"Bye Mum!"
"Bye Dad!"
"Bye Mr. and Mrs. Weasley!"
We all boarded the Hogwarts Express at platform 9¾ and helped each other with our trunks. Ginny helped me with mine, until she found her friends.
"Uhh.. sorry Alex…" she mumbled.
"No, that's ok, you go off," I said. Gee, thanks, Ginny, I thought.
"Hi, Alex!" I turned around to find George by himself.
"Oh, hi. Boy, am I glad to see you, Ginny ran off with her friends and now I'm stuck with my trunk by myself," I said.
"Oh here, let me help. It can't be all that – WOAH!" George exclaimed, "What do you have in here?"
"I might have bought a few extra books in Diagon Alley…"
"A few?" he asked. We burst into laughter. Knowing me, I probably brought a library.
"Hey, do you want to stay with Fred, Lee and I in a cabin?" he asked.
"Um, sure," I said, "that would be great," My insides did a little dance. Ginny winked at me from her cabin when we passed by, and I rolled my eyes.
When we got to the cabin, I found Fred, Lee Jordan, and Katie Bell playing Exploding Snap. Fred, sitting exceptionally close to Katie and holding her hand, said, "Got yourself a little friend, haven't you Georgie?"
"I wouldn't be one to talk, Fred. Just look at you two, dreamy eyed lovers," he snorted.
"You missed a lot in ten minutes George," said Lee, " They were snogging before I came into the cabin," he said.
"As intriguing and amazing your love life sounds Fred, we don't want to hear about it," I said.
Soon, after many more games of Exploding Snap and a terrible lack of serious conversation, the lunch trolley came by.
"5 Chocolate Frogs, and 2 packs of Every-Flavored Beans, please," I ordered.
"No, you didn't have to-" everyone protested.
"Yes, I do,"
We had tremendous fun daring each other to eat interesting colored beans.
"Here, George, this one looks safe, it's probably mint, and at the very worst, grass," I handed him a green speckled one.
"Delicious!" He exclaimed, looking satisfied, "Bogey flavor!"
We all groaned, then laughed for a long time. Sadly, soon it was time to change into our robes and leave the train. George stayed behind and waited for me.
"Meet me in the common room tomorrow night at eleven," he said nervously. He then left the cabin quickly. I noticed a scarlet blush creeping up his neck.