The journey to hogwarts...
The Journey From Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
Chapter 6
“Oo”
“Exciting, we can see what he thought of everyone.” Fred said getting nods from the group they are very curious about Harry’s thoughts.
The last month with the Dursley’s wasn’t all fun but when is it but this month was the worst for Harry not because of the dursleys because of the change in environment all he’s ever known is his cupboard under the stairs and he got back and suddenly he was in Dudley’s second room?
“Yeah we know you dislike when it changes.” Luna said they’ve always been with the group since he second year and it’s always Harry doing things the same way most days
“You don’t like it when it changes. I think it’s amazing when you go somewhere new and it’s different to what you're used to.” Fred said along with Lee Jordan and Angelina.
“Prefer when it’s the same or similar to what I’m used to,”
“So Hogwarts was a big change for you then.” A nod.
He hates it so much it’s not right he spent almost 30 minutes trying to find his toy soldiers before realising they were still in the cupboard and he took them and spent another 30 minutes organising the placements along with his books they did bring them up for him along with the blanket he won’t get rid off he loves it to much.
It reminds him of the cupboard so sometimes without the dursleys knowing he would sit in there to calm himself on bad days where the lights are too bright and loud the sound of chewing got to him and he couldn’t do it even the sound of breathing was horrible nobody believes him when he says he can hear stuff from the other side of the house and smell things from the other side.
“How?”
“I knew you could cause you said there’s a reading group in the common room at some point last year.”
it’s not right and it’s just more things added to the pile of differences to everyone in the household. He spent most of his nights reading his school books. In a week he had read parts of all the books. He finished his herbology and potions book though he likes the subjects.
“We know.”
“What book were you reading for a bit to hogwarts?” Draco questioned.
“Hm charms.”
“Cool.”
He's getting to start his charms book as that sounds interesting from what little he read so far but he’s struggling to get into it though so that might take a while. On the last day of august Harry realised he should really ask his uncle if by any chance he could take him to kings cross the next day so he crept sound the stairs and entered the living room dudley screamed causing them to look at Harry who was rocking on his feet.
“Does that comfort you or something?” Ron questioned whether he's still confused with this autism thing.
“I’m pretty sure they're called Stims Ron and it’s like a way that helps them in situations they don’t like or when they're excited so you might have seen Harry rock in his seat or where he’s stood or his hands doing something when he’s excited or bored.” Hermione explained Harry nodded.
“Ah right.”
“What.”
“. . . By any chance would you be able to take me to kings cross station Tomorrow? I’ll figure it out if not.”
“You need to catch a train to wizards school- magic carpets got punctured do they?“
“They were banned like five years before you went to hogwarts.”
Harry never said anything he didn't know but he's sure they are banned now.
“Might as well take you dudley and piers are going to the cinema and the only one with the movie they want is in that direction i wouldnt take ya if not,”Vernon replied harry nodded thanked him and left the room and went upstairs and stared at the locks on his door they never are used but they are there.
“Why.”
“Second year.”
“What did they do?” Sirius said, staring at the group.
“Second book.”
“Come on I must know.” Sirius said curious now he knows it’s not for a good thing but curiosity is something he shouldn’t be allowed to have.
“Second book deals with it.”
At 4:30 o'clock the next morning harry had awoke mainly because he usually wakes up early he never figured out why but he sleeps late too it’s like he can’t stay asleep if it’s because of nightmares or just excitement he sat at his desk drawing a dog with three heads he’s seen them in a dream he had it was in a cramped room with a trap door under the legs and there was like a giant violin in the room too it wasn’t playing.
Many raised eyebrows.
“Say what?” Hermione said to the group.
“How did you do?”
“I don’t have a clue Hermione I really don’t ut happened every year but third and last first year the violin and staring into a glass mirror of quirell holding a red stone second a diary that’s all I had that year fourth all I remember was seeing a black cauldron then this year I’ve had one of me laid on the floor glass or something I don’t really know I looked possessed or something…” Harry muttered coherently enough to be understood by those around them Remus managed to understand as well.
“Harry you don’t think you can see what Voldemort does each year like first second the diary third nothing as nothing happened with him that year fourth him being back and it’s possible he manages to do so?”
“Harry, we need to look into it as you're specifically looking into one person's future. It's weird, have you ever managed to see other things?”
“Not really .. that’s a lie actually I remember seeing in dreams Dobby and Summer this year going to Grimaldi place and seeing Umbridge and sharing a room with Ron…. Along with seeing the snake in the chamber but that’s it it’s hardly ever happened and if it does it whenever I’m having those days..”
“Hm.” Hermione frowned before they all shut up to let the book keep reading. They knew it was the group but nobody could hear what they were talking about, obviously other groups were talking too.
And in picture books dudley has on his never used book shelf he’s read them all now what can he do in his free time so he drew the three headed dog it took a while he looked at the evil alarm clock and saw it was 10 to seven he glared at the clock but then he soon heard movement from down the hall his aunt and uncle's room he focused on the footsteps and could tell aunt petunia was awake and soon footsteps going were going down the hall and down the stairs. He sighed shut his sketchbook and opened his trunk and saw everything was already inside and pulled out a pair of the black pants and white short sleeved button up shirt and got changed into them oh does he hate the shirt it’s so tight around his neck he ended up undoing the top two buttons everything else was fine he guessed not uncomfortable but he can’t say that wont change as some days it can be worse than other days a few seconds later he went down the stairs.
“That’s your uniform?” Petunia said looking Harry up and down he doesn’t look smart at all
Umbridge glared at what's supposed to mean that the uniform of all wizarding schools including Hogwarts were better than whatever that boy was wearing.
“And Dudley did?”
“Yeah no that's not gonna work.”
