Chapter 1
"Do you mind if I sit in here? Everywhere else is full" A boy with curly red hair poked his head through the sliding glass doors of the train's cabin. Inside, there was another boy with short black hair, looking to be of the same age, munching on a chocolate frog.
"Oh yeah, sure man, go for it" He replied, looking up. And watched as the other took a seat opposite him. He was rather tall and lanky for a first year, with pale skin which contrasted to his vivid hair colour. He also had sharp facial features, which he hadn't quite grown into.
"I'm Kyle, Kyle brovloski" The redhead introduced himself politely, extending a hand for a handshake.
"Right, I'm Stan Marsh" Stan wiped his hand on his jeans before shaking the other boys hand. "So... What are you?"
"What... Am I?" Kyle tilted his head in confusion.
"Yeah dude, like Muggle, pure blood, half blood? I come from a whole line of wizards. All in gryffindor too."
"Oh... Well I'm the only wizard in my family. I had never even heard of hogwarts until I received my letter"
Stan beamed. "That's sick! I've always wondered what it would be like to live among muggles! I can't even imagine a world without magic." He spoke in a very animated way, waving his arms around.
Kyle grimaced. "I can't really even imagine a world with it"
As he spoke, the cabin doors opened once again.
"Come on Kenny, this is the only place where there is space" A chubby kid was standing at the doorway, waving someone down the hall towards them. "Sup dudes, the names Cartman. Eric Cartman." The boy made himself right at home, settling down next to Stan, whilst the person who he was talking to entered afterwards and sat next to Kyle.
The one named Kenny had bright blonde, messy hair, and had an array of plasters and scratches all over him. However he grinned like he didn't have a care in the world. "I'm Kenny" he smiled.
"Kyle Brovloski"
"I'm Stan"
"Kyle Brov..lo...something? What a dumb complicated name" Cartman sneered, eying Kyle.
"Shut the fuck up" Kyle snapped back. "And don't just barge in here without asking first"
"Obviously you don't know how things work around here" Cartman snarled "I can already tell you're a mudblood just by looking at you"
Stan took a sharp intake of breath "Hey man, you can't just say something like that"
"Don't be a bitch Stan, mudbloods don't belong at hogwarts anyway. Just go away and live your boring life as a Muggle kyel"
"My name... Is not Kyel." Kyle was glaring daggers at Cartman, who had a very smug look on his face. Kyle had never heard of the term mudblood before, but based on Stans reaction to the word, he could deduse that is wasn't anything positive.
"...Hey! So what houses do you guys think you will be put in?" Kenny attempted to calm the atmosphere. "People say I'm quite easygoing, so personally I'm hoping for Hufflepuff. The quiet life you know?"
"Ew. Hufflepuff is so fuckin lame" Cartman snorted "Slytherin is the way to go. Only the pure bloods are allowed in. Sorry Kyel!"
"My whole family are gryffindors. So it's a no brainer for me" Stan shrugged.
"The sorting hat desides right? So I'll just wait for it's choice." Kyle replied.
"How do you know about the sorting hat?" Stan questioned.
"Oh... while I was shopping in diagonally, I did a bit of light reading to get myself familiar with the wizarding world."
"Reading? This wimp is deffo going to be in ravenclaw" Cartman chipped in "I can't remember the last time I read a book"
"I can tell. You aren't book smart or life smart it seems. I think you should learn how to pick up on social queues." Kyle deadpanned.
"How fucking profound" Cartman snorted, rolling his eyes. Kyle did the same in response, and the boys were silent for the rest of the journey.