CHAPTER 3
A Proposition
Two days later Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny along with other Hogwarts students stood outside the huge crimson train that was the Hogwarts Express.
"Well" Mrs. Weasley said pulling her knitted shaul closer to her, "Have a good term. Send me an owl when to get there, and don't get into any trouble… Ginny." Ginny rolled her eyes in responce.
"Bye Mum." Ron said
"Bye Mrs. Weasley." Hermione said.
They boarded the train and tried to find a compartment. Hermione had to go patrol the train as head girl, which suprized no one.
"Hey!" Harry yealled after her, "Who got head boy?" She didn't hear him but Ginny did.
"Neville!" She laughed as she ran to say hello to some friends.
Harry and Ron kept walking trying to find a compartment. They walked past a almost empty compartment. The only person in there was Draco Malfoy. Harry and Ron stopped suprized to see the slitherin prince without his goons.
"Let's keep looking", Harry said remembering that Draco had been the one who was supose to kill Dumbledore last year. Ron nodded not believing that Draco could be anything but bad.
As the two Gryffindors walked away Draco frowned. 'It was going to be a long year.'
Finally Harry and Ron found a compartment with Lee (who had stayed behind for an extra year on McGonagals orders) and Ginny. As they tried to find someplace to put all of their stuff Harry told Lee and Ginny what they saw.
"He was just sitting there all alone." Harry said placing Hedwig on the floor, "No crabe, no Goyal. All alone."
"Maybe he's feeling guilty for being slimy bastard." Ginny said ploping down on the bench. Ron and Harry laughed.
"I don't know guys." Lee said brushing his dreadlocks out of his face, "Maybe it's something more then that."
Just then Hermione opened the sliding glass door and came into the tiny compartment.
"You guys won't believe what I just found out." She said, "Malfoy's parents kicked him out! McGonagal pulled me aside and told me that halfway through the summer holiday he showed up on her doorstep, compleatly beat up, and needing someplace to stay."
"And she just let him in?" Ron said, "After he was going to kill Dumbledore!"
"But he could kill him Ron," Lee said, "He couldn't bring himself to do it."
"McGonagal said that he was really feeling horrorable about what he did." Hermione said sitting down, "He wants to change."
"Maybe he has changed." Lee said.
"I doubt it." Harry said.
"You should have a little more faith in people Harry." Lee said, "You might just be suprized."
There was silance in the compartment.
"well," Hermione said breaking the silance, "I asked McGonalgal anout RENT!"
"what did she say", Ginny said her eyes wide.
"she said" Hermione said taking a deep breath, "that she thought it was a brillient idea!"
The whole compartment broke into cheers.
"This year might be better then I thought." Harry said.
"Can anybody audition?" Lee said.
"3rd years and up is what McGonagal said", Hermione said as she rummaged through her bag for the book.
"This is going to be so cool!" Lee said, "I saw the show in London. It's really amazing."
"We should get changed." Ginny said, "I think we're almost here."
"RENT is going to be the best!" Harry said.
Outside the door Draco stopped in his tracks. 'Hogwarts was doing RENT?' He thought, 'Maybe this wouldn't be a bad year after all!'