“No? It’s different, I just don’t have it all on.”
“So how are you going to get changed for the first day?”
“The train?”
“Weird.” She muttered while putting cereal in a bowl next to her was two pieces of triangle toast covered in that spread dudley is a big fan off. Harry Rocked in his spot.
“Now what are you going to do, go wake up dudder's breakfast ready ? I'll put the coffee machine on if you want one.” She said to the air as Harry was already out going up the stairs he of course heard her he’s not deaf. Harry walked to the door which had big square letters on the door. Green blue green blue green blue it spelled out Dudley Harry had put them up for him of course he did everything.
Snape was being reminded of his childhood a bit whenever he woke up early to make sure to eat without His father knowing or when he slept over at the Evan family's household when his father was drunk .
Sirius looked at Harry sadly he shouldn't have been put with those monsters he should have had the childhood he deserved. Yeah he would spoil Harry but he wouldn't let him end up a brat like Dudley. Sirius wouldn't allow him to complain about the amount of gifts he's getting if he did he would of taken most of them away or he breaks something which shouldnt be possible in a month he won't be getting as much next year if he's going to treat it like that he knows remus would of been his side the whole time and would of made sure of it too harry doesn't deserve the childhood he got nobody does its horrible knowing a 11 year old boy had been doing the thing an adult should do what is cooking maybe at 11 he should be learning yes that's pretty normal but he shouldn't know his way around the kitchen from what he heard molly say in the second chapter of the book he helped her bake cookies and they were the best shes ever tasted and if that isn't saying something knowing Molly has 7 kids and most likely was also cooking from her teenage years he wants to try those cookies now oh god when is lunch will harry make cookies for them? Wait no, Harry isn't allowed to cook anymore.’ Remus snickered so Sirius looked at him.
“Lunch isnt for another 2 hours sirius and there most likely won't be any of harry's cookies.” Sirius glared before realising “Was i talking outloud?”
“Eh not really you started saying when is lunch will harry make cookies that all you said.”Remus whispered sirius sighed in relief/
He knocked on the door before shaking his hand. He hates knocking on doors.
“Why?”
“Not really sure i just hate touching things in general.”Harry shrugged well it's not a big lie he just doesn't like doors cause one time he knocked on one he got a piece if wood stuck in his hand he of course got it out and learned to knock using his knuckles and not the back of your hand he's just stupid sometimes.
“What.” Slurred a voice from inside the room. It didn't sound like Dudley at all but Harry knew it was him.
“Ah wish that was me being able to sleep and then sound tired in the morning.”
“I bet you Mr Ravenclaws' well known insomniac.” Theo said to Harry who glared.
“It's not insomnia or is it…. Hold on now I'm confused.” The group started laughing at that not from it being funny just the fact harrys confused as fuck and it shows that hardly happens hes nit the most expressive person.
“Petunia said it’s t8me to wake up for breakfast.” He said leaving and going down the stairs shuffling came from both rooms Vernon’s and Dudley’s.
“Hold on, did you not celebrate your birthday that year?”
“I've never celebrated my birthday i didn't even know when my birthday was until i started school i just never cared for it.”Harry shrugged
“Oh you're getting spoiled and having a party this year.''Sirius said while Harry shook his head. No party he's good he won't turn up.
“He’s just getting dressed, pretty sure uncle is too.” Harry said while switching the coffee machine on he might hate the way coffee tastes but he needs the energy for the day.
“Didn't last me the day it left my system when the train was leaving.”Harry muttered he made it strong enough to hopefully last him longer but seems he underestimated how long it would stay in his system.
Two hours later Harry's huge heavy trunk with the Hogwarts crest embroidered onto it was put into the trunk of the Dursleys car and soon they were off.
The twins Lee and surprisingly Angelina cheered, finally they won't have to hear about the Dursleys again.
They arrived at kings cross station at half past 10 uncle Vernon dumped harry's trunk onto one of the trolleys and wheeled it into the station for harry. Harry gave his uncle a side eye. It is unusual what's coming next .
“Oh I think I know.”
“Well here you are boy right were of.'' The dursleys walked away and climbed back into the car while laughing; they had no idea of where the train was.
“You told him right?”
“Of course if I did see me as an idiot he probably would've figured it out hus self anyway.
Harry narrowed his eyes at the wall between platform 9 and 10 his ticket is 9 and 3 quarters and she said to him to run into the wall he soon saw the rainbow particles emitting themselves off the wall. Harry sighed and glared at the wall and walked into it and he never hit into the wall he just kept walking and walking.
“So you don't need to run into it?''Fred muttered, confused.
“Yeah just walk to it. It senses magic like the leaky cauldron it shows when it senses magic so it opens the wall for the wizards to go through but not to see through if you get what i mean no wizards nearby or relation you wouldn't be able to feel or go through either way muggles can't actually go through it if it was constantly open anyway and no i am not leaving the females out if you remember wizards are academic and witch is nature based.”Harry said adding that part when the females stared at him as if he was saying witches don't count even though witches are literally nature based not academic.
“Not going to lie, I did not know that.”
he soon realised how crowded the platform is he looked up and saw it was 5 to 11 he moved away from the barrier and read the sign on the train which read hogwarts expresses the train looked like a black kind of colour but more bright he can't explain it so he guesses the train is red.
“Scarlet actually.”
Why would you want to have a red train? Harry looked back at the brick wall where there now was a pretty arch. He saw a group of red hairs talking. They all were pale, tall and covered in freckles.
“We freckle too easily.''Fred sighed. It gets annoying sometimes as that's all people know them as.
