Granger Danger ⇗ Fred Weasley

Ch. 26: Back To Hogwarts

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Ch. 26: Back To Hogwarts

Song For Chapter: Gotta Get Back To Hogwarts - AVPM [my favorite part is 5:10 - 6:25]

"Elle, are you going to get on, or just stand there, stupidly watching the passengers go around you in annoyance?" Fred's voice wafted into my brain, pulling me from my dead stare of anticipation.

I watched as children of all ages began clambering into the Hogwarts Express, chirping their goodbyes to family members and climbing aboard the steaming train. Glancing towards Fred, I took a nervous step forward, clutching Ami's cage tightly to myself, before backtracking and pecking him lightly on the lips, blushing as Molly smiled towards the two of us in the corner of my eye.

"I'll see you over the holidays," I reminded him, pulling away as Mrs. Weasley said her goodbyes to all of us. "Goodbye Weasleys!" I hollered, grabbing my trunk in my other hand and sparing them one last grin as I followed Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and Harry onto the Express.

"HEY - WAIT DON'T GO YET!" A high-pitched shriek rung in my ear and I was ambushed by a rugby style tackle from a beaming brunette. "Elle! You're going into your sixth year!" Blake's blue eyes boar into my own, swimming slightly. "Awe, you grew up so quickly! I remember two years ago, when we first met, - you remember?"

"- Yes, I do," I chuckled a bit, being overwhelmed once again by the blazing ball of energy that Blake was. "I was there -"

"-Of course you were, silly!" She pushed me lightly, "But, I mean that you are now going to be in the same year that I was when we met! Very exciting, no?"

Smiling at her, I nodded, "Yeah, you're right," The Express let out a warning whistle and I pulled slowly away from Blake. "I'll see you soon, okay? I've got to go! But, play nice with George for me, yeah?" I sent her a wink as I climbed into the train, causing her pink cheeks to tint a darker color, "Oh - and keep Fred in line while I'm gone!" I shouted, making sure Fred could hear me from the distance.

"Awe," He rolled his eyes, "Don't sick her on me!"

"Bye you guys!" I waved one last time, making sure I had everything I needed before walking down the corridor of the train. Many of the compartments were full already. I guess that's what I get for zoning out on a busy platform.

As I walked past each room, I realized that there were a lot of students at Hogwarts that I never even noticed. The school was so big, but I only talked to about 0.0004% of them. Glancing towards a compartment on my left, I noticed that Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville, and Luna were all gathered into it. Luna's face broke out into a nice smile and she waved for me to come and join them, but a familiar rhyme pulled me back.

"Boys are cheats and liars, they're such a big disgrace. They will tell you anything to get to second base-ball, baseball he thinks he's gonna score," A chuckle cut off the girl's voice and I found myself motioning an apology to my friends as I maneuvered through the corridor once more, searching for the voices.

The next voice picked up the line in an amused way, "If you let him go all the way then you are a hor-ticulture studies flowers, geologist studies rocks. The only thing a guy wants from you is a place to put his -"

I jumped in front of a compartment on the left and found the culprits I was looking for all along. There they were, Jenna and Lana, sitting across from each other in an otherwise empty room with their legs taking up the benches, warding off people who may be looking for a place to sit.