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Chapter 6 ~ Diagonally

Ron and Harry were walking around the enchanted Diagon Alley. The Diagon Alley has shops that sold anything a witch or a wizard needed. It was impossible to just turn around to see no shops up ahead.

"Come on Harry! Hermione told me she would be there in Gringotts." Ron and Harry rushed up to Gringotts. The rest of the Weasleys, Molly, Arthur, Ginny, Fred, and George were following them as well.

Ron could smell her. She smelt like lilac with a mix of vanilla which, Ron thoroughly liked. Ron started running towards the smell as Harry followed him. Ron stopped to where the scent had sent him, and here stood the bushy haired girl with her parents as they stood near the lamppost waiting for someone.

"Hermione!" Ron exclaimed happily. Hermione looked up to see Ron and Harry running up to her looking excited.

After they greeted one another, Hermione introduced her parents. "Mum, Dad, meet Harry," Hermione signaled them to the messy black hair boy. "The other one is Ron." They looked at the boy with flaming red colored hair with a lopsided grin.

"It's very nice to meet you two! My name is Arthur Weasley, and this is my lovely wife, Molly." Arthur and Molly shook their hands.

"I'm Winston Granger, this beautiful lady here with me is my wife, Linda Granger." Hermione's mother blushed by her husband's compliment.

"Uh, Mum, Dad, can I go along with Harry and Ron's family to go to Flourish and Botts?" Hermione asked for her parent's consent.

"You may, but be back here at sunset. Have a great time darling.." With that, Hermione hugged her parents and went off with Ron. The trio entered the shop known as Flourish and Blotts, and they saw a man with dashing blonde hair and peril white teeth.

"Gilderoy Lockhart!" Hermione fangirled. Ron and Harry looked at her as if she was mental. "What? He's a very brave and heroic man! One time, he saved this village from a werewolf." Ron's eyes widened open. This man told to take down a bloody werewolf! The more Ron thought about it, the more he became uneasy.

"Mister Lockhart! Can you please sign my book?" Hermione walked up to him and gave him her book. He smiled brightly showing off his peril white teeth. Ron's eyes narrowed by the sight him.

"Here you go, young lady!" He gave back her book and Hermione squealed in excitement. Ron then, saw his mom running to him and getting an autograph from him as well. Hermione turned around to see an annoyed Ron.

"Whats got Ron's face in a knot?" Hermione questioned Harry. "I don't know, he just started well, acting like that." With a final glance at Ron, Hermione went to look for the required books for the school year. Ron and Harry went to find their books as well. Ron only got 1 book because he already got his hand-me-down books. They looked bloody ancient, it even looked like it was as old as Dumbledore.

Ron then smelt someone approaching him and his family.

"Oi, Potter. Didn't expect to see the muggle-born and the Weasel's family here." Ron spotted a git with blonde combed over hair snarling at them.

"Draco.." The man said to Draco so he could stop. Then, the man with long blonde hair and mysterious gray eyes showed up wearing a finely made black robe and an expensive gold bracelet.

"Ah, Arthur, a pleasure to meet you here.." The man's name was Lucius Malfoy and his son was none other than, Draco Malfoy himself.

"I see we have the odd one if the bunch here. Ronald is it?" Lucius said as he glared at Ron. "Yes.." Ron replied back with his eyebrows furrowed.

"Hand me down books and robes I see, a true Weasley at heart. What were you thinking Arthur, raising more kids than you can afford? Talk about ignorance.." Ron's father was about to strangle him but he was held down. Ron however, on the other hand, saw Hermione with a sad expression on her face. When she was sad, he was sad or he either felt guilt.

"Ah yes, Hermione Granger. Top of the class. You're a brilliant individual. Maybe you could've been smart enough to never be friends with the Weasleys and Mister Potter over here." Hermione was offended by the retort she had just gotten from Luscious.

"How dare you! Both of them are my best friends and I'll never leave their sides. No matter what.." Hermione declared with confidence and passion in her voice.

"Pfft, you better watch who you trust Granger. Especially, the Weasleys.." Luscious looked at all of the red hair family, but he looked at Ron with a nastier glare than the rest.

"You better stay away from my friends and family Draco, or else I'll be having you eat slugs." Ron retorted at Draco. Hermione and Harry then, held onto Ron's arm to hold him back. Ron looked at him to see their worried faces. Ron looked at his hand and saw he was growing claws? He started to calm down and went out of the store.

"Ron!" He turned around the see Hermione. "Come on Hermione, let's go and drop you off.," Ron said trying not to sound angry or frustrated.

"Ron, please wait." Hermione pleaded with him. Ron sighed, and turned around to face her. "I'm sorry, I just," Ron paused for a bit. "I needed some fresh air. Come on." Ron and Hermione went to her parents which were standing there looking around for Hermione.

"Mum! Dad!" Hermione ran up to her parents and hugged them. They both hugged back. Hermione's mother looked up to see Ron and she smiled at him, he smiled back. "You must be Ron, my daughter has been talking about lately." By what her mother has said, Hermione blushed. Ron just had a lopsided grin on him as he looked at the Granger family.

"Must be difficult to live in a family of 9." Hermione's mom said to him. "Yea, especially when you're the youngest son," Ron replied. "Thank you so much, for being my little princess' friend. She kept on telling me about how happy she was to have a friend like you." Ron's head turned to Hermione's father who wore a smile on his face.

"Now, we must be on our way. Thank you, Ron." Hermione and her parents then went off back home. Hermione turned around for a second to look at Ron who caught her looking at him. She made a weak wave and turned back forward. Ron smiled, and he went back to his family, back to the shop.

After Ron's happiness died out, he started to think about what happened back when he retorted at Draco. He grew claws, but it disappeared when he calmed down. He was ready to transform anytime now. He could be putting his friends and family in danger! Ron ran to the store and tried to act casual around Harry and his family.

"Come on Mum, let's go home now.."