The tallest of the boys was one which was a twin to the slightly shorter one they both had more no space on there face and hands from what he can see where free from freckles the youngest he guessed was the girl had more than the possible oldest he was slightly shorter than the twins and only his cheeks had freckles the boy the same height as the shorter twin was also covered in them pretty much no space free like the twins but there where parts where there were slightly big gaps between sections of freckles unlike the twins they only had the spaces in between each freckle free.
“Are we not going to talk about how you realised that?”
“No.”
“Okay then.”
“He's observant too.”Alastor whispered, Kingsley nodded knowing what Mad eye Moody was thinking.
“I didn't know the twins had different heights.”
“It's by an inch so you can tell george is the taller one fred is the shorter.”Harry replied the twins nodded they get upset to be honest that harry can always tell them apart nobody else does not even there own mother it's obvious they are probably the least favourite but its upsetting cause at first they did pranks to try get their attention it worked but not a good way.
the two females were shorter than the boys well the girl is pretty tall not short but not tall harry suspects shes a year younger then him and the twins set off and he soon decided to start looking for a empty compartment in the train he went past a round faced boy saying “gran i think i've lost my road again.”
“I'm always losing trevor.”Neville muttered under his breath, many nodded. Someone once found him in the Ravenclaw dorms. How he got there nobody knows.
“Didn't Hagrid find him in his hut once?”Luna questioned neville nodded.
“How did he get there?”Sieius voiced out loud obviously meant to be a thought instead.
“I don't know he just vanishes and we find him in places like the joint common rooms for different houses well more like for friend groups if wanted as there's spare rooms all over hogwarts specifically in the dungeons or hagrid's hut i don't know how he got into ravenclaw common room i don't even know where that is.”
“That's weird.”
“Oh neville.”The woman sighed.
A group of children seconded a boy with dreads while he watched for a second he watched how particles swam around everyone some stronger and brighter some with less a girl with bushy brown hair had a lot more than a few he's gone by. Harry pushed his trolly there was pretty much one compartment which didn't have loads of children in it was one with the boy he met in diagon alley with two bigger boys sitting either side of him on the left harry quickly asked if he could draco nodded so the bigger boys did too it seems draco forgot who he is that's a relief.
“I did until the twins asked you about the scar. It's the eyes that glow when you're having talking days but darken when it's non verbal days or the few hours just really whenever you go non verbal.”
“Wait, is that how you knew that it was a sign day yesterday?” Draco and Hermione nodded.
“Weird, I never got told that happened..”
“Did you ever go non verbal with the dursleys.”
“No not really… I never really spoke if I did.. Now I think.”
“Yeah harry i do know it's probably because the dursleys told you off for being you so you taught yourself how to not do those things non verbal included or it might just be because they didn't like you.”She whispered harry frowned
Harry stared; he might as well have put Hedwig inside the train before staring at his trunk in defeat.
“Want any help?” Said one of the twins the other a was behind the other Harry made a gesture with his hands and the twins lifted his trunk onto the train
“Thank you.”Harry said they both smiled
“Are you alright by the way? You look really uncomfortable.” Said the other before they realised the taller of the two with brighter eyes said “names George Weasley by the way.”
“Fred.”
“Harry.” George narrowed his eyes before seeing his scar.
“So Harry may I ask one thing.”
“Hm.”
“Does the scar cover your whole forehead.”Harry frowned and shrugged and lifted his bangs and it sort of did actually a main bolt going down onto his nose littler bolts going in other directions only one went lower than the rest and that was the one which went through his left eyebrow.
“I love the lightning but I hate the reasoning and the attention I get because of it…”Harry muttered under his breath.
“His scar is so cool I would love to have it.” Someone whispered.
“You really dont.”
“Wicked.” They both agreed that Harry just smiled.
“Fred George, where are you?” The twins looked at eachother and waved at Harry who nodded and jumped off the train.
“Coming mum!” Shouted the two while Harry sat on the opposite side of Draco and his probably two bodyguards.
“Not going to lie, I didn't recognise you. Your hair has gotten longe you should get it cut.”Draco suggested.
“Never.”Harry hissed and nodded in agreement.
“Yeah good you didnt it definitely looks better longer looks better either way doesn't look like the mess of curls you had in first year.”Many commented harry's hair has grown quite a lot over the years they've known him it goes a few inches below his shoulders but he has it tied up he only grows it out so it doesn't stick up or look messy he also has it braided some times too .
hermione who cuts her own hair cuts the parts what needs it and his bangs when they need doing. Molly frowned, Harry definitely needs a haircut just look at the length of his hair… but then again it might be easier for him.
“I love his long hair because he lets me braid it.''Luna said, smiling softly while looking at Harry whose hair was in a ponytail.
“Can i braid it for you at the break?”Luna said, Making a pattern in the arm of the loveseat there sharing with ginny.
“Yeah don't see why not.”She smiled which caused ginny to smile with a faint pink hue on her cheeks causing george to smirk because he's the more quiet of the twins he notices thing like dracos much obvious crush on harry and might even have one of theo . theos possible crush on harry and draco too but he struggling with that Luna and ginny's obvious relationship but only he and harry picked up on it and he's pretty sure hermione and theo are too harrys also has a crush on draco and also possibly theo just like theo he struggles to tell what's going on in his head Hermione and rons crushes on each other he's also sure hermione has a slight crush on pansy.
“She loves braiding your hair.”Theo said harry nodded he loves when luna braids his hair as they do it so it's not uncomfortable with the hands in his hair and when tying the hair ties They dont make them tight enough to be uncomfortable to tight enough to keep it in place.
“I'd much rather let it just grow out don't see the issue. It made it easier to look after growing out so might as well keep it going.”
“And you did just that.”Draco said looking at Harry who shrugged, Draco also took note how the usual green glow is still there but it's not as bright.
