"This is it"
I thought to myself as I boarded one of the biggest trains I had ever seen in my short life.
"This will be the beginning of something new".
I found myself seated in the only free compartment with a young girl and boy my own age, Susan Bones and Neville Longbottom. I got along nicely with them and I knew that they would be friends for life. I left the comfort of their voices lull me into a light nap and was overcome by darkness soon enough.
"Harry Potter… on board"
I stirred, awoken by Neville's loud voice, stretching I looked over towards my two new friends and smiled
"It wasn't a dream" I thought.
Just as I was about to contribute to Neville's conversation he jumped up and screeched "Trevor!"
As I left the chaos of Susan trying to comfort Neville to change into my robes, I decided to help Neville look for the toad. I then went from compartment to compartment searching for the aforementioned "Trevor" but coming to a stop by the next door I frowned in at the two boys.
As I entered I turned to the boy on my left, he was very skinny with black hair, and oddly shaped glasses that complimented his face quite well. The boy on my right was…well he looked as if he had eaten too many sweets – judging by the wrappers on the floor and beside him I knew I was right – he was sporting a mad haystack of ginger locks and cradling a rat. I could tell from the looks on the boys faces that I looked disgusted with the situation.
Turning my attention to the boy on the right I asked him, "You didn't happen to see a toad about here, did you? A boy called Neville lost one."
"No, I can't recall seeing any toads apart from Ron's chocolate frog."
I looked closer at the boy and my facial expression turned from one of concentration to surprise,
"Holy cricket. You're Harry Potter!" He looked towards me sheepishly with a shrug of his shoulders, he pointed to the boy beside me
"And this is…" "Ronald Weasley"
I looked at him with disgust as he caught the sweet that was just about to fall out of his mouth.
"Charmed" I replied. "You should get your glasses fixed before we get to school… "Auculous Repairo".
Harry's face turned to one of shock as he watched his glasses return to normal.
"Thanks, I definitely need to remember that one!"
I smiled at him before standing up and striding over to the door, "You need to change into your robes; we are nearly at the school".
Giving the pair one last smile I left the compartment in search of my own with a big smile on my face, in the midst of my mindless searching I bumped into someone and fell to the floor in a heap.
"Oi Freddie, you need to watch where you are going mate!" Said a laughing voice from inside the compartment I had landed in front of, I looked up and flushed in embarrassment.
There, standing in front of me was what appeared to be a third year with his hand held out and a dark blush coating his freckled face.
"I'm sorry. I didn't see you there at all."
"No, no the fault was all mine." I said as I smiled up at him and took his offered hand, sighing in relief he pulled me up and said
"Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine". With that I pulled my hand from his and walked on, but not before turning back to see the boy looking into the compartment and saying
"Shut up Georgie!"
"This is going to be an interesting year!" I thought as I stepped into the compartment and closed the door.
(Fred's Pov)
I was coming back to our compartment where George and our best mate Lee Jordan were waiting patiently (not) for me to return from changing into my robes, when it happened. I collided with a wall of black or more specifically a young first year, looking down into the confused face I realised I had just sent a girl… a GIRL tumbling to the floor.
I blushed so badly it was almost impossible to hide my embarrassment, George saw this and thought it would be a good time to call out,
"Oi Freddie, you need to watch where you are going mate!" laughing as he did.
"I'm going to kill him later!" I thought before offering my hand to the small bushy brown haired girl before me.
"I'm sorry. I didn't see you there at all." I said to her as she took my hand.
"No, no the fault was all mine." She said politely and then it occurred to me that she was just on the floor.
"Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm fine".
With that final word she pulled her hand from mine and walked away.
I could hear George and Lee sniggering in the compartment, "Our Freddie has gone soft, blushing over a first year!" He said before bursting out into a contagious fit of laughter that took both Lee and myself into fits.
"Shut up Georgie!" I called walking into the compartment but not before seeing the girl turn around with a small smile on her face.
"This is going to be an interesting year!"