(A/N) Same as before, please read and review!
This chapter is more detailed. Lots more stuff going on!

CHAPTER 3: PLATFORM 9 ¾

Hermione's POV

I arrived and kissed both mum and dad goodbye as I entered platform 9 ¾. Just the feeling of being around magical people brought a huge smile to my face. I stayed right in front of the entrance just to embrace the welcoming feeling. As much as I liked being at home with my parents, I would never tell them that I always felt the magical world was my real home.

What made my smile even bigger was the line of redheads I saw followed by one that was jet black.

"HERMIONE!" yelled Ginny, the youngest Weasley girl. She jumped up and down and I rushed towards her to give her a big hug. "I've missed you so much! And I can't believe you're dating Skyler!"

Ginny really changed over the summer as well. We have always thought of her as the young girl whom we all had a duty to take care of. But now looking at her, I can see that she's perfectly capable of taking care of herself, and if she has a temper anywhere near that of her older brother Ron, I'm pretty sure anyone who messes with her will be in for big trouble.

"I've missed you too! And yeah, I can't believe it either! It was so sudden!" I replied

"You wanna know what else was sudden?" asked Ginny with a sheepish grin on her face.

A little afraid to ask because Ginny had that little flicker in her eyes, I slowly asked why.

At that moment, Harry came up behind Ginny and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a kiss on her cheek making Ginny giggle like the little school girl she was while Ron looked at them and made a gagging sound. Catching on fast, my heart jumped.

"Oh my god Ginny! Harry! I'm so happy for you! That's so great!" They all smiled and I gave Harry a hug followed by Ron who whispered in my ear "'Mione, please don't leave me alone with these two! I'll go mad!"

I laughed and nodded. Ron was always the one who knew what to say to make me laugh even when he wasn't trying to.

"Uh, now that we've all said our hello's, Hermione, would u mind standing over there so we can all take a good look at you, 'cuz I swear I don't remember you looking like that after we got off the train last year!" said Harry as they all laughed.

"As you wish!" I took a few steps back and slowly spun around in a circle while all three of them watched in awe.

"You look nice 'Mione, too bad you'll never be able to wear that kind of stuff at Hogwarts" said Ron. Ginny then hit Ron in the stomach. "Ow! It's true! No way are Harry and I gonna let Hermione dress like that at school! Some sicko might jump on her while we're not there! Isn't that right Harry? "

Both Ginny and I looked up at Harry to get his view on the situation.

"Sorry guys, but I actually agree with Ron. 'Mione, what would happen if someone tried to take advantage of you and none of us were there to protect you?" reasoned Harry.

I found all of this VERY endearing. This was another one of the very protective gestures Harry and Ron made towards me. It warmed my heart to know that they could care so much for me, and this was why it was impossible for me to be mad at them right now.

"Come on you two! You should both know that I'm more than capable of defending myself. You don't have to worry about me" I said.

"But still," continued Harry, "what if the jerk is too strong and you can't fight him off?"

"Then I'll be there to punch his lights out" said a familiar voice. We all turned around to see Skyler there smiling his charming smile. He walked over to me and gave me a little but meaningful kiss.

"Oh bloody hell, now I'm gonna have to sit in a compartment full of sappy love birds. Merlin, avada me now!" said Ron making us all laugh once again as we climbed onto the train.


Draco's POV

"Bye mother" I said.

"Bye honey" said mother.

"Take care of yourself!" I added.

"Don't worry sweetheart I will" replied mother.

"And owl me if ANYTHING comes up!" I said.

"I'll be sure to do so Draco" she said.

"And-"

"Draco! I promise you I will be perfectly fine! Go and enjoy your last year of school! And don't forget, I'm so proud of you!" she said to me laughing.

"Haha, yes mother," I concluded and walked away.

After walking through platform 9 ¾, I automatically stopped, fore this girl wearing red and silver (and a very short skirt I might add) was right in front of me blocking me from moving anywhere. Slightly irritated, I looked around and tried not to say anything to the girl. It was way too early in the morning for me to think of something rude to say to a complete stranger. I looked at her carefully up and down from the back.

Bloody hell I thought to myself. This girl looked great. She had all the curves in all the right places, her hair was so shiny and she smelled so good…like…cinnamon? And…honey? I looked at the back of her head in hopes to see her face, but I was distracted by a loud girl's voice who called the name "Hermione." I looked over to see of course, all the Weasley's with Potter and the Weaslette jumping up and down like an idiot. I ignored this and turned back to focus on the girl in front of me, but she was gone! I quickly looked around to see where she might have gone, but the place had gotten so crowded that I couldn't even see the Weasel's anymore.

She must be a witch since she's here…and she must go to Hogwarts…no worries, I'll find her again soon enough I thought to myself.

"Hey mate!" said a familiar voice. I turned around to see my one true friend Blaise Zabini. "Whoa, you sure have been working out. Knowing you, you were probably blowing off steam huh?"

"Right on the dot mate, as always" I said. I swear, it was amazing how we knew each other so well. Blaise was really the only person I can talk to and tell anything to. So many other people in Slytherin were too caught up in the Dark Lord to really be true to one another. But Blaise was the same as me. He wanted nothing to do with that bastard.

"Hey, do you know of any new students coming to Hogwarts this year? You know, other than first years…" I asked.

"Umm…no I don't think so. Why? Did u hear about someone?" he asked.

"Mate, come over here" I said pulling him to a corner. "I just saw the sexiest girl I have ever seen in my life! Well, I didn't see her face because I was standing behind her, but still! I DEFINITELY would have remembered a body like that if it was in our school! So the only possible explanation is that she's new. Right?" I hoped.

"Hmm…there's really no way to tell…those bloody school robes always had those figures hiding from us!" Blaise said laughing.

"You should have seen her" I said

"Oh don't worry, I will" said Blaise

I looked at him confused on what he meant. After a while I caught on.

"Oh hell no! Sorry old bloke but she's mine when I find her" I said laughing.

"IF you find her. I may get to her first" Blaise countered. "Hmm…I feel another bet coming on" he said smirking.

"No!" I said quickly.

"Why not!"

"Remember what happened the last time we made a bet?! Now I have to deal with that annoying--"

"OH DRAKEY POO!!!" I heard. The smile and blood was drained from my face and Blaise looked at me with horror.

"Oh no…"

"It can't be…"

"But it is…"

"Pansy!" we both yelled with wide eyes and we ran onto the train in hopes of losing that annoying slut…or at least delay her for a while.

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