CHAPTER 2- TWO OLD FRIENDS AND SOME BAD NEWS

I was sitting with my arm on the ledge of the window holding my chin up in my hand as I watched everyone arrive at Platform 9 3/4. I was in a very melancholy state, one of those times that you are neither thinking nor dreaming, just simply staring off into nothingness. As I did this I heard the door to the compartment that I was sitting in slide open, and I could almost feel a smile unconsciously creep onto my face. I was so happy, for it was Harry and Ron and they both looked great.Ron was a lot taller then Harry of course, but they both looked extremely handsome.

Harry still held on to his glasses even now at 17 instead of getting contacts, I think it was because everyone thought he reminded them of his father and he still liked the thought of their resemblance, but it didn't matter, those emerald eyes shined and sparkled through his round rims anyways. Though his hair was much longer and combed purposely to one side, covering his scar. And he was dressed up in worn out khakis and a tight blue jersey shirt in which he looked very sophisticated and grown up.

Ron on the other hand had a different look, a more messy and sloppy look. His hair had been shaved off before the summer and now it was beginning to grow back, tiny specks of red all over. His bare head only made his wondrous blue eyes even bigger and brighter against his milky white skin. He wore I loose red shirt with a yellow logo on it and a pair of blue jeans that were ripped and torn at the bottom and throughout the knees. He looked great too, even though he was messy.

I knew this year would be much like last year, with every girl jealous of me for they thought they were two of the hottest guys in school. But no matter what everyone thought, the three of us were simply very good friends, and nothing more.

"RON, HARRY!" I yelled out and ran up to them both, hugging them and giving them kisses on the cheeks, while they laughed pretending they didn't want me to.

"I missed you two so much during the summer, next summer we have to do something together, it felt like an eternity. You guys have no idea!" I stepped back and saw how they were goggling at me in that teasing sort of way.

"Awwww Hermoine we missed your body too! I mean you! Ha ha!" replied Ron, who was laughing along with Harry.

Harry just kept laughing when he saw me punch Ron in the arm and me mutter "idiot!"

They both looked me up and down so I put my arms in the air and gave a full circle "So what, you guys like my newwwwww outfit?" I asked them as I finished walking around in a model sort of way. They just laughed at me, and got slightly embarrassed from checking me out in a way that I would notice.

Once we sat down I had Harry beside me while I stretched my legs on top of his lap and while Ron just sat in front of me, the three of us chatting up a storm. I never told them how Malfoy helped me with my trunk or anything like that, not that it was important of course. Besides, soon we started catching up on our entire summer.

"…so Harry came to stay at the Burrow with us only after one week after summer started since he couldn't take his aunt and uncle anymore, so this time we decided to really take the time and travel all over, we visited Charlie in Romania, went to the beach, camping…uh what else? It was great fun anyways. And when we came back home we helped Fred and George in their new Joke Shop in Diagon Alley. And of course we made room for Quidditch and chess!"

"Of course!" I replied sarcastically.

"Sooo..." Began Harry, "How about your summer, didn't you go off to Bulgaria to visit Krum, it's been two summers since you guys have been together right?"

Immediately Harry had noticed he had brought up a topic in which I did not want to discuss as I lowered my eyes to the ground and stopped smiling.

"What happened?" both Harry and Ron asked me while Harry patted my knee.

"Huh, well ummmm... Victor and I broke up after a week of staying there, things were just not working I guess..." I tried to hold my tears as I looked through the window not wanting to tell them more. The truth was that Victor broke up with me because the long distance was just mutiny and he claimed that he needed to move on, I truly felt horrible all summer about it, I not only felt broken hearted, I felt alone as well, I really did think he was the one for me.

"Aww we're sorry Hermione," Ron said as he moved in to give me a hug.

I just patted him on the back and pulled away and smiled "Don't worry guys, I'm good, really, now I'm single and free, so I can go on and flirt about with guys this year haha!" I said trying to lighten the mood and make myself feel better.

They caught on and Harry said, "Not if we could help it!" while giving me a sided grin.

It felt wonderful to be with my two best friends, and yet, my mind still wondered about other things instead...