"It's great to be back at school… I was getting so bored of sleeping in and enjoying life," Ron said sarcastically, flopping onto the compartment's seat and sulking. Hermione and Harry, who were sat with him, exchanged amused looks before returning to what they were doing before being interrupted. "I mean, it isn't like we just had a war and the whole castle got destroyed. Surely they could've delayed the return by a year, or two, or forever."
"The whole castle didn't get destroyed," Hermione countered with an eye roll, not bothering to look at him as she turned the page in her book.
"And why would they delay?" Harry asked. "There are children ready to learn magic and see Hogwarts for the first time. Muggleborns who have just been brought into our wonderful world and are excited to be welcomed."
"They aren't going to be welcome with the Death Eater Slytherins around," Ron mumbled, glaring at Draco Malfoy and Theo Nott as they walked past.
"Prejudices like that started a war," Hermione sung, glaring at the ginger over her book. "And they weren't willing Death Eaters like Dolohov or Lestrange. Remember that."
"Yeah, well," Ron paused feeling properly chastised by his friend. "I was enjoying life, you know."