Project Sabotage
Chapter One
Harry's POV
"Uncle Vernon,"Harry Potter said hotly for the hundredth time in ten minutes."We're going to be late for the train!"
"How tragic,"Uncle Vernon muttered under his breath."If you don't hush we won't be going at all!"
Harry was so bothered by all of the Dursley's, he didn't care if he had to fly on his newly bought AgileZip to Hogwarts just escape them.
"When can we go?"Harry asked as politely as he could.
"As soon as my show is over,"Uncle Vernon said malevolently."In an hour."
"The bride-"
"Annette,"Uncle Vernon said aggravatingly.
"She runs away and the groom marries a lady in the crowd,"Harry said simply.
Uncle Vernon gave him an odd stare.
"What?"Harry asked rudely."You've already seen this one about three times."
Saving Harry from certain affliction was none other than Aunt Petunia."Just take him, Vernon,"she said from the kitchen."I'm tired of seeing his face! Besides, Dudley's is having some friends over for lunch, and I don't want them seeing him go. They might get suspicious and tell their parents."
Harry rolled his eyes, but was still thankful that his Aunt and Uncle were so repentant of him.
As Uncle Vernon turned off the television, Harry wished he could've been around people who didn't wince at the sheer sight of him. But the order hadn't wanted anyone not in the order trying to clear up the mess of Sirus' will. He was going to be given Gimmauld Place of course, but they had to figure who was given what, considering Sirus hadn't modified his will for fifteen years, seeing as for thirteen he was in Azkaban and for two he was in hiding from the ministry.
Harry wished he hadn't been him. He didn't think he could do anything without him. Sirus gave him strength to want to defeat Voldemort. Harry had dreamed that they would beat him together, and then live a perfect life together at Gimmauld Place.
Ron and Hermione had tried talking about it with him, and despite he always resisted, it really did help him to hear what they were saying. But the people in the order, they treated him like he was on the verge of collapsing at any given moment, and didn't even mention Sirus. That angered Harry to the verge of a detonation. It was like they were trying to forget he even existed. I'd rather remember him everyday, Harry thought, then forget about for one instant.
He loaded into the car with Uncle Vernon. He had his brand new gleaming silver company car.
He just wanted to get back to Hogwarts where he belonged, with Ron and Hermione beside him.
He wondered what they were doing at this exact moment...
Hermione's POV
Hermione Granger sat on her stiff daybed, organizing all of her school books in order of class. She estimated had at least twenty on her bed, not including books she read for fun. She hopped over her opened trunk, were she had been compiling all of her stuff for Hogwarts.
She wanted to bring her favorite picture of her and her best friends Harry and Ron with her to Hogwarts. They were in their fifth year, and they were laughing at a joke Ron had just said about Malfoy. The O.W.L.S. were just over, and the sun was bright. They absently had their hands and feet in the lake, and were splashing each other and laughing at the same time. Hermione would never admit it to anyone but herself, but she loved acting like a normal teenager sometimes. She loved studying and reading, but she loved just being with her friends like she was in that picture. She wouldn't have got it if Collin Creevey wasn't obsessed with Harry, but she was glad she had it all the same.
She had framed it, and hung it on her door so she could see it all the time while she was away from her friends. She stared at it for a few minutes, her nose almost hitting the frame.
Then without warning, the door swung open, and they sharp edges of the frame was jabbed into her left eye. The force of the swinger's arm had made her lose her balance. Her leg hit her trunk, and she fell backwards. She absentmindedly grabbed a fist full of her comforter to help raise herself up. It slipped down on top of her, along with all twenty or so of her very dense and weighty school books.
"Ow,"she cried scarcely audible to even herself.
Ron's POV
Ron Weasley covered his eyes, in attempt to cover the scene he had in front of him.
"Sirus had one hell of a car, eh?"Arthur Weasley was saying to his two children.
"Why would he give you a car?"Ginny said, from the back seat."Did he even know you back when he wrote it?"
"Well, no,"Arthur admitted."But the person he left it for is unable to receive it."
Ron and Ginny glared distastefully at each other."This is work, of course,"he added stiffly."Some research on-some things."
"Dad, just admit you're here for a joyride and we won't tell Mum by owl,"Ginny said cunningly.
"You will not bother you mum at home,"Arthur said sternly."She's is sick in bed."
"We're not the ones taking advantage of situation,"Ron said.
"How do you get this thing to work?"Arthur said, ignoring what Ron had said."I've heard it gives you music whenever you turn it-"
"Dad, that's how you move the window,"Ginny said, poking her head through the front opening."Are you sure you don't want Ron or me to drive?"
"No, no,"Arthur assured them."I've got everything under control."
"Dad!"Ron shrieked."You're suppose to stop at a-"
Harry's POV
"That idiot in the clunker behind us didn't stop!"Uncle Vernon yelled."What in Heaven's name was he doing!"
He stopped the car and exited the driver's seat, yelling furiously. Harry followed suit, to see Arthur Weasley exit the driver's side of the 'clunker' as Uncle Vernon had put it.
He began to laugh, as Ron and Ginny came beside him."YOU!"Uncle Vernon spatted."YOU freak with all the red hair children! You hit my car!"
"We'd better go," Ginny whispered."I'd hate to miss the train."
They got their luggage, and entered King's Cross Train Station, getting one last look at the scene before laughing hysterically again.
Hermione's POV
Hermione was holding her left eye, trying hard to see clearly."It's okay,"she promised her parents."I can get something at Hogwarts."
The two parents eyed each other nervously."What sort of things?"
"Nothing Mum,"she said ."Is this the right barrier?"