“It's just easier to look after.''Harry shrugged a few seconds after not replying Snape's Sirius Luna and Draco nodded. Luna has wavy hair so they keep it long and Draco knows the cause of his dad. Harry was just glaring at the buzz of magic coming off the book he never really noticed it before but as each chapter passes the buzz gets higher and more noticeable and mixed with the sentient castle there's just a buzzing noise in his ears along with talking lights the tapping of feet the movement of people walking around the hall as sitting down for too long without breaks makes you wobbly to stand or people leaving to go to the bathroom just the reminded of voices the buzz the footsteps its bothering him but it's not about him there's other people in here it's just an uncomfortable feeling he will get used to it in the end… he hopes.
“Yeah I got a point more of a talker today then?”
“You could say that.”Harry shrugged
“Yeah that's lasted until we got closer to the castle and it was as if he just lost his social nature and he couldn't get his voice out he couldn't even force himself.”Crabbe said the other two who were there nodded it was weird like really weird.
“Ron you’ve got something on your nose.”
“Ah mum geroof.” Ron said he managed to get free.
“Aaah, has ickle Ronnie got somefink on his nose?" said fred
"Shut up," said Ron.
"Where's Percy?" said their mother.
"He's coming now."
The oldest boy came striding into sight again. He had already changed into his billowing black Hogwarts robes, and Harry noticed a shiny silver badge on his chest with the letter P on it while he watched the twins winked at him.
“Already an eavesdropper harry?”Sirius said with a huge grin
“Let's say that.”Harry shrugged it was more like curiosity he wasn't purposely listening in okay maybe he's lying but nobody needs to know that now do they.
"Can't stay long, Mother," he said. "I'm up front, the prefects have got two compartments to themselves --"
"Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?" said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise. "You should have said something, we had no idea."
"Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it," said the other twin. "Once --"
"Or twice --"
"A minute --"
"All summer --"
“I love those two.”Sirius muttered, Remus sighed.
“He's a mix of you and james and that's not good you too were the literal word chaotic the two combined the end of the world.”Sirius wacked Remus who laughed.
"Oh, shut up," said Percy. He was shorter than the twins. Obviously Ron was probably going to be the tallest out of those here but the girl he suspects isn’t going to be taller than the twins but might reach the same height but might not.
“Yeah I didn’t pretty sure I’ve stopped growing now but i'm not that far from
There heights really.'' Ginny said with a shrug the twins are 6’2 she's 5' 8 pretty tall for a girl but she's got more of their dads genes then her mother so that included height Percy got more of their mom's genes but got dads height.
"How come Percy gets new robes, anyway?" said one of the twins.
"Because he's a prefect," said their mother fondly.
“That's not an excuse to get him new robes…”Remus muttered molly glared.
“If I want to do that, I can.”
“Never said you couldn't just see the fact your youngest son had a wand which has parts of the core sticking out.''Remus replied back Charlie stared at his mother.
“So you're telling me you gave that want to ron instead of destroying it?”
“Uh…”
“No mum just no you dont give someone a used wand the wand chooses the wizard not the wizard choses the wand look at harry sorry by the way he was chosen by two wands if he chose a wand he most likely would of gone for the best feeling one but that can be incorrect sometimes you need to have a wand you didn't choose it choose you thats how they work.”Charlie explain many where well reminded of harry as that's what he said to neville in one of the da meeting harry had no idea that's not the sort of thing to say in front of everyone but he didnt know its fine. Neville once again stared at his wand. Maybe he needs to message gran.
"All right, dear, well, have a good term -- send me an owl when you get there."
She kissed Percy on the cheek and he left. Then she turned to the twins.
"Now, you two -- this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've -- you've blown up a toilet or --"
“Oh molly I thought you would know by now never do something like that to give them ideas.”
“Athletes, we know where they got the idea from.”Dumbledore whispered to Poppy who nodded that it was so unhygienic.
“Now why have i never done that before.”Sirius examined anyone hitting his knee.
“Because you did more things in the night like changing the colours of dormitories changing outfits to have animals on.''Sirius shrugged but nodded he's got a point.
"Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet."
"Great idea though, thanks, Mom."
"It's not funny. And look after Ron."
"Don't worry, ickle Ronniekins is safe with us."
"Shut up," said Ron again. Harry saw him rub his nose again and it was all pink.
“If my nose gets mentioned one more time I'm lighting the book on fire.”Ron said, making it obvious he's being serious.
“And if you do you'll get a detention.”Umbridge replied those who had his detentions winces especially harry those who caught on to it frowned what happens in those detentions to make the students seem in pain while holding on to there left wrist or in harry's case being left handed his right wrist.
A whistle sounded.
"Hurry up!" their mother said, and the three boys clambered onto the train. They leaned out of the window for her to kiss them good-bye, and their younger sister began to cry.
Ginny glared that she did not cry.
"Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls."
"We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat."
“I never got that.”
“It went to a better cause.” The twins said, winking at the group of fifth years.
"George!"
"Only joking, Mom."
The train began to move. Harry saw the boys' mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved.
“Awwww ginny.”The twins cooed, leaning over to ruffle her hair. She slapped them both.
“Don't you do that again.”She said, giving the Weasley glare.
“She's learning from mum oh this is not good.”Ron hissed to Harry who shrugged.
“Actually Harry's glare is worse.”The twins said in thought.
“So true you feel the urge to cry and apologise on your knees when he glares at you he doesn't shout or argue he just gives you a death glare and it's always worse when someones making fun of luna.
“Cause i love her like a little sibling sorry ginny but i share a common room with them.''Ginny shrugged she didn't mind that Harry sees them as a sibling too but it's obvious his love for Luna is more because they are closer.
