Ch. 3

Ron grabbed Ginny's arm and was dragging her out the compartment as Hermione came running up.

"What happened to Harry?" Hermione asked as she knelt down to look at him. Then she noticed Malfoy sitting there with a smug look on his face. She glanced between Ron's boiling mad face, to Ginny's flushed one, then back to Malfoy. And something clicked. She rejuvenated Harry, then pulled him up, and marched him, Ron and Ginny, out of the compartment and back to theirs.

"What were you doing with Malfoy?" Hermione asked as they all settled into the seats, Ginny sitting by Harry, and Hermione by Ron.

Ginny still a little flushed, looked Hermione in the eye and said, "I did not do anything with Malfoy." Ron and Harry obviously didn't believe her.

"What do you mean you didn't do anything? I mean I found you with Bloody Malfoy! And, you were sitting on his lap!" Ron's face was turning a violent shade of red as he spoke.

"Ron I-"

"We were just coming to get you! Because the train seems to be having problems, and then we find you snogging Malfoy!" Harry spoke up, obviously getting over his initial shock.

"WELL, IF YOU WOULD JUST LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED! YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY!" Ginny yelled, her face getting a dark pink color, as the Weasley temper started to show. She waited until the trio was silent before continuing. "I was getting really annoyed with your bickering and crap-"

"Gin-"Hermione tried to interrupt.

"No. As I was saying; I got annoyed so I left to go find a compartment that was empty for some piece and quiet. I came across one, and knocked. No one answered, and I was about to open the door when suddenly the train jerked, it opened and I fell into Malfoy's lap." Ginny knew this wasn't the whole truth, but it was close enough. She didn't need her brother to go beat up Malfoy, when she could take care of herself.

"But that doesn't explain why you were all flushed!" Ron exclaimed ignorantly.

"Well if you hadn't noticed, it was a bit hot on the train. You know I can take care of myself Ronald Fugo Weasley! I am not a pitiful little girl who always needs to be saved by her big brother! When will you learn! You never really care until it comes to guys, then you are the over protecting asswipe of a brother! Ya know what Ron I don't need you to be hanging over my shoulder every time I talk to a boy!" Ginny finished ranting and stalked out of the compartment once again, leaving the trio wide eyed, and staring after her.


Oh great, now where am I going to go? Ginny thought drastically, as she made her way down the train. The train started moving again, and after searching for another compartment, Ginny found one that was occupied by only one person, and knocked. A girl jumped and looked up. She was quite a pretty girl, with long, curly brown hair that fell past her shoulder blades. Her bright blue eyes seemed to smile about everything in the world, and she had a wide friendly grin. Ginny smiled back at the girl as she stepped in, and stuck out her hand saying, "Hi I'm Ginevra Weasley, but people call me Ginny, or Gin."

"Hi I'm Jernia, but my friends call my Jerr." (A/N: Jernia is said like Jerry) Jerniareplied, shaking Ginny's hand warmly, and as she said this Ginny was struck by her heavy Scottish accent.

"Nice to meet you. Would you mind if I sat in here?" Ginny asked but as soon as she said this Jernia shook her head and said in her lilting accent, "Oh, not at all, be my guest."

Ginny muttered thanks as she smiled, and sat down opposite her. "So what year are you in?" She asked, her curiosity getting the better of her. Jernia chuckled at the question, but answered her anyway.

"I believe I am in sixth year, but I have a few seventh year classes. I'm one of the foreign exchanged students, from Scotland." She said.

"Oh, that is so cool! I always wanted to meet one of the foreign exchanged students first." Ginny said excitedly. Jernia just laughed again. Soon the girls were exchanging stories of their childhood's, and about their schools. It seems that there was a Wizarding School near where Jernia lived, but it ended up getting blasted to rubble by Voldemort and his Death Eaters.

The few students who remained alive after this encounter were sent to the various Wizarding Schools left. Jernia's own sister died in the attack. And Jernia was sent to Hogwarts, her Mother now living in London near the headquarters of The Order. Ginny told her what she had never told anyone else before. She told her of how Charlie, her eldest brother, who always worked with dragons, was killed by Death Eaters also.

They both had something in common, and this common hate for any Death Eater, started an unbreakable friendship. Soon the Hogwarts Express came into the station at Hogsmeade, and the students came pouring off the train. Ginny and Jernia managed to get into the last carriage. But it was also occupied by none other than Draco Malfoy, and Blaise Zabini.