Chap 2.

OMIGOSH you guys you're awesome! I got 3 reviews! Im so happy! Hehe I wasn't even expecting to get one but I got 3! Yay! Ok ok ok so ForgottenInk has pointed out to me that Riddle turns evil when he's 16, but I'm just gonna switch that around a little, and if it bothers n e 1 plz keep it 2 urself cuz I like it! Hehe! Ok so also she said that his memory was destroyed in a diary, but this isn't his memory this is him. Oh yeah and ForgottenInk was my first reviewer! Yay! Also koryan'shea, don't worry I wont make things move too fast. This next chapter is all Hermione and a little bit of Tom. I'll take it slow. Eek! Thx again you guys!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or anyone in the books about him. JK Rowling does and I'm not taking ANY credit, I swear!

"Eek! Harry!"

Hermione jumped off the steps of Gringotts as Harry pulled her into a bone-crunching hug.

"uh…Harry, I can't breathe!" Hermione choked out.

"Oh, sorry!" Harry released her.

He had grown a lot since she had last seen him…probably a good two inches. Wow, Hermione thought to herself, he is really tall! His eyes were just as green as ever and his hair just as black, but before she could get used to how different he looked, she was pulled into yet another bone-crunching hug.

"Ron, you're just as bad as Harry!"

Ron Weasly released her and stepped back so she could take everything in. Wow, if Harry was tall, Ron was ENORMOUS! He had grown at least four inches, and already being the tallest of all of them, this made him about 6'8". HUGE!

The three friends, now re-aquainted, went into Gringotts to refill their pockets with Gallions, Sickles, and Knuts. Hermione looked at her supply list and they all decided to start with getting new robes.

Although they had no trouble finding a tailor and new black robes each, it took a very long time to drag Hermione out of the dress robe section.

They went to the bookstore and picked up all the books they needed, and

They had a very good time the rest of the day, but after eating lunch they had to go back to the Leaky Cauldron to get three rooms. Their train left tomorrow morning and they wanted to be near the station, which was right around the block. Harry, Ron and Hermione had a very nice dinner together, and then went to bed, happy to be together again.

The next morning, they all awoke to the tooth-less smile of Tom the Landlord with his usual cup of tea and plate of breakfast. Harry and Ron told Tom not to wake her up, so he gave them her tea and breakfast. They snuck in and woke her up with a very rude smack in the face with a pillow. She was made, but a very good sport about it and invited them to sit with her and eat breakfast. They all sat there pleasantly enjoying their breakfast, even though the sun had just risen.

At 10:00 they walked out of the Leaky Cauldron onto the Muggle street, with their trunks (shrunken by Tom) in a backpack that Hermione was carrying, which also held Cookshanks, Hedwig, and Pig.

The train was just a few blocks away, and they arrived there at 10:20. All checking to see if muggles were watching, they one-by-one leaned casually into the barrier between platforms 9 and 10, and fell onto Platform 9 ¾. The scarlet Train engine had not yet arrived, but they were not the only people standing there. About thirty feet away, there was a boy of about 16 sitting on his trunk observing the platform. It was as if he had never been here before.

Harry and Ron were taking him in. They hadn't ever seen him before, but it looked like he were in their year. His trunk didn't have his name on it, as all of theirs did, and it was slightly smaller, too. His wand was sticking out of his pocket, and every once in a while he would take it out and twirl it.

Hermione couldn't quite take her eyes off of the boy either. He is very handsome, Hermione thought. He had shaggy black hair that fell into his eyes and gave him a mysterious look. Hermione could tell there was something they couldn't see about him on the outside, and began to wonder what it was. She didn't know what was so special about him, but she didn't care.

"Hermione! Earth to Hermione!"

Ron's voice filled her thoughts and she blushed, noticing that he had noticed she was staring.

"Sorry."

"Hermione, stop day-dreaming…the train's here, we really ought to get a seat before everyone else comes and fills up all the compartments!" Ron seemed very irritated as he said this, probably because he had caught her staring at the boy.

"Harry, Ron…don't you think we should invite him into our compartment?" she said, jerking her head towards the boy, "He doesn't seem to have been here before…"

"Sure," Harry said, walking over to the boy to invite him.

Ron was fuming.

"Hi, I'm Harry." Harry walked over to him and held out a friendly hand.

"Hey, I'm Tom."

"Want to join us in our compartment?" Harry asked, motioning towards Ron and Hermione, who were standing by the train waiting for Harry.

"Umm…if that boy with the red hair doesn't mind." Tom had seen how upset he was when he caught them looking at eachother. Maybe the girl didn't notice, but he was staring at her too…

As Tom followed Harry up the stairs and into the compartment, his eyes briefly met Hermione's and they both blushed and looked away. They talked, laughed, and enjoyed themselves as they traveled from London, England, to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Tom was deeply enjoying himself on the train ride to his school, having no idea that he had murdered one of his newly aquainted friends parents, making his life a living hell for the past 16 years.

What did you guys think of this one? See where I'm going with this? ATTRACTION LIKE MAGNETS! I'm very excited about this fic, but it depends on how you guys like it. Please review! I need at least one to continue on with the story! But if you guys don't like it, don't review. But I PROMISE! They get really really into eachother in the next chapter. So…tell me what you guys think!

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