A/N: I'm back!!!! I've been writing alot lately because of the snow. Yes..... another snowday for me!!! It just started snowing again, they're saying 8-14 inches, so I guess I'll be home tomorrow too. Oh well...lets get on with the story shall we? Now, the summer is over! Everyone is on their way to Hogwarts Express this morning. Harry has had a bad night and is extremely quiet. Ron is arguing with Fred at the moment and Hermione and Ginny are in Ginny's room. George is in the Twin's room as well... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Simple Letters and Complicated Words By: Ronluver Harry walked up the stairs, trying to get way from Ron, who was busy fighting with Fred at the moment. Something about earlier in the summer he supposed. As he passed Ginny's room he heard music coming from it. He stood outside and listened. It was clearly a Muggle song because; he picked through the keyhole, and spied Hermione singing along. Ginny was near her window and twirling around to the music. She was dancing to it, but very slowly...like ballet maybe. The last notes ended and Ginny finished with a slow spin, facing Hermione. "Wow Ginny! Where did you learn to dance like that?" "I took lessons when I was little, but then I just sort of...taught myself I guess. I've never had such a good song to dance to before. It's so beautiful! The words really touch me too." "I love this song myself. Since its Muggle, I can't play it at Hogwarts so I listen to it almost all summer." "What's it called?" "Reflection by Christina Aguleria." "Oh. Well never heard of her." "I never did either until last summer in France. You see I was--" Hermione was cut off by a knock on the door. It was Harry. "Hello, just wanted to say that we're leaving in half an hour ok?" Harry said. "Sure Harry alright." Hermione said hastily, Ginny was incapable of speech at the moment since Harry had caught her off guard. "By the way Ginny, I saw you dancing, very good." Harry said somewhat shyly, for him anyway. Ginny gasped, "You saw that! I can't...wait...I uh...thanks Harry." She said breathlessly. Harry smiled and walked on to Ron's room. Before he reached it however, he was grabbed by the arm and pulled into another room... the Twins. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ginny gasped again, when the door closed. Harry, Harry Potter had seen her dancing! Ginny never NEVER danced in front anyone...not even her brothers. She let Hermione see only because the song had taken her away and she never noticed Hermione there until afterwards. "Hermione? What... what... what just happened here?" "I believe," Hermione said through another fit of rare giggles, "that famous Harry Potter has just paid insignificant Ginny Weasley some notice." Ginny let out a small scream and jumped onto the bed, hugging Hermione quickly. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Oyi! Harry, its only me George..." George said as he pulled Harry into the dark room. "George! Don't do that!" Harry said clutching his chest, his heart slowed down and he asked, "What?" "What do you think of these?" George said gesturing towards the desk. "Well umm, light may help..." "Oh OH! Here Harry...." George flipped a switch, "Now what do you think of them?" Harry was stunned. Lying on the desk were two dress robes, one a deep blue, the other a pale sea green. The green one was shorter and it seemed to be made of silk, somewhat like a mugle dress. The blue robe was plain, but nice considering. It looked just like Harry's did, only blue. "You really got it! Ron will love you for it." "Well, we figured it would be good after teasing him.... anyway do you think blue is good?" "As long as there is no lace and it's not maroon!" "Well then...its fine I think. But what about the green one?" George asked again. "Umm...that's not for Ron is it?" Harry asked slowly. "HARRY! NO! Its for Ginny you prat!" "Oh.... Well umm you should really ask Hermione for this sort of thing..." Harry said uncomfortably. "Fine, fine Harry. Thanks for the help with Ron's." Harry turned and left quickly, as he went down the stirs he heard, "Hey Hermione! Ginny come here!" They came, and minutes later Harry heard there excited approval over the dress robes as he descended the stairs. Mr. Weasley's caught up with him and said, "Come on now Harry out to the car." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harry walked out to find two cars waiting. Everyone's luggage was packed and ready to go. Mr. Weasley was driving one, and Percy was driving the other. Ron had jumped in with his parents, but Fred slid in next to Percy.... just to annoy him. "Tart?" Fred persistently asked, but Percy refused each time. George came out followed by a smiling Ginny and smug looking Hermione. Harry slid in on one side of Ron and pulled Hedwigs cage onto his lap. "What are they on about?" Ron asked eyeing the girls. "Dunno..." Said Harry hoping to sound off-hand. Hermione slid in on Ron's other side, pressing in close to make room for Ginny. Ron scrambled farther over, nearly crushing Harry in his haste. He seemed uncomfortable with Hermione that close. "Well," said Ginny eyeing her brother, "Seems as if I won't fit, you can move back over Hermione." She said with slight amusement in her eyes. Then she went to Percy's car and got in the back with George. Harry watched her and suddenly felt rather disappointed. He wanted to go in the other car too, all of a sudden. