Chapter 3
When they had all awoken and had breakfast Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Dean hustled up to platform 9 ¾ determined to get a good compartment. They soon came to realize that they weren't the only ones who arrived early. Eventually they settled in a compartment near the front of the train. Five minutes later they were joined by Neville Longbottom...
Peter Pettigrew stumbled into a compartment near the front of the train where he found his friends and fellow marauders Remus "Moony" Lupin, James "Prongs" Potter, and Sirius "Padfoot" Black....and oddly there was a extra member to their group today...Lily Evans sat comfortably next to Remus looking up at Peter with her kind green eyes...."Now Moony what were you about to tell us before Wormtail came stumbling in?" Sirius asked with mild intrest. "Oh Nothing just wanted to explain why Lily was here...No James its not because of your devilish good looks" he said punching James lightly on the arm. "But its not important now....". Lily reached over any took his hand in hers and smiled. "Remus since when were you and Evans an item?" Sirius asked now very interested. "That's what he wanted to tell you...We started dating earlier this summer....". James jaw dropped and he turned all shades of red.
The train slowed to a stop and the whole lot of them clambered off the train and into the monsoon. As they reached the door to Hogwarts they began to wring out their robes. They walked towards the great hall for the start of term feast but half way there Harry stopped clutched his scar and fell to the floor. Hermione and Ron were so immersed in their conversation that they had no clue until they went to sit and Ron asked "Hey where'd Harry go?". They saw a crowd gathering at the doors to the great hall and fulfilling their prefect duties they walked over to tell them to break it up. But when they got there they stopped immediately. Hagrid was holding a totally unconscious Harry in his massive arms "Oh god!" Ron and Hermione cased after Hagrid on his way to the hospital wing..."Hagrid what happened?" Hermione sounded scared. "I really don' know...we found 'im just layin' on the groun unconscious! You two need to get back to the feast so you can take the first years up to the common room. Go on Harry will be fine...." but Hagrid didn't sound very sure...
Ron and Hermione reluctantly returned to the feast obviously worried about Harry. They were met by Ginny and Dean as soon as the reached the great hall. They'd missed the sorting and because of that they settled in seats near the back. Dean sat next to Seamus and immediately began arguing about whether quid itch or soccer was better. Ginny of course wanted to know what happened. They decided to leave the feast early and headed for the hospital wing. Ginny told Dean where they were going and then she Ron and Hermione left. They stayed at Harrys bed all night hoping that he would wake.
Early the next morning Madame Pompfrey woke Ginny Ron and Hermione. "He won't wake for at least twenty four hours...and you three have classes. So off you get!" she pushed the three protesting teens out of the hospital wing and towards the great hall. Many of the students were already reading miserably reading their scheduals. Today Ron and Hermione would have to endure transfiguration without Harry. It was a total flip of how they normally acted. Ron was taking detailed notes on everything Mcgonagal was saying. Hermione on the other hand was having trouble focusing. She kept catching herself taking peeks at Ron when he wasn't looking. Hermione Elizabeth Granger! You can't start developing this crush on Ronald Weasley! He's... He's the most amazing boy you've ever met... she didn't want to believe it but she was falling in love with Ron Weasley...