A week later, Harry, Ron and I were at the airport, bidding goodbye to our families, who were all teary-eyed. Why the airport? I thought Harry and Ron might enjoy it; haven't ever ridden on a plane before. We each had a lump sum from the Ministry, besides our Order of Merlin, First Class plaques that we didn't need to worry about airfare.
"Oh, Mum and Dad, it's just like I'm at Hogwarts," I said hugging my parents.
"But you're going to be in the real world- far away from all the people and places you know," sobbed my mother.
"Mum," I said patiently, though I was trying not to cry, "I'll be with Harry and Ron. They'll take care of me if I ever start bawling," I joked.
She smiled and wiped her tears away furiously.
"We're proud of you honey," my dad said, hugging me and kissing me on the forehead.
"I love you," I whispered as an airport announcement blared, saying it was time to board our plane.
"Oh Hermione!" Ginny said, crying. She hugged me really tight, and soon I was in the middle of a Weasley family hug.
"Guys, you're smothering me," I laughed. "We'll be fine, don't worry!"
They smiled; Fred and George pulled Ron's ears, saying, "My, how our little boy has grown up!"
"Shut it you two," he growled, his ears turning red.
The airport blared another announcement.
"Right, it's time to go," Harry said. "Ready?" he asked us.
"As ready as I'll ever be," I said, hugging my parents for the last time.
"I miss you already," I whispered.
"Let's go," Ron said- and with smiles and waves, we walked into the airport.
What would this year have in store for us?
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Come
on! Come on! Come on! (Let's go!)
Come on! Come on! (Let's go!)
Come on! Come on! Come on! (Let's go!)
Come on! Come on!
(Let's go!)
Vacation Need a little sun to break up
all
the frustration and turn it into love
Ain't nobody gonna tell us
what we gotta do
because today, it's up to me and you
Temptation coming up to me
A little brief relaxation and
I'll be breaking free
Come on and break it break it new and I
believe it's gonna start now
(Kick it back Kick it back Kick it
back to the track
Kick it back Kick it back Kick it back and
relax)
Vacation's where I wanna be
Buddy on the beach
where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday to start to
celebrate
(I need a break; I need a vacation)
It was only 2 and a half hours from London to Majorca- so we weren't given anything to eat on the plane. Ron was hilarious- he was staring at all the Muggle equipment and commenting on them, saying things like 'I thought in planes you get to stretch out and have blankets and whatever you want!' and 'How does this stay up?' and 'How come the loo doesn't have any water in it? You Muggles are weird'.
Vibrations
Need to get me sun
and break up all my complications and turn it
into love
Ain't nobody gonna tell us where we gotta be
Because
today, today it's to you and me
Vacation's what I wanna do
Buddy on the beach, fun for me and you
We don't need a
holiday to start to celebrate
(Repeat after me, "I need a
vacation.")
Let's go!
Let's go!
Let's go!
ooooo...
Let's go!
(The one with me)
(Where
the fun is free)
(So come with me)
When we got to our seats, I let Harry and Ron choose seats. Ron chose the window (even after Harry and I warning him that there was a downside to that), Harry the aisle and me the middle seat.
Harry kept his excitement under control- it was also his first time riding a plane. At least he knew, or at least figured out, how to work the plane movies, TV and music. He put on his headset and was listening to Noots by Sum41. I had to help Ron with the controls, and he eventually chose Dummy with Adrien Brody. I settled for watching Closer, and I was thoroughly shocked by the content. When Harry took a peek, he promptly turned purple and looked away.
Vacation's
where I wanna be
Buddy on the beach where the fun is free
We
don't need a holiday to start to celebrate
('cuz I need a break,
I need a vacation)
Vacation's where I wanna be
Buddy on
the beach where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday to start
to celebrate
(Repeat after me, "I need a vacation")
I
need a... (Vacation)
Come on and... (Vacation)
I need a...
(Vacation)
Come on... (Vacation)
mmm... Let's go.
I couldn't stop laughing until a long while after, when I was out of breath.
We got off the plane soon after Ron's movie, staring at the environment.
Majorca, here we come!
Vacation's
where I wanna be
Buddy on the beach where the fun is free
We
don't need a holiday to start to celebrate
('cuz I need a break,
I need a vacation)
Vacation's where I wanna be
Buddy on
the beach where the fun is free
We don't need a holiday to start
to celebrate
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We walked into the Higher Education Academy, looking nervously around us. There weren't any classes yet, but you could tell that we would be trained to the bones.
"Welcome to the Higher Education Academy! My name is Jenna, how may I help you?" asked the lady who was standing just outside the Admissions room.
"Hi, we were accepted for the Auror and Magical Law Enforcement programs?" Harry asked.
"Right this way, please. Now, if you could just fill out these forms, we will be able to give you your schedule and dormitory assignments."
After a few minutes, we were ushered into the Headmaster's office, one by one, and given an overview of the school and what to expect.
As we walked outside to locate our dormitory buildings, Ron said, "It sure is different here."
"How so?" Harry asked.
"Well, for one, when they found out you were Harry Potter, they just raised their eyebrows. And they're not giving you special treatment," I joked.
"I guess so," he said thoughtfully. "Well it's better that way, I never could concentrate with all that attention."
Ron and I laughed.
"We won't be seeing much of each other though," I said sadly. "I'm going to be in a different dormitory, with different classes and times."
"It'll be fine," Ron said, putting an arm around my shoulders. "Let's find somewhere to eat, I'm starving!"
I rolled my eyes and Harry laughed.
"Same as ever," Harry said sighing.
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I entered my dormitory to find a blonde girl unpacking. "Hi, I'm Hermione Granger," I said, sticking out my hand.
"Great to meet you Hermione!" grinned the girl. "I'm Faye Anderson- how was your trip?"
We chatted as we were unpacking, learning that she was also in Magical Law Enforcement, but for an entirely different reason- "I think it'd be wicked to be one of those people!"
I don't think people should enroll in these programs just because they think it's cool.
But Faye's nice enough anyway, she offered to show me around, since she'd been there since early morning, and she went on a tour before unpacking.
"Sure, let me just get my friends and we can go."
Minutes later, I was at Harry and Ron's dormitory.
"Harry? Ron?" I asked, knocking on their door.
"Hi Hermione!" Harry said, waving me in. "What brings you here?"
"Other than the fact that you're my best friends, whom I feel I should visit at least once a day; my roommate Faye offered to take us on a campus tour. Are you up for it?" I asked the two boys.
"Okay, let's go," Harry said. "Ron? Hurry up!"
"I'm coming!" Ron muttered, putting away the last of his essentials.
The four of us had a fun time going around the campus; afterwards we had dinner, courtesy of Harry treating us to a small magical Spanish restaurant called Caramba on the outskirts of the school.
"Thanks for the tour, Faye," I said as we entered our dormitory.
"No worries," Faye said cheerfully. "Wait.."
"What?" I asked, turning around to look at her; I was about to brush my teeth.
"I was just with the Golden Trio!" she gasped.
"I don't like that name," I frowned. "And it's too attention-grabbing."
"Oh Hermione," she sighed, "What else would they call the three seventeen-year-olds who defeated You-Know-Who?"
I thought for a moment, then shrugged (very uncharacteristic of me), brushing my teeth.
Faye started squealing and jumping like a little girl.
"I'm roommates with Hermione Granger! And I had dinner with her, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley!"
I choked on my toothpaste, sending Faye into fits of giggles.
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