A/N: I must've not posted this like a I meant to and posted the first chapter twice on accident. Sorry. Well, here's the real second chapter.

Chapter two: Meeting at King's Cross

Hermione walked as quickly as she could toward the barrier between platforms nine and ten. She had to make it… there was no way she couldn't. But she only had a minute left to cross through the barrier, hand her things over to a ticket man and actually get on the train. iThen/i there was the unlikely sport of finding Harry and Ron who probably didn't even get onto the same car as she did.

"Have fun at school this year, dear!" her mother called. Hermione only waved to her as she hurried over to platform nine and three-quarters.

"Move it!" came a nasty voice from behind her as Hermione felt herself being pushed to the side.

"Hey! I need to get moving or my train will…" she began as the blond boy who had pushed her turn around.

There was a surprised expression on his face for a moment and Hermione could tell that her eyes were wide as well.

He quickly regained his composure, "Yeah, well let your superiors go ahead of you…mudblood!" he spit as he leaned through the barrier.

Hermione sighed, "Shove it, Malfoy," she said to herself as she ran through the barrier, hoping he was still standing there.