Chapter 2
The next day, Hermione awoke to a faint tapping at her window. At first it sounded like rain, but a small hoot from an owl woke her up completely.
"Pig," she yelled, hoping out of bed abruptly, knocking a sleeping Crookshanks onto the floor. He landed on the ground with a thud and gave a hiss, before running out of the room.
"Sorry," she cried, as the cat ran down the stairs. Hermione looked back at Pig, and brought him inside, letting him perch on her desk. On his leg, was a small piece of parchment, with a messy 'Hermione' on the front.
'Ron,' she thought, as she opened the letter. Written on the inside was a small letter from Ron.
Hermione,
Hey,
how has your summer been? Mine has been okay. I missed everyone
though. I am so glad Harry showed up here last week…I was about to
go mad. Mum is making us clean again. Ugh. Getting back to the point,
we want you to come tonight so we can all go to the platform
together? Is that okay? Ask your parents and respond back,
ASAP.
Love, Ron
P.s. Harry seems distressed that you aren't
here. ;)
Hermione
laughed at the little snide comment at the end. He probably put that
there as a joke, to make Harry angry. She rushed around her room,
finding suitable clothes to wear today. Finding a pair of jeans, and
a sweater, she walked to the bathroom to 'freshen' up. She
brushed her hair, her teeth and got dressed. Making sure everything
was in order; she walked downstairs, and sat down. Her parents were
already in the midst of eating breakfast.
"Oh Hermione dear," her dad said, before taking a bite of his toast. "I was wondering if Mr. Weasley could come get you…your mother and I have to leave for a business meeting very shortly. Would that be alright?"
Hermione smiled. "I don't think that will be much of a problem." She walked over to her parents, gave them both kisses on the cheek, and went upstairs to make sure she had everything. She wrote a letter back to Ron, and tied it around Pigs leg. She watched the owl fly into the horizon, knowing that in a few hours she would be on her way to see them all. Hermione grabbed her trunk, her wand, Crookshanks cage, and headed downstairs. She found Crookshanks sleeping in a ball on the couch in her living room, and placed him in his cage. Hermione walked into her kitchen grabbing something to eat. On the table was a note from her parents and some extra money for the train.
'Oh Mum,' She thought.
After grabbing a piece of bread with peanut butter on it, Hermione walked back into the living room, and turned on the Television. News stories filled the screen. A hint of sadness found its way to Hermione's face. It was starting; everything was going to happen now. She sat there for a few hours, watching the news, and some of her television shows, like East Enders, and wasn't at all surprised to find two tall figures coming out of her fireplace. A tall boy with bright orange hair walked out first, dusting himself off, while a slightly shorter boy with black untidy hair walked out after. He too was covered in soot. Hermione smiled a big smile, and ran over to them.
"Ron," she said, wrapping her arms around his shoulders, bringing him in for a bone breaking hug. "Oh how I've missed you."
Hermione ran over to Harry, giving him a hug. This hug lasted a little longer than her hug with Ron did, and she broke away very quickly with blush on her cheeks.
"How have you both been?" she asked, picking all of her stuff up, and heading towards the fireplace.
"Relax Hermione," Harry said, stepping into the fireplace with her.
"Yeh Hermione, we'll tell you everything when we get back," Ron said joining them.
With one last look around, Hermione closed her eyes, and yelled, "The Weasley's," and in a puff of smoke the three teenagers were gone.