“Thanks harry.''Luna said in their usual airy tone. People know them for coming back. It changed ever since they found out about the Dursleys so it's obvious Luna sees Harry as an older brother too.
The door of the compartment slid open and the youngest redheaded boy came in.
“Possible i could sit here?” He asked “Sorry I just can't really be asked to try to find another compartment. I don't have to sit here but if possible that would be nice.”
Draco looked at harry.
“Hm?”
“Are you okay with him here?”
“I mean i dont care as long and he doesn't sit right next to me.''Harry shrugged again.
“Then yeah I guess you can.” ron smiled and sat closest to the door in front of one of the boys harry didn't know the name of
“I know now,”Harry muttered.
“Anyway who are they?”Harry said, looking to the left and right.
The boy on the left spoke first
“My name is Vincent Crabbe nobody uses my first name well they do but i prefer crabbe either way.”
“It feels weird hearing my first name.”Goyle nodded. It doesn't sound right, it just feels weird to hear it.
“Why do you prefer your last names?”
“We don't know, it just feels wrong and doesnt sound right to hear our first names.''Many nodded. It would feel like that to hear your last name then suddenly your first.
Soon the boy on the right followed “Mine is Gregory Goyle same as him. I prefer goyle but if you use Gregory on me that's fine.” Harry nodded and the three shook hands, Harry obviously having to force himself but what can he do?
“Malfoy?”Ron questioned as he nodded before looking at Ron”Weasley.”
“Correct.”
“If I must assure you me and my mother were never on that side and I have no plans too, that's a promise I'm going to try my best to prove I'm nothing like my father to you Weasley so please don't call me Malfoy, call me draco.”
“Then call me ron.''They shook hands and Ron put his hands out to Crabbe and Goyle who shook his hands.
“Now who are you.”Ron questioned looking at Harry whose leg was bouncing up and down while he was tapping his fingers against his thighs.
Charlie looked at Harry as he also was like that on the train but they knew why it was possible? He can't say but he noticed sometimes he agrees with things harry does while nobody else does but there's also things harry does that nobody agrees with sometimes he can say he agrees with most of the things but sometimes he doesn't it changes a lot but this he does in crowded spaces why do you think the people around him made sure not to go directly next to him he hates being crowded and the train was loud and crowded so he obviously did that.
“Harry potter dont bring it up dont talk about it thank you.” Harry replied he doesn't want to though that usual feeling in new places is here and he just wants to be alone but he can't due to the train
“Wasn't planning on it Potter.”
“ Call me harry.”
“Call me ron.”
“I was going to anyway.”Harry said forcing herself to shake rons hand he hates physical contact the way someone's hand touches his skin is horrible he hates it.
“I hate touching peoples hands.”Ron said, agreeing he also had to force himself but it's polite in the wizarding world to make friends by shaking hands with the person.
A second later the twins where back
"Hey, Ron." Said George.
"Listen, we're going down the middle of the train -- Lee Jordan's got a giant tarantula down there." Fred said
“Wicked.”Harry heard goyle whispered under his breath
“Where is the tarantula now?''Mcgonagall said Lee blushed and replied saying it's at home even though he knows damn well he lost that a day or two later. Mcgonagal narrowed her eyes at him sensing the lie Harry also did and he winced at poor Ron imagining he's the one to find it.
"Right," mumbled Ron.
“We better leave you be i suppose we interrupted a conversation here apologies.”The twins soon left the group in the compartment.
“So Harry, I suppose you were brought up with muggles, what's that like?”
“Thats none of your business.''Harry said he doesn't need them to know anything about them yet not the scars burns he now has a bruise on his back which is still healing vernon wasn't being nice two days ago when he accidentally burned the eggs but anyway s.
“Is that why you looked in pain slightly when you leaned back into the train seat?”Draco whispered before Ron entered the compartment. Harry just shrugged.
“Okay then.”
“You guys grew up with magic didn't you?”
“Oh yeah well we're not allowed to use it like anyone else.”
“How did you guys do primary school”?
“We did that at home.”Wizards all around the room said.
“What's that?”Draco questioned staring at harry the two boyds also looking while ron looked like he knew.
“You have done school before coming here right?”
“Yeah wizarding school at home reading maths spelling writing and all that.”
“I was going to say i'd be concerned if you didn't.''Harry said before getting bored of the conversation and opening his trunk to pull out his charms book he must read it he skipped to paeg 30 where he left off before starting to read.
“It was not a good book, no offence but charms is not something I like . I mean I like the lesson though not the books.”
Harry watched out of the corner of his eye whenever he started to leave the book because it was boring him ron moving about and fidgeting with his shirt he also seemed to focus on something out of the window before turning back to talk to draco or ocassoly him.. Harry sighed and rummaged in the front pocket of his trunk sliding something to Ron who looked at it.
“I never got that one back.”Harry muttered while fidgeting with his robe before sighing and pulling out something from his inner pocket and changing to fidgeting with that.
“You said I could keep it.”Ron said, confused as Draco nodded.
“I did?”
“Yes”
“Right- i didn't know that.”
“Your fidgeting is distracting me, which might help you focus better.”Ron took it and fidgeted with it while they spoke.
“Yeah we all invested in getting one each.”The weasleys blushed, none of them can stay still or do something without fidgeting with something charlie and bill had one thrown at them by harry during the triwizard cup.
While they had been talking, the train had carried them out of London. Now they were speeding past fields full of cows and sheep.
“It was beautiful when we got to the lake.”Luna said everyone smiled. She's going back to her usual self. Many didn't like how she acted but it was weird seeing her act differently.
“Agreed that the lake was really pretty,”Harry replied.
