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Hermione entered the lecture theatre, attempting to walk with her shoulders back and her chin high. She had read in a book once that making friends was all about confidence, but she knew that no book could teach her a fail-proof way of making friends. Looking around for a spare seat, she noticed that there was only one left – beside Ron.
Sighing deeply and mopping her brow with the back of her hand, Hermione made her way to the vacant seat. At the sound of her throwing herself upon the chair, Ron turned towards her, only to glower at her before shifting himself as far away from her as he possibly could. Hermione groaned inwardly. Scratching one foot with the other, she slumped down in her seat as far as she could. She knew she had made Ron angry, but she didn't realise just how bad the situation had become.
Just then, one of the head professors made their way onto the stage in front of the rows and rows of anxious faces. He was medium height and his scraggly hair hung over one side of his face. His shabby clothes contradicted his apparent high class job, but yet he had a warm, inviting face which put the freshmen at ease slightly. Hermione sat up more in her chair, squinting at the man standing in front of her, despite her perfect vision. Once again, the man's familiarity struck her with tremendous force and she inhaled loudly.
Ron looked at her inquisitively as she began choking on nothing. With an expressionless face, he handed her his bottle of water, which she gladly accepted. She gulped down the water so quickly, that she began to choke on that also and Ron had to hastily pat her back – something which she was extremely grateful for. She murmured a 'Thanks' to Ron who rolled his eyes with a slight smirk on his face.
Blushing madly, they both sat back in their chairs to listen to the professor's welcome speech, which they had obviously interrupted.
"I am Professor Lupin, and I will be your head of year for the next nine months! Welcome to Glasgow University!"
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Following Professor Lupin's speech, Hermione had proceeded to ask him a liberal amount of questions which resulted in the whole group staying an extra half hour later.
Ron and a few others made a quick escape as soon as Hermione had asked her final question and Professor Lupin had dismissed them. Hermione quickly repacked her bag with her file block full of notes and scurried along after them. She heard Ron just ahead of her, laughing with some of his new friends.
"And did you see the way she puts her hand in the air?! I thought she was going to knock me out each time!" He imitated her cruelly, laughing afterwards. Hermione began to slow her steps as she almost reached them. She could feel her eyes welling up with tears. She felt for sure after her choking episode that things were back to normal between them.
"And just think! I have to share a room with that!" Ron cried. That was as much as Hermione could stand. She barged into him as she passed him, letting out a stifled cry, as she made her way back to her dormitory.
Ron paled. "Do you think she heard me?"
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Harry looked on from a distance, grinning at the scene which had just unfolded. It was like first year all over again, he thought to himself. Although he had placed Professor Lupin within the University to make sure Hermione and Ron were safe, he couldn't resist coming to watch them leading a muggle life. He had already found one of the remaining horcruxes and was feeling positive about the remainder of his quest. He missed Ron and Hermione terribly, but knew it was the right thing to do. He would reverse the spell as soon as he defeated Voldemort, or if he did not survive, he had given instructions to every Order member to have them do it for him. Meanwhile, Ron and Hermione were proving to be of great entertainment to him.
"This could be interesting…" he smirked to himself.
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