After the train pulled out of sight, parents started to leave. Harry and Ginny headed straight back through the wall to the main station, taking their daughter Lily with them, who was still looking back at the train's path with longing.
Ron turned to Hermoine and shrugged. "Well, at least Rosie is on her way," he commented, looking down to Hugo, who impatiently stamped his foot, like Lily, wanting to have been on that train. "I'm sure she'll be fine."
Malfoy overheard from where he was standing. "I hope your kids got her brains," he remarked, nodding at Hermoine. "Otherwise, they'll never make it through their OWLs."
Ron started to turn red, and Hermoine put her hand on his arm. "I heard a fart, Ron. Nothing more. Hugo. Go catch up with Lily, please."
"But Mom..."
"Now." Came the firm answer. The boy ran straight back through the wall.
"There's nothing more annoying than a Weasley," came the droll from Malfoy's mouth.
Hermoine glared at him. "Be careful who you say that to, Malfoy."
"Oh, having the wife defend you now, are we?" came the retort, a smug look on his face.
Wands came out immediately, and with lightening speed, Ron shouted " Expelliarmus!"
At nearly the same time, Hermoine cried out. "Aguamenti!"
As Malfoy's wand went flying, a rush of water spouted from Hermoine's wand and drenched Malfoy. Something that looked like a wand went flying with the water in his direction.
Malfoy cursed, and grabbed the wand laying in the puddle around him. Dripping wet and seething, he pointed his wand at Ron. Before he could say another word, Ron pointed his wand at him and cried "Langlock!".
Malfoy tried to speak, but couldn't get his tongue to move from the top of his mouth.
"Perhaps I'm not quite a stupid as you've always thought I was," Ron commented. "Don't mess with Aurors."
Frustrated, Malfoy stormed off to have someone else release him from the spell, leaving a trail of water behind him.
Ron grinned at Hermoine. "Good one," she remarked, looking to where he'd been.
"Maybe we should send him a few presents from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes...I was thinking maybe...some U-No-Poo. Or some Skiving Snackboxes...disguised of course..." Ron muttered.
"Nah. I think he'll be having enough fun with the Trick Wand he grabbed..." Hermoine grinned mischievously.
Ron raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh, Hugo had brought one of the trick wands along, and I caught him playing with it earlier, and took it away from him. When I drenched him, I threw it in that direction, and he picked it up by mistake. It'll be at least another 15 minutes before he realizes that it wasn't his..."
Ron looked at her. "I'm rubbing off on you, you know..."
They both laughed, and hurried to catch up with Harry, Ginny, Lily and Hugo.