ron on there feet somewhat being held back by both Ginny and Hermione.

"MALFOY!! I AM SO GONNA SCREW  YOU UP FOR THAT ONE." Yelled Ron. Finally it was too much for Hermione and Ginny to hold them back so once they lost their grip Harry and Ron charged at Malfoy, and Hermione and Ginny fell backwards. They both got up and tried once again to contain Harry and Ron, but that was it, Ron had done it. He punched Malfoy right in his sorry excuse for a face and he walked off with a rather bloody nose but satisfied he had pissed Ron and Harry and got to catch a look of shock yet a hint of interest from Hermione. Ron yelled after him.

"That's exactly what you'll have to worry about the next time you even look at Hermione or any of us for that matter you bastard."

"Don't worry I got what I wanted Weasley, you don't have to worry about me, you just have to worry about Granger," Draco paused and looked at her with a small smile on his face, "I think I've just got her started on something, a new interest maybe?" He turned and walked away. Yet, Hermione still stood there looking in his direction, not with the least bit of disgust in her…

(A/N~~ what will happen next? Hermione and DRACO? What about Ginny and Harry will Ron confess something secret in the future? Keep reading!!!! =) * Luv ya lots* *~*~* crazy*~*~*)