Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter characters.

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A CINDERELLA STORY

Chapter 3

Reunited

Hermione felt like jumping for joy and screaming at the top of her lung, "I'M GOING TO HOGWARTS!" But instead, she walked onto the train and found an empty compartment. Then she leaned out the window, looking at the many happy families, all saying goodbye to their children who were off to start a new year at Hogwarts. She was paying so much attention to the families that she didn't notice a guy with red hair sneaking up behind her.

"Gotcha!" Ron yelled.

Hermione screamed and whirled around. Seeing her best friend in the whole world standing in front of her, laughing his head off made Hermione feel happy.

"Hi Ron!" Hermione exclaimed then started laughing.

"So? What happened this summer?" Ron asked.

"Oh, nothing much, I just got ordered around a lot and did all the chores," Hermione answered sadly.

"Why do you take that crap from them Hermione?" Ron asked.

"Ron! Hello? I need money! For wizarding collage!" Hermione said then jokingly rapped on his head.

"Oh yah!" Ron said dumbly.

"What did you do this summer?" Hermione asked Ron.

"My family and I went to Rome!" Ron exclaimed.

"Wow! That's so awesome! I bet you learned a lot of things!" Hermione commented.

Ron looked at Hermione weirdly, "Uh, yah...I guess!"

Just as Hermione was about to speak they heard, "ALL ABOARD!" Then the train started to move. Hermione looked out the window and watched as fields and forests passed. I am so happy! Hermione thought. I can't wait to get to Hogwarts and see everyone and everything. Then Hermione thought about Quidditchguy. Oh my gosh! I'm going to have to meet him! But, I said maybe. Hermione looked over at Ron. He was on his cellphone using text messaging.

"Did you meet anyone Ron?" Hermione asked.

"Yah," Ron said, "There's this girl I met in a Hogwarts chat room. She really nice."

"What's her name?" Hermione questioned.

"I don't know, but her username is babyblueeyes," Ron informed.

Hermione reached into her bag and pulled out her cell phone. She turned on text messaging. Yay! Hermione thought. Quidditchguy is on!

Harry Potter stepped onto the Hogwarts Express. He had been thinking a lot lately about his girlfriend. He didn't really like her at all. She was bossy and she made him buy everything. He had finally decided to breakup with her. Harry saw Mary coming down the isle towards him. She walked as if the whole world belonged to her! Holy crap he was worried. What would she do? Would she slap him? Would she scream? Maybe he shouldn't breakup with her! No, he was going too. Harry walked bravely up to Mary. She tried to hug him but he ducked out of the way of her arms.

"What was that for?" Mary cried. Why didn't he let me hug him?

"Listen Mary, we can't be together, I don't like the way you operate!" Harry said trying to describe why he didn't like her any more.

"WHAT!" Mary shrieked. Harry flinched at the sound. Heads started poking out of compartments.

Harry turned around to walk away but Mary grabbed his hand.

"You can't just leave me!" she screamed.

"Uh, yah I can, and I'm going to," Harry said then walked away.

Mary stood there dumbfounded. Harry had just dumped her! "I'll get you back if it's the last thing I do!" Mary said to herself.

As Harry walked down the isle to find an empty compartment, he turned on his cell phone. Yay! He thought. Princessbaby is on! Harry opened the door to a compartment and saw a boy with red hair playing on his cell phone and a girl with brown hair who was doing the same. They both looked up when he came in.

"Oh, I'm sorry," Harry said.

"That's okay," the red haired boy answered.

As Harry turned to go the brown haired girl said, "Were you looking for someone?"

"Oh, no, just looking for somewhere to sit," Harry said smiling.

"Why don't you sit with us?" the brown haired girl questioned.

"Can I?" Harry asked.

"Sure," the brown haired girl said brightly.

Harry sat down across from the brown haired girl and focused his attention back to his cell phone. Then he wrote.

Quidditchguy: Hey!

Princessbaby: What's up?

Quidditchguy: Not much actually.

Prinessbaby: Oh.

Quidditchguy: Are you on the Hogwarts Express right now?

Princessbaby: Yes!

Quidditchguy: Cool. So, when are we going to meet?

Princessbaby: Soon I hope.

Hermione turned off her cell phone and turned to look at the boy who had come into her and Ron's compartment. She knew who it was of course, his name was Harry Potter, and he was famous. He had found the philosophers stone and destroyed it, he had killed a giant snake that had been living in the castle, he had found Sirius Black, and probably a bunch of other things she was yet to hear this year. She watched as he turned off his cell phone. I wonder what he is thinking right now? She thought. He is kind of cute! No...change that to HOT!

Harry looked up to see the brown haired girl staring at him. She quickly turned away and started fiddling with her bag strap.

"So," Harry said trying to start a conversation with her.

Hermione looked up and answered, "So what?"

"What's your name?" Harry asked.

"Hermione," Hermione answered.

"Oh," Harry said. "My name is Harry."

"I know," Hermione said smiling.

"How?" Harry asked.

"Well, you here a lot of things when you aren't popular," Hermione explained, "Funny though, we've been in the same classes and everything for seven years."

"Oh," Harry said. How come he didn't remember her? "Sorry, I don't have the best memory."

"That's okay," Hermione forgave.

The rest of the ride to Hogwarts was very uneventful. Hermione read Hogwarts, A History, Ron talked to Babyblueeyes, and Harry just sat there uncomfortably. Just then over the train intercom they all heard, "We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes!"

"Finally," Ron said loudly, then got up and stretched.

Hermione reached in her bag and pulled out her robe and slipped it over her clothes. Finally they felt the train coming to a slow stop. Harry got up.

"It was nice meeting you," Harry said stepping out into the isle.

"You to," Hermione called as he disappeared out of site.

"Well, that was interesting," Ron commented.

"What!" Hermione exclaimed.

"You should have seen yourself!" Ron said laughing.

"What!" Hermione said looking annoyed.

"You like Harry Potter!" Ron exclaimed.

"I do not!" Hermione whispered.

"Well then why are you whispering?" Ron teased.

Hermione punched him on the arm and grabbed her bag then moved out into the isle.

"Ow!" Ron said loudly before heading out after Hermione.

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Well this is the third chapter. Now you know who Quidditchguy is! HA! What will happen next! Well, read and review!