They were quiet for a time, watching the fields and lanes flick past. It was beautiful. At some point they went past a lake. Flowers were on the grass around it and it looked pretty. Harry by now had shut his book at 130 because
Around half past twelve there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door and said, "Anything off the cart, dears?"
“No thanks got this.”Ron said embarrassed while holding plastic foil inside sandwiches.
“Oh yes please.''Draco said getting up and picking out two pumpkin pasties one bertie botts every flavour beans and a chocolate frog he paid her she looked at harry.
“Not hungry.. Ron wants anything I'll pay.”
Many cooed that's adorable Harry gave a faith glare for that being said.
“WHa you sure?” Harry nodded.
“If so… could i get what Draco got with a cauldron cake?.”Harry nodded and ron took it off the trolley as he was closer and harry passed and extra two galleons more then what draco payed to ron who gave it to the lady she thanked them and left sliding the door shut first of course.
“Harry you sure you don't want anything though?'' Ron said looking at the food they all have and harrys got nothing.
“Yeah I'm sure I'm not a fan of snacking or eating lunch. I never can eat dinner if I do.”Harry replied.
“As you where being starved at the dursleys that makes sense harry shut up you know damn well you were being starved and it gets worse each year so you say anything else oh my god i will prove it to you.”Hermione said when harry went to say something like hes not being starved he grumbled and turned away.
Draco frowned from what he can see as Harry is wearing the school uniform apart from the jumper robe and tie the shirt has short sleeves. He's skinny not a healthy skinny though like he's sure if he lifted the shirt he's skinny enough to have each rib be able to be counted.
Draco nodded he and theo knew more then the others he suspects theo still knows more than he does but from what harry has told him most of the abuse and neglect isn't going to be shown.
“Quick question harry if we manage to get you to live with us do you want a small room or big?''Harry frowned theo now noticed how the glow in his eyes isn't as bright and it seems Draco is noticing too.
“Small i guess. . . i don't know.”Harry murmured the last bit Sirius frowned in his place. The smallest room was a reclusive room. . . he could clean that out… but he doesn't know if he should. Remus must of knew what he was thinking and whispered.
“We could always change the room he shares with Ron and Draco smaller..”
“No. . . i think i need to empty regluses room i'll keep everything but if he won't use it we might as well you know put it to use..” Remus shrugged that he doesn't know what Sirius is thinking as he's not serious but if that's what he wants to do then he will help him in any way.
he would speak to his godfather severus snape but… he doubts he would believe him.
“I think at first i wouldn't off i always had a feeling due to the way he acted around adults and the way he just knew how to do what he was told the potions lessons the two do is a show of that.”Severus muttered hes not lying he always had a feeling not one he wanted to have for the potter boy But here he is finding out it was all true his thoughts he just never brought himself to doing anything for the possibility he was faking it.
from what he's heard from him is that he hates the potters hearing that he probably will not believe draco and he hates the thought of harry Possibly not having a good house environment but he can do anything about it until harry opens up with them…
“Hes opened up now.”They whispered draco knows harry's closest to theo due to most of their classes being together and sharing a dorm but its obvious harry has let theo know things nobody else knows the way theo looks like he just wants to say something but knows he can't cause he doesn't want to break harry's trust you break his trust he won't let anyone in on anything again it's sad really but they saw how that went with ron and harry they aren't as close anymore due to the whole sega in fourth year between the two Ron should be glad harry even talks to him in dracos opinion he's seen others go through it too if you manage to stay friends with harry then he must have a bond with you or something.
Sirius and remus frowned they really need to get harry the help he needs including help he's obviously got some sort of trauma from the dursleys may it be emotional abuse physical
“Now that i think of it Ron how many siblings do you have.”Harry asked but while he spoke the buzzing of magic got louder he could swear he can hear everyone's heart beating the voices from the front and back of the train the constant buzzing hurt his head making him just want to stop talking and go to his cupboard but he knows that's not possible anymore he just wants an area he can call his and nobody else has been in and slept an area he can call his but he suspects everyone in his year had to share a dorm guys with guys females with females.
“We would have a gender neutral one but we can't just yet because of her.”M mcgonagall whispered mainly to herself. It's true if it wasn't for umbridge they would have been able to have gender neutral ones for all ages for next year students but she said it's not normal they were assigned female or male at birth and that's where they are sleeping.
“Oh uh…Charlie's in Romania studying dragons, and Bill's in Africa doing something for Gringotts," said Ron. "Did you hear about Gringotts? It's been all over the Daily Prophet, but I don't suppose you get that with the Muggles -- someone tried to rob a high security vault."
“What?”
“Why?”
“Oh yeah i heard about that They suspecting it's someone who worked for i know who or a powerful wizard.”Draco said before looking at harry whos eyes looked… he doesn't know how to explain it they usually have a dull colour but they are supposed to sort of glow when he met harry in diagon they didn't have the glow he noticed it today in the train but now its gone…
“See we always know.” Harry grumbled under his breath, annoyed it's so unfair.
“Harry you good.” Harry went to say yes but no noise came out so he sighed when he started to hear sobbing coming from down the hall.
“It translates here.” Harry's eyes widened before signing.
‘I'm good , I guess just socialness has gone out the window.’ Ron nodded he gets that sometimes he just cant socialise along with having the random outbursts of anger for no reason it's how he works it seems harry is slightly similar.
“You remind me of a mix of remus and james james struggled doing as he was told but he managed he had outbursts of anger he never understood he struggled with sitting still needing something to fidget and with remus your struggle with reading, speech and spelling you mix up words order or you say words wrong and your spelling has words in wrong spaces or just completely missing.”Ron frowned remus also did he remembers being told he was dyslexic around 18 maybe ron is too james also had adhd so maybe ron has both?
Poppy was also thinking that maybe she should do what she did on Harry to ron.. Might help.
