A/N: I own diddly squat, all Harry Potter characters are property of J.K

Rowling.

Chapter 2- Back at Hogwarts

Harry and Ron were already back when Hermione and Ginny returned.

"What took you two so long?" Ron complained.

"Don't be so ignorant Ron." Ginny retorted as she sat down next to him. This forced Hermione to sit next to Harry, she didn't know whether this was good or bad. When she sat down Harry looked up at her and smiled. How she loved to look into those emerald eyes, she felt like he was the only person on the world that she could spend her life with. She wished he felt the same about her. She would show him, make him see how much she needed him and make him realize how much he actually wanted her as more than just a friend.

The journey came to an end as the train pulled in at Hogsmead Station. They left the train and started making their way towards the carriages which took all the students above first year up to the castle. The four of them got a carriage together and as they began to move, Harry saw the girl from the train. Once again he did not see her face, only her back and long sleek ponytail. He couldn't help wondering if she was pretty or not. After all he was on the look out for a girl now that he and Cho were officially over.

They arrived at school and entered the Great Hall. The ceiling was deep blue with crystal stars shining brightly.

"Yes Hermione, we do know that the ceiling depicts the sky outside, you've only told us that about every time we come back to school." Ron said just as Hermione opened his mouth to speak.

"Actually I was going to comment on the fact that there is yet again a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, and I have not repeated the fact about the ceiling every year." Hermione replied.

Ron's ears went red and he turned and sat down between Dean and Harry at the Gryffindor table. Hermione made a point of sitting opposite Harry, and next to Ginny. Ginny pointed Colin out to Hermione and he was hardly recognizable. Ginny was right he was a total babe. Hermione took note that he left his friends and sat next to Ginny, who more than welcomed him.

The doors opened and the first years entered, Harry was on the look out for his mystery girl. Once again he spotted the back of her, she was sitting at the Ravenclaw table. But to Harry's surprise, she was not outcast like most students who came to Hogwarts after first year, she was infact sitting with the most popular and gorgeous girls. She was sitting with Cho and her friends.

Harry's first instinct was that his girl probably knew he had a record with Cho. This was not good. He thought maybe there was some chance that she would not judge him by what he had with Cho, but would let him get to know her. Well, there was only one way to find out.