Chapter 2: New Acquaintances

"Hey Hazel! How was your summer?" Lulu asked me after hugging me tightly. It was the beginning of our 7th year, and thankfully our last year. Unfortunately we had to take our N.E.W.Ts this year.

"My summer was great! I went surfing and rock climbing. Had tons of fun! You?" I told her.

"You are such a fucking liar. You're afraid of heights, and you don't know how to swim." She told me.

"Ok, you caught me. But, I did absolutely nothing. I just thought about Scott and sulked all day in my bed." I said, getting teary-eyed. Scott had meant the world to me, and he totally screwed me over.

"Oh, sweetie," she said comfortingly, "you have to stop thinking about him." She hugged me tightly.

"Thanks."

"No problem, Hazy."

We found some seats in the last compartment on the Hogwarts Express. I sat down next to Lulu, and when the food trolley came by, Lulu bought some chocolate frogs, and I bought some Every Flavor Beans.

I opened my bag of Every Flavor Beans and took out a brown one. Bad Idea. Lulu saw it, and snatched it from my hands. Obviously she's obsessed with chocolate. She started chewing the bean, and spat it right out.

"Ew! That's not chocolate!" she exclaimed, with a disgusted look. The smell of manure was coming out of her mouth as she spoke.

"Damn, Lulu! Your breath smells like shit! Here, have a Tic Tac." I said, offering her a mint.

"A what? Tick Tack? What is that? It looks like a smaller Every Flavor Bean."

"It's called a Tic Tac. T-i-c T-a-c. It's a mint."

"Ooh! O.k. Thanks." She took the mint and put it in her mouth. "I can't chew it! It's too hard." She protested.

"You're not supposed to chew it yet. Let it get smaller in your mouth and then you can try chewing it."

As we made our way into the Great Hall, I spotted Draco. Wow. He looked so good this year. I wonder how much he worked out this summer. I nudged Lulu and made her look in Draco's direction.

"Wow! He's so hot!" she said dreamily.

"You're such a dork, Lulu. Besides, I saw him first."

"Ok, fine, have him. I just hope you have something to say to him, because he's coming our way."

I instantly started shaking. Never had someone that good-looking come towards me. He was just a few feet away when someone bumped into me from behind.

"Sorry." A redhead boy said to me.

"Its O.K. Hi, I'm Hazel Linsel, I'm in Ravenclaw." I shook his hand.

"I'm Ron Weasley, I'm in Gryffindor." He said. He had incredible green eyes, and flaming red hair I knew I wouldn't forget. Just then, Lulu pulled me away, and I found myself inches away from Draco. I felt like I was melting, my knees got weak and shaky. I thought I'd pass out, I was breathing heavily and I was afraid he'd notice.

"Hello," he said, kissing my hand, "I'm Draco."

"I'm. I'm..."

"Her name's Hazel." Lulu cut me off. I was glad. I didn't want to repeat the same thing over and over again like a broken record. How embarrassing.

He chuckled. "And you are..?" He asked Lulu.

"I'm Lulu." She calmly said. He took her hand and kissed it as well.

"Well, I'll see you around," he told me. As he was leaving, he winked at her and she smiled at him. That made me so jealous. She knew I liked him a lot…