Hermione's POV

Chapter One:

Finally, my last year at Hogwarts, I thought.

I remember all the things that happened to me and my friends in the last six years. Right now I'm waiting for my best friends- Harry Potter and Ron Weasley to arrive for our departure on the Hogwarts Express. I look at the clock, nervously. The train leaves in five minutes.

Did something happen to them? I wondered, a little worried.

After a couple minutes, I hear some panting behind me, and so I turn around. There, right in front of me was Harry and Ron, out of breath.

"Where were you two, the train leaves in a couple of minutes?" I asked, annoyed.

"Give us a break, Hermione, Ginny couldn't find her school books," said Ron.

"Sure, Ron, excuses, excuses."

"It's the truth!"

"HEY! Could you two stop bickering long enough for us to find our seats?" said Harry, sort of laughing.

It was always usual for me and Ron to be fighting.

We managed to find our own little compartment.

"So, Herm, what have you been up to?" asked Harry, sitting down across from me.

"Nothing much, just working a little at a restaurant as a summer job."

"What about you two?"

"Well, we got to go see the Quidditch World Cup!" said Harry, enthusiastically. "Yeah," said Ron. "It was bloody awesome!" The two of them went on and on about it and I eventually fell asleep.

When I woke up, I realized that my head was on Ron's shoulder. I was tired, but not stupid. You see, I've had a crush on Ron for the longest time, but never had the courage to say anything to either Ron or Harry. I never thought that Ron would like me. I just left my head there, and pretended to be asleep. We were still a little ways away from Hogwarts.

"Should I wake her up, Ron?"

"No, just leave her there. She looks kind of cute when she sleeps."

I was so excited, Ron said I looked cute!

"Do you still like her, Ron?" "Yeah, I always have, it's not something you can get over very quickly."

Ron likes me?! I thought. I wondered why he had never said anything. Suddenly we stopped. We had arrived at Hogwarts. I acted like I had just woken up.

"Well, ready for our last year?" asked Harry.

"You bet," said Ron and I together, we smiled at each other.