Harry noticed that countryside now flying past the window was becoming wilder. The neat fields had gone. Now there were woods, twisting rivers, and dark green hills.
“Okay then- ”
There was a knock on the door of their compartment and the round-faced boy Harry had passed on platform nine and three-quarters came in. Harry supposed he might have been the one crying, his eyes were red and puffy.
“Yeah… trevor got lost.” Many sighed in amusement that Neville is always losing that toad.
"Sorry," he said, "but have you seen a toad at all?"
“Hey uh maybe go ask the prefects down the front of the train they can use magic on the train at there age if they say no tell them it's their job to look after the younger students too so if they won't help you get your toad back y using accio they shouldn't have the role of prefect.”Draco said rather fast the boys eyes widened before he shut the compartment and set off to the front of the train.
“That was nice of you.” Pansy muttered she grew up with Draco like theo did and blaise like most of the slytherin house and draco really only cared about himself… but then again when alone without his father around he was different his voice was softer not a forced tone and he acts different not so… she doesn’t know but his father definitely isn’t the best not as bad as the dursleys but he didn’t really care much about Draco..
"Don't know why he's so bothered," said Ron. "If I'd brought a toad I'd lose it as quickly as I could. Mind you, I brought Scabbers, so I can't talk."
“Yeah scabbers I’m still disgusted I shared a bed with the freak.” Ron said Percy frowned. What freak? It’s a rat he got told it died but… why did Ron call him a freak it was only a rat it’s not like it was an animagus.
The rat was still snoozing on Ron's lap.
"He might have died and you wouldn't know the difference," said Ron in disgust. "I tried to turn him yellow yesterday to make him more interesting, but the spell didn't work. I'll show you, look..."
He rummaged around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand. It was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end.
"Unicorn hair's nearly poking out. Anyway--"
He had just raised his wand when the compartment door slid open again. The girl with many particles around her had been there; she's the bushy haired one. She was already wearing her new Hogwarts robes.
"Has anyone seen a toad? Neville's lost one," she said. She had a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair, and rather large front teeth. Harry didn't like her sorry but the tone makes him think he would never understand her emotions of what she's feeling he won't understand really anything she's saying or feeling.
“Don’t you dare say sorry Hermione I swear it’s fine it’s just me not your fault you know why.” Hermione sighed but she feels bad for the fact Harry gets confused with emotions but it’s Harry he was born like and he’s just like them he’s like everyone in the hall just has different ways of showing emotions and feelings or touch and taste.
"We've already told him we haven't seen it," said Ron, but the girl wasn't listening, she was looking at the wand in his hand.
"Oh, are you doing magic? Let's see it, then."
She sat down. Ron looked taken aback.
"Er -- all right."
He cleared his throat.
"Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow,
Turn this stupid, fat rat yellow."
He waved his wand, but nothing happened.
“YOU ACTUALLY FELL FOR IT!” The twins yelled erupting into laughter after high-fiving.
“You embarrassed me.” Ron muttered while the hall where laughing or the twins where getting glares (looking at bill and molly)
Scabbers stayed grey and fast asleep.
Draco snorted and whispered to Harry it's a fake spell Harry made an o shape before making a giggle sound in his throat. It came out right at least he can do something.
“Oh that was good when Harry does laugh it’s adorable.” Luna said, smiling many nods.
“Mm”
"Are you sure that's a real spell?" said the girl. "Well, it's not very good, is it? I've tried a few simple spells just for practice and it's all worked for me. Nobody in my family's magic at all, it was ever such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever so pleased, of course, I mean, it's the very best school of Wizardry there is, I've heard -- I've learned all our course books by heart, of course, I just hope it will be enough -- I'm Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you?"
“Okay I’m going to pretend I understood all that and I only managed to ,and out hermione granger books wizards and nobody’s in my family are magic.” Sirius said many nods.
“Damn I spoke fast, sorry.”
“It’s fine.”
She said all this very fast.
Harry shrugged, he remembers the books he likes the most by heart he just needs to think of the book and he hears it being played in his mind and it stops when he gets to where he needs to go.
“That’s why he does potions or transfiguration quickly because it’s his favourite subject.” Theo said nodding Harry helps him with his homework sometimes or class work because he’s able to do that with booos.
“Yeah it’s a cool thing to have maybe a little annoying but makes homework easier.” Harry shrugged that he can remember most things he’s interested in or he can force himself to look at cooking for example.
"I'm Ron Weasley," Ron muttered.
“Draco Malfoy, he's Harry potter.”
"Are you really?" said Hermione, now giving all her attention on harry. "I know all about you, of course -- I got a few extra books, for background reading, and you're in Modern Magical History and The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and Great Wizarding Events of the Twentieth Century."
"Do either of you know what house you'll be in? I've been asking around, and I hope I'm in Gryffindor, it sounds by far the best; I hear Dumbledore himself was in it, but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad... Anyway, I'd better go and look for Neville's toad. You two had better change, you know, I expect we'll be there soon."
"Whatever house I'm in, I hope she's not in it," said Ron.
“Ron, that wasn't nice.''Molly said with slight disappointment in her tone while speaking to her youngest son.
“I changed my mind like 20 minutes later.”Draco suppressed a snicker he remembered his face when he changed his mind.
He threw his wand back into his trunk. "Stupid spell -- George gave it to me, but he knew it was a dud."
“Oh hell yeah I did.”
"What house are your brothers in?" asked Harry well signed harry
“Oh uh bill my oldest brother was in gryffindor along with charlie my other oldest brother percy is a slytherin fred is also a slytherin george is ravenclaw Mum thinks i might be in hufflepuff i really don't care what house i get through as long as i get sorted what about you two what house do you think you'll get in?”
