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�Hey guys,� said Harry, �Am I ever glad to see you!� He grinned and looked at his two best friends.
�I�m guessing this is Mr. Weasley,� came Mrs. Figg�s voice from behind them. �And you�re Ms. Granger, am I correct?� she asked.
�Yes, ma�am,� said Hermione.
�Well, Mrs. Figg, we�d better be off now, thanks again for letting me stay!� said Harry quickly. He shuffled his friends over to the train. The three friends boarded the train, and sat in the nearest compartment.
�She seemed nice,� commented Hermione. Ron rolled his eyes sarcastically.
�Yeah, she�s nice,� said Harry, �But she watches me like a hawk. She wouldn�t even let me go to Ron�s house because she thought it was dangerous there. I mean, come on. How is Ron� house dangerous?� Hermione gave him a stern look.
�I think it may have been for the best,� she said, �Why else would she go to the trouble to watch you so carefully?�
�You sound just like my parents,� said Ron. Harry and Ron laughed. Hermione obviously didn�t think it was very funny because she turned up her nose and looked out the window. But their laughter was cut short by a nasty voice outside of their compartment.
�Well, well, well, if it isn�t Potter and his dirty friends,� said Draco Malfoy. He looked at the badge pinned to Hermione�s sweater. �I see they�ve made you a prefect, eh mudblood?� he sneered. �Well I can see that this school�s standards for prefects aren�t what they used to be.� He grinned impishly. He then looked at Ron. �Actually, seeing how they�ve let your family in this school, it looks like none of their standards are what they should be.� Behind him, Crabbe and Goyle sniggered. Ron�s ears turned red.
�Beat it, Malfoy,� warned Harry, �We don�t need you wasting our time with your childish insults.� He gave Draco one last irritated look, then looked away from him.
�Childish, eh? If you want to see childish, why don�t you just look at the way ��
�PORTA PROXIMA!� shouted Hermione, and, with a flick of her wand, the compartment door slammed in Malfoy�s face. They heard him cry out in pain, and they instantly knew that the door had hit him in the face. They burst out into laughter, and didn�t stop for a full five minutes.