Summer of Jealousy Chapter 3 Diagon Alley
Author note
Please forgive me I hate authors notes but I have chapter 2(Growing Greener) posted twice I apologize.
About five minutes later Ron was greeted by a very drowsy Hermione. "What's up?" he asked. "oh nothing, just stayed up a little later than usual" she

said. He got up poured some cereal and made tea for the both of them. (those were they only foods he could make and not burn) Hermione took the tea gratefully, and drank deeply. "Thanks" she mumbled. He was just about done with his tea when a tired, dirt ridden Crookshanks came wobbling in.

"Crookshanks!" Hermione bellowed. "what on Earth-What happened-were you out all night?" She was on her way to take him outdoors for a nice bath

when she beckoned Ron over. "Ron look" said Hermione giggling. Laying every which-way on the back lawn were hundreds of, wait were those-yes

they had to be, Garden gnomes! Ron was speechless. Hermione carried on taking Crookshanks to his well needed bath, but Ron stayed glued to the

spot for he saw something in the distance, it looked… dead. As it came closer it was distinguishable, that was Arrowl, the family owl. When it finally got

to the window Ron took out the familiar envelopes addressed to each of the children and on the back was none other than the Hogwarts Crest. He

ripped open his, and then called Hermione in, though he didn't call Harry. Ron was still very mad at him and had no intention of letting up soon. This was

their sixth year at hogwarts, and they had two new teachers, a new DADA teacher as usual Ron thought to himself, and what, a new History of Magic

Teacher, he noticed Hermione' Perplexed face as well, "hat do you think happened to Binns?" He asked. "I suspect he just wanted to…you know…

pass on." Said Hermione. Professor Binns had been up to this year their History of Magic class teacher, he was a ghost, and his classes were the most

boring of them all, the only person that managed not to fall asleep in them was Hermione, and Ron swore that he even saw her dose off once in the late

of June last year. Apparently the new teacher was not going to waste time in work they had to get five new books for the class! As Ron had a look of

pure disgust on his face, Hermione had a look of uncanny anticipation about her. Charley had just walked into the Kitchen and Ron sneered at him, he

must not of noticed it, for all he said was, "Oh Hogwarts letters here?" "Yes" said Hermione not wanting Ron to blow his top at the insolence to the

question. But it was too late Ron had exploded. "Thanks for pointing out the obvious bro!" It looked as though Ron had little fire pixies dancing around

in his eyes. "And another thing I hope you and Famous Harry Potter will have a very happy life together, because sure as hell don't want to be part of

it!" and with that Ron left the room steaming at the ears. "What was that all about" said Harry, and Charley at the same time. Hermione also decided that

this would be a good time to take her leave back to Crookshanks, who was still went outside. Hermione's P.O.VShe couldn't believe how thick headed

boys could be. Some how she wondered how they could get by with all that ego stuffing their heads. She decided to go finish up the rest of her

homework by the lake, maybe she could concentrate a little better there. At about 1:00 they all, including a very reluctant Ron, went by Flu powder to

Diagon Alley. They mostly went off separately except for the initial trip to Gringotts. Watching her two best friends going off in two directions she made

her way to Madame Puddifoots to meet Viktor Crumb.