A/N: Ok, in response to some reviews:
Dragix: How would you suggest I add the humor? I'm not sure what you mean by "Ron is lacking his normal personality" what do you think I need to change? I'm open to suggestions. E-mail me.
trickhayden: Don't you worry too much about the direction the story! You'll be surprised with what I'm going to do in chapter 6.
Everyone: Thanks for reading my fic! I love hearing what you have to say! Keep the reviews coming!
As an added note, Hermione's thoughts start way back at chapter one, but don't worry I won't bore you too much with repeating conversations.
Hermione rushed through the barrier between platforms nine and ten to get on Platform 9¾. She had, barley enough time to say goodbye to her parents, and now rush onto the train, the trip around Europe had taken long than expected. She had to get all her school supplies while traveling and never had the chance to recoup from the trip.
"Curse that storm, and all those pushy relatives begging us to stay an extra week!" thought Hermione to herself. She wasn't able to get her books until the last minute along with her other supplies for school, so invariably she was unable to read through even once and she normally did at least twice maybe even three times. Hermione was starting this school year completely unprepared; something a Prefect should never do, in her opinion.
Hermione searched over the sea of heads looking for her long missed friends Ron and Harry. Suddenly she saw a flash of red hair and a trunk being pulled it at the back of the train. Hermione instantly knew that it was Ron she saw and quickly followed, guessing that Ron in Harry were probably going to the back compartment as they commonly did. As she walked up to the compartment she heard a familiar voice, "I wonder where Hermione is?"
"I'm right here," Hermione answered seeing two concerned faces turn into grins. "How I missed them!" thought Hermione as Ron helped her with her trunk and she let out Crookshanks. He let out a soft 'mew' and stretched from being cooped up the long hours of the trip to the station. Hermione watched Crookshanks take his usual spot in a nearby empty seat, half listening as Harry asked her about the summer. "My parents decided to take a trip around Europe," she answered still not exactly paying attention her mind was on the summer and how she missed them or more truthfully him.
"Oh, I thought you would have spent the summer with Krum," blurted Ron with an extra disdain when he said Krum's name.
This woke Hermione from her daydreams. Why did Ron have to bring him up? It always led to a fight between them. So she quickly answered that she was no longer going out with him any more and instantly changed the subject to their summers.
"What is it about him that I like so much? What's so hard to accept about liking him?" pondered Hermione not listening at all what was being said, it hardly registered who was talking to her, "Why won't he even ask me out? Maybe, I haven't let on that I like him enough. Or maybe he just has no interest in me. He hardly noticed that I existed as a girl until last year and that was just because he needed a date to the Yule Ball!"
Now normally Hermione did not dwell much on relationships like this and not listen when her friends talked, but the ideas just seemed to dominate her mind lately. Maybe it was because she wasn't able to study her books and review them over the summer that she had nothing else to think about. Or maybe it was the longing she felt when she saw her cousins wedding and how in love she was. "I want to feel something like that," was the thought that ran trough her mind as she watched the wedding and it did now as she recalled it. "What am I thinking?" Hermione asked her self as she awoke from her daydream.
By then Harry had finished his tale about his experiences with the Dursleys. The plump witch with the trolley came by and Harry bought some Cauldron Cakes for everyone to share.
A/N: Ok, I know another short chap and I'm leaving you all wondering about Ron with what happened last chap. I'll get to it soon though! I promise! Scouts Honor!