
Dedicated to Adrienne, and to Chris. For being there every time.
Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love // Albert Einstein.
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To old readers - welcome back. For new ones, I’m Maxie, and this is my tenth FF thread on SS. Us is basically a romance, with one girl and more than one boy. I do not usually work with major characters - Harry, Ron, Hermione, the like - but I have surprised my own self with Us. Sit back and enjoy this ride. You'll love Us. <3
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“Ronald Weasley, what in the name of the world are you doing? OUCH. You prat, you just stepped on my foot!” I dropped the handle of my trunk, wincing in pain as I spoke, and awarded Ron a death-like glare.
“Way to go, Romeo,” Ginny giggled, sticking her tongue briefly out at him as she walked past, jumping on to the Hogwarts Express in one, swift motion, her main of vivid red hair swinging forward in the act. Ron snorted at her comment, then looked apologetically at me.
“Sorry, Hermione, didn’t mean it,” he said, picking up my trunk. “I’ll carry it over for you.”
I smiled at him, a little grudgingly, and he hauled my trunk on to the train with a brilliant smile of his own. In the background, Harry remained with Sirius, Remus and Tonks, deep in conversation. When he came over, half a minute later, he glanced around.
“Where’s Ron? And your trunk?”
“In there,” I said, pointing to the gigantic steam engine that both of us so dearly adored. “He took my trunk,” I added, answering his second question. “He stepped on my foot twice, and he accidentally stepped on Crookshanks’s tail, too. I think he’s trying to make up for it,” I explained, laughingly, when Harry raised an eyebrow in a rather you’re-kidding-right? manner.
“Oh. Let’s go inside then, shall we?”
“Sure.” I nodded, turning to the gang of people we knew so well – Order members, all of them – in the distance, and waving goodbye. There was the rumble of motion nearby, and the train’s wheels began to churn slowly. Harry jumped on, offering me a hand.
“Come on, hurry up, Herm,” he said, good-naturedly.
With a brief smile, I took his hand, and he pulled me up, on to the Hogwarts Express. We stood there for several seconds, my hand still in Harry’s, until a familiar voice tore through my thoughts.
“Oi! Harry, Hermione, I’ve been waiting for you two for ages.”
I looked up, startled: I had forgotten Ron. His red hair appeared behind me, tall and gangly and freckled and, nodding, I suddenly pulled my hand away from Harry’s.
“Sorry, Ron. Harry was with Sirius and the others.”
Slowly, Ron nodded. His eyes lingered from me to Harry’s, and back again, stopping on me for several seconds. I felt sudden colour rise up my cheeks, and looked away. Then, hands tucked in pockets, Ron said casually,
“Come on, let’s hit our compartment, then.”
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