Hufflepuff: The loyal and the patient.

On the train again (part two)

(A/n: Woah! 1k reads!? You guys are killing it!

Sorry I haven't updated for so long! I totally forgot!)

"Excuse me," said someone. "H-have you seen a toad somewhere?"

Hope instantly looked up.

"Oh, no sorry." said Hope. "What's your name?" She asked, pretending to not know the person.

"N-neville Longbottom," he stuttered. "Sorry f-for disturbing... I'll just look for Trevor again." And with that, he left before Hope could even say her name.

Neville left the door open, so all the noise outside the compartment was now heard inside. What was more, was that several people would peek into Hope's compartment, then they would look away when Hope caught their eyes.

Hope stood up to close the door, when all the sudden Malfoy appears out of nowhere.

"Wha - Hey! Watch where your going!" Hope yelled when Malfoy fell onto the door.

"Not funny Goyle," said the blonde. Then he turned to face her. "And who do you think you are telling me what to do?"

"It's Hope," she said. "Now if you don't mind, I'm closing this darn door."

"Wait, wait!" He stopped her. "Hope Potter?"

"Yes, the one you met in Madam Malkins. Now go!" said Hope shutting the door quickly.

"Ouch," she heard him say.  "Good job Goyle. Look at what you did."

Then not a second later, the compartment opened again. Hope groaned and turned to glare at the newcomer.

The girl jumped when she met Hope's eyes. This girl was Hermione Granger.

"Oh, sorry for interrupting your peace, but have you seen a toad somewhere?" said Hermione.

"No, I believe Neville already asked me that." said Hope. "Sorry for that scare. Just got interrupted a second ago."

"Okay then," she nodded. "I'm Hermione Granger. You?"

"Oh -- uh, Hope Potter..." Her eyes widened at this, but went back to normal once she realised that Hope was uncomfortable with her staring.

"Sorry..."

"No, it's okay. I get that all the time. You're free to come by anytime."

"Really?" She asked, she was happy that she had made a new friend. "Thank you so much! But... I have to go now, see you!"

"See you too!"

They finally arrived at Hogwarts after an hour. Hope went out her compartment, and went to join the other first years.

She heard the familliar voice of Hagrid calling out for them.

"Hope!" She heard someone call her. She turned around to see Hermione with Neville. "Want to share a boat with us?"

"Sure," she smiled.

The boat ride was the same as last time. And the view of Hogwarts never fail to amaze her.

But something else was bothering her, could she really trust anyone?