Unmasked

Chapter Two: Heading Home

It's been a few weeks since Professor Mcgonagall sent letters to welcome the previous 6th year students, who's studies was put on a halt because of the war to return back to Hogwarts. Moly was ushering her children so they won't be late for the train.

"Since we all here know how to apparate, how about we apparate to the station in pairs. That would save us a lot of time," Molly said. As on cue, Ginny hold hands with Harry and Hermione linked arms with Ron while Mr. and Mrs. Weasley locked arms.

"See you lot at the station," Mr. and Mrs. Weasley apparated first followed by two more sounds of apparation.

The pairs arrived at the hustling and bustling station, Station 9 3/4. There were a number of people there but the trio of four felt odd, as if something where missing. Friends, not many of them survived the war, most of them lost their lives to Death Eaters while some are rotting in Azkaban for abetting the Dark Lord.

"Here we are, one more year going back to Hogwarts. I'm going to miss you all," Molly said with tears threatening to fall.

"We promise to write very now and then, Molly," Hermione said while hugging her second mother.

"I'll hold onto that, dear," Molly kissed Hermione in the cheeks and she returned the kiss. The rest of the party exchanged hugs and kisses with the seniors before they apparate back to their cosy home, Burrow.

"Hermione!" Someone from crowd yelled out and the group turned their heads to see Neville Longbottom and the rest of the war survivors.

"Neville! Luna! Guys!" Hermione waved in excitement. The least there's more known faces attending their final year at Hogwarts. Neville and the others approached them. Hugs and kisses were exchanged.

"I didn't thought I'd see the two of you, Ron, Harry. Hermione did a great at convincing you two to come back," Neville teased the two boys. Ron and Harry looked at each other and laughed at Neville's comment.

"She didn't, mate. Both of us willingly to do this," Harry tapped Neville's shoulder.

"I believed you. A lot has change after the war, didn't it?" Neville said while looking around the King Cross Station.

"Yes," the trio agreed while the rest of the peer lowered their heads. Sound of the train blowing snapped the peers from their wake.

"Come on, time to go home," Luna, who have been quite throughout the reunion suddenly spoke out. They board the train one by one. Hermione led the group to search for an empty compartment for all of the to fit in. She found one at the end of the train. She took a seat by the window and stared outside of it. The boys were talking about quidditch while the rest of the girls gossiped. The trained blew another ear-ringing-whistle and started to move forward. Hermoine pulled out her all-time favourite book to pass the time, Hogwarts: A History.