Chapter 2:Hermione's house

After 30 minutes of driving, they arrive in a street with a bright-colored house and seem all the people live there are rich and well-educated people. They stop in front of a lime-blue house. It seems it has the biggest area with the fullest flower around it. Rick pulled a key and opened the door. Harry steps in and was amazed with the decoration. The hall was decorated gold and red color. It has two sofas and four plushy cushions. The firewall also had been painted in gold and red color. The upper of the firewall there was a big picture of Rick and a woman with Hermione and young boy hugging them in between them. The woman seems to be Hermione's mother. Beside the firewall, there's a plasma TV that had been pint up to the wall. The TV also painted in gold and red color. Harry felt that he was back in Gryffindor common room. "Ah, Hermione seems had fondly in Gryffindor so she decided to decorate the hall" said Rick as though he had read Harry's thought. Then, Harry nearly jumped of a familiar voice screaming. "Ah, I should never allow Hermione to cook" After Rick said this, he went rashly to the kitchen. Ron and Harry followed him while Fred and George watching MTV. There, Rick was putting off a fire. "I'm sorry dad" Hermione said. "Now, now Hermione how many times have I told you to turn off the oven before you caring out the cookies" Ron seems to be enjoying this. "Harry!" Hermione hugged Harry at this once. "Mother, met Harry" The familiar woman in the picture hugged Harry and says "Ah, Harry. Pleased to with you. I'm Helena Granger. Now, Hermione had told about er.. what happened last year. We'll be there for you honey. Now, Hermione shows Harry his bedroom. Makes yourselves at home, dear. Dinner will be ready soon" Harry smiles awkwardly. "Don't mind with my mother. She had acting like that since I told her about your.. losts" said Hermione as they were stepping up of stairs to the next level of the house. They entered a room with two four-poster bed. Hermione sat at one of it. They three stared at each other silently. Then, they laugh. "Harry, are you feeling okay about last year" "I'm thinking me getting used to it" Harry joked. "Voldemort will kill the person that I love the most. So, you both better be ready for him" Harry grin. "Harry, it's not funny" said Hermione. "Harry we'll be there besides you to fight You…" Hermione stared at him. "Vvolldemort" Ron continues. "Wow Bravo Ron. Finally you could speak his name, clearly" Harry and Hermione smiles. "I thought I could speak his name if I had to kill him" He smug. Then, Ginny enters the room. "Hey Harry" Harry remembered last year about their feelings last year. They both agreed that they couldn't be together for their both own good. Now, he doesn't feel like butterflies in his stomach whenever he sees her. Maybe his feelings toward her had evaporates. "Ginny staying at my room" said Hermione. "Helena said dinner ready" said Ginny. The eight of them ate together happily. "Ah, I now felt is already Christmas. This house always been here of us only. It been a really lonely place" Rick joked. "You all are welcomed here everytime" said Helena. "We'll welcomed ourself whenever we are free" " With this Weasley's Whizarding Wheezees are getting bigger, we're getting busy for ourselves" said Fred and George. "Talking like a businessman here" joked Ron. After dinner, Fred and George apparated to the Burrow. (They'll come again tomorrow for the party) Rick and Helena decided to stay up for some movies. While the four of them sat in the guest room where Harry and Ron will sleep. "Hermione, who is the boy beside you in the picture in the hall" asked Harry. "That is my big brother. He is schooling in somewhere far from here" replied Hermione. "Where?" asked Ron. Hermione shrugged. "My parents only talked about him when he is home. He only came home for winter holidays that is for Christmas and summer's" After some talked, they fell into silent decided to go to sleep.