"Yes,"her dad proudly, kissing her head."You um-owl-us when you get there so we're sure you're okay."
"Bye Sweetie,"her Mum said, kissing her head.
Hermione was in so much pain. Everything was blurry, as she tried to find the handle of her trolley.
"Hey!"said a high pitched girl snottily."Get you own luggage!"
I hope she's not in Gryffindor, Hermione thought bitterly. She found her trolley handle with no protests of others, and wheeled herself in front of the barrier. She closed her eyes, and ran forward...
And slammed into barrier number ten. She flew sideways, and hit the hard concrete floor.
Ron's POV
"Look guys,"Ron said."Some moron just ran into barrier ten."
They began to laugh, as they got closer and closer.
"Ron!"Harry said, shocked."I-I think that's-"
"Hermione!"Ginny shouted, throwing her luggage aside and running to her side.
Ron and Harry followed suit."Hermione,"Harry said softly."Hermione."
"Is she dead?"Ron asked, checking her pulse.
"I am?"Hermione asked, stunned.
"No,"Harry said, giving a pernicious look to Ron.
"Oh good,"Hermione said lightly."Hey Harry, I never knew you had a twin."
The three exchanged frightened looks.
"Let's get her up,"Ginny said hastily.
Hermione's POV
Hermione felt someone completely pick her up from the floor.
"What?"she heard Ron say."You told me to."
"We meant so she could walk,"Ginny said incredulously.
She slowly felt her feet touch the floor again. She began to walk."Look, the barrier-"
She saw began to walk to it faster, just as someone pulled her back."Hermione, no,"Harry said."That's the wall!"
"You should carry her again,"Ginny said to Ron."She can't walk."
"I-I can too!"Hermione said defiantly. But moments later she felt weightless again, as she was carried onto the train."I could walk you know,"she was telling Ron."But my parents have awarded today give Hermione pain day."
"They didn't do this on purpose, did they?"Ron asked.
"No, I don't think,"she said slowly."Actually-I can't think right now. Can you believe that?"
"Not really, Hermione,"Ron said absently."Okay, we're here. Just sit down..."
Ron's POV
Ron watched Hermione closely, in terror she would slam into something again. She did look very... precious whenever she was being carried onto the train. She kept saying idiotic things, yet that's when he liked her most, whenever she wasn't trying to prove a point and she wasn't thinking so hard. When she was just carefree, like any other teenager.
"Why are you staring at Hermione?"Ginny asked bluntly.
"Just keeping an eye on her,"Ron said airily."Hermione, we need to start our prefect's duties."
"Yay,"Hermione said loosely."We get to walk around and yell! My two favorite things!"
"I'll bet,"Ron grumbled. He put his hands on he elbows to direct her around."C' mon, let's go."
Harry's POV
Harry snickered loudly when the pair left."What?"Ginny asked, looking at him oddly.
"It's just-I've never seen Ron look at Hermione like that,"Harry raved."Like she was-I dunno-"
" I noticed it too,"Ginny agreed."If she acted like this all the time, her and Ron would be the perfect couple." Like a light bulb had just been lit over their heads, they both realized the same thing at the same time.
"Ginny,"Harry said slowly."That's brilliant! I can't believe I never thought of that myself!"
"They're perfect for each other!"Ginny cried."But if it took us this long to realize it, there's no way they will without help."
"But we can't just tell them,"Harry said."They'll never believe it."
"Let's think for a minute,"Ginny said."When Hermione acts more like Ron, Ron likes it."
"And if Ron acted like Hermione,"Harry finished."Hermione would like it-"
"And they would realize how much they love each other!"Ginny shouted."Harry-you're brilliant!"
She kissed his cheek."Sorry,"she blushed."In the moment I guess."
Harry kissed her cheek."Now we're even,"he said, blushing furiously."But how do we get Hermione to be more like Ron and Ron to be more like Hermione?"
Ginny thought over this for a moment."We set them up,"she said."We trick them."
"Like?"Harry asked tardily.
Ginny was hastily digging through her book bag. She grabbed a roll of parchment, a bottle of ink, and a quill."Project Sabotage is now called to order,"Ginny said sweetly."Now-"
The compartment door slide open, to reveal several people. Neville had his arm nervously around Luna, who was smiling in response. The Creevey brothers, Collin and Dennis. Parvati and Lavender, Dean, and Seamus."Hi Harry!"Collin and Dennis said happily.
"Hi-"
"Hey Harry,"Neville said nervously."Did you hear? Luna and I are-"
"Together, yeah,"Lavender interrupted."No one cares about you and Looney when Ron Weasley is walking around holding Hermione Granger's hand!"
"What?"Harry and Ginny spatted.
"Some rubbish about her being injured, or something,"Parvati said vastly.
Harry looked at Dean and Seamus.
"We're just here because our girlfriends wanted to be,"Dean said, holding up his hands in surrender.
"Hermione is injured. She ran into a wall-or walls-anyways,"she said, now smiling evilly."Why don't you all sit down?"
"We have-"
"Just for a minute,"Ginny said hastily."Until Ron and Hermione are back, to be exact..."
"Ginny, what are you thinking?"Harry whispered, as the six others loaded into the compartment.
"I'm thinking ten is better than two,"she whispered to Harry."Do you realize what we can do with this many people?"
"What are we doing here Ginny?"Parvati asked curtly.
"I'm about to explain,"Ginny said.."Who here thinks Ron and Hermione love each other?"
All eight of the teens raised their hands momentaneous.
"What I'm about to tell you is completely secret,"Ginny said."Agreed?"
All six nodded.
"Okay, so here's the plan..."