The next two weeks went by fast and to Harry's relief Ron and Hermione were getting along very well. Riley didn't trust Ron. She kept giving him mean glares and just kept looking at him weirdly. The Dursley's were being quite strange, they didn't seem happy that Ron and Hermione were there, but they didn't seem to unhappy. Ron was loving looking around the house and neighborhood. Everything about the muggles seemed to interest him. He had tried to use the phone once, but Uncle Vernon had found him screaming into the phone. When Uncle Vernon asked who was speaking on the other end, a screaming voice emerged.

"What are you doing calling me at 2:00AM? I have a baby trying to sleep and I would appreciate if you wouldn't keep yelling at me!" the voice screamed. It turned out that Ron had called someone in America who had just had a baby a month before. The baby also hadn't gone to sleep for a whole night before that one night. Harry thought it was rather funny, but Hermione thought differently.

"That poor mother had just had a baby! She hadn't had any sleep for the last month Ron! What were you thinking?" Riley on the other hand seemed to be curious how Ron did not know how to use a telephone.

"Your friend can't use a telephone Harry, I am so sorry but I think that that boy is very strange." Harry warned Ron to act as normal as he could, but Ron was confused.

"I'm not acting normal?" Ron said to Harry.

"Well yes, but I mean muggle normal. You almost told Riley about Hogwarts and Diagon Alley, you need to be more careful." Harry told him. Hermione was much better at acting like a muggle. It made sense because her parents were muggles.

"Come on all of you it is time to go shopping for school supplies." Aunt Petunia told all of them. Hermione gave Ron a warning look when he tried to tell them that he didn't need any school supplies. Riley just looked at him strangely.

When they got to the supplies store Dudley ran around throwing everything into the basket. Riley started talking to Hermione about her old school.

"My old school, I'm going to a new one this year, had seven grades of children. It was so huge! Every bathroom was five to ten minutes apart if you can imagine that." Hermione nodded as Riley just kept talking. Then Riley asked Ron something he wasn't ready to answer.

"So Ron, what is your school like?" She looked at him as though expecting something strange to happen.

"Um, it's okay, um…" Ron replied. Then Hermione stepped in.

"Our school is great. All the walls are blue and it is so huge. We have five bathrooms on each floor, it's so big. I'm sure Ron wouldn't mind if I told you that he has been in every boy's bathroom plus one more," Hermione giggle, "He has also been in one of the girl's bathrooms."

Ron's mouth dropped open, along with Harry's. Riley and Hermione started laughing, so loudly that everyone in the store turned and looked at them. Dudley came over looking furious.

"What are you so happy about? Riley aren't you going to buy anything?" he asked. Riley just looked at Dudley for a moment and then spoke.

"Unlike you Dudley I don't have any money on me right now, and I am buying my stuff later" she shouted, and then she stomped out of the store.

"I'll go cheer her up," Ron said happily, he ran out too. Hermione looked out the doors, as if trying to see what was going on. When Ron and Riley hadn't come in after ten minutes, Hermione rushed out to the car. Harry kept looking around at the different supplies. His school supplies were much different, but kind of the same. Suddenly he heard yelling, and ran out the double doors. Ron had just stepped out of the car and was pointing his finger at Hermione.

"I want to sit next to Riley! We haven't really had time to become friends! Anyway she wants to sit next to me Hermione, not you or Harry, me!"

"I want to sit next to Riley. We have been friends for a while and I'm sure she would much rather sit next to me!" Hermione screamed back. Hermione and Ron had been in many fights before, but Ron looked like he wanted to slap Hermione across the face.

"What is going on?" Uncle Vernon screamed to everyone, "If no one is going to tell me just get the car!" They did as they were told. The order they sat in was Dudley, then Riley, then Ron, then Harry, then Hermione.

"So Riley did you see my owl?" Ron asked Riley.

"Yeah he is so cute! Maybe you could tell mw where I could get one for my birthday. I'll give you my address and phone number," Riley answered, smiling at Ron. As Riley started to write her phone number, Hermione was glaring at her. Harry knew something was wrong with her. A couple minutes ago she was fighting to sit next to Riley, now she was glaring at her.

"Hey Hermione are you still mad at Ron?" Harry asked. At the mention of his name Hermione turned to Harry and whispered, "Yes".

The whole way home was filled with Riley and Ron laughing. Hermione sunk low in her seat and Dudley was playing with his new stationary. Harry was thinking about how great it was going to be when they went back to Hogwarts. He couldn't wait to see Hagrid, Dumbledore, and all of his other friends.

When they got home Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Riley ran back up to Harry's room. Riley and Hermione sat on Harry's bed and started to talk, as Ron and Harry looked through Harry's drawers. Just as Ron was about to write a letter to his family, they heard pecking at Harry's window. A gray owl was holding letters and hitting the window hard with its beak. Ron got to the window first and took the letters from the owl.

"What's that?" Riley asked turning away from Hermione. Harry's face went pale, how was he going to explain this? Riley grabbed a letter from Ron and read the front of the envelope.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," She said, and then she looked up at them, "You guys are wizards?" Hermione gulped and Harry hit his head hard. Then Ron looked up at them and gave Harry his letter.

"Hermione here's yours, here's mine, and wait…" Ron stopped, "There's a forth one." He looked at Riley.

"It's for you." He told Riley. She took the letter and smiled.

"Well it's about time! Durmstrang sent the letters out to us much quicker." She said. Ron, Hermione, and Harry's mouths dropped open. Then she turned to Harry and smiled wider.

"When I said I could read your mind I meant it," she told him. Then Harry realized that she had been giving him clues all the time. On his birthday she was extra nice to him, in the store she said she didn't need to get her stuff yet, she had said she liked owls and wanted one, and she had told them that her old school was huge.

"Well, that explains a lot of things," Harry said. Then Hermione squealed.

"I can't believe you are coming to Hogwarts!" she yelled. Ron came over and hugged her and took the letter.

"I can't believe it! Now you can be one of my best friends! I can just give you an owl during the year," Ron screamed happily.

"Well Ron you might not have enough money to buy an owl. I mean you don't have much money to buy anybody anything, even your friends," Hermione said to Ron. Harry couldn't believe that Hermione just said that. Ron just stared at her with a hurt look.

"Hermione, why did you…" Harry started, but Ron interrupted him.

"You're right Hermione. I don't have much money, but don't I always get my friends birthday and Christmas presents? Well maybe since you think I'm too poor to give everyone a present then maybe I'll just not give you one. Maybe since I'm too poor we can just quit being friends," Ron yelled, with tears falling from his eyes. He turned and ran out of the room. Hermione slid down the wall and started crying as well.

"Well I'm sorry Hermione, but I agree with Ron. That was not a very good thing to say. Ron has always gotten you something, hasn't he?" Harry said. Hermione started to cry even harder.

"Riley you take Hermione, and I'll talk to Ron," Harry said. She nodded and went over to Hermione. Harry walked down the hall to the bathroom where he heard Ron crying.

"Ron," Harry whispered.

"Harry I just wanted to make Riley like me. I am serious about the owl and you can't make me become friends again with Hermione," Ron told Harry. Harry sighed and sat next to Ron, who was still crying.