Harry wakes up with a wonder where he is. Then, he remembered that he is at Hermione's for the party. After bathed, he went down and finds Hermione, Ron and Ginny are eating. "Breakfast Harry?" asked Hermione. He grabbed some toast and asked "Where's your parents?" "Oh, they went to get the cakes that they order" replied Hermione. "Cakes?" Harry asked but Hermione seem didn't to hear this cause she didn't answers. "Actually whose birthdays we are celebrating?" Ron shrugged. "Yours, Ron's and Hermione's" Ginny answered. "How you know that?" Ron asked Ginny curiously. "Because I asked Hermione about it" she replied smugly. At 3 people starts arriving at Hermione's. There were Seamus, Dean, Lavender, the Patils, Ernie, Alicia, Katie, Wood, and the Weasleys that the last arrived. Molly hugged Harry and kissed his cheeks. "Dear, if you need anything just owls us letters, okay" Everybody that come approached Harry with are-you-sure-you're-fine looked. Harry just smiles awkwardly when they approached him. Then, there's a knocked at the door. Hermione opened the door invite her in. A girl with long, wavy brunette hair entered. Every eye was at her. Harry felt his face burning. He wonders why? "Harry, meet Leanne James. She'll be schooling with us this summer. Before these she is at Beauxbatons. She is my neighbour" She shakes Harry hand. "You must be Harry Potter. Hermione talks much about you" "I hope all she talks about me is the good ones" Harry joked. She giggles. "Hey!" After she introduced Leanne nearly to everybody, they started the party. Harry had blast time. When they played catch-and-hit, Leanne accidentally pushed Harry and they fell on each other. They nearly kiss. She just blushed and gets in to get some waters. (She said that) Everybody was wooing Harry .After everybody thanked Hermione for a fantastic party, they went home. Harry started feeling towards Leanne as his feeling towards Cho Chang. He always looks at her. When Leanne realized Harry was looking at her, she just smiles. That makes Harry felt good.

Harry enjoyed his visit at Hermione's. Harry stayed there until the school starts. Three days before the school starts, they went to Diagon Alley to buy school's stuff. There they have seen nearly all shops closed. ("Guess all of them afraid and went away to hide" joke Ron.) They met Draco and his family there when they went in to the Flourish and Blots. Harry realized that Draco was checking on Leanne. Leanne just smiles sweetly. When they finish shopping, Ron and Hermione leave Harry and Leanne because they went for some ice-creams together. ("Their private time" they said.) Harry and Leanne walked along the Diagon Alley silently. (Ginny didn't was going with the Weasleys to Diagon Alley later) Leanne and speak up and broke the silent away. "You know, in Frances there is no place like this. We had a shopping mall in the middle of Paris but hidden, of course. It was much bigger than Diagon Alley. It has all the things that you need from the robes till the brooms. Ah, I miss France. Its kinda the same like the Muggles shopping mall but only full wizards" she joked. Harry smiled. "Do you fly?" Harry asked. "You mean on broom. Yes, I'm a seeker back than in Beauxbatons. You should really see us play. All girls really show their claws" She smiles. "Leanne?" "Yes" "Wannagofocoffees" Harry felt his face burning. "Sorry?" "Urmm, wanna go for some coffees"Harry speaks slowly. "Oh, of course." She replied with smiles. They had some coffees and biscuits. Then, Draco came at their table. "Hello beautiful. Wanna join me for some coffees?" Draco approached Leanne. "You must be Draco Malfoy. I'm Leanne James. Hermione speaks bad a lot about you" "How do you know that mudblood" Draco raised his eyebrows. "You can call anybody mudblood but not Hermione. She is my cousin" She replied sternly. "My bad. So, you still want to for coffees" Harry was surprised with Draco's replied. He thought Draco would just walk away. "Maybe later, Draco. For now, I'm his" She looked at Harry intimately when she said this. "Later it is. Leanne" Draco kissed Leanne's hand then walked away. "He is so a Casanova" said Leanne. "How do you know?" Harry questioned her. "Only a young Casanova would kissed a young woman hands when he would leave" She replied. They stared at each other for a long moment as a couple. Harry took Leanne's hand and kissed. "Now, am I a Casanova?" Harry asked. She shook. "You just perfect" She touched Harry's legs with hers. They both blushed.

The next day, they went to 9 ¾ train to board to Hogwarts. Ron and Hermione went prefect's compartment while Harry, Ginny, and Neville went to find compartment to sit. (They didn't know where Leanne is since the boarding to the train.) They sat with Luna because hers seems the only compartment that is empty. After a while Ron and Hermione came to theirs. They were talking then Draco Malfoy and his friends came. "Are you feeling okay, Potter? Oh, you shouldn't. Thinking about Dumbledore's death. Urgh, This is such an ugly compartment. Freaks, weasel bee, mud blood and finally a chicken" said Draco sarcastically. Harry nearly punched when Hermione stops him. Harry hadn't told Ron and Hermione about Draco was attempting to kill Dumbledore. "You better shut up and leave if you don't want harm done" said Luna. "Huh" Harry thought Draco would never leave but he did. Everybody was shocked about Luna just now.\