“I got gryffindor but the hat was considered hufflepuff.''Ron muttered, "It's true, it's why he looked quite a while like Harry. The hat couldn't decide between gryffindor and hufflepuff.
“The hat was also considered hufflepuff for me.”Harry replied, getting shocked looks.
“What?”
“Nothing.”Sirius said leaving out the part that almost no potter has been a hufflepuff they have all been gryffindor ravenclaw and very few slytherins which whereone of the first women and men in the potter family but then again Lily did say the hat considered hufflepuff for her too.
“I'm probably going to end up in slytherin or ravenclaw. Personally I'm almost certain my friend Theodore is not really a friend, just someone I know is a ravenclaw harry?”
“That hat considered them all for me.”Draco whispered Fred and Remus nodded the same here.
“Don't ask me i don't care as long as i'm somewhere.”Harry signed Ron nodded he agreed with that/
“Hi sorry for coming back, Neville found his toad just wanted to say we estimated to arrive at Hogwarts in half an hour so I'd say you should get your robes and ties on.”Hermione said with a smile before shutting the door again.
“Okay so maybe i do want to be in her house.”Ron said
“She reminds me to do things.” Ron said when people started to laugh.
“Yeah but that's because you have got distracted easily and end up changing what you're doing.''Harry said, rolling his eyes, Ron blinked once then twice.
”adhd.”
“What the hell is adhd.” Ron said confusion all over his face
“You mean you don't have it?”
“NO? Well not what I've been told..”
“You should get that checked out along with the possible dyslexia I brought up to you.”Ron nodded while Poppy wrote that down.
getting a snicker from draco.
“Stupid.”Draco said, rolling his eyes while opening his trunk to pull out his black tie and his robe while Harry and Draco also did. Ron unbuttoned his jacket and lifted the collar of his shirt up to figure it out.
“Want me to tie it for you?”Harry signed he already had his own.
“Why did you even know how to, I doubt you ever wore one.”Rpn said to this day Harry or Hermione have to tie it for him.
“... I don't actually know-.”
“So you somehow knew how to tie a tie.” Harry shrugged and nodded.
“Please i've never been taught.”Harry got up and took the tie out of rons hands before starting to tie it pushing it up ron thanked harry and pulled down the collar of his shirt before putting his robe over his head harry noticed it was more of a grey colour then black as if its old and it was to short for ron.
“Hand me downs,”Ron said with a sigh.
Harry pulled his robe over his head while Draco pulled off his robe realising he forgot to tie his tie.
“Dumb”Shadow hissed Harry hissed back.
“That's Draco for you.”
“How can one forget to tie his tie?”
“Don't question me idk how i forgot to.”
Harry sighed he hates this. It's so uncomfortable right now he loosened his tie.
“Ties are the bane of my existence.”Harry said while pulling off his tie.
“Hold on if we're doing this for like a week? Can we change the next break into something more comfy than this?”George questioned.
“No.”Umbridge said in that usual tone which shows she will do what she wants but everyone else has to do what she wants them to do.
“Dolores i don't see the issue in the students wearing more comfortable clothing you've got to say their uniform doesnt look comfortable.''Fudge and percy whispered as she glared at percy who shut up.
“Fine.”
“Yes you can.”Mcgonagall said many cheered while Theo whispered harry could borrow some of his he usual let's harry on bad days as harry knows the dursleys would destroy it if he had clothes which wasn't dudleys rags.Harry nodded and thanked theo the two were pretty much the same size in clothing harry will need to shrink it a little bit as theo is taller than him.
A voice echoed through the train: "We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes' time. Please leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the school separately..”
Harry watched how Ron paled making freckles which were lighter than the others to be able to be seen better.
The train slowed right down and finally stopped. People pushed their way toward the door and out onto a tiny, dark platform. Many shivered in the cold air. Before a bright lantern was above them.
“First years this way.” Said a possible half giant Harry supposed.
“You knew since the beginning?”Hsgrid said shocked and so were many others .
“Not hard to tell when you grew up around mrs figgs picture books.” Harry shrugged/
"C'mon, follow me -- any more first years? Mind your step, now! First years follow me!"
Slipping and stumbling, they followed the man down what seemed to be a steep, narrow path. It was so dark on either side of them that Harry thought there must be thick trees there. Nobody spoke much. Neville, the boy who kept losing his toad, sniffed once or twice he had a grip on his toad though so he might have just managed to stop crying…
“That's true i did only just stop crying when we arrived”
“Nothing to be ashamed of Neville, it's a normal thing to cry when losing something like a pet.''Ron assured Neville, raising an eyebrow.
“Then when scabbers died why didn't you cry.''Ron looked at neville.
“Uh.. . He was old?”
“I was on the verge of killing the rat all of third year should have gone for it.”Harry muttered.
"Ye' all get yer first' sight of' Hogwarts in a sec," the giant man called over his shoulder,
“The best part of arriving is the first sight of hogwarts.”Manh said, getting nods of approval.
"jus' round this bend here."
----------cliff on which it stood.
"Heads down!" yelled the man
“I genuinely don’t see why the first years get shorter and shorter each year.” Bill said rolling his eyes he didn’t duck his and he never hit his head.
“I mean it’s just safer incase you’ll never know there’s one tall enough to hit their head.
The first boats reached the cliff; they all bent their heads and the little boats carried them through a curtain of ivy that hid a wide opening in the cliff face. They were carried along a dark tunnel, which--------
The giant raised a gigantic fist and knocked three times on the castle door.
“Shall we do one more chapter then go for a break? Or do two more?”
“Two more because it will be lunch then.” Molly suggested dumbledore nodded and the book flipped a page and said
The sorting hat.