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The drive there was quiet, except for the occasional Qudditch talk. Hermione was absorbed in one of their new spell books, and never looked up until the reached the station. "Everybody out!" Hermione still didn't move. Ron laughed and said, "Hey 'Mione.... come on you're gonna miss the train!" Hermione looked up quickly, "Oh my.. RON! You prat!" She said when she realized he was joking. Ron laughed again and started down the Platform. Fred and George went first, followed closely by Ron. Hermione still glaring at him, in a good way, followed behind. Harry was about to go, but Mrs. Weasley held him back. "Now Harry dear, if anything troubles you go straight to Dumbledore. Don't hesitate to inform me either.... or Sirius for that matter." "Yes. Mrs. Weasley." "Alright then off you go...have a good year!" "Ok...bye and thank you!" Harry said as he ran through the barrier. He was going too fast however, and crashed right into Ginny, knocking her to the floor. "Well I.... HARRY!" Ginny said looking up, "Watch where you're going next time will you?" "Sure Ginny," He grabbed her hand and pulled her up, "Sorry...won't happen again." He smiled at her, the first genuine smile he ever gave her, usually it was pity smile, or a look-its-Ron's-little-sister type smile. Not this one.... it was real. Ginny nearly melted onto the Platform planks, but regained herself, "Come-on Harry...let's board the train." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ They boarded and went back to their usual compartment, but Ginny left to go sit with her fourth year friends. When Harry entered, he saw Ron sitting there...alone. "Where's Hermione?" Harry asked sitting down next to him. Ron stared stonily out the window; "She had to sit with the Prefects." He said drawing out Prefect, in a sacartastic tone. "Oh." was all Harry said, "Game of Exploding Snap?" "Why not." said Ron. That's what they did until the train pulled up to the castle. In between explosions they changed in to the Hogwarts robes, and got ready to exit the train. Again, like last year.... it was pouring outside. "Well wonderful way to start the year." Ron said, covering his head. "True...all too true mate!" Cried Dean and Seamus, running up to them. Hermione was following closely behind muttering, "Crazy weather..." Harry laughed out loud suddenly and pointed at the lake. A little first year had fallen in again, and poor Fang was trying to save him, much to Hagrid's distress. "NO! Fang, you stupid hound come 'ere..." They stood and watched until Peeves forced them in with Dungbombs. Soaking wet and shivering, they settled down to watch the Sorting. Harry looked around, but couldn't see the hat anywhere... Filch came running in at the same moment, "Dumbledore...sir.... the hat...it refuses to come and sort!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some students gasped loudly, others laughed, and the rest just sat there waiting for more. Dumbledore stood, "Really Filch? Well, well, well...we will see about this." Then he strode from the room, each Head of House following behind. "WOW!" Ron whispered excitedly, "This has never happened before!" "Yea.... hey Hermione? What do you make of this?" Harry asked. "Well, I think that it has to do with...." Hermione trailed off glancing at Harry. "With Voldemort you mean." Harry finished for her. She nodded as Ron cringed, "Don't SAY THE NAME!" He practically roared. Harry just shook his head, and went back to watching the door, waiting for Dumbledore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After what seemed like forever, they came back. Dumbledore went up to the Staff Table and spoke loudly to the students, "Well it seems that our Hat is temporarily out of order, he--" "Was KIDNAPPED!" yelled Fred loudly. "No Mr. Weasley, it seems that our hat, "Dumbledore paused and smiled, "Has failed to come up with a song, and refuses to sort." "HE WHAT!" Yelled Fred, George, and Lee Jordan together. "Yes, and since that is the case, the Sorting will be put off momentarily till morning. Sorry first years, but you will be sleeping in the Great Hall tonight." All the little first years glanced at one another warily, seemingly not liking the arrangement. Ron gaped open mouthed at Harry and Hermione's eyes widened. Ginny put a hand over her mouth to stifle a laugh, while Fred and George just grinned. Everyone took this lightly so far, but Harry had a feeling that there was a reason the hat couldn't make up a song...and it wasn't good... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/N! CLIFFHANGER! Ok I don't know WHERE that hat thing came from.... it wrote itself it really did! Well, now I'll have to see where this goes along with you guys! LoL...R&R!