A/n: This is my first fic. So go easy in the criticism is so much better then mean comments. thanx
Disclaimer: I own nothing, everything Harry Potter is J.K. Rowlings.
The Last Thing to Go…
Chapter 1: A Different Start
"Harry!"
A squeal from behind him caused him to quickly turn knocking over his trunk and Hedwig's cage onto the Platform. He had barely been through the barrier onto platform 9 3/4 for 30 seconds before an over zealous Hermione Granger bounded towards him wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling him into a hug that just about knocked the wind out of him.
"How are you?!? I've missed you!"
"I've missed you too Hermione, I've been just about as well as I can be, considering the horrible summer I spent with the Dursley's"
She offered a faint smile before pulling him into yet another hug.
"Lets go find a compartment, Ron should be here soon," Hermione said as she began walking towards the train.
"Yea, I wonder where he is"
"He sent me and owl the other day. He said he would be arriving with a surprise for us, something about this year starting off differently for him."
"I wonder what he meant by that"
"Oh, probably something completely uninteresting like a broom or--" she was cut off as she pushed her trunk into a car loosing balance and toppling backwards into Harry. Who quickly caught her, but not before she managed to smack her elbow into the doorframe.
"Ouch!" she exclaimed grasping her elbow and ignoring the strong arms holding her up. She quickly realized, however, that she had not hit the ground and scrambled out of Harry's arms.
"Thanks Harry," she blushed furiously and turned her attention to her elbow, "ouch it really hurts"
Harry moved the trunks into the empty compartment and guided Hermione to a seat. Then he carefully rolled up the sleeve of her light purple blouse to examine the spot where she had hit her arm. He could see the redness slowly changing into a bluish purple.
"You're gonna have a nasty bruise there in the morning" he faintly smiled at her before placing a kiss right over the mark.
A confused Hermione just smiled and pulled her arm back. Did Harry just kiss my arm? Since when does he do things like that?
Her thoughts were abruptly interrupted by a giggle entering the compartment. She turned her head to see a very red Ron Weasly entering the compartment with a giggling Lavender Brown. Now Lavender and Hermione had formed a silent friendship over the past few years, but neither one of them would acknowledge it existed.
"Ron?" Harry's greeting was more of a question then and acknowledgment.
"Hey Harry, Herms"
"Don't call me Herms, I hate that nickname" was Hermione's reply, she was slightly annoyed that her thoughts and quiet had been interrupted by such a display. "Hello Lavender, good summer break?"
"Oh yes, it was splendid, my parents took me to Romania and it turns out Ronald and his family were staying in the same Hotel"
"We were visiting my brother."
"Oh how nice, that really does sound wonderful" Hermione tried her hardest to not laugh as she mimicked Lavender's tone almost perfectly.
"Well Ronald I'm going to venture off in search of some of the girls, I'll be sure to find you at school."
"Ok Lav"
She placed a soft kiss on his lips before saying good bye to Harry and Hermione.
"See you two later"
"I'll be looking forward to it" Hermione replied finding it much more difficult to restrain her laughter.
Harry wasn't so good at it. He released a snort as a love sick Ron closed the door and watched 'Lav' scurry off down the train.
Ron turned around and both Harry and Hermione stood smirking at him.
"So Ronald, we see you've got yourself a wife"
"Oh yes Ron she really is quite splendid, do mommy and daddy approve?"
Both Harry and Hermione broke into fits of laughter.
"Hey! Lavender isn't that bad once you get to know her. She's a good person, really. And I like her"
"Oh Ron we know, we're just messing around"
"Really we're happy for you" Hermione promptly stood and wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him into a brief hug.
"Now Tell us